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January 20, 2021
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Report – Death Row Records Cofounder Pardoned by President Trump

[ad_1] One day after it was reported that Snoop Dogg was trying to get President Trump to pardon Death Row Records cofounder Michael "Harry O" Harris, it looks like Snoop's efforts paid off.On Tuesday evening (Jan. 19), the New York Post reported Trump had commuted Harris' sentence. Harris was originally set to be released from prison in 2028, after being convicted of attempted murder and cocaine trafficking over 30 years ago, but now he's apparently set to be released, if he hasn't already left Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc walls in California.In an email to Weldon Angelos, a former music producer who had his own drug sentence commuted by Trump last year, Harris expressed his...

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January 19, 2021
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An Investigation Into the Underworld of Hip-Hop Song Leaks

[ad_1] Hate It or Love ItLeaks have moved from burned CDs to buried chat rooms, but one constant remains: for rappers, they're a blessing and curse.Words: Stacy-Ann EllisEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.“Whoever got his songs better sell ’em now before they end up on the album. I’m buying btw.”This was one of the first responses in an eight-page Leakth.is megathread dedicated to Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, the effort bookending the slain Brooklyn rapper’s legacy. Leakth.is touts itself as “the best music leaks forum on the web.” Another Pop Smoke fan on...

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January 19, 2021
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Report – Kanye and Kim Kardashian Give Up on Marriage Counseling

[ad_1] Two weeks after it was reported that they'd be getting a divorce, a new report claims that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have taken another step toward making it official.According to a Monday (Jan. 18) report from People, Kanye and Kim have stopped going to marriage counseling. Their source says that the Yeezus artist is talking to divorce lawyers this week.This news surfaces two weeks after a source from Page Six claimed that Kim herself was working with famed divorce lawyer Laura Wasser. If the latest report is true, it looks like Kanye and Kim K's decision to legally split is a mutual one. Speaking with the outlet for their report...

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January 19, 2021
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Report – Snoop Trying to Get Trump to Pardon Death Row Cofounder

[ad_1] Snoop Dogg's had some harsh words for President Trump in the past, but that apparently doesn't mean he's against working with him to get his people free.According to a Monday (Jan. 18) report from The Daily Beast, Snoop is working with two activists to get purported Death Row Records cofounder 59-year-old Michael "Harry-O" Harris pardoned and released from California's Federal Corrections Institute Lompoc after being convicted of kidnapping and attempted murder charges in 1988. Last year, he requested a compassionate release after being infected with the coronavirus, but was denied.Harris has been said to be the person who offered the seed money to found Suge Knight and Dr. Dre's Death Row...

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January 19, 2021
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Mac Miller’s Birthday Falls on Trump’s Last Day in Office

[ad_1] President Donald Trump's last day as the leader of the free world couldn't have come at a better time and we all wish Mac Miller was here to celebrate.Tuesday (Jan. 19) ushers in President Trump's last full day in office. But it's also Mac Miller's 29th birthday. Given the tumultuous relationship between the two entertainers, the irony of his last day isn't lost upon anyone. Tomorrow (Jan. 20), Donald Trump's one-term presidency comes to an end as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn into office.However before Trump flees the White House, he is rumored to be pardoning Lil Wayne and possibly Kodak Black for their crimes.Before his passing in 2018,...

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January 19, 2021
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Flo Milli Looks to Nicki Minaj for Career Inspiration

[ad_1] Show & ProveWords: Kathy IandoliEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.In the midst of an ongoing pandemic, the 2020 BET Hip-Hop Awards in October didn’t have the most conventional setup for new artists to shine during its annual cypher segment, yet Flo Milli still managed to take center stage amongst fellow rappers Adé, Buddy and Deanté Hitchcock. The 20-year-old rap wunderkind delivered crafty bars over the late Pop Smoke’s “Dior” beat, unequivocally grabbing viewers’ attention that evening, along with a nomination for Best New Artist. “I think it definitely brought exposure to me,” the Mobile, Ala. native later explains of the...

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January 18, 2021
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Trump Administration Prepares Paperwork to Pardon Lil Wayne

[ad_1] It looks like Lil Wayne's endorsement of President Trump is going to pay off in the end.Amid a report that emerged in early January that Weezy is being considered to be pardoned by Trump in one of his final acts in office, more news has surfaced that states actual plans are being put in place for No. 45 to pardon the New Orleans rapper. On Monday (Jan. 18), Bloomberg revealed the White House staff has prepared documents to pardon Wayne, according to anonymous sources within the Trump camp.The pardon would likely be in regards to Wayne's recent guilty plea for a federal firearm charge in December of 2020. He is facing 10 years in prison...

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January 18, 2021
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Every Drake Project Ranked – XXL

[ad_1] A seat on the diamond-encrusted rap throne cannot be obtained without a remarkable catalog to prop it up. Over the past 15 years, Drake has thoroughly been building his own body of work to the point where it's now undeniable; he's arguably one of the greats. True to his braggadocios line on his 2013 song “Tuscan Leather”—"This is nothin' for the radio, but they'll still play it though/’Cause it's that new Drizzy Drake, that's just the way it go"—people have grown to eat up everything he releases. Without a doubt, today, Drizzy warms that royal seat on both a numbers and cultural impact level. He really did have to start from the bottom.The...

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January 18, 2021
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President Trump to Reportedly Pardon ‘High-Profile Rappers’

[ad_1] President Trump is on his way out the door, but before he goes, he reportedly plans on pardoning around 100 people, which could include some high-profile rappers.Trump's last day in office is Wednesday (Jan. 20) before President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris begin their official terms. As one of his last official moves as a president, Trump plans on pardoning or commuting the sentences of dozens of his allies on Tuesday (Jan. 19). A meeting was held to finalize the list of pardons on Sunday (Jan. 17), sources tell CNN. According to a report published by The Daily Mail on Sunday, this list may include "high-profile rappers."The names of...

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January 17, 2021
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Is Dr. Dre Working on Detox Album Again?

[ad_1] After being hospitalized due to suffering a brain aneurysm, Dr. Dre is apparently back home and back in the studio, and he may be working on his elusive Detox album.After recovering in the hospital for nearly two weeks, Dre was recently released and is home getting back in the swing of things, which seemingly included having a big studio session. On Saturday night (Jan. 16), several of Dre's frequent collaborating producers and engineers started sharing photos of themselves in the studio with the N.W.A co-founder. One post in particular raised eyebrows about the possibility that Detox might finally come into fruition this year. Producer Dem Jointz, who worked closely on Dre's...

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