Kanye’s Meltdown:
Was this Kanye’s craziest yr? We watched him undergo a divorce with Kim Kardashian, and he had problem accepting Kim courting comic Pete Davidson. Kanye misplaced greater than his spouse, he misplaced respect within the black neighborhood by carrying a white lives matter shirt. Kanye was decided to finish his partnership with Adidas after he disagreed with how issues had been working and misplaced $1 billion in model offers. Kanye additionally made anti-Semitic feedback that stirred up controversy.
Hip Hop Court docket Instances:
This yr was heavy for hip-hop with authorized troubles. Younger Thug and Gunna couldn’t carry out at our Summer time Jam, as a result of they had been combating RICO prices. Gunna was lately launched after pleading responsible to gang-related prices. Thugger is awaiting trial in January.
R. Kelly‘s victims obtained Justice after the disgraced R&B singer acquired a 30-year sentence for intercourse trafficking in his NY federal case. He was discovered responsible of extra intercourse crimes within the Chicago trial and remains to be awaiting sentencing, which takes place in February.
The Tory Lanez 2020 capturing trial is presumably essentially the most complicated case in hip-hop historical past. It’s clear that Megan Thee Stallion was shot, however determining who pulled the set off, was complicated. Tory was discovered responsible and awaits sentencing.
Relationship DRAMA:
Dangerous boy CEO shocked the world when he introduced the arrival of his seventh baby, with a 28-year-old cyber specialist Dana Tran. Diddy let the world know Yung Miami isn’t his aspect chick, however he’s additionally letting or not it’s identified he’s not a one-woman man.
Irv Gotti stirred up controversy when he spoke about an alleged romantic relationship with Ashanti. The Princess of R&B & Hip Hop responded to Irv and referred to as him a liar, mentioned he was by no means her man, she even seemingly referred to as Irv out on Diddy’s “Gotta Transfer On” remix.
Will Smith Oscar’s slap:
Will smith’s sudden assault on Chris rock on the Oscars reverberated for months after the incident. Will made a couple of makes an attempt to apologize, however the incident harm his picture and continued to hang-out the a-list actor. Chris Rock responded to Will’s apology by saying, “F your hostage video.”
Excessive Notes:
WNBA participant Brittney Griner was launched in an sudden hostage swap with arms vendor Viktor Bout. Kentaji Brown Jackson grew to become the primary black girl to function a Justice of the US Supreme Court docket. Claudine Homosexual is Harvard’s first black President! Abbot Elementary Actress Qunita Brunson made historical past as the primary Black girl nominated for 3 Emmys.
