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With Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s popularity surging and the Donald Trump and “JV” Vance campaign collapsing, MAGA supporters are panicking that they won’t get another four years of Cheeto Jesus at the helm. Lil Pump isn’t happy about that one bit.
According to TMZ, the “Gucci Gang” rapper sees the writing on the wall and with his preferred presidential candidate seemingly on the ropes at the moment, he’s threatening to actually leave the U.S. if Kamala Harris TKOs Trump and claims the presidency come November. Taking to his official Instagram page Thursday (Aug. 8), Pump (who Donald Trump once called “Lil Pimp” at one of his 2020 rallies) called Kamala Harris a “stupid a** b*tch” and swore on his father’s grave he’d leave America if the Harris/Walz ticket wins the presidential election.
Per TMZ:
He didn’t specify exactly where his immigration plans would land him, but his parents hail from Colombia … maybe they’ll accept him with open arms?!?
Pump recently made false claims against KH regarding her Black heritage, but revealed he’s going the distance to help Trump get elected.
The proud Kamala hater is turning 24 August 17 and says he has a gift-wrapped package for the Vice President … in the form of a diss song he’s releasing on that day.
He will not be missed. Just sayin’.
While we’re not surprised celebrity Trump supporters are standing behind their orange messiah, we’re disappointed in culture representatives who go to such lengths to show their MAGA alliance knowing damn well that particular cult 45 wouldn’t welcome them into the fold if it wasn’t for their celebrity status.
But hey, to each his/her own, right?
What do y’all think of “Lil Pimp’s” threat? Let us know in the comment section below.
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Just weeks after Travis Scott found himself in a pickle over disorderly intoxication on a yacht, the Hip-Hop superstar is once again in hot water as he was arrested in Paris for fighting with his own bodyguard.
People is reporting that the “Highest In The Room” rapper was taken into custody by the “oui oui” police at a five-star hotel in the capital of France after he got into it with his bodyguard in the wee hours of Friday (Aug. 9). Scott was in town to see Team U.S.A. participate in the 2024 Olympics. Unfortunately, it remains to be seen if he’ll be able to see them compete for the gold in tomorrow’s game (Aug. 10) as authorities were waiting for him to sober up before questioning him about the incident.
Per People:
“I can confirm that on August 9, 2024, shortly after 5 a.m., the police were called to the Georges V Hotel and arrested the man nicknamed Travis Scott for assaulting a security guard,” the Paris prosecutor’s officer said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.
“The latter had himself intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard. The 1st judicial police district was seized of the investigation by the Paris prosecutor’s office,” the statement added.
On Thursday, Aug. 8, Scott, real name Jacques Bermon Webster II, was photographed attending Team USA’s basketball semifinal win against Serbia at the Bercy Arena at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Damn, Travis Scott’s really been wilding out as of late. The man might have to take a break from his recreational activities if he continues to fly off the handle whenever he feels a little saucy. This kind of behavior isn’t beneficial to him whatsoever.
Aside from the incident on the yacht, Travis Scott also got into some fisticuffs with Cher’s boyfriend, Alexander “A.E.” Edwards at a Cannes afterparty back in May for reasons still unknown.
Seems like Travis Scott has been dealing with some anger issues as of late.
As for this most recent incident, Scott’s team did not reply to requests for comment for People.
What’s your thoughts on Travis Scott’s temperament as of late? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Noah Lyles has emerged as one of the standout athletes among Team USA’s men’s track and field team, often for reasons that some observers find unsavory. The legend of Noah Lyles will continue to grow after he managed to snag a bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter event while testing positive for COVID-19 before the race
Noah Lyles, 27, finished third overall in the Thursday 200-meter final and as the race concluded, the controversial athlete shared with a throng of reporters that he took on the race while suffering from COVID-19.
“I tested positive around 5 AM Tuesday morning,” Lyles said at a postrace media event while donning a mask. “I woke up in the middle of the night just feeling really chills, aching, sore throat. And those were kind of a lot of the symptoms I’ve always had right before getting COVID, and I was just like, ‘I need to test this one.’”
Lyles said he quarantined away from Olympic Village at a nearby Paris hotel and took whatever allowable medications he could.
“I still wanted to run; they said it was still possible,” Lyles shared. “So we just stayed away from everybody and just tried to take it round by round. And to be honest, I knew if I wanted to come out here and win, I had to give everything I had from the get-go. I didn’t have any time to save energy.”
Lyles added, “One, we didn’t want everybody to go into a panic; we wanted them to be able to compete,” Lyles said. “And then two, we wanted to be able to make it as discreet as possible. And you never want to tell your competitors you’re sick. Why would you give them an edge over you?”
At the event, Lyles wasn’t certain if he would show up to be a part of the 4X100-meter relay event but it appears that he’s shutting down his Summer Olympics appearances after a reply shared on the X platform pointed to that fact.
“First I want to thank God for getting me through this entire Olympics! Second I want to congratulate @LetsileTebogo3 @kenny_bednarek and everyone else on an amazing Olympic 200m final. Finally I want to thank everyone for the supportive messages. I believe this will be the end of my 2024 Olympics. It is not the Olympics I dreamed of but it has left me with so much Joy in my heart. I hope everyone enjoyed the show. Whether you were rooting for me or against me, you have to admit you watched, didn’t you? See you next time Sincerely, Your world’s fastest man for the next 4 years!” Lyles wrote on X.
Letsile Tebogo of Botswana went on to capture his country’s first gold medal ever in the Olympics, while American runner Kenny Bednarek earned his second silver medal of the Summer Games. In a postrace presser, Tebogo mentioned Lyles after he was asked if he was positioning himself to become a star in the track and field world.
“I can’t be the face of athletics because I’m not an arrogant or a loud person like Noah [Lyles],” with Bednarek looking on.
[h/t ESPN]
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Charles Barkley shocked the sports media world after announcing that he would retire from broadcasting at the conclusion of the 2024-25 NBA season much to the dismay of many. The Hall of Fame hooper has since walked back those comments, saying that he intends to stick around in the booth for the foreseeable future.
Charles Barkley, 61, shocked viewers during this year’s NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, citing the current shakeup in the media landscape regarding the NBA rights going to other networks and reportedly ending the deal with TNT and Warner Bros. Discovery.
“There’s been a lot of noise around our network the last few months and I just want to say I’ve talked to all the other networks, but I ain’t going nowhere other than TNT,” Barkley said during a postgame chat during the Finals.
The comments from “The Chuckster” were fueled by the NBA’s expiring deals with ABC/ESPN and Turner Sports, the latter of which Inside The NBA airs on its TNT network. As has been widely reported, the NBA reached agreements with NBC, ESPN, and Amazon, effectively ending the Turner Sports connection although the company says it will continue to try and retain some rights beyond next season.
Via a statement, Barkley stated his intentions to work beyond the following season while giving praise to his current network:
“I love my TNT Sports family. My (number one) 1 priority has been and always will be our people and keeping everyone together for as long as possible. We have the most amazing people, and they are the best at what they do. I’m looking forward to continuing to work with them both on the shows we currently have and new ones we develop together in the future. This is the only place for me, Barkley said. “I have to say — I’ve been impressed by the leadership team who is fighting hard and have been aggressive in adding new properties to TNT Sports, which I am very excited about. I appreciate them and all of my colleagues for their continued support, and most importantly our fans. I’m going to give my all as we keep them entertained for years to come.”
Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns TNT Sports, has filed a lawsuit against the NBA, as reported by the Sports Business Journal. In the suit, Warner says that the league neglected the company’s matching offer, which Warner belives forcibly denied them the opportunity to obtain a package from the NBA.
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Hip-Hop has lost another contributor to the culture. M.O.P. affiliate Foxx has passed, and her peers are honoring her legacy.
As reported by HipHopDX the Bronx, New York, native has transitioned. Known for her work as the group’s road manager and her contributions to records like “It’s Hard To Tell,” she became synonymous with with the M.O.P. brand. Last weekend, DJ Kid Capri announced her passing on social media via a very touching Instagram post. “I went to the hospital to see you last night, what I saw had me walking out the room crying, a week ago or so you requested that people come see you before aug 2, that’s when you wanted to be taking off of the respirator, yesterday was aug 2nd, I would have had so much regret if I didn’t make it there,” he wrote.
He went on to also reveal the two grew up together and she was a member of a rap girl group he formed. “I had fun making you, Kim, Georgia and @qtpepsi rehearse the routines I was writing, after that, you was influenced by music for real, then years after that, you linked up with @famem.o.p @billydanzem.o.p the great hip hop group M.O.P.” Soon news of her passing spread, prompting her peers to celebrate her life.
Longtime collaborator DJ Premier also shared sorrow as well. “I’m hurt in more ways than one but your pain is gone now. Even tho I saw you in the hospital Tuesday, it sucks to get that call. We all are gonna miss you so much but the fun times are documented in our souls. You were HardCore and Sweet at the same time,” his caption read with accompanying behind-the-scenes footage of M.O.P. and Gangstarr on tour in 1997.
The likes of Fat Joe, Chuck D, Alchemist, Royce Da 5’9″ and Cam’ron also shared their condolences online. Foxx had been battling scleroderma, an autoimmune disease for the last 15 years. She was 55. You can see Foxx get busy during an M.O.P. performance with Busta Rhymes in 2004 below.
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PnB Rock was senselessly murdered in 2022 during a robbery in California and a jury has found the two of the three individuals involved guilty on all counts in the trial. Freddie Trone was found guilty of sending his teenage son to rob and subsequently gun down PnB Rock inside a popular soul food restaurant.
Rolling Stone reports that Freddie Trone, 46, ordered his son, 17 at the time, to enter the Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles in South Los Angeles after being tipped off by Tremont Jones, 46, that PnB Rock and his fiancée Stephanie Sibounheuang entered the eatery.
Under Trone’s orders, the masked teenager confronted the Philadelphia artist demanding his jewelry while threatening Sibounheuang by saying, “If you don’t give me the jewelry, I’m going to blow her head off” as heard in court testimony.
After nine days of testimony, the jury decided that Trone was guilty of one count of felony murder, two counts of robbery, and one count of conspiracy. Jones was found guilty of two counts of robbery and one count of conspiracy. Trone’s son, now 19, was found incompetent to stand trial and is still being held in a juvenile facility.
Deana Allen, the mother of PnB Rock, real name Rakim Allen, offered a statement to Rolling Stone after the verdict was heard in a Compton, Calif. court.
“I’m elated. I wanted to jump up and scream, ‘Hallelujah.’ I’m so happy it was quick. We got justice for Rakim. I feel better knowing they’ll be in jail for a long time.”
PnB Rock was 30.
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Just days before The Fugees were set to kick off their highly-anticipated 2024 tour, the comeback concerts have been canceled, and for the time being no one knows why.
According to Variety, Ticketmaster began to issue refunds and notices of cancellations to ticket holders Tuesday (Aug. 6), with no explanation. No word from Ticketmaster or Live Nation as to why the shows were suddenly canceled, but don’t be surprised if people begin pointing fingers sooner or later as rumors will at some point begin to hit the internet.
Variety reports:
Ticketholders posted screenshots of a message they received from Live Nation stating simply, “Your event has been canceled. A refund will be on its way to your account soon.”
The tour was set to begin on Friday in Tampa, with the American leg climaxing at the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 17 and shows in New York and New Jersey on Sept. 20-21. Other cities that were scheduled for now-canceled shows included Atlanta, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston and Milwaukee — 18 U.S. dates in all.
Although all the U.S. dates have disappeared, tickets remain on sale for an overseas leg of the tour that begins with a show in Manchester, England on Oct. 12 and ends in Amsterdam on Oct. 22, with gigs in London and Paris in-between. It’s unclear whether these shows will go the way of the American tour or whether the European shows will remain on the calendar.
This isn’t the first time that a Fugees tour has been derailed; this has been happening consecutively for the past few years. Their first announced tour in 2021, was postponed thanks to the COVID pandemic only for the group to do a handful of shows in 2022 before canceling the remaining dates. They were able to get some more shows done in 2023, which led to some excitement for their 2024 leg. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem like it’ll be happening in the U.S.
What do y’all think is going on with The Fugees? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Lil Wayne’s penmanship is worth more than he probably ever imagined. His old rhyme book is going to be auctioned for $5 million dollars after a long legal battle.
As reported on Digital Music News, the New Orleans, Louisiana, native will see some of his earliest work go to the highest bidder. This week, memorabilia site Moments In Time announced that they will be moving forward with the selling of a notebook he used during the 1990s as a member of the Hot Boys. In it are lyrics he penned for several of the group’s classic songs including, “Grown Man” and “We On Fire.” Additionally, the company states that it also includes drawings of what appears to be Mannie Fresh, but this has yet to confirmed.
According to TMZ, the notebook was in a car owned by someone associated with Cash Money Records. Legend has it when the dealership took back the car an employee emptied the vehicle out and held onto the book. The man stored the collectible in his garage, but then Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005 causing severe water damage to the item. This is not the first time the memorabilia site has tried to sell off the notebook. Back in 2019, the personal item went on the block for $250,000, but Lil Wayne filed a cease and desist stopping Moments In Time from selling it. Almost five years later, a judge has granted the company the right to proceed with the sale.
You can read more about the Lil Wayne book of rhymes auction here.
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Snoop Dogg became quite the fixture at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, employing his affable charm and eternal smooth image at will. It should safely be assumed that Snoop Dogg isn’t doing the Summer Olympics gig at a pro bono rate, and it’s being reported that he stands to rake in millions for his contributions.
Snoop Dogg, as we’ve said in these pages previously, might be the most recognizable public figure in the United States, if not the world. The Doggfather brought his signature cool to the Paris Games starting on July 26 with an epic showing as a torchbearer for the opening of the Summer Olympics that won’t be soon forgotten.
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According to venture capitalist Henry L. McNamara, Snoop, 52, is making six figures daily for his time in Paris but we will continue to state that these reports remain unconfirmed.
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“Sat next to an NBC exec at dinner, he said Snoop gets paid $500k a day plus expenses to be here promoting Olympics. From Gin and Juice to a few million to be a celebrity at the Olympics – what a world,” McNamara wrote on X on Sunday (August 4).
McNamara’s quip should be taken with a grain of salt as it isn’t expected that Snoop or NBC would want to reveal such detail to the public. That said, the expert job Snoop has done in getting involved with all aspects of Olympics coverage is commendable and he should be handsomely compensated. Further, there exists a relationship between the major broadcasting network and the rapper as Snoop worked as a judge on the hit series The Voice.
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From donning full equestrian gear to hopping in the pool with swimming legend Michael Phelps and exchanging words with Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team, NBC has gotten a lot of content and mileage out of the Long Beach, Calif. legend so perhaps the $8 million Snoop Dogg is slated to earn isn’t that much of a stretch once you tally up the 17 days of service.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will have its closing ceremonies on August 11.
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Laila! is a young artist on the rise and has already gone viral with her vibey “Not My Problem” track and it appears that as the saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. During a recent interview, Laila! confirmed that Yasiin Bey, the former Mos Def, is her father but she isn’t hamstrung to compete in the spaces he’s occupied.
If you’ve been under a rock, Laila!’s “Not My Problem” is all over social media and a recent On The Radar freestyle session gave the song a wider bit of reach. Sitting with Complex, the “Like That!” artist shared with the outlet that the Black Star member is her father but her actual sound is more indicative of her generation.
“Yes, he is my dad, y’all. The rumors are true, no, I’m kidding. But yes, he’s my dad. He’s my dad,” she explained with a laugh.
Laila! added, “I don’t know, I guess, like, I kind of just always been my own, like, artist in a way. And like, that’s the cool thing, because I feel like as a kid, like whenever we would just jam sesh and like vibe out, me and him, I don’t know, I always had my own style, I always had my own thing going on. And he’s always just been like, ‘Okay kid, I see you.’”
From what we gathered from her social media pages, Laila! is an all-around talent with rapping, singing, and producing all appearing in her tool belt. The rising Brooklyn star’s latest release is the “Not My Problem” and “Flyer Than U” two-pack that dropped in June.
Check out the Complex chat below, along with her latest EP.
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