The family ofSandra Blandwill file a federal lawsuit in Houston on Tuesday, August 4, against Texas Department of Public SafetytrooperBrian Enciniaand others, according to the Associated Press.
Bland, 28, was arrested after a routine traffic stop by Encinia turned hostile. She was found dead in her Waller County jail cell three days later, July 13, after allegedly hanging herself with a plastic garbage bag.
Bland had recently accepted a new job at Prairie View A&M University. Her family insists she was looking forward to the new position and would have never killed herself.
Sandra Bland (left) and Brian Encinia
The trooper was put on desk duty for violating procedures during the stop.
David "Chilli Bean" Morgan (left) and Jadaveon Clowney
David "Chilli Bean" Morgan, the father of Houston Texans linebacker Jadaveon Clowney is sitting in a Rock Hill, South Carolina jail cell on charges of attempted murder.
According to The Herald, got into a shootout outside of a gentlemen's club. Morgan had been kicked out of the club Tuesday morning, August 4, for sitting on the stage.
At around 2:15 a.m., an employee of the Crazy Horse Showclub saw him standing against a wall near the back of the property.
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Morgan then allegedly started shooting. According to police, the victim returned fire, hitting Morgan in the shoulder. Police caught up with him at Piedmont Medical Center where he was being treated for his wound. He was arrested and charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He's due court for a bond hearing at 8 a.m Wednesday.
Clowney was the number one overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft by the Texans. The Herald reports that he is "highly upset."
His father could be facing 30 years in prison for the attempted murder charge, plus an additional 5 years for the weapons violation.
This isn't Morgan's first run-in with the law. His criminal record dates back to 1987. In 1995 he was sentenced to 15 years in prison after convictions for burglary and other crimes.
Julia Beverly recently stopped by The Breakfast Club to discuss a number of topics.
She talked about writing Pimp C's biography, Sweet Jones: Pimp C's Trill Life Story, Master P pistol whipping Pimp following a disagreement, his beef with Jeezy, the government trying to set up Rap-A-Lot Records CEO, Lil J numerous times, Bun B preparing his autobiography and much more.
Grab Sweet Jones: Pimp C's Trill Life Story now from Amazon.
Here's some new music from Bobby Shmurda. This one is titled "3 Shots" and features Chinx and Rowdy Rebel. Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon hit a home run on Tuesday, August 3, with a hilarious skit featuring President Obama calling Republican Donald Trump to offer him some debate advice. Check it out below.
Social activist and emcee Immortal Technique sat down with VladTV to discuss political regime and our interview with Tupac's stepbrother, Mopreme Shakur. Though Immortal Technique didn't know the two personally, he say people would always say 'Pac "was a very mixed bag." "Sometimes you spoke to the revolutionary, sometimes you spoke to the thug," he recounts.
In a past clip, Mopreme spoke on the time Tupac Shakur shot two cops while in Atlanta back in 1993. Immortal Technique doesn't feel the media uses the best word choice in said situation. "He didn't shoot two police officers," he claims at he stares into the camera. "He shot two criminals, pretending to be cops." When asked how he feels life would be like if Tupac was still alive, Immortal Technique responds, "It's dangerous to philosophize about what he would've said, but as to whether he would have had an impact politically, I think there's without a doubt, because he had an impact politically when he was a live."
Drake had a lot of stars in the building during his 2015 OVO Fest on Monday, August 3. At one point he, Kanye West and Will Smith chilled backstage and shared a laugh at memes of what the internet is saying were of Meek Mill.
It's kind of hard to make out the photo on Will Smith's phone. And the music is so loud yo can barely hear what the three are saying except for the word "memes" before they burst into laughter. Watch the video below and let us know what you think.
Drake isn't letting up as he continues to verbally assault Meek Mill. Last he debuted the highly anticipated Meek diss titled "3 Peat." Here's a brief snippet of it. The full version will probably hit the airwaves soon.
Philly is in the building asOriginal Block HustlazbossAr-Ablinks up withDark Lofor a newStacks Beatsz-produced song titled"Murderers."Download it here: http://linkmixes.com/97q1dvhg5qya
Be on the lookout for their forthcoming mixtape, "The Goon and the Crook," coming soon.
Follow Ar-Ab and Dark Lo on Twitter and Instagram @obhdarkLo @AssaultRifleAb
Young Buck's hustle game is turned up to the maximum. The G-Unit emcee delivers yet another new music video. This one is for the Bandplay-produced banger titled "Always Stay Strapped."
Frank Nino recently caught up with Ar-Ab, Dark Lo, Wiz Lo and other members of the Original Block Hustlaz.
The crew address OVO rumors, some Philly cats getting mad because Drake shouted Ab out on on his "Back To Back"Meek Mill diss, no allegiance to any rapper that never showed them love, give Drizzy his pass to the city and more.
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Bobby Brown and the late singing legend Whitney Houston, was laid to rest on Monday, August 3, at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey. The 22-year old was buried next to her mother.
However, as sad as it may be there was controversy surrounding the funeral, which was held Saturday at St. James United Methodist Church near Atlanta.
Bobby Brown's sister, Leohla Brown, interrupted the service with an outburst directed at Whitney's sister-in-law, Pat Houston.
Leohla Brown
"She got up during the service to show her anger and her niece went over to ask her to leave and calm her down. ... What she was doing was inappropriate," Ellin LaVar said. "[Tyler Perry] went over there to keep the peace," and Leolah was "escorted out and asked to leave."
Once outside the funeral Leohla went on a tirade
“Whitney will haunt Pat Houston from the grave. She will haunt her," Brown said according to the International Business Times. "Pat, it's not over. It has just begun. It has just begun. ... I say that because I have information, I have evidence, I have knowledge of who Pat really is, and she is not any relation whatsoever to Krissi. She’s not even a Houston, she’s a Garland. But Pat Houston has -- this is going to be a long, drawn-out thing. Trust me. It’s not over."
As if that wasn't bad enough,TMZ is reporting that a photo of Bobbi in her casket was taken, despite precautions taken to prevent it from happening.
The photo was taken at the viewing prior to the funeral service. It's already been sold to a media outlet for more than $100,000.
The Brown and Houston families are pointing the finger at each other.
The Urban Daily's #NoFilter discusses Sean Diddy Combs' performance at the 2015 BET Awards and his being accused of fighting with UCLA football coach Sal Alosi.
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DJ Absolut digs in the crates and pulls out a previously unreleased song featuring Beanie Sigel, Havoc, Consequence, Kanye West and Raekwon titled "If I Shoot You" (Remix).
Lloyd Banks took over BB King's in New York City on Sunday, August 2. During the show he took the time to address his long awaited Cold Corner 3 mixtape and expressed disappointment at the current state of the rap game.
"Y'all waiting on part three right? This what I'ma do. I'm thinking about releasing it and when I do, you will pay for it. And it will be pre-orders out there and if I'm not satisfied with the numbers I get back, it just won't come out," Banks told the audience. "It's that simple. I'm so frustrated with hip hop right now."
Support G-Unit and real hip hop by ordering Banks' CC3 when he readies it's release.
(Yahoo) UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has run rampant through her weight class to the point that she’s going to fight Miesha Tate, someone that she’s beaten convincingly twice before, for a third time. That fight could happen in conjunction with a Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor fight in December at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
Rousey has wins over the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth-ranked fighters the 135-pound division. Her dominance over the competition has caused many to search their minds to find anyone that could challenge the undefeated champion. There’s predominantly only one name that pops into their heads: Cris “Cyborg” Justino. But Justino fights in a weight class above, at featherweight (145-pounds).
It’s a match-up that’s been on the minds of almost everyone since the two held titles in the Strikeforce promotion. It’s a fight that hardcore fans have wanted for a long time and one that casual fans would tune in to see. But there’s only one hiccup in putting together the biggest fight in women’s MMA history.
“The day that (Cyborg) makes the weight and does what she’s supposed to do, that fight is on. She wants that fight – everybody—you think I don’t’ want that fight to happen? That fight – now I’m changing my mind on that fight – I think that fight does two-and-a-half million buys. That fight is massive,” said UFC president Dana White after Rousey’s 34-second knockout win at UFC 190.
Cyborg hasn’t been defeated in a decade. Her dominance over featherweight division is only shadowed by Rousey’s at bantamweight. A fight between the two is there for the making, as long as Justino weighs in at 135 pounds.
“The fight is there for Cyborg. She can make 145 (pounds) pumped full of steroids. She can move down without them. I’m not going anywhere. I don’t’ see why everyone acts like I have so much to prove when she’s the one that has to prove that she can actually fight legitimately,” said Rousey during the UFC 190 Post Show.
White laid out the road map for Justino to get an immediately title shot against Rousey in her UFC debut.
“She has to make the weight. She has to make the weight, she has to fight, and she has to be healthy,” he said. “She needs to go out, she needs to make the weight, compete at that weight, and she can come right here and fight Ronda.
“The Cyborg thing is complicated because everybody is ready to go. I'm ready for Cyborg. Ronda is ready for Cyborg. Every body is ready for that fight, but Cyborg has to make the weight,” said White during the UFC 190 post-fight press conference. “That fight is ready to roll whenever Cyborg is ready.”
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