The cancellation of HBO’s The Shop‘s episode featuring Kanye West unintentionally resulted in the nixing of rapper Jeezy‘s own appearance on the show. The veteran trap star, who is currently gearing up for the release of SNOFALL, hisforthcoming collaborative project with DJ Drama, recently spoke about the ordeal and its effect on his own promotional roll-out. “I was just there to do my thing,” the newlywed said of his shelved appearance while on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning.
The man responsible for the December 2016 death of former NFL player Joe McKnight, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, The Associated Press reports. Ronald Gasser is charged with manslaughter after killing McKnight in a road rage shooting style death.
Defense attorneys for the 56-year-old claim the killing was an act of self-defense when the two got into an altercation that spanned five miles; the confrontation reportedly began at the Mississippi River in New Orleans, and tragically ended in Jefferson Parish.
Jury selection in the Jam Master Jay murder trial began on Monday (Jan 22), as two men accused of participating in the iconic DJ’s death await their day in court. Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington are charged in the October 2002 slaying of Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, in the Run D.M.C. member’s recording studio in Queens. Jordan Jr. and Washington were arrested and charged in connection to Jam Master Jay’s murder in 2020, with Jordan Jr.
Kelis addressed rumors that she’s dating Bill Murray, Bossip reports. The “Milkshake” singer took to Instagram to upload a picture of herself in a bikini, soaking up the sun. “I’m a beach bum,” her concise caption read.
As her comment section quickly evolved into speculation that she was with Murray in the photos, Kelis responded to one comment asserting she and Bill are doing well. “Lol yeah maybe for now everyone’s dumb and will believe anything,” she typed in the comments.
Ahead of the arrival of Tupac’s All Eyez On Me biopic, award-winning actress Jada Pinkett Smith used her social media platform to correct a few scenes that depicted her friendship with the late rapper.
“The reimagining of my relationship to Pac has been deeply hurtful,” Smith wrote on Twitter Friday afternoon (June 16). Now, one of the film’s main producers, L.T. Hutton, shared his thoughts with TMZ on the matter.