Soft White Underbelly is back with another very interesting interview. This one is a talk and portrait of Julie, a heroin addict on Skid Row in Los Angeles.
Rochester, New York emcee Beloved Rasheed is reaching out to America's young minority kids and trying to put them on a positive path in life via his powerful new song and accompanying music video titled "Troubled Youths."
01. Immunity ft. Elcamino & Benny The Butcher (prod. by RickHyde) 02. Corner ft. Elcamino (prod. by 38 Spesh) 03. Price of Fame ft. Klass Murda, Ransom & Che Noir (prod. by 38 Spesh) 04. Spineless ft. Benny The Butcher & Ransom (prod. by Buda, Grandz, Mike Kuz & Burns Beats) 05. Tokyo Drift ft. Ampichino & 38 Spesh (prod. by Corty Tez) 06. Long Story Short ft. Heem (prod. by IceRocks) 07. Load Up ft. RickHyde & Heem (prod. by RickHyde) 08. Love Left ft. Che Noir, Klass Murda & Benny The Butcher (prod. by Reddy Roc) 09. Blue Money ft. Benny The Butcher, Elcamino & 38 Spesh (prod. by DJ Shay) 10. Silent Death ft. Chase Fetti & RickHyde (prod. by RickHyde)
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The North Charleston Police Department says they are investigating multiple shootings that happened after a fight broke out at a concert.
NCPD Deputy Chief Scott Deckard says police responded to the area of Piggly Wiggly Drive and W. Jimtown Drive at around 10:27 p.m. Saturday.
Officers say they reported to the area in reference to a shooting, but when they arrived they found numerous victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Deckard says there were a total of 14 victims shot and one 14-year-old female suffered fatal wounds.
The victims were transported to local hospitals and Deckard says several other victims were located at area hospitals, after they were transported by others.
Deckard says preliminary information is that a fight broke out near the stage during an unannounced and unauthorized concert event within the neighborhood. He says NCPD was not notified of the event.
North Charleston Police are actively investigating the incident, but there isn’t any suspect information at this point in the investigation.
Michael Jackson's family -- or at least some of them -- are outraged by the revelations about the BBC's Martin Bashir interview with Princess Diana, & they're reportedly considering legal action.
In case you don't remember, Bashir did a documentary in 2003 titled "Living with Michael Jackson." It profiled MJ's life at the Neverland Ranch. During the interview, Bashir lasered in on Jackson's relationship with young boys & the allegations of sexual abuse.
Jackson was unapologetic about sleeping in the same bed as 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo, saying, "Why can't you share your bed? That's the most loving thing to do, to share your bed with someone."
As you know, Jackson was prosecuted for allegedly molesting Arvizo. The jury found MJ not guilty.
In the wake of the report concluding Bashir deceived Princess Diana into doing her famous interview, Jackson's nephew, Taj, and MJ's brother, Tito, now allege Bashir "manipulated footage & unethical journalism."
The pair believe Bashir tricked Jackson the way he tricked Diana. Taj blames Bashir on Michael's death, saying, "Bashir's manipulated footage & unethically journalism is one of the main reasons my uncle Michael is not here today."
Taj wasn't done, adding, "That 2005 trial broke him. Shame on those who provided cover for Bashir. Shame on those who rewarded him. My family deserves an investigation & apology too."
Jackson's former bodyguard, Matt Fiddes, told the Mirror the Jackson family is considering taking legal action.
An Austrian hospital amputated the wrong leg of a patient, it said on Thursday, blaming human error for what it called a "tragic mistake."
The elderly patient is suffering from many illnesses, the Freistadt Clinic, in a town of the same name near the Czech border, said in a statement.
Previous sicknesses have affected his legs, to the point that his left leg required amputation.
"We are deeply shocked that on Tuesday, May 18, despite quality assurance standards, the wrong leg of an 82-year old man ... was amputated," the clinic said, adding that the mistake was first noticed during a bandage change on Thursday morning.
The error appears to have been made shortly before the operation, when the leg that was to be amputated was marked, the clinic said.
"Unfortunately the mistake, in which the right leg was removed instead of the left, occurred as a result of a sequence of unfortunate circumstances," it said, adding that it was investigating what happened and would review its standards.
The patient has been offered psychological assistance and must still undergo another operation to remove his left leg from mid-thigh.
"The operation is planned shortly," the clinic said.
Paul Mooney made the Laugh Factory in Hollywood practically his second home ... so it's only fitting to have a tribute there & comedy royalty's expected to attend.
Jamie Masada, the owner & founder of the iconic comedy club, tells TMZ ... a special show will go down in honor of Paul Thursday at 3 PM. Eddie Murphy, Kevin Hart & Tiffany Haddish are among the many who have reached out to say they will attend.
Paul's twin sons -- comedians Dwayne & Daryl -- will also be there ... with the list of special guests expected only to grow.
Jamie says he envisions guests doing a little stand-up (duh), sharing their best Paul Mooney stories & more.
Paul was a regular at the famed Hollywood location. In fact ... Jamie tells us he still remembers Paul being one of the very first comedians on opening night in 1979.
Paul, of course, was vocal about the Black Lives Matter movement & he always found hilarious, yet enlightening, ways to weave the movement into his set. After all ... he had been advocating on behalf of his community over the course of his 40-plus years on stage.
We're told there were instances back in the day when other clubs wouldn't let Paul perform his material because of his race. But, the Laugh Factory always gave him a platform.
The comedy club's the latest to honor Paul. As we first reported ... the City of Oakland -- where he was raised & sadly died -- plans to honor him as well.
An aspiring rapper died Thursday after being shot on the East Side and dropped off at the Mount Carmel East emergency room.
Courtney Bruce, 26, also known as "Boog The Bandit," died at 6:11 p.m. Thursday.
Columbus police said Bruce, of the East Side, was in a car with a 25-year-old man on the 3700 block of Dort Place when the pair were approached by a group of men with handguns. Several shots were fired, striking Bruce.
The man who was with Bruce drove her to the hospital. He was not injured.
HipHop DX, an online blog, said Bruce had been gaining traction in 2021 with three singles, "Heart Away," "Hot Topic" and "Risky," garnering more than 100,000 views each on YouTube.
Boog, a Columbus native, also garnered recognition from hip-hop heavyweights such as culture critic DJ Akademiks, Canton-born rap star Trippie Redd and others for her superstar-like presence.
(Reuters) More video of a fatal 2019 encounter of a Black man with police in Louisiana was released by authorities late Friday, & two state troopers were notified that they will be fired, in the fallout of a lethal traffic stop.
The newly-released bodycam footage shows a high-speed chase & Louisiana state troopers punching motorist Ronald Greene, 49, a Black man, while he was already in handcuffed.
He was also dragged across the ground by shackled feet & stunned with tasers as he cried, "I'm scared."
Greene, of West Monroe, Louisiana, led police on a high-speed chase after midnight of May 10, 2019, and crashed his car before being taken into custody, police said. He died in an ambulance on the way to a hospital, police said.
An autopsy showed that Green had alcohol & cocaine in his system, suffered multiple injuries from the crash, as well as injuries from a physical struggle. The manner of death was not listed.
Earlier this week, the case quickly became another national touchstone of alleged police abuse after the unauthorized release of police video by the Associated Press.
In response to that release, Colonel Lamar Davis, the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police held a late night press conference & said the department is releasing all the police bodycam video to add context to what has already been public.
"It's unfortunate that the path to get here has taken so long," he said. "But we cannot comment on any conduct of the officers involved & we cannot offer specifics of the investigation."
But Davis offered no explanation as to why the case has taken so long to become public.
The attorney for Davis's family, Lee Merritt, said that he doesn't understand why it's taken two years for the family to get answers.
"The family says none of this lip-service matters until there is criminal accountability in the department," Merritt said. "What happened here is a crime."
Of the troopers involved, DaKota DeMoss has been notified that the department intends to fire him and he remains on leave pending another excessive use of force case, police said.
Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth was also notified of the intent to dismiss him, and he died hours later in a fatal car crash, police said.
Another trooper, Kory York, served a 50-hour suspension and is back on duty.
The case is also the subject of a federal civil rights investigation.
New Haven, Connecticut emcee Kevlar Kohleone's latest gem," "Lifestylez Of Grandeur" depicts life in a more positive light with the help of frequequent collaborator King D.O.E., over production by Sypooda.
1. PTA (Intro) 2. 1.5 (Prod. by Tone Beatz) 3. Time Slow (Prod. by Soundlord) 4. MGM Ft. Lady T Duncan & DJ Boogieman (Prod. by AP) 5. Laquisha (Prod. by Soundlord) 6. Morning Blues (Interlude) (Prod. by Hobgoblin) 7. Boomerang Ft. Eto (Prod. by Hobgoblin) 8. Don't You Dog Me Ft. Starz Coleman (Prod. by Soundlord) 9. Digits (Outro) (Prod. by Soundlord)
(Reuters) - Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with fatally shooting two people & wounding a third during protests in Wisconsin last August, made his first in-person court appearance on Friday ahead of trial in November.
Rittenhouse, 18, had been attending court hearings remotely from his lawyer's office but was able to appear in person before Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder for the pre-trial hearing following a relaxation of COVID-19 protocols.
The teenager sat to the left of his lawyer & was wearing a blue shirt, navy blazer & black face mask. He did not speak during the hearing, which mainly covered routine matters & lasted roughly 20 minutes.
Schroeder set a few pre-trial deadlines for the prosecutors & Rittenhouse's legal team, including July 1 for any motions & Aug. 1 for a questionnaire for potential jurors.
Rittenhouse has been charged with homicide & five other criminal counts related to the shootings, in which Joseph Rosenbaum & Anthony Huber were killed & Gaige Grosskreutz was wounded.
Rittenhouse had traveled on Aug. 25 from his home in nearby Antioch, Illinois, in a self-appointed role to protect businesses in Kenosha, where the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, had sparked large protests against police brutality & racism.
His lawyers have said their client acted in self-defense.
To celebrate what would have been The Notorious B.I.G.'s 49th birthday, the Benny Boys and Lil Cease team up to release an official music video for their "One More Chance" remake.
Buffalo, New York emcee and German producer TrickyTrippz release "Made a Killin." This is the 3rd single off of their forthcoming collaborative album, "Devil's Due."
Mach-Hommy comes through with his highly anticipated "Pray For Haiti" album. The project was curated by Westside Gunn. Available now on all streaming platforms.
Tracklist:
1. “The 26th Letter” (Prod by Denny Laflare) 2. “No Blood, No Sweat” (Prod by Camoflauge Monk) 3. “Folie A Deux” f/ Westside Gunn & Keisha Plum (Prod by Conductor Williams) 4. “Makrel Jaxon” (Prod by Conductor Williams) 5. “The Stellar Ray Theory” (Prod by Conductor Williams) 6. “Marie” (Prod by Cee Gee) 7. “Leta Yo (Skit)” 8. “Kriminel” (Prod by Nicholas Craven) 9. “Pen Rale” (Prod by Sadhu Gold) 10. “Murder CZN” f/ Westside Gunn (Prod by Camoflauge Monk) 11. “Magnum Band” f/ Tha God Fahim (Prod by Messiah Musik) 12. “Rami” f/ Westside Gunn (Prod by Camoflauge Monk) 13. “Kreyol (Skit)” 14. “Au Revoir” (Prod by DJ Green Lantern) 15. “Blockchain” (Prod by Camoflauge Monk) 16. “Ten Boxes – Sin Eater” (Prod by Denny Laflare)
01. Immunity ft. Elcamino & Benny The Butcher (prod. by RickHyde) 02. Corner ft. Elcamino (prod. by 38 Spesh) 03. Price of Fame ft. Klass Murda, Ransom & Che Noir (prod. by 38 Spesh) 04. Spineless ft. Benny The Butcher & Ransom (prod. by Buda, Grandz, Mike Kuz & Burns Beats) 05. Tokyo Drift ft. Ampichino & 38 Spesh (prod. by Corty Tez) 06. Long Story Short ft. Heem (prod. by IceRocks) 07. Load Up ft. RickHyde & Heem (prod. by RickHyde) 08. Love Left ft. Che Noir, Klass Murda & Benny The Butcher (prod. by Reddy Roc) 09. Blue Money ft. Benny The Butcher, Elcamino & 38 Spesh (prod. by DJ Shay) 10. Silent Death ft. Chase Fetti & RickHyde (prod. by RickHyde)
01. Immunity ft. Elcamino & Benny The Butcher (prod. by RickHyde) 02. Corner ft. Elcamino (prod. by 38 Spesh) 03. Price of Fame ft. Klass Murda, Ransom & Che Noir (prod. by 38 Spesh) 04. Spineless ft. Benny The Butcher & Ransom (prod. by Buda, Grandz, Mike Kuz & Burns Beats) 05. Tokyo Drift ft. Ampichino & 38 Spesh (prod. by Corty Tez) 06. Long Story Short ft. Heem (prod. by IceRocks) 07. Load Up ft. RickHyde & Heem (prod. by RickHyde) 08. Love Left ft. Che Noir, Klass Murda & Benny The Butcher (prod. by Reddy Roc) 09. Blue Money ft. Benny The Butcher, Elcamino & 38 Spesh (prod. by DJ Shay) 10. Silent Death ft. Chase Fetti & RickHyde (prod. by RickHyde)
"Free Dem Boyz" is the new album from 42 Dugg. Available on all streaming platforms.
Tracklist:
01. Intro 02. Turnest Nigga In The City 03. We Know 04. 4 Da Gang 05. Maybach 06. Bestfriends 07. Alone 08. Still Miss My Niggas 09. Free Merey 10. Quez Free 11. Please 12. Rose Gold 13. Judge Please 14. Still Catching Cases 15. It Get Deeper Pt. 2 16. And I Gangbang 17. Free Woo 18. Free Skeet 19. Free Me
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