Has the Drake/Pusha T beef gone too far? I think that depends on who you ask. 2Pac's "Hit Em Up" took diss songs to a place they had never been before. King Push followed suit and may have even raised the bar by going after Drake's mom, dad and alleged child in "The Story of Adidon."
Whatever the case, Pusha's boss at GOOD Music, Kanye West, has seen enough.
Early Saturday morning, June 2, Yeezy called for an end to the beef via his Twitter account.
"I’ve never been about beef. I’m about love," he tweeted "Lines were crossed and it’s not good for anyone. So this is dead now."
Now let's see if cooler heads prevail.
I’ve never been about beef I’m about love lines were crossed and it’s not good for anyone so this is dead now
(AP) Jurors who awarded only 4 cents to the family of a black man fatally shot in his home by a deputy expressed confusion about the court’s instructions as they struggled to reach a verdict.
Notes sent to the judge show the jurors said they couldn’t reach a unanimous decision before finally finding 30-year-old Gregory Hill Jr. 99 percent responsible for his death, because he was drunk when a St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputy shot him.
Hill’s fiancee called the verdict a “slap in the face,” and the family’s lawyer is preparing an appeal, saying he can’t tell whether the jury was angry, or just confused.
Hill was in his garage in the South Florida city of Fort Pierce, listening to loud music when a parent picking a child up from an elementary school across the street called in the complaint in 2014.
According to court documents, deputies responded and Hill eventually raised his garage door to answer them, then lowered it again. A deputy then fired through the door, hitting Hill three times. Deputies testified that they saw Hill holding a weapon. An unloaded gun was found in the dead man’s back pocket.
The sheriff’s office called in a SWAT team, who tear-gassed the home before officers went in and found Hill’s body.
A sheriff’s statement said Deputy Christopher Newman, who fired the fatal shots, was “placed in a very difficult situation, and like so many fellow law enforcement officers must do every day, he made the best decision he could for the safety of his partner, himself, and the public given the circumstances he faced.”
A grand jury in Florida brought no charges, so Hill’s family turned to federal court, filing a civil rights lawsuit against Newman and his department.
Attorney John Phillips said the jurors -- one black man, two white men and five white women -- seemed receptive to the family’s case during the trial, but confused by the instructions the judge gave for their deliberations last week.
“The jury smiled, cried and showed anger during the trial. They were normal, reactive people and seemed to understand both sides of the case,” Phillips said.
There were two claims the jury had to decide: a federal civil rights claim, and a state-law claim of negligence. Phillips suggested that the wording of the instructions may have confused the jurors.
The instructions said they could award $1 in “nominal damages” to the family if Hill’s injuries weren’t clearly the result of unjustifiable force. But that part of the instruction was supposed to apply only to the federal civil rights claim, which the jury decided entirely in the deputy’s favor. On the state-law claim, they decided -- in a very small way -- in favor of the family by finding the sheriff’s department 1 percent negligent.
Hours before the verdict, the jury sent the judge a note with a question: “If we find minimal negligence, can the courts overrule monetary amounts presented by the jury?”
The judge replied that she did not understand, and asked them to clarify. They never did.
At another point, they said they were struggling to reach a unanimous decision. The judge told them to keep trying.
Finally, the jury awarded Hill’s relatives $1 for funeral expenses and $1 for each of Hill’s three children. That $4 was then reduced to 4 cents - or 1 percent, representing the sheriff’s liability. The other 99 percent was blamed on the dead man, under a Florida law that enables such decisions if a victim was under the influence of alcohol.
Hill’s fiancee, Monique Davis said she had to leave the courtroom during the verdict so she wouldn’t have an outburst.
“It was basically a slap in the face. You value someone’s life as one dollar?”
Phillips said he’s baffled. He’s planning to ask for a new trial, and to file an appeal if that’s denied.
“A finding of no negligence and no civil rights violations is one thing, but the series of one-dollar awards for these kids was shocking, upsetting and confusing.”
University of Miami law professor Osamudia James says the option of nominal damages is given to juries as a way to acknowledge a wrong, even if they don’t believe large damages are warranted. It’s one tool juries are given to facilitate the difficult process of assigning monetary awards for injuries.
“In cases like this with nominal awards, juries are saying ‘We don’t like what happened, but we’re not awarding a lot (of money) to it,’” James said.
Hill and Davis were high school sweethearts, engaged to be married. He had two kids with Davis and a third with another woman.
Davis called him a family man who loved working and fishing, and always provided for his children.
“He wasn’t running the streets doing bad things,” she said. “He was not perfect but he wasn’t a bad guy.”
Pusha T has turned Drake's world upside down via his diss song "The Story of Adidon." The YMCMB rapper had to issue a public statement explaining the blackface photo King Push used for the track.
Now, more information is coming out regarding Drake's alleged child with soft-core porn star, Sophie Brussaux.
The reason we've heard so little about the child is because Brussaux signed a non-disclosure agreement at the behest of Drizzy, according to The Jasmine Brand.
She also had to take a DNA test because that box was allegedly community property. James Harden, A$AP Rocky and Iman Shumpart were also potential baby daddy candidates.
Brussaux reportedly secured her green card by marrying a mystery man, who she is still hitched too.
JBando drops his latest single "12,000,000 Clips" and it's quickly gaining notice. JBando is a versatile and talented artist. With "12,000,000 Clips" he flips the popular "drill style" of rap and kills majority of the styles so-called artists. His large vocabulary, well timed wordplay and delivery sets him far apart of these new age rappers, and right into the ranks of yesterday's lyricists. And having already passed 22,000,000 streams on Soundcloud in ja matter of months...it is obvious his supporters are hungry for new material...and others are just tired of hearing watered down, auto-tuned garbage they call rap. We are rooting for JBando, and always look forward to hearing more. Check out "12,000,000 Clips" Today.
THE MOST ELECTRIC SMOOTH GUTTA SOUND COMING OUT THAT SOUTH EAST...... CITY BEEN PUTTING THIS SHIT DOWN FOR A WHILE NOW, SIT BACK RELAX AND TURN UP THE VOLUME... REMEMBER DONT WASTE THAT CUP. @micawaverecords @cityskipp
A recording session between Tekashi69 and Fetty Wap was supposed to go down Wednesday, May 30, but never took place after the rapper's crews got into an alleged confrontation.
TMZ reports that 6ix9ine's entourage was stopped from entering a Los Angeles studio by Fetty's security. A scuffle ensued and someone pulled out a pistol, firing several shots in the air.
There were no injuries reported. Cops recovered shell casings from the scene and are conducting an investigation.
A rep for Fetty told TMZ the "Trap Queen" hit maker wasn't even in L.A. on the night in question.
Tekashi and Fetty previously collaborated on the song "Keke."
Luenell shared her thoughts on our interview with 2Pac's rape accuser Ayanna Jackson and the famed comedian questioned whether Jackson was "led to the wolves" after 2Pac left her in the room with his friends. She added that when it comes to men passing their girl around, Luenell says she asked Snoop Dogg about making it cool with "Ain't No Fun."
During the conversation, Luenell spoke about female comedians not getting their due in the industry.
Buffalo, New York heavy spitter and Griselda Records recording artist,Benny the Butcher, just dropped a brand new EP titled "A Friend of Ours." Features on the project include Dark Lo, 38 Spesh, El Camino, Skyzoo and Dufflebag Hottie.
1. MOB TIES FEAT 38 SPESH 03:55 2. INDIA FEAT EL CAMINO 04:40 3. JOHNNY VALCONI SKIT 00:15 4. LONG WAY FEAT ELCAMINO 03:53 5. 03’ DRAFT FEAT DARK LO 03:10 6. MADE IN AMERICA FEAT EL CAMINO & DUFFLEBAG HOTTIE 03:44 7. THE HUNTER 2 FEAT SKYZOO 03:07 8. MANDU 00:29 9. A LOT FEAT EL CAMINO & DUFFLEBAG HOTTIE 03:44 10. JACKPOT FEAT EL CAMINO
Kanye West drops off his new EP title "Ye." Features include Nicki Minaj, Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Willow Smith, Dej Loaf and more. Cop it now from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/ye/1392975931
Ye' Tracklist:
01. I Thought About Killing You 02. Yikes 03. All Mine feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Valee 04. Wouldn't Leave feat. Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign & Young Thug 05. No Mistakes feat. Charlie Wilson & Kid Cudi 06. Ghost Town feat. 070 Shake, John Legend & Kid Cudi 07. Violent Crimes feat. DeJ Loaf, Nicki Minaj & Willow Smith
Buffalo, New York heavy spitter and Griselda Records recording artist, Benny the Butcher, just dropped a brand new EP titled "A Friend of Ours." Features on the project include Dark Lo, 38 Spesh, El Camino, Skyzoo and Dufflebag Hottie.
1. MOB TIES FEAT 38 SPESH 03:55 2. INDIA FEAT EL CAMINO 04:40 3. JOHNNY VALCONI SKIT 00:15 4. LONG WAY FEAT ELCAMINO 03:53 5. 03’ DRAFT FEAT DARK LO 03:10 6. MADE IN AMERICA FEAT EL CAMINO & DUFFLEBAG HOTTIE 03:44 7. THE HUNTER 2 FEAT SKYZOO 03:07 8. MANDU 00:29 9. A LOT FEAT EL CAMINO & DUFFLEBAG HOTTIE 03:44 10. JACKPOT FEAT EL CAMINO
“It’s not about your records, man, it’s about you and how you engage the crowd.” says Brooklyn rapper Young M.A, backstage at the Soundset Festival in Minneapolis. “If the motherfuckas don’t love you, your record is just your record.” Promising to drop mad singles this summer as she shifts into full-blown album mode, Young M.A explains why fans haven't heard from her in a while. “I’ve been under the radar,” she says. “When it come to the album you don’t need no distractions.” This is not a normal interview. You only get this type of access with an artist pass.
The Top Goon of Philly and O.B.H. Records CEO, AR-AB, can never be questioned about his work ethic. He continues to display consistency by releasing an official music video for the powerful song "Exodus 15:14."
In that very spirit Bronx crooner, MorValue Entertainment's own B Morgan has released the visual for a very special track titled, Salute You. An homage to every woman, and especially every mother on this momentous occasion. With Mother's day that just past this record is the perfect accompaniment to any well wishes and praise you have planned in celebration of women. Check out the visual below.B. Morgan - was born in the Bronx on June 29, 1989. Though his real name is Desmond Morgan, friends and family still call him "Boobie" which he later shortened to B. While still a toddler, he moved to live with an aunt in Bridgeport, a suburb of Kingston, Jamaica not far from the Tivoli Gardens, the infamous neighborhood known for violence, poverty, drugs and the notorious Shower Posse.First at a primary and then missionary school, Morgan learned fast that his singing voice attracted lots of attention. At age 8, he entered his first talent show and won. And though his mother was a singer and his aunt is one of Canada's most famous reggae artists Jackie James, B. Morgan initially wanted to be a rapper. He listened to Tupac, Jay Z, Biggie and Full Force. As a teenager, he moved again; at first to Miami, then Fort Lauderdale and finally back to the New York; where along the way he played percussion in the marching band in Florida and then joined the school choir at Evander Childs High School in the Bronx. "Chicks used to stop me in school and would ask me to sing," he says. "I became real popular because of that. People used to say, "That's the dude who can sing but looks like a rapper."After graduation, he did a semester at Morgan State University in Baltimore, before he left to pursue music full time. But the streets were the only ones hiring. B. Morgan would split his time peddling and then going home to make beats. Nothing much good was coming of any of it and it was time to return to New York."I started really studying my craft, studying arrangements and harmonies," he said. I was working really overworking doing lots of events and random shows, I was bumping into a lot of other singers and I did get signed by Universal by late 2007, but my project got shelved."Another deal with a smaller label only lead to trips to California, lots of jewelry but no money, no record release. For almost two years, "It was a rough time for B. Morgan. He was struggling, mother was sick, but he was doing everything he could to keep pushing. B. Morgan was writing a lot of songs about his experiences. But it was, of course, a reset or time to start all over again. He eventually got a retail job at Party City and then as a front-end manager at Kmart. B. Morgan was saving his money and his mother's health was improving; "some progress was better than no progress."And then came a succession of managers that were all short-lived partnerships. B. Morgan started handling a lot more things himself, taking meetings and booking his own appearances. The singer that looked like a rapper was opening for Tyrese, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe and working with DJ Marley Marl. During the summers of 2012 and 2013 he played New York City's famous Summer Stage opening for Trey Songz, Omarion and Melissa Morgan among others. He was also appearing at a number of high-profile New York venues including SOBs, Greenhouse, Stage 48 and the Highline Ballroom. And recently opened for Coke Boys french Montanna in the Hamptons He made connections with Chris Lighty's Violater Management.And then DJ Ty Boogie also of NYC's Power 105 - included B. Morgan's single "Turn It Up" on a 2013 mix tape hosted by Ashanti. B. Morgan's was back and getting major raves. At a BMI-sponsored new artist showcase in 2013, he was nominated for Best R&B Artist.Last fall, he correctly saw the potential in his newest song: "Poke It Out". His associates, friends and eventually sponsors - like ProActive Armour energy drinks - loved it. The first time the song played in the famous Sin City Cabaret in the Bronx, " it was crazy, it was bananas in there yo!"Right now, that fat-bottomed groove is propulsive. For spring and summer 2014, B. Morgan is embarking on the final leg of a Northeast college tour; he's shooting a new video and continuing to promote his brand.Connect With B.MORGAN On Social Media:Instagram: www.instagram.com/iambmorganFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/iambmorgan/Twitter: https://twitter.com/IamBMORGANRead more…
After 10-plus years of independently wading through the hip-hop industry’s trenches, G-Eyez (an abbreviation of “Golden Eyez”) is experiencing the proliferation of his star power as a recording artist. His two-fisted vocal style, street life-oriented content, and personally reflective lyricism is a product of his diverse upbringing as a Cambridge, Massachusetts-born and Houston, Texas-reared MC.G-Eyez a strong track record of collaborations with several independent rap heavyweights and legends alike, including, but not limited to, Termanology, Red Café, Joe Budden, as well as The LOX’s Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch. His debut street album It’s Only the Beginning, hosted by DJ Statik Selektah, was produced Boston-based producer J.Cardim and released in 2007. The album balances G-Eyez’s poetic depth and bare-knuckles grit on the mic with standout tracks including the smoker’s anthem “Dat Good” and “Can’t Keep Me Down.”The Boston-based rapper’s sophomore project Retro Series is an homage to hip-hop’s “Golden Era” of the 1980s and 1990s that inspired his craft. On the project, G-Eyez updates several classic rap tracks with his nostalgia, charisma, and wit that exemplifies his versatility as retro-futuristic in his skill set. His third release is an EP titled Chasin' History where he showcases his talented lyrical ability mixed with a new age production twist. Currently he is working on the follow-up to that EP with a project titled Better Late Than Never, which features notable tracks like "Summer Days" and newly released single "Sacrifice." The latter track is one of his most personal of his career, exhibiting his dexterous wordplay with spiritual lyrics and chorus over a sobering trap-style soundscape.Also, G-Eyez has recently strengthened his music business portfolio and visibility. In 2017, he launched his own publishing company CMB Publishing (Cambridge Music Business Pub Co LLC), and is a partner in a booking agency called Capitol Front Booking. The agency organizes tours, live shows & music events all across the U.S. The company’s most notable booking are the Higher Power Tour & SXSW music festival. music also had multiple film and television placements such as ESPN’s SportsCenter, Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why; BET documentary series Music Moguls, and MTV’s Broke Ass Game Show.The relentless U.S. tour schedule throughout the country has exposed G-Eyez to a wide variety of audiences. During this decade, he has performed at the following venues: SXSW Music Festival in consecutive years from 2013 to 2018; A3C Music Festival in Atlanta from 2014 to 2017; Higher Power 1 (east coast) and 2 (west coast) US tour; S.O.B's in New York City; numerous hometown stage performances at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA; Calle Ocho Festival in Miami; the Urban/ Latin music concert at the Fenway Park in Boston. He’s opened for major Hip-Hop acts such as Rae Sremmurd, Migos, T-Pain, Fabolous, Twista, late Queens rapper Chinx Drugz, and Jadakiss. As his stock continues to rise, G-Eyez will keep venturing his path as one of the best rappers to ever come out of the New England region.Connect With G-Eyez On Social Media:Twitter: www.twitter.com/GEyezMusicInstagram: www.instagram.com/GEyezMusicRead more…
Pusha T stopped by Big Boy TV to chop it up about his new album "Daytona," working with Kanye West, his issues with Cash Money Records, "Infared," "Duppy Freestyle," "The Story of Adidon" and more.
Joining Colin Cowherd in studio on The Herd, Chris Broussard discusses Chris Paul courting LeBron to leave Cavs and join CP3 and Harden's Rockets, LaVar Ball ruining Lonzo & Gelo's career and if Paul George will leave Russell Westbrook's OKC Thunder.
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