In one of the weirdest stories of the year so far, Jussie Smollett’s lawyers confirm that all criminal charges have been dropped against the actor.
The “Empire” star was being accused of staging a hate crime in order to increase sympathy to receive a pay raise. He was indicted on 16 counts of filing false police report, but had his record wiped clean earlier today.
In the alleged scheme, Smollett was accused of sending himself a fake letter that threatened his life and then proceeding to hire two “Empire” actors to stage the crime. Smollett reported to the police that he was attacked by two men who beat him, poured bleach on him, and tied a noose around his neck. He also stated that the two men shouted “This is MAGA country!” before fleeing the scene of the crime.
It’s unclear what evidence was found to exonerate Smollett from the charges, but the Cook County State’s Attorney Office released a statement today saying, “After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett’s volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit his bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case.”
The Chicago P.D. has not released a statement at this time regarding the case. Smollett told the media after the case “I have been truthful and consistent at on every single level since day one.”
The fallout from the case should be ongoing throughout the day and rest of the week and we will update accordingly.
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Nardwuar is back, the living legend of rap interviews taking on LA rapper Blueface. You can clearly tell right off the jump that Blueface has zero clue who this man is, and why he is acting the way he does. It’s a rare interview where the rapper throws Nardwuar a bit off his game by messing with the flow of the questions.
A Nardwuar interview can go one of two ways. One, he can drop crazy information that it forces the artist to literally walk out of the interview or we get something like Blueface, where it looks like he has no clue where he is and what is happening.
This one wasn’t one the best interviews, but if you’re a Blueface stan you need to check it out. If you want other Nardwuar recommendations, I highly suggest the Lil Uzi interview, it’s an all time classic.
Tickets for J Cole’s inaugural Dreamville Festival have officially gone on sale. The festival had previously been scheduled for last September, but due to Hurricane Florence, the show had to be postponed.
The setlist has got some big names on it, with headliners including SZA, Big Sean, 6lack, 21 Savage, and, of course, J. Cole. In the same vein as Pharrell’s Virginia Beach music festival, the Dreamville show is paying homage to the people of J. Cole’s community, and giving local fans a chance to get out and see a big show.
Seeing J. Cole do something like this for his current hometown and is always really cool to see. He’s consistently showing his loyalty to his fanbase will gestures like this, time and time again. Whether you like his music or not, you have to give the man credit when he does stuff like this.
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Last night at his Tallahassee show, JID payed tribute to late rapper Mac Miller. JID and Miller were slated to go on tour this past fall before the untimely and tragic death of the Pittsburgh rapper. The death of Mac Miller sent shockwaves throughout the music community and his fans, leaving everyone to remember and reminisce on his artistry and the impact he left on the world as a person.
A fan at the show shot the video of JID playing “Come Back To Earth,” a song off of Miller’s final album “Swimming.” Fans can be heard singing along to the song while JID stood on stage, quietly singing along, looking as if he were still mourning his friend’s passing.
After each of his shows, JID has been playing Miller’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert, a show put on by artists at the NPR offices, meant to create a more intimate, relaxed show. It’s a classy move by the Atlanta rapper and something that his fans clearly appreciate. Be sure to watch the Tiny Desk Concert, it’s worth your attention and time.
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This weekend looks pretty light on the new album front, but there are new singles being dropped left and right by multiple different artists. Anderson .Paak is pumping out new music and has a single being dropped tonight titled “King James” off of his new album “Ventura.”
The new single from the Cali hip-hop star leaked early and was posted to YouTube earlier today. The lyrics from the song covers some topical subject matter, like Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem, the infamous border wall being built, and obviously LeBron James, highlighting his positive influence amongst the public, specifically the youth.
The leak is not a complete version of the track, it lacks some bits at the beginning and end, but it sounds like a vintage .Paak song. It comes with a funky baseline and vibrant, warm sounding horns, that seem to always place you in California.
Along with the announcement of the new single, .Paak announced via Twitter the album artwork, tracklist, and list of features on the record.
3 years between Malibu and Oxnard… you know I couldn’t do that to y’all again 😎 PREORDER AND SINGLE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. #VENTURA + “King James” 4.12 💥 pic.twitter.com/2VRcNdQKE9
We’re a little more than a month away from the release of Avengers: Endgame and today we finally got some new footage in the new trailer. Not only do we see that Tony Stark has made it back to earth, but we also see Carol Danvers with the Avengers for the first time. Even though we get a glimpse at the surviving Avengers that survived, we still don’t know where Thanos is and what he is planning.
Endgame is slated to potentially be the biggest blockbuster film in the history of movies, so it’s hard not to get excited when even the slightest bit of new footage comes out.
This movie will mark the end of an era. It will conclude an 11 year run of films and wrap up this phase of the MCU. It’s one of, if not the most anticipated events in movie and pop culture history. Just even the music at the end of this trailer is sure to get even the most modest fan of the MCU hyped for the release.
The final edit of the film was completed a few weeks ago and while there is no confirmed runtime, there are rumors that the movie could be over three hours long. With the end of this phase of the MCU and the end of Game Of Thrones coinciding with one another, the internet and world should be going crazy when the movies drops April 26. Personally, I am counting down the days until this hits the theaters.
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