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October 27, 2022
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Rappers and Hip-Hop Executives With a Key to the City

[ad_1] In the nearly five decades since DJ Kool Herc willed hip-hop into existence back in 1978, with a neighborhood dance party on Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, giving back to the community has been one of the things that has remained intact as a primary focus of the culture. Doing good for the hood is something that is engrained within hip-hop's fabric. A highly regarded form of this recognition is when rappers are presented with a key to the city.While most rappers and hip-hop figureheads are rarely in it for the clout, the centuries-long tradition not only signifies that the recipient of a key to the city has provided a great benefit...

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October 27, 2022
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Adidas Plans to Sell Kanye West’s Yeezy Designs Without the Name

[ad_1] Following news that Adidas terminated its partnership with Kanye West, the shoe giant reportedly still plans to continue to sell the controversial rapper's designs without the name on them.On Tuesday (Oct. 25), Bloomberg published a report revealing Adidas will be selling previously collaborated products with Ye solely under the Adidas brand starting in 2023, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets.News of Adidas' plans to erase Kanye's trademark from upcoming releases came just hours after Adidas revealed the end of their relationship with Ye in a statement released on their website."Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable,...

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October 27, 2022
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T.J. Maxx Won’t Purchase or Sell Kanye West’s Yeezy Line

[ad_1] Kanye West's controversial comments continue to affect his bottom line. Now, department store T.J. Maxx has announced it won't be doing business with Ye.On Wednesday (Oct. 26), TJX, the parent company of the popular retail distributor, announced they won't be selling Ye's wildly sought after apparel line due to his recent anti-Semitic rhetoric."At TJX we do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or hate of any kind," a spokesperson for TJX tells XXL. "We have instructed our buying teams not to purchase this merchandise for sale in any of our stores globally."Kanye West is losing business deals and opportunities left and right in the wake of his White Lives Matter stunt and anti-Semtitic comments online...

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October 27, 2022
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Drake and 21 Savage Collab Album Her Loss Delayed

[ad_1] Drake and 21 Savage's highly anticipated collab album Her Loss has been delayed.Tonight (Oct. 26), Drake announced via his Instagram Stories that his surprise collab album with 21 Savage has been delayed until next Friday, November 4, instead of its initial date of this Friday, October 28."Our brother @OVO40 got the COVID in the middle of mixing and mastering the crack...

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October 26, 2022
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Kanye West Gets Turned Down by Sketchers for New Yeezy Home

[ad_1] Kanye West apparently tried to take his Yeezy shoe line to Sketchers and was turned away.According to a report from TMZ this afternoon (Oct. 26), Kanye West's burned business deal at Adidas is causing him to look elsewhere for a distributor for his wildly popular Yeezy shoe line. Earlier today, he reportedly attempted to go to Sketchers headquarters in Manhattan Beach, Calif. unannounced in hopes of pitching them on the idea of co-parenting the Yeezy brand. However, the brass at Sketchers were not trying to hear it.Reps for Sketchers tell the celebrity news site Kanye "arrived unannounced and without invitation at one of Skechers’ corporate offices in Los Angeles. Considering Ye was engaged in unauthorized...

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October 26, 2022
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Tory Lanez Put on House Arrest for Alleged August Alsina Fight

[ad_1] Tory Lanez has been placed on house arrest as the result of his alleged fight with August Alsina last month, with the restrictions lasting until his trial date with Megan Thee Stallion.On Wednesday (Oct. 26), Tory Lanez had a court hearing in Los Angeles in connection to his bond for the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. During the hearing, a judge ordered the Canadian crooner to be put on house arrest, XXL has confirmed with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The home confinement is set to last until his trial begins for the alleged shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, which starts on Nov. 28.The judge's decision came as the result...

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October 26, 2022
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Consequence, Talib Kweli Beef Erupts Over Kanye West Controversy

[ad_1] Beef between Consequence and Talib Kweli has erupted on social media over the recent controversy surrounding Kanye West.On Wednesday (Oct. 26), smoke between veteran New York MCs Consequence and Talib Kweli popped off on Instagram as a direct result of all the drama that currently surrounds Kanye West. Consequence apparently took exception to Kweli's formal request for an interview with the Don't Quit Your Day Job rapper on Talib's People's Party Podcast after Cons has publicly supported Ye in recent weeks. In an Instagram caption accompanied by a screenshot of an email Talib's podcast team sent to Consequence requesting an interview, the Queens native accused Kweli of clout chasing."I'm down to do interviews because I feel...

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October 26, 2022
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These 15 Rappers Are Named After Notorious Crime Figures

[ad_1] Names are symbols of significance. Whether they're given or self-made, those labels often double as statements of who someone is and what they embody. In the case of rappers, the gangster ties are never far removed. In fact, some of their monikers draw inspiration from notorious criminals.Nas has had more than a few alias' over the course of his illustrious career. Particularly, Nas Escobar, which was debuted as a label on Mobb Deep’s 1995 classic The Infamous. The name came from Nas’ fascination with Pablo Escobar, a Colombian drug lord and billionaire who reigned in the second half of the twentieth century.Before N.O.R.E. secured one of the best hip-hop podcasts on the planet...

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October 26, 2022
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Adidas Terminates Kanye West Partnership

[ad_1] Kanye West's run with Adidas is over.Following a month full of anti-Semitic rhetoric from Kanye West, the Three Stripes brand announced the move to cut ties with the controversial rapper on Tuesday (Oct. 25), effective immediately. The decision was revealed via statement on Adidas' website."Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness," the statement reads. "After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments...

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October 26, 2022
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Skinnyfromthe9 Reveals Half His Face Is Paralyzed

[ad_1] Skinnyfromthe9 has revealed he's been diagnosed with Bell's palsy resulting in half of his face being paralyzed.On Monday (Oct. 25), Skinnyfromthe9 shared a video on social media addressing why he's been wearing a patch over his eye. In the clip, the New Jersey rapper confirms he is dealing with facial paralysis."Everybody's wondering why I have an eye-patch," he started. "I went to the hospital today and they told me I have Bell's palsy. Basically, it's when half of your [face] is paralyzed. For me, my whole left side is paralyzed."Skinny went on to point out all the issues the condition is causing for him."I'm just hoping I get better," he added.He captioned...

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