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Rapper YNW Melly, who was charged in February on two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing two of his friends, is facing the death penalty. Melly, real name Jamell Demons allegedly shot and killed YNW Juvy (real name Chris Thomas) and YNW Sakchaster (real name Anthony Williams) in October of 2018. According […]

T.I. partnered with New Birth Missionary Baptist over the weekend to bail out 23 nonviolent offenders for the Easter holiday. The group of nonviolent, mostly “first-time” offenders were bailed out thanks to a partnership program with the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia. “It’s almost like finally meeting the good Samaritan—somebody who you don’t […]

The man who was wounded when a man opened fire on he, Nipsey Hussle and another man outside of The Marathon Clothing store on March 31st will not face a parole violation case. According to Miriam Hernandez of ABC 7 in Los Angeles, 56-year-old Kerry Lathan had his case dismissed by the Department of Corrections. […]

Apparently J.T. and Yung Miami‘s big hit has more “City Boy” influence than originally thought. In an interview with Kerwin Frost, Lil Yachty acknowledged that fans were correct to presume that he had a writing credit on City Girls‘ latest hit “Act Up”. What did he actually write? In Yachty’s words, he penned almost the […]

The last time Tiger Woods won the Masters is also the last time Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott released an album. Yes, 2005’s The Cookbook was Missy’s last effort, the album that gave us “Lose Control” and put a bow on a six-album run of dominance in terms of creativity visually and sonically. Since then, Missy has […]

If you were looking to see how Issa Rae‘s Issa Dee managed to glow up after the events of Season 3 of HBO’s hit series Insecure, you’re going to have to wait a year. According to HBO programming president Casey Bloys and chief Bob Greenblatt, both Insecure and Westworld aren’t returning to HBO this year but instead in 2020. Per The Hollywood […]

Kerry Lathan, the man who Nipsey Hussle was buying clothes for on the day he was murdered, has been arrested on a parole violation, seemingly for associating with Hussle

Tomorrow, Nipsey Hussle‘s friends, family and fans will gather at Staples Center to commemorate his life and legacy during a public memorial. Thousands are expected to turn out for the “Celebration of Life” service at Staples but those who are unable to attend can tune into BET, who will broadcast the funeral service in its entirety […]

Boosie BadAzz and his bodyguard, former Houston Texan Antonio Allen were arrested on felony drug and firearm charges in Newman, Georgia. According to police documents and The Newman Times-Herald, Boosie and Allen were pulled over by police after allegedly swerving in and out of traffic, nearly sideswiping another vehicle in the process. The arresting officer stopped […]

Nipsey Hussle‘s memorial service is set to be held at the Staples Center on Thursday. Final details emerged on Monday as there will be free tickets to the public. Per the Staples Center, Nipsey Hussle’s Celebration of Life will begin promptly at 10:00 AM, and doors will open at 8:00 AM. With the anticipated traffic in […]

Well, it’s no longer a rumor anymore. ΗΘΜΣCΘΜΙΝG, the Netflix documentary around Beyonce‘s epic 2018 Coachella performance is coming to Netflix on April 17. The performance led to the creation of the Homecoming Scholarships, which awarded scholarships to students attending various HBCUS across the country. https://twitter.com/strongblacklead/status/1114875529159557121 As previously reported, ΗΘΜΣCΘΜΙΝG will feature behind the scenes […]

J. Cole‘s Dreamville Festival managed to not only reschedule from its original Septemeber date, it sold-out all 40,000 tickets. Not in Raleigh to see it all happen? Tidal is livestreaming the day-long festival right now. Even if you don’t have a Tidal account you can watch the livestream. The lineup is massive with artist from Cole’s Dreamville […]