The nonprofit organization Free Our Art is partnering with elected officials, educators, and music industry organizations to combat the criminalization of rap. Together, they’re advocating for the federal Restoring Artistic Protection Act (or R.A.P. Act) bill, which was reintroduced to the House today, and aims to “limit the admissibility of …
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“We’re fixing to do something that I’m never going to do again on this tour. This is going to be the only time this might ever happen in my career, actually,” Jelly Roll told the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena last year, one day before Halloween. He had …
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Earlier this month, bodycam footage of the aftermath of rapper and Lil Durk signee King Von’s November 2020 death reached the internet. One clip shows Atlanta Police patrolling outside the Monaco hookah lounge, where a dispute between Von and rapper Quando Rondo erupted into gunfire (charges against Rondo affiliate Lul …
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Jon “Mike” Rone Jr. was killed on the 4th of July by repeated stab wounds to the chest. Sean W. Tonkin is the man police believe stabbed Rone — during a confrontation in which, police say, he repeatedly shouted the n-word at him. This occurred just after, a witness tells …
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After exhausting every possible option, including literally trying to fleeing the country, Elizabeth Holmes is finally serving her 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup Theranos. Since being found guilty in January 2022, the disgraced CEO has used everything from conviction appeals to her own children to …
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The first time Gina Bisignano ran afoul of the law in Washington, D.C., she was recorded standing on a ledge in front of a broken window on the U.S. Capitol Building’s West Terrace, adorned in a Louis Vuitton sweater and Chanel boots. “We the people are not going to take …
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Ex-CEO of Theranos and Poster woman of girl-bossing too close to the sun Elizabeth Holmes may soon begin her 11-year sentence behind bars. On Tuesday, an appeals court rejected a bid to remain free while she fights to overturn her conviction, according to the Associated Press. In a separate ruling, …
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Today marks one year since Young Thug, Gunna, and 26 others were charged in a 56-count indictment in Atlanta. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis alleges that Thug (real name: Jeffery Williams) is the leader of Young Slime Life, which she claims is a criminal street gang. Williams, who has …
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TikTok influencer Jackson Mahomes, also known as the cringe-posting little brother of Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been arrested for felony aggravated sexual battery. He was booked Wednesday morning into the Johnson County Detention Center on $100,000 bond. The incident stemmed from a February accusation by a restaurant …
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A jury in Austin, Texas, has found Daniel Perry guilty of murdering Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in the summer of 2020. In a case that has put Texas’ gun laws on display, the jury found Perry had not acted in self-defense when he drove into a crowd of …
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