Pasquale “Pat” Brocco took control of his health and shed hundreds of pounds in a drastic way. At 605 pounds, Brocco had been given nicknames like “Fatty Patty” and “Pat Steaks” his whole life. It wasn’t until his doctor warned him that his excessive weight was putting his life in danger that he realized something had to change. “My stomach was down to my thighs. My chest was hanging down here,” he told ABC, gesturing to his stomach.

The way Black people think in general is messed up. Both men and women need to change their way of thinking. It’s hard to trust a Black woman [sometimes] because a lot of Black women’s mind frame is that the man gotta do everything for her? he gotta pay for this, he gotta pay for that, and if it ain’t about money then a lot of them ain’t fucking with him.

Kodak Black and Boosie attacked each other online after the latter criticized him for collaborating with Tekashi 6ix9ine. On Thursday (July 20), the Louisiana rapper took to Instagram Live to voice his opinion on Kodak linking with a “rat” to work on music. Visibly bothered, Boosie even contemplated removing Yak from their song, “Rocketman.”  “That n***a Yak f**ked me up,” Boosie said. “I wonder how all them Zoes feel, dawg. I know them Zoes f**ked up right now.

For some time now, frequent conversations have been covering the prison industrial complex, its oftentimes horrid living conditions, and the danger that permeates prisons. A new film titled, Survivors Guide to Prison aims to shed some insight and tips on how inmates are surviving America’s prison system. Produced by Adrian Grenier and directed by Matthew Cooke of How to Make Money Selling Drugs, Survivors Guide to Prison features interviews from Deepak Chopra, Danny Glover, Ice-T, RZA, Russell Simmons and many others.

Cardi B recently revealed that she secured a seven-figure bag for a single live performance, which barely lasted past a half-hour. The Bronx native, who was spotted partying and performing at Art Basel in Miami over the weekend, took the time to share receipts of her million-dollar gig on social media. “I got payed 1 million dollars to perform at this elite bankers event private event for 400 people and only for 35 minutes,” the hitmaker wrote in the caption of the document, which was created by WP Touring, Inc.