Da Brat and her wife Jesseca "Judy" Harris-Dupart are expanding their household roster, announcing the iconic MC is carrying a child at the age of 48.
There's a first time for everything -- Brat was the first female rapper to go platinum with her 1994 debut album "Funkdafied" and now she's expecting her first child, telling People, "It's been quite a journey."
Brat and Judy made the big reveal Tuesday, introducing Brat's baby bump in a shoot with photographer Derek Blanks ... with a gangsta motif to play into Brat's rapper exterior.
Brat understands there are some possible risks with the pregnancy, adding, "there's a lot of stuff we learned about women over the age of 40."
Brat and Judy already share Judy's three children together -- and the rapper had to overcome a few hurdles -- an embryo transfer that required surgery to remove fibroids and polyps from her body.
couple says they chose an anonymous donor and will chronicle the pregnancy in Season 3 of their WE TV series "Brat Loves Judy."
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The man charged with murder in the death of Migos rapper Takeoff appeared back in a Houston courtroom on Tuesday morning as his attorneys continue to fight for lower bond.
Patrick Clark, 33, is charged with murder for the deadly shooting of Kirsnick Khari Ball, known professionally as Takeoff.
Clark is being held on a $1 million bond, but he could be out of custody within 24 to 48 hours if his attorneys complete a few more requests coming from Judge Josh Hill.
His bond was originally set at $2 million, but a judge granted a request to reduce the amount during his last court appearance. However, Clark's defense attorney still says the amount is too high & thinks something around $300,000 is more appropriate.
If Hill lowers Clark's bond to that amount, he is expected to be released.
Clark's attorney said the suspect's family is willing to put up their Houston-area home as collateral in order to bond him out of jail. In addition, the whole family will co-sign a bond issued by a bondsman if lowered, which Mark Metze, a bail bondsman, said the family has already taken care of.
Meanwhile, prosecutors are concerned that Clark isn't being up front about all his financial assets. They think he has much more money than he claims.
The judge asked Clark to turn in his passport card & also would like to assign him GPS monitoring through a specific bond company that would immediately notify if bond conditions are violated.
Hill said he believes Clark may be a flight risk & requested a deep dive into the suspect's personal finances. He wants to understand why Clark cannot post bond, yet was recorded on a jail phone call saying the $2 million was doable.
Takeoff was shot to death in the early morning hours of Nov. 1 outside a bowling alley in downtown Houston. Police said he was in a crowd of people & an innocent bystander near an argument over a dice game.
MURRAY, Utah (ABC4) – Two men who were previously charged with raping a 14-year-old girl along with another man who filmed the incident were sentenced to 48 months of probation on March 9 as a reduction of their original sentence of 1 to 15 years in Utah State Prison.
The men were initially charged on Sept. 9 of 2017 after the victim allegedly snuck out during a sleepover to meet up with the men, as arranged on Snapchat. From there, they went to a mall parking lot, a hookah bar & a party at home. She told police that the “last thing she remembered was leaving the party & being in the back seat of the car & 1 of the males was kissing her & she told him to stop.”
Officers were later informed that a video had been shot of 2 of the 3 men raping the girl. According to court records, the victim was unconscious throughout most of the incident.
Following a police investigation, Lecalire Donjim “LA”, 29, & his brother Richard Djassera, 26, were arrested. Djassera admitted to filming Donjim & “Dojim’s friend” forcing themselves onto the victim because he “thought it was funny.”
Later information confirmed the arrest of the 3 men on 2 counts of aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree felony. Djassera additionally received 4 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony.
Following plea deals that were worked out between the 3 men & law enforcement officials, their prison sentence was officially suspended & replaced by a probation sentence after being incarcerated for three-and-a-half years.
In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, writer, actor and member of the Wu-Tang Clan:
CAPPADONNA
Here's what we discussed with one of Staten Island's finest:
• Being born and raised in Brooklyn until the age of 7 and moving to Staten Island. • The early days of Park Hill hip hop and Cap's love of graffiti and street fashion. • Method Man crediting Cap for his induction into the Wu-Tang Clan. • Catching the notice of RZA when Cap would take victories at local freestyle battles. • Cap's character appearing in 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga'. • Breaking down lyrics on 'Savage Life' about missing the holidays. • Cap's favorite food while he was locked up. • His appearance on Raekwon's 'Ice Cream' being his introduction to the game. • The days of hustling designer belts with True Master being his supplier. • He recites bars from 'Winter Warz' and shares his mindset when he wrote that iconic verse. • The origin of the pro-black, spiritual and educational aspects of his music. • How Cap felt when Ghostface revisited the title and concept of his song 'Run'. • Where his affinity for classic R&B that's so apparent in his music comes from. • Moving to Baltimore in 2003 and living out of his car while he worked as a cab driver. • The history of his longtime kinship with fellow Wu-Tang member Inspectah Deck. • Cap's take on how The Wizard Of Oz links up with Five Percenter philosophy. • Why he feels it's so important to be open in his songs about life's hardships. • 'Baby Mommas' outlining the responsibilities of a man and woman raising a child. • Why Cap feels it's his duty to showcase female emcees as much as possible. • The early inspirations that contributed to Cap's impeccable fashion sense. • Where his strong Reggae influence originates from. • Cap's infatuation with how around the way girls would chew their bubble gum. • Feeling honored to be close to his mother before her passing. • The controversy surrounding the album cover art for 'Black Tarrzann'. • Cap's name standing for "Consider All Poor People Acceptable Don't Oppress Nor Neglect Anyone". • What Cap has coming down the line for his fans.
TIME STAMPS:
2:57 -- Cap speaks on his being born and raised in Brooklyn until the age of 7 and moving to Staten Island after he accidentally burned his parent's house down playing with matches. He gets into what it was like coming up in Park Hill during the early 80's, names off some of the most prominent emcees and DJs of the area during that time, talks about his early love of graffiti as well as street fashion and also speaks on his first stint in jail.
7:42 -- Cap is asked for his take on Method Man crediting him for his induction into the Wu-Tang Clan. He goes on to talk about the early days of the Wu members building together on their common interests and Cap catching the notice of RZA when he would attain frequent victories at their local freestyle battles. Cap is also asked how RZA impacted his life and how fully formed RZA's vision was of the potential of Wu-Tang Clan.
12:15 -- Cap is asked how accurate the scene was in 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga' where Divine crossed paths with him in jail. They go on to discuss lyrics to 'Savage Life' illustrating his feelings on being locked up and away from his family on the holidays, Cap's take on what rehabilitation looks like, finding ways to enjoy Thanksgiving while on tour, some of the most beloved jail food he was able to indulge in and they debate if chitlins will eventually become a delicacy.
18:19 -- Cap gets into how his appearance on Raekwon's 'Ice Cream' was his introduction to the game. He goes on to talk about his job as a security guard for the Park Hill projects at the time of it's release, hustling designer belts at the same time and producer True Master being his supplier. They discuss the importance of owning a nice belt in the hood and True Master producing his first album 'The Pillage' even before he got the feature on 'Ice Cream'.
23:02 -- Talib brings up Cap's legendary bars on the song 'Winter Warz' and asks him if he can recite some of the verse for us. He goes on to share some of the mindset that went into penning those iconic rhymes after coming back from his first penitentiary bid and they also discuss the pro-blackness as well as the spiritual and educational aspects of his music and where it all originates from.
29:56 -- Cap speaks on the cinematic aspects of his song 'Run' and if Ghostface revisiting the concept for the song was something they discussed beforehand. Cap also gets into how he gained his affinity for classic R&B that's so apparent in his music and goes on to talk about the hardest part of his move to Baltimore in 2003 where ended up living out of his Range Rover, working as a cab driver, all after a falling out with his wife at home.
37:18 -- Cap talks about his longtime kinship with Inspectah Deck, stating they were 'brothers coming together for a cause'. He talks about them both doing time together at the Brooklyn House jail and Cap hustling clothes with Deck's older brother. Cap goes on to give his take on how the Five Percenters philosophy in knowledge of self links to the story of Wizard Of Oz and answers the question of if he ever saw himself as a successful emcee during those early days.
42:20 -- Cap is asked why he feels it's so important to be open in his songs about his life's trials and tribulations. He goes on to talk about his desire to inspire others to be real about their hardships, his song 'Baby Mommas' outlining the responsibilities of the man and woman raising a child together and they go on to debate if the term 'baby's momma' shouldn't be used anymore as well as Cap's views on the concept of marriage.
49:33 -- Cap talks about Wonda Woman aka Selima Young and Nakeeba Amaniyea being featured on his 2014 album 'Hook Off' as they discuss why he feels it's his duty to showcase female emcees as much as possible. They go on to discuss Cap's status as the Wu-Tang fashion guru. He talks about being inspired by his older brother's fashion sense as well as the Jamaicans he grew up around, Cap becoming a trend setter when he would spray paint his shoes and buy brands that nobody else in his neighborhood had worn before.
54:08 -- Cap explains where his strong Reggae influence originates from, Jasmin goes on to bring up Cap's song 'Material Wealth', asks him why he thinks women love bubble gum so much and Cap speaks on his infatuation with how the around the way girls would chew their bubble gum. Cap's song 'Mamma Can You Hear Me' is also discussed as he expresses how honored he was in having the opportunity to be close to her before her passing.
59:40 -- Cap is asked about the controversy over the album cover art for 'Black Tarrzann'. He talks about the symbolism of the image and his feelings for the project as a whole. They also discuss the acronym of Cap's name standing for "Consider All Poor People Acceptable Don't Oppress Nor Neglect Anyone", the embarrassing backronym of Talib's early crew 'The Hard Heads', Talib and Diamond D using Raekwon's essence and energy for their collab album 'Gotham', Cap speaks on his acting endeavors and he's also asked what he has coming down the line for his fans.
