N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN's podcast, Drink Champs, has really taken off. For their 21st episode they welcomed one of their most requested guests, 50 Cent.
50 chops it up about Effen Vodka, "Get Rich or Die Tryin," Queensbridge slang, his history with N.O.R.E., his first sneaker deal, issues with Steve Stoute, not liking Elliot Wilson, Jay Z owing him a favor for doing his S. Carter sneaker commercial, Prodigy's verse on "Pearly Gates," signing M.O.P., why he'll go at anybody, not responding to Meek Mill's disson record and more.
With "Power" returning in just two days the cast, Lela Loren, Joseph Sikora, Omari Hardwick and Naturi Naughton, visited The Breakfast Club on Friday, July 15.
They speak on Tommy wanting to kill Ghost, Tasha's masturbation scene in season 1, all of their characters having flaws, what Holly means to Tommy, how Kanan escapes from the fire Ghost set, the sec scenes, the great job Courtney A. Kemp does as the show's writer and creator.
eMkay follows up from the success of the "4" with The Sequel! The new project is now available on Spotify & iTunes! Stream up top and be sure to leave your comments!
(Reuters) An attacker at the wheel of a heavy truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act.
The driver, identified by police sources as a 31-year-old Tunisian-born Frenchman, also appeared to open fire before officers shot him dead. The man, named as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, was not on the watch list of French intelligence services but was known to the police in connection with common crimes such as theft and violence, the sources said.
Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel allegedly drove truck that killed 84 people in Nice, France
BREAKING: 2 French officials to AP: ID found in Nice truck matches attacker, was 31-year-old petty criminal from Tunisia.
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 18 people were in a critical condition after the attack on Thursday night, when the white truck zigzagged along the seafront Promenade des Anglais as a fireworks display marking the French national day ended just after 10:30 p.m. (4.30 p.m. ET).
The dead included several children, while the U.S. State Department said two American citizens had been killed. Russian student Viktoria Savchenko was also among the dead, according to the Moscow academy where she studied.
According to one city official, the rented truck careered on for up to 2 km (1.5 miles).
"People went down like nine-pins," Jacques, who runs Le Queenie restaurant on the seafront, told France Info radio.
The attack seemed so far to be the work of a lone assailant.
Hollande said in a pre-dawn address that he was calling up military and police reservists to relieve forces worn out by enforcing a state of emergency begun in November after Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers struck Paris entertainment spots on a Friday evening, killing 130 people.
Only hours earlier he had announced the emergency would be lifted by the end of July. Following the attack, he said it would be extended by a further three months.
"France is filled with sadness by this new tragedy," Hollande said. "There's no denying the terrorist nature of this attack."
Major events in France have been guarded by troops and armed police since the Nov. 13 attacks. But it appeared to have taken many minutes to halt the progress of the truck as it tore along pavements and a pedestrian zone.
One witness said she thought the attacker was firing a gun as he drove.
"I saw this enormous white truck go past at top speed," said Suzy Wargniez, a local woman aged 65 who was watching from a cafe on the promenade. "It was shooting, shooting."
A local government official said weapons and grenades were later found inside the vehicle which was made by Renault Trucks.
Nice-Matin newspaper said on Twitter that police were searching the attacker's home in the Nice neighborhood of Abattoirs. It gave no source of the information.
ISLAMIC STATE TARGETS FRANCE
After the Paris attacks, Islamic State said France and all nations following its path would remain at the top of its list of targets as long as they continued "their crusader campaign", referring to action against the group in Iraq and Syria.
France is conducting air strikes and special forces operations against Islamic State, as well as training Iraqi government and Kurdish forces.
"We will further strengthen our actions in Syria and Iraq," Hollande said, calling the tragedy - on the day France marks the 1789 revolutionary storming of the Bastille prison in Paris - an attack on liberty by fanatics who despised human rights.
France has also sent troops to west Africa to keep Islamist insurgents at bay. The country is home to the European Union's biggest Muslim population, and critics say it has alienated some in the community through strict adherence to a secular culture that allows no place for religion in schools and civic life.
Dawn broke on Friday with pavements smeared with dried blood. Smashed children's strollers, an uneaten baguette and other debris were strewn about the promenade. Small areas were screened off and what appeared to be bodies covered in blankets were visible through the gaps.
The truck was still where it came to rest, its windscreen riddled with bullets.
There had been no claim of responsibility on Friday morning.
The truck careered into families and friends listening to an orchestra or strolling above the beach on the Mediterranean Sea toward the grand, century-old Hotel Negresco.
Bystander Franck Sidoli said he had seen people go down. "Then the truck stopped, we were just five meters away. A woman was there, she lost her son. Her son was on the ground, bleeding," he told Reuters at the scene.
The Paris attack in November was the bloodiest among a number in France and Belgium in the past two years. On Sunday, a weary nation had breathed a sigh of relief that the month-long Euro 2016 soccer tournament had ended without serious incident.
Four months ago, Belgian Islamists linked to the Paris attackers killed 32 people in Brussels.
Vehicle attacks have been used by isolated members of militant groups in recent years, notably in Israel, though never to such devastating effect.
Pop star Rihanna canceled a concert scheduled to be held in Nice on Friday. Riders on the Tour de France, the top event on the international cycling calendar, observed a minute's silence before Thursday's stage, held three hours' drive northwest of Nice. Security has been tightened for the three-week race, which is watched by huge crowds lining the route around the country.
U.S. President Barack Obama condemned what he said "appears to be a horrific terrorist attack". Others joining him included German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Pope Francis, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and officials from Spain, Sweden, the European Union, NATO and the U.N. Security Council.
Turkey, where Islamic State and Kurdish militants have staged a number of attacks in recent months, offered its condolences. "For terrorist groups, there is no difference between Turkey and France, Iraq and Belgium, and Saudi Arabia and the United States," said President Tayyip Erdogan.
On social media, Islamic State supporters celebrated the high death toll and posted a series of images, one showing a beach purporting to be that of Nice with white stones arranged to read "IS is here to stay" in Arabic.
HIDING IN TERROR
Nice-Matin journalist Damien Allemand had been watching the firework display when the truck tore by. After taking cover in a cafe, he wrote on his paper's website of what he saw: "Bodies every five meters, limbs ... Blood. Groans."
"The beach attendants were first on the scene. They brought water for the injured and towels, which they placed on those for whom there was no more hope."
Officials have warned of the continuing risk of Islamist attacks in Europe. Reverses for Islamic State in Syria and Iraq have raised fears it might strike again, using alienated young men from the continent's Arab immigrant communities.
Nice, a city of 350,000, has a history as a flamboyant, aristocratic resort but is also a gritty metropolis. It has seen dozens of its Muslim residents travel to Syria to fight.
At Nice's Pasteur hospital, medical staff were treating large numbers of injuries. Waiting for friends who were being operated on, 20-year-old Fanny told Reuters she had been lucky.
"We were all very happy, ready to celebrate all night long," she said. "I saw a truck driving into the pedestrian area, going very fast and zig-zagging.
"The truck pushed me to the side. When I opened my eyes I saw faces I didn't know and started asking for help ... Some of my friends were not so lucky. They are having operations as we speak. It's very hard, it's all very traumatic."
(Additional reporting by Matthias Blamont, Maya Nikolaeva, Michel Rose, Bate Felix, Brian Love adn Bate Felix in Paris, Alastair Macdonald in Brussels, Omar Fahmy in Cairo and Andreas Rinke in Ulaanbaatar; Writing by Alastair Macdonald, Andrew Callus and David Stamp; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall and Pravin Char)
(Reuters) An attacker killed about 60 people and injured 100 when he drove a truck at high speed into crowds watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday, local media quoted officials as saying.
Police shot and killed the driver, who drove at high speed for over 100 meters (yards) along the famed Promenade des Anglais seafront before hitting the mass of spectators, regional sub-prefect Sebastien Humbert told France Info radio.
Broadcaster i-Tele quoted the prosecutor's office as saying the preliminary death toll was 60. Local lawmaker Eric Ciotti told France Info radio more probably had died. Other officials put the number of wounded at at least 100 and possibly more.
Humbert described it as a clear criminal attack, although the driver was not yet identified. Residents of the Mediterranean city close to the Italian border were advised to stay indoors. There was no sign of any other attack.
Almost exactly eight months ago Islamic State militants killed 130 people in Paris on Nov. 13, the bloodiest in a number of attacks in France and Belgium in the past two years. On Sunday, France had breathed a sigh of relief as the month-long Euro 2016 soccer tournament ended without a feared attack.
Officials were cautious about accounts from bystanders that the lone man driving the truck had also opened fire and, amid chatter on social media of a hostage situation, police called on people not to propagate rumors that were hampering their work.
One woman told France Info she and others had fled in terror: "The lorry came zig-zagging along the street. We ran into a hotel and hid in the toilets with lots of people."
Another woman told the station she was sheltering in a restaurant on the promenade with some 200 other people, where things had calmed down about two hours after the incident.
"Dear Nicois," local mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted, "The driver of a truck appears to have killed dozens of people. Stay at home for the time being. More news to follow."
Regional newspaper Nice Matin quoted its reporter at the scene saying there were many injured people and blood on the street. It published a photograph of a damaged, long-distance delivery truck, which it said was riddled with bullets and images of emergency services treating the injured.
Damien Allemand, the paper's correspondent, was quoted as saying: "People are running. It's panic. He rode up onto the Prom and piled into the crowd ... There are people covered in blood. There must be many injured."
Social media carried images of people lying apparently lifeless in pools of blood.
Local mayor Estrosi has warned in the past of the risk of Islamist attacks in the region, following Islamic State bloodshed in Paris and Brussels over the past 18 months.
French President Francois Hollande, who was in the south of France at the time, had hours earlier said a state of emergency put in place after the Paris attacks in November would not be extended when it was due to expire on July 26.
"We can't extend the state of emergency indefinitely, it would make no sense. That would mean we're no longer a republic with the rule of law applied in all circumstances," Hollande told journalists in a traditional Bastille Day interview.
(Writing by Alastair Macdonald; Editing by James Dalgleish)
After releasing his banging "Starvation V" mixtape earlier this week, Hood Nation boss, Ace Hood drops off an official music for one of the standout tracks off it titled "Amnesia." Produced by Ray Real and Jay Pesci of Legends Only.
Tiësto's new single titled "Summer Nights" featuring John Legend gets the full visual treatment. Check it out below and grab "Summer Nights" now http://tiesto.lnk.to/summernights
Directed by Marc Klasfeld Produced by Nicole Acacio for Rockhard Films Filmed on location in Dominican Republic
21 Savage sat down with VladTV for an exclusive interview where he detailed being involved in street life in Atlanta, joining the Bloods, getting shot, and being a 2016 XXL Freshman.
At the start of the interview the "Red Opps" rapper spoke about being involved in the streets his whole life, but not getting hands-on until he was around fourteen. A few years later he joined the Bloods, but 21 Savage pointed out that he is cool with a lot of Crips, and he doesn't care much for the storied rivalry between the two gangs.
Moving along, he spoke about getting shot six times and fearing he was dying after getting hit in the neck. 21 Savage explained that he lost his best friend in the situation, and afterward, he started being "savage" toward anyone crossing him the wrong way.
To hear more of what 21 Savage had to say, including the meaning behind his dagger forehead tattoo, hit the clip below.
With a lot of rappers getting killed in their city at the hands of "haters," Lil Bibby explains why rappers should refrain from going back to their neighborhoods so frequently. Although admitting that he has a home in L.A. and an upscale area in Chicago, Bibby says he visits his neighborhood from time-to-time but knows that if he lived in his old neighborhood, he would possibly catch a case or meet a deadly fate. He tells DJ Vlad that rapper's enemies have always been around, far before their success in rap and at some point when they witness their progress, they become envious. "A hater just can't be looking at you every day. They [are] just going [to] be—'I'm [going to] do something today.'"
Because rappers are targeted, they surround themselves with people who would handle any drama and take a physical hit or legal hit for the artist. Thus, this is the case for Troy Ave, who is currently out after posting a $500K bail, Bibby addresses the rapper's legal issues and explains in this particular case, and he had no choice but to shoot back.
50 Cent has been quite busy as of late. After co-hosting "The View" earlier this week he stopped by the "Conan" show on Wednesday, July 13.
He talked about it not being a good idea for either Donald Trump or Kanye West to run for president, explains why he was able to post several hilarious "money" photos on his Instagram account while going through his Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and not understanding his arrest in St. Kitts for cursing when they have a high murder rate.
Check out Clams Casino's collaboration with A$AP Rocky and Lil B titled "Be Somebody." This is off of Clams' new album, "32 Levels." Available for free download www.albumforest.com/albums/clams-casino-32-levels
PeeWee Longway calls on the services of Gucci Mane for his latest song titled "Pocket Watchin." The track was produced by Zaytoven. Give it a listen up top.
Schoolboy Q stops by DJ Whoo Kid's "The Whoolywood Shuffle" on Shade 45 to promote the "Blank Face LP". He goes into detail about Kanye's studio session for "That Part", Eminem cancelling a $100,000,000 tour, the issues he has with social media, working with Metro Boomin for the first time, and his daughter's thoughts on the album.
Tune into "The Whoolywood Shuffle" each and every Saturday from 12p-6p EST, with a re-broadcast on Sunday's from 10a-4p EST exclusively on Eminem's Shade 45 (Sirius XM). POW!
Tinashe is hard at work on her sophomore album titled "Joyride." Check out "Superlove," the new single from the forthcoming project. Produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Despite demands that he "Show both hands!" and shouts that "You're going to get shot man!" a 19-year-old in California refused to pull one hand from behind his back and to stop walking toward Fresno police. Officers then shot him four times, killing him.
Dramatic and graphic body-camera video shows the man, identified as Dylan Noble, was struck twice after he already had gone down from the first two bullets.
"Get on the ground now!" officers continually shout at Noble in the video released by police Wednesday. One yells: "Drop whatever you have in your hand!"
It turned out Noble, who was white, was unarmed and had only a small, empty plastic container with an unknown purpose in his hand, police Chief Jerry Dyer said. Officers, who had been looking for a man with a gun when they pulled him over, had no way of knowing that with his refusal to cooperate, Dyer saud,
One officer shot him twice as Noble yelled that he hated his life. He was still moving his arms, and officers were still shouting for him to stop, as he lay on the ground. Another shot from the same officer and a fourth from a second officer finally made him stop.
At a news conference, Dyer acknowledged the video is gruesome, but he said it was important for the public to see. He said he prays it won't spark violence amid simmering anti-police sentiment in Fresno and elsewhere.
"Tensions are high," Dyer said. "In some cases we are one spark away from a forest fire. And I pray this video doesn't serve as that spark ... This is not a time to become violent."
Dyer said he intended to make the video public last Friday, but he held off because of the shooting deaths of police in Dallas the night before. The video was shown last week to Noble's father and stepfather.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer releases body-camera video of officers fatally shooting a 19-year-old man
Noble's death on June 25 came more than a week before police killed two black men in shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. Those shootings last week sparked protests around the country.
The video shows Noble first draws officers' attention when he screeched his truck's tires while they were searching for an armed man.
Noble pulls into a gas station, and officers order him to put both hands out of the window. Noble puts his left hand out the window, concealing his right hand, and officers shout "both your hands!"
Noble gets out of the truck and walks away from officers, at first putting both hands in the air. He turns around and walks toward officers, raising his left hand but putting his right hand behind his back.
He continues to walk toward officers with his right hand concealed and his left hand in the air when the shots began coming.
His mother, who declined to watch the videos, is seeking damages from the city for her son's death.
Stuart Chandler, the attorney for Noble's mother, Veronica Nelson, put out a statement saying that he urged the police chief to release the video Wednesday. "We are pleased to discover from the media that Chief Dyer is belatedly providing the body camera footage to the general public," Chandler said.
Noble's mother and attorney said in a claim filed with the city that the officers used excessive force, and they called the death inexcusable. The claim does not say how much Nelson seeks from the city.
Dyer, who has asked the FBI do its own investigation into the shooting, said he has yet to conclude if officers used excessive force.
ESPN held it's 2016 ESPY Awards Wednesday, July 13, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Dwayne Wade used the occasion to speak about the current state of unrest in America and urged more athletes to use their high profile positions and wealth to help rebuild urban areas, mentor the youth and raise awareness in an effort to bring the country together.
"We cannot ignore the realities of the current state of America," Anthony said. "The events of the past week have put a spotlight on the injustice, distrust and anger that plagues so many of us. The system is broken. The problems are not new, the violence is not new and the racial divide, definitely is not new. But the urgency to great change is at an all time high."
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony open #ESPYS with speech on racial profiling, gun violence.https://t.co/qHQ0BjVjWb
"We all feel helpless and frustrated by the violence," James added. "But that's not acceptable. It's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves 'What are we doing to create change?' It's not about being a role model. It's not about our responsibilities to the tradition of activism. I know tonight we're honoring Muhammad Ali, the GOAT. But to do his legacy any justice let's use this moment as a call to action, for all professional athletes to educate ourselves. Explore these issues ... speak up. Use our influence and renounce all violence. And most importantly, go back to our communities. Invest our time, our resources, help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. We all have to do better."
}