Frequent collaborators and business partners Ransom and 38 Spesh can't miss. Duffle Bag paints a vivid lyrical picture while Spesh provides the perfect sonic backdrop for Ran's new single, "Sinatra's Demons."
WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired New York Police Department officer was sentenced on Thursday to a record-setting 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol & using a metal flagpole to assault 1 of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters.
Thomas Webster’s prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The previous longest was shared by 2 other rioters, who were sentenced separately to 7 years & 3 months in prison.
Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran, was the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge & the first to present a self-defense argument. A jury rejected Webster’s claim that he was defending himself when he tackled Metropolitan Police Department officer Noah Rathbun & grabbed his gas mask outside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Webster, 56, to 10 years in prison plus three years of supervised release. He allowed Webster to report to prison at a date to be determined instead of immediately ordering him into custody.
“Mr. Webster, I don’t think you’re a bad person,” the judge said. “I think you were caught up in a moment. But as you know, even getting caught up in a moment has consequences.”
“The other victim was democracy, and that is not something that can be taken lightly,” Mehta added.
That time Duffle Bag Ran landed left/right lyrical combo knockout in the form of a freestyle over the instrumentals from Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart Pt. 4" and Snoop Dogg's "Serial Killa."
Check out "Assassinated Scarfaces" (Freestyle) from DJ Kasa featuring Rico Tellem and Jamal Gasol over Raekwon's classic "Incarcerated Scarfaces" instrumental.
Gone but never forgotten. Far Rockaway, Queens, New York emcee Lionel Pickens aka Chinx was finally getting his just due and had begun his ascent to the top of the game when he tragically lost his life on May 17, 2015.
He left behind a great legacy from his days with fellow Riot Squad members Stack Bundles, Bynoe and Cau2g$. Chinx would later link up with French Montana's Coke Boy's crew.
Chinx's biggest hit was a 2014 collaboration with Jadakiss titled "Dope House," off of his "Cocaine Riot 5" project.
Produced by Vealous
Video directed by Tana and Will C of Street Heat Films
[Intro: Chinx] My nigga if you ain't coppin' you ain't got no business around the fucking spot Fuck you hangin 'round the trap for? Up out my dope house
[Hook: Chinx] Booking on the interstate I'm bailing with them bricks Cooking with the flour, hit me if you need the fish Bottom of the ninth, choppers loaded, that's the ball game Pussy you a target and I barely ever miss Fuck up out my dope house Fuck up out my dope house Fuck up out my dope house Fuck up out my dope house
[Verse 1: Chinx] No degrees but did my thing in culinary Either that or could've hit them courts and hoop Creep up on them with them hammers we gon' nail em Keep my pistols smoking like some Campbell soup D.A. tryna lock me up for child abuse cause I was whippin' babies In the daycare, and pushed em off the stoop Chopper with the scope, tell them niggas merry Christmas But it won’t be Santa Claus niggas sending through your roof Catch a nigga hanging round the trap, he need to buy something I’ma do the chicken dance with Flocka when them pies come Pull up to the dock and park the V up on the boat Pussy nigga, guarantee less than a key will get you smoked When that money come in, you and some your niggas fall out Hate it when you pull up to the venue with them cars out All my diamonds blue, the jeweler got me on some loc shit And them killers with me down to shoot, ain’t with no ho shit
[Hook: Chinx] Booking on the interstate I'm bailing with them bricks Cooking with the flour, hit me if you need the fish Bottom of the ninth, choppers loaded, that's the ball game Pussy you a target and I barely ever miss Fuck up out my dope house Fuck up out my dope house Fuck up out my dope house Fuck up out my dope house
[Verse 2: Jadakiss] Yeah, fuck up out my dope house, where them niggas came from Montega Jada, where you think I got the name from Raised round the junkies, where you think I got my game from Soon as the love stop, that’s when the pain come We ain’t selling bundles either, we just moving big shit Try to disappear with some work, get your wig split You can try to find a vein or you can sniff shit Get it on the arm then I need a little interest Naw you can’t live with us, we don’t want no visitors People call us drug dealers, I say we distributors Haters gone hate cause we keep making em sick of us Keep making it hot, they gone think about evicting us
[Hook: Chinx] Booking on the interstate I'm bailing with them bricks Cooking with the flour, hit me if you need the fish Bottom of the ninth, choppers loaded, that's the ball game Pussy you a target and I barely ever miss Fuck up out my dope house Fuck up out my dope house Fuck up out my dope house Fuck up out my dope house
Kwame Teague aka Dutch has been incarcerated for almost 30 years and while ensuring he remained positive and productive despite his circumstances he turned to writing and has over the years become one of America’s favorite authors. Along the way Dutch has aggressively searched for various outlets and platforms that not only allow but eagerly look for those incarcerated individuals whose voice has been stifled and allow them time and space to have their voices heard. Unfortunately, Dutch didn’t find many platforms doing such so he decided to make it his mission to find the right team to create it themselves.That being said; allow me to introduce you to, Prison Riot Radio. the hottest and largest online platform powered by, ran by and focusing on incarcerated individuals past and present. www.prisonriotradio.comAlongside Professor CQuence and Dutch’s wife Jay Rene they launched Prison Riot Radio. A platform all about empowering incarcerated artist and giving a voice to the revolutionaries and those making a change.Prison Riot Radio is a platform for incarcerated rappers to upload their acapellas and freestyles for free and get their skills in front of music industry reps and Insiders. But the site goes much deeper than that allow an opportunity for artist to learn about copyrighting their music, how to start the music publishing to get their publishing money, how to get their music on Spotify and Beyond. Also offered are fully produced tracks for $25. An artist can have a professional product available to the masses online. Remember all it takes is one hit and when you put your music out there the money is yours. Your album cover can even be done the $10 was top-of-the-line graphics.For authors there are deals as well. Jay Rene will capture a few chapters free of charge to assist in getting a buzz for your unpublished book. This can even help you get publishing. We can also help produce an audio book for you complete with music and sound effects for $150 per book. For those of you who want their own podcast there is a platform for that as well. There is interviewing available for not only artists and authors but for those that have something to say about the conditions behind the G wall. Prison Riot Radio is the platform for the incarcerated voice. So, let’s use it, support it and share everywhere!!
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Don't forget to catch the "Dutch" premiering on BET June 2nd, 2021
"GoodTime" featuring Che Noir and Stove God Cooks is my favorite song off of Ransom's "Crime Scenes" EP. The cinematic production from Nicholas Craven provides the perfect canvas for the three emcees to paint a vivid verbal portrait.
The song doesn't have an official visual, but fortunately On Q Visuals comes through with a dope lyric video for it.
Grab "Crime Scenes" from your favorite streaming platform:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thirty-five U.S. Capitol Police officers are being investigated for their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, and six have been suspended with pay, the police department said in a statement on Friday.
Five people, including a Capitol Police officer, died in the violence when throngs of former President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the Capitol, overpowering security forces.
Two law enforcement officers later committed suicide.
“Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman has directed that any member of her department whose behavior is not in keeping with the department’s rules of conduct will face appropriate discipline,” police department spokesman John Stolnis said.
Details of the investigation were not provided.
A U.S. House of Representatives panel has scheduled a hearing on Feb. 25 to look into Capitol security failures on Jan. 6. Pittman and Acting House Sergeant-at-arms Timothy Blodgett are scheduled to testify.
Investigators have been looking into the response by the Capitol Police officers and whether any of the officers may have aided the rioters, according to congressional aides and some lawmakers.
Just days after the attack, it was disclosed that two officers had been suspended, according to Democratic Representative Tim Ryan. One had taken a selfie with a protester, while another wore a Trump-supporting hat and was directing protesters around the building, Ryan told reporters.
It was unclear whether the two were among the 35 now being investigated or whether they were trying to quell the crowd by establishing personal contact with rioters.
The right-wing protesters went to Capitol Hill shortly after Trump addressed a crowd near the White House, telling them: “We fight. We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
The rioters went to the seat of the U.S. Congress, temporarily blocking lawmakers from formally certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the Nov. 3, 2020, presidential election, following repeated attempts by Trump to reverse that outcome.
One week after the riot, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives impeached Trump on a charge of inciting an insurrection. The Senate failed to convict him when most Republicans voted for an acquittal.
The West and East Coast merge as Popoff gets an assist from New Jersey living legend, Ransom for the Thugs Bunny-produced heater titled "At the Table."
This is the lead single off of Popoff's forthcoming "Who I Am" project.
As promised Ransom blesses fans with new visuals off of his stellar "Crime Scenes" EP. This one is for the Nicholas Craven produced gem, "A Most Violent Year."
Directed by D. Gomez Films
"Crime Scenes" available now everywhere music is streamed and sold:
1. Uncut Gems 2. GoodTime Ft. Che Noir and Stove God Cooks 3. Killing Them Softly 4. 25th Hour 5. The Rite Ft. Stove God Cooks 6. A Most Violent Year 7. Hell or High Water Ft. Flee Lord, Eto, Rigz and Rome Streetz
The dynamic duo of deadly emcee Ransom and super producer Nicholas Craven are back once again with a new EP titled "Crime Scenes," their fifth project of 2020. Features include Che Noir, Rigz, Flee Lord, Eto, Stove God Cooks and Rome Streetz.
Available now everywhere music is streamed and sold:
1. Uncut Gems 2. GoodTime Ft. Che Noir and Stove God Cooks 3. Killing Them Softly 4. 25th Hour 5. The Rite Ft. Stove God Cooks 6. A Most Violent Year 7. Hell or Hight Water Ft. Flee Lord, Eto, Rigz and Rome Streetz
As we push through trying times of 2020, Dealing with Police injustice, Covid19, Social Distancing, Home Schooling, & Unemployment Rates at a all time high.
Mack C, a independent Kentucky Artist, speaks up on the scene of Depression on a collab with Dufflebag Ransom, a New York Legend.
With witty bars, substance, meaning, and a Uptempo sound. This sound captivates a changing time of classic flow on a new sound.
Mack C seems to deliver powerful messages through his music and platforms keeping hip hop alive in his area, known as a Legendary figure, with a high standard for music.
2020 will be remembered by hip hop fans as the year Ransom cemented cemented his legacy as one of the best emcees in the history of the game. As if his "Director's Cut" series and "Beautiful Graves" single wasn't enough, the Presidential boss reached into his Duffle Bag to pull out a new single to close out the year titled "GoodTime" featuring Stove God Cooks and fellow TRUST member Che Noir.
The song was produced by Ransom's frequent collaborator Nicholas Craven.