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JD Vance, the candidate for Vice President of the United States and Donald Trump’s running mate, gets a little weirder and racist after making an explosive claim. JD Vance shared a baseless rumor that Haitians converging in an Ohio town are taking pets from homes and eating them.
On Monday (September 9), JD Vance took to X to share a video of him appearing on the CNBC network and used the caption field to attack Vice President Kamala Harris and her position on immigration.
“Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio,” Vance wrote. He added, “Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country. Where is our border czar?”
Springfield, Ohio has become ground zero for an ongoing debate about immigration laws in the country and part of Trump and Vance’s strategy to highlight any perceived weaknesses in Vice President Harris’ plans to protect the border. Trump has been running his campaign from the standpoint of bringing the country back from ruin without mentioning his showing in the White House and handling of several policy matters he is now aiming attacks at the Harris and Gov. Tim Walz presidential campaigns.
Melanie D’Arrigo, the Executive Director of The Campaign for NY Health organization, shared a reply on X debunking the rumor spread by Vance and others who shared those sentiments across social media. In the reply
D’Arrigo’s reply caption read as follows:
• No local police reports of pets being stolen
• Man mentioning the ducks is a local podcaster promoting his mayoral bid
• Photo *taken in Columbus* of the guy holding the duck isn’t an immigrant
• Woman arrested for eating a cat isn’t an immigrant
All GOP fan fiction:
• No local police reports of pets being stolen
• Man mentioning the ducks is a local podcaster promoting his mayoral bid
• Photo *taken in Columbus* of the guy holding the duck isn’t an immigrant
• Woman arrested for eating a cat isn’t an immigrant https://t.co/dUjAMTxlff pic.twitter.com/kMAoZLIm2w
— Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) September 9, 2024
There have been several reports from major outlets regarding the Haitian immigrants in Ohio in recent times, including NPR and the New York Times. On X, users are shooting down JD Vance and his racist and xenophobic remarks regarding the Haitians in Springfield.
Those replies can be viewed below.
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Azealia Banks may have unfairly garnered the disdain of music fans due to her outspoken nature but when she speaks, the world listens intently to the gems she drops when she speaks on social media. Amid the Cleotrapa and Ice Spice beef, Azealia Banks opened up a show slot on Halloween and has chosen a side.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Azealia Banks defended Cleotrapa and took swipes at Ice Spice and her manager, James Rosemond Jr. With Rosemond accusing the “Von Dutch” rapper of clout chasing by raising issues with Ice Spice over alleged mistreatment while serving as her tour support, Banks held nothing back in a series of replies on X that hit their intended marks.
At first, it appeared that Banks fired a shot at either Baby Storme, who is also in the beef mix, or Cleotrapa by writing, “Welp. Baby toad…. looks like I gotta hand this one to ya. . . You got it sis.”
The X reply sparked a flurry of angry responses from fans defending Storme and Cleo, with some attempting to slam the trajectory and status of Banks’ career. She immediately made it clear she was on Cleotrapa’s side in a following reply, never addressing the fans who tried to ridicule her.
“I was super into the lil’ orphan Annie vibes + her being the only female rapper without a wig/weave. But it is all Hella low budget, the y2k aesthetic was amiss plus I absolutely adore Cleo…….. oh well poor dat,” Banks wrote.
To further stamp her support, Banks shared that she’s set to host a show next month on Halloween in New York.
“I don’t like how everyone is trying to make cleotrapa look. Any f*cking who @iamcleotrapa will be performing with me on Halloween Oct 31. at @Terminal5NYC. She will – be paid, have her own space to glam, whatever she wants on her rider.. because i have f*cking respect & class,” Banks wrote.
With fans of Ice Spice, Clepotrapa, and Azealia Banks invested in all the chatter, we were able to grab some replies from the X platform to share in the gallery below.
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Knowa De Baraso found himself going viral after a star showing at this year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and it sparked a job offer right on the spot. Roland S. Martin, impressed with the young yet impressive political pundit, offered Knowa De Baraso a show on his network.
Knowa De Baraso, 12, emerged as a bright star amongst the big names at the Democratic National Convention, gamely taking on Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, and challenging the businessman about his support of election fraud in the last election despite it being unfounded. The video of the exchange went viral, and landed the home-schooled commentator on the national stage.
Variety reports that after meeting with Roland S. Martin, the veteran broadcaster was so impressed with De Baraso that he offered him an opportunity to host a show on Martin’s Black Star Network.
From Variety:
“It’s not just his knowledge of the issues. It’s his energy,” Martin told Variety. In De Baraso, he sees a kindred spirit. Martin set his sights on a career in media and journalism as a 13-year-old when he first stepped into a communications-focused magnet program at Houston’s Jack Yates High School in the 1980s.
“It’s all about the desire and the urgency of the individual,” Martin said. “This kid’s got it. You have to nurture that and develop that. Those of us in African American media have to leverage our platform to create opportunities for the next generation.”
Another moment showcasing De Baraso’s political brilliance was an interview with Mark Austin of Sky News. De Baraso schooled his older counterpart on how people of his generation are accessing news regarding politics and how Vice President Kamala Harris is reaching the youth where it counts. That video can be viewed below.
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Looks like Tekashi 6ix9ine’s troubles are spanning around the globe as the most famous snitch in Hip-Hop history has a worldwide warrant out for his arrest.
According to Diario Libre, the Hip-Hop superstar turned-culture pariah has just had an international warrant put out for his arrest after a Court of Appeals in the Judicial District of La Vega declaring that the “Gummo” rapper has been in “rebellion” outside of the Dominican Republic since June 2024. For those that don’t remember, Tekashi was arrested for assaulting a pair of producers in the Dominican Republic in October 2023.
He was apprehended by authorities at an airport immediately after as he was trying to make a break for it before he could be arrested for his transgressions. After making bail, Tekashi was informed that he was to remain on the island until trial. Making matters even worse on himself the rapper was then arrested for domestic violence but was bailed out of the matter when his girlfriend refused to cooperate with authorities.
While the warrant for Tekashi 6ix9ine has now gone international, Dominican authorities continue to search for him on the Caribbean country as it’s a very good chance the embattled rapper is just hiding out somewhere there. Heck, for all we know he made his way to Haiti to escape Dominican jurisdiction. With all those face tattoos and a rainbow-colored wig on his person, he shouldn’t be too hard to identify.
Truth be told, we hope they catch him. Just sayin’.
What do y’all think about this latest twist in the saga that is the life of Tekashi 6ix9ine? Let us know in the comments section below.
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For all of his musical accomplishments, Robert Glasper stands as one of the most versatile yet accessible musicians of his generation. In a recent chat, the Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer shared with Hip-Hop Wired his vision of The Black Radio Experience and bringing the soulful vibes to Napa Valley for Labor Day Weekend.
Robert Glasper has over a dozen releases that span the audio expanses of Jazz, Soul, R&B, Funk, and Hip-Hop. By way of the world-famous Blue Note record label, Glasper released Black Radio in 2012 and it was true to his interpretation of what a Black radio station under his watchful direction. The initial concept led to a Black Radio trilogy that concluded in 2022, and he’s still reinventing himself as an artist by way of his latest project, Let Go.
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Anyone who has ever attended a Robert Glasper show learns swiftly that he is, without doubt, a masterful yet playful showman whose dexterity as a pianist allows him to open his musical sandbox to a wide tapestry of sounds. In our talk with Glasper, we asked him what The Black Radio Experience means to him and how he intends to bring those ideas to life in the Wine Country of Northern California.
“The Black Radio Experience, just like you hear on my albums, it’s just that vibe and you can see the festival will feature artists that have appeared on the Black Radio albums like Common, Jill Scott, Ledisi, Terrace Martin, Derrick Hodge,” Glasper explains.
“It’s not about having the hottest song out or anything but a collection of artists that make songs that bring those good feelings out. These are artists who promote real music, love, honesty, and all of that from a Black and soulful perspective. That’s what The Black Radio Experience is and always will be,” Glasper added.
Glasper shared that while the theme of the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa has maintained that creed for the past three years, this year’s festival widens the scope with a focus on Black wine brands, chefs bringing curated menu concepts to light, and making the festival a safe space for celebration of the wide scope of Black creativity that includes the arts and dance as well.
“The festival is just an extension of the love I have for the music and the people and what I set out to do on the first Black Radio album, which is to say this is what Black radio stations could be,” Glasper said.
“When I made that first album, I was already immersed in different styles of music and playing it but committing it to wax was the next step, and over the years with the festival, we’ve been able to bring my vision of Black Radio to the stages and show that there is so much to us as a creative people,” Glasper shared.
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Among the headliners for The Blue Note Jazz Festival Presents: The Black Radio Experience, which includes the aforementioned acts from the albums, is André 3000. Three Stacks has famously moved on from the rapping portion of his career and leaning into instrumental music by way of his latest album, New Blue Sun. Glasper says that he found the Atlanta artist’s choice to try something new inspirational and that was his thought in creating his latest body of work, Let Go.
“I had so many people tell me that they listened to New Blue Sun and mediated to it or cleaned their house to it, hell, even I did the same,” Glasper said. “I had people tell me that they would do the same to some of my music and that was the reason why I partnered with Apple Music to drop Let Go. I wanted to give listeners something to reset their day to and even to inspire myself to take it slow.”
Robert Glasper will be in Napa, Calif. this Labor Day Weekend for The Blue Note Jazz Festival Presents: The Black Radio Experience.
To learn more about the festival, click here.
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Troy Ave and his legal ordeals took center stage after turning himself in earlier this year to serve time for his role in the 2016 Irving Plaza shooting incident that left his bodyguard dead in connection to a feud with Taxstone. After a few months behind bars, Troy Ave took to social media to celebrate his release by showing off loads of cash and a red Lamborghini.
Troy Ave, 38, turned himself in and began serving his prison sentence at the Rikers Island Correctional Facility in February. On his Instagram page, the artist born Roland Collins shared a photo of himself holding a large bag of cash and a bottle of liquor next to the aforementioned vehicle.
Ave was decked out in a New York Bricks t-shirt from his God Is Great Paper Straight clothing line and shorts while donning a white sheisty mask. The caption for the image simply read, “Ya Boi Home!!”
In a video posted by DJ Akademiks, Ave is seen being given the bag of cash by an unknown woman who he gives a hug and then takes several photos outside of Rikers next to the vehicle while holding up the cash. In that same clip, Ave can be heard saying he wants to go to the airport but he doesn’t reveal a destination.
Welcome Home to Harry Powder aka Troy Ave.
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Wack 100 is most known these days as one of the most outspoken personalities in the Hip-Hop media space, using his large platforms to stir up discussions that the culture can’t ignore. In a recent audio appearance, Wack 100 claims that Irv Gotti has suffered a stroke and is currently walking with the aid of a cane.
On Monday (August 26), Wack 100 appeared on the No Room For The Weak On 100Side ClubHouse show according to YouTuber FC The Truth, and discussed what he learned about Irv Gotti’s recent stroke and recovery.
In the clip, Wack said that he obtained several photos of Gotti, 54, allegedly walking outside of a recovery center using a walking cane. With Wack’s news about Gotti going wide on social media and beyond, the family of the Murder Inc. honcho stated to TMZ regarding the health condition of Gotti.
From TMZ:
A rep for Irv tells TMZ … “Irv has been struggling with diabetes for years, which caused him to have a minor stroke over six months ago. He has since changed his diet to eating more healthy. He’s been successful in making a full recovery. Irv is not in a rehab facility. He is at home with his family, enjoying life.”
In the aforementioned audio clip, Wack mentions Gotti’s diabetes diagnosis and asks fans and supporters to send prayers to the mogul. It wasn’t clear in any reporting we saw if Wack 100 or Irv Gotti’s family have been in contact with one another.
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Floyd Mayweather doesn’t have anything else to prove as a boxer but that hasn’t stopped him from cashing in on lucrative exhibition bouts against fighters less heralded than him. While it would be assumed that Floyd Mayweather would prefer to let his hands do the talking, he recently opted to fire a referee during a recent match against John Gotti III over a missed call.
Last Saturday (August 24) in Mexico City, Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III faced each other in a rematch of their 2023 fight that ended in a disqualification decision due to excessive holding from Gotti and trash talk. For this most recent bout, it was another non-scoring fight that took place at the Mexico City Arena.
As reported by TMZ Sports, Hector Afu, who was the referee boxing match, called out Mayweather for what was assumed to be an illegal “rabbit punch” to the back of the ear. Mayweather protested the call, moving Afu out of the way. Afu attempted to keep order in the ring but was eventually given the boot.
The fight went on and fans online said that the action inside the ring was less intense than the argument between Mayweather and Afu. However, it was largely assumed that although there wasn’t a judge’s scorecard, Floyd Mayweather dominated John Gotti III in the ring.
A video of the moment can be viewed here.
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Lil Baby was arrested on Monday (August 26) and booked on gun possession charges after being caught with a handgun inside a Las Vegas nightclub. According to reports, Lil Baby was arrested and held on a $5,000 bond but was released from custody after posting the amount.
TMZ reports that Lil Baby, real name Dominique Jones, was at the Encore resort in Las Vegas and was found with a weapon on his person that he was not permitted to carry according to a breaking news report from TMZ. The outlet says that the Atlanta rapper was handed the firearm by another individual and the act was witnessed by an unknown individual but sparked police to investigate the matter.
In a statement, the attorney for Lil Baby wrote, “To be clear, Dominique Jones has a valid Georgia Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW) Permit. On his behalf, we are actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding his arrest in Las Vegas.”
A Georgia CCW permit would not be valid in the state of Nevada.
The My Turn star has not made any public statement regarding the arrest, nor have any details emerged regarding why he was given the firearm or who was responsible for handing it over to him.
Lil Baby is due in Las Vegas on October 1 for a hearing related to the charges.
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Memphis rapper GloRilla is being celebrated online for changing a lyric in a new song that fans found offensive.
On Friday (Aug. 23), the Shade Room posted a clip of GloRilla rapping along to her upcoming single.
“H*e you must not know what you just started/Me and my b**ches retarded,” Glo raps over the trap production. “Give a f**k about this party/We gon’ step on sh*t regardless.”
Several people commented under the post criticizing the use of the term, which is deemed a slur against those with special needs. “It’s hurtful to people with disabilities so just don’t use it,” one user wrote.
A few days later, on Monday (Aug. 25), she posted a new version of her unreleased song without the r-word on Instagram. In the song, the lyric is replaced with a less offensive phrase.
“H*e you must not know what you just started/Me and my b**ches go gnarly,” Glo rhymes in the clip below. “Give a f**k about this party/We gon’ step on sh*t regardless.”
The new version is earning Glo the admiration of fans.
Shout out to Big Glo for taking the feedback from her fans and taking the high road. Love to see it.