Rapper 50 Cent has become an unlikely supporter of Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, with the hip hop artist reacting in horror to Joe Biden’s tax plan, which hikes rates on high earners, and calling on fans to “vote for Trump.” The ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ star threw his weight behind the president in an Instagram post on Monday, sharing a screencap from a news broadcast showing the top combined state and local tax rates under Biden’s proposal along with an outraged caption. “WHAT THE F**K! (VOTE for TRUMP) I’M OUT. F**K NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway,” he wrote, […]
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Gang warfare on the streets of London has not gone away during the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, if anything there have been more violent incidents than before the lockdown began. British police are investigating the murder of two men who were shot dead in different parts of the country amid widespread social media speculation the killings were revenge for a gang murder in 2017. On Monday, 12 October, a 20-year-old man was shot dead in Telford, near Birmingham, and 24 hours later a man aged 23 was gunned down 150 miles away in Hayes, west London. Neither victim has been formally […]
Late last week, the Democratic vice presidential nominee dropped a side-splitting answer to a question about who she deems the most prominent rapper alive. Her answer was Tupac – an influential musician shot to death over 20 years ago. Senator Kamala Harris mistakenly referred to Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the rapper “Notorious BIG” instead of using her moniker “Notorious RBG” on Monday while addressing President Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee. The slip of the tongue, of course, immediately led to levity and mockery from netizens. “She [Ruth Ginsburg] was part of our culture. Yes. we wear these Notorious BIG T-shirts with a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1a/1080582583_0:0:2363:1330_1200x675_80_0_0_2de30e78ccca03b2c1f843d337b26dde.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009261080582479-kamala-harris-chooses-tupac-as-her-best-rapper-alive-pick/ The late Tupac Shakur, an iconic American rapper and songwriter, is considered to be one of the most influential hip-hop artists. In September 1996, the rapper was shot and killed in Las Vegas, but conspiracy theories continue to suggest that he faked his own death. Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, when speaking with CNN commentator Angela Rye at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) convention Friday, joined, for a moment, the army of Tupac Shakur’s fans who believe he is alive. When asked by Rye to name the best […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/11/1080193911_0:83:2866:1695_1200x675_80_0_0_082e82edeb72dc254dc90ab4eb6952f8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202009161080481423-netizens-worried-about-kanye-wests-mental-condition-as-rapper-calls-himself-baby-putin/ Kanye West has made some headlines over the last few days after he tweeted that slavery is a choice and posted a video featuring him ‘peeing’ on what appears to be a Grammy award statuette lying in a toilet bowl. But there was more to come. American rap star Kanye West has once again shocked his Twitter followers after he called himself ‘baby Putin’ in his latest post. The tweet without any pictures reads: ‘Trust me I won’t stop until all is fair’, ‘from Nat Ye aka baby Putin’. TRUST ME I WONT STOP […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two crypto startups and eight individuals including rapper Clifford Harris Jr., more commonly known as T.I., with violating the Securities Act of 1933 and other charges due to their involvement with a pair of initial coin offerings (ICOs). The SEC alleged Friday that film producer Ryan Felton misappropriated funds and wash traded cryptocurrencies using the proceeds from two ICOs: FLiK, a digital streaming platform, and CoinSpark, a digital asset trading platform. TI and Atlanta residents Owen Smith, Chance White and William Spark, Jr. are charged with violating securities law for recommending investors buy […]
The Money Team looks like it may have a brand addition to its ranks after it was reported that Floyd Mayweather’s daughter Iyanna is pregnant with the EIGHTH child of 20-year-old rapper NBA YoungBoy. Louisiana native YoungBoy, who has released two albums to date in a rap career which has earned award nominations from the likes of popular U.S. station Black Entertainment Television, reportedly welcomed child six and seven (from two different mothers) this past summer – and his family looks set to swell even further amid reports that he and the 19-year-old Mayweather are expecting. Also on rt.com Floyd Mayweather’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107806/23/1078062375_0:-1:1280:720_1200x675_80_0_0_27db0d6bcbd445df3f98a021ad591d45.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202008051080070204-high-on-ecstasy-excited-indian-politician-turns-rapper-over-ram-temple-eminem-got-nothing-on-him/ New Delhi (Sputnik): On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the construction of a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya in a historic moment, exciting Hindus around the world. He%20promised,%20he%20delivered%20#JaiShriRam%20pic.twitter.com/HldYhdlfbG —%20SwatKat%F0%9F%92%83%20(@swatic12)%20August%205,%202020 %20″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Amid conch shells and Sanskrit shlokas echoing across India on Wednesday, a lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Meerut has made it to the headlines for his “rapping skills”. A snippet from BJP lawmaker Vineet Agarwal’s media interaction has gone viral on social media, as it shows him continuously chanting the words “Siya Ram” […]
The wife of rapper Andy Cartwright has been arrested after his body parts were found in their St Petersburg apartment. She reportedly cut him into pieces, washed his organs, treated his limbs with salt and then refrigerated them. Marina Kokhal claims the 30-year-old rapper died of a drug overdose. Saying she wanted to make him disappear so he wouldn’t be remembered for dying an inglorious death, she has admitted to chopping up his body.According to Saint Petersburg-based website ‘Fontanka’, the police were informed after 36-year-old Kokhal contacted a lawyer for advice, explaining that Cartwright had died four days ago of a […]
Rapper T.I. recently in an interview discussed his thoughts on reparations and he claimed that every African-American should receive $1 million dollars. T.I. states, “So I ain’t just trying to just, you know what I’m saying, come up with some that I’m trying to benefit myself on. This is something that I feel that the entire diaspora of us who have been victimized in America can benefit from this. And we got to do is stick together.” T.I. continues on, “The thing is when people say reparations, they think about a one-time payout. I don’t think it’s ever gonna be no […]
UK rapper Wiley is being investigated by the police and has been dropped from his management label following a bizarre outburst in which he posted a series of anti-Semitic tweets that sparked fierce backlash. The grime artist ignited outrage when he posted a deluge of tweets about Jewish people on Friday and Saturday, saying they are the “real enemy” who want to “rob us blind,” and comparing them to the Ku Klux Klan. Also on rt.com ‘Black people can’t be racist’: UK rapper Wiley accused of anti-Semitism after branding Jews ‘the real enemy’ & comparing to KKK “Jewish would do anything […]
As reparations become a more and more popular topic while anti-police and anti-racism protests rage across the US, rapper Ice Cube wants to see Hollywood studios take part and give yearly payments to black-owned companies. “I think these studios that we know and love should kick in to a studio that’s ran by black people with no outside influences, and whose movies and projects are owned by those black people,” the musician and actor told radio show ‘The Breakfast Club’. These studios, he claims, have “contributed in our narrative, in our pain, in our misrepresentation.” First making waves as a rapper […]
The revered and troubled presidential candidate has gone on a Twitter rant claiming his wife Kim Kardashian wants to have him “locked up” after his comments on abortion at the first campaign rally. American rapper Kanye West threw his presidential bid into uncertainty as he said he would “focus” on making music again. “Ima focus on the music now,” he tweeted on Monday night, before dropping a tracklist for his new album titled ‘DONDA’ and saying that the album would come out on Friday. Kanye then appeared to say that he may try another run for the White House in four […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): During his first presidential campaign rally in South Carolina, rapper Kanye West had another one of his public meltdowns. After Kanye incessantly sobbed and revealed he wanted his famous wife Kim Kardashian to abort their baby North, reports of Kim asking him to quit the race or file for divorce have surfaced online. This is not the first time Kanye has had a major public meltdown or gone on a rant about his personal life and his own version of “keeping up with the Kardashians”, pun intended. The rapper’s interest in claiming one of the most powerful positions […]
Chance the Rapper’s attempt to throw his weight behind Kanye West as a potential presidential candidate, while questioning Joe Biden’s suitability for the job, has invoked the wrath of the never-Trump crowd on Twitter. Chance made a rare foray into politics on Monday, after he reposted the video from his fellow entertainer-turned-presidential-hopeful. Also on rt.com The dream ticket: Donald Trump and Kanye West. Could November become the battle of the black veeps? “And y’all out here tryna convince me to vote for Biden,” Chance captioned a clip initially shared by Kanye as a touching tribute to his late mother, Donda. Chance’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105319/88/1053198864_0:193:2736:1732_1200x675_80_0_0_966bc657ca3d55435d782b1ac434c243.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202007051079802090-rapper-diddy-draws-online-ire-for-backing-nation-of-islam-leaders-trust-white-folks-no-more-rant/ Louis Farrakhan is a known for his controversial statements on homosexuality and Jews, while the Nation of Islam, his organisation, has been described as “black supremacist”, “black nationalist” and a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Social media users lambasted rapper Puff Daddy, known by his numerous stage names, for supporting Louis Farrakhan, the 87-year-old bow tie-wearing leader of the Nation of Islam. The Grammy-winning artist posted video promoting Farrakhan’s message, aired on Revolt TV on 4 July, Independence Day in the United States. During his message, Farrakhan criticised Donald Trump for […]
Platinum records are coming to cryptocurrency with a new integration between rapper Ja Rule and social currency startup Roll. Announced Tuesday, Billboard Hot 100 artist Ja Rule has inked a deal with Roll, an Ethereum-based protocol that allows content creators to control their own platforms using cryptocurrency’s native digital scarcity. “I’ve been following Roll and blockchain technology for a while actually on the sidelines,” Ja Rule said in a statement. “I think it’s the perfect time to partner with a company that can take blockchain technology mainstream. I see it happening in the next few years with the right partners and […]
Dan Cathy, CEO of the Chick-Fil-A fast-food restaurant chain, publicly polished the sneakers of the black rapper Lecrae. The son of the Chick-Fil-A founder said he did it to recognize white people’s “oblivion” to racial injustice. “Most of us white people, we’re out-of-sight, out-of-mind oblivious to it,” Dan Cathy said. Kneeling at the feet of the Christian rapper during a panel discussion at the Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, the CEO then started to polish the artist’s shoes. “If we… find somebody that needs to have their shoes shined, we just need to go over and shine their shoes.” Shoes or sneakers, it […]
A resurfaced video of Candace Owens absolutely destroying rapper T.I. in a debate about Black America is going viral due to the current situation of Black Lives Matter riots taking place in the streets. In the debate, which took place in September 2019, Owens stated facts about Black America, such as the fact that the single-motherhood rate of Black Americans has increased from 25% to 75% ever since the failed Democrat Party welfare programs of the 1960s. Meanwhile, T.I. spent his time spewing out typical liberal deranged TDS nonsense about Trump being “racist”. Needless to say, Owens won the debate with […]
Photo by CHAZ City 206, WikiCommons, https://www.facebook.com/mance.rayder.1029/posts/735139263908049 As reported earlier the nation of CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) in what used to be Seattle was set up by antifa earlier this week. CHAZ has its first self declared dictator/warlord. Seattle based rapper Raz Simone evidently deputized himself and his crew, and they are patrolling the streets, regulating any unauthorized activity in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Raz Simone, a Seattle local, stated he belongs to the “People’s Force,” a replacement for Seattle PD in #FreeCapitolHill. On June 8th in a live video he advised that unfamiliar faces should be stopped, questioned, […]
Photo by CHAZ City 206, WikiCommons, https://www.facebook.com/mance.rayder.1029/posts/735139263908049 The nation of CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) in what used to be Seattle was set up by antifa earlier this week. CHAZ has its first self declared dictator/warlord. Seattle based rapper Raz Simone evidently deputized himself and his crew, and they are patrolling the streets, regulating any unauthorized activity in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Raz Simone, a Seattle local, stated he belongs to the “People’s Force,” a replacement for Seattle PD in #FreeCapitolHill. On June 8th in a live video he advised that unfamiliar faces should be stopped, questioned, and checked to […]