New York Knicks forward Cleanthony Early was shot and robbed Wednesday morning, December 30, after leaving CityScapes Gentleman’s Club in Queens, New York.
According to the New York Post, Early had just left the club with a woman at around 4:20 a.m. and got into an Uber cab.
The 24-year old 2nd year player out ofWichita Stateunderwent surgery at Elmhurst Hospital and is listed in stable condition.
The Knicks released the following statement:
"We are aware of what occurred with Cleanthony Early this morning and are relieved that he is not in a life-threatening situation," the team said. "We will not comment any further until we receive more information."
Meek Mill will miss out on performing with his girlfriend, Nicki Minaj, in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve. Instead he'll be stuck in his hometown of Philadelphia doing community service as ordered by Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley, who ruledthat the rapper had violated his probation, which stems from his 2009 drug and gun conviction, during a hearing on December 17.
In fact, community service is the only thing he is allowed to do since Brinkley told him that he can't work or perform until his February 5, 2016 court date. At that time she'll determine whether or not he will be sent back to jail.
If Meek, 28, real nameRobert Williams,avoids jail time he still has a giant albatross hanging around his neck in the form of his probation officer,Treas Underwood.
Meek has complained about Underwood for years. The two have a long history that pre-dates him becoming famous because they grew up in the same North Philadelphia neighborhood.
In early 2014, he tweeted that Underwood, who is African American, was jealous of his success and that Assistant District Attorney Noel DeSantis was a racist.
“Every time I go 2 probation it’s a new thing,” Meek wrote at the time. “The D.A. on my case a racist. I caught that case when I was 18 [and] she’s still bothering me….I go 2 court July 11th. I want every piece of press 2 see the way they try 2 handle my case because I’m famous. I been on probation almost 6 years without going back 2 jail,” he tweeted. “I’ve been going 2 see probation every 30 days for almost 6 years. They want me 2 live in Philly so I can get killed or catch a dumb case and go 2 jail. They won’t be happy til it happen.”
DeSantis brought up the tweets when Meek appeared in court. "He's asking me to send him to jail and that's what I'm going to ask for," she told Brinkley, according to Philly.com.
On July 14, 2014, Brinkley, sentenced him to three to six months in prison for violating his probation. He was released on December 2, 2014.
As far as Meek's ongoing problems with Underwood are concerned, theNew York Post's Page Six reported earlier this week that the tension between the two may be linked to a conflict Meek had years ago with one of her relatives.
“She’s from his neighborhood and he had an altercation with her cousin Coo when they were younger,” said a source.
Others wonder if Underwood is simply "obsessed" with having a famous client.
“She keeps showing up to his community service, which is not common,” a source told Page Six. “She has 122 other cases, but she has it out for him. Probation is supposed to be a rehabilitative thing, but she will do anything to keep him on probation.”
Meek wants her off of the case. Whether that actually happens is anybody's guess.
Shy Glizzy a.k.a. Young Jefe releases a new freestyle over O.T. Genasis'"Cut It" instrumental. He addresses all drama related to his run in with Cartel Business down in Memphis. He also fires shots at DJ Akademiks.
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2 Chainz's line of Dabbin' Santa Ugly Christmas Sweaters were a big hit this year. The rapper told Forbes he made close to $2 million selling the merchandise.
"Me and my team were trying to come up with some successful designs to get our merch moving. We took the dab, which is a trend, and we just turned it into a business," he said. "We played around with a few designs. We realized what my fanbase wants to see. I don’t want people to think this was an overnight success. We’ve been trying with a bunch of designs for a couple years now. This is just timing meets opportunity. There’s the whole dab thing, and Atlanta’s always been somewhere that actually moves the culture a little bit. We have been the backbone of hip-hop for the past couple years. So with dabbing coming out of Atlanta, it just began to grow legs and start moving on its own."
The "I'm Different" hit maker used some of the funds he made to give back to the community via his T.R.U. Foundation.
7-year-old Antonio Jones
A woman by the name of Julie Williams English started a GoFundMe page to help out a family in Atlanta who suffered burns and severe smoke inhalation and lost most of their belongings when a fire swept through their home back in September.
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, 8-year-old Damien Walker, 7-year-old Antonio Jones, 12-year old Damiana Jones and their mother Tamifonika Jones were all hospitalized. 9-year old Makiyah escaped serious injury. Their father, Damien Walker, was at work at the time of the fire.
Antonio now suffers from brain damage and impaired vision.
2 Chainz heard about the family's predicament and bought them a mini-van.
Antonio checks out the ride 2 Chainz bought for his family.
"Great News! Last week I was contacted by the manager of the rap artist 2 Chainz. 2 Chainz offered to buy the family a mini-van! We surprised the family with a 2008 Honda Odyssey," English wrote on the GoFundMe page. "They were so excited!!! This is exactly what I had prayed for and God saw it through! With the donations I received from those who donated to the fund we were able to pay for insurance on the car so thank you so much! We are still accepting donations because there are many things the family will need in the next year. With your financial help it makes things a little bit easier. Join me in celebrating this great news! I thank you for your financial support and prayers for this family."
Deirdre Plater and her son were overwhelmed by 2 Chainz's generosity
2 Chainz also helped out a disabled veteran, Deirdre Plater, of Palmetto, Georgia, who is a single mom struggling to find a job and take care of her son at the same time. They were living in an apartment that had no furniture when the rapper came through with a check to pay their rent for a year and furnished their place.
"I'm just really overwhelmed and overjoyed that someone would do something this nice for me," Plater said. "It's been a struggle being a single parent. Especially of a little boy and he's a teenager now. It's the peril of working at home or commuting, just to make sure he's OK. And not really having anybody to help you. I'm just ecstatic right now."
"My dad was a veteran. He passed a couple of years ago. He was in the Army. He jumped out of airplanes for a living. So it’s just charity, period, for me," he told Forbes "This was a case that needed a little help from the outside. It was a veteran household. I came from that, so I understand it. They had no furniture, they were living month-to-month. I just wanted to relieve some of that stress. I just felt like, if I gave them a year’s cushion, which no one ever offered me, it would be a good opportunity."
Be on the lookout for a clothing line from the rapper in 2016. We're looking foward to hearing more stories of him giving back to those in need. Truuuuuuuuu...
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 29, 2015 at 11:30am
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke arrives Dec. 29, 2015, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago for his arraignment (Photo Credit - Chicago Tribune)
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White Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke pleaded not guilty Tuesday, December 29, to the 2014 shooting death of 17-year old black teenager, Laquan McDonald.
Van Dyke was indicted earlier this month on six counts of first-degree murder and one count of official misconduct.
His lawyer,Dan Herbert, entered the plea for his client at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in front of Cook CountyJudge Vincent Gaughan, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Police dash-cam footage shows McDonald carrying a small knife as he ran down the middle of the street. Fellow officers were already on the scene when Van Dyke showed up. Less than 30 seconds after arriving, Van Dyke, started shooting. The first shot spun McDonald around and knocked him to the ground.
Van Dyke then fired 15 more times at the teen, killing him. None of the other officers on the scene fired a single shot.
The footage sparked outrage and protests in the city.Mayor Rahm EmanuelfiredPolice Superintendent Garry McCarthyover his handling of the case. Many are now calling for Emanuel's resignation.
Van Dyke's next hearing is scheduled for January 29.
Traps-N-Trunks release their latest mixtape titled "Strictly 4 The Traps N Trunks 99." The project features contributions from Young Buck, Gucci Mane, 21 Savage, Rich The Kid, French Montana, JayDotO, PeeWee Longway, Yo Gotti, Jody Beeze, Bankroll Fresh, Young Dolph and more.
1. Gucci Mane Feat. Waka Flocka & OG Maco – Prey 02. JayDotO Feat. Young Buck & Lil Cezer – Bout It 03. Rich The Kid Feat. Skippa Da Flippa & Hoodrich Pablo Juan – Listen [Prod. By Drumma Boy] 04. 21 Savage & Chase Kash – Sticks [Prod. By Chophouze] 05. French Montana & Block 125 – On Top [Prod. By D. Rich] 06. JayDotO – EayDay 07. Peewee Longway – Mr. Blue Benjamin [Prod. By TM88] 08. Trouble – Back After Back [Prod. By Vae Cortez] 09. Rico Richie Feat. Young Dolph – Reload [Prod. By Southside] 10. JayDotO Feat. Lil Cezer – Famous 11. Doe B & PNF Bezzo – Rap Niggas [Prod. By Zaytoven] 12. Yo Gotti – White Friday [Prod. By Greedy Money] 13. Block 125, Mykko Montana & Young Dirt – Give AF 14. Kevin Gates, Strap & Sheldrick – Lord Forgive Me 15. Rich The Kid, Yank Deezy & Boosie Badazz – Designer (Remix) 16. JayDotO – Instagram 17. Money Mel – No Losses 18. Young Dolph, Bankroll Fresh & Owey – Whoa (Remix) 19. Bankroll Fresh & Torey Codone – Million Dolla Lick 20. 21 Savage, 5th Ward Greedy & Freaky DSMG – Russian Roulette 21. JayDotO & Lil Cezer – Cold As Ice 22. Gump & Mac John – Pull Up 23. Lil Cezer Feat. Jody Breeze & Hollywood Luck – Like A Stripper 24. Flizy – Want The World [Prod. By My Producer]
While in the middle of a report on the war on terror Monday, December 28, CNN anchor Poppy Harlow passed out live on air.
She was explaining a graphic that was on the screen when her speech began to slur badly before she suddenly stops talking. What sounds like a gasp can then be heard.
The 33-year old, who is pregnant, came back later to explain what had happened.
"For all of you on Twitter who are asking if I'm OK, thank you so much," she told viewers. "I got a little hot, and I passed out for a moment, I am fine."
Harlow was taken to the hospital. Afterwards she posted a message to Twitter letting everyone know that both she and her baby were okay.
Thank you all for your concern and messages! I am ok! Passed out briefly and am with the doctor now. So thankful to our amazing CNN team.
If anyone thought Meek Mill was simply going to put his beef with Drake behind him they might be mistaken. The Philadelphia rapper appears to have a few rounds left in the chamber based on a new song snippet that has hit the internet.
"When I was saying shit about the rhymes you ain't wrote/I can't wait 'til we run into ya/I'ma put a gun in ya," Meek spits in the short clip.
If the full version gets released it will be interesting to see if Drake fires back with the "3 Peat" diss track that we've been hearing about for the last several months.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 28, 2015 at 12:59pm
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(Variety) The force was slightly less powerful over Christmas weekend, with final domestic grosses for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens” down 2.7% to $149.2 million from Sunday’s estimate.
But final international numbers for the space saga exceeded Sunday’s estimates, rising 3.2% to $137.7 million. So the worldwide grosses for the weekend remained just short of $288 million and the 12-day global total stayed at an eye-popping $1.09 billion.
“The Force Awakens” has been demolishing records since opening on Dec. 16. The Christmas weekend saw it generate new milestones for biggest Christmas Day in the U.S. with $49.3 million, biggest Christmas weekend domestically and internationally, and fastest to reach $1 billion worldwide. It crossed the mark in 12 days, beating the previous record holder, “Jurassic World,” by a day.
The seventh “Star Wars” film is already the fifth-biggest domestic grosser of all time, trailing “Avatar” at $760 million, “Titanic” at $658 million, “Jurassic World” at $652 million and “Marvel’s The Avengers” at $623 million.
“The Force Awakens” is now 15th on the all-time worldwide list, which is topped by those same four films — “Avatar” at $2.78 billion, “Titanic” at $2.19 billion, “Jurassic World” at $1.67 billion and “Marvel’s The Avengers” at $1.52 billion.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 28, 2015 at 12:24pm
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Since embarking on a solo career, Krayzie Bone has blessed the world with dozens of albums, mixtapes and memorable features. The Bone Thugs-n-Harmony frontman recently sat down with DJ Vlad to discuss both his current and upcoming projects, which notably includes Chasing the Devil, Krayzie Bone's first studio album in ten years. Aside from focusing on his own career, Bone also develops several artists and is looking to get his music business-related show picked up by a major network.
In the end, Krayzie Bone said it's the love for music that has kept him in the game since the early 90s. "'Cause if I didn't have that I [would've] been left all of this alone," he stated. Watch above.
Chasing the Devil is now available on iTunes and Google Play.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 28, 2015 at 11:07am
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Meadowlark Lemon, the "clown prince" of basketball's barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters, whose blend of hook shots and humor brought joy to millions of fans around the world, has died. He was 83.
Lemon's wife and daughter confirmed to the team that he died Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz., Globetrotters spokesman Brett Meister said Monday. Meister did not know the cause of death.
Though skilled enough to play professionally, Lemon instead wanted to entertain, his dream of playing for the Globetrotters hatched after watching a newsreel of the all-black team at a cinema house when he was 11.
Lemon ended up becoming arguably its most popular player, a showman known as much for his confetti-in-the-water-bucket routine and slapstick comedy as his half-court hook shots and no-look, behind-the-back passes.
A sign of his crossover appeal, Lemon was inducted to both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the International Clown Hall of Fame.
"My destiny was to make people happy," Lemon said as he was inducted into the basketball hall as a contributor to the game in 2003.
Lemon played for the Globetrotters during the team's heyday from the mid-1950s to the late-1970s, delighting fans with his skills with a ball and a joke. Traveling by car, bus, train or plane nearly every night, Lemon covered nearly 4 million miles to play in over 100 countries and in front of popes and presidents, kings and queens. Known as the "Clown Prince of Basketball," he averaged 325 games per year during his prime, that luminous smile never dimming.
"Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen," NBA great and former Globetrotter Wilt Chamberlain said shortly before his death in 1999. "People would say it would be Dr. J or even (Michael) Jordan. For me it would be Meadowlark Lemon."
Lemon spent 24 years with the Globetrotters, doing tours through the racially-torn South in the 1950s until he left in 1979 to start his own team.
He was one of the most popular athletes in the world during the prime of his career, thanks to a unique blend of athleticism and showmanship.
Playing against the team's nightly foil, the Washington Generals, Lemon left fans in awe with an array of hook shots, no-look passes and the nifty moves he put on display during the Globetrotters' famous circle while "Sweet Georgia Brown" played over the loudspeaker.
He also had a knack for sending the fans home with a smile every night, whether it was with his running commentary, putting confetti in a water bucket or pulling down the pants of an "unsuspecting" referee.
"We played serious games too, against the Olympic teams and the College All-Stars," Lemon said. "But that didn't stop us from putting the comedy in there."
Lemon became an icon in the 1970s, appearing in movies, including "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh," numerous talk shows and even a stint in the cartoon "Scooby Doo," with Scatman Crothers doing his voice.
After leaving the Globetrotters, Lemon started his own team, The Bucketeers, and played on a variety of teams before rejoining the Globetrotters for a short tour in 1994.
Lemon spent the last years of his life trying to spread a message of faith through basketball. He became an ordained minister in 1986 and was a motivational speaker, touring the country to meet with children at basketball camps and youth prisons with his Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Meadowlark Lemon Ministries.
"I feel if I can touch a kid in youth prison, he won't go to the adult prison," Lemon said in 2003.
He never lost touch with his beloved sport. Lemon said he rose every day at 4 a.m. and, after prayers, headed for the gym to run sprints and practice shooting.
"I have to keep that hook shot working," he said.
Born in 1932, Meadow George Lemon III — he lengthened his name after joining the Globetrotters — didn't have money for a basketball when he was young, so he rigged up a makeshift hoop in his backyard in Wilmington, N.C. Using a coat hanger and onion sack for the basket, he made his first shot with an empty milk can.
Lemon first contacted the Globetrotters before his high school graduation and joined the team in 1954. He missed a game in 1955 because of a bad bowl of goulash in Germany, but that was the last one. What followed was a run, by his calculations, of more than 16,000 straight games that took him to places he never could have imagined.
"I was one of the most fortunate athletes that ever lived," he said. "I was able to watch history."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 28, 2015 at 10:00am
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Charlamagne Tha God releases his 2015 Top 10 Donkeys of the Year. Those on the list include, Migos, Jae Millz, Raven Symone, haters of Lil Mama's"Sausage,"Funkmaster Flex, Kevin Gates, Rachel Dolezal, Stitches, Meek Mill.
Fetty Wap and fellow Remy Boyz member, Monty, know about the struggle. Prior to the "Trap Queen" hit maker finding success, he and his friend were at one point homeless, living out of Monty's car.
Fetty, real name Willie Maxwell II, promised that if things popped off musically he wouldn't leave his homie behind.
The 24-year old New Jersey native has kept his word, featuring Monty on 9 songs on his 2015 self-titled debut album.
For Christmas, Fetty gave his friend a $140,000 BMW i8.
"Back to Back In Beamers !! One of My Best Gifts Ever. Thanks Bro @fettywap1738," Monty captioned a photo of the vehicle on Instagram.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 27, 2015 at 10:30am
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The internet is already roasting Peyton Manning for his alleged use of human growth hormone during his recovery from neck fusion surgeries in 2011, while he played for the Indianapolis Colts.
The Al Jazeera report, "The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers," which contains the allegations airs Sunday, December 27.
The special alleges the shipments were delivered to his wife, Ashley, so his name couldn't be attached to them
Manning, who now plays for the Denver Broncos, blasted the report in a statement Saturday night, December 26.
"The allegation that I would do something like that is complete garbage and is totally made up. It never happened. Never," the statement read. "I really can't believe somebody would put something like this on the air. Whoever said this is making stuff up."
The Broncos organization is standing by their star quarterback.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning strongly denied a report set to air on Al Jazeera that contends the Denver Broncos quarterback received human growth hormone through his wife during his recovery from neck fusion surgeries in 2011 in Indianapolis.
In a statement Saturday night, Manning said: "The allegation that I would do something like that is complete garbage and is totally made up. It never happened. Never."
He added, "I really can't believe somebody would put something like this on the air. Whoever said this is making stuff up."
The allegations surfaced in an Al Jazeera undercover probe into doping in global sports that is set to air Sunday and was shared in advance with the Huffington Post.
The report claims Manning received HGH from an Indianapolis anti-aging clinic in 2011 while he was still with the Colts. It said the drug, which was banned by the NFL in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, was delivered to his wife, Ashley, so that the quarterback's name was never attached to the shipments.
Liam Collins, a British hurdler, went undercover and spoke with Charlie Sly, an Austin, Texas-based pharmacist who worked at the Guyer Institute, the Indiana-based anti-aging clinic in 2011. Sly allegedly names Manning and other high profile athletes as having received HGH from the clinic.
However, Sly backtracks in a subsequent statement to Al Jazeera, saying Collins secretly recorded his conversations without his knowledge or consent.
"The statements on any recordings or communications that Al Jazeera plans to air are absolutely false and incorrect," Sly said. "To be clear, I am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that Al Jazeera plans to air. Under no circumstances should any of those recordings, statements or communications be aired."
"It's defamation and it really ticks me off." Peyton Manning disgusted with report linking him to HGH in 2011: https://t.co/990i4EJ2hB
The NFL and players union added human growth hormone testing to the collective bargaining agreement signed in 2011 but the side didn't agree to testing terms until 2014. Nobody has tested positive, which would trigger a four-game suspension.
Manning, who joined the Broncos in 2012, has been sidelined since Nov. 15 by a left foot injury. Brock Osweiler makes his sixth consecutive start in Manning's place Monday night when the Broncos (10-4) host the Bengals (11-3).
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 26, 2015 at 10:46pm
C. Carter a.k.a. Compton Carter is hard at work on her forthcoming mixtape, "96." Today she gives us a taste of what to expect from the project with the Lex Luger-produced banger titled "A.F.M" featuring Project Pat.
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