Bishop Lamont has consistently delivered high quality musical content with incredible wordplay. As the clock ticks down to the October release of his new album, "The Reformation,' the California emcee drops knowledge, wisdom and a scathing report on the injustices he sees going on today in America in "Go Time.".
Song features: Mopreme Shakur, Sick Jacken, B-Real and The D.O.C. Produced by Nick Speed.
(Reuters) At least one sniper killed five Dallas police officers and wounded another seven in a racially charged attack that ended when police used a robot carrying a bomb to kill him, the city's shaken police chief said on Friday.
The incident began on Thursday evening at the end of a protest over this week's killing of two black men by local police in the United States.
The shooting sent protesters running in panic while swarms of police found themselves under attack by what they believed to be multiple gunmen using high-powered rifles at ground level and on rooftops.
During lengthy negotiations with police, the gunman said he had wanted to kill white people and white police officers and was angry about the recent shootings. He cited the "Black Lives Matter" anti-police-violence movement, but also said he was not part of a larger organization, said Dallas Police Chief David Brown.
"We had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect. We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot," Brown told reporters at City Hall.
This week's killings of black men by police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and outside Minneapolis were the latest in a long string of similar, controversial killings that have led to almost two years of national protests over race and justice. The latest deaths are both being investigated by federal authorities.
"The suspect said he was upset about Black Lives Matter," said Brown, who is black. "He said he was upset about the recent police shootings. The suspect said he was upset at white people. The suspect stated that he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers."
#Dallas Police Chief David Brown gives briefing on encounter with one of the suspects in last night's shooting https://t.co/cfLSjVQIJT
U.S. media identified the suspect as Micah X. Johnson, a 25-year-old resident of the Dallas area, citing unnamed law enforcement sources.
Quinyetta McMillon, who had a child with Alton Sterling, the black man slain by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, earlier this week, condemned the Dallas attack in a statement.
"We wholeheartedly reject the reprehensible acts of violence that were perpetrated against members of the Dallas Police Department," McMillon said. "Regardless of how angry or upset people may be, resorting to this kind of sickening violence should never happen and simply cannot be tolerated."
Micah X. Johnson
A Twitter account describing itself as representing the Black Lives Matter movement sent the message: "Black Lives Matter advocates dignity, justice and freedom. Not murder."
#BlackLivesMatter advocates dignity, justice and freedom. Not murder.
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) July 8, 2016
With Thursday's attack, 26 police officers have been shot and killed in the United States so far this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. That is up 44 percent from the 18 officers slain in the same period in 2015, the group said.
Some of the largest police forces in the United States were on high alert on Friday, following the attacks in Dallas, with departments in New York and Boston ordering officers to patrol in pairs.
In the wake of unrest in the streets following the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile by police, Jay Z decides the time is right to release a song titled "Spiritual," that he recorded several years back.
Check out the latest EP from Migos titled "3 Way." The five-track project features vocal assistance from Blac Youngsta. Production credits go to Zaytoven, Cassius Jay, Dun Deal and Ricky Racks. It's available now on Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Migos-3-Way-EP-mixtape.793144.html
3 Way Tracklist:
1.3 Way (Intro) [Prod. By Zaytoven] 2.Savages Only [Prod. By Cassius Jay] 3.Coppers And Robbers [Prod. By Zaytoven] 4.Can't Go Out Sad [Prod. By Ricky Racks] 5.Slide On Em (Feat. Blac Youngsta) [Prod. By Dun Deal]
SchoolBoy Q recruits his Black Hippy partners in rhyme, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock for an official remix of his single titled "That Part." The original version featuring Kanye West can be found on Q's new "Blank Face LP," available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/blank-face-lp/id1126919886
Top Dawg Entertainment recording artist SchoolBoy Q releases his highly anticipated "Blank Face LP." Features include Anderson. Paak, Jadakiss, Kanye West, Vince Staples, E-40, SZA, Miguel, Tha Dogg Pound and more.
(Reuters) Dallas police were in a standoff with a suspect on Friday after snipers killed five officers and wounded six, one of the worst mass police shootings in recent U.S. history, during protests against the killing of two black men by police this week.
Police had taken three people into custody after the shootings on Thursday night and a standoff with another in a downtown garage, where gunfire had been exchanged, extended into Friday morning, officials said.
No motive has been given for the ambush at a downtown protest, one of many held in major cities across the United States on Thursday. New York police made more than a dozen arrests on Thursday night, while protesters briefly shut down one of Chicago's main arteries.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the shooters, some in elevated positions, used sniper rifles to fire at the officers in what appeared to be a coordinated attack.
"(They were) working together with rifles, triangulating at elevated positions in different points in the downtown area where the march ended up going," Brown told a news conference.
Police initially said four officers had been killed but the main union for Dallas police later reported that one of seven wounded officers had later died, taking the death toll to five.
"It has been a devastating night. We are sad to report a fifth officer has died," Dallas police said on Twitter.
It has been a devastating night. We are sad to report a fifth officer has died.
The shooting happened as otherwise largely peaceful protests unfolded around the United States after the shooting of Philando Castile, 32, by police near St. Paul, Minnesota, late on Wednesday. His girlfriend posted live video on the internet of the bloody scene minutes afterward, which was widely viewed.
Only non-police victim. Got shot, then shielded her boy from bullets. Recovering at Baylor. pic.twitter.com/IzUdOGQI5g
The suspect in the standoff told police "the end is coming" and that more police were going to be hurt and killed. Brown said the suspect also told police "there are bombs all over the place in this garage and downtown."
"This suspect we are negotiating with for the last 45 minutes has been exchanging with us and has not been very cooperative with the negotiations," Brown said.
Police said they were questioning two occupants of a Mercedes they had pulled over after the vehicle sped off on a downtown street with a man who threw a camouflaged bag inside the back of the car. A woman was also taken into custody near the garage where the standoff was taking place.
“We are being very careful in our tactics so that we do not injure any of our officers or put them in harm’s way. We still don’t have a complete comfort level that we have all the suspects,” Brown said.
"We are leaving every motive on the table on why this happened and how this happened," Brown said.
A large area of downtown Dallas was an active crime scene, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said.
"Our worst nightmare has happened, he said. "It is a heartbreaking moment for the city of Dallas." The Texan city is home to more than 7 million people.
Rawlings later visited the wounded at Parkland hospital, the same hospital where President John F. Kennedy was taken after he was shot in Dallas in November 1963.
Television footage showed a heavy police presence, with officers taking cover behind vehicles on the street.
The use of force by police against African-Americans in cities from Ferguson, Missouri, to Baltimore and New York has sparked periodic and sometimes violent protests in the past two years and has spawned the Black Lives Matter movement.
Anger has intensified when the officers involved in such incidents have been acquitted in trials or not charged at all.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee, Eric Johnson in Seattle and Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas; Writing by Brendan O'Brien and Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Paul Tait)
The music icon talks about how his hit show "Power" has rejuvenated him musically, Bobby Shmurda's legal case and the public never really getting the chance to see how much of a genius Tupac Shakur was.
On the correlation between "Power" and his new music
It’s restarting the creative energy. After a while, with music, you get conditioned for it. So it’s like, with the same production we’d have a different hit record with similar tones. With that production, you might write a different concept, but it’ll be the same hit. You’ll hear artists who’ve been around for a while go, ‘You got one.’ That’s the way I felt about the ‘All the Way Up’ record with Fat Joe—that’s a hit, he got one. Once you know how to make ’em, you can make ’em.
On Bobby Smurda's conspiracy to commit murder in the second degree
You know what the crazy thing is? When you get charged with some real serious shit, the craziest thing is when you can’t see how serious the situation is. Because that is… give me a body, give me a homicide before you hand me a conspiracy charge. You can’t beat conspiracy. John Gotti, The Teflon Don, took out bodies and it wasn’t a problem. He was walking around in nice $2,000 suits and shoes and shit like that. But when you put him in a conspiracy case, he washed up.
On 2Pac using his Bishop character from the movie "Juice" as an alter-ego. And fans never really getting the chance to see his true brilliance.
He almost never stopped playing Bishop after Juice, you know what I’m saying? It’s when that ‘thug life’ energy came out and started to evolve into a persona. He’s way better than people saw him as. He’s way better. That’s an art student right there and thuggin’ is his theme. He was so much more advanced than anyone will ever know.
Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and TM88 are TGOD Mafia. The trio drop off an official music video for "All Night" off of their debut album titled "Rude Awakening."
Jamila Woods is preparing to release her debut album titled "Heaven" on July 11th. Today she blesses fans with some ear candy off of the project called "LSD" featuring Chance the Rapper and produced by oddCouple.
Lil Wayne may be down, but he is never out. Wayne returns with his new artist Charlotte, North Carolina's own Banknote Mitch. Wayne will be releasing Banknote's 5th release since parting ways with G-Unit entitled "12 Sign" dropping August 30th on datpiff.com. Some may think Mitch rose from the underground scene overnight.
The true story is much deeper; he has been through a maze of trials & tribulations including fighting the justice system, being black balled out the music industry, & worst of all fighting for his life. Police say Mitch's affiliation with street gangs are what lead to his near death experience in 2008. The birth of his first child & marriage were both huge factors in him changing his lifestyle. That change gave Banknote the push that he once lost, no longer discouraged.
He set out on a journey to conquer the mainstream music scene, spending consecutive hours in the studio deprived of sleep. Traveling state to state performing for pennies, until one day Mitch's luck started to look up. The day was no different from any other, he was gearing up to perform at a small club in New Orleans. The club couldn't have fit more than a hundred people, but just so happen one of those people was Grammy Award - winning rapper Lil Wayne.
Wayne signed Mitch on the spot, and as they say, the rest is history. Since then, Mitch has only received love & support from his peers, colleagues, & the industry that once shun him. This is a story of great triumph & a perfect example that sometimes change is for the better.
Drake doesn't speak publicly about many social issues, but he felt compelled Wednesday, July 6, to respond to the shooting death of 37-year old Alton Sterling by a Baton Rouge, Louisiana police officer.
The "One Dance" hit maker penned an open letter and posted it on his Instagram page.
I am grateful to be able to call America my second home. Last night when I saw the video of Alton Sterling being killed, it left me feeling disheartened, emotional and truly scared. I woke up this morning with a strong need to say something. It's impossible to ignore that the relationship between Black and brown communities and law enforcement remains as strained as it was decades ago. No one begins their life as a hashtag. Yet the trend of being reduced to one continues.
This is real and I'm concerned. Concerned for the safety of my family, my friends, and any human being that could fall victim to this pattern. I do not know the answer. But I believe things can change for the better. Open and honest dialogue is the first step. My thoughts and prayers are with the Sterling family and anyone that has lost someone to this cycle of violence.
Be safe out there. More life.
Aswe previously reported, Sterlingwas shot 6-7 timesin the neck and back on Tuesday, July 5, by one of two police officers who were responding to a call of a black male wearing a red shirt threatening someone with a gun, in front of a convenience store.
Things quickly spiraled out of control when Sterling was confronted. One of the officers tackled him to the ground. While both cops held him down, he was tasered.
After yelling that the downed man had a gun, one of the cops pulled out his own weapon before firing the fatal shots.
Sterling did have a gun in his pocket, but the store owner,Abdul Muflahi, who witnessed the shooting told various news outlets that he didn't reach for it.
He added that he saw cops remove the weapon from the dead man's pocket after shooting him.
The U.S. Justice Department is leading a civil rights investigation into the case.
Ashley Nicole who is known for her role on Love & Hiphop Atlanta is back on the scene with a brand new single entitled "See You". It features a slow tempo heavy bass R&B style with a smooth vocal delivery. The song is now available everywhere for your enjoyment.
Taylor Gang recording artists Ty Dolla $ign and Tuki Carter combine their talents on a new song titled "PWG." The track was produced by Ricky P and DP Beats.
Chicago and Harlem connect as G Herbo a.k.a. Lil Herb and Dave East step in for the third 2016 XXL Freshman cypher. Check it out below and let us know what you think.
Termanology links up with Saigon for a new collaboration titled "We're Both Wrong." It was produced by Q-Tip. This is off of Term's forthcoming "More Politics" album.
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