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Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota during a traffic stop. The father was reportedly pulled over after the officer noticed an issue with the air fresheners hanging on his rearview mirror. The situation escalated and Officer Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran on the force, shot him fatally. She has said that she believed she was holding her taser. 

Protests have taken over across Minneapolis as people are outraged that yet another police shooting has taken the life of a promising young man just ten miles away from where George Floyd was killed. According to Daunte’s aunt Naisha Wright, the 20-year-old actually had a personal connection to George Floyd, revealing that one of his teachers was Floyd’s girlfriend.

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“The craziest thing is to find out today that my family has connections to this man, to this family. His girlfriend was a teacher for my nephew,” said Naisha as she was flanked by prominent civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. “My nephew was 20-years-old, 20-years-old. He was loved. He was ours.”

Naisha added that she hopes Officer Kim Potter, who resigned from the police force on Tuesday, is held to the highest accountability for fatally shooting Daunte. “I hope that they hold her at the highest,” she said. “Because she was the law. Protect and serve. Put her in jail, like they would do any of us.”

Watch part of Naisha Wright’s speech below. Rest in peace, Daunte Wright. 

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Since Bobby Shmurda‘s release from prison earlier this year, all eyes have been on the newly freed rapper. While some people, namely Wendy Williams, have been waiting for the “Hot N*gga” artist to slip up and return to prison, several fans and artists have wholly embraced Bobby as he works to regain his footing in the music industry. Following his release, Bobby has yet to release a traditional “First Day Out” song due to alleged label issues, but according to the Brooklyn artist, new music is finally coming this month.

As he gears up to drop new music, it appears that Bobby Smurda has also had some time for some romance, as newly surfaced videos and pictures have led fans to believe that he is dating a mysterious woman named Lilly. Under the TikTok handle @badgirllilly, the woman has shared several accounts of being right by Bobby’s side for practically all of his most notable moments since his release.

Of course, as with any news of a potential superstar coupling, fans are reacting to Bobby’s rumored romance with Lilly in real-time, with many taking to Twitter to voice their opinions about the rapper’s choice in women. Per usual, there are fans who are supportive of the new development in the rapper’s love life, fans who are dragging him, and fans who are taking the moment to get their jokes off. Check out the Twitter reactions below. 

Do you feel any time of way about Bobby Shmurda’s rumored girlfriend or is it ultimately none of our business?

Though he has occasionally ruffled a few feathers over the years, DJ Akademiks has built himself into one of hip-hop media’s most recognizable names. And while a stint as a co-host of Complex’s Everyday Struggle series expanded his profile significantly, Ak announced that he would be parting ways with the network last November. 

Given the timing of his departure, which also happened to coincide with the conclusion of Everyday Struggle, many of his critics speculated that Akademiks was fired over his widely publicized feuds with Freddie Gibbs and Chrissy Teigen. While Ak himself voiced displeasure with the way Complex handled the situation — including bestowing an award to Gibbs as he was in the midst of threatening purple nurples with wanton recklessness — it would appear that the fences have been mended. 

During a Livestream on his Twitch page last night, Akademiks confirmed that he was indeed planning a return to Complex. “Complex is bringing back my show On The Sticks,” confirms Ak, speaking on his gaming-centric series. “I own the show, Complex licenses it from me. We’ve had a good partnership. Salute to Complex. I’m not one of those people who leave a company — I always told Complex that Everyday Struggle’s my baby, and I leveraged everything to keep Everyday Struggle going. It’s not going anymore, but they hit me up to say ‘hey, we know you love Everyday Struggle, but are you cool to do a season of On The Sticks?”

“The relationship between me and Complex is cool, and I love my show On The Sticks, and I’m definitely down to do it,” he continues. “To everyone who said I got fired from Complex, how are they going to explain having a season with the people who fired you. Anyway. I’m not doing it for those people.” 

He also expresses interest in reuniting with Joe Budden, outlining his vision on how a possible partnership might occur. Check out Akademiks addressing his future plans in media below, kicking off around the six-minute mark. 

WATCH: Akademiks’ On The Sticks, which will be returning to Complex. 

Social media was outraged after finding out that R&B legend Usher had allegedly used fake money with his face on the bills at a strip club in Las Vegas, as claimed by one of the dancers. Taking a photo of the money laying on the ground of the club, the woman called out Usher for making it rain with a fake currency, calling him “disrespectful” for the move. Once the story started picking up steam, she retracted her initial statement and said that the singer actually paid quite generously, dropping thousands on bottles and private dances. 

This latest brush of controversy has sparked some fun jokes on social media, and other celebrities are getting in on the memes. On Tuesday night, 21 Savage, who admittedly loves Usher’s music, posted up with a handful of “Ush Bucks,” stunting with the money on Instagram. “Y’all ain’t the only ones gettin that usher money,” he wrote as his caption.

Chris Brown also got his paws on the in-demand form of currency, proving that he’s also got some “Ush Bucks” laying around the house for a rainy day. “When I say the boy got his own money… da boy got his own money,” he wrote, posting a picture with a hundred-dollar Usher bill covering his eyes.

With all of this trending on the internet, now would be the perfect time for Usher to announce his own cryptocurrency. His fans would surely also be happy with a new project if he’s got one stashed away for times like these.

How much do you think “Ush Bucks” are worth at the exchange desk?

Following a string of reports that the couple had broken up, it looks like rapper Lil Wayne and model Denise Bidot are still together after sharing a video from the beach this week, drawing a heart with their names in the sand.

The two have been linked romantically for nearly a year after it was initially reported that Denise Bidot was dating the legendary rapper in June. Since then, they’ve been open about showing signs of affection in public. However, after Tunechi’s endorsement of former President Donald Trump, his girlfriend seemed to think twice about her association with the famed artist. Both of them posted cryptic tweets at the time, which alluded to their split, but in April 2021, it looks like they’re all good again, flaunting their bond by the beach for social media.

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Sharing a video by the water, Lil Wayne enjoyed the ocean breeze with his sweetheart. Denise drew a heart in the sand and wrote “Denise & Dwayne” inside of it, proving that the couple is still very much absorbed by one another despite all the controversy. This is the first we’ve seen of them together in a matter of months. Needless to say, it comes as a shock to many that they’re still together.

Watch the video below and let us know if you think they’ll end up staying together forever. Do you think Lil Wayne has found the one?

It feels as if every network on the planet has tapped into the documentary game, so why not Snapchat? The popular filter-loving social media app has been highlighting the daily lives of the rich and famous, and now they’re giving fans a one-of-a-kind insider look into the life of Swae Lee. The Rae Srummurd superstar has earned his stripes as a music icon with five Grammy nominations and several No. 1s under his belt. However, fans only see a fraction of the wild, daily life of Swae Lee, but Snapchat intends to change that.

On Saturday (April 17), Swae’s 10-episode Snap Original docuseries Swae Meets World is set to premiere on Snapchat’s Discover. New episodes will go live every other day so fans won’t have to wait for their next fix of the rap star. “I want to change the world through my music, that’s my main goal,” Swae says in the Swae Meets World trailer.

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“I am grateful for the lifestyle that I live,” the platinum-selling artist added in between clips of him on street bikes with his boys and meeting up with Diplo. However, Swae Meets World will also highlight the less flashy moments with celebrity friends as the rapper allows cameras to follow him as he copes with the recent tragic losses in his life, including the murder of his stepfather.

“There’s a lot of stuff going on in my life that, I didn’t even know if I wanted the world to know,” says Lee. Watch the exclusive trailer to Snap Original’s Swae Meets World below.