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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California woman has been arrested in the death of her newborn baby boy in the San Francisco Bay Area 32 years ago in a case that was solved decades later because of genetic genealogy, authorities said Monday.
Lesa Lopez, 52, admitted to investigators she was the mother of the baby and implicated herself in the killing, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said in a statement.
“Lopez, who was 20 years old at the time of the incident, told investigators she hid the pregnancy from her family and friends and provided details of what happened,” he said.
Lopez, of Salida, was arrested on July 23 and charged with murder. She is being held on $2 million bail. It wasn’t immediately known if she has an attorney who can speak on her behalf.
Two children playing found the baby’s body on May 15, 1988, inside a paper bag left among trees and bushes on the bank of a creek in Castro Valley. An autopsy revealed the baby was alive at birth and was killed, Kelly said.
The boy, identified by investigators as Baby Joe Doe, was given a funeral at St. Leanders Church in San Leandro attended by more than 200 people. A priest posthumously named him Richard Jayson Terrance Rein after the church’s vicars and priests.
With DNA investigative technology much more advanced, the DNA of a woman was found in 2005 in evidence collected from the crime scene. Investigators believed it belonged to the baby’s mother, who was considered a suspect, but she couldn’t be identified.
Multiple investigators with the sheriff’s office tried to solve the case over the past 32 years “for a baby boy who never had a voice and never had the chance of living a full life,” Kelly said.
Last year, investigators again took up the case with the help of experts in forensic genetic genealogy from the FBI, and private labs, including Oklahoma-based DNA solutions and Gene-by-Gene’, which owns the genealogy website FamilyTreeDNA.
After extensive genealogy research, surveillance and DNA collected from Lopez’s discarded trash, cold case investigators linked Lopez to the crime scene, Kelly said.
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Meteorologist Marty Coniglio, a staple of Denver TV weather for three decades, left 9News Friday, a day after he compared, on social media, federal troops in U.S. cities to Nazis.
Coniglio, in a text message, confirmed his departure but said he would “not be able to talk about the situation for at least a week or so.”
Mark Cornetta, the station’s president and general manager, said in an email that “Marty is no longer employed by 9News.” He declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding his exit.
Thursday morning, Coniglio tweeted “Federal police in cities … now where have I seen that before?” with a picture of Nazi soldiers posing in front of a Swastika banner.
The tweet came the same day President Donald Trump announced he would be sending a surge of federal troops into Democratic cities to combat local crime.
Coniglio later deleted the tweet, but not before dozens of users screenshot it, including U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, Colorado’s Republican Party chairman.
“Comparing the brave men and women of our law enforcement community to Nazis is absolutely reprehensible,” Buck tweeted.
The Colorado Republican Party also responded on Twitter: “Republicans know that the press leans to the left, but are fellow reporters okay with this type of radical hate against law enforcement from employees at local news stations?”
Channel 9 appears to have taken Coniglio’s bio down from its website, and the meteorologist has removed any mention of the station from his Twitter page. Coniglio’s bio now promotes his skills as a forensic weather expert and expert witness in legal cases and insurance claims.
He told Westword last year that he intended to leave 9News at the end of 2019 as he dealt with various health issues, but he ended up staying with the station. Coniglio previously worked at Denver7 and CBS4 before spending the past 16 years with 9News.
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AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Brittany Gilliam says she was looking at her phone for another nail salon when an Aurora police officer approached her car. The incident from Sunday morning has now gone viral online and once again caused controversy for the police department.
“He proceeded to handcuff me and I saw him handcuff the kids, so I started getting angry why are you handcuffing kids for,” Gilliam said.
“I actually didn’t know what I was watching when I first started seeing what was happening. I’d never seen a gun that close,” said Jenni Wurtz who witnessed the incident and recorded it. “I went from seeing kids in a car to seeing a gun pointed at the kids in the car. I called my husband and said ‘I don’t know what I’m looking at,’ and he said ‘Hang up and start recording.’”
Aurora police say they conducted a high-risk stop because of a suspected stolen vehicle. Gilliam’s car had the same license plate number, but wrong state, for the vehicle officers were looking for. Gilliam says her 12-year-old sister and 17-year-old niece were handcuffed while lying on the asphalt of the parking lot.
A 14-year-old niece and her 6-year-old daughter were also obeying police commands to lay on the ground.
“They were screaming for their mom and again, this was all a big misunderstanding, so in their mind they’re getting their nails done. It was all happening so fast and something about it was like, this is not right. These kids have no idea what is happening,” Wurtz said.
“I’m livid. I’m angry,” said Gilliam. “Those kids are not OK. They’re never going to be OK. That was a traumatic experience. Would your kids be OK after that? Having a gun pulled on them and laid on the ground. Especially a 6 year old.”
Gilliam’s attorney says he will file a federal lawsuit for excessive force.
“I don’t want your apology. I want change,” she said. “Better protocol, better procedures because the way you did it yesterday was not it.”
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Tip is joined by Hip Hop superstar Fabolous and his cast of constituents. They share stories of fatherhood, family life, & entertainment. Fabolous talks about his career in hip hop and how his success has evolved. From his run in with Solange to the passing of Kobe Bryant they cover it all. Plus they talk Meek Mill and what it takes to remain yourself in the Hip Hop industry.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The leader and 22 members of the Black Disciples street gang have been arrested and charged with drug and gun trafficking on Chicago’s South Side, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Among those arrested was alleged gang leader Darnell McMiller, 34, who is charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin in September 2019.
The Black Disciples are a national street gang that is prevalent throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch told a news conference that law enforcement seized firearms, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl after the multi-year investigation.
Lausch said the probe was active well before the start of Operation Legend, a Trump administration initiative that last week sent federal agents to Chicago and other major cities to tackle violent crime.
The third-largest city has seen a spike in violent crime this summer, including a drive-by shooting by suspected gang members at a funeral last week that wounded 15 people.
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Benzino allegedly flew into a jealous rage and took his anger out on his baby mama, Althea Eaton's new man and his truck ... which led to his arrest.
The incident went down Friday morning in Braselton, GA where Benzino allegedly got into a shouting match with a man who was hanging out with Althea ... according to cops.
That other man told cops he "and a female he has been seeing, Althea Eaton, were out for a walk in the neighborhood" but when they got back to his truck, Benzino "approached him in a threatening and harassing manner." Cops say the man told them he didn't know Benzino and had no idea Althea was involved with someone else.
According to the police report, the guy tried getting into his 2018 Chevy Silverado but Benzino wasn't having it, and allegedly hit the truck multiple times with his fist. Cops say they saw 2 dents in the driver's side door.
Now, Benzino told a much different story -- claiming he was in the area watching his son play tennis when "a male came up to him and told him he was going to shoot him."
Benzino denied damaging the dude's truck, but witnesses backed up the other man's claims. Benzino was ultimately arrested and booked on 1 count of criminal damage 2nd degree and 1 count of disorderly conduct. He was taken to Gwinnett County Jail where his bail was set at $8,450, and we're told he remains behind bars.
As we've reported ... Benzino's had his share of trouble with the law, and NO lack of serious drama with Althea.
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RU$H & Jay NiCE present "Fly Art" ft. Willie The Kid & Roc Marciano.
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THE ALBUM SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THE FAMILI' DUO IS BACK. COUSINS JAY NiCE & RU$H RETURN WITH ANOTHER CLASSIC NEW FILM CO-STARRING WILLIE THE KID & ROC MARCIANO. ALL BEATS BY YOUNG PHENOM JLVSN COVER ART BY THE LEGEND FREAKO RICO ALL SONGS WRITTEN, PRODUCED, & ARRANGED BY NiCE & RU$H. MIXED & MASTERED BY V12 THE HITMAN. PLEASE RESPECT THE HU$TLE
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01. Ferrari Drip feat. Willie The Kid & Roc Marciano
02. Gods In Givenchy feat. Roc Marciano
03. Steak & Red Wine feat. Willie The Kid
04. Streets Of Rage ’91 feat. Willie The Kid
05. Grandeurs Of Italy feat. Willie The Kid
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The Queen of Karens has been found — and so too has the most patient team of landscapers ever.
Yet another incredible video of a vitriolic racist attack has emerged online, but it is how this one was handled that really makes it stand out.
While the 3.5 minute Instagram video, shot in Orlando, does not show what led up to the outburst, it appears the woman was upset over the noise of the work the crew were carrying out — and she did not hold back her opinions.
Screaming "You f--king bitch" a difficult-to-count number of times, the uniformed crew — from A Cut Above The Rest landscapers — just smile and tell the camera: "This is the kind of shit we go through man."
"We ain't even doing nothing, we're out here working in 94 degrees!" one laments, also smiling.
She continues to yell abuse, but one simply calls back: "Have a blessed day ma'am!"
Infuriated that her barbs don't seem to be having an effect, she charges forward to get face to face, before adding a heavy dose of racism to her diatribe.
"F--k you you f--king n----r bitch!" she screams.
Backing away to a safe distance, the worker laments "I knew it was coming... I ain't even all the way Black, I'm Puerto Rican man!"
But that, alas, only gets him labeled a "f--king Puerto Rican bitch" instead.
As the crew respectfully pack up their tools and prepare to move on, a resident approaches and asks her to calm down, but he just gets an earful for his efforts too.
"You just keep on repeating the same thing," he chuckles before backing off as well.
She can still be heard demanding the neighbor "kick her ass" as the crew pull away in their truck.
"I love you, God loves you," one of the landscapers calls out to her as she storms after the truck, still hurling abuse; he even offers some departing caring advice: "You're going to pass out in the sun! You gotta go into your house!"
"And stop winking at me!"
Hard to believe people like this woman exist but they do.
— Armand Hamouth (@AreMond2) August 2, 2020
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CHICAGO — A suspect is in custody in the fatal shooting of 9-year-old Janari Ricks, Chicago police announced Monday.
This past weekend was another violent one in the city of Chicago, with 24 shooting incidents and 33 shooting victims — including two juveniles. In total, nine people were killed.
Among those killed was 9-year-old Janari Ricks, who was fatally shot in Cabrini Green Friday evening as he was playing outside with friends.
Police said someone walked up and started shooting, striking Ricks in the chest. He was transported to Lurie Children’s Hospital, where he later died.
Ricks was not the intended target, according to police.
His heartbroken mother said her son would be going into the fourth grade this fall. She said he loved basketball and math, and should not have been a victim.
Police said community tips led to the arrest of the gunman in this case. Someone who has a connection to Cabrini Green, but no longer lives there. Charges are pending and expected to be announced soon.
At least 37 children have been killed so far this year.
During a press conference Monday, Chicago police said this past weekend was the least violent in the month of July.
However, July was the most violent Chicago has seen since 1992.
Source: WGNTV
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Popoff drops off a new single, which is also the title track off of his just released EP titled "So Sincere." The entire six-track project was produced by Sincere Noble.
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ZINC, Ark. (KY3) - A group of Black Lives Matter protesters took a trip to a small town in Arkansas on Sunday to protest the KKK, racism and hatred.
The group took to the streets of Zinc, Ark., which is the home of KKK director and Grandwizard Tom Robb.
Protesters described the town as “the heartbeat of racism.” While protesters gathered on one side of a long dirt road through the town, some locals counter-protesting gathered on the far end. Both groups were separated by local sheriff’s deputies.
Several of the BLM protesters came from out of the area, including Missourians from Branson and Springfield.
Springfield protester Sonny Cropper said the drive was worth it.
“We came here open for dialogue,” Cropper said. “You know we want to be able to have conversations with people. And we want to show people that this movement can come to a place like this and keep it peaceful the whole time.”
He said the protest was the first of its kind, making a large leap forward for the movement.
“This is the first time I have heard of an anti-racism protest come directly into ‘the belly of the beats.’ I mean we’re not very far from where the national director of the KKK does his business,” Cropper said.
He said the group had one major goal for the protest.
“I think the main thing is to show them that even out here, in your little neck of the woods, where you do not think you have to see the people that you hate, we know that hatred is here and we still do not tolerate it,” Cropper said.
The protest remained peaceful for a few hours, but people living in the area still felt the visit was unwelcome.
“I think if they want to start trouble, they should do it in their own town,” Zinc resident Kenny Devore said. “We did not ask for it. We didn’t do nothing to them. And I don’t really see what the reason is for them being here.”
Devore said he stayed in the area during the protest to protect his family, who live in a house right across the street from where the protest occurred.
“I got family behind me and up here on the corner,” he said. “I’m just out here to keep it peaceful and protect the family and the citizens.”
One man came from Branson to partake in the protest. He said some of his family members were in the KKK.
“I have a lot of animosity for the klan,” Branson protester Jason Walker said. “Beacuse my grandfather was a Grand Dragon and his son was a part of all this hate. And it is not good.”
Walker said he came to protest the hatred he had learned about growing up.
“I was raised around a lot of hateful, spiteful, racist people,” he said. “And I’m out here to try and put an end to it. My kids do not need to grow up in this, my nieces and nephews do not need to grow up in this. There is no sense for any of this.”
Some people living in the town said they are worried the group will come back in the near future.
“Really people just want it to get done and go away,” Devore said.
He said he does not think there is much racism in the town, but said he thinks now there will be a lot of animosity in the town against the protesters. Devore said the protest would likely not accomplish anything in Zinc
Some protesters said they are eager to come back to the town in a few months.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are trying to navigate an extremely rough patch in their relationship, and hope a family trip will help to set things straight ... before it's beyond repair.
Sources close to the couple tell TMZ ... the couple decided to jump on a jet Sunday and take a private family vacation to try and work things out. We're told the trip was something the couple discussed when Kim visited Kanye in an emotional trip to Wyoming last weekend.
As of late ... things between Kim and Kanye have been icy. They hadn't seen each other much at all for months ... Yeezy was doing his thing at the ranch and Kim's been taking care of their four young children.
Kanye said during his South Carolina rally he asked Kim for a divorce last year and he raised the subject of divorce several times at the event. We're told it's something that has definitely been discussed.
TMZ broke the story ... Kim and Ye reunited this week in Wyoming for the first time since Kanye's off-the-rails campaign rally in South Carolina, which ignited a bitter back and forth that saw KKW trying to get Yeezy treatment for a serious bipolar episode.
The family trip will mark one of the first they've taken in a long time ... and outside the vacation, Kim and Kanye hadn't spent much time together outside family birthdays and holidays.
As we've reported ... the list of grievances from Kim to Kanye is pretty long -- we're told it's everything from him continuing his presidential campaign, to his Twitter rants and what he said at his rally.
As we reported ... Kanye offered up an apology on Twitter last weekend, so the family trip will be a time for him to prove it was legit and that he's willing to change for his family.
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A group including actor and former WWE star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has agreed to purchase the XFL for approximately $15 million, according to a news release issued Monday morning.
The XFL declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 13 and has been seeking a buyer for the past three months, marketing itself as a made-for-TV product that could transition as early as 2021 to a bubble concept during the coronavirus pandemic. It is unclear when Johnson and his investors -- who include his business partner and ex-wife, Dany Garcia, along with RedBird Capital Partners -- plan to revive the league.
The XFL has twice shuttered after one season -- first in 2001, then earlier this year as a result of the pandemic -- and there hasn't been a long-term alternative football league since the AFL forced a merger with the NFL in 1970. But XFL owner Vince McMahon has been a determined aspirant, and he invested $200 million in the league's second incarnation, one that promised to "reimagine" the game. Its eight teams suspended play after five weeks and the league laid off almost all of its workforce April 10.
McMahon considered bidding on the XFL himself early in the bankruptcy process but ultimately decided against it. In a statement, Johnson, 48, provided a glimpse of the McMahon-like flair he could bring to the league.
"The acquisition of the XFL with my talented partners, Dany Garcia and Gerry Cardinale, is an investment for me that's rooted deeply in two things -- my passion for the game and my desire to always take care of the fans," said Johnson, who played football at the University of Miami from 1990 to '94. "With pride and gratitude for all that I've built with my own two hands, I plan to apply these callouses to the XFL, and look forward to creating something special for the players, fans, and everyone involved for the love of football."
In a statement, XFL president and chief operating officer Jeffrey Pollack called the pending sale "a Hollywood ending" and said Johnson's investors are "a dream team ownership group and the XFL is in the best possible hands going forward."
Cardinale is the managing partner and chief executive officer of RedBird, which manages more than $4 billion in assets. Last week, it purchased a controlling interest in Toulouse Football Club, a French soccer team. Last November, it invested $125 million in a new company that secures commercial rights for the NFL
Organizational plans for the newest version of the XFL are not yet clear. McMahon fired XFL commissioner Oliver Luck on April 9, and Luck responded by suing McMahon for wrongful termination and is seeking $23.8 million. The lawsuit was on hold awaiting the results of bankruptcy.
The league averaged 1.9 million television viewers per game and generated nearly $20 million in gross revenues in 2020, according to court filings. It had projected $46 million in gross revenues for the 10-game season, each data point exceeding internal expectations, according to sources.
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In this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down Grammy Award-winning rapper, musician, producer, actor, and activist -- Wyclef Jean. This thorough interview covers his ambitious career that influenced and inspired so many with his signature success in pushing the multi-cultural boundaries within hip-hop.
The discussion starts off with Wyclef's move from his native Haiti to the US at age 9, and landing in Brooklyn. He talks about finding his calling to hip hop through battle rapping in the park as a youngster. Clef goes on to speak on the importance of Pras and John Forté to the Fugees and how pivotal they both were to the group's success. He also speaks on what it was like growing up a Preacher's son, and talks about how growing up in both Brooklyn and Newark, NJ influenced him in different ways. They also discuss lessons learned from the Haitian Revolution, Clef's encounter with Police brutality, being determined to change the anti-Haitian attitudes through his success, and uniting Haitians and Jamaicans.
The interview circles back to music and Clef is asked about how he was influenced by underground hip hop and how he knew the album 'The Score' would become such an iconic album. He discusses the genius of producer Salaam Remi and his contributions, reflects on the Fugees break-up and states the advice he would give his younger self during that difficult time. Clef also speaks to how much Reggae has influenced his style of hip hop and performances, and tells us who he feels would be the best possible fit for him in a Verzuz battle.
Later Talib notes Clef's success in remaking iconic songs of the past from any genre he chooses and turning them into modern-day hip hop classics, explaining how he's always been on a quest for musical fusion. He also talks about seeing the enormous potential of Destiny's Child when he worked with them on their debut album, and how Beyonce was clearly destined for greatness. Clef goes on to talk about working with Whitney Houston, speaks on his experience attempting to run for president of Haiti, lays out lessons learned there, and also gets into the collapse of his Yéle Haiti charity, being accused of stealing from the $16 million raised. Clef then talks about working with Young Thug, lessons learned from his idol Quincy Jones, he answers how he balances his Haitian gangster affiliations with stardom, talks about his music company dedicated to seeking out and signing talent in third-world countries, and gives his take on the future of musical fusion.
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3:28 -- Clef is asked how he finds the motivation to keep working regardless of the level of success. He goes on to speak about the early years of being born in Haiti, then immigrating to the US to live in Brooklyn and later New Jersey. He outlines why he got into hip hop in the first place, battle rapping at a young age as a way of avoiding fist fights. Clef also talks about having the knack for visualizing music theory, and brings up a teacher that had a huge impact on his development, in helping him to understand the importance of learning all aspects of the music business.
7:42 -- Clef describes how John Forté helped shape the sounds of the Fugees' famous album "The Score" and how instrumental he was in the groundbreaking sounds. Wyclef is insistent on giving Forté his flowers, especially for showing him the scruffy, scratchy "New York" sounds and motivating him to get his "sample game up". Talib talks about John being his musical mentor, and how pivotal he was to Talib's career as well. Talib also brings up the term "zoed up" that Clef has used, and asks him to break down what it means.
15:12 -- Clef is questioned about being raised as a preacher's son, and about the traits that children of preachers share in common. Jasmine also asks how living in Brooklyn and New Jersey have influenced him in seperate ways. He specifies the different traits that he inherited from each area, he speaks on lessons from the Haitian Revolution, and Talib also asks if it's true that the Fugees got out of getting sued by Enya for her sample used on "Ready Or Not" because she found out they weren't a gangsta rap group.
20:42 -- Talib asks Clef if he thinks there is some resemblance of the Haitian Revolution to the recent movement that sprang up in the wake of George Floyd's death. Clef goes on to outline the power of the video camera, reflects on his own encounter with police brutality, he goes into how he wanted to change the anti-immigrant sentiments in his neighborhood and make it fly to have Haitian heritage, as well as pushing for the unification of Haitians and Jamacians that have a history of being at odds with each other. They also discuss the importance of learning the policy stances of your local legislators, and the dangers of tribal politics.
30:45 -- Talib states his theory of "if Puffy is for the children, then Wyclef is the Puffy for the underground", he expounds on what he means by that, and asks Clef how he was influenced by Rawkus Records. Clef gives his take on the power of words and Jasmin asks Clef how he knew the album "The Score" was going to be so special. Clef also brings up producer Salaam Remi and explains why he likens him to jazz pianist Thelonius Monk, and tells who Salaam originally intended to give the beat of "Fu-Gee-La" to.
37:09 -- Clef speaks to the misconceptions of his relationship with Pras, he talks about his experience growing up with Pras, the pressure he took on with his role, as well as his vital contributions to their group, and explains why without Pras there would be no Fugees. Clef also reflects on what he would have told his 20-year-old self during the time of the Fugees break-up, and tells what he thought about Talib's song "Ms. Hill".
44:51 -- Clef talks about his strong influence coming from Dubplate Reggae, and how it sparked his interest through the use of voice manipulations and strong focus on storytelling. Talib explains how he changed his performance style after seeing how Wyclef does his shows. Clef shouts out the best possible fit for him in a Verzuz battle in Will.I.Am. He tells how their connection runs deep. Not only does their methodology contain some similarities, but they've collaborated in the past.
51:37 -- Talib brings up Clef's ability of remaking hip hop versions of so many classic records with huge success. He asks Clef which of them are favorites. Clef talks about reaching out to Celia Cruz to get her on "Guantanamera", and Kenny Rogers to remake "The Gambler", and how he was always on a mission for musical fusion. Jasmin also asks how he knew Destiny's Child was going to be such a huge success when he was working with them on their debut album, and Talib asks Clef if it's true Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" was originally intended as a Fugees song.
1:02:09 -- Talib talks about sitting with Dave Chappelle while he had Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love" on repeat for over an hour, a track that Clef wrote and produced. Clef proceeds to tell the story of how the record came to life after a visit to Whitney's home. Clef is also asked if he would ever run for president of Haiti again, and to outline his journey of being one calling for social change to someone trying to enact it through running for office. Clef lays out lessons he garnered from being involved in politics, and illustrates some of the things he saw in his native country that still make him cry.
1:10:58 -- Clef is asked about his Yéle Haiti charity and it's collapse after years of accusations of mishandled funds, which amounted to a reported $16 million following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. He's asked what lessons he learned from that experience, and what advice he can share with others having ambitions of fundraising on such a large-scale, especially black celebrities.
1:16:12 -- Clef speaks on visiting Sweden to meet up with DJ Avicii to make a record after his Haitian presidential campaign was disqualified, shares some lessons learned from Quincy Jones, talks about working with rapper Young Thug and explains why they made records titled Wyclef Jean and Kanye West, then makes his way to telling how he introduced DJ Khaled to Santana to get the blessing for his sampling of 'Maria Maria' for 'Wild Thoughts'.
1:23:01 -- Clef is asked about his relationship with the iconic Quincy Jones, who he calls his godfather, how Clef used Jones' career as a blueprint for his own path, and to outline how they met each other. He explains why he idolizes Quincy Jones, and states some important lessons learned from the legend, stating "he reminds me of who I am". Talib also asks Clef how he balances his Haitian gangster affiliations with being a successful pop star. Clef explains how it comes down to operating as a leader when moving in those circles.
1:31:40 -- Clef picks up his guitar while Talib asks him if he has any further desire to pursue more acting roles. Jasmin asks Clef about his enrollment in Berklee College of Music, and if he encourages other aspiring musicians to pursue higher education. Clef responds with how much reform is needed to curb the huge problem of student debt in this country, and tells about his company Carnival World Music Group and it's focus on signing talent out of Africa and other developing countries.
1:35:24 -- Clef is asked about his cover of Nina Simone's 'Ne Me Quitte Pas', and what made him want to cover that record. Jasmin also asks if it's true that Maxine from his song 'Perfect Gentlemen' is now a doctor. Talib goes on to ask Clef if he feels the mp3 music file format is becoming obsolete. Clef speaks to how he feels like the future is a new form of stereo, expands on what he feels is the future of fusion in the cross-pollination of music genres as he outlines why he feels hip hop has stood the test of time.
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DaBaby is back with a brand new single and official music video for "PEEPHOLE."
"BLAME IT ON BABY" DELUXE
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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.
"He's a Fucking Animal" available now on Payne's website:
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1. EMINEM & LIL WAYNE INTRO FT KAYSLAY, 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)
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