Former president Barack Obama wrote a letter for the late Nipsey Hussle that was read aloud at Hussle’s memorial service on Thursday. Obama asked hip hop journalist Karen Civil to do the honor of reading the letter at the service that took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Out of respect and mourning, Civil stepped up to the stage in an all white dressed and a prominent blue hankerchief in her pocket. The reading of the letter was a surprise and after Civil announced who was the writer of the letter she was about to read, the crowd erupted in applause.
Obama praised Nipsey for seeing the potential to make a positive impact in his neighborhood. An excerpt includes: “While most folks look at the Crensh neighborhood where he grew up and see only gangs, bullets and despair, Nipsey saw potential. He saw hope. He saw a community that, even though its flaws, taught him to always keep going. His voice to invest in that community rather than ignore it — to build a skills-training center and a co-working space in Crenshaw; to lift up the Eritrean-American community; to set an example for young people to follow — is a legacy worthy of celebration. I hope his memory inspires more work in Crenshaw and communities like it. Michelle and I send our sympathies to Lauren, Emani, Kross and the entire Asghedom family and to all those who loved Nipsey.”
Karen Civil posted a full copy of the letter on her Twitter which you can see below:
Wiz Khalifa dropped the trailer for a new five-part documentary, Wiz Khalifa: Behind The Cam, that will show fans the backstory behind his rise to fame. The short trailer shows a few interviews with Wiz’s friends and family who will provide insight behind his background and rise to fame. The five episodes will be available in full on April 17th.
The title, “Behind the cam”, is a reference to Khalifa’s birth name, Cameron Thomaz. Undoubtedly, that won’t be the only information that is provided behind Wiz Khalifa’s background. When talking about his inspiration for the coming docuseries, Wiz said, “Taylor Gang has been with me since the start, so I wanted to make something to show just how far we’ve come.” For those that are not aware, Taylor Gang is the record company founded by Wiz Khalifa.
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Staples Center is packed for the memorial service for deceased rapper Nipsey Hussle. After the two hour long memorial, a procession is taking place that will pass through Inglewood, Watts, and South Angeles. It will also stop at the Marathon Clothing store, a store owned by Hussle and where he was fatally murdered last night.
According to the New York Times, as the first performer, Stevie Wonder took the opportunity to make a call for stronger gun control regulations. He closed his performance by singing ‘Tears in Heaven’.
Snoop Dogg also paid tribute to Hussle and called him a “visionary”. He commented on how Hussle’s music was a source of unification for a part of the city that is rampant with gang violence. Snoop said: “We’re going to respect another man from another neighborhood when he comes from where we come from. You are a peace advocate, Nip. That’s what you are.”
Nipsey Hussle’s mom, Angelique Smith, spoke at length about her religious beliefs and hoped that Hussle’s ancestor would “lead him on this journey”.
Boosie Badazz was released from jail on $3,500 bond after being arrested for a drug, firearm arrest. Yesterday in Newman, Georgia, Boosie was pulled over by police officers after they noticed his car driving dangerously, veering in and out of different lanes. Interestingly enough, a man named Antonio Brown was in the passenger seat, but not stud wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
According to policeman Jeff Bugg, who pulled the car over, he smelled marijuana coming from the car, which gave him “probable cause” to search the car for drugs. Bugg reported that he found a THC vape pen, 11 grams of marijuana, a bag with $20,000 in it, and a loaded handgun. Both men were charged with marijuana possession and possession of a firearm at a crime scene.
After being booked at Coweta Magistrate Court, Boosie was released today on a $3,500 bond. Sheriff Wood said his actions were not serious and the clerk at the court wrote that the arrest was just a “misunderstanding”.
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It’s been about a year since Scorpion was released and immediately started dominating the charts. Since then, we’ve received no new music from ChampagnePapi. Thankfully, in the London show of his Assassination Vacation tour, Drake hinted pretty clearly at new music being released next year. He said: ““This is one of my favorite places to be in the world, so I think what I’ma do—I kinda actually started last night to be honest with you. But I think what I’ma do after this, is I’ma go home and I’ma make a new album so I can come back to London next year and we can do this again.” It will be interesting and enjoyable to experience how the Scorpion follow-up will differ from its predecessor. If Scorpion had 25 songs on it, this new album should have no less than 50.
Drake also announced a sequel to What a Time to be Alive with Future. We have good reason to believe that it will be named “What a Time to be Alive 2” because of a not-so-subtle reference in a story on Future’s Instagram: “ ‘What’s that? We gotta cook that up. That two,’ said Drake while holding up two fingers. Future responded, ‘It’s already cooked. Top secret’ ”. It’s been four years since their first collaboration, which had debuted number one on Billboard 200.
I’ll leave the reader with this one burning question: how can they not agree on whether the album is cooked or not?
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