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On Thursday morning (April 3), New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that he was not going to run for reelection as a Democrat, but as an independent. Adams did so in a six-minute video that was released to the public, a day after a federal judge dismissed the corruption charges that were filed against him last year, which was recommended by the Department of Justice shortly after President Donald Trump took office. His decision takes him out of a crowded primary for the Democratic nomination.“I know that the accusations leveled against me may have shaken your confidence in me and that you may rightly have questions about my conduct,” he said. “Let me be clear, although the charges against me were false, I trusted people that I should not have and I regret that.” Adams also said that he was still a Democrat, but this decision would let him “appeal directly to all New Yorkers.” Since the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Dale E. Ho, Mayor Adams reaffirmed his support of Trump by touting a book by FBI Director Kash Patel at the press conference, encouraging people to read it “to understand how we can never allow this to happen to another innocent American.”Adams’ misfortunes were reflected in a subpar fundraising campaign, which brought in low amounts in combination with him not being granted matching funds from the election commission. Then there are the opponents in the Democratic primary, with former Governor Andrew Cuomo as the favorite and State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani as a rising choice. Adams plans to secure the 3,570 signatures needed to run as an independent by May 27. It then lets him secure a ballot spot with public safety as the focus.In an interview with Politico, he acknowledged the pressure of the situation. “I’m in the race to the end. I’m not running on the Democratic line. It’s just not realistic to turn around my numbers and to run a good campaign (from) where we are right now,” Adams said. “It hurts like hell.” According to former Democratic mayoral candidate Ruth Messinger, Adams’ move isn’t surprising. “It’s part of a pattern of Eric focusing on what might be good for Eric,” she said, noting it might make more voters gravitate towards picking Cuomo if he were to face off against Adams and the presumptive GOP candidate, Curtis Sliwa.
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On Thursday morning (April 3), New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that he was not going to run for reelection as a Democrat, but as an independent. Adams did so in a six-minute video that was released to the public, a day after a federal judge dismissed the corruption charges that were filed against him last year, which was recommended by the Department of Justice shortly after President Donald Trump took office. His decision takes him out of a crowded primary for the Democratic nomination.“I know that the accusations leveled against me may have shaken your confidence in me and that you may rightly have questions about my conduct,” he said. “Let me be clear, although the charges against me were false, I trusted people that I should not have and I regret that.” Adams also said that he was still a Democrat, but this decision would let him “appeal directly to all New Yorkers.” Since the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Dale E. Ho, Mayor Adams reaffirmed his support of Trump by touting a book by FBI Director Kash Patel at the press conference, encouraging people to read it “to understand how we can never allow this to happen to another innocent American.”Adams’ misfortunes were reflected in a subpar fundraising campaign, which brought in low amounts in combination with him not being granted matching funds from the election commission. Then there are the opponents in the Democratic primary, with former Governor Andrew Cuomo as the favorite and State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani as a rising choice. Adams plans to secure the 3,570 signatures needed to run as an independent by May 27. It then lets him secure a ballot spot with public safety as the focus.In an interview with Politico, he acknowledged the pressure of the situation. “I’m in the race to the end. I’m not running on the Democratic line. It’s just not realistic to turn around my numbers and to run a good campaign (from) where we are right now,” Adams said. “It hurts like hell.” According to former Democratic mayoral candidate Ruth Messinger, Adams’ move isn’t surprising. “It’s part of a pattern of Eric focusing on what might be good for Eric,” she said, noting it might make more voters gravitate towards picking Cuomo if he were to face off against Adams and the presumptive GOP candidate, Curtis Sliwa.
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After serving 13 years in prison (from a life sentence), Vybez Kartel was sprung from prison last year due to juror misconduct, and since then the Jamaican superstar has been making up for lost time and living his best life. Now that he’s got a bit more comfortable, the man has taken some time to give his fans something to rock to and we’re sure they’re more than grateful.
Dropping off some new visuals to “God Is The Greatest,” Vybez shows just how he’s been living his life as he’s been performing for sold out concerts, eating well with his friends and family and even hanging out with the likes of DJ Khaled who just seems to be in the most random places with your favorite artists. That man be everywhere.
Kevin Gates meanwhile seems to have left the thugged out attire in the past for a more sophisticated hitman look and in his Lingo assisted clip to “Therapy Sessions,” KG gets his John Wick on and throws on some slacks to terrorize a kidnapped man who obviously miscalculated the situation and ended up at the mercy of the Baton Rouge rapper.
Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Curren$y and Harry Fraud featuring Fendi P, Wiz Khalifa, and more.
VYBEZ KARTEL – “GOD IS THE GREATEST”
KEVIN GATES FT. LINGO – “THERAPY SESSIONS”
CURREN$Y & HARRY FRAUD FT. FENDI P – “NO WRINKLES”
WIZ KHALIFA – “LAUGH OUT LOUD”
DJ PAUL – “UNHAULIN”
CHELSEA PASTEL FT. JANELLE MACK – “NOT THE SAME”
GASHI FT. KIMI BANKS – “HALOS & DRACOS”
BANDZONE QUEZZ – “31”
DON Q – “LET ME PREACH”
BIG $LUG – “MISUSED”
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Reality star Demi Blanco, known from Baddies on Zeus Network, is speaking out after her 911 call led police to the spot where Young Scooter was at, ending in a chase that cost him his life.
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Fans have been dragging her online, blaming her for the rapper’s death, but Demi hit Instagram Live on Tuesday, claiming she’s being unfairly attacked and that people don’t know the real story. She says she called 911 to “protect herself,” but that’s not what she originally told police. On March 28, Demi called Atlanta Emergency Services, telling them a naked woman was getting beat outside a house and that cops needed to pull up.
That call sent police straight to the location where Scooter (real name Kenneth Edward Bailey) was staying. When they got there, things went left fast, leading to a chase that ended with Scooter losing his life. Since then, Scooter’s fans have been demanding answers for what actually happened the night of his untimely passing. Now that she’s switching up her story, people are questioning her even more. Why say one thing to 911 and something completely different now?
Scooter was a respected rapper, heavily connected to Future’s Freebandz camp, and his death has left a lot of people heated. Demi’s involvement is still a big question mark, and no matter what her intentions were, her call started something that can’t be undone. The ATL rapper was known for working with Future and being part of Freebandz. His untimely death has shocked everyone, leaving the streets are mourning his loss. More news to come as the story develops.
Long Live Young Scooter
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Sorry fellas but it looks like GloRilla is officially off the market.
Months after GloRilla and Speedy Morman had the internet buzzing with rumors that they might be an item after a flirtatious interview, the two apparently went Instagram official (kinda) earlier this week, and we’re low-key loving it.
On April 1 (April Fools Day), Speedy curiously posted a tweet on X stating “I am single now” to which GloRilla retweeted and replied “You show out too much Ian with dat internet sh*t.” Again, playing with their followers and having them wonder if there was a little something-something between them, Speedy blew up the spot later that day when he posted a selfie of the two together at a college basketball game with a caption that read “April Fool’s [couple emoji] Us never them!!”
We actually like these two as a couple… if that’s what they are. These days people will hook up, spend months together, share an apartment and still say things like “We’re not putting a label on our relationship.” What the hell, man?!
As we said, the pic comes after months of speculation that GloRilla and Speedy might’ve been a thing after the two showed some interest in each other during their interview last October. Since then, GloRilla had no problem stating her single status and even tweeted that she would remain celibate until “God send me my husband.” Gotta love a woman who stands on moral business.
Still, that might’ve been a ploy to throw everyone off Speedy’s scent as rumors of the two dating had been running rampant on social media.
Now that it seems like they’ve made things “official” (but not really), we just wonder if GloRilla’s vow to remain celibate until she’s married is still in effect or if having a “husband” was meant to be taken a bit more lightly. Either way, we’re happy to see these two enjoying each other’s company.
What do y’all think about GloRilla and Speedy Morman apparently being in a relationship? Let us know in the comments section below.
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On Tuesday (April 1), United States Attorney General Pam Bondi directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year. “Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson—an innocent man and father of two young children—was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,” Bondi said in the statement released on social media. “After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”
The move by Bondi is part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump to advocate for the death penalty to be considered for “crimes of a severity demanding its use,” including when a capital crime is committed by an undocumented immigrant and when a member of law enforcement is murdered. “Capital punishment is an essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the most heinous crimes and acts of lethal violence against American citizens,” said Trump in an executive order he signed two months ago. It represents an about-face from the policies of the previous stance of the Biden presidential administration, which only sought the death penalty in cases of terrorism and mass murder inspired by hate.
Mangione is facing federal and state charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Thompson, which occurred steps from Thompson’s hotel in midtown Manhattan, New York, last December. Thompson was set to speak to a meeting of investors that morning. Video of the shooting went viral before the 26-year-old was apprehended by police at a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, almost a week after the incident. Mangione has since been the center of discussion among those who have railed against the inadequacies of healthcare in the United States.
It is not a given that Mangione would receive the death penalty if convicted. A court ruling in 2004 outlawed the practice in New York, and the verdict would require a unanimous agreement by the jury to put him to death. The most recent example was in the case of Sayfullo Saipov, an extremist who killed eight people in Manhattan in 2017 acting on behalf of the Islamic state. A jury couldn’t come to a unanimous decision to give him the death penalty, leading to him receiving life in prison.
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Toxic fandom attached to major movies is an unfortunate reality, and a recent interview by actor John Boyega highlights its effects. Boyega spoke about his experience being part of the Star Wars franchise during an interview for the Apple TV+ documentary, Number One on The Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood, pointing out the racism he experienced while filming the sequel trilogy.
“Lemme tell ya, ‘Star Wars’ always had the vibe of being in the most whitest, elite space. It’s a franchise that’s so white that a Black person existing in [it] was something,” Boyega says in the documentary. “You can always tell it’s something when some ‘Star Wars’ fans try to say, ‘Well, we had Lando Calrissian and had Samuel L. Jackson!’ It’s like telling me how many cookie chips are in the cookie dough. It’s like, they just scattered that in there, bro!”
The 33-year-old was cast as Finn, a stormtrooper with the First Order who defects to join the resistance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. His initial appearance in the first trailer for the film sparked an immediate hostile backlash which included racial animosity. He’d reprise the role in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. “They’re okay with us playing the best friend, but once we touch their heroes, once we lead, once we trailblaze, it’s like, ‘Oh my God, it’s just a bit too much! They’re pandering,’” he continued, acknowledging that being cast as Finn was a “fundamental moment” for his career at that time.
Boyega has been outspoken about his turbulent experience while filming the Star Wars movie before, notably in a GQ interview in 2020. But in an interview with The Hollywood Report two years later, he opened up about his “very transparent conversation” with a Disney executive. They gave me a chance also to explain what my experience was like. I’d hope that me being so open with my career, at this stage, would help the next man, the guy that wants to be the assistant DOP, the guy that wants to be a producer. I hope that the conversation is not such a taboo or elephant in the room now, because someone just came and said it,” he said.
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Kid Capri is coming for his coin. He says he was never compensated when his voice was sampled for the Martin show.
As spotted on HipHopDX, the legendary DJ paid a visit to the Bag Fuel podcast. While he discussed a variety of topics regarding his storied career, it was his reveal regarding the iconic comedy series that soon went viral. The introduction to the Martin show features his voice screaming “MARTIN LAWRENCE” throughout. He explained how he was never asked about it before it went to production nor was he ever paid for the usage. “They took my voice from Def Comedy Jam, sampled it, put it on the Martin show,” he said. “Never got no permission from me, never asked for my rights, nothing. This show been on eight different networks for 30 years. Now, if it was a money thing for me, I woulda been like, ‘Yo where’s my bread?’ I ain’t never did that.”
Originally premiering in 1992, the television sitcom would go on to run for five seasons. It also produced some of the most beloved characters in comedic history including Bruh-Man, Hustle Man, Sheneneh, Dragonfly Jones and Jerome. In 1996, Tisha Campbell (Gina) left the show citing that Martin Lawrence sexually harassed and threatened her. She returned to the show but requested that she film her scenes without Martin Lawrence being on set. The two have since reconciled.
You can see Kid Capri discuss the sample clearance issue below.
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Could it really be happening? A new generation may soon be back in class at Hillman College.
In a rare move reported by Deadline, streaming giant Netflix has ordered a pilot of a sequel to the classic television show to be filmed this spring.
As reported last year, the sequel will center on the life of Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley’s (Jasmine Guy) daughter’s time at a fictional HBCU–however, Deadline has not confirmed that the show will return to Hillman. The pilot is reportedly being headed up by writer Felicia Pride.
Pride, who has worked on Bel-Air and Grey’s Anatomy, will join fellow executive producers Debbie Allen, Mandy Summers, Tom Werner, Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Bythewood. The iconic series helped launch the careers of Hardison and Guy as well as fellow cast members Dawnn Lewis, Darryl M. Bell, Sinbad, Charnele Brown, and Cree Summer.
Also, the author of The Message: 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop’s Greatest Songs, Pride’s production company Honey Chile Entertainment is executive producing and writing the Lifetime original movie Black Magick and developing the series Livelihood, based on her spec, for Netflix, and Seven Days in June for Amazon.
According to Deadline, casting is now underway for Deborah Wayne, Dwayne and Whitley’s daughter, and several other cast members ages 18-20. Shooting is expected to take place in June in Atlanta.
A Different World ran for six seasons from 1987 to 1993. The “Will They or Won’t They” plot line between Dwayne and Whiltey became a focal point in the latter years of the series.
Social media users seem enthusiastic about the possibility of the upcoming sequel. One post on X (formerly Twitter) is gaining traction as a fan posts her dream cast.
One blog poster known simply as “Jas” shared that the sequel could provide a much needed counterbalance to the current political landscape, writing on Medium, “In a country that continues to repress Black media, eliminate DEI initiatives, ban books that inform us about Black history, and deny us a seat at the table, we need a show like this to give us a warm and cozy safe space more than ever.”
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Saturday Night Live has left some folks scratching their heads and it wasn’t due to a skit. Keenan Thompson also feels Morgan Wallen’s exit was abrupt.
In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, Keenan Thompson was asked about the country singer’s recent appearance on the sketch comedy show. As the episode was wrapping up with the cast and crew saying goodbye from the main stage, Morgan Wallen only said goodbye to host Mikey Madison. He then walked off the stage and proceeded to leave for his flight. Later on that evening, Wallen shared a message on his Instagram Story that read, “Get me to God’s country.”
At first, Thompson thought the musician just needed to relieve himself. “You see somebody before you get a chance to say hi or say good job or anything like that, they just dipping,” he recalls. “I thought maybe he had to go to the potty or something,” he said. “We’re so used to everybody just turning around and high-fiving us, everybody’s saying, ‘Good job, good job, good job.’ So when there’s a departure from that, it’s like, hmm, I wonder what that’s about?”
This is not the first time the cast has been left hanging during the closing of the show. The Fat Albert star went on to point that Prince once did the same thing when he was the show’s musical guest. “Prince did the same thing,” he explained. “I’m not saying Morgan Wallen is Prince, but we weren’t surprised because Prince was notoriously kind of standoffish. It’s just how he was. So we just thought like, ‘Okay, now he’s gone back into fantasyland.’” Nevertheless Thompson felt Wallen’s exit was peculiar. “But Saturday I guess it was just different because it just felt so abrupt.”
While Morgan Wallen has yet to clarify why he left without saying goodbye, many are speculating that the “Last Night” performer did that on purpose because either the series or New York City is a bit too “woke” for his liking. In the past, Wallen has made some questionable comments that were widely considered MAGA friendly. Back in 2021, a video of him surfaced online using a racial slur; he later formally apologized during an interview with Billboard. You can see him walking off from Saturday Night Live below.