Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 25, 2015 at 11:30am
Boosie Badazz has been diagnosed with kidney cancer. The 33-year old rapper, real name Torrance Hatch, made the announcement via his Instagram page.
"I need all my fans to pray for me. Doctor just told me I have cancer on my kidneys," he wrote. "Prayer is power. That's why I'm letting the world know. prayfaboosie."
TMZ reports that Boosie removed the caption because his team did not want him to make the diagnosis public.
Boosie has been dealing with health problems prior to this announcement. The Louisiana native has diabetes. In February he was hospitalized in Charlotte, suffering from severe dehydration.
We wish Boosie the best and hope he can overcome this latest health scare.
The following are prognostic and predictive factors for kidney cancer.
Stage
The stage of kidney cancer is the most important prognostic factor. People who have tumors that are only in the kidney have a better prognosis than people with cancer that has spread outside the kidney. Kidney cancer that has spread to the large vein in the abdomen leading to the heart (called the vena cava) have a poor prognosis.
Grade
Low-grade tumors have a better prognosis than high-grade tumors. Low-grade tumors are less likely to spread because they grow slowly. High-grade tumors are more aggressive and tend to spread quickly.
Type of kidney cancer
Papillary and chromophobe types of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have a better prognosis because they are often low grade.
Collecting duct carcinoma and renal cell sarcoma have a poor prognosis because they are often very aggressive.
Level of risk
The most common system used to predict prognosis for people with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma is the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC). It uses 6 predictors:
There was less than 1 year between treatment and a diagnosis of metastatic cancer.
The blood calcium level is abnormally high (which may mean kidney failure).
The red blood cell count is lower than normal (called anemia).
The platelet count is lower than normal (called thrombocytopenia).
There is an abnormally high level of neutrophils (called neutrophilia).
These predictors are combined to develop a level of risk:
Favorable risk means the person has none of the predictors.
Intermediate risk means the person has 1 or 2 predictors.
Poor risk means the person has 3 or more predictors.
People with metastatic kidney cancer who have a favorable risk level have a better prognosis and survival than people with a poor risk level.
**UPDATE** December 8
Boosie informed his fans via Instagram on Monday, December 7, that he will be undergoing surgery today.
"To all my family, fans n supporters I really appreciate the love n concern that's been giving to me since I was diagnosed with kidney cancer," he wrote. "Tommorrow I go n for surgery n I need prayers for a great surgery n rehabilitation at the MdAnderson cancer center GodGotme."
MD Anderson in Houston is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for cancer treatment by Best Hospitals, so Boosie will be getting the best care available.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea was widely condemned by rival Republican presidential candidates, party leaders and others as un-American.
Trump defended his plan for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" by comparing it with President Franklin Roosevelt's decision to inter Japanese Americans during World War II.
"This is a president who was highly respected by all," Trump said Tuesday. "If you look at what he was doing, it was far worse."
The idea announced by Trump Monday evening drew swift rebukes, some from abroad. British Prime Minister David Cameron slammed it as "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong." Muslims in the United States and around the world denounced it unconstitutional or offensive.
The front page of the Philadelphia Daily News pictured Trump holding his right hand out as if in a Nazi salute with the headline "The New Furor." In morning TV interviews Tuesday on ABC and CNN, Trump was asked about being compared to Hitler.
The candidate didn't back down, saying that banning all Muslims "until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on" is warranted after attacks by Muslim extremists in Paris and last week's shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14.
"We are now at war," Trump said, adding: "We have a president who doesn't want to say that."
Trump's proposed ban would apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all adherents of a religion practiced by more than a billion people worldwide.
Trump announced his plan to cheers and applause at a Monday evening rally in South Carolina.
"Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life," Trump said in a written statement.
At the rally he warned that without drastic action, "it's going to get worse and worse, you're going to have more World Trade Centers."
Rod Weader, a 68-year-old real estate agent from North Charleston who attended the rally and said he agreed with Trump's plan "150 percent."
Supporter Erich Schmid, center, from Hilton Head, S.C., waits with other supporters to hear Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump, speak during a rally coinciding with Pearl Harbor Day at Patriots Point aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Monday, Dec. 7, 2015.
"As he says, we have to find out who they are and why they are here," he said.
Since the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more, a number of Republican presidential contenders have proposed restrictions on Syrian refugees — with several suggesting preference for Christians seeking asylum — and tighter surveillance in the U.S.
But Trump's proposed ban goes much further, and his Republican rivals were quick to reject the latest provocation from a candidate who has delivered no shortage of them. "Donald Trump is unhinged," Jeb Bush said via Twitter. "His 'policy' proposals are not serious."
John Kasich slammed Trump's "outrageous divisiveness," while a more measured Ted Cruz, who has always been cautious about upsetting Trump's supporters, said, "Well, that is not my policy."
Trump's plan also drew criticism from the heads of the Republican Party in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, the first three states to vote in next year's presidential primaries.
"It is un-Republican. It is unconstitutional. And it is un-American," said Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Hampshire.
Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Trump's proposed ban would apply to "everybody," including Muslims seeking immigration visas as well as tourists seeking to enter the country.
In an interview on Fox News, Trump said Muslim members of the U.S. armed forces would "come home" and that his plan would "not apply to people living in the country."
In the late 1800s, Congress passed legislation broadly aimed at halting Chinese immigration. But, said Leti Volpp, a University of California expert on immigration law, "there is no precedent for a religious litmus test for admitting immigrants into the United States."
"Excluding almost a quarter of the world's population from setting foot in the United States based solely upon their religious identity would never pass constitutional muster," Volpp said.
Trump's proposal came a day after President Barack Obama spoke to the nation from the Oval Office about the shootings in San Bernardino, California, which Obama said was "an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people."
The FBI said Monday the Muslim couple who carried out the massacre had been radicalized and had taken target practice at area gun ranges, in one case within days of the attack last week that killed 14 people.
Trump's campaign has been marked by a pattern of inflammatory statements, dating back to his harsh rhetoric about Mexican immigrants. He has taken a particularly hard line against Muslims in the days since the Paris attacks, advocating enhanced surveillance of mosques due to fears over radicalization.
"Donald Trump sounds more like a leader of a lynch mob than a great nation like ours," said Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "He and others are playing into the hands of ISIS. This is exactly what ISIS wants from Americans: to turn against each other."
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Colvin reported from Newark, New Jersey. Associated Press writers Mark Sherman, Laurie Kellman, Josh Lederman and Alan Fram in Washington and Bruce Smith and Bill Barrow in South Carolina contributed to this report.
It's been a tough few weeks for Ronda Rousey since her devastating knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193. Not only did Holm walk out of the octagon with the bantamweight belt, but for the first time in Rousey's professional mixed martial arts career, she was defeated.
The former champion covers ESPN The Magazine's "Ideas of the Year" issue. In it, she opens up for the first time about the fight, injuries she sustained and her desire to come back.
"It might be three to six months before I can eat an apple, let alone take an impact," she tells writerRamona Shelburne. "I'm just really fucking sad. I need to come back. I need to beat this chick. Who knows if I'm going to pop my teeth out or break my jaw or rip my lip open. I have to fucking do it."
Rousey's ground game has never been in question. In 1992 she became the first woman to medal in the Olympics when she took home the bronze in judo. She had used her skills as a judoka to walk through her opponents on the way to a 12-0 record.
She's worked hard on her stand up game in an effort to become a more well rounded fighter. She's not yet at an elite level with her hands and that proved to be her downfall against Holm, a former professional boxer and kickboxer.
"I got hit in that first round. ... I cut my lip open and knocked a couple of my teeth loose. I was out on my feet from the very beginning," she says now. "I wasn't thinking clearly. I had that huge cut in my mouth and I just spit [the blood] out at my feet. Then they brought the bucket over and I'm like, 'Why didn't I spit it in the bucket?' I never spit on the ground. It was like a dumbed-down dreamy version of yourself making decisions. ... I was just trying to shake myself out of it. I kept saying to myself, 'You're OK, keep fighting. You're OK, keep fighting.' I just feel so embarrassed. How I fought after that is such an embarrassing representation of myself. I wasn't even fucking there."
Rousey was hit with a six-month medical suspension following the fight. She’ll have to spend 60 days without fighting and 45 days with no contact at all.
“Maybe I can’t do it all before my prime, before my body is done. But fuck it, maybe I can.”
ESPN The Magazine's "Ideas of the Year" issue hits newsstands on Friday.
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Check out "Night Job" up top. Stream and purchase a copy from iTunes/Apple Music.
The iconic film director, producer, writer, and actor, Spike Lee stopped by Sway in the Morning today to talk about his new upcoming film, Chi-Raq. A film where the girlfriend of a Chicago gang leader (Nick Cannon) persuades other frustrated women to abstain from sex until their men agree to end the senseless cycle of violence.
Since the trailer for this movie dropped, it received mixed reviews from fans -- especially from Chi-Raq central, Chicago. But Spike isn't here to hear it. As a matter of fact, he passionately addressed them in a classic Kanye-fashion and broke down why they're wrong.
While in-studio, he compared Chi-Raq to Chicago's version of his classic film, 'Do the Right Thing.' And if you pay close attention, you'll notice Samuel L. Jackson narrating this movie, as he did in 'Do the Right Thing.'
Watch below as he delivers a strong message to rappers in Chicago, breaks down the storyline, addresses the strong black women in the film, and talks about #BlackLivesMatter.
"Sometimes the truth hurts," Spike Lee tells Sway while closing their interview, "and we didn't tell any lies in this film. We gotta be grown adults and deal with the truth... Let's wake up."
Ray J stopped by The Breakfast Club with Princess Love for a new interview.
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Battle of the Brave held their inaugural event Sunday, December 6, at Ministry of Sound in London, England. For whatever reason most of the battles were one rounders, including this one featuring Hollow Da Don vs. Pat Stay.
With that said, these guys are two of the best in the business. Watch them go bar for bar and let us know who you think won.
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will be shown on February 15, 2016, from The Staples Center in Los Angeles. CBS will air the event live from 8–11:30 p.m. ET.
Alicia Keys appeared on CBS This Morning on Monday, December 7, to announce the nominees.
Kendrick Lamar could walk away with two arm fulls of trophies as he get 11 nods, including Best Rap Album for "To Pimp a Butterfly."
Both The Weekend and Taylor Swift received 7 nominations apiece.
Drake's Meek Milldiss"Back to Back"is nominated forBest Rap Performance.
50 Centwill release"The Kanan Tape"on Wednesday, December 9, at 12 noon via Datpiff. A music video for each song on the project is being shot. On Monday, December 2, the music icon gave fans a brief glimpse of the visuals for theSonny Digital-produced"I'm the Man," coming soon.
After releasing his new album, "DATMADELIFE 2, Harlem rapper and Selfmade Inc’s own RIZSELFMADE drops off the visuals for "Look to the Stars" featuring Mac Cali.
You can download "DATMADELIFE 2" including this track from iTunes and stream on platforms such as Spotify, Tidal and more including the Selfmade Inc App (free).
25-year old Iskra Lawrence is quickly gaining lots of attention as a plus-sized model. With her size 14 figure, the British beauty prides herself on being an inspiration for women who don't have the body type that's force fed to them by the media.
"I realized at around 18 that instead of trying to change my body to fit into sample sizes I would try to change the industry," Lawrence told the Daily Mail. "When I signed with my current agencies they helped me realize that I could be a successful model at my size. So I focused on becoming the best version of myself, work harder, research nutrition and work out to feel strong and healthy."
She often posts pics on her Instagram that aren't air brushed.
"oh hey there.. Yes this is clearly a booty pic but do you see why? Because I haven't airbrushed my tiger stripe stretch marks or my cellulite lightening bolts or my back fat because this is my body, I love it it's real and I love posting pictures showing how confident I am because society has taught us we have "flaws" and I'm telling you who gives a.. Because you are more than your body and you get to decide what beauty is," she captioned the photo above.
Check out more Lawrence photos and her dancing to Yo Gotti's"Down In the DM" and Migos' "Fight Night" via her IG below.
"This is how it is: You got those people that are smart enough to know bullsh*t when they see it, and then you got those people who are brainwashed by TV and people having management deals with certain people...I believe in God, right? And peep this: what I've been instilled and what I instill in my son is no matter how much fame you get, remember who you are. So at the end of the day, I'm Wesley. Flip is a name that I made up..."
Lil Flip dropped a ton of knowledge during this exclusive clip with DJ Vlad. On top of speaking on his new lines of work, the Cloverland native addressed the beef between him and T.I. and told us how it all came to an end. "It was a meeting, face to face. Me, him and J. Prince," Lil Flip disclosed as he began to break down how they worked things out. "That's what grown men do - sit down and figure the sh*t out." In the end he said the "cooler head prevailed" before commenting on Lil Keke's stance on the entire ordeal.
Hear about Lil Flip's other business ventures, his current relationship with Scarface, and why he'll never be a yes man in this VladTV interview.
Offset, 1/3 of the rap group Migos, just got released from jail. The rapper headed right to the studio and cooked up this Murda-produced song titled "First Day Out."
A$AP Ferg reflects on the loss of A$AP Mob founder, Yams, in his new song titled "Tatted Angel."
"Sometimes I wish Yams was never using/ When we toured the U.K. I knew I'd lose him/ He went to rehab a year before and seen improvement/ But the fame and excess is what abused him/ But he in Heaven now and I know God will use him," Ferg raps."
David Banner teams up with Tito Lopez for a new tune titled "Black Fist." This is off of his forthcoming album, "The God Box." Produced by Street Symphony, 8x8 and D.O. for Track or Die, LLC
C.Carter a.k.a. Compton Carter is preparing to release a new mixtape titled "96." Here's the music video for "Rent," which will appear on the project. Produced by DeeDotWill.
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