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June 9, 2021
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Yo Gotti Covers Digital Edition of XXL Magazine

[ad_1] Since 2013, Yo Gotti has been cementing his position in hip-hop as the founder and top executive of his CMG record label. He's experienced 25 years in the game so far—his first album, Youngsta's On a Come Up, debuted in 1996—as both an artist and label exec. Now, he's celebrating one of his biggest career milestones with a new CMG label partnership with Interscope Records by gracing the digital cover of XXL magazine."I think this a good move for me," the 40-year-old businessman tells XXL. "I think this a brilliant move for them. I think with this partnership, as far as I see it in my eyes, and the streets see...

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June 9, 2021
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Yo Gotti Interview – CMG Label Deal With Interscope Records

[ad_1] Images: Johnny Tergo for XXL  Interview: Georgette ClinePressure's OnFor nearly a decade, Yo Gotti has been building his CMG empire from the ground up. Armed with a new Interscope Records deal for his imprint, the Memphis native is leaning into his executive position with a stacked roster of talent.Look no further than Yo Gotti as the plug. He’s hustling to find hip-hop’s next big talent and distributing their music to the masses through his independent label, CMG, by way of a newly established partnership with Interscope Records. The deal, which the Memphis native reveals he secured for eight figures, will highlight the “biggest label” and “biggest partnership in music” over the...

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June 9, 2021
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First Kanye West Gap Item Drops

[ad_1] The first item from Kanye West's clothing collection with Gap has arrived.Earlier this morning (June 8), Gap's Instagram account and website unveiled a new blue jacket from the Chicago rapper's previously announced Yeezy collab with the longstanding brand. The lightweight coat, which doesn't appear to have a zipper, is described on the Gap's site as a "round jacket" that is made of "recycled nylon" material, and is only available to be shipped in the U.S.The jacket retails for $200, however, it isn't available for immediate shipment. Instead, those interested in buying the jacket can pre-order and it'll ship this fall. The specific month that the coat will make its way to...

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June 9, 2021
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Man Found Guilty of Lil Lonnie’s Murder

[ad_1] A man has been found guilty in the 2018 murder of Mississippi rapper Lil Lonnie.A rep for the Hinds County court in Jackson, Miss. confirmed to XXL on Tuesday (June 8) that 23-year-old Monya Davis was found guilty of Lil Lonnie's death on June 3.Local Mississippi outlet WLBT reported on June 3 that Davis' charge is labeled as "first-degree murder by deliberate design" and he remains in custody at Raymond Jail in Hinds County, Miss. where he's been housed since April 19, 2019. Davis is one of three people who were apprehended in connection to Lil Lonnie's death.The news outlet adds that both Antoine Carr, 23, and Marshun Carr, 20, were arrested and charged in connection to...

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June 9, 2021
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T.I. Drops New Music Video Addressing Sexual Assault Allegations

[ad_1] For the past several months, T.I. and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, have been battling ongoing sexual assault allegations by at least 20 different women.On Tuesday (June 8), Tip dropped a new video for his latest single, “What It’s Come To,” where he addresses the sexual abuse claims in a visual way. In the clip, T.I. is in the studio booth responding to his accusers and calling them liars.“I'ma be standin' tall like a statue/Nigga fuck that, ‘He say, she say’ if the receipts say that shit ain't factual/I was built for all this shit, God sent me here with a mission,” he raps.At the end of the video, it appears...

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June 8, 2021
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Pooh Shiesty Surrenders to Police for Involvement In Shooting

[ad_1] Pooh Shiesty is currently in police custody following a shooting that took place at a strip club in Miami last month.A rep for the Miami-Dade Police Department confirmed to XXL on Tuesday (June 8) that Pooh, born Lontrell Williams, has surrendered to authorities in connection with a shooting incident at King of Diamonds strip club in Miami on May 30.According to a report in the Miami Herald today, the 21-year-old rapper reportedly shot a security guard in the leg at the Northwest Miami-Dade strip club over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Shortly after the incident transpired, video footage began to circulate via social media showing Pooh walking out of the venue with what appears to be a...

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June 8, 2021
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Polo G Spends Nearly $5 Million on New Mansion

[ad_1] Polo G is really glowing up.According to a report on TMZ, published on Tuesday (June 8), the 2020 XXL Freshman purchased a lavish 11,000-square-foot mansion in the San Fernando Valley area of California for $4,885,000. The Mediterranean-style property boasts seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a formal dining room, a pool room, a custom wine closet and a bar all on the main floor.A rep for The Agency, the real estate company that Polo bought the property from, confirmed the rapper's purchase to XXL this afternoon. The real estate agent also specified that the home is located in Chatsworth, Calif., less than 30 minutes away from San Fernando Valley. Emil Hartoonian, Bryan Castaneda and Andrew...

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June 7, 2021
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Offset Thinks Rappers Are Taking Migos’ Flow and Giving No Credit

[ad_1] Offset wants his group, the Migos, to get some credit where he feels credit is due.In a Billboard interview published on Monday (June 7), the member of the hip-hop three-piece believes that rappers have taken the group's rhyme flow, but hasn't given them their proper credit."It's a fact. If you go back in time and listen to music prior to 2013, the cadence and the flow didn't matter. It was more about the bars and what you're saying," Offset explains. "Now, people get away with not saying nothing as long as the cadence and flow are good, and I feel like we created that. We did."’Set thinks that people seem to...

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June 7, 2021
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Snoop Dogg Becomes Def Jam’s Creative and Strategic Consultant

[ad_1] Snoop Dogg now has a desk at the Def Jam Recordings' office in Los Angeles.The Dogg Father was officially announced as the label's new Executive Creative and Strategic Consultant on Monday (June 7).Snoop, born Calvin Brodus Jr., will assume a role "that will allow him to strategically work across the label’s executive team and artist roster. With an immediate focus on A&R and creative development, Snoop Dogg is joining Def Jam as a senior strategic advisor, based in Los Angeles and reporting to Universal Music Group Chairman & CEO Sir Lucian Grainge and Def Jam interim Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Harleston."In a video announcement, Snoop Dogg shares that he always desired...

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June 6, 2021
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Lil Durk’s Brother OTF DThang Shot and Killed – Report

[ad_1] Tragedy has struck close to home for Lil Durk once again as his brother, OTF DThang, has reportedly been shot and killed.Details of the incident are scarce and conflicting at this time. The shooting reportedly occurred early Sunday morning (June 6). According to TMZ,  DThang, born Dontay Banks Jr., was reportedly found dead near the 7900 block of S. Loomis Blvd. in Chicago.There are other reports online that the incident happened outside Club O in nearby Harvey, Ill. and DThang, 32, was struck by bullets in front of the club and has since passed away. The news was first reported by Instagram blog @ChicagoMediaTakeout, which initially featured an IG post published about...

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