HipHopDX – This week in Hip Hop, R. Kelly turned himself in to the Chicago Police Division after being charged with 10 counts prison sexual abuse. Additionally, Empire actor Jussie Smollett is now a former actor the present after he was axed for allegedly faking a hate crime.
Lastly, Meek Mill roasted Michael Rapaport for calling him a “trash” rapper.
R. Kelly Bond Set At $1 Million
R. Kelly‘s bond has been set at $1 million, TMZ experiences. Nonetheless, Kelly wasn’t in a position to provide you with the $100,00zero wanted to safe his launch.
On Friday (February 22), R. Kelly turned himself in to Chicago police after being charged with 10 counts aggravated prison sexual abuse.
Legal professional Michael Avenatti, who has been working this case on behalf 4 Kelly’s alleged victims, shared three screenshots from an unearthed VHS tape the Chicago singer allegedly partaking in sexual activity with a 14-year-old lady.
Kelly’s lawyer went on report to say he thinks all his alleged victims are mendacity.
Learn extra about Kelly’s sentencing right here.
Jussie Smollett Fakes His Personal Assault
Jussie Smollett Axed From Empire. https://t.co/cMZnArrUrJ pic.twitter.com/dRZbKwJ5dG
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) February 22, 2019
Jussie Smollett garnered the help and love from buddies, household, Empire co-workers and followers following a hate-fueled assault in Chicago final month. However, in accordance with newly acquired proof, Smollett seems to have staged the entire thing.
Throughout a latest press convention, the Chicago Police Division unveiled textual content messages between Smollett and Nigerian brothers Ola and Abel Osundairo who allegedly helped orchestrate the faux assault.
Now, Jussie is not half the present and his castmates have deleted their help from social media.
Learn extra about Smollett being axed from Empire right here.
Meek Mill Clowns Michael Rapaport
Throughout Meek Mill‘s NBA All-Star efficiency earlier this month, actor/director Michael Rapaport determined to tweet his ideas in regards to the Philly-bred artist and referred to as him a “trash rapper.”
“Meek Mill, nice story,” he tweeted. “Nice look. Trash rapper. Sorry. Meek Mill have a listening to downside? As a result of he rhymes f the precise beat on all the pieces he’s on. Actually f the beat, like NoFlow.”
By no means one to carry his tongue, Meek fired again and questioned his rights to talk on the tradition.
“Aye @michaelrapaport don’t ever use the phrase trash whenever you talking on nothing from our tradition except you tryna get trashed,” he wrote. “#2 who gave you authorization to be talking on us? #three what you charging now? Final time I seen you you needed a selfie. be nice tho on the web.”
Rapaport later apologized and took again what he stated.
Learn extra about Meek clowning Michael Rapaport right here.
DX Critiques
– Papoose — Underrated
– Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y — 2009
– Casanova — Free At Final
– Massiah — Massiah Prit: Angel Sin
#DXCLUSIVES: De La Soul, Smif-N-Wessun & Bobby J
Maseo Confirms Pete Rock & DJ Premier Are Producing 2 New De La Soul Albums
DE LA SOUL PRODUCED BY PETE ROCK & DJ PREMEIR COMING IN 2019 BABY!! Keep tuned ??
— PETEROCK.COM (@PeteRock) February 19, 2019
De La Soul’s Maseo confirmed with HipHopDX’s Kyle Eustice that the follow-up to 2016’s And The Nameless No person is on the way in which in addition to AOI three.
Try Maseo’s feedback right here.
Smif-N-Wessun Say ninth Surprise Pushed Them To Be Nice For “The All” LP
Smif-N-Wessun dropped their new album The All on Friday (February 22). Tek and Steele clarify to DX’s Justin Ivey why it was lastly the suitable time.
“I believe that it’s half non secular and it’s half desperation,” Steele says. “When you begin getting in a seven-year, 10-year window … quietly, it has been a very long time. Not as a result of we slowed down our course of however as a result of we’ve been doing different stuff. So for us on a non secular degree, seven years for us already equates with the God, the seventh letter made, the ‘G.’”
Learn the total Smif-N-Wessun interview right here.
Bobby J From Rockaway Credit Divine Intervention For Kwamé Connection
In a dialog with DX’s Riley Wallace, Bobby J defined why an opportunity assembly with platinum-producer Kwamé helped mould him.
“He simply variety noticed one thing in me actually early on and simply took me beneath his wing as a rapper as a result of, at the moment, all I needed to do was battle,” he says.
Learn the total Bobby J interview right here.