Jorge Masvidal stole the show when he scored a TKO win over Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone at UFC Denver back in 2017. Masvidal will get a second chance at welterweight champion Kamaru Usman when they face off in the UFC 261 main event on Saturday, April 24.
Rising artist $tephon Broadway just dropped a hot new single titled "Run It Up". Check it out below and follow him on social media for his latest releases.
At least 46 percent of Americans would support a presidential run from Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, according to a new poll.
The actor & former professional wrestler has hinted that could be a 2024 candidate for several years. A poll released on Tuesday by Piplsay suggests that nearly half of all U.S. adults would support his candidacy. The poll found that 29 percent would support campaigns by both Johnson for president & actor Matthew McConaughey for Texas governor, with another 17 percent supporting Johnson's run only.
In addition to Johnson, the poll asked respondents to weigh in on whether a number of other celebrities should run for president. A presidential run from Angelina Jolie had the support of 30 percent, while 27 percent supported Oprah Winfrey & another 22 percent supported Tom Hanks. A combined 63 percent said that Hollywood stars would "make good politicians" if they had "political aptitude" or "the right team in place."
The poll was conducted online among 30,138 adults between April 2 and April 4. No margin of error was listed.
Johnson has been asked about running for presidential on multiple occasions over the past several years. In 2016, he told GQ magazine that he would not rule out a run, calling the idea of being president "alluring," while noting that there were "a lot of other things" he would like to do first. A year later, during an interview on The Ellen Show, Johnson said he was "seriously" considering becoming a candidate.
During a 2018 appearance on The Late Show, Johnson told host Stephen Colbert that he was still "absolutely" contemplating a run. However, he said that he would need to "get some experience & understand policy" before launching his potential White House bid, mentioning the elections of 2024 or 2028 as possibilities.
The "LordMobb Compilation, Vol. 1," hosted by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg is the gift that keep on giving. Executive produced by Flee Lord, the project is filled with some of the best young emcees and producers in the game.
The latest official music video off of it is the Ghost Dave-produced heater titled "Chinese Food & Rozay," featuring Zaza God and Aaqil Ali.
"LordMobb Compilation, Vol. 1" is available everywhere music is streamed and sold!
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)" and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and “What!” as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 50.
The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died. He was rushed there from his home April 2.
The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, had struggled with drug addiction since his teenage years. His lawyer, Murray Richman, had earlier said he could not confirm reports that DMX overdosed.
Bronx, New York native and Burial Grounds Records artist, Def Soulja, and producer Saint Michael have teamed up for a not yet titled EP. The first single off of the project is the Jay Blue-assisted banger, "Stimmy."
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — An Anaheim man prosecutors say killed his wife on Christmas Day, then propped her body on a couch while her children opened their presents, was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder.
William Wallace, 39, is scheduled to be sentenced on June 4 and faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in prison.
Wallace was indicted by a grand jury in 2012 for one felony count of murder in the killing of his wife, 26-year-old Zazell Preston. Prosecutors say he hit Preston in the head, rendering her unconscious, and later called 911 to report she was in need of medical attention. Preston was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police say Wallace previously spent time in jail for beating his wife, who had been taking college classes in the hopes of becoming a domestic violence counselor. Her children, 3-year-old and 8-year-old daughters from a previous relationship and a 7-week-old son she shared with Wallace, were in the apartment at the time of the murder.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said it was already tragic that a young mother had lost her life after years of violence at the hands of her husband.
“That heartbreak is only exacerbated by the fact that her children witnessed much of the violence and were forced to celebrate Christmas in the presence of their dead mother. That is not a Christmas memory any child should be forced to have,” Spitzer said in a statement.
Griselda Records heavy spitter and Drumwork Music Group CEO, Conway the Machine, gifts fans with a new banger titled "Blood Roses." The song, which is off of Conway's forthcoming "La Maquina" album features his artist Jae Skeese.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A man who served nearly 44 years in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit has received compensation from the state of North Carolina.
Ronnie Long told The Charlotte Observer that it’s not nearly enough.
North Carolina law states anyone wrongfully convicted of a crime can receive $50,000 for each year they were imprisoned, but the catch is the amount caps at $750,000. That means Long, who is 65, will not be compensated for 29 years of the time in prison.
Long’s attorney, Duke University law professor Jamie Lau, said the amount is inadequate for people who were imprisoned for decades.
"He entered prison healthy & left broken. His ongoing financial security is the least he deserves after so much was taken over those 44 years," Lau said.
Long was convicted of raping the widow of a Cannon Mills executive in 1976 by an all-white jury in Concord. Potentially exculpatory evidence was either intentionally withheld from his defense team or disappeared. And there was a tampered pool of potential jurors.
A federal court overturned Long’s conviction. He was released from prison in September. And he was pardoned by Gov. Roy Cooper.
“Fair? What’s fair?” Long told newspaper. “Ask yourself that question when these people took away your 20s, your 30s, your 40s, your 50s & they started in on your 60s.”
Long said his mother & father both asked if he was home in the last moments of their lives. He walked free six weeks after his mother’s death.
This is that hard as concrete, ugly face music you have come to expect from OBH Pretty Flock who teams up with Lik Moss to deliver some new fire and an accompanying music video titled "PLUG."
Mike Tyson and this week's co-host Brendan Schaub from Below the Belt & Food Truck Diaries sat down with newly-crowned UFC Heavyweight Champion, Francis Ngannou. Fresh off of his win over Stipe Miocic, in this episode of#HotBoxinpresented by Smart Cups, the guys spoke about Francis's recent victory at UFC 260, a potential matchup against Jon Jones & Derrick Lewis, growing up poor in Cameroon, pursuing a career in boxing after MMA, overcoming losses, fighter pay, and so much more.
DMX has not regained any brain function nearly a week after his overdose, and the family may soon be faced with a tormenting decision ... whether to withdraw life support.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, the battery of tests performed on X Wednesday showed no improvement in brain activity since he was rushed to the hospital after suffering the OD late Friday night. As we reported, he had little brain function after being deprived of oxygen for nearly half an hour.
DMX remains in a coma & as it was put to us, the test results are "not good." We're told the family has asked X's longtime friend & manager, Steve Rifkind, to fly to New York Friday ... another sign that hope is dwindling.
As we reported, there's been a massive show of support for DMX. Hundreds of people -- including his kids, fiancee & mothers of some of his children -- crowded outside the hospital Monday night for a prayer vigil. We're told only a limited number of family members have been allowed inside the ICU because of COVID-19 restrictions.
It's currently unclear when X's family will make their decision on his medical future, although Rifkind told us earlier this week ... the tests were critical & once the results were in "the family would determine what's best from there."
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (FOX19) - The Middletown mother charged with killing her 6-year-old son is accused in new court records of, along with her boyfriend, hog-tying the boy & his 2 siblings up by their hands & feet, putting cloth in their mouths, & leaving them that way for hours leading up to his death.
This was done “with purpose to terrorize and/or inflict serious harm” to the children, prosecutors wrote.
According to Middletown police, Brittany Gosney confessed to killing her youngest child on Feb. 26 as he tried to get back into her minivan when she abandoned him & his & siblings, 9 & 7, at Rush Run Wild Life Area in Preble County.
Gosney left the park but went back for the children about 30 or 40 minutes later, police have said. She put them in the van & returned to their Middletown home.
That’s where prosecutors say Gosney and her boyfriend, James Hamilton, put her son’s body in a spare room & left it there 48 hours before driving to the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
At some point, a concrete block was tied to the first grader’s body before they threw it into the water.
The latest court records also allege Gosney & Hutchinson removed the hard drive from video cameras at their residence along with tape & rope & hid them at another location.
Gosney, 29, & Hamilton, 43, face a combined 31-count indictment in connection with the slaying of her son.
Both initially pleaded not guilty, but now Gosney is pursuing the insanity defense & changed her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
Toriono Newkirk, is a Hustleville, FLa.k.a. Jacksonvillenative, and from a very young age, Toriono was destined to be a star. His family even coined him as 90210 Toriono. His grandfather played trumpet for James Brown, The Jackson Five for 5 years and is credited on Cameo’s "She Strange" album.
Toriono’s father also became a popular independent artist and raised Toriono in the studio. Currently, the St. Leo University sophomore is focused on attaining a degree in business and marketing while recording and performing.
The 11-track project was released through Hustleville Inc. & GT/Empire Distribution. It has garnered rave reviews on music sites like IndieHipHop.com. “Michael Ealy” received spins on several college stations and full rotation spins 4th Quarter on Power106.1 in Jacksonville, Florida.
While his initial album release still gaining traction and new fans daily, 90210 Toriono is keeping the momentum going with the release of his second album just 4 months later entitled "The Sophomore" with hits like “Watermelon” and “Where I Come From” feat T76.
YORK COUNTY, S.C. (WLTX) — Alonzo Adams, A man claiming to be the father of the suspect in a mass shooting that left prominent Rock Hill Dr. Robert Lesslie & four other people dead said his son took his own life after shooting 6 people in York County, South Carolina, Wednesday.
"I can say he's a good kid," Phillips said. "I think the football messed him up."
"The person we believe is responsible, we have found the person we believe is responsible," Trent Faris, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said early Thursday. "We are with them at this time. That's all I can say about the suspect."
According to the York County Sheriff's Office, 70-year-old Dr. Robert Lesslie & his wife, 69-year-old Barbara Lesslie, both with apparent gunshot wounds. Their grandchildren, ages 9 & 5, were also killed. A fifth person, identified as 38-year-old James Lewis, who was working at the home at the time, was shot & killed. A sixth person was seriously injured & is in the hospital.
"I don't think he ever did anybody any harm," Adams said, before saying he knew the family. "All I can say is we pray for the family. He used to be my doctor a long time ago. I know they were good folks down there. We're gonna keep them in our prayers."
Adams told WCNC Charlotte's Richard DeVayne his son Phillip Adams had recently moved to Rock Hill from Fort Mill. Alonzo Adams said investigators came to his house Wednesday night & his son took his life inside the home.
Phillip Adams played football at South Carolina State University from 2006 to 2009. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He last appeared in an NFL game with the Atlanta Falcons in 2015.