Over the last couple of years August Alsina has dealt with several health problems, but he's keeping his spirits high.
The latest scare involves the singer's eyesight. In an Instagram post he explains that he's gone blind in his left eye and is losing sight in his right eye. He's undergone surgery that will hopefully correct the problem. Read what he had to say about it below.
So I have this eye disease.. Blind in my left, and losing vision in my right. In order to prevent my eyesight from deteriorating ihad to do this surgery. This shit is beyond painful & Life be throwin' a nigxa curve balls but what I've gained from it all is priceless... A lot of things that are so natural to us in life (like waking up and being able to see we can take it for granted. Thank God the OG for allowing me to see.. The good the bad the ugly, I'm just glad to see
Baton Rouge rapper and Bad Azz Music Syndicate leader, Boosie Badazz, sits down with DJ Smallz and reveals what kept him motivated during his prison sentence and what he would change about the current prison system.
What do you think about Boosie Badazz' prison reform ideas? Sound off by posting a comment below.
The hip hop world is in shock this morning after learning about the death of Coke Boys member Chinx Drugz. The 31-year old, real name Lionel Pickens, was gunned down as he sat in his Porsche on a Queens, New York street Sunday morning, May 17.
Follow celebrities including Meek Mill, Tony Yayo, Mike Epps, DJ Envy, Prodigy, Charlamagne Tha God, Lil Durk and Riot Squad partner-in-rhyme Cau2G$ reacted with a mixture of shock, sadness and anger.
Jay Z brought the house down Saturday, May 16, during his Tidal B-Sides concert at Terminal 5 in New York City.
Hov performed many of his rare classics and fan favorites, but the highlight of the night was when Beanie Sigel surprised the crowd by coming out to perform "You, Me, Him and Her" with Jay and Memphis Bleek.
That was followed up byFreeway's"What We Do."
Hov also took shots atYouTube, SpotifyandNikechairmanPhil Knightfor the criticism his streaming service Tidal has received.
“And I don’t need no middle man to talk to my niggas I understand if you don’t understand, I figure I’m Jigga That’s where we differ I take what’s mine, you accept what they give ya, I get ya I don’t take no checks, I take my respect Pharrell even told me go with the safest bet Jimmy Iovine offered a safety net Google dangled around a crazy check I feel like YouTube was the biggest cul-prit Them niggas pay you a tenth of what you’re supposed to get You niggas die for equal pay right? You know what I’m worth? I ain’t ya slave right? You know I ain’t shuckin’ and jivin’ and hi-fivin’ You know this ain’t back in the days, right? Well I can’t tell the way they killed Freddie Gray, right? Shot down Mike Brown, how they did Tray, right? Let ’em continue choking niggas We gonna turn style (turnstile), I ain’t ya token nigga You know I came in this game independent right? Tidal, my own label, same difference Oh, niggas is skeptical when it’s their own sh-t You bought nine iPhones and Steve Jobs is rich Phil Knight is worth millions, you still bought them kicks Spotify is nine million, they ain’t say shit Lucy you got some explainin’ to do The only one they hatin’ on looks the same as you That’s cool, I know they tryin’ to bamboozle you Spendin’ millions on me to tryin’ to confuse you I had to talk to myself, Hov you should be used to it It’s politics as usual”
BOSTON (Associated Press) — The death sentence jurors imposed on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sets the stage for what could be the nation's first execution of a terrorist in the post-9/11 era, though the case is likely to go through years of appeals.
In weighing the arguments for and against death, the jurors decided among other things that Tsarnaev showed a lack of remorse. And they emphatically rejected the defense's central argument — that he was led down the path to terrorism by his big brother.
The Friday decision — which came just over two years after the April 15, 2013, bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 260 — brought relief and grim satisfaction to many in Boston.
"We can breathe again," said Karen Brassard, who suffered shrapnel wounds on her legs.
A somber-looking Tsarnaev stood with his hands folded, his head slightly bowed, as he learned his fate, sealed after 14 hours of deliberations over three days. His lawyers left court without comment.
His father, Anzor Tsarnaev, reached by phone in the Russian region of Dagestan, let out a deep moan upon hearing the news and hung up.
The 12-member federal jury had to be unanimous for Tsarnaev to get the death penalty. Otherwise, the former college student would have automatically received life in prison with no chance of parole.
Tsarnaev was convicted last month of all 30 charges against him, including use of a weapon of mass destruction, for joining his now-dead brother, Tamerlan, in setting off two shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs near the finish line of the race. Tsarnaev was also found guilty in the killing of an MIT police officer during the getaway.
Seventeen of the charges carried the possibility of a death sentence; ultimately, the jury gave him the death penalty on six of those counts.
The speed with which the jury reached a decision surprised some, given that the jurors had to fill out a detailed worksheet in which they tallied up the factors for and against the death penalty.
The jury agreed with the prosecution on 11 of the 12 aggravating factors cited, including the cruelty of the crime, the extent of the carnage, the killing of a child, and Tsarnaev's lack of remorse.
From left, Martin Richard, 8, Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lingzi Lu were killed in the two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013.
"Today the jury has spoken. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will pay for his crimes with his life," said U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz.
With Friday's decision, community leaders and others talked of closure, of resilience, of the city's Boston Strong spirit.
"Today, more than ever, we know that Boston is a city of hope, strength and resilience that can overcome any challenge," said Mayor Marty Walsh.
In weighing the mitigating factors, only three of the 12 jurors found Tsarnaev acted under the influence of his brother.
The defense argued that sending him to the high-security Supermax prison in Colorado for the rest of his life would be a sufficiently harsh punishment and would help the victims move on without having to read about years of death row appeals.
Massachusetts is a liberal, staunchly anti-death penalty state that hasn't executed anyone since 1947, and there were fears that a death sentence for Tsarnaev would only satisfy his desire for martyrdom.
But some argued that if capital punishment is to be reserved for "the worst of the worst," Tsarnaev qualifies.
Tsarnaev's chief lawyer, death penalty specialist Judy Clarke, admitted at the start of the trial that he participated in the bombings.
But Clarke argued that Dzhokhar was an impressionable 19-year-old led astray by his domineering 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan. The defense portrayed Tamerlan as the mastermind of the plot to punish the U.S. for its wars in Muslim countries.
Tamerlan died days after the bombing when he was shot by police and run over by Dzhokhar during a chaotic getaway attempt.
Prosecutors depicted Dzhokhar as an equal partner in the attack, saying he was so coldhearted he planted a bomb on the pavement behind a group of children, killing an 8-year-old boy.
Jurors also heard grisly and heartbreaking testimony from numerous bombing survivors who described seeing their legs blown off or watching someone next to them die.
Killed in the bombing were Lingzi Lu, a 23-year-old Boston University graduate student from China; Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old restaurant manager; and 8-year-old Martin Richard, who had gone to watch the marathon with his family. Massachusetts Institute of Technology police Officer Sean Collier was gunned down in his cruiser days later. Seventeen people lost legs in the bombings.
Tsarnaev did not take the stand at his trial and showed a trace of emotion only once, when he cried while his Russian aunt was on the stand.
The only evidence of any remorse on his part came from the defense's final witness, Sister Helen Prejean, the Roman Catholic nun and death penalty opponent portrayed in the movie "Dead Man Walking." She quoted Tsarnaev as saying of the victims: "No one deserves to suffer like they did."
U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. will formally impose the sentence at a later date during a hearing in which bombing victims and Tsarnaev himself will be given the opportunity to speak.
Tsarnaev probably will be sent to death row at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh was put to death in 2001.
Check out the full version of A$AP Rocky's "What's Beef." His new album entitled At.Long.Last.A$AP will be released on June 2nd. Check out the cut up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
After releasing Loyalty earlier this year Soulja Boy is back! with "Swag the mixtape" from Rich Gang. Still showing no signs of stopping in 2015.
Tracklist
1.Lingo (Watch Me Swag) 2.Yeen Heard ft. Migos 3.Cake (prod by. ISO beats) 4.PeeWee checks in (RichGang) 5.Money Be Coming In 6.Came And Got Rich 7.Way Up ft. Johnny Cinco 8.Rollin ft. Chief Keef 9.Salute ft. Ca$h Out 10.Money I Get ft. Troy Ave 11.G.O.D. ft. Packstrong 12.Gettin Dough ft. Paul Allen 13.Water 14.I Never Say Sorry 15.Fleek ft. Chella H (Produced by DaRealHeatMaker) 16.No Hesitation 17.What I Know 18.Hella Klips 19.Hot Shit 20.Broad Day 21.Da Swag ft. Calico Jonez 22.Free Base ft. Calico Jonez 23.Beach 24.Bitch Shut Up 25.Syrup ft. Paul Allen Kyle Massey 26.A Billion
Bobby Shmurdafound himself in the middle of a brawl at Otis Bantum Correctional Center in New York City last month, according toTMZ.
Bobby, real name Ackquille Jean Pollard, and three of his Crip associates threw down with 2 Bloods before guards were able to break up the fight using pepper spray.
The 20-year old"Hot Nigga" rapper has been locked up since December 17, 2014, when he and other members of the GS9crew were arrested as part of a 15-person, 69-count indictment.
Bobby is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, multiple weapons possession, and reckless endangerment.
DJ Smallz recently sat down with Lil Scrappy to get his opinion on 50 Cent'sEFFEN Vodka. It was Scrappy's first time tasting the drink. After downing a shot of the regular blend he gave his honest opinion on it compared it to Ciroc.
"Wow...whoa. That shit hit me different," Scrappy said after downing a shot of EFFEN. "That shit hit me all the way fucking different. I like it. It's smooth, but it will hit you. That shit went straight through to my brain piece. And my brain piece is motored right now. I fuck with this shit."
Scrappy admitted to liking a couple ofCiroc'sflavors, but said the straight blend doesn't compare to EFFEN's.
"[EFFEN} tastes better that the regular Ciroc. Because the regular Ciroc for some odd reason tastes like you're drinking alcohol, rubbing alcohol. [Effen] tastes like you're drinking water with some other shit in it, but's it's smooth though."
Fabolousis back like he never left with an instant classic freestyle. The Brooklyn, New York rapper hops on the instrumental toNas' Pete Rock-produced"The World Is Yours."Turn you speakers up and enjoy.
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The Infamous Mobb Deep duo of Havoc and Prodigy team up with ESPN to release a new version of "Survival of the Fittest." The record will be used on NBA Countdown during the Western Conference Finals.
Styles P a.k.a. The Ghost continues his freestyle Friday run by dropping off two new ones. The first is called "Off the Ghost," followed by "Ghost Fuck Up Everything." Give them both a listen up top.
Snoop Dogg was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The Doggfather performed "So Many Pros" off of his new album entitled Bush. You can purchase it now from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/bush/id961256177.
Taylor Gang boss Wiz Khalifa just dropped a new song entitled "The Play." The song was produced by Harry Fraud. Take a listen to the track up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
Young Thug's "Barter 6" album has received both praise and criticism from bloggers, musicians and industry insiders alike- even our own Vlad has taken a liking to the "Lifestyle" rapper after his latest release. Charlamagne Tha God, however, isn't stepping on the Thugger bandwagon just yet. "I have no desire to hear it," he says on the "Barter 6." "I have nothing against Young Thug, [I] don't know the young man- [I'm] just not interested in his music.
"I like rappers that I can actually understand," Charlamagne continues. "The shit he's on, I ain't on it." The radio and television personality feels like Young Thug is setting himself up for failure as he tries to emulate Lil Wayne, especially after he tried to take Wayne's name for his own project. "Carter is Lil Wayne's last name- it's an iconic series and you just jump out there and say 'Hey, I'm gonna call my album the Carter 6'? That shit's kinda corny to me," Charlamagne states. And it's not like he's exactly siding with Wayne, who did the exact same thing with Juvenile's "400 Degreez" - Charlamagne says he didn't like Lil Wayne's album '500 Degreez' either. "'500 Degreez' sucked to me compared to '400 Degreez."
At the end of the clip, Charlamagne offers Young Thug some honest advice: "Be the best Young Thug you can be, because people f*** with Young Thug. Whatever fanbase you do have, keep capitalizing off of that. You can't be that young man Lil Wayne." Charlamagne even thinks his Rich Gang affiliate Rich Homie Quan has more staying power than him. "I like Rich Homie Quan better than Young Thug," he says.
Do you believe Young Thug's "Barter 6" has officially paved a way for him in the game, or do you feel his beef with Lil Wayne has put him in a 50 Cent/Ja Rule-like situation? Let us know if you side with Vlad or Charlamagne below.
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