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In this clip, Aries Spears opens up about how he's adjusting to the quarantine, and he stated that while he loves his lady, he can't wait to get away. He went on to speak about comedians doing shows without audiences online, which he likened to a crazy person talking to themselves. Aries then admitted that he agreed to do a show without an audience but he's trying to find a way out of the deal.

Aries then shared his thoughts on Harvey Weinstein being sentenced to 23 years on rape charges, and he believes that Weinstein will not serve the full sentence because "he has the complexion for protection." Aries went on to speak about no one taking the stand for Weinstein during his trial, adding that you're "quarantined" socially when you're accused of raping women.

He then shared his thoughts on Bill Cosby and conspiracy theories about Cosby being taken down because he wanted to buy NBC. Aries said that he believes Cosby had the money to buy the network, but they wouldn't sell to him because they would have to relinquish power to a Black man. He then spoke about Cosby being hypocritical of comedians cursing in their shows, which led to an impersonation of Cosby. To hear more, including Cosby debunking stereotypes with his hit TV show.

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In this Part 1 of 2, TI sits down with superstar CEO producer & music legend Jermaine Dupri. The Atlanta native opens up on the early years that shaped him. From touring at age 14 to Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopez living in his closet, the So So Def creator talks about his grind to succeed and shares stories about the artists that have helped cement his legacy. Kris Kross, Bow Wow, Xscape, Mariah Carey, Jagged Edge, Usher...the list goes on and on - and so do the stories in this unforgettable #expediTIously episode.

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Playboi Carti returns with a cerified new banger titled "@ Meh." Check out the official music video below.

Available now: https://smarturl.it/atMEH

Directed by Playboi Carti & Nick Walker
Produced by: jetsonmade

DP: Caleb Seales
Colorist: Brandon Chavez

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Check out the official music video for "Everybody Business" by Kehlani.

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38 Spesh is building a hell of a team called Trust Army. Today, the Rochester, New York emcee and producer presents their 2nd album titled "Army of Trust 2."

Entirely produced by Spesh, the project features contributions from The Musalini, Che Noir, ElCamino, Fred the Godson, Flee Lord, Grafh, Blass89, Planet Asia, G4 Jag, Rasheed Chappell, Black Geez, Reef Hustle, Street Justice and Estee Nack.

"Army of Trust 2" is available for purchase now: https://airvinyls.bandcamp.com/album/army-of-trust-ii

Tracklist:

1. ElCamino - If You Want It 01:42
2. Flee Lord & Grafh - Shit Ain’t A Game 03:14
3. The Musalini & Blass 89 - Pick Ya Poison 02:41
4. Planet Asia & G4 Jag - Sell It 02:03
5. ElCamino - Jungle 01:27
6. Fred The Godson & Che Noir - Strings Of Pain 02:23
7. Reef Hustle - Street Therapy 01:17
8. Rasheed Chappell - True Story 01:50
9. Street Justice & Black Geez - Silent Threat 03:12 
10. Estee Nack & Planet Asia - Force Field 02:20

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38 Spesh is building a hell of a team called Trust Army. Today, the Rochester, New York emcee and producer presents their 2nd album titled "Army of Trust 2."

Entirely produced by Spesh, the project features contributions from The Musalini, Che Noir, ElCamino, Fred the Godson, Flee Lord, Grafh, Blass89, Planet Asia, G4 Jag, Rasheed Chappell, Black Geez, Reef Hustle, Street Justice and Estee Nack.

"Army of Trust 2" is available for purchase now: https://airvinyls.bandcamp.com/album/army-of-trust-ii

Tracklist:

1. ElCamino - If You Want It 01:42
2. Flee Lord & Grafh - Shit Ain’t A Game 03:14
3. The Musalini & Blass 89 - Pick Ya Poison 02:41
4. Planet Asia & G4 Jag - Sell It 02:03
5. ElCamino - Jungle 01:27
6. Fred The Godson & Che Noir - Strings Of Pain 02:23
7. Reef Hustle - Street Therapy 01:17
8. Rasheed Chappell - True Story 01:50
9. Street Justice & Black Geez - Silent Threat 03:12 
10. Estee Nack & Planet Asia - Force Field 02:20

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38 Spesh is building a hell of a team called Trust Army. Today, the Rochester, New York emcee and producer presents their 2nd album titled "Army of Trust 2."

Entirely produced by Spesh, the project features contributions from The Musalini, Che Noir, ElCamino, Fred the Godson, Flee Lord, Grafh, Blass 89, Planet Asia, G4 Jag, Rasheed Chappell, Black Geez, Reef Hustle, Street Justice and Estee Nack.

"Army of Trust 2" is available for purchase now: https://airvinyls.bandcamp.com/album/army-of-trust-ii

Tracklist:

1. ElCamino - If You Want It 01:42
2. Flee Lord & Grafh - Shit Ain’t A Game 03:14
3. The Musalini & Blass 89 - Pick Ya Poison 02:41
4. Planet Asia & G4 Jag - Sell It 02:03
5. ElCamino - Jungle 01:27
6. Fred The Godson & Che Noir - Strings Of Pain 02:23
7. Reef Hustle - Street Therapy 01:17
8. Rasheed Chappell - True Story 01:50
9. Street Justice & Black Geez - Silent Threat 03:12
10. Estee Nack & Planet Asia - Force Field 02:20

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MANi$H releases his newest nostalgic, inspiring, and anthemic rap/hip-hop single ‘iKaNT’ produced by Jelly Roll. The release features nostalgic hip-hop instrumentation, catchy melodic elements, and an atmospheric flow by MANi$H. The rising artist delivers melodic bliss combined with lyrical depth. MANi$H’s immersing voice and depth will grasp the listener’s attention. Undoubtedly, the single can impact the listener as it contains every captivating, anthemic, and grand element for a rap/hiphop single. ‘iKaNT’ contains lyricism that will hook the listener due to the artist’s wordplay and motivating message. The unique and uplifting instrumentation with the melodic elements gives the vocal an energetic, driving feeling. ‘iKaNT’ spotlights the talented abilities of songwriting and rapping by MANi$H. The single merges hip-hop and rap elements seamlessly into one perfect single that will have everyone grooving. ‘iKaNT’ will take the listeners into a musical journey with the catchiness and captivating instrumentation.

About MANi$H

MAN-i$H is the mannish perspective to all of life's opportunities by pushing forward in a Big Dawg/Boss fashion! You are experiencing the initial creation, to not only the movement but the Artist and the Label as well. MANi$H was born in Portland, OR and raised all up and down the West Coast from the burning streets in Southern Killafornia to the Cold azz streets of AK! MANi$H Muzik is inspired by growing up in a singleparent household by a very young mother that attempted to provide the best ways she knew how....but the streets ended up being his only relation to Parents, Siblings, and Mentors. For better or worse....from Youth Detention Centers to Foster Homes/Group Homes, MANi$H learned to hustle out of his situations to catapult himself beyond his inflicted environments. MANi$H has maintained Focus and Determination to be "the change he wants to see" by ultimately being true to himself  and embracing being a Coach/Teacher/Mentor to those he surrounds himself with. This music is from a mind of passion and perseverance. It's always insightful and sometimes crass, but the "in-your-face" consistency is relentlessly rewarding! If you can relate/appreciate someone able to see beyond their situations, and an individual that's unwavering when it comes down to being a MAN in an era of Wimps....then you're in the right place at the RIGHT time! Let’s ViBe

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Tory Lanez is equally adept at rapping as he is singing. Check his bars in his official music video for "Dope Boy's Diary." 

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Chicago rapper and super producer Young Chop is not letting any social media drama get in the way of putting out new material. Check out his official music video for "You Know What We Do."

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Philadelphia heavy spitter and OBH Records artist, Razor, is back with some new fire for fans of the unstoppable Original Block Hustlaz movement. Peep this joint titled "Spilly 2."

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TAMPA, Fla. -- An inmate who was released from jail due to coronavirus concerns is now back behind bars after he was charged in connection to a murder in Tampa.

Back on March 13, 26-year-old Joseph Williams was taken to Hillsborough County jail for a third-degree felony drug charge.

Just days after he was taken into custody, Williams and more than 100 other inmates were released from jail until trial on March 19 "following the issuance of Administrative Order 2020-018," according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The inmates were released in an effort to lower the risk of spreading the virus in the cells and detention facilities, deputies explained in a press release.

On Tuesday, April 14, deputies arrested Williams in connection to a Mar. 20 homicide that happened in the 8000th block of Ash Avenue in Tampa. Williams was brought back to jail and is facing a second-degree murder charge, in addition to resisting an officer with violence, felony possession of a firearm, possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Deputies said Williams' arrest history includes more than 30 charges.

"There is no question Joseph Williams took advantage of this health emergency to commit crimes while he was out of jail awaiting resolution of a low-level, non-violent offense," said Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister in a press release. "As a result, I call on the State Attorney to prosecute this defendant to the fullest extent of the law. Every murder, every violent crime, especially those involving a gun, is a sickening example of the worst in our community, especially at a time when our community is working relentlessly to fight against the spread of this deadly COVID-19."

Source: ABC Action News

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White House counselor Kellyanne Conway criticized the World Health Organization on Wednesday morning while misleadingly quipping that COVID-19 refers to the number of times the novel coronavirus has appeared rather than the year it was discovered.

A day after President Donald Trump announced that he was ordering his administration to halt funding to WHO while accusing the organization of causing deaths by “covering up the spread of the coronavirus,” Conway appeared on the president’s favorite morning show to back Trump’s actions.

After Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy noted that the president wants to suspend payments to the WHO for apparently peddling Chinese disinformation on the virus, Conway blasted the international group for being dishonest early on about the origins of the virus.

“So this is about transparency and accountability because we have been so hard hit in this country and we were listening to the health professionals around the world,” she huffed.

The senior Trump aide went on to praise the president for taking “decisive and immediate action” by instituting a partial Chinese travel restriction in late January, attacking WHO for criticizing the move at the time while taking issue with the organization’s own actions towards the virus. (Trump’s travel ban still allowed tens of thousands of travelers to come into the U.S. from China.)

Conway then implied that there have been many other variations of this particular coronavirus, while seemingly suggesting that WHO should have been more on top of it.

“Some of the scientists and doctors say there could be other strains later on this, this could come back in the fall in a limited way,” Conway declared. “This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. You would think that people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on top of that.”

One would think that a senior administration official, however, would know that the name COVID-19 doesn’t stand for the 19th version of the virus but instead the year it was discovered. The World Health Organization announced the name on February 11, noting at the time that it stands for coronavirus disease from the year 2019.

As part of the Trump administration's attempt to deflect blame from Trump and toward the WHO, Kellyanne Conway tells Fox News, "This is COVID-19, not COVID-1 folks" insinuating the WHO should have been "on top of that."

The "19" is a reference to 2019. Not the number of COVIDs. pic.twitter.com/DNXLOCKd9r

— The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) April 15, 2020

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A celebrity branding company on Wednesday sued Ayesha Curry, the food and lifestyle personality and wife of NBA star Stephen Curry, seeking more than $10 million for breach of contract.

Flutie Entertainment said in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court that the five years it spent with Ayesha Curry brought “significant and unprecedented results.” Those include helping Curry land a Food Network show and a hosting role on ABC’s “Great American Baking Show,” as well as producing a bestselling cookbook and launching several successful food-based businesses.

But the suit alleges that in the 11 months since terminating the relationship she has denied the company its share of proceeds from the businesses, deliberately slowed down new enterprises, took away a top employee and “essentially gutted and devalued Flutie Entertainment’s interests.”

An email seeking comment from Curry’s attorney Michael Plonsker was not immediately returned.

Flutie Entertainment’s suit says Curry had a modest following for her social media and food blog and was known primarily as the wife of the star of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors when it began working with her. The Florida-based company, founded by Robert A. Flutie, was “clearly and undeniably instrumental in helping her achieve success.”

The suit asserts that when Curry terminated the relationship in May 2019, Flutie had done major work with her developing partnerships, sponsors and legal and financial framework for Homemade, in which Curry would offer home meal kits along with other kitchen and lifestyle products, and Yardie Girl, an entertainment production company. The lawsuit alleges Curry and her co-defendants have stalled on moving forward with the projects to deny Flutie its share in them.

The suit also names as defendants six Curry-affiliated companies and a former Flutie employee who handled Curry’s business for the company but now works directly with Curry.

It seeks damages of at least $10 million and a ruling that guarantees Flutie’s stake in Homemade and Yardie Girl.

Curry, a 31-year-old native of Canada, was an actress when she married Stephen Curry in 2011, and began doing cooking demonstrations on YouTube in 2014. The couple has three kids.

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"He was the basketball version of me, and I was the rap version of him, and that’s facts!"

That's Kanye West ... explaining why he and Kobe Bryant were one and the same -- LEGENDARY -- and in typical Kanye style, he's not holding back.

It's spelled out in a candid (just released) interview with GQ that went down back in February, less than a month after his good pal Kobe died in a helicopter crash very close to Kanye's Calabasas-area home.

As part of the interview, Kanye agreed to take photos on a basketball court -- and admitted, it was therapeutic.

"One thing I thought was really amazing is that we were able to find a groove with the photographs today even as out of it as I was with the loss of Kobe," Kanye said.

"We were able to just go to the court and play ball."

Kanye says he often drives on a street near the spot of the helicopter crash ... and it makes him motivated to dominate in life like his friend Kobe did.

"There’s no way for me not to be as determined as Kobe every time I drive down that street. It’s game time. There’s no move that we can’t make, or that we’ll wait to make."

Of course, Kanye and Kobe were close friends for years -- they trained together, starred in Nike commercials together ... and Kanye was even courtside for Kobe's last game.

Now, Kanye says he continues to draw motivation from Kobe -- attacking challenges in life and business with that trademark Mamba Mentality.

"Everyone in our life is now a member of the Lakers on one of Kobe’s championship teams. The way that Kobe would say that we all have to come together and win this championship is the way I look at life now."

He added, "We came up at the same time, together. And now it’s like, yeah, I might have had a reputation for screaming about things -- but I’m not taking any mess for an answer now. We’re about to build a paradigm shift for humanity. We ain’t playing with ’em. We bringing home the trophies."

Source: TMZ

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CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County Jail detainee charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Chicago police officer attacked three correctional officers early Tuesday, leaving two of them unconscious, the sheriff's office said.

Dante Jeffries grabbed an officer who was passing out breakfast at about 3:40 a.m., pulled him into his cell and choked the officer until he lost consciousness, the Cook County Sheriff's office said in a news release.

Jeffries then grabbed the officer's keys and handed them to his cellmate, who opened other cell doors. As another officer tried to help his unconscious co-worker, Jeffries struck a third officer in the face, knocking him unconscious. He then attacked the second officer.

A sergeant armed with a stun gun arrived and ordered Jeffries and his cellmate, Sharelle Sims, back into their cell.

The two officers who lost consciousness were treated for their injuries at the scene. The other officer whom Jeffries attacked was seriously injured and remained hospitalized later Tuesday, according to the news release.

The sheriff's department said it would ask prosecutors to bring new criminal charges against Jeffries and Sims.

Jeffries, 30, has been in custody since July 2017 on charges outlined in a 113-count indictment including attempted murder, aggravated battery of a police officer, aggravated kidnapping and other violent charges. Those charges arose after a robbery at a cellphone store on Chicago's South Side. The robbers shot a police officer at the scene, shattering the officer's knee. Jeffries has previous convictions for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, domestic violence, and drug possession.

Cook County Judge Peggy Chiampas said Jeffries posed a danger “to anybody he encounters” and ordered him held without bond.

Sims, 23, has been in custody since last August, charged with being an armed habitual criminal and of unlawful possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number. He has prior convictions for armed robbery and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

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Rising artist Tayon Combs is back with more heat! Check out his latest releases below and make sure you keep an eye on him in 2020!

Brooklyn lyricist Skyzoo and Italian jazz band Dumbo Station link up to bring you the second official single off of their collaborative EP "The Bluest Note" available everywhere April 24th! The new 6-track project is a perfect fusion of hip hop and jazz and features all live instrumentation. Preorder the album today and stream "We (Used To) Live in Brooklyn, Baby" now on all streaming platforms!

Pre-order "The Bluest Note" below.

iTunes/ Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bluest-note-ep/1504815725

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Rising multi-talented artist, actor, activist, poet, and educator Jaysus Zain just released a hot new single titled "Rage Of The Pen". Check out his amazing and inspirational work below that will surely captivate your attention.

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined Cardi B on Instagram Live, Monday, April 14th. The two talked about Bernie endorsing Joe Biden for president, Donald Trump believing he is above the law and his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, criminal justice reform, making sure laid off workers continue to get paid and more.

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