JAY Z RECALLS DMX BRINGING AN ARENA TO TEARS: During an interview that aired on HBO, Jay Z recalled being in awe and a little intimidated, while watching the late, DMX perform live on stage. He said he was watching a show that DMX was opening for him and the whole arena went “f—ing crazy.” According to Jay Z, it was so loud that it was deafening. Jay Z marveled over how he handled the crowd. One minute, the audience was loud and “going nuts,” and then X started a prayer and the whole arena was crying.DMX died in April after experiencing a heart attack triggered by a drug overdose. (Billboard)
FORMER FBI AGENT CLAIMS THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. WAS EXECUTED IN A HIT ARRANGED BY SUGE KNIGHT: A former FBI agent with ties to the Notorious B.I.G's 1997 murder case has claimed that the rapper was executed in a hit arranged by Suge Knight. According to The New York Post, retired FBI agent Phil Carson, who worked on a case for two years, revealed he's seen sealed documents that confirm that Knight put a hit out on The Notorious B.I.G. The hit was allegedly carried out by Nation of Islam convert Amir Muhammad with the assistance of corrupt Los Angeles police officers. Carson said, “All the evidence points to Amir Muhammad. He’s the one who pulled the trigger. There were plenty of others who helped orchestrate it and allowed him to pull the trigger.” He added, “I had evidence that LAPD officers were involved and I was shut down by the LAPD and city attorneys inside Los Angeles.” (XXL)
FUTURE DISSES LORI HARVEY AND MICHAEL B. JORDAN IN LEAKED 'MAYBACH' VERSE: Future's leaked verse from 42 Dugg's new single “Maybach” has surfaced and he took shots and Lori Harvey and Michael B. Jordan. On the song, he spits, “Tell Steve Harvey I don’t want her. One thing I never seen was a b*tch leave.” He added, “Must’ve forgot to tell her daddy she begged me not to leave. Put baguettes on ya ankles damn near up to ya knees / She didn’t have a choice, but to go f**k a lame after me.” Lori responded by posted new pics on Instagram. (B. Scott)
TIMBALAND AND SWIZZ BEATZ GO HEAD TO HEAD IN A VERZUZ REMATCH: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz went head to head in a Verzuz rematch on Sunday night (May 30th). The two went faced off at Miami's Club Liv and dedicated the evening to the memory of DMX and Aaliyah. Celebrities like DaBaby, Nas, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes and many more were on hand watching the battle. Missy Elliott also paid her respects to Swizz and Timbaland on video, saying, “First I want to say congratulations to you (Timbaland) and Swizz. And, thank y'all for creating Verzuz for us to relive some of the best moments in music.” The two played collabs with Aaliyah, DMX, Missy, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Drake, Lil Wayne, and more. (Billboard)
NICKI MINAJ SHOWS SUPPORT TO COI LERAY AFTER SHE RECEIVES BACKLASH FOR HER LIVE PERFORMANCE: Nicki Minaj showed Coi Leray some support this past weekend after she went viral this past weekend. A clip from Leray's performance at the H-Town Memorial Day Mayhem Event at the Toyota Center in Houston this past weekend surfaced, with the audio looking non responsive. Leray responded, “The love use to outweigh the hate but now the hate outweigh the love and it’s slowing destroying me.” Nicki responded, “Don’t do that. Chin up. Always remember this, when black ppl not fkn w|you #TheyWillBoo. Those ppl were on their feet. That means they may not have known the song, but they were interested in getting to know more— so they were observing u. Charge it to the game & move on.” (XXL)
ONE PERSON DEAD AFTER SHOOTING ON BOOSIE MUSIC VIDEO SET IN ALABAMA: Shots rang out on Saturday (May 29) on the set of Boosie's music video in Huntsville, Alabama. According to TMZ, the shots rang out at aroun 4:30 pm, resulting in the death of 20-year-old Randall Strong Jr. Boosie wasn't during the incident. Boosie later tweeted about the shooting, “AINT NOBODY TRY TO KILL ME N HUNTSVILLE AL YALL MFS BE HAPPY TO SPREAD LIES ON ME #LOL sic.” On Sunday (May 30th), 22-year-old Christopher Kwan Freeman turned himself in and claimed responsibility for the shooting. He is currently in the Madison County Jail on $75,000 bond. (The Jasmine Brand)
JUDGE JOE BROWN FIRES OFF SHOTS AND LIZZO AND CARDI B: During a livestream with Kwame Brown last week, Judge Joe Brown threw some shots at Lizzo and Cardi B. While discussing the way sexuality is marketed to children, he said, “Alright, I'm straight, I'm heterosexual. But when I see Lizzo the lizard hippo with her bare, fat, flabby a** trying to twerk in public, looking like a damn harlot in front of children…see, that's not right.” He continued, “When I look at Cardi B, who is a street-walkin' h*e who brags about how she used to drug her tricks so she can rob them — see, that kind of thing put up is an exemplar of heterosexuality and normalcy. That is not normal, something is wrong with that.”
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