At 35-years old Lamar Odom has dealt with more tragedy than most people could handle.
His father was a drug addict. His mother died from cancer when he was 12-years old. That left the duty of raising him to his grandmother, who then also died. He lost his 6-month old son to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). A cousin was murdered. Then in June his best friend, Jamie Sangouthai, died from a heroin related infection.
Watch the E!News video below for more insight into the former NBA player's life.
Despite his previous comments about Drake, Charlamagne told VladTV that he thinks Meek Mill should rethink his plans to release a new diss track with the Sauce Twinz aimed at the Toronto rapper.
The Breakfast Club host explained that it was fairly clear that Meek got beat by Drake in their intense beef, and Charlamagne feels like the Philly rapper should just walk away from the situation. He added that Meek should focus more on dropping a hot record right now than going back to the past to diss Drake.
To hear more of Charlamagne's thoughts on the situation, hit the clip below.
Washington (CNN) Donald Trump, under fire for suggesting that George W. Bush shared in the blame for the 9/11 terrorist attacks because they happened during his presidency, repeatedly declined to engage with reporters about the matter Friday night -- opting instead to continue a long-running feud with Jeb Bush on Twitter afterwards.
.@JebBush, At the debate you said your brother kept us safe- I wanted to be nice & did not mention the WTC came down during his watch, 9/11.
Trump regularly speaks with reporters at campaign events and often takes multiple questions in an impromptu manner, making his silence Friday all the more noticeable.
When asked by CNN after a rally at a local high school here if he thought the attacks were George W. Bush's fault, Trump, after pausing to listen to the question, walked away.
Minutes later, he again declined to say anything when asked to react to Bush's response on Twitter, ignoring at least half a dozen questions on the matter before driving away in his motorcade. He did respond to questions about the crowd size at his campaign event Friday and why he was campaigning in Massachusetts.
The controversy began Friday morning when Trump implied that the former president could share some blame for the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans, as he was in office at the time.
"When you talk about George Bush, I mean, say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time," Trump said on Bloomberg TV.
Bloomberg anchor Stephanie Ruhle interjected, "Hold on, you can't blame George Bush for that," before Trump stood by his comments.
"He was president, OK? ... Blame him, or don't blame him, but he was president. The World Trade Center came down during his reign," Trump said.
Jeb Bush angrily responded Friday afternoon, calling the comment "pathetic."
"How pathetic for @realdonaldtrump to criticize the president for 9/11. We were attacked & my brother kept us safe," he tweeted.
Bush's White House Press Secretary, Ari Fleischer, told CNN Friday that Trump sounds like a "truther," slang for someone who believes the U.S. government was behind the attacks.
"When Donald Trump implies that since 9/11 took place on Bush's watch he is partially responsible for it, he's starting to sound like a truther," he said. "And after all, does Donald Trump also think since Pearl Harbor happened on FDR's watch that FDR is responsible?"
"I just think he belongs to an extraordinarily small faction of people who blame 9/11 on George Bush. Interestingly, Hillary Clinton was one of those people for short time," he added.
Appearing in suburban Washington on Friday evening, Trump's presidential rival Ben Carson distanced himself from Trump's remark -- though he said he hadn't heard it.
"I would be surprised if he blamed him for it. That wouldn't make much sense, would it?" he said. "I think it's ridiculous to suggest that he's responsible for it."
Trump has previously taken aim at Bush, calling his presidency a "disaster." And he said last week that the decision to invade Afghanistan in 2001 was a "terrible mistake."
"We made a terrible mistake getting involved there in the first place," Trump said. "It's a mess, it's a mess and at this point we probably have to (leave U.S. troops in Afghanistan) because that thing will collapse in about two seconds after they leave."
Trump's comments to Bloomberg on Friday came in response to a question from Ruhle about his "soft hand." She said the world had seen his strong side, but Bush after 9/11 and President Barack Obama after the Sandy Hook massacre both had to stand in front of America and show a different side of them.
"I need to know that you will make us feel safe and you will make us feel proud," Ruhle said to Trump.
"I think I have a bigger heart than all of them. I think I'm much more competent than all of them," Trump said, before getting into the criticism of Bush.
He didn't spare Obama -- though he did not seem to lay the blame for the school shooting at his feet in the same way as Bush.
"If you look at Sandy Hook, those people are still begging for help. It's a disaster, and it's a disaster all over the place," Trump said.
"What we need is a leader. We don't have a leader," he added.
CNN's Jeremy Diamond and Theodore Schleifer contributed to this report.
(Reuters) The world's most-wanted drug boss, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, narrowly evaded security forces searching for him in the northwest of Mexico in recent days, sustaining injuries to his face and leg, the Mexican government said on Friday.
Guzman, the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, escaped from his high-security prison cell in July through a specially dug tunnel, causing a major embarrassment for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
In a statement, the Mexican government said it had worked with international agencies to capture Guzman, and that in recent weeks, efforts had been focused on the northwest of the country, not far from Guzman's native turf of Sinaloa state.
"As a result of these actions, and to avoid his capture, in recent days, the fugitive engaged in a hasty retreat, which, according to the information received, caused him injuries to one leg and the face," the government statement said.
"It's important to clarify that these injuries were not a product of a direct clash," the statement added, without giving further information.
In August, the acting head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said the U.S. government believed Guzman was still in Mexico.
A police vehicle is seen a poster with a photo of drug lord Joaquin ''El Chapo'' Guzman offering a reward of 60 million Mexican pesos for information along a street in Mexico City July 16, 2015.
REUTERS/HENRY ROMERO
(Reporting by Gabriel Stargardter and Tomas Sarmiento; Editing by Ed Davies)
Chris Brown has unveiled the cover for his forthcoming seventh solo album. The project is named after his infant daughter, Royalty, who is being held in her father's arms on the cover.
Lamar Odom still has a long way to go as he fights for his life. But for the first time since being hospitalized he's showing signs of improvement.
TMZ reports that there is reason for optimism after doctors at the Las Vegas hospital where the 35-year old former NBA player is being cared for ran tests Friday, October 16th, that show his heart function is "much better."
It had been previously reported that 4 major organs, including Odom's heart, were failing. Doctors say that the improvement is a good sign.
Odom remains in a coma. Physicians are stressing that he needs "calm" around him because non-stimulation promotes healing.
They are limiting the amount of people being allowed in his room. Odom's estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian, has remained by his bedside.
As we previously reported, Odom found unresponsive Tuesday, October 13, following a weekend of partying at Dennis Hof'sLove Ranch South in Pahrump, Nevada.
Lamar Odom is out of a coma and responsive, according to new reports by several media outlets, including E!Online and USA Today.
Odom's former college coach, Jim Harrick, told USA Today that Khloe Kardashian texted him the encouraging news.
“She reached down and said ‘you know I love you’ and he kind of nodded,” Harrick said during a phone interview. “Three or four days after being scared to death and fearing the worst, that is a little hope, a little progress. She texted me that (information).”
The former NBA Sixth Man of the Yearis breathing on his own, speaking and functioning, E!Online reports.
Redman is back on the block preparing to release his new album titled MUDFACE on November 13th. Check out the music video for his single "Dope Man" featuring StresMatic.
Scarface shared his thoughts on racism in America during a recent interview with VladTV, and the legendary emcee told us that he feels like it's more heightened today. The Houston spitter then added that black people don't want to take revenge on white people, as he says, "we just want to be left the f*ck alone."
As the conversation continued, Scarface shared why he thinks there is nothing wrong with the Confederate flag, but rather with the people supporting racist views associated with the flag. He also opened up about why he thinks black people should get reparations, which you can hear more about in the clip below.
Ty Dolla $ign is preparing to release his Free TC album on November 13th. Here's a look at the cover and tracklist.
Features include E-40, Brandy, Kendrick Lamar James Fauntleroy, Trey Songz, Sevyn Streeter, Babyface, Jagged Edge, R. Kelly, Diddy, Rae Sremmurd, Kanye West, Fetty Wap, Wiz Khalifa and more.
1. Spotlight (feat. Lzzy Hale) 2. Alpha Omega 3. Till I Die 4. Eddie Cane 5. Bad Mother F*cker (feat. Kid Rock) 6. World Series 7. Oz. 8. Everyday 9. Gone (feat. Leroy Sanchez) 10. Story of the Stairs 11.Merry Go Round 12. A Little More (feat. Victoria Monet) 13. All Night Long 14. Make It Happen 15. Round Here 16. Therapy
Master P is not biting his tongue regarding his friend Lamar Odom's coma and what he sees as fake love being shown by Kobe Bryant and the Kardashian family.
"I was like a mentor to [Lamar] and it's just sad to see what's going on," P told TMZ Sports. "The truth of the matter is, it's so many phony and fake people out here now. It goes to show when something happens to you. Everybody's his friend, everybody loves him. But was that true? I don't think so"
"It's like my wife and her lawyer sitting by my bedside is something happens to me. It ain't real," he continued. "I'm talking about Kobe. All this man wanted to do was play basketball. Kobe was his friend. Kobe like, owns the [L.A. Lakers]. He could have got the man back on the team. That's all he wanted. And even in that situation I think he was just looking for love. Where the people at he showed love to? 'Cause he had a big heart...it's phony man I come from the streets. If you my friend why you didn't get him into training camp? I think he could have been at least the eighth man on the Lakers roster this year."
P goes on to say that Odom's former wife,Khloe Kardashian, and her family as well as Kobe should have been there for Lamar long before this present situation.
He believes Odom didn't know what he was getting into when he married into the Kardashian family and traces some of his friend's problems back to the reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
The business mogul then issued a warning to Khloe's current boyfriendJames Harden.
"This may be an example to all the other NBA players out there," P said. "Maybe to James Harden. Maybe to whoever."
**UPDATE** October 16th
Kobe Bryant has responded to Master P's accusation that he only visited a comatose Lamar Odom for publicity.
Bryant took to his Twitter account on Thursday, October 15th, and questioned what may have led P to come to such a conclusion.
On Friday P softened his stance just a bit in a post on his Facebook page and even admitted he stopped dealing with Lamar because he couldn't help him.
MASTER P SAYS THE TRUTH HURTS
Master P speaks truth..he says, "If you're real with someone, you keep it real through the good and bad times. I understand first hand from dealing with my own brother that was living recklessly, I had to show him tough love but I'd never cut him off because we're blood. I'm not pointing the finger at anyone, Lamar's unfortunate situation is a result of his own decisions and actions. I can relate to D.L. Hugley's statement on dealing with family members with addictions, it's draining. I'm not a phony, I can admit that I stopped dealing with Lamar years ago for those same reasons.
Even though I've known Lamar for over 15 years, it wasn't like we were the best of friends. I tried to mentor him and give him advice but he is a grown man and made his own decisions. You can't help anyone that don't want any help and I get that, that 's life. So that's why I stopped dealing with Lamar, it's not like we're blood related where I would have to put up with his reckless behavior.
I'm sure Lamar has many people in his life such as family members, friends, colleagues, teammates, significant others who have stopped dealing with him but I'm just not afraid to openly admit it, due to his unfortunate medical situation. I can also admit that me and my family are far from perfect, we have situations we're dealing with. My prayers are going out to Lamar and his family. I pray that he comes out of this, he may have a rocky past but overall he's a good brother.
And the only reason I'm not running to the hospital to visit him, I'm not looking for publicity, I don't need it. Only when I was asked, I stated my opinion on what I knew about this man from the times I was around him. Lamar complained about how everybody turned their backs on him, even his nba buddies. But then people blew
my opinion out of proportion.
I understand that Kobe is one of the greatest basketball players in the world and people are going to side with him. I have nothing against Kobe or the Lakers. I have nothing to hide and I'm willing to speak face to face with anybody, with Kobe or Kardashians about the conversations that Lamar and I have had concerning him trying to get his life back together and getting back into the league. I'm not about entertaining no mess and I'm only speaking on this because I knew this brother. I hope that if ever I was in a similar situation where I couldn't speak for myself, that somebody would keep it 100 for me.
The truth hurts, even in Hollywood. My condolences to the people that really love him. And I am not trying to question the support of others that are truly grieving, this is a critical, life and death situation. This is only my opinion, it's just sad that last month no one had anything positive to say about Lamar.. and that's what I meant by being phony.
Also check out D.L. Hughley's take on the situation and how difficult it is to deal with someone battling addiction in the video below.
Cypress Hill frontman B-Real, West Coast legend Xzibit, and Demrick collectively come together as the hip-hop supergroupSerial Killers. Now two years after releasing their now classic debut album"Serial Killers Vol.1", Serial Killers will return on Halloween with the release of their brand new album "The Murder Show" as a free download. Serial Killers have given their fans the first taste of new material with the release of the title track "Murder Show" produced by Tha Bizness.
Lamar Odom is currently comatose in a Las Vegas hospital fighting for his life. But that didn't stop NBA player J.R. Smith and rapper Lil Wayne from sending out social media messages on Wednesday, October 14th, that he had already passed away.
“RIP LO damn man I can't believe this,” Smith wrote on Instagram. "If this isn't a sign I don't know what is!!! This life is so much bigger then basketball an any other sport! I can't imagine what he was going through but I know he could have had some better people in his corner! Life doesn't care how much money you made or how man championships you have when its time to go it's time to go! Some people say ‘it's easy to be happy you have millions!’ With all the money that comes trust an believe it comes with just as much heartache! Learning a balance is key never get to high on the highs an never get to low on the lows! #RIPLO."
Wayne followed that up with his own tweet sending condolences to Odom's family and friends.
Both earned today's"Donkey of the Day"fromCharlamagne Tha God. Listen to what he had to say up top.
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