Report Via TMZ -- XXXTentacion's legacy lives on, in the form of a baby boy who was born 7 months after his tragic death.
X's girlfriend gave birth Saturday to Gekyume Onfroy. The kid already has a nickname -- Yume! Gekyume is derived from a word X created. It means "a different state" or the next universe of thought. X's mom and girlfriend say X himself chose the name for his firstborn son.
Both mother and child are healthy.
Yume was born 3 days after what would have been X's 21st birthday.
TMZ broke the story ... X was murdered in his car last June in Broward County after 2 men were lying in wait as he left a motorcycle dealership. Four men were arrested and are awaiting trial.
Two years after up and coming Atlanta rapper, Bankroll Fresh, was shot and killed outside a local recording studio, police have closed their investigation.
Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound shows no signs of letting his foot off of Kanye West's throat for aligning himself with Donald Trump. With that in mind, peep the official music video for the Yeezy diss song "True to the Game."
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Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound isn't letting his foot off of Kanye West's neck anytime soon. He continues to apply the pressure with a new diss song titled "True to the Game Part 2."
(WBAL) The jury has ruled in favor of the family of Korryn Gaines in their wrongful death civil trial in Baltimore County.
After deliberating for about three hours, jurors ruled that Baltimore County police Officer Royce Ruby did not act reasonably in the fatal shooting of Gaines and the wounding of her son, Kodi, in August 2016.
The jury awarded the family more than $36 million, including actual medical and funeral expenses and non-economic damages (pain and suffering). No punitive damages were awarded.
The jury awarded $32 million to Kodi, $300,000 to Korryn Gaines' father, $300,000 to Korryn Gaines' mother, $300,000 to Korryn Gaines' estate, and $4.5 million to Karsyn Courtney, Korryn Gaines' daughter.
Gaines' family was crying and hugging in the courtroom after the jury verdict was read. Ruby did not flinch as the verdict and damages were read.
"I don't know how anyone can just extinguish a life, then hide behind a badge," Korryn Gaines' mother, Rhanda Dormeus, said. "I can't even get out of bed to do my activities of daily life. I was a registered nurse, a psychiatric nurse. This has ripped me apart. I am not mad with Officer Ruby. I don't have any space to be mad because my heart is too broken."
"For Kodi, it means a lot. Now he's going to be able to get the help he needs. It's a sad situation what happened, and I'm very glad the jury came back and saw what was going on in that courtroom was't right, and what happened Aug. 1 wasn't right either," Korryn Gaines' father, Corey Cunningham, said.
"This is a great day. This is a great statement on behalf of many who have been victimized by police officers -- too many in our community. This is a great day," said Ken Ravenell, attorney for Kodi Gaines.
"Korryn is smiling today. She got her day in court," said J. Wyndal Gordon, the attorney for the Gaines family.
Baltimore County Attorney Mike Field issued a statement, saying, "A mother died, a child was unintentionally injured, and police officers were placed in mortal danger. By any account, this was a tragic situation. The county is disappointed with the verdict and is reviewing all of its options, including an appeal."
"I hope that Shellenberger is now second-guessing his decision. I have no degree of faith that he would reconsider it," Gordon said.
"This guy knowingly assassinated my daughter and injured my grandson to, I believe, beyond repair with post-traumatic stress," Dormeus said. "This win is for all of my sisters in the movement who have lost their children to police violence. Some of them have never received justice, either criminally or civil. I just want to tell them that this win is for them."
"He needs to pay for it more than just out of pocket because, actually the citizens are going to pay for this, he's not even going to pay. He's going home to his family. My family has been destroyed," said Kareem Courtney, Karsyn's father.
KXNG Crooked is back with a brand new freestyle titled "Body." Take a listen to how he flips the instrumental to Ed Sheeran's hit song, "Shape of You."
KXNG Crooked fka Crooked I flows so effortlessly and with so many bars it wouldn't be surprising if other emcees heard his new "Cut You Loose" freestyle and threw their mics away. Peep it up top to see what we mean.
KXNG Crooked, formerly known as Crooked I, drops off a new fire freestyle titled "Real Friends." Listen to the Slaughterhouse emcee spit heroin bars up top.
Long Beach, California native and 1/4 of the supergroup Slaughterhouse, KXNG Crooked, delivers a powerful message to rogue cops who have been terrorizing citizens in urban communities via his new music video titled "Robocop Went Pop." This is off of his latest album, "Good vs. Evil," which is available now on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-vs.-evil-deluxe-edition/id1168807356
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“I took all my anger and disappointment in current events and transformed it into art,” Crooked said of the upcoming project. “I designed an alternate reality where politicians are puppets controlled by ‘The Puppet Master’ and police are A.I. robots programmed to kill lower class citizens. Sounds familiar, but in this ‘Planet X’ reality the poor citizens create a movement and ‘Shoot Back.’
Original Riot Squad member BYNOE releases his most powerful, inspirational, and influential single to date.
"TUPAC SHAKUR" is the first single off of the up and coming album "GOLD BLOODED." The project takes you on a walk through classic Tupac movies, elements of actual life events, and lets not forget that Far Rockaway, New York edge. The explosive and unexpected word play which shaped this track, musically mirrors the actor’s filmography through Bynoe’s eyes. Take a listen as the sinister piano loops over bone rattling 808’s... Brought to you by the same producers that brought you French Montana’s "Off the Rip". Trakformaz.
It's really hear new music from the Riot Squad. Late greats Chinx and Stack Bundles on a song with Bynoe and Cau2G$ is the perfect way to kick the weekend off.
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Tupac Shakur wasn't just a rapper. He was also an actor, poet and a powerful speaker who did everything with an unmatched sense of passion.
Perhaps that's why today, as we remember him on the 20th anniversary of his death at the age of 25, he still remains one of the most influential artists the world has ever known.
Shakur died on September 13, 1996, from injuries suffered in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting as he sat in the passenger seat of of a car driven by Suge Knight, the CEO of his recording home Death Row Records.
His murder remains unsolved, despite investigations and theories put forth by detectives who worked on the case.
Shakur is considered by many to be best rapper ever.
He released four solo studio albums from 1991 to 1996. Because of his incredible work ethic, Shakur, left behind enough material for six posthumous albums to be released.
His hit records include "Brenda's Got a Baby," "Dear Mama,"Changes," "California Love," "I Get Around," "Keep Ya Head Up," "So Many Tears," "How Do u Want It," "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted," "Hail Mary," "I Ain't Mad at Cha," "To Live and Die In L.A.," "Toss It Up," "Hit 'Em Up," Do for Love," "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto," "Until the End of Time," "Letter 2 My Unborn," "Ghetto Gospel," "Thugs Get Lonely Too" and "Pac's Life."
You can't mention 2Pac's music without talking about his group the Outlawz. Members E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble, Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal, Napoleon, Moozaliny and Kastro were prominent on many of his recordings.
Shakur's acting career began to take off in 1992 with his role as Bishop in the movie "Juice."
He would go on to star in the feature films "Poetic Justice," "Above the Rim," "Bullet," "Gridlock'd" and "Gang Related."
Rest in peace Tupac Shakur. You will forever be remembered.
Check out some of his best music video and listen to some of those who knew him best speaking about working with him below.
Here's a new single from Chinx titled "Match That." This is off of the late rapper's forthcoming posthumous album titled "Legends Never Die," which will be released on September 16. You can pre-order it now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/legends-never-die/id1114300544
Podcaster Taxstone stirred up a hornet's nest Wednesday, May 25, during a Vlad TV interview where he called Tupac Shakur a snitch for what he believes was the late rapper's implication that The Notorious B.I.G. was involved in his 1994 shooting at Quad Studios in New York City.
Tax also included Cam'Ron in the same category.
In 2005 Cam'Ron was shot while driving his blue Lamborghini in Washington, D. C. At the time he and Jay Z weren't on good terms.
The following year Killa released a Hov diss song titled "You Gotta Love It."
"O.K. First off, you a bitch nigga / Only reason I'm doing this / I'mma just name 5 reasons real quick, got a hundred fifty / First - you stole Rocafella from Dame / Second - you stole Kanye from Dame / Third - you stole Rocawear from Dame / Fourth - I seen the nigga throw that diamond up before them shots was fired," Cam rapped.
Tax told Vlad that the reference toRoc-A-Fella Records'diamond logo would make police assume Cam was talking about someone from the label, which would make the Harlem rapper a snitch as well.
Cam soon hopped on Instagram and posted a response video.
"I just woke up and some nigga talking about I'm snitching," Cam says. "Let me explain something to y'all motherfuckers. Snitching is when you have paperwork that you tried to send somebody to jail or you sent somebody to jail. Not what you hear in a rap song. Not what you hear in an interview ... interrogation room. Not on the streets, jail bars. I actually went to jail for not snitching, nigga," Killa continued, "I violated my probation for being in D.C. and didn't tell. So I went to jail on Rikers Island for violating my probation."
Cam's video had the following caption.
"#FactsAndFabric I'm not even gonna say a nigga name.. But I'm wit the shits my nigga.. Get off my dick.. Lol.. And get to da money.. #UfinishOrYouDone and stop try and dis Tupac"
G-Unit's 50 Cent, Kidd Kidd and Young Buck are letting their feelings be known about the recent murders of Eric Garner by New York City police and Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson.
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