Fredo Rumored Sentencing In Dubai: What We Know

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Throughout his career, the British rap star Fredo has faced several legal issues. However, those incidents typically happened on his home turf, and Fredo has now found himself in trouble in Dubai. Back in 2023, the UK rapper was rumored to be arrested after he was caught in possession of cannabis.

The rapper debuted in 2016 with his now-popular single, “They Ain’t 100.” However, he didn’t get to experience the song blow-up in real time as he was sent to jail. Fortunately for him, he beat the charges and was subsequently released. In 2017, another run-in with the law occurred but he has managed to stay out of prison since. It seems that his successful streak of staying out of trouble has come to an end, unfortunately, as reports claim Fredo has now been sentenced to prison in Dubai. Here’s what we know so far.

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What Is Fredo’s Offence?

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LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 21: Fredo attends as rapper/musician Fredo celebrates becoming an investor of leading groundbreaking London-based sneaker retailer ‘Kick Game’ at their flagship Covent Garden store on April 21, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Kick Game)

In late 2023, Fredo was on vacation in Dubai but unfortunately, he soon had a run-in with the law, ending his presumably blissful trip. According to reports from The Sun, authorities found the rapper in possession of cannabis and subsequently arrested him. Dubai has very strict drug laws, so the authorities reportedly wasted no time putting Fredo in jail after the discovery. The Sun reported on October 30, 2023, that he had been in jail awaiting trial since September.

Fredo has been penalized by the authorities for drug use before. In April 2023, he received a three-year driving ban in the UK. He had been speeding while driving. It was eventually discovered that he had used over the legal cannabis limit.

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The Sentence

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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 11: Fredo performs during day 2 of Wireless Festival 2021 at Crystal Palace on September 11, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Burak Cingi/Redferns)

As aforementioned, Fredo is believed to have been in a Dubai jail since September 2023. It’s been speculated since the rumors emerged that the rapper could be sentenced to a few years in prison. Radha Stirling, the CEO of Detained In Dubai, an advocacy organization, gave a brief statement to The Sun, saying, “The most likely outcome for possession of cannabis would be one to two years in prison, it could be up to three years.” Stirling later added that if he were prosecuted with intent to sell or trafficking, Fredo could face upwards of 5 years in prison.

The “I’m Back” rapper’s case was expected to reach court this week, per Clash Magazine. Although on Monday (Jan. 29th) several online reports claimed that he has been sentenced to five years in prison, this has yet to be confirmed. Fredo nor his team have made public statements regarding the case.

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SZA Performs Exclusive Apple Music Live Show From Brooklyn

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Grammy-award-winning music trendsetter and icon SZA is the next artist to take the stage for Apple Music Live — the live performance series that gives the biggest stars in music a platform to connect with audiences around the world. 

The “S.O.S. Tour” marks SZA’s first-ever arena tour and earned the superstar endless praise. The Apple Music Live performance at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York will debut Wednesday, January, 31 at 7:00pm PST / 10:00pm EST exclusively on Apple Music at http://apple.co/SZA-AML and Apple TV+. Fans can also stream the Apple Music Live performance anytime on demand on both Apple Music and Apple TV+.

During the performance, SZA showcases her biggest hits and fan favorites including, “Kill Bill”, “Snooze”, “Seek & Destroy”, and “Nobody Gets Me”, plus selections from the critically acclaimed Ctrl: “Drew Barrymore”, “Broken Clocks”, “Love Galore” and more.

In an extensive career spanning conversation airing tomorrow on Apple Music 1, SZA sits down with Zane Lowe to reflect on the Apple Music Live performance and her record-breaking year, telling Zane, “I love connecting with people in the crowd when I feel like it’s really me and you right now. And I go eye to eye with so many people during this show, and it’s something about tour that it makes the love real, and tangible.” During the candid conversation, SZA also touches on navigating fame, her spiritual hygiene, overcoming anxiety, taking creative risks, and more. The full interview is available on Apple Music 1 now at https://youtu.be/zc0vRDh1ECA.

“SZA was one the most streamed artists of 2023 with only her second full length album, we are elated to finally bring her S.O.S Tour to Apple Music Live,” said Apple Music’s Global Head of Hip Hop and R&B Ebro Darden. “The show is, of course, incredible just like her music, her songwriting and her desire to give us, the fans, so much amazing content. Here’s to an even more successful 2024 for her. Thank You SZA!” 

Over the past year, streams for SZA’s music has nearly quadrupled on Apple Music worldwide increasing 280% as she smashed a number of all-time records with her sophomore album SOS. Upon the release of the album, SZA broke the record for the R&B artist with the most simultaneous entries on the Global Daily Top 100, with 26 songs reaching the chart in one day. Breakout single, ”Kill Bill” spent 28 days at No. 1 on the Global Daily Top 100, her longest run at No. 1 in the chart’s history. All told the song reached No. 1 in 37 countries worldwide. Additionally, “Kill Bill” finished at No. 3 on Apple Music’s Top 100 2023: Global chart. With single “Snooze” at No. 5, she became the first R&B artist in the year-end chart history to have two songs in the top five of the year-end global songs chart. SOS was the second biggest album of 2023 on Apple Music worldwide, and the No. 1 R&B album of the year. 

Over the past two years, “SZA Essentials” has been one of the fastest-growing R&B playlists on Apple Music, with a 203% increase in streams worldwide. SZA has launched 12 songs to the top 10 of Apple Music’s Global Daily Top 100. She is among the top 50 artists of all time on Apple Music worldwide. 

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Megan Thee Stallion Declares She’s Going On Tour In 2024 And Her Announcement Reveals Other Big News, Too

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Megan Thee Stallion has clearly been building towards a new era with her recent singles “Cobra” and “Hiss.” Now, we have some more concrete information about what’s going on: Meg’s going on tour this summer.

On Good Morning America today (January 30), Megan Thee Stallion made the announcement, also indicating that her new album will be out by the time she goes on tour, too. She said, “Oh, we’re having the tour this year. The Hot Girl Summer tour is going to be 2024, summertime. I feel like I’ve never been able to be outside doing my own thing during the summer, since like 2019. So this is going to be the first time that I drop an album on time for the summer. I do want to give the hotties the Megan Thee Stallion experience.”

Dates for Megan’s 2024 tour have not yet been officially revealed. What we do know, though, is that the rapper will be at festivals like Bonnaroo and BottleRock Napa Valley later this year.

This news comes after she and Nicki Minaj have been embroiled in beef, although Meg has so far seemed unbothered by Minaj’s diss track “Big Foot.”

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Yasiin Bey Admits Drake Is A ‘Talented MC,’ But That Doesn’t Mean He Takes Back What He Said About Drake’s ‘Pop’ Music

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In an interview earlier this month, Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) said of Drake, “Drake is pop to me, in the sense like, if I was in Target in Houston and I heard a Drake song… it feels like a lot of his music is compatible with shopping. Or shopping with an edge in certain instances… It’s likable.”

That got some reactions online, including from Drake himself. Now, Bey has explained himself further.

In an Instagram Live broadcast yesterday (January 29), he said:

“Drake, if you’d like to speak to me directly, you can at any point. I reached out to [Dave] Chappelle, I actually reached out to you. I DM’d you. You are a very talented MC, but for me, I require more of myself and others than just talent or charm or charisma, particularly in times of urgent crisis. And what I would like to see, in terms of creators or creative people in the world, as it relates to our culture, is for people to connect with us beyond the jukebox or the dance floor.

A fair-weather friend can hardly be called a friend at all. The people who party with you: that’s cool. But will they show up for you when you’re at the triage?”

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Will Taylor Swift Perform With Usher At The 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show?

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Finally, the 2024 Super Bowl match-up has been set, as the San Francisco 49ers will take on Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs, on February 11 in Las Vegas.

Taylor Swift hasn’t confirmed if she’ll be in attendance; She has an Eras Tour concert in Tokyo the day before, but it’s actually possible to make it back to the States for the game. So, Swifties might be wondering:

Will Taylor Swift Perform With Usher At The 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show?

It appears that she won’t.

TMZ, citing “sources with direct knowledge,” reports, “Not only is Taylor not going to pick up a microphone to croon a tune … but we’re hearing there’s no chance T-Swift will go anywhere near the stage, let alone step onto it. In other words, our sources say there are zero plans to have her participate in the Super Bowl whatsoever — outside of her just being there as a fan — and Usher is going to have the spotlight all to himself in terms of live entertainment that day.”

Given that Usher has been planning his show for months, and that Swift probably wasn’t sure she’d be Super Bowl-bound until just a few days ago, it makes that she’s not involved. While Kelce playing in the Super Bowl and Swift performing at the halftime show would have been one of the biggest couple flexes ever, it looks like that’s just not going to happen this year.

Island Boys Go Viral After Graphic & NSFW Video Resurfaces Online

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If you are aware of the Island Boys, then you know that they will do anything for attention. Comprised of FlyySoulja and KodiyakRedd, the two brothers have gotten into some wild antics on social media. Overall, this has brought them a ton of followers over the past couple of years. While they originally went viral thanks to their “Island Boy” song, it has been their weird antics that have kept them marginally relevant. For instance, this past summer, the brothers kept kissing each other and insinuating some overtly sexual acts.

Following these cries for attention, the two brothers eventually chilled out a bit. Or, perhaps people just stopped paying attention. Whatever the case, the Island Boys are now going viral all over again, for all of the wrong reasons. However, they probably don’t care about those reasons. Hey…all press is good press, right? @moemdot2 on Twitter found an old video of one of the brothers from September of last year and posted it to the social media site. This then led to some virality as users were shocked by what they were watching.

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Island Boys Continue To Gross People Out

For very obvious reasons, we cannot show the video on this website. However, if you are curious about it, you can click the Via link below. As for the content of the video, well, it is certainly graphic and NSFW. Essentially, one of the brothers is using a sexual device on themselves. You can pretty well guess what happens from there, we certainly won’t be indulging in that. Once again, this virality is proof that anyone can be famous these days. As long as you are shameless, there will be a place for you on the internet.

Only time will tell whether or not this will lead to an Island Boys renaissance. Let us know your thoughts on the brothers, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on your favorite artists.

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Lola Brooke Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper

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Lola Brooke, an American rapper, songwriter, and musician, has made significant waves in the music industry. As of 2024, her net worth is estimated to be around $400,000 US Dollars, according to WikiOfCelebs. But how did she amass this wealth, and what’s the story behind her success?

Born on 1st February 1994 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, Lola Brooke’s real name is Shyniece Thomas. Growing up in the New York City neighbourhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, also known as Bed Stuy, she was raised by her single mother after the unfortunate passing of her father, Dennis, at a young age. From her early years, Lola showcased a deep passion for music.

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Lola Brooke’s Musical Journey

Lola’s interest in music began during her childhood. By the age of 8, she was already writing original songs, a testament to her innate talent. As she matured, her songwriting skills only improved, and she continues to write all her music to this day.

Her talent didn’t go unnoticed. The New York-based record label, Team 80, recognised her potential and signed her. In January 2017, she released a freestyle song titled “2017 Flow”. This was followed by her debut original single “Not The Same” in September of the next year. She also released another single, “Bipolar” in the same year.

Lola’s career trajectory has been impressive. She has collaborated with various artists, including featuring in rapper Maino’s album The Ghetto God. One of her most notable tracks, “Don’t Play With It”, which featured rapper Billy B, garnered almost two million streams on Spotify. It earned a bigger boost after enlisting Latto and Yung Miami for the remix. Her recent releases include singles like “On My Mind” and “Gator Season”.

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The Source Of Her Wealth

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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 07: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lola Brooke performs during day one of Wireless Festival 2023 at Finsbury Park on July 07, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Burak Cingi/Redferns)

Lola Brooke’s primary income source is her music. As a full-time rapper, she earns through streams and sales of her original tracks. After her label takes its share, the remaining earnings contribute to her net worth. Apart from her music, Lola also performs at various musical events, further adding to her income.

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Beyond Music: Lola Brooke’s Personal Interests

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 17: Rapper Lola Brooke performs onstage during 2023 HOT 107.9’s Birthday Bash at State Farm Arena on June 17, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Outside of her professional life, Lola Brooke is a vibrant individual with varied interests. She draws musical inspiration from renowned artists like 50 Cent and Nicki Minaj. With a following of 342k on Instagram, she often shares stunning pictures and short videos, giving fans a glimpse into her life. Cooking is one of her hobbies, and sushi ranks high on her list of favourite foods. She also has a significant presence on Spotify, boasting over 3.3 million monthly listeners.

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In Conclusion

Lola Brooke’s journey in the music industry is a testament to her talent, dedication, and hard work. With a net worth of $400,000 in 2024, she stands as an inspiration to many aspiring artists. As she continues to make music and engage with her fans, there’s no doubt that her star will only shine brighter in the coming years.

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