Nicki Minaj is dropping serious cash to back Donald Trump‘s baby investment program. The Queens rapper, who is a special guest at the Treasury Department summit today (January 28) with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz at the Washington event.
Nicki Minaj has pledged between $150,000 and $300,000 to fund Trump Accounts for her Barbz fans’ newborns.
“I absolutely love my Barbz,” Nicki Minaj said in a statement. “I want to see them bring healthy and successful children into the world.”
The 43-year-old mother explained her motivation comes from personal experience.
“Becoming a mother was the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me, and I want others to experience the same joy my son has brought into my life,” Nicki Minaj said.
Trump’s program gives every child born between January 2025 and December 2028 a $1,000 investment account. Parents can contribute up to $5,000 per year, and employers can contribute up to $2,500 per year until the child turns 18.
The rapper believes Trump Accounts will close financial gaps between privileged and underprivileged children. “This program will benefit everyone, decreasing the gap for future prosperity between children who traditionally aren’t born with a full bank account & children who are.”
Minaj’s appearance marks her second major political move with the Trump Administration, following her address at the United Nations on Christian persecution in Nigeria. However, the artist has faced intense backlash since embracing Trump’s administration.
The summit will also feature other celebrity speakers, including Kevin O’Leary from Shark Tank and Cheryl Hines from Curb Your Enthusiasm. Hines is married to Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
J. Cole appears ready for legal war with Cam’ron after hiring entertainment attorney Samantha W. Frankel from Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP.
Frankel brings serious firepower to Cole’s defense team. The commercial litigation specialist is based in the firm’s New York office and focuses on complex entertainment disputes.
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp has deep roots in Hollywood’s legal battles. Founded in 1908, the firm built its reputation defending major studios and record labels in high-stakes entertainment litigation.
The century-old firm handled landmark cases that shaped the industry. They represented Warner Bros. in the Friends wrongful termination lawsuit and won a unanimous California Supreme Court decision.
MSK also led the charge against Napster in the groundbreaking file-sharing case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
Recent years brought more major victories for the firm. They successfully defended Netflix in copyright disputes and represented Dr. Luke in his legal battles.
The lawsuit centered on a 2022 recording session in New York City. Cam’ron alleged Cole agreed to collaborate on a future single in exchange for using his vocals on “Ready ’24.”
According to court documents, Cole initially agreed to the collaboration deal but later backed out. Cole allegedly told Cam’ron in July 2023 that instead of recording a new song together, he wanted to appear on Cam’ron’s podcast It Is What It Is.
Cam’ron claimed Cole repeatedly said he was unavailable for the podcast between July 2023 and April 2024. Cole then released “Ready ’24” in April 2024 without fulfilling the collaboration agreement.
The original lawsuit stated Cam’ron was credited only as a co-composer on “Ready ’24,” not as a performer, even though his vocals appear on the track. He wanted a court to declare him a co-author of the sound recording and order an audit of the song’s royalties.
The timing of Cole’s legal preparation comes as he gears up for major career moves. The North Carolina rapper dropped four new freestyles yesterday in Birthday Blizzard ’26, hosted by DJ Clue and available on his website for just $1.
Cole’s highly anticipated album The Fall Off drops February 6, rumored to be his final studio project before retirement.
Minneapolis has once again found itself at the center of a national reckoning. But for rapper, producer, and activist Tufawon, this moment is not just another headline. It is lived reality.
AllHipHop caught up with the Minneapolis native as he remained embedded on the ground, witnessing coalition-building across Black, Indigenous, Somali, and immigrant communities, while also releasing Gradient, a museum-commissioned EP rooted in Native identity, resistance, and futurism.
What follows is an unfiltered conversation with Chuck Jigsaw Creekmur about fear, hope, hypocrisy, mutual aid, infiltration tactics, and why Minneapolis may be building the blueprint for what comes next. Click here for full Q&A or watch in the video below.
“Everything Is Chaotic, But the People Give Me Hope”
AllHipHop: How are you holding up right now?
Tufawon: All things considered, I’m doing well. I’m feeling inspiration from the people on the ground getting organized. I’m going through waves of emotions because everything right now is chaotic, but the movement of the people is giving me a lot of hope.
AllHipHop: As a Black man, it feels like we’ve taken decades backwards. How do you see this moment historically?
Tufawon: There’s a lot of history repeating itself. This administration is clearly taking steps backwards. It’s blatant. It’s out in the open. But even with how bad it is, the people are organizing on a level I’ve never seen. My hope is bigger than the atrocities. Bigger than the fascism. I believe they’re afraid of this movement.
Fear, Shifts, and Second Amendment Hypocrisy
AllHipHop: What keeps you going when you’re watching people be killed like this? Do you feel fear that it could keep escalating?
Tufawon: I do. But I’m seeing a shift. A lot of white people who were on the fence are pulling back from Trump. Some are saying they won’t vote Republican in the midterms.
The problem is ICE. A lot of these agents are untrained or minimally trained, and they believe they’re above the law. When white people are harmed too, it exposes how ugly the agenda really is.
AllHipHop: The hypocrisy feels unavoidable.
Tufawon: Exactly. Kyle Rittenhouse shows up with a rifle and he’s a hero. Now a concealed-carry guy shows up and suddenly he’s the villain. Same people. Same logic. You can’t argue around that anymore. The hypocrisy is being exposed and it’s backing them into a corner.
And people saw this man get disarmed. He wasn’t using his weapon. He was protecting a woman. He was protecting all of us. That’s why it hits so hard.
“Minneapolis Is Segregated, But That’s Changing”
AllHipHop: What are you seeing on the ground that people outside Minnesota don’t fully understand?
Tufawon: Minneapolis is heavily segregated. The Somali community is boxed in. The Native community is boxed in. The North Side, the historically Black community, is boxed in.
But right now, I’m seeing coalition-building that breaks those barriers down. We’re eating together. Crying together. Strategizing together. Actually taking action.
There’s also a deep irony. People are being detained on our own land and sent to Fort Snelling, which was a concentration camp for my ancestors. That’s not abstract history. That’s real.
People keep saying this is just about immigration. It’s not. They’re terrorizing Black communities too. It’s all connected.
Mutual Aid, Rapid Response, and Saving Lives
AllHipHop: Explain mutual aid for people who may not understand it.
Tufawon: Mutual aid is people directly supporting people. Money. Food. Transportation. Resources. Some folks can’t leave their homes. Some can’t work.
Pow Wow Grounds coffee shop has become a hub. They’re so well-resourced now they’re redirecting food to other organizations to spread it out.
It affects income too. I’m a rapper, but I’m also a teaching artist. I teach Native youth how to make songs from start to finish. Gigs get pushed back. Restaurants shut down. Mutual aid helps people survive right now.
AllHipHop: You also mentioned rapid response teams.
Tufawon: People are posted throughout the city and suburbs. When ICE activity is spotted, Signal chats light up in real time. People blow whistles. The community comes together. We’ve pushed ICE agents out multiple times. It literally saves lives.
“Everybody Has a Role”
AllHipHop: You talked about heroes and martyrs.
Tufawon: Everybody in Minneapolis is a hero right now. But especially the people out there every single day risking their lives. They could get shot. They’re doing it anyway.
And I’m holding white people accountable. Don’t stop when things feel normal again. Don’t disappear. There’s no stopping.
AllHipHop: You also said even under Democratic leadership, oppression continues.
Tufawon: Exactly. We can’t let up once Trump is gone. Blue administrations still had police brutality. People are realizing the people hold the power.
And there’s a class awakening happening. Racism is used as a tool in class warfare. Poor and working-class people are being pitted against each other so the wealthy can stay in control. Some ICE agents are realizing they signed up for something they can’t live with. The turnover is high. That system doesn’t care about them either.
Infiltration, Security Culture, and Strategy
AllHipHop: There’s talk of infiltration. ICE dressing differently, blending in. Are organizers aware?
Tufawon: Absolutely. A lot of us were trained at Standing Rock and again in 2020. We know infiltration is real. They’ve posed as utility workers. They’ve entered Signal chats.
Security culture matters. Vet people. Ask questions. Know who you’re working with. We’re training people constantly to protect the movement.
Gradient: Hip-Hop, Native Identity, and the Future
AllHipHop: Let’s talk about Gradient.
Tufawon:Gradient is a seven-song EP commissioned by the American Composers Forum as part of their Recomposing America project. It’s tied to a Duluth Art Institute exhibition. Visitors experience the museum while listening to my music.
The project is about fighting colonialism and imperialism, but also about who we were before colonizers and who we’re becoming. Indigenous people exist on a gradient. Our cultures, our skin tones, our histories.
I produced everything. Rapped. Sang. Played Native flute and guitar. It leans Hip-Hop but also R&B. It’s one of the projects I’m most proud of.
Final Words
AllHipHop: Any last thoughts?
Tufawon: Taking care of your family is revolutionary. Babysitting for someone on the front line is revolutionary. Raising money is revolutionary. Everybody has a role.
And I believe this. The love I’m seeing right now is bigger than their fascism. We’re going to defeat this.
AllHipHop Talks To Tufawon On Minneapolis, Mutual Aid, ICE Watch Networks, And “Gradient”
Minneapolis has been a national flashpoint since May 25, 2020, when George Floyd was murdered. The city became shorthand for uprising, police accountability, and what happens when a community refuses to “move on.” The Twin Cities also carry older scars that still shape who lives where, who gets protected, and who gets boxed in. Highway projects like I-94 and I-35W tore through neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands, accelerating segregation and cutting cultural corridors into isolated pockets.
For Indigenous communities, history is not abstract. After the U.S.-Dakota War, thousands of Dakota people were imprisoned at a Fort Snelling concentration camp site, a trauma Minnesota institutions now openly acknowledge.
Into that pressure cooker steps Tufawon, a Dakota and Puerto Rican artist-activist on the ground in Minneapolis, watching coalition-building form across Native, Somali, Black, and immigrant communities, while also dropping a museum-linked EP, Gradient, commissioned through the American Composers Forum’s “Recomposing America” initiative and featured with Duluth Art Institute exhibitions running January 12 to April 3, 2026.
AllHipHop:Tufawon. How are you, brother?
Tufawon: All things considered, I’m doing well. I’m feeling inspiration from the people on the ground getting organized. I’m going through waves of emotions because everything is chaotic, but the movement of the people is giving me hope.
AllHipHop: As a Black man, knowing the history of the country, it felt like we were making advances toward justice and equality. Now it feels like we’ve taken decades backwards. What are your general thoughts on this moment as it relates to history?
Tufawon: There’s a lot of history repeating itself, and this whole administration is taking steps backwards. It’s blatant, out in the open. Even though it’s really bad right now, there’s so much movement happening with the people. They’re getting organized on a level I’ve never seen. My hope is greater than the atrocities. Greater than the fascism plaguing our communities. I believe they’re afraid of it. With the momentum we have, we can defeat fascism and what they’re trying to do.
AllHipHop: What keeps you going when you’re seeing people essentially being executed this way? And have you felt fear that this could continue?
Tufawon: I do. But I think the Trump administration is backtracking a bit because a lot of people, specifically white people who might have been on the fence, are looking at what happened and saying, “I can’t support this.” I’m seeing people say they’re not voting Republican in the midterms.
And the problem with ICE is many agents are untrained or minimally trained, and they think they’re above the law. When you see white folks harmed too, it makes the agenda look really bad. That’s shifting some people.
AllHipHop: You’re talking about a shift with conservative, Second Amendment folks.
Tufawon: Yeah. I go beyond voting, I always vote, I encourage people to vote, but power is truly held in the people. I’m seeing Republicans who are anti-Trump now. I’m seeing Second Amendment people like, “This is an attack.”
And I’m seeing people I never thought would be out there. Because this impacts everybody, especially Black and brown people in immigrant communities. I’ve never seen so many people locked in, communicating, providing mutual aid, trainings, resources. Every day there’s something happening, we’re building skills.
AllHipHop: The hypocrisy is crazy. Kyle Rittenhouse shows up strapped and he’s treated like a hero. But now people are flipping the script.
Tufawon: It backs them into a corner. Same right-wing people who called Rittenhouse a hero, now say a concealed-carry guy is wrong for being at a protest. If one is wrong, why is the other a hero? The hypocrisy is being exposed and they’re looking bad. That’s part of why you’re seeing a shift.
AllHipHop: You also point out something emotional here: you’re describing someone being disarmed, jumped, protecting a woman.
Tufawon: That’s what gets us emotional. He was protecting a woman. He was protecting all of us from violent extremist fascism. He went down as a martyr. That’s not the same as some kid with a rifle showing up trying to execute people.
AllHipHop: What are you seeing on the ground that people outside Minnesota might not understand?
Tufawon: Minneapolis is segregated like a lot of cities. Cedar-Riverside, the Somali community, is blocked off. The Native community is blocked off. The North Side, the historically Black community, is sectioned off. But I’m seeing coalition-building that breaks barriers down. We’re meeting together, holding space, having meals, crying together, strategizing, taking action that can lead to liberation and defeating fascist violence.
And there’s an irony that hits hard. People are detained on our own land, sent to a detention center in the Whipple building at Fort Snelling, which was a concentration camp for my ancestors. That’s heavy. People try to say, “This is just immigration.” No. They’re terrorizing the Black community too. It’s connected.
AllHipHop: Explain mutual aid.
Tufawon: Mutual aid is people providing resources, money, food, whatever, to communities in need. Some people can’t leave their houses, can’t go to work. It’s getting resources into the hands of people impacted most.
Pow Wow Grounds coffee shop has been a hub. They’re so well-resourced they’re directing food to other orgs so it spreads around.
And it hits income too. I’m a rapper, but also a teaching artist. I teach Native youth, we make songs start to finish. Gigs get pushed back. Restaurants take a hit. So mutual aid is also directing funds to people who need it now.
AllHipHop: You mentioned rapid response teams.
Tufawon: People are posted up across blocks, South Side, North Side, St. Paul, suburbs too. There are Signal chats, real-time dispatch of ICE activity. If agents show up to raid or snatch somebody, the community blows whistles and comes together. It’s been successful pushing agents out. We did one yesterday. It saves lives.
AllHipHop: You shouted out people you call heroes and martyrs.
Tufawon: Everybody in Minneapolis is a hero right now, but especially those risking their lives every day. They could get shot up. I want to honor them, send love and prayers.
And I’m also holding white people accountable. Keep going after it “gets normal.” Don’t stop once you go back to regular life. There’s no stopping.
AllHipHop: You make a point that even when it’s “blue,” oppression still happens.
Tufawon: Exactly. We can’t take our foot off the gas after Trump’s out or whatever. People are realizing the people hold power. We’re more powerful than any party.
And there’s another awakening: racism is used as a tool in class warfare. The wealthy elite pit us against each other. Some ICE agents are middle class trying to get a paycheck. There’s turnover. Some sign up and realize, “I didn’t know I’d be snatching a woman, deporting her, and now her kids never see her again.” People are realizing the system doesn’t care about them either. It’s about time it crumbles.
AllHipHop: You said, “Defund ICE.” You’re also talking about budgets and Minneapolis being a testing ground.
Tufawon: Minneapolis is the testing ground. We’ve been trained since 2020, and before that through the American Indian Movement, and before that through our ancestors. They thought we’d riot so they could deploy military and run a whole regime. But we flipped strategy. They can’t deploy the way they wanted. They’re p#####.
And we want to flood resources out to other cities: trainings on mutual aid, rapid response, knowing your rights. Arm the people with that knowledge.
AllHipHop: You also frame this as ethnic cleansing and “keeping America white.”
Tufawon: That’s what it is. Make America great again is code. You see similar dynamics globally. Push people of color out, whiten it again. That’s what we’re fighting.
AllHipHop: Before we get into your latest project, I saw something about infiltration, people saying ICE is dressing in flannels and using whistles, trying to infiltrate like COINTELPRO. Are y’all addressing that?
Tufawon: A lot of us are trained in this. Going back to Standing Rock, Dakota Access Pipeline. We learned skills there, and people learned in 2020. We’ve heard about utility vehicles, people pretending to be plumbers. We have a vetting system. They can get into Signal chats, so security culture is important. Know who you’re working with, ask questions, identify possible infiltrators. We’re putting people on game.
AllHipHop: Let’s talk about the new project, Gradient.
Tufawon:Gradient is a seven-song EP commissioned by the American Composers Forum as part of their Recomposing America project. It’s part of a Duluth Art Institute exhibition: Fur Trade Nation and Ojibwe Adornment. Visitors can experience the museum while listening to my project. I’m the sonic sound of it.
The theme ties into what’s happening now: fighting colonialism and imperialism, but also going beyond the colonial narrative, who we were before colonizers, who we are today, and what the future is for Native people. It’s about sophisticated trade networks, intermarriage, mixing cultures, creating a beautiful gradient. Indigenous people come in so many colors, dark to light. Our cultures are like that sunset gradient sky.
I produced everything. I rapped and sang. I played instruments, Native flute, electric guitar. It leans Hip-Hop, but also R&B because I’m an R&B singer too.
AllHipHop: I love that. And I love what you said about roles. Everybody can’t do everything.
Tufawon: Taking care of your family is revolutionary. Babysitting for someone on the front line is revolutionary. Raising money for gas cards is revolutionary. Everybody has a role. Some people come to the front line and they’re not good at it and get hurt. Tap into what you’re good at.
AllHipHop: I respect a politically trained rapper. Some artists step into it and get cooked.
Tufawon: It’s okay to say, “I’m still learning.” Maybe you’re not fit for interviews yet. You can still do mutual aid, fundraise, learn, and come back armed for the conversations. Shout out Vic Mensa, he pulled up yesterday. That’s love.
AllHipHop:Gradient out right now. Continued blessings. Pray for protection over you and everybody out there.
Tufawon: We can take all the prayers we can get. I’m honored y’all let me speak on what’s going on and speak about my EP.
J. Cole just gave fans the perfect birthday gift. The Fayetteville rapper dropped four brand-new freestyles Tuesday in a surprise project called Birthday Blizzard ’26.
Cole announced the drop on X and directed fans to thefalloff.com to grab the project. The site offers five tracks total for just $1, but fans can pay whatever they want, including nothing.
The timing couldn’t be more perfect. Cole’s long-awaited album The Fall Off drops February 6, and these freestyles serve as another taste of what’s coming.
But Cole didn’t just deliver bars. He addressed the elephant in the room: his 2024 apology to Kendrick Lamar after their brief beef.
“I used to be top, see, the apology dropped me way out of the top 3,” Cole raps on one track. “No problem, I’m probably my best when they doubt me.”
The North Carolina native continued reflecting on his controversial decision.
“The top ain’t really what I thought it would be, so I jumped off and landed back at the bottom and restarted at a level where I wasn’t regarded as much, just to climb past them again and tell them all to keep up.”
Cole’s comments reference his “7 Minute Drill” diss track aimed at Lamar in 2024.
The song called Kendrick’s music boring, but it didn’t throw heavy punches. Days later, Cole took the stage at his Dreamville Festival to publicly apologize.
“That was the lamest, goofiest s###,” Cole said during his festival apology. “I pray that god will line me back up on my purpose and my path, I pray that my n#### didn’t feel no way.”
The apology came after Lamar’s beef with Drake dominated headlines throughout 2024. J. Cole initially jumped into the fray but quickly backed out, leaving fans divided about his decision.
Birthday Blizzard ’26 arrives as anticipation peaks for The Fall Off.
Earlier this month, Cole released “Disc 2 – Track 2,” a striking song where he raps about his life in reverse. The accompanying video showed Cole describing his death, then working backward to his birth.
The song took an estimated 12 hours to write and showcases Cole’s storytelling abilities.
Cole has described The Fall Off as music “handcrafted” over 10 years. The album could potentially be his last, based on comments he made in a 2021 SLAM interview.
“I’m super comfortable with the potential of being done with this s###,” Cole said at the time. “But I’m never going to say, ‘Oh, this is my last album.’ Because I never know how I’m going to feel two years, three years, four years down the line.”
The Fall Off will follow Cole’s recent projects Might Delete Later and The Off-Season.
The album represents the culmination of Cole’s artistic journey and his attempt to cement his legacy in Hip-Hop.
DJ Clue hosts Birthday Blizzard ’26, adding his signature touch to the project.
The collaboration brings back memories of classic mixtape culture, where DJs played crucial roles in breaking new music.
Ryan Wedding walked into a California courtroom Monday with the confidence of someone who once competed on the world’s biggest stage.
The former Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to charges that FBI Director Kash Patel says make him a modern-day Pablo Escobar.
Wedding’s attorney, Anthony Colombo, told reporters that his client was “in good spirits and doing well” after the arraignment. The 44-year-old Canadian athlete faces multiple drug conspiracy counts and four murder charges connected to what authorities call a billion-dollar cocaine trafficking empire.
FBI officials arrested Wedding in Mexico City last week after he spent nearly a year on the bureau’s Ten Most Wanted list.
The $15 million bounty on his head reflected the scope of allegations against the man who represented Canada in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
“He went from an Olympic snowboarder to the largest narco-trafficker in modern times,” Patel said at a news conference. “He is a modern-day El Chapo, he is a modern-day Pablo Escobar, and he thought he could evade justice.”
The timing carries extra weight as the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina approach.
Competition begins February 4 with curling events, just days before the opening ceremony on February 6.
Prosecutors allege Wedding built his criminal enterprise after serving prison time for a 2008 cocaine trafficking conviction. Court documents claim he partnered with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel to move 60 metric tons of cocaine through Southern California into the United States and Canada.
The alleged operation generated billions in revenue while leaving a trail of violence across multiple countries. Wedding stands accused of orchestrating murders of witnesses and rivals, including placing bounties on targets.
One victim was a federal witness scheduled to testify against Wedding’s organization. Authorities say the witness was fatally shot at a restaurant after Wedding’s associates tracked him down using online resources.
Mystery surrounds exactly how Wedding ended up in custody. His lawyer contradicted earlier reports by stating that Wedding did not surrender voluntarily.
Colombo told reporters Wedding was “apprehended by authorities in Mexico City” rather than turning himself in as some officials initially suggested.
The internet has been clowning KD’s ashy legs for years. Photos of his dry skin became memes. People compared his legs to everything from chalk dust to desert sand.
But Durant never tried to hide from the jokes.
This deal makes perfect sense when you know the backstory.
Durant recently went viral for admitting he doesn’t shower every day during an appearance on teammate Fred VanVleet‘s Unguarded podcast.
“I shower, but I might go a day without, two days,” Durant said during that conversation. “I might go two days sometimes without, I mean, hopping in that water.”
VanVleet looked shocked when Durant explained his relaxed hygiene routine. The NBA star also admitted he rarely uses lotion and only gets haircuts when his friends drag him to the barber.
“Why get cut? Why? Why? Why lotion my—why lotion?” Durant said on the podcast. “I don’t lotion my body like that. I might lotion my hands if they a little dry, but I don’t.”
Those comments went viral and added fuel to the ashy leg jokes. But Durant wasn’t embarrassed. He doubled down on his authentic approach to life.
“I really used to care at some point about like, ‘Man, I need to get a cut this week,'” Durant explained. “Then after a while, I was like, I’m way more relaxed when I’m just not giving a f###.”
That mindset is exactly what made this CeraVe partnership work. Instead of fighting the narrative, Durant embraced it completely.
The video shows him calmly reading brutal tweets about his skin while delivering sharp comebacks.
He credited the creativity behind the roasts before revealing the whole segment was actually an advertisement.
CeraVe responded to Durant’s post with “leave the man and his legs alone, we literally got him covered.”
The brand is already the NBA’s official skincare partner, so this collaboration was natural.
The timing couldn’t be better for Durant. He’s averaging strong numbers with the Rockets while maintaining his reputation as one of the league’s most authentic personalities.
He engages with critics, jokes about himself and never runs from controversy.
According to Fox51, Rusk County police pulled over Finesse2tymes on January 14 around 9:39 P.M. after spotting his Cadillac Escalade driving without a front license plate.
The trooper immediately smelled marijuana when he walked up to the vehicle.
Finesse2tymes sat behind the wheel while his girlfriend FNG Shugga rode shotgun. Police knew Shugga and discovered she had outstanding warrants.
The probable cause search turned up orange pills believed to be Adderall plus a small bag of marijuana in the front seat area.
But that was just the beginning of what officers would find.
FNG Shugga tried to hide evidence while getting arrested. The trooper caught her concealing a small bag of green leafy buds in her clothing during the handcuffing process.
Finesse2tymes had his own stash too. Jail staff found three more Adderall pills on him during the booking search at Rusk County Jail.
The charges piled up fast for both suspects.
Finesse2tymes got hit with possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, and bringing prohibited items into a correctional facility.
FNG Shugga faced even more serious charges including tampering with physical evidence, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, weapon offense, and a U.S. Marshal detainer.
Finesse2tymes bonded out quickly but FNG Shugga remained locked up on a $526,000 bond. She has since been released.
The rapper wasted no time pointing fingers at fellow Memphis artist MoneyBagg Yo on social media.
“Bagg put the police on me,” he wrote in an Instagram Story. “Yall be wanting me to stay in jail so bad. I don’t carry nun but some Za and a yerk or 2. Yaw Nygas some real haters.”
The rapper expressed his feelings about his girlfriend’s situation too. “I ain’t gone lie, I’m sick w out u Shug. On god don’t nobody know like her.”
Finesse2tymes doubled down on his accusations against MoneyBagg Yo in a follow-up post.
“And bagg u know I know the truth. Yo cousin Big homie g name BEEN in the paper work GOT THE DAMO MAN REAL TIME and yall swept ts under the rug so quit speakin on rats and u wit one.”
This arrest marks the second time in two months that the couple faced drug charges in Texas. They were previously arrested in September 2025 on similar allegations.
The rapper’s legal troubles have become a pattern over the past year.
Court records show he faces charges under Texas Penalty Groups 1 and 2, which typically involve high-risk drugs like cocaine, opioids, ecstasy and hallucinogens.
The case adds another chapter to Finesse2tymes’ ongoing struggles with the law while he tries to maintain his music career.
California Governor Gavin Newsom launched a state investigation into TikTok this week. The probe targets allegations that the social media platform suppresses content critical of President Donald Trump.
The timing couldn’t be more loaded.
TikTok just survived a near-death experience with a federal ban. Trump swooped in with an executive order to save the app. Now Newsom’s hitting back with claims the platform plays favorites with political content.
Users across the platform report a stark double standard. Violent content and sexual material flood TikTok feeds daily. But post something critical of Trump’s policies and watch your reach disappear.
Content creator Pat Loller experienced this firsthand.
His satirical video about Elon Musk’s controversial hand gesture at Trump’s inauguration got flagged as misinformation. The platform limited how widely he could share the content, despite it gaining over one million views.
“I’ve never seen this before,” Loller told Reuters. “It says ‘sharing is limited to one chat at a time.'”
The censorship complaints extend beyond Trump content. Users report strikes for posting “Free Palestine” comments and references to Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealth executive killer.
These phrases previously circulated freely on the platform.
TikTok’s official stance remains unchanged. The company claims its policies and algorithms didn’t shift over the weekend. They blame “temporary instability” as services were restored after the federal ban was lifted.
The content moderation controversy highlights TikTok’s complex relationship with violent material. The platform prohibits content promoting “violent or hateful individuals,” yet allows graphic videos depicting real violence to circulate widely.
Users regularly encounter fight videos, accident footage and other disturbing content that somehow passes community guidelines. Meanwhile, political commentary gets flagged and restricted at unprecedented rates.
The two clashed publicly at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with Trump allegedly pressuring organizers to cancel Newsom’s speaking appearance during the President’s unhinged speech.
The California governor has positioned himself as Trump’s primary Democratic opposition. Their rivalry spans immigration policy, climate change, and federal disaster relief funding for California’s wildfire recovery.
Atlanta police officer Gerald Walker was already being investigated for one shooting when he pumped 17 bullets into rapper B. Green outside a Buckhead bar last October.
Walker shot 42-year-old Travis Walker with a department-issued shotgun during a March 26, 2025, incident at a Sylvan Hills auto repair shop.
Seven months later, he killed Hip-Hop artist Linton Blackwell, who performed as B. Green, while working off-duty security at 5 Paces Inn. The pattern has B. Green’s family is asking hard questions about why Atlanta Police kept Walker on the streets.
“If you keep continuing to get away with bad behavior and you’re not being held accountable, you get bolder and bolder,” B. Green’s cousin Jimmy Hill told Capital B Atlanta.
Hill knows this pain personally. His own son was killed by an Atlanta police officer in 2019.
“It’s disturbing that the Atlanta Police Department has never been held accountable for having bad officers on the force,” Hill said. “The bad apples really come from rotten trees.”
B. Green was a 44-year-old father of twin daughters and a fixture in Atlanta’s Hip-Hop community. His track “You Ain’t Street” featuring Trouble and Bankroll Fresh has over 13 million YouTube views. Tragically, every rapper on that song is now dead.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s report revealed that Walker shot B. Green 17 times from behind. Two bullets hit his upper back, one struck his buttocks and 14 more tore through his mid and lower back.
Walker joined the Atlanta Police in April 2023. By January 2026, he had racked up 11 total work rule violations. Internal affairs sustained six of seven completed investigations against him. The violations include failures in body camera protocol and problems with arrest procedures.
Four open allegations remain pending, including maltreatment, unnecessary force, improper search procedures, and two counts of firearm misuse.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation continues probing both shootings.
Melania Trump stepped in front of Fox News cameras Tuesday morning to urge peace in Minneapolis. The First Lady wants protesters to chill out after federal agents killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday.
Here’s the wild part, though.
Her husband, Donald Trump, spent the last three weeks defending every single violent move his ICE agents made in the city. The same man who threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act is now sending his wife to preach peace.
Melania told Fox & Friends she’s “against violence” and “calling for unity.” She didn’t mention the DHS agents her husband deployed to Minneapolis. She only talked about the protesters.
The First Lady said Trump had a “great call” with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about cooling down the protests.
Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday, claiming he and Walz were on a “similar wavelength.”
But here’s what Melania didn’t talk about. Her husband has been backing violent federal enforcement since day one of his presidency.
Two people are dead in Minneapolis because of ICE agents this month alone.
Alex Pretti was killed Saturday when multiple federal agents tackled him to the ground. The Department of Homeland Security claimed Pretti pulled a gun on officers. Video footage proved that it was completely false.
The 37-year-old ICU nurse never had a weapon.
Renee Nicole Good died January 7 when ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot her in the face during Operation Metro Surge. Trump immediately defended the killing on social media. He said Good was trying to run over federal agents.
The deaths keep piling up across the country. At least six people have died in ICE detention centers since January started. Federal agents shot two more people in Portland on January 8. Border Patrol officers killed Yorlenys Betzabeth during what DHS called a “targeted operation.”
Trump’s response to all this violence? He threatened to use military force against American citizens. The president said he could invoke the Insurrection Act if Minneapolis didn’t get control of the protests.
This is the same Donald Trump who refused to call for peace during January 6, 2021. His former press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, revealed that Melania declined to ask for calm during the Capitol attack.
She said “no” when given the chance to call for non-violence.
Trump posted on Truth Social, calling Minneapolis protesters a “violent domestic terrorist mob.” He blamed Democratic officials for the unrest.
Melania’s Fox News appearance came as even some Trump administration officials started getting nervous about the violent scenes. CNN reported that close Trump allies are worried about the backlash from the killings.
The First Lady will hold a press conference on Thursday to discuss the administration’s response to the protests in Minneapolis.
When your name is Ice and the other ICE is breaking down doors without warrants, you’re bound to catch some undeserved heat in the crossfire.
Ice-T found himself addressing the controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s new policies that allow agents to forcibly enter homes without judicial warrants. The Hip-Hop legend and Law & Order: SVU star didn’t hold back his thoughts on what he sees as illegal government overreach.
Like Drake facing scrutiny over his upcoming ICEman album title, Ice-T is taking heat simply because of his stage name. The rapper made it clear he stands on the right side of proper law enforcement while questioning ICE’s expanded powers during a sitdown on Allison Interviews.
“I’m on the right side of proper law enforcement, but what we’re seeing now in America with ICE, what is law enforcement?” Ice-T told Allison Kugel. “What is it, and who draws what line and where? They don’t need warrants.”
The controversy stems from a recent ICE memo obtained by the Associated Press that authorizes agents to enter homes without consent to make immigration arrests.
Federal courts have been split on the issue, with some ruling that ICE violated Fourth Amendment protections by forcibly entering homes without judicial warrants. Ice-T posed a provocative question about the balance between constitutional rights and federal authority.
“So if ICE decides they want to come in my house without a warrant, does the Second Amendment permit me to shoot them?” he asked. “If they’re out there behaving illegally, what makes them legal, cause they got a badge?”
Ice-T connected the current ICE controversy to his most famous protest song from 1992.
In a powerful protest, Ice-T and his metal band Body Count recently transformed their controversial track “Cop Killer” into “ICE Killer” during live performances.
The updated version targets immigration enforcement agents rather than police officers, reflecting current political tensions.
The song modification came as ICE raids intensified across the country under new federal policies. Body Count performed the altered lyrics at recent shows, changing the target from cops to ICE agents in response to what Ice-T sees as government overreach.
“As far as doing Cop Killer, Cop Killer was a protest record about brutal cops,” he explained. “The fact that he became a hero to some, that lets you know how some people feel about the police.”
Beyond his music and activism, Ice-T holds the record as the longest-running male actor in television history. He’s portrayed Detective Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola on Law & Order: SVU since 2000, appearing in over 400 episodes across 25 seasons.
The milestone achievement spans more than two decades of consistent television work.
Ice-T joined the NBC police drama in its second season and has remained a core cast member through multiple cast changes and storyline evolutions.
“Somebody said Homer Simpson, and I’m like, ‘He ain’t real. Homer doesn’t have to get up in the morning and do a call time (laughs). After Season 21 we beat Gun Smoke; that was James Arness.”
Ice-T, along with co-founder Courtney “Big Court” Richardson II launched The O.G. Network, a FAST Channel Streaming Network available through Roku, Apple, Google Play and Fire TV.
The free streamer focuses on urban storytelling. Learn more at www.theognetwork.net.
Pharrell Williams pushed back against his former Neptunes partner’s latest legal move. Chad Hugo filed a federal lawsuit claiming the “Happy” hitmaker owes him up to $1 million in unpaid royalties.
Hugo dropped the lawsuit on January 23 in the federal court in California. The producer accused Pharrell of withholding substantial money from their work as The Neptunes and N.E.R.D. since 2021.
Now, Pharrell’s team fired back through a representative statement to Billboard. They called Hugo’s timing “premature” and said a standard accounting review was already happening.
“The lawsuit filed is premature as there may not even be a dispute between the parties,” the rep explained. “If the accounting review determines that money is owed, the appropriate party will pay it.”
The statement emphasized Pharrell’s good intentions throughout their business relationship.
“Pharrell has consistently acted in good faith. He has great respect for Chad and looks forward to resolving this in a way that honors their shared history.”
Hugo’s complaint paints a different picture of their financial arrangement. The lawsuit describes Hugo as the “principal composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and producer responsible for programming, instrumentation and overall sound design” for The Neptunes.
According to court documents, Pharrell handled all financial matters for their company N.E.R.D. Music LLC, which they formed in 2014. Hugo claims his former partner failed to provide proper accounting for income, expenses and royalties.
The producer estimates he’s owed between $325,000 and $1 million just from N.E.R.D.’s 2017 album No One Ever Really Dies. Hugo says he hasn’t received his fair share from album sales, touring income and merchandising deals.
“Williams engaged in self-dealing, concealed material information, and diverted revenues owed to plaintiff,” Hugo’s attorney, Brent J. Lehma,n argued. “Such willful, fraudulent, and malicious conduct warrants the imposition of punitive damages.”
That earlier lawsuit accused Pharrell of “fraudulently” seeking sole ownership of three separate Neptunes trademarks. Hugo claimed this violated their longstanding agreement to split everything equally as partners.
Pharrell’s representatives disputed those trademark allegations at the time. They said the goal was to protect the brand from third parties, not to exclude Hugo from ownership.
The legal battles have significantly damaged the duo’s personal relationship. Pharrell revealed in interviews following the 2024 lawsuit that he and Hugo were no longer speaking.
Their partnership as The Neptunes dominated Hip-Hop production in the 2000s. The duo crafted massive hits for Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Clipse, Ludacris and Gwen Stefani, among many others.
Future turned to his Instagram followers for help naming his next album while dealing with an ongoing copyright lawsuit over his previous project.
The Atlanta rapper posted “name my next album?!” on social media on January 26. The simple question sparked thousands of responses from fans eager to contribute to Pluto’s creative process.
Gomez claims Future used his photographs of the legendary Dungeon Family house in Atlanta for the album cover and merchandise. The photographer took the pictures in 2021 and registered them with the Copyright Office that same year.
The lawsuit targets Future’s companies, Titol Retail LLC and Wilburn Holding Company Inc. Gomez discovered the alleged infringement in October 2023 and contacted Future’s team, but no agreement was reached.
Mixtape Pluto debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. The project marked Future’s third chart-topping album of 2024, following his collaborations with Metro Boomin on We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You.
Meanwhile, fans flooded Future’s Instagram post with album title suggestions.
Lil B seems to be at war with streaming services. Or somebody else.
Large chunks of the BasedGod’s catalog have quietly vanished, leaving fans scrambling and confused. Personally, I was not up on him, but I was curious after seeing the fanfare. Listeners on Spotify and Apple Music started noticing albums and songs disappearing without warning…panic.
Lil B himself stepped in to confirm what many feared. Much of his music was indeed being erased. Gone? Blue Flame appears to be the only full length project still on both major platforms. The Bay native did not sound defeated:
Here are some of his most recent comments:
Love yall appreciate all the support! We going to figure this out ! Lil B art/music forever! Stay based stay positive we good let’s go! – Lil B
IM WORKING ON EVERYTHING PROTECT LIL B!! LIL B IS MY FRIEND 2026!!! WE WILL MAKE SURE THE MUSIC COMES BACK THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD WORK BUT THE LOVE OUTWEIGHS ANY FAKE ISH OR HATE! PROTECT LIL B ART/MUSIC! THEY TRYING TO ERASE THE LEGACY!! DEY CANT THO! FREE THE MUSIC – Lil B
“THEY TRYING TO ERASE THE LEGACY!! DEY CANT THO!” he wrote, promising fans that he is actively working behind the scenes to restore the missing music. He did not place blame or specify what happened. So….here is what some insiders are saying.
There may be copyright or clearance issues, like De La Soul experienced. This is not odd if you look at how the mixtape era came about, especially those who released music independently. They were not waiting for corporate approval. Lil B flooded the internet with content – over 70 mixtapes. Several albums! Most of this was before DSP metrics and messiness.
But there is another side.
This is the sad truth about the modern music economy. Digital platforms and all that feel permanent until it suddenly is not. Yeah, they can erase your life’s work with the push of a button. Catalogs can vanish overnight! Just like that. I know this is often a matter of legal wrangling and paperwork, but if you had a physical album…YOU HAVE IT.
For Lil B fans, this is a problem. Judging by the social media, they are here for him. This will be fixed, but I’m thinking it will take time. One thing is for sure: you cannot erase a legacy like his.
Gregory Bovino got the boot from Minneapolis after two weeks of chaos left the city demanding his head.
The Border Patrol commander who became the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown lost his “commander at large” title Tuesday. Sources confirm Bovino heads back to California after protests rocked Minneapolis following two fatal shootings by federal agents.
Alex Pretti died Saturday when ICE agents shot the 37-year-old VA nurse during a protest. Video shows agents disarming Pretti before killing him, contradicting Bovino’s claims about a “massacre” attempt.
The shooting happened just weeks after agents killed Renee Good on January 7.
Good was shot three times through her windshield as she sat in her Honda Pilot.
Federal agents claimed she tried to ram them, but frame-by-frame video analysis shows Good turned her steering wheel away from officers just over one second before the first shot.
Minneapolis exploded after both killings. Protesters surrounded hotels where Bovino stayed, banging pots and blowing whistles. Mayor Jacob Frey told ICE to “get the f### out of Minneapolis” while Governor Tim Walz demanded answers.
The violence started when Bovino launched “Operation Metro Surge” in Minneapolis.
His agents conducted raids while wearing masks and military gear. Bovino appeared in propaganda-style videos, often the only unmasked face among his team.
Bovino defended his agents aggressively after both shootings. He claimed Pretti wanted to “massacre law enforcement” despite video evidence showing the nurse held only a phone.
And, a federal judge previously reprimanded Bovino for lying to the court.
The commander’s departure comes as Trump sends his border czar, Tom Homan, to Minnesota. White House officials praised Bovino as “a key part of the president’s team” while announcing his demotion.
Protesters targeted Bovino personally, tracking his movements around Minneapolis.
They gathered outside his hotel Monday night, demanding justice for Good and Pretti. Police kept demonstrators away from the entrance while Bovino remained inside.
Trump spoke with Governor Walz on Monday and agreed to reduce the number of federal agents in Minneapolis.
Few voices in Hip-Hop carry the authority of Treach. As the frontman of Naughty by Nature, he helped push New Jersey into the national conversation, balancing undeniable hit records with vicious lyricism. On top of that, he was a gold standard for originality during the Golden Era of the culture. Now, decades later, Treach is stepping into his solo chapter with Lyrical Miracle, a project that set off the new year.
Sitting down with at WonWorld Studios, Treach and Chuck Jigsaw Creekmur talk candidly about loyalty, mortality, independence, and the hard lessons learned from a generation. From being mentored by Queen Latifah and touring as a roadie alongside Tupac Shakur, Treach’s story is layered with history, pain, and also pride. The man, born Anthony Criss, is a blueprint for how OGs can move forward in a positive way and maintain their hood pass.
AllHipHop: You finally dropped your first solo project, Lyrical Miracle. Fans have been waiting. Why now?
Treach: I was always a die-hard loyalist to Naughty. I was on most of the albums, so a solo didn’t feel necessary. But the market changed. Our era of Hip-Hop isn’t getting new music played on mainstream radio. So I started looking at my archives. Hundreds of songs. Some joints are older, but most were recorded in the last year. I realized I didn’t want to wait until I’m gone for people to appreciate it. I want to release it while I’m here.
AllHipHop: You are going fully independent with it.
Treach: That’s the best route right now, especially for artists from our era. Nobody is investing in us like that. Independent means control. I’m learning how to be an executive, how to move a project, how to own it. I’m dropping multiple mixtapes this year, one each quarter.
AllHipHop: You’ve mentioned watching artists like Redman, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and others stay active.
Treach: Absolutely. I’m watching how they move. Talking to them. Seeing what works. It’s strength in numbers. Our generation is supporting each other now, and that’s a beautiful thing.
AllHipHop: 2025 felt like the OGs really put the culture on their backs.
Treach: If there’s no market, make one. That’s Hip-Hop. We came from an era where battles were about skill, not bodies. A lot of people forget that battling was a way to avoid weapons. Now, when I see artists hustling backwards, mixing the streets with the business, it hurts. This was our way out. Not a way to die famous.
Treach: Definitely. We learned early not to mix the streets with the music business. Labels are watching. The government is watching. You are a bigger target when you’re famous. We had mentors who drilled that into us.
AllHipHop: Speaking of mentors, who guided you early?
Treach: Queen Latifah and Shakim, first and foremost. Then Chris Lighty. Mark the 45 King. We listened. It wasn’t in one ear and out the other. They let us be free, but they taught us the rules.
AllHipHop: Let’s talk Jersey. Do you feel like Naughty kicked the door down for New Jersey on a mainstream level?
Treach: It was a movement. Flavor Unit, Poor Righteous Teachers, those artists laid the foundation. We might have been the biggest commercially, but we followed a blueprint. Back then, if you weren’t from New York, people said you weren’t Hip-Hop. We had to earn respect. Sometimes we couldn’t even say Jersey until after we rocked the crowd.
AllHipHop: Your style was incredibly original. Everyone else was copying Kane, Rakim, G Rap.
Treach: You had to be original. I was a combination of all my influences, from Sugarhill Gang to Whodini, Slick Rick, Chuck D, and the godmothers like MC Lyte and Roxanne Shanté. But you still had to sound like you.
AllHipHop: You balanced commercial hits with hard records like “Guard Your Grill.” That second album still hits.
Treach: By the second album, we had confidence. We knew the formula. Once you know what you’re doing, you can’t let your city down.
AllHipHop: Fans ask about your writing for other artists.
Treach: They call it ghostwriting. It is what it is. People heard my pen and wanted it. That’s love.
AllHipHop: Naughty by Nature’s social media has all three of you again. Any chance of a reunion?
Treach: Never say never. Not now, but tides change. We’ve had anniversaries where things didn’t line up, and that’s why I moved forward solo. I can’t wait anymore.
AllHipHop: You spoke on mortality in a powerful way.
Treach: Every day we get closer to death. That’s reality. You have to set up your legacy while you’re here. Wills. Instructions. Don’t let your life’s work sit in storage or get taken by the government. Hip-Hop museums exist now. There’s space for our history. We just have to plan.
AllHipHop: You were very close with Tupac. How did that bond form?
Treach: We toured together on Tommy Boy. We were both roadies. Carrying bags. Doing sound checks. We weren’t just on stage. That builds brotherhood.
AllHipHop: There was a lot of tension back then, especially East Coast and West Coast.
Treach: We were young, full of ego, and straight from the streets. We were fighting our way through towns. It’s a blessing we made it home. Real ones exist everywhere. That’s something you learn with time.
AllHipHop: How do you see the industry today?
Treach: No gatekeepers. Anybody can upload and be seen. That’s good and bad. It’s hard work, but it’s also luck. There are more artists than fans now. And people forget there are real bags behind the scenes. Film. Media. Ownership. You don’t have to be a rapper to win in Hip-Hop.
AllHipHop: Any artists you want to collaborate with now?
Treach: I want to work with everybody. OGs and young artists. The culture is the culture.
AllHipHop: In The Art of Rap, the documentary by Ice-T, Eminem talks about how “Yoke the Joker” impacted him.
Treach: That means everything. Flowers from your peers hit different. Especially from someone of that caliber.
Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional takedown of federal immigration agents Monday night after Alex Pretti was shot dead in Minneapolis over the weekend. The late-night host didn’t hold back his anger at the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
Kimmel urged Americans to watch the disturbing video of Pretti’s final moments. He called the federal agents who killed the 37-year-old nurse a “gang of poorly-trained, shamefully-led, mask-wearing goons.”
“This is not the law and order Trump supporters voted for,” Kimmel said during his opening monologue. He pointed to the chaotic footage as proof that something went terribly wrong during the federal operation.
The ABC host made it clear he believes the video speaks for itself.
“They’re goons committing vile, heartless and even criminal acts. And it’s sickening to watch and it’s frustrating to watch. It’s like we’re all being forced to play a game that has no rules. They just make up the rules as they go along,” Kimmel fumed.
The comedian choked up when he addressed Minneapolis residents and Pretti’s family directly.
“You are not alone,” Kimmel told them through the camera. His emotional response showed how deeply the shooting affected him personally.
Kimmel’s emotional response continues his long-running battle with the Trump administration.
The comedian has repeatedly clashed with Trump since 2015, when he first started mocking the then-candidate’s foreign policy positions. Their feud intensified during Trump’s presidency and has carried into his second term.
Trump has called Kimmel “horrible” and a “no talent” host multiple times on social media. The former president has demanded that ABC fire Kimmel and threatened to revoke the network’s broadcast license. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has also targeted Kimmel’s show for potential violations.
The late-night show was briefly suspended due to pressure from Trump’s administration. Kimmel called these attacks part of a broader assault on free speech and comedy, and when he returned, he vowed to continue criticizing Trump despite the ongoing government pressure against his show.
Pretti worked as an intensive care nurse for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Video evidence contradicts the official government story. Multiple angles show that Pretti did not have a weapon in his hands when agents opened fire. The footage reveals federal officers may have removed a gun from Pretti after the shooting occurred.
The Minneapolis shooting marks the second time federal agents killed an American citizen in the city this month.
Renee Nicole Good died on January 7 when an ICE agent shot her in the head through her car window. Good was a 37-year-old mother of three who loved poetry and writing.
Both deaths sparked massive protests across Minneapolis. Demonstrators have clashed with law enforcement while demanding accountability from federal agencies.
The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence for Pretti during their recent game, which prompted fans to chant “F**k ICE” throughout the arena.
Pretti’s GoFundMe campaign has raised over $1.2 million for his family.
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Chris “The Glove” Taylor’s career reflects patience more than spectacle. While his name appears alongside some of the most important moments in West Coast hip hop, the real story sits beneath the surface. Preparation, musical discipline, and timing have always mattered more to him than chasing attention.
Long before hip hop became codified, Taylor was learning how music worked at a fundamental level. Reading notation and playing organ at a young age gave him a grasp of harmony and arrangement that later informed every beat and composition. When he stepped into DJ culture in Los Angeles, he treated it as an extension of that education. Records were studied, rhythms were analyzed, and crowd response became a tool for understanding how sound moved people in real time.
Los Angeles demanded originality, and Chris Taylor absorbed that lesson early. Competition was constant, and standing out meant developing a recognizable identity. His DJ mindset, shaped by both musical literacy and instinct, helped him navigate spaces that many producers never touched. That adaptability placed him in creative circles where the West Coast sound was still forming, including rooms shared with Dr. Dre during the genre’s early evolution.
One of his earliest defining chapters came through film. During discussions for the soundtrack to Breakin’, Taylor recognized a moment that required local authenticity. The story belonged to Los Angeles, and the music needed to reflect that culture accurately. Making that case directly led to his involvement, anchoring the soundtrack in the city’s sound rather than importing it from elsewhere.
After completing the music for the film’s dance scenes and promotional material, another gap became clear. The soundtrack lacked a vocal track built around spoken rhythm, the format that would soon be widely known as rap. Taylor reshaped one of his existing compositions and contacted Ice T, obtaining a verse. The resulting song, “Reckless,” went on to achieve multi-platinum success and became an early signal of West Coast rap’s commercial reach.
Although history often groups Chris Taylor and Ice T together, their collaboration was rooted in purpose rather than partnership. Each focused on his own craft, pushing for excellence without overlapping roles. As their interests shifted, the collaboration naturally ended. Taylor, in particular, began exploring beyond rap, which explains his absence from Ice T’s album catalog moving forward.
That openness to evolution carried into the studio sessions that produced The Chronic and later Doggystyle. Those environments balanced creativity with community as sessions felt social, sometimes celebratory, but always intentional. Music was tested immediately, played for friends and collaborators to gauge reaction. The focus always remained internal.
Not every contribution Taylor made over the years carried formal credit, and that reality never defined his outlook. Legacy, in his view, lives in the work itself and in how it endures. Recognition matters, but forward motion matters more. The long view includes how the music is remembered by future listeners and by his own family.
As his career expanded, Taylor moved deeper into film and television, taking on roles as a music supervisor and composer for projects including Tiny and Toya and Monica: Still Standing. Working in those formats introduced new disciplines, particularly in mixing, pacing, and emotional storytelling. The contrast between screen scoring and hip hop production sharpened his creative instincts and refined his sound.
Today, Taylor remains active and engaged, driven by curiosity rather than nostalgia. Projects like Redshirt Freshman, a wide-ranging body of work that includes more than forty songs and a multi-part audiobook, reflect an artist still exploring new forms of expression. Mentoring younger creators has also become central, offering guidance to those still learning how to navigate both creativity and longevity.
Decades into his career, the motivation remains unchanged. Music continues to be the reason he gets up each morning. Eras shift, audiences change, but the process stays constant. As long as there are ideas to develop and voices to support, Chris “The Glove” Taylor’s role in shaping sound continues to evolve.
