Using his authority, State District Judge Tarvald Smith, had no reservations about throwing the 22-year-old back in the slammer. According to reports, the feds were able to secure five guns, ammunition, and a bulletproof vest from the rapper’s home, while he was on house arrest.
Now, Lit Yoshi (whose real name is Mieyoshi Tyree Edwards) will have to stay on lockdown until his trial starts on November 8.
Lit Yoshi is facing seven counts of attempted murder for two separate shootings in April and July of 2020.
The April 6, 2020 shooting targeted a man affiliated with NBA YoungBoy’s gang, who was hit multiple times but survived his wounds.
In the July 4 shooting, Lit Yoshi is accused of riding in a Ford F-150 and shooting up a vehicle turning into an apartment complex.
But the vehicle wasn’t carrying his enemies. Instead, the rapper allegedly shot a mother, her passenger, and two of her children.
This is the crew that has been notably in conflict with NBA YoungBoy and his crew, Never Broke Again.
During a virtual hearing on Thursday, it was shared that while the weapons were found on the property, they were not in his personal bedroom.
The rapper’s attorney pushed the narrative that the weapons were not Lit Yoshi’s, but his defense was defeated as the court affirmed that the fact that merely having guns on the premises was enough to revoke the bond.
Guns, in his domicile circumference, violated his bond terms.
According to reports, the judge is concerned about Lit Yoshi’s safety.
The court, prosecution, and defense are currently trying to figure out where he is to be imprisoned.
There are “serious concerns” about sending him into the East Baton Rouge Parish because TBG and NBA are still beefing and his life could be in danger.
Authorities also believe Lit Yoshi and TBG associates were behind the May 2019 shootout in front of the Trump Plaza resort in Miami Florida. Investigators believe gang members were targeting NBA YoungBoy.
The rap star’s girlfriend was shot, while an innocent bystander was killed after members of YoungBoy’s entourage returned fire.
Verified Spotify artist Neveah Black has dropped her latest music video for the song, “Spicy.”
The Ohio native and rising rap superstar has teamed up with JoDaDragon to deliver this visual treat, which has already earned more than 40,000 views. She’s also a verified Spotify artist and has more than 11,000 monthly visitors to her page.
With an old soul and a sound that extends far beyond her sixteen years, Neveah Black describes her music as fun and from the heart. Whether she’s singing about her goals and dreams, the love she has for her loyal friends or addressing her haters, you are going to feel something when listening to the young songstress. And although she is barely old enough to drive legally, Nevaeh uses the experiences in her life – like losing a sibling, or the culture shock of switching high schools – to create a blend of R&B and hip-hop soul that doesn’t disappoint.
Neveah Black also says that she and her father write all of her songs — so no ghostwriters here.
We’ll definitely be keeping an eye out on this young lady, and all she has to offer in the near future. In the meantime, you can keep up with Neveah Black by visiting her website.
Those aren’t rumors. Those aren’t speculations. Those aren’t opinions. Those are stone-cold, hard-core facts, and facts don’t give a f##k about your feelings, as the Donald Trump supporters like to say.
It’s a somber day — a day of remembrance — a day when the former and current Presidents of the United States can all come together and stop acting like partisan a##holes for a day and actually get it together.
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Preparing for his upcoming hosting gig later on tonight. Or maybe he’s golfing. Or maybe he’s wiping his portly culo with Melania’s facial washcloth. Who the hell knows? All we know is, Donald Trump is nowhere to be found.
But then again, considering the guy made light of the day when it actually happened — considering how he was more worried about who had the tallest building (hint: it wasn’t him) than about who actually got hurt — it shouldn’t be surprising at all.
Anyone who still supports this Mango MAGA Motherf##ker after this slap in the face can take their Trump 2020 flag and shove it up their fat tuchas. It will fit perfectly right next to the Ivermectin, the Trump Coin, and whatever other detritus this game show host managed to convince you to spend your Social Security check on.
UPDATE (11:31 AM): Trump finally issued a statement on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 — and it was one that should have been left in the drafts.
President Donald J. Trump:
"Congratulations to @RudyGiuliani (for the 20th time!), the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, for having shown such leadership and doing such an incredible job during and after the attack on our Nation!" pic.twitter.com/QV4CyRWOgR
In a since deleted tweet, Nicki previewed one track on social media and she name-dropped several female music stars on Twitter – including Keke Wyatt, Tamar Braxton, and Brandy – “to redo” the vocals from the snippet.
Nicki tweeted she would “love to hear people who can really do it.”
She also shared that she’d love guest vocals from Summer, Jhene Aiko, and Kehlani, writing they “can be good in the blend as well with their harmonies.”
After several fans tagged the “Getaway” singer, she responded, “what is happenING HEY.”
Nicki Minaj replied, “Just challenging 6 gurls to redo that lil thing I sang. It’s on my story. Then I’ll take the a cappella & put together a lil Smthn (something).”
Walker wrote back, “I’d love that,” with Nicki responding, “Ok puddin pop. Love you. Dm (direct message) it or post it when u (you) want.”
The Bajan billionaire has graced the cover of DAZED Magazine this month, and needless to say, she’s served us all a whole LEWK.
Check out her cover below.
This issue we’re celebrating our 30th anniversary, and who better to party with than @rihanna? Shot by #RafaelPavarotti and styled by our Editor-in-Chief #IbKamara, we reflect on why Rihanna is the woman we are all willing to wait for.
The cover photo was shot by Rafael Pavarotti and styled by Ib Kamara.
Durga Chew-Bose broke down Rihanna and her career, her success, and what’s next for us (and by extension, us).
“Rihanna’s big enterprise – her Billboard-charting music, her beauty front office, her designs and who she sends down the runway – all of it, is unbothered though never fooled. She’s always paying attention. When the new album arrives, you can trust that it will disorganize and organize us all. I can’t wait. I can wait,” she wrote.
And Rihanna, herself, promoted the cover on her own social media pages. Looks like it’s got her seal of approval! Take a look.
There’s also an alternate cover for your viewing pleasure, which features Rihanna in a full bodysuit that hugs every inch of her curves. Check it out below.
Her reign just won’t let up — so you’d better get used to it, if you haven’t already. Hating won’t change anything except your face. Seethe, haters! Yes, Riri! Serve!
Jae Focus announces the debut of his latest single and video with the new song “Pedestal” ft. Goddess, produced by Doeboyy Muzik.
The new banger is taken from Jae Focus’ album GODHOOD Deluxe Edition.
A GODHOOD production and lesson in humility and expectation, both of ourselves and others. At times our desire to maintain and define someone’s position in relation to our regard for them, incessantly heeds our ability to ever appreciate who they are.
To put someone on a pedestal is to deny ever truly seeing them for them. It is to be willfully blind to our own desire for validation in our choices, inso only selectively viewing what we choose. Almost like the cropping of a photo to highlight what we desire to be seen…those expectations become the barriers of reality, they become an island the muse is marooned upon and the hallmark of inevitable disappointment.
Recording and performing artist Jae Focus was born in Chester, PA and raised in Wilmington, Delaware in the eastern corridor.
Building a buzz for himself in the Tri-State area as a lyricist and being featured on BET’s “VOICES,” Jae “focused” on developing his business acumen. And in 2019 he launched Rogue Scholar Publishing company as well as the music label GODHOOD.
“That’s why I never gave apologies /I would rather brave hypocrisy/If not what the babies got to eat? It’s profit can’t wait for prophecy….” – Jae Focus
Check it out as Bino Rideaux teams up with King Combs for their new track “No Makeup”
With a one-two punch of laidback flows and hypnotic melodies, Bino Rideaux has quietly shaped the next era of West Coast hip-hop.
As his profile rose, Bino linked with Blxst on Sixtape in 2019 before unleashing his full-length debut, Outside, which boasted appearances by heavyweights such as Ty Dolla $ign, Fredo Bang, Mozzy, and BlueBucksClan.
this October sees Bino returning to the stage for a back-to-back performance run in his hometown at The Novo in downtown Los Angeles.
Ultimate Rap League and Queen of The Ring join forces once again to bring you “No Holds Barred 3.” No URL card is complete without a faceoff and this was no exception. Hosted by the “URL Princess” NuNu Nellz, the back and forths started calm and friendly but soon heated up into table-banging confrontations!
It was a case of men first as the head-to-heads kicked off with NXT and Real Name Brandon. This battle was supposed to happen in the last round of URL’s “Ultimate Madness 4” tournament but had to be postponed. The faceoff was friendly, there’s no real beef between the two west coast rappers.
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NXT took the opportunity to address the social media claims of being a “URL plant” while RNB fended off the “bye-weekly” moniker, having been given a bye the last two rounds of the tournament due to technicalities.
NXT pulled out of the battle after having to self-isolate and RNB was given the option of advancing to the final against MVP on “Summer Madness 11” but took the battle instead. He’s the favorite going into this one.
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Official Ultimate Madness 4 Semi-Final Trailer
The first “NHB3” faceoff was Cee Da Boss vs Phara Funeral. Although both women have extensive careers and resumes, this is the first time on the Caffeine stage for both women. Cee made her return to the ring earlier this year in a war against Krissy Yamagucchi on Panic Room 5 and vet Phara returns after taking some time off to have a baby.
Cee acknowledged that her delivery was lacking in her last battle, rushing through some of her material but assured her opponent it wouldn’t be an issue tomorrow. Phara, aware she’s starting over in front of a new audience, simply said that she’s been doing this and that she is coming to do work! When her 2019 battle with Ms Fit and her lack of a third round was brought up, Phara assured that this time, there would be no “Jersey!“ The faceoff was a fairly cordial one, the ladies are friendly and were not about to fake any animosity.
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While they were going back and forth someone in the background was caught on a hot mic. Whispers of, “She’s not coming. She’s not doing the faceoff,” could be heard during the live broadcast before the mic was cut.
Next up were another pair of new faces for the Caffeine audience. Newcomer, Christian battle rapper Pristavia has only been battling for about a year and is already making a lot of noise. She comes with some heavyweight co-signs from respected names including Jaz the Rapper, O’fficial, and Loso. Deisel’s been putting in that work for years and the subject of why her name isn’t more respected was up for discussion.
The women started off cool, each pointing out what they bring to the ring. Deisel demanded her respect, saying she’s always had big plates, battled names consistently, and battled on back-to-back cards. Pristavia wanted it known that she earned any co-signs she’s had because her peers respect her craft and lyricism. She pointed out that even though she hasn’t battled the top-tier names Diesel has on her resume, she’s only five battles in and has already made it to the Caffeine stage.
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Both women are aggressive performers, Pristavia suggested that was the only reason they’ve been matched together. Deisel called her opponent a poet who doesn’t say very much, “them church hymns won’t work on me,” and also took a shot at Lady Caution. After a faceoff that heated up nicely bringing out the aggression in the women, the final word from both before they left was “Tomorrow!”
When it came time for Lady Caution and Yoshi G to face-off, viewers were left disappointed as it was revealed that Yoshi was not in the building, something that the URL Princess took as a sign of disrespect to the league.
Caution and Yoshi have been going back and forth on social media since the card was announced with the argument getting real personal. The jabs haven’t only been for each other either, kids partners and half the men in battle rap were brought into the drama.
Earlier in the week, Yoshi had brought Caution’s recently deceased father into the promo, crossing a line that Caution is ready to punish her for. When asked how she is likely to react if Yoshi mentions her dad during the battle Caution said it didn’t matter. Yoshi had already taken it too far, bringing personal life into Battle Rap adding, “It’s gonna be a dog walk!” She was hopeful Yoshi would show up to their battle saying she wasn’t going to touch her, “We gone get the business done.” She once again refuted claims that partner Tay Roc writes any of her material and returned a shot at Diesel for her earlier call-out.
Yoshi didn’t get to have her say at the faceoffs but did take to Twitter while the event was going down to say a few words.
Viixen and C3 were up next, and this one started all smiles, the rappers joking over water bottles while lighting roasting each other. Viixen put the lack of tension down to the fact that they hadn’t had an opportunity to build any as the card was only announced a week ago.
The atmosphere soon heated up, however, C3 saying Viixen has no replay value, calling her writing basic in comparison to her pen. There was a lot of humor in this one, Viixen with the witty one-liners, both with hilarious impersonations of the other and we got some genuine table banging aggression! The ladies argued over their career paths, level of opposition, and who is the bigger name on the QOTR and URL platforms.
The final faceoff of the night was 40 B.A.R.R.S and Casey Jay. 40 is as top-tier as it gets and is the most viewed female battler with the biggest fanbase. Casey’s career is on the incline with URL owner Smack White himself recently crowning her “The Face of Female Battle Rap” after her performance in the UM3 tournament.
40 began softly spoken saying there was not much she wanted to talk about ahead of their battle. Casey denied feeling any extra pressure because her Bardashian sisters (Jaz and O’fficial have clear wins against 40), saying that she was doing it for herself and that she feels she’s going to kill 40.
Both rappers began speaking over each other, getting increasingly louder and aggressive. After promising herself that she’s going to act like a lady 40 brought out the base in her voice and started barking on Casey. Very little of the conversation could be made out, both ladies shouting over each other at full volume.
Once the voices were (slightly) lowered 40 spoke on not “supporting’ Casey in the UM3 tourney pointing out that Casey didn’t win. “I don’t respect the runner up,” she said. “They didn’t give out no bronzes.” NuNu asked who has the better pen of the two to which Casey replied, “We gone find out tomorrow.” 40 disagreed and said her pen was never in question, the only way she could lose was if she choked and that ain’t happening!
The volume turned up again quickly and the ladies went back and forth screaming about wigs, yellow teeth, and cottonmouth in-between hand claps. This was one of the most anticipated battles and the faceoff turned out exactly the way we knew it would!
Queen of The Ring’s Debo and Babs Bunny closed the faceoffs and announced that a small number of tickets could be available to Caffeine viewers and to email their requests. “No Holds Barred 3” goes down live and for free on Caffeine Saturday September 11 at 6 pm ET.
And makes the staff addition extremely attractive and exciting. But what’s making it revolutionary, is that he will be helping to create Hip-Hop inspired programming for UB’s Arts Collaboratory by directing the upcoming Working Artists Lab.
The DJ, who made his name in the 70s as one of the architects of Hip-Hop said, “The residency at UB gives me a chance to tell Hip-Hop’s whole story. The sights. The sounds. The places and the moments.”
“It’s important that we get this history right,” he continues. “For the next generation to take music and art in new directions, they have to know where that music and art came from, who made it and how.”
Bronwyn Keenan, director of UB’s Arts Collaboratory, is beaming with pride for the hire, “This is a momentous occasion for UB. Over the course of several weeks, students from UB and Buffalo State College, along with Buffalo-area artists, will have an opportunity to engage with one of the most important artists and innovators of our time – and he is making an ongoing commitment to UB. This is not one-and-done.”
Part of the curriculum is to show his film Hip-Hop: People, Places & Things, a firsthand curation of Hip-Hop from the very start of everything.
Like many teachers in the COVID-19 reality, starting September 30, he will have video conferencing before his three-day in-person residency.
His lectures will include scholars and various Hip-Hop luminaries. On October 1, he will host a master class and on October 2, the students will get to share their creations with him.
Nicki Minaj didn’t go into details as to why she was pulling out of the awards ceremony, promising her “Barbz” that she’d “explain another day.” However, she took the time to thank Bruce Gilmore, the producer of this year’s VMAs, for his support in the matter.
On the same day that Minaj pulled out of the VMAs, her husband pleaded guilty to charges of failing to register as a sex offender.
According to NBC News, “Petty had initially pleaded not guilty to the single-count indictment but later changed his plea, court documents filed on Thursday show. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in January. Authorities in Beverly Hills arrested Petty following a November 2019 traffic stop after learning that he had moved from New York to California and failed to submit his sex offender status. He was released after posting $20,000 bail, but was arrested again last year after he was indicted in connection with the incident. He was released from federal custody on a $100,000 bond.”
Some fans are speculating that this is the reason Nicki Minaj isn’t playing at the VMAs. So, what do you think? You be the judge.
Hollywood calls him the dog whisperer … but it seems like he needs to raise his voice, cause it appears he can’t control his own dog.
According to one woman, Cesar Millan not only allowed his personal pet to assault her, but also let the animal kill the dog of Hip-Hop’s first royal monarch, Queen Latifah.
Her name is Lidia Matiss and she now is suing the popular dog coach.
In her lawsuit she alleges that in 2017, Millan’s pitbull Junior bit her, stopping her from competing in tournaments like USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics.
As a young star, she competes at the highest levels.
But that is all gone and she wants that bread that comes from these types of cases, since her dream has been snatched from her.
Matiss further states that he was violent toward other animals, including the “Ladies First” rapper’s dog.
Dana Owens, the rapper’s birth name, brought two of her dogs to Millan’s compound in Santa Clarita in California. In Lidia’s filing, she claims that Millan tried to hide the fact that his dog mauled one of La’s babies by saying the animal was hit by a speeding car.
This “fatal car incident” happened after the Queen was too happy and shared her “first training session” with Millan on Twitter.
Cesar Millan is not shying away from any smoke, saying that she knew she could get bit by the dog.
The young girl, who had a career as a promising gymnast, shared that as a result of Junior’s bite, she is left impaired and unable to work. She is also suggested from physical and emotional trauma caused by Junior, the dog.
According to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburg, there are 52,000,000 dogs in the United States. The hospital cites the CDC who states, “Approximately 800,000 dog bites each year that require medical attention. Even more amazing is the fact that 334,000 are severe enough to warrant treatment in a hospital.”
Some Instagram creepers believe that the Oakland-based singer, songwriter, and dancer has a new boyfriend in rapper Est.Gee.
Check out the post below.
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A photo posted by rapper Est.Gee, above, features him holding a woman’s hand. The woman in question has tattoos that match what Kehlani has on her hand.
The photo was posted three days ago.
As we previously told you, “the singer confirmed she’s lesbian in a TikTok video she posted on Thursday (April 2nd) after a snippet of an Instagram Live, in which she opened up about her sexuality, went viral.”
So far, neither Est.Gee nor Kehlani have commented on the matter. But the latter is in New York for Fashion Week, and needless to say, she’s charming everyone to pieces with her lewks.
“Kehlani’s New York Fashion Week looks did not escape us. The “Can I” singer brought her A-game to the Big Apple as she attended a slew of prestigious events, including the Diesel show, L’Avenue at Saks, and the inaugural Revolve Gallery. From leather culottes to baggy jeans, she gave us tons of items to add to our wish list. Read on to experience the glamour,” reports PopSugar.
Kim Kardashian’s eldest son with Kanye West broke his arm and she is more upset than the little boy. This is proof that someone can have all the money in the world, but at the end of the day, a “mom” is a “mom.”
According to her social media, Saint West has broken his arm in multiple places, causing his mom to share the ordeal with her followers, fans, friends and family.
The Billionaire law-student posted a few pictures of the boy and captioned one of him in the hospital in a wheelchair and with ice packs draped over his arm “Who do you think cried more today? My baby broke his arm in a few places today. I’m not ok.” #MomsWillBeMoms.”
The stylish tyke arrived at the hospital in a dark navy blue t-shirt and so … as you might have guessed, the fashion-forward kid has a matching navy blue cast.
While the date and details of the accident are not known, it is speculated that the 5-year-old was hurt on Thursday, September 9, the accident has not stopped him from being a child. #BoysWillBeBoys
The next day after the post, he was out at a friend’s birthday party.
Saint is now one of the 6.8 million people in our nation to receive medical attention for a break or fracture on their arm. According to Ohio State University, “the average citizen in a developed country can expect to sustain two fractures over the course of their lifetime.”
Heal up and feel better, Saint. Momma Kim, it’s gonna be ok.
The latest witness to testify against R. Kelly at his New York racketeering and sexual abuse trial has accused the troubled star of locking her in his studio for days and raping her.
The woman, named Sonja, took the stand on Thursday (September 9) and revealed she became the singer’s sex slave in 2003 after approaching Kelly for an interview.
She told the court the alleged incident took place at Kelly’s home studio in Chicago, Illinois after meeting him at a shopping mall in Utah, while working as an intern at a local radio station.
She hoped landing an interview with R. Kelly would boost her career.
The accuser claimed R. Kelly insisted she should chat to him at his home and his associates reportedly arranged and paid for her flight.
Upon her arrival, she made it clear she was there to interview Kelly and nothing else, but his handlers gave her a list of rules, which included one that she must ask for permission to eat or go to the bathroom.
She claims minutes later she was locked in the room for several days.
At one point she asked to eat but after taking just a few bites, she became drowsy and fell asleep. When she woke up she allegedly saw R. Kelly putting on his pants and realized her underwear had been removed, and she felt like “something had been inside” her.
One of Kelly’s associates later told her that he would not have time for an interview and she was told “you can’t tell anybody.”
Smiles Official is a multicultural artist that has been conquering big milestones in the industry. His background in Miami merges with his Haitian and Jamaican heritage to bring a unique taste to the game. Growing up, he gravitated to OG lyricists like Jay Z, T. I., Jeezy, and Gucci Mane whose music resonated with the lifestyle of his environment. Smiles Official would make the decision to pursue music fully, after meeting and learning the artistry and entrepreneurial side of the business from artists like T Pain, Trick Daddy, and Rick Ross.
From then forward, Smiles Official focused his grind on elevating as an artist and businessman. Every track was raw, unfiltered, and drenched in realism. Smiles Official was true to what he lived, never sacrificing authenticity for fame. This placed him above many others in the industry falsifying their raps. With the city of Miami supporting their next star player, Smiles Official was on the path to greatness and nothing could stop him. He made sure that was a certainty by enlisting one of the most versatile artists in the game, Tory Lanez. With Tory Lanez on the hook and Smiles Official rapping circles around the beat, Smiles Official knew he had a smash hit on his hands. From the moment of the track’s release, fans’ responses assured him that he was right. The track shot up to popularity with spins from DJs in Georgia, Tampa, his hometown Miami, and DJ Enuff in New York.
“Bands In The Trap” is a street anthem, a motivational anthem, and a turn-up anthem all in one. The production stays woofing, the lyricism goes hard, and the hook is melodic perfection. Get on his wave, follow Smiles Official online and stream his new single “Bands In The Trap” featuring Tory Lanez.
The house music scene has been shocked to the core with the release of “Your Touch”. The mastermind behind this new single is none other than Ahmad Yasir. The song has been so successful that within two weeks of its release, it has started breaking records across popular streaming platforms. Ahmad has become one of the greatest upcoming artists with this release.
To understand why Ahmad is different from the rest of the competition, you have to listen to “Your Touch”. The song features relaxing beats coupled with a unique melody which was one of the contributing factors to its popularity. “Your Touch” is truly a phenomenal song.
The song is an emotional whirlwind, as it instills the emotions that Ahmad tried to convey through his work. Fans have described the experience of listening to “Your Touch” with words like “breath-taking” and “mesmerizing”.
So, for those who are looking for some new tracks to liven up their lives, check out Ahmad Yasir. If you want to hear more of his work, check out his EP which contains three songs. Like “Your Touch”, the songs are also becoming more and more popular every day. We can’t wait to see what Ahmad has in store for the future.
Van Buren Records, the talented 13 member Brockton, MA-based rap collective dropped their Black Wall Steet EP with a new music video for “Cult” feat. Jazz Cartier. The project is is the follow up to their huge splash earlier this year with the release of their debut album, Bad For Press. The project featured the group’s buzzy single “MEDI” and received critical praise from the who’s who of websites online. This is def a movement to pay attention to in the future! Tune in below!
Jeffrey Lewis, the CEO of It’s Only Entertainment — who grew his online magazine into a multimedia brand agency that develops the careers of urban celebrities — has taken to Instagram to put out all the messy details about Ceasar’s life.
Hit the slideshow below to see all the messy details about the Black Ink Crew capo.
According to Lewis, Ceasar’s “b###h” Suzette apparently insulted his digs in Harlem, NY — where he’s originally from — and this prompted the spill. Lewis also claims that the Black Ink Crew shops are “making no money, social media dead, the ratings is poor, and you back to looking basic.”
He went on to claim that Fezzi, who frequently appeared in the Brooklyn installment of the VH1 franchise, is homeless and sleeping in the shop. And though it wasn’t outright stated, Lewis implied that he was never paid for his services provided to Ceasar (real name: David Emanuel) and other members of the team.
But most interestingly of all, Lewis claimed that Ceasar was “paying ransoms” so Suzette’s sex tapes wouldn’t be released. “But I got the receipts!” Lewis exclaimed.
Lewis isn’t the first person to claim that Ceasar’s girlfriend was offering sexual favors in exchange for money. This accusation was first levied against the Black Ink Crew founder by his daughter, Cheyenne, who also claimed that Suzette had content posted on adult entertainment websites. When Suzette clapped back at Cheyenne by posting her alleged sexual history, many fans of the show were horrified — because, at the time, Cheyenne was a minor. And even if she wasn’t, there’s absolutely no need to “expose” your boyfriend’s daughter on social media.
Alicia Keys has won multiple American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, BET Awards, Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and NAACP Image Awards for her musical output over the last twenty years.
The R&B singer/songwriter is set to try her hand at another artistic medium. Alicia Keys is creating a graphic novel named after her 2012 album Girl on Fire. She spoke about the forthcoming long-form comic book with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1.
“Now, the graphic novel for Girl on Fire is about to be crazy. It is so powerful. The main girl, her name is Lolo, and she’s from Brooklyn. And she grew up just like how we all grew up,” said Alicia Keys. “And she has powers inside of her that she never even imagined, and what she’s able to do, she surprises herself and she scares herself because we all have power that’s scary.”
The New York City native continued, “And so, she’s getting to learn what is this power and how can I use it? And it’s sick, it’s gorgeous. The art is stunning. And the story is really, really fire. So, that’s coming. That’s coming, but I’m excited about it.”
Girl on Fire is Alicia Key’s fifth studio album. The RCA Records release included collaborations with Nicki Minaj for “Girl on Fire (Inferno Version)” and Maxwell for “Fire We Make.” Girl on Fire debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart by selling 159,000 first-week copies.
This week saw the arrival of the new Alicia Keys single “LALA (Unlocked).” The track features Rae Sremmurd member Swae Lee. “LALA (Unlocked)” was produced by Keys and EarDrummers chief Mike WiLL Made-It.
“Swae is such a bright energy. He’s the real deal. He’s so authentic and for real,” Alicia Keys told Zane Lowe. “You know how you meet a lot of people and it’s different vibes, but his vibe is so genuine. His energy and how we just wrote the song. It just felt so, it’s just like it’s tumbling from, I don’t know where it came from.”
The classically-trained pianist added, “What I love about it is it’s so unexpected because you might see Swae featured on my record and you might expect something, or you might not expect something. I’m not sure what people expect, but what I love about it is I personally feel like you never heard Swae like this before.”
Celebrity power couple Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter are working with luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. to provide financial backing for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
According to reports, Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation and Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD organization partnered with Tiffany & Co. for the About Love Scholarship program for HBCUs.
“We are only as strong as the work we do together, and we are honored to partner with The Carters,” said Anisa Kamadoli Costa, Chief Sustainability Officer of Tiffany & Co. “Their relentless dedication to lifting underrepresented groups is the inspiration for the About Love Scholarship program.”
Together w @shawncartersf, @tiffanyandco and The Carters, we are honored to announce the About Love scholarship.
Tiffany & Co. pledged $2 million in scholarship funding for students in the arts and creative fields at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, Norfolk State University in Virginia, Bennett College in North Carolina, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Central State University in Ohio.
“We would like to thank the Shawn Carter Foundation, BeyGOOD, The Carters, and the Tiffany & Co. family for including Lincoln University in this amazing gift,” stated Dr. Brenda A. Allen, president of Lincoln University.
Allen added, “Lincoln has placed a high priority on supporting the arts and humanities on our campus. Providing financial support for students pursuing these majors enhances their ability to more fully engage their studies.”
The Application will open at each school on Friday, September 10, and close on Sunday, September 26 at 11:59 PM EST.
Central State University President Jack Thomas said “This opportunity is timely as our students come from many different socioeconomic backgrounds. These funds will have a tremendous effect on who we recruit and our students’ success as they move on to graduate from professional schools and into their careers.”
Online applications for the About Love HBCU Scholarship program are open at each institution beginning Friday, September 10 and close on Sunday, September 26 at 11:59 pm ET. Scholarships will be awarded to students who meet eligibility requirements with priority given to individuals in need of emergency financial assistance.
