Lil Wayne is grieving the passing of Robert Hoobler, the former New Orleans cop who saved his life following a suicide attempt with a gun at 12 years old. The 65-year-old’s body was found in his Old Jefferson home on Friday (July 22). After Lil Wayne got wind of the news, he took his mourning to Instagram to share his sentiments about the hero of his life.
“Everything happens for a reason,” he captioned the photo of Hoobler standing in front of Wayne’s old house.
Marlon Wayans is a man of interesting stories. The actor and comedian took a trip down memory lane during his appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden and revealed he crossed paths with Biggie and Tupac minutes before their deaths. Wayans, who was fond of the rap stars before and during the height of their respective careers, also shed light on the iconic photo of the two artists together, which he also appears in, albeit on its fringes.
Did you ask your label why you couldn’t sing lead as well?
After awhile you have to stop asking those questions and accept it for what it is. Life is more about acceptance than it is about trying to pick something apart when you’re wearing yourself out.
True. So you never received an answer?
No and we weren’t going to get an answer. That’s most important for people to understand.
In 2013, Miley Cyrus twerked her way into the hip-hop industry with her album Bangerz. The project, produced by MikeWillMadeIt, was subject to criticism by many who felt that Cyrus was simply using the genre to shake off her wholesome Disney star image. To no one’s surprise, Cyrus ended up confirming those exact thoughts in a 2017 Billboard interview where she explained her developing opposition to rap music.
“I also love that new Kendrick [Lamar] song [“Humble”]: ‘Show me somethin’ natural like a** with some stretch marks.
Another day, another finger pointed in the gun violence blame game.
Last night (Dec. 20), NBC blogger Edward McClelland posted a highly critical piece on 17-year-old Chicago rapper Chief Keef‘s album Finally Rich. Entitled “Another Reason I Don’t Like Chief Keef,” McClelland placed Mr. “I Don’t Like” under fire, calling him and his group Drill “inextricably linked with Chicago’s gang violence.”
Chronicling Chief Keef’s legal troubles, depictions of violence and connections to the murder of a fellow Chicago rapper Lil’ JoJo, McClelland expressed an overall disdain for Keef’s image.