Former Bad Boy Records rapper Craig Mack rose to fame in 1994 when he released the hit song "Flava in Ya Ear" off of his debut album, "Project Funk da World."
The 45-year old Queens, New York native would go on to release one more album,"Operation: Get Down,"in 1997. After that he faded into obscurity.
Around 2012 Mack joined The Overcomer Ministry in Walterboro, South Carolina. He gave all off of his worldly possessions to the church, that some have called a cult.
In a just released video Mack stands alongside the ministry's founder, The Last Day Prophet of God, Brother R.G. Stair, and freestyles about God and being saved.
Watch below and let us know what you think in the comment section.
Chris Brown scored a big legal victory in court on Tuesday, May 24, over Nia Guzman, the mother of his one-year old daughter Royalty Brown.
Guzman was seeking to have Brown's visitations monitored and limited because she claims the singer uses drugs and is affiliated with gangs.
The judge in the case shot down her request. Brown will continue to have joint legal and physical custody of Royalty. He gets 12 unmonitored visits a month.
TMZ reports that Guzman is also asking that Brown be ordered to cough up $16,000 a month in child support instead of the $2,500 he's currently paying. There's been no ruling on that request yet.
Fast rising singer Bryson Tiller was the musical guest on Late Night with Seth Myers Monday, May 23. He used the opportunity to perform the song "Exchange."
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — She called him "Mr. Cosby" and considered him a trusted friend and mentor.
But 20 minutes after Bill Cosby offered her three blue pills and told her to take them with the wine he had set out, Andrea Constand's legs began to wobble "like jelly," her eyes went blurry and her head began to throb.
Cosby helped her to a couch in his living room, where she later realized he violated her as she lay helplessly in a stupor, she told police in 2005.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered the 78-year-old Cosby to stand trial on sexual assault charges on the strength of Constand's decade-old police statement, sparing the former Temple University employee the need to testify at the preliminary hearing.
Cosby could get 10 years in prison if convicted in the case, the only criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the barrage of allegations that he drugged and molested dozens of women over five decades. He is free on $1 million bail.
A trial date was not immediately set.
Cosby, looking less frail than he did when he was arrested five months ago, seemed unfazed by District Judge Elizabeth McHugh's decision.
"Mr. Cosby is not guilty of any crime, and not one single fact presented by the commonwealth rebuts this truth," his lawyers said in a statement afterward.
The hearing was not the face-to-face confrontation between accuser and accused that some had anticipated: Constand, who is now a massage therapist in Toronto, was not in the courtroom, and the judge ruled that she did not have to testify at this stage. Instead, prosecutors had portions of her 2005 police statement read into the record.
While authorities in recent months have paraphrased her account and quoted fragments, this was apparently the first time that large sections of her statement — or Cosby's, for that matter — were made public.
Constand told police that the comedian penetrated her with his fingers and fondled her at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in 2004 after giving her what he said was herbal medication. After taking the pills, she said, "everything was blurry and dizzy."
"I told him, 'I can't even talk, Mr. Cosby.' I started to panic," she told police.
She said she awoke with her bra askew and did not remember undoing it.
Cosby's lawyers argued unsuccessfully that having a police officer read Constand's statement instead of putting her on the stand would be third-hand testimony and would deprive him of his right to confront his accuser. But reading a police statement into the record is common practice at preliminary hearings in Pennsylvania.
The defense also argued that Constand was having a relationship with a married man and that they had engaged in "petting" during her two or three earlier visits to his home.
In his own 2005 statement to police, excerpts of which were also read in court, Cosby said Constand never said "no" as he put his hand down her pants. He told police the pills were over-the-counter Benadryl that he takes to help him sleep.
Cosby attorney Brian McMonagle also questioned why Constand continued to see the comedian and even returned to the house to meet with him after the alleged assault.
In addition, the defense seized on discrepancies in the three police statements Constand gave, including her shifting memory of precisely when the encounter occurred.
Cosby settled with Constand for an undisclosed sum in 2006 after testifying behind closed doors about his extramarital affairs, his use of quaaludes to seduce women and his efforts to hide payments to former lovers from his wife.
But prosecutors reopened the criminal case last year after dozens of women leveled similar allegations and after Cosby's sealed testimony in Constand's lawsuit was made public.
Cosby's lawyers are trying to get the case thrown out, arguing that a previous prosecutor made a binding promise a decade ago that the comic would never be charged.
He is also fighting defamation lawsuits across the country for allegedly branding his accusers liars and is trying to get his homeowner insurance to pay his legal bills.
The Associated Press does not normally identify people who say they were victims of sex crimes unless they agree to be named publicly, which Constand has done.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department intends to seek the death penalty against Dylann Roof, the man charged with killing nine black parishioners last year in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday.
"The nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm compelled this decision," Lynch said in a brief statement that said the department had considered "all relevant factual and legal issues."
Roof is awaiting trial on federal hate crime charges in connection with the June 17 Emanuel AME Church shooting, which contributed to a national conversation about race relations and ultimately led to the removal of a Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse.
Roof is also charged in state court with nine counts of murder, and South Carolina prosecutors have already announced plans to seek the death penalty when he stands trial on those charges next year. Solicitor Scarlett Wilson has said she wants her case to be tried first.
Roof, who is white, appeared in photos waving Confederate flags and burning or desecrating U.S. flags, and purportedly wrote of fomenting racial violence. Survivors told police that he hurled racial insults during the attack. He was arrested a day after the shootings when a motorist spotted his Confederate license plate.
Federal prosecutors charged Roof with hate crimes one month after the shooting, saying he was motivated by racial hatred and a desire to commit a "notorious attack" when he opened fire inside the church.
"To carry out these twin goals of fanning racial flames and exacting revenge, Roof further decided to seek out and murder African-Americans because of their race," Lynch said at the time.
Though the Justice Department says it's committed to seeking the death penalty, federal executions are exceedingly rare. The last time a federal defendant was put to death was in 2003. And President Barack Obama has said he's "deeply concerned" about the death penalty's implementation.
Roof's attorneys in the federal case have said their client would be willing to plead guilty if the death penalty were not on the table. Defense lawyer David Bruck said he had no comment on the federal decision to seek the death penalty.
The only other person charged in connection with the case has already pleaded guilty. Joey Meek, a friend with whom Roof spent time in the days before the shootings, last month admitted to lying to federal authorities. He has agreed to help with the prosecution against Roof.
At Roof's initial appearance before a judge, several relatives of the shooting victims said they forgave the alleged shooter and that they would pray for him. On Tuesday, Malcolm Graham, brother of shooting victim Cynthia Hurd, said federal prosecutors had talked to family members before announcing the decision and that he felt it was "an appropriate punishment."
"What he did that night was kill innocent individuals at a Bible study," Graham said. "Not only was it an attack on those who were there, it was an attack on a race of people."
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Bruce Smith in Charleston contributed to this report.
Johnny Manziel's downward spiral appears to be getting worse.
The former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback physically looks like a shell of the man who was picked in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns.
Now out of the league after the Browns cut him this off season, Manziel, is clearly not working out in an attempt to get back into the league. Instead, he's hitting up party spots across the country and has lost a considerable amount of weight.
TMZ Sports reports that his drinking and drug use have increased to the point where friends believe he will die soon if he doesn't get help. They have tried to get him into rehab, but he refuses to go.
"He's in a horrible downward spiral," one source very close to the QB tells TMZ Sports.
Manziel's erratic behavior has caused many clubs in Las Vegas to ban him.
"He's too much of a risk," one high-powered nightclub told the website "He's a good guy, but he's a fucking mess."
At only 23-years old the man they call "Johnny Football" could still turn his life around, but things don't look good at the moment.
Hollow Da Don made his King of the Dot debut to take on Pat Stay at "Massacre 2." These 2 had previously battled in a one round match at Battle of the Brave.
This time they went toe-to-toe for three rounds.
Check it out then let us know who you think won in the comment section below.
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The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan was a guest on The Breakfast Club Tuesday, May 24.
He discussed Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, the political process, improving urban communities, creating a new economic structure, educating our men, why women should dress conservatively to not attract evil men, black men being feminized, thoughts on George Zimmerman plus much more.
Day 26, Da Band, B5 and Dirty Money are on the outside looking in as Diddy's Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour kicks off and they're not happy about it.
"We just felt like our relationship [with Diddy] was better than that," B5's Dustin Michael told TMZ.
Sara Stokes of Da Band says "We made history with Diddy on 'Making the Band' and pretty much opened the doors for all the other reality shows."
Apparently Diddy believed that Lil Kim, The Lox, Mase, French Montana, Total, Carl Thomas, Mario Winans and Faith Evans were the acts fans most wanted to see.
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore officer was acquitted Monday of assault and other charges in the arrest of Freddie Gray, dealing prosecutors a significant blow in their attempt to hold police accountable for the young black man's death from injuries he suffered in the back of a police van.
A judge also found Officer Edward Nero not guilty of reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. As the verdict was read, Nero dropped his head down and his attorney placed a hand on his back. The courtroom was quiet. Nero stood up and hugged his attorney, and was visibly emotional.
The assault charge carried a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and reckless endangerment carried a punishment of up to five years.
Gray died April 19, 2015, a week after his neck was broken in the back of a police transport van while he was handcuffed and shackled but left unrestrained by a seat belt.
Nero was one of six officers charged in the case. He waived his right to a jury trial, opting instead to argue his case before Circuit Judge Barry Williams. A jury trial was held for Officer William Porter late last year, and the panel could not reach a decision on manslaughter and other charges.
Gray's death set off more than a week of protests followed by looting, rioting and arson that prompted a citywide curfew. His name became a rallying cry in the growing national conversation about the treatment of black men by police officers.
Protesters are gathered for a rally to protest the death of Freddie Gray who died following an arrest in Baltimore, Maryland April 25, 2015. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton[/caption]
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said in a statement that Nero will still face an administrative review by the police department.
"We once again ask the citizens to be patient and to allow the entire process to come to a conclusion. In the case of any disturbance in the city, we are prepared to respond. We will protect our neighborhoods, our businesses and the people of our city," she said.
About a dozen protesters gathered outside the courthouse as the verdict was read.
Prosecutors said Nero unlawfully detained Gray and acted callously when he made a decision not to buckle Gray into a seat belt when he was loaded into the back of a transport vehicle.
Nero's attorney argued his client didn't arrest Gray and that it was the police van driver's responsibility to buckle in detainees. The defense also said the officers who responded that day acted responsibly, and called witnesses to bolster their argument that any reasonable officer in Nero's position would have made the same decisions.
The defense said the department's order requiring that all inmates be strapped in is more suggestion than rule because officers are expected to act with discretion based on the circumstances of each situation.
The other officers are set to each have separate trials over the summer and into the fall. Nero is white and Porter is black. Two of the other officers charged in the case are white and two are black.
On May 1, Soulja Boy tweeted that he had just locked down a $400 million deal. "$400 million deal confirmed. I still they think they low balled me though. I was thinking 2 or 3 billion," he wrote.
A company worth just over$52 millioncouldn't possibly afford to cut a $400 million endorsement deal.
Company spokespersonMatthew Birdexplained to Forbesthat the deal includes both stock and revenue-sharing.
“He really kind of jumped the gun” by using the $400 million figure, Bird says. “The deal is capped at $400 million, and it’s based on a forward-thinking valuation of the company. He’s young, he’s 25 years old. He got really excited, and he tweeted something he probably shouldn’t have tweeted. He was getting a lot of pressure from within the entertainment community, so he wanted to put a statement out. Obviously, the company’s market cap is at $51.8 million. There’s no way they could cut a $400 million deal. Endorsement deals are calculated on a lot of different factors. This is not a fully cash transaction.”
Based on all of the information above, Charlamagne Tha God, gave SB the "Donkey of the Day" for Monday, May 23.
Queens rapper Continental Five is stepping it up even more since dropping his freestyle “All About The Money”.
This time linking with Dj Shiz on the productions Five drops the new record “In My City” featuring Mani The Mogul coming off the upcoming mixtape “Against All Odds” which is dropping on June 16th, which is also Tupac’s birthday.
Make sure to check this HOT single out over on Audiomack.
The Flatbush Zombies appearwed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday, May 20, to promote their album "3001: A Laced Odyssey." They used the occasion to perform their single titled "Bounce."
Yasiin Bey a.k.a. Mos Def releases a new song titled "Tall Sleeves." Produced by Ferrari Sheppard, recorded at D Planet Studios Cape Town. Listen up top.
Lil Wayne decides to add a verse to Drake's song, "Hype." The original version appears on Drizzy's "Views" album. Check out the remix up top and let us know what you think of it in the comment section below.
Detroit rapper Rocaine of Chief Keef's Glo Gang imprint took his beefs with two local rivals to the streets on Saturday, May 21.
He met up with Shred Gang member, Mone, first. Their fight was shown on Periscope.
Shred Gang Mone
There were no shots fired, but Ro says someone gun-butted him in the face during the scrap.
"I got a concussion ... I ain't going to the hospital. They gon' ask questions," he says in the clip.
Pablo Skywalkin
Another rival by the name of Pablo Skywalkin recorded a response video and challenged Ro to a fight.
The two met up later that night and went toe-to-toe. At some point gunshots were fired. Rocaine was hit in the arm and finger.
The Glo Gang rapper soon posted hospital footage.
"Them niggas don't know how to put down the guns," Ro says. "They broke my arm with the .223. Shot me in the arm and my finger. They tried to kill me, but they didn't."
As promised Ca$his delivers his new album titled "Ca-$." Features include K. Young, Project Pat, Flip Major, Young Buck, Joe Moses and more. Stream it up top and grab a copy from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ca-$/id1104655984
Check out this Rikanatti-produced banger, "Chief."
Protesters are gathered for a rally to protest the death of Freddie Gray who died following an arrest in Baltimore, Maryland April 25, 2015. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton[/caption]
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