After taking a step away from music for two years, TtheGAWD knew exactly what he wanted to accomplish with the I Am GAWD album. Alongside Chicago producer Max Julian, TtheGAWD convincingly displays the tenacity of his penmanship, his ear for solid production as well as the ability to tell engaging stories through songs. I Am GAWD is an ode to the mid to late ‘90s, grimey New York era, combined with his personal experiences growing up in Chicago’s inner city.
“I Am GAWD is for the struggling artists with all the talent in the world who just want to be heard. For the emcees and producers who are constantly told to switch their sound because this style of music is no longer profitable. For the underdog and avid Hip-Hop head in general.” — TtheGAWD
TtheGAWD set out to rediscover who he is as an emcee and artist with I Am GAWD. No autotune. No formulaic song structure. No redundant content. Just a masterful display of a level of art that's not really being heard on a large scale from Chicago at the moment. The title says it all: I Am GAWD — which translates to “I Am Getting Ahead Without Devolving.” Meaning, he won't compromise who he is to get where he's going.
All songs produced by Max Julian
All songs written by TtheGAWD with the exception of feature verses
1. Intro 2. Not 4 None (feat. Vic Spencer) 3. Make It Home Safe 4. Shakespeare 5. More Than Drill Music 6. Leave 'Em All Sick/Rudy Gobert 7. Pardon My French (feat. Griffen) [cuts by DJ Alo] 8. Thirsty 9. Gods With Pistols/Bite the Bullet (feat. WateRR) 10. Day of the Dead (feat. Dosage Hinojosa and Johnny Gunnz) 11. The Spook Who Stepped in the Booth 12. Road to Perdition
Warning: this unedited body camera footage from former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane contains graphic imagery and language that some may find difficult to watch. Please use discretion.
The excerpts of the videos are from the time immediately before, during and after the detainment and death of Floyd, who died in police custody on Memorial Day. In addition to the footage from Lane's body camera, video from former officer J Alexander Kueng was also released, but not shown here.
I edited out the end when Floyd passes away.
Judge Peter Cahill on Friday ruled in favor of the media coalition challenging a court order that prohibited the public from viewing the body camera video, which was submitted as evidence in Lane's motion to dismiss the charges against him.
Four officers face charges in the death of Floyd.
Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, who helped restrain Floyd, and Tou Thao, who stood near the others, are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
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Using marijuana during pregnancy is linked to 50% greater chance of having a child with autism, according to the largest study of its kind.
The study, published in Nature Medicine on Monday, reviewed data from more than a half a million women in Ontario, Canada — about 3,000 of whom reported using cannabis during pregnancy and about 2,200 of whom reported using cannabis and no other substances.
They found that 2.2% of women who used marijuana had children with autism compared to 1.4% of women who did not use cannabis but had similar characteristics, like age, education, and socio-economic status.
The study authors say that while their study was imperfect, the results are worrying, especially given that cannabis was illegal in Canada during the period (2007 to 2012) the data was collected.
"The universal recommendation is no alcohol use in pregnancy and I think a similar recommendation should be made for no cannabis use in pregnancy," co-author Dr. Daniel Corsi, an epidemiologist at The Ottawa Hospital and BORN Ontario, told the Guardian.
The findings follow the same team's research showing marijuana use during pregnancy increases the risk of other complications like preterm birth.
One study from 2018 in Colorado found that women who reported using cannabis while pregnant had a 50% chance of lower birth weights.
Other research has shown that marijuana use during pregnancy may affect a child's brain development. It appears to be linked to lower IQs, attention problems, and more impulsiveness.
Such research led to the US Food and Drug Administration issuing a statement in 2019 about the dangers of using CBD and THC, two of the main compounds found in cannabis, while pregnant or breastfeeding, Insider's Julia Naftulin previously reported.
But still, cannabis use during pregnancy appears to be on the rise, perhaps as a way to cope with nausea. According to a January 2019 letter in JAMA Pediatrics, marijuana use during pregnancy in the U.S. increased from 2.9% in 2002 to 5% in 2016.
Memphis Rapper NLE Choppa has so many tattoos that he doesn't even know how many he has. But he'll never tattoo his face. From the tattoo of himself looking up at the gates to Heaven to the NLE one on his neck, join NLE Choppa as he tells us the stories behind his ink.
MIAMI (WSVN) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed coronavirus testing in Orlando Friday, where he criticized businesses, especially restaurants, for demanding negative test results from their employees before allowing them to return to work.
“The problem with demanding a negative test is these PCR tests will pick up just particles, so it could be dead virus,” he said, “and the CDC has seen people test positive for up to 12 weeks. Obviously, you only carry live virus for a very short period of time.”
His comments come after the Florida Department of Health reported another 7,686 new COVID-19 cases statewide, marking nearly a week with under 8,000 daily reported cases.
Sean O'Malley added to his perfect record with a knockout of Eddie Wineland earlier this year at UFC 250. O'Malley faces Marlon Vera in the co-main event of UFC 252 on Saturday, August 15 in Las Vegas.
Two people were shot, more than 100 people were arrested and 13 police officers were injured as crowds broke windows and looted stores along Michigan Avenue and on the Near North Side overnight and into Monday morning.
Supt. David Brown called the looting “pure criminality” in a news conference Monday morning, not connected to any protest.
“Criminals took to the streets with the confidence that there would be no consequences for their actions,” Brown said, adding that police would aggressively pursue cases against people involved in the looting.
“You have no right, no right to take and destroy the property of others,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at the news conference. “We are coming for you. ... I don’t care what justification was given for this. There is no justification.”
The police have started a neighborhood protection plan, and Brown said a team of detectives has been assigned to scour security footage of all incidents.
Access to downtown will be restricted from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., effective Monday night, Brown said.
For several hours this morning, there were no bus or train service in the area bordered by Fullerton and Ashland avenues and Cermak road for several hours, the CTA said. The transit agency was in the process of restoring normal service shortly before 8 a.m.
All downtown bridges except LaSalle Street were raised. The Chicago Department of Transportation said they were being lowered again as of 7:15 a.m., but ongoing street closures could be expected throughout the downtown area.
Brown said “the seeds for the shameful destruction we saw last night” started with a police-involved shooting in Englewood Sunday afternoon. About 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a man with a gun. He fled as they arrived, Brown said, and fired at officers. They returned fire, striking the man, who was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital and is expected to survive. The 20-year-old man had previously faced charges of domestic battery, reckless conduct and child endangerment, Brown said.
After the shooting, a crowd gathered in the area. “Tempers flared, fueled by misinformation,” Brown said. Shortly after that, police became aware of “several social media posts” about looting planned downtown. He said the department reacted by deploying 400 officers to the downtown area.
In this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and co-host Jasmin Leigh sit down British-born rapper, actress, radio personality, and fully-fledged member of the Native Tongues collective -- Monie Love.
The conversation with Monie evolves into a wide-ranging discussion starting with her childhood, growing up in London, and being heavily influenced by her father's Jamaican heritage. She goes on to give her unique perspective on the current anti-immigration sentiments being spread by groups like ADOS, she tells the story of how she came to be part of the Native Tongues collective at the age of 16, and outlines that organic induction being based on "vibes". Monie also goes on to illustrate the importance of DJ Red Alert, him being the conduit for so many of the greats that are now house-hold names, including herself, and they explore the evolution of Chris Lightly, from security detail for Red Alert to Violator Records executive.
Later Monie touches on her greatest hits, starting with 'Monie In The Middle', and it's lasting impact on the hip hop through all the references that it's attained over the last three decades of music. She also gets into her collab with Queen Latifah -- 'Ladies First' being an anthem to the empowerment of black women. Monie speaks on working with Whitney Houston on 'My Name Is Not Susan', becoming great friends through that experience, gives advice for expecting mothers in the entertainment industry, clears up why she left Philadelphia's WPHI-FM Radio, they discuss breaking down gender profiles in hip hop, and Monie gives it up to the women holding down the culture for today's generation.
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2:48 -- Monie speaks on growing up in London and being heavily influenced by her father's Rastafarian heritage. She talks about her early B-Girl status, being into dancing before she picked up a pen, as well as the importance and influence of the Cookie Crew, being the first female emcees out of London. Monie is also asked if she knew hip hop was going to become the cultural phenomenon that it is today, and she tells about how most black people from the UK were primarily tuned in to their native music from Africa and the Carribean during that time.
12:01 -- Monie is asked about the current anti-immigrant movement sentiment that's being pushed by black conservative groups like ADOS, and to give her take on how it's damaging the cause for black unity. Monie goes on to explain her upbringing by her father and his on-going history lessons, schooling her on her ascentry, as well as the struggle of black American's during the civil rights era. She tells how he would force her to write essays to ensure she retained the knowledge.
20:00 -- Monie gets to reflect on her induction into the Native Tongues collective, a crew consisting of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, and others. She is asked to give us the definitive story of how she was brought into the movement at age 16 while she was still living in London. She talks about how she had to get an extra job just to pay for all the phone bills she racked up, and how they coordinated studio time for all their collabs. Monie, Talib and Jas also reminisce on the greatness of New York Chinese food.
29:24 -- Talib brings up DJ Red Alert and his monumental role in hip hop history. Monie explains how he was responsible for breaking her in the US as well as so many others. She also shares a story of how she was given the Acetate pressing of Soul II Soul's hit 'Back To Life' to fly over to New York, for it's first play in the US on one of Red Alert's Friday night sets. She then outlines the evolution of Chris Lightly, and Violator Records. Starting out as security for Red Alert then going on to become one of hip-hop's most notable executives.
37:59 -- Monie gets asked about her hit 'Monie In The Middle' and it's countless references throughout the years. She notes how she gets more recognition from her name drops on other's songs than her own work, and tells about her interaction with Kanye when he made his tribute. She also gets to talk about recording 'Ladies First' with Queen Latifah, Latifah having a clear focus on the song being an anthem about the empowerment of back women, and Jasmin follows up by asking Monie how she feels about the level of attention dedicated to black women's struggle during these times of protest.
51:22 -- Monie talks about working with Whitney Houston on 'My Name Is Not Susan' while Monie was pregnant with her first baby. She highlights the warmness, as well as rawness of Whitney, while they conversed about motherhood, becoming great friends. Jasmin asks Monie if she has any advice for expecting mothers in the entertainment industry. Monie gives some great insight on that, and reflects on her first baby reveal, she did live on stage at the Apollo following one of her performances.
59:52 -- Talib asks Monie about her work on Philadelphia's WPHI-FM Radio from 2004-2006, and if the heated argument she got into with Young Jeezy about the "death of hip hop" was the reason she left. Monie is also asked about who she feels is really holding it down for women in hip hop right now. She illustrates the importance of Jean Grae as well as Rapsody with their lyrical prowess, reminding people that there's plenty of females still carrying the torch.
Philadelphia representative and Educated Ignorance Music (EIMG) CEO, RJ Payne, has just released his highly anticipated album titled "He's a Fucking Animal."
The collaborative project features DJ Kay Slay, DJ Caeser, Bootleg Kev, Rockness Monsta, JoJo Pellegrino, Freeway, Sunnie Blac, Ransom, Vado, Denaun Porter, Nems, Swave Sevah, Tracey Lee, Lord Tariq, Mickey Factz, Mr. Chris and Jag.
Production credits: Pa. Dre, Asethic, Tobes, Vettrax, DJ Skizz, Rushmore Muzic, DJ Pia, Neff and Toast 187.
1. EMINEM & LIL WAYNE INTRO FT KAY SLAY, BOOTLEG KEV & DJ CAESER (PROD BY PA DRE) 2. WHAT WE DOIN THO REMIX FT ROCKNESS MONSTA & JOJO PELLEGRINO (PROD BY PA DRE) 3. KWAME FT SUNNIE BLAC (PROD BY VETTRAX) 4. FUCKBOY FT FREEWAY (PROD BY DJ SKIZZ) 5. BLACK MOVADO FT VADO & SUNNIE BLAC (PROD BY RUSHMORE MUZIC) 6. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED FT DENAUN PORTER (PROD BY TOBES) 7. BOOGIEMAN VS LEATHERFACE FT RANSOM (PROD BY DJ PIA) 8. FUCK YA LIFE FT NEMS & SWAVE SEVAH (PROD BY TOAST 187) 9. TAKE A RISK FT TRACEY LEE & LORD TARIQ (PROD BY PA DRE) 10. BLACK XCELLENCE FT MICKEY FACTZ (PROD BY TOBES) 11. BLACK MAGIC FT MR CHRIS CLASSIC (PROD BY NEFF) 12. BEAUTIFUL PAYNE FT JAG (PROD BY AESTHIC)
On August 9, 2008, we lost one of the great comedians of our generation.
Bernard McCullough aka Bernie Mac was 50 years old when he died from complications due to sarcoidosis.
In addition to doing stand up comedy, Bernie was also an actor who had hilarious roles in "The Bernie Mac Show," "Bad Santa," "Soul Men," "Head of State," "Ocean's Eleven," "Guess Who," "Mr. 3000" and more.
DJ Absolut recently locked in with acclaimed battle rapper Goodz.
Goodz talked about how he got into battle rapping, the importance of being original, names his top 3 battle rappers, says he's undefeated, names his top 3 DOA industry rappers,talks upcoming album, movie appearance, Trump or Biden, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A dispute that erupted into gun fire at an apparent outdoor party in Washington, D.C., early Sunday left one person dead and some 20 others injured, including an off-duty officer “struggling for her life,” according to police.
A 17-year-old male, identified as Christopher Brown, died in the shooting that occurred after midnight in a southeast side neighborhood where people had gathered for music and food.
"I really don't understand how my child's life is gone. 17, my oldest, I have five boys. Just an innocent king's life is taken for whatever the reason," the teen's mother said Sunday.
“There was some kind of a dispute,” Peter Newsham, the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, told reporters. “Multiple weapons were produced.” He said a motive for the shooting wasn’t clear.
The off-duty officer was taken by fellow officers to a local hospital, Newsham said.
“She’s struggling for her life right now,” he said. He added that “the rest of the gunshot wounds, as far as we know, are non-life-threatening.”
No arrests were immediately announced.
There may have been hundreds of attendees at the gathering despite city restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic on such large gatherings, Newsham said.
Nelson Bostic, a resident in the area, told WTOP the gathering appeared to be a birthday party. After the burst of gunfire, he said he saw “people laying on the ground” and “ducking under cars.”
In this clip, Boosie reacted to learning that Pop Smoke's alleged murderers have been arrested and two of the suspects are minors. Boosie said minors being involved in situations like that which claimed the life of Pop Smoke, isn't uncommon. He detailed how his co-defendant was still a teenager at the time admitted to killing 9 people.
In this clip, D.L. Hughley shared his thoughts on Terry Crews' recent controversial tweets, including one about "Black supremacy." D.L. added that we've just gotten to a place where Black lives matter, and society is a long way off from Black people being supreme. Moving along, D.L. addressed Chance the Rapper backing away from his support of Kanye running for president after Terry agreed. To hear more, including D.L. saying Terry and Kanye need to get a room in the same mental institution
Today we pay tribute to the late, great singer Whitney Houston on what would have been her 57th birthday.
The six-time Grammy Award winner was a once in a generation talent, who recorded timeless hit records like "I Will Always Love You," "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," "You Give Good Love," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "How Will I Know," "I Have Nothing" and countless others.
Azealia Banks appears to be going through a mental health crisis.
The talented, but often controversial 29-year old New York City native, detailed plans to commit suicide on her Instagram stories on Saturday, August 8th.
"Yea, I think I'm done here. This pandemic, extreme lack of social interaction, no intimacy, combined with constant public ridicule is making life harder than it's worth," Banks wrote. "I think I will end my tenure here on earth soon. I'm not begging for attention or asking for sympathy/empathy. I'm just ready to go. Peacefully of course."
This disturbing message comes just several days after Banks shaved her head bald.
Hopefully, the "212" rapper will seek help and not do anything drastic.
If you are considering taking your own life or know anyone that is please reach out to medical professionals ASAP. You can also get help by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Website https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.
Azealia Banks appears to be going through a mental health crisis.
The talented, but often controversial 29-year old New York City native, detailed plans to commit suicide on her Instagram stories on Saturday, August 8th.
"Yea, I think I'm done here. This pandemic, extreme lack of social interaction, no intimacy, combined with constant public ridicule is making life harder than it's worth," Banks wrote. "I think I will end my tenure here on earth soon. I'm not begging for attention or asking for sympathy/empathy. I'm just ready to go. Peacefully of course."
This disturbing message comes just several days after Banks shaved her head bald.
Hopefully, the "212" rapper will seek help and not do anything drastic.
If you are considering taking your own life or know anyone that is please reach out to medical professionals ASAP. You can also get help by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Website https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.
The LAPD is pushing back against Mayor Eric Garcetti's threat to kill power at homes defying COVID-19 orders ... because cops don't want any more beef with citizens.
Here's the deal ... Garcetti authorized the city to turn off water and electricity to residents who have big parties in violation of health orders, and he put LAPD in charge of making those requests with the Department of Water and Power.
So, if cops respond to a home and find a large party going down -- like the one last week in Los Angeles that ended with a fatal shooting -- officers can make the call to kill utilities there within 48 hours.
LAPD sources tell TMZ ... no officer wants to shut the power off at a residence, in part because many folks are already pissed at cops. We're told they'd rather focus on reducing real crime, and not turning off home necessities.
Our sources say if the decision is left to officers' discretion ... very few will follow through with Garcetti's threat.
We're told, cops are worried about homeowners who rely on electricity to power a breathing device or food spoiling in fridges. Any of those situations would create way more tension in communities they police.
Bottom line ... we're told cops will absolutely cite a homeowner for throwing an out-of-control party, but cutting someone's power is not a burden they want to bear.
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