YNW Melly says he tested positive for COVID-19 while awaiting trial in Florida for his double-murder case ... and he says he's gonna ask for a restricted release from jail.
The rapper's team claims he got a positive diagnosis for coronavirus Thursday while being held in Broward County jail.
YNW Melly also says he hopes to get some support from his fans, and he's asking for positive energy and prayers as he tries to recover and beat the virus.
Melly's team also says he will be filing legal docs seeking restricted release from jail in order to get better healthcare. His reps also claim the jail is not prepared to treat the novel virus.
As you know ... YNW Melly's been sitting in a Florida jail for more than a year after being arrested and charged in the double murder of two of his friends.
Melly is the latest celeb to say they've been diagnosed with COVID-19 ... joining Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Idris Elba and others.
OVO Sound boss Drake releases an official music video highlighting his "Tootsie Slide" dance.
Director: Theo Skudra Producer: Christian Tyler Production Company: Colossale
Cinematographer: Theo Skudra Production Coordinator: Alex Dall’Orso B Cam: Ali Khurshid Loader/Drone Op: Tristan Clarke-McMurchy PA: Kit Weyman and Jade-Elie Pascual
Bronx, New York native and Burial Ground Records Co-CEO, Naz-T, releases a new single single titled "Everything Green." This is off of his forthcoming album titled "BGR Bad Guy," dropping on April 6th.
1. Where did this all start? Tell us about your journey in the entertainment business.
My journey into the entertainment business begin at 11 months old when I began modeling for Neiman Marcus. I started taking horse riding lessons at the age of two and became an accomplished equestrian rider. I have earned more than 50 ribbons in my career. At the age of six I joined the church choir at my school, I always knew I had a passion for singing but this really opened up my eyes. In third grade I switch to a performing arts grammar school, I was giving countless solo roles in all the productions and that’s when I realized I wanted to pursue this as a career. When I was 11 years old I began going to the recording studio, and then shortly after released my first single “Rich Girl Mentality”. Three weeks later I was called to Atlantic Records. Since then my journey has not stopped! I’ve gone on to working with some of the biggest stars in the music industry. I’ve opened up for Aretha Franklin in Detroit for her retirement concert. I’ve gone on Tour with names such as T Grizzley, Fetty Wap, and 6ix9ine. I’ve worked on movies with people such as Ice T. And I performed at one of DJ Funk Flex‘s Venues. I’ve opened for NYFW at Time Square, and Sony Hall, NYC. And I recently just performed my 30th show.
2. What would be your biggest piece of advice for the young kids out there trying to do what you do?
My biggest piece of advice for the youth would be to keep your head up high, don’t listen to the haters, and always believe in yourself. Set a goal and do not let anyone get in the way of you reaching it. Dreams do you come true.
3. Where do you see yourself a year from today?
I see myself in a year from today, to keep going forth in the Music Industry. Playing larger venues, touring the world, and having my music charting on the billboards and to continue creating music and sharing it with the world.
4. Who and what were your biggest inspirations? Who do you look up to in the industry?
There are many artists I look up to and admire in the music industry, ones with different styles and ones that make music of different genres. The person who I look up to the most would have to be Rihanna, since I was very young I’ve always listened to her songs. I have admired her style, creativity, and most of all her sound. I respect how generous she is, and how often she gives back to the world.
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus.
The stunning report Thursday from the Labor Department showed that job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies in the United States and abroad that have almost certainly sunk into a severe recession as businesses close across the world.
Applications for unemployment benefits generally reflect the pace of layoffs. Combined with last week’s report that 3.3 million people sought unemployment aid two weeks ago, the U.S. economy has now suffered nearly 10 million layoffs in just the past several weeks — far exceeding the figure for any corresponding period on record.
“This kind of upending of the labor market in such a short time is unheard of,” said Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank.
Some of last week’s jobless claims are likely delayed filings from the previous week, when state offices that handle unemployment benefits were overwhelmed by a surge of online and telephone claims. Yet many of those offices are still struggling to process all the claims they have received. As a result, applications for benefits will likely remain extraordinarily high over the coming weeks.
The magnitude of the layoffs has led many economists to envision as many as 20 million lost jobs by the end of April. That would be more than double the 8.7 million jobs lost during the Great Recession. The unemployment rate could spike to as high as 15% this month, above the previous record of 10.8% set during a deep recession in 1982.
Employers are slashing their payrolls to try to stay afloat because their revenue has collapsed, especially at restaurants, hotels, gyms, movie theaters and other venues that depend on face-to-face interaction. Auto sales have sunk, and factories have closed.
Roughly 90% of the U.S. population is now under stay-at-home orders, which have been imposed by most U.S. states. This trend has intensified pressure on businesses, most of which face rent, loans and other bills that must be paid.
Zac Efron is an actor you know from films like The Greatest Showman, Neighbors, and Ted Bundy: Extremely Wicked. He also has a YouTube channel with a million-plus subscribers, as well as a brand new series on the way—it's called "Killing Zac Efron" and it's set to hit Quibi this summer. But how is he with spicy food? Find out as Zac takes on the wings of death with Sean Evans, channeling Shia LaBeouf as he pops bottles of hot sauce along the way. From throwback basketball tricks to paparazzi advice from Leonardo DiCaprio, this episode has it all!
As a Kansas City Chiefs fan, Nick Wright is delighted to hear reports coming out of the Patriots camp, that Bill Belichick is not interested in bringing Cam Newton to New England, preferring to keep Jarrett Stidham as their go-to quarterback. Nick details why he thinks this decision is a mistake, but understands why it makes sense financially. Plus Kevin Wildes and Greg Jennings agree, and tell why they believe Belichick should take some financial risks to draft the 30 year old MVP quarterback Cam.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The bullet struck the 13-year-old as he stood on the balcony of his family’s home with his siblings. Below, police officers moved through the crowded neighborhood, enforcing Kenya’s new coronavirus curfew.
Go upstairs, the children’s mother had shouted minutes earlier, as gunfire echoed in the streets. “We thought it was safer,” the boy’s 19-year-old sister, Aisha Hussein, told The Associated Press.
But on the balcony the children noticed a targeting light, heard another gunshot and scattered. All but 13-year-old Yasin Hussein Moyo, who “just stood there, stunned,” his sister said.
As he bled from the abdomen and their mother rushed up, the boy said, “Look mum, it hit me.”
His family mourned him Tuesday on the outskirts of Nairobi, washing his small body according to Muslim rite, carrying him in a crowd through the street to the cemetery and burying him in the dirt with their bare hands.
The killing might be the latest example of police abuse of coronavirus restrictions seen in several African nations in the past week.
Kenya’s police inspector general has ordered an investigation into the boy’s death by “stray bullet,” including a forensic analysis of all firearms held by officers at the scene.
“Our sincere condolences to the family,” the police tweet said.
The family was stunned. Women wept in a courtyard at the cemetery, and leaned in for a final goodbye before the boy’s body was wrapped completely in white cloth.
The father, Hussein Moyo, was furious.
“They come in screaming and beating us like cows, and we are law-abiding citizens,” he said. His son died a few hours after midnight.
Police shot him, a neighbor in the adjacent apartment block said.
“I could see police aiming at the building,” Hadijah Mamo said. She heard gunfire and saw tear gas, and minutes later “I heard people screaming that the boy had been shot.”
Kenya on Friday began imposing a 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, and violence quickly followed.
Police fired tear gas at a crowd of hundreds of commuters who tried to reach a ferry in the port city of Mombasa before the first night of curfew began. Elsewhere, officers were captured in mobile phone footage whacking people with batons.
Another death has been blamed on police enforcement of the curfew. A motorcycle taxi driver, Hamisi Juma Mbega, died from his injuries after being beaten. He had breached the curfew by taking a pregnant woman to a hospital in Mombasa, according to a post-mortem report obtained by the AP.
And the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, a civilian body established by parliament, said it is looking into another death blamed on police brutality, that of a bicycle taxi driver in Homa Bay county.
Human rights groups, the Catholic church and even Kenya’s health ministry have condemned the actions of a police force that has long been accused of abuses.
“People must be treated humanely,” the cabinet secretary for health, Mutahi Kagwe, said after Friday night’s events.
Kenya now has 59 coronavirus cases, including one death from the disease.
HiphopDX recently sat down with Xzibit to talk about his career highs including his time on the "Up In Smoke Tour" his experiences with Dr.Dre, Snoop Dogg and Eminem, some of his best "Pimp My Ride" stories, starting his own cannabis business and much much more.
ESPN MMA’s Ariel Helwani speaks with Tony Ferguson about Khabib Nurmagomedov not being available for their UFC 249 lightweight title fight. Ferguson says the Nurmagomedov is scared and calls for him to be stripped of the belt.
B. Heims is an upcoming rapper from New Orleans, La. Known for his energetic performances and wide range of style, he is on pace to create his very own lane in the rap game and be there for awhile. Since the release of his latest effort “Stick to the Plan” he has dropped two videos staying consistent and stepping up every time.
Rookie2x has the whole southern region on the edge of their chair anticipating his upcoming album drop. Check out the intro and outro exclusive sneakpeaks below!
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FOX13 uncovered new information about the arrest of a woman in Cordova Sunday.
The arrest had many people talking on social media.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said officers stopped Kesha Gray to talk her after witness described a woman being beaten up so badly they thought it was a kidnapping according to an incident report.
Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer believed the arrest was unnecessary and all charges against Gray should be dropped.
“It took me back to the first time I saw Sandra Bland,” said Sawyer.
She immediately called for an investigation.
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner promised a probe will happen.
“I think the force and languages used and the lack of care was extreme,” said Sawyer. The incident report from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office details a witness who spotted a man putting a woman in a headlock “dragging the woman towards the vehicle, punching her and choking her.” That woman was later identified as Kesha Gray.
“It took me back to the first time I saw Sandra Bland,” said Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer.
FOX13 dug into what happened before Gray’s arrest was captured on a cell phone video. According to the affidavit, Gray’s fiance called deputies to report a case of domestic violence between the two of them. The affidavit never mentioned the violence a witness reported to deputies in the incident report.
A serious allegation retired county deputy and FOX13 law enforcement analyst Mike Collins insisted deputies had to investigate.
“This is one of the most serious calls a police officer can get in the line of duty,” said Collins.
Collins reviewed the video and believed deputies tried to question Gray but she refused.
“The officer did what was necessary to deescalate the situation,” Collins said.
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