Month: September 2025

NBA YoungBoy lost a major stop on his MASA Tour after the United Center abruptly pulled the plug on his first-ever arena headliner in Chicago, citing no official reason just one day before showtime.

The Wednesday concert, scheduled for September 24, was scrapped by the venue on Tuesday, according to a notice posted on its website.

“The United Center has made the decision to cancel the NBA YoungBoy show scheduled for Wednesday, September 24 in Chicago,” the statement read. “If you purchased through Ticketmaster, refunds will be issued automatically. If you purchased from a third-party reseller, please reach out to your point of purchase.”

Ticketmaster echoed the refund policy, assuring ticketholders, “You don’t need to do a thing.”

The cancellation followed an incident at YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s Kansas City performance, where a 14-year-old attendee was taken into custody for allegedly attacking a T-Mobile Center staff member.

YoungBoy’s manager, Alex Junnier, didn’t hold back his frustration online. He took to Instagram Stories to call out the United Center’s Senior Vice President of Operations, Joe Myhra, directly.

“@UnitedCenter b**ched out. Shoutout to Joe Myhra @unitedcenter. He didn’t want us to have fun. scary,” Junnier posted.

Despite the Chicago cancellation, the MASA Tour will proceed with stops in Columbus, Brooklyn, and Boston this week.

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Dua Lipa dismissed a report alleging she cut ties with her agent after he attempted to remove Irish Hip-Hop group Kneecap from the Glastonbury Festival lineup due to their pro-Palestinian stance.

The Grammy-winning artist responded after the Daily Mail claimed she dropped longtime agent David Levy for signing a letter urging Glastonbury organizers Michael and Emily Eavis to exclude Kneecap from the June festival.

Dua Lipa, however, made it clear Levy hasn’t represented her in years.

“I do not condone the actions of David Levy or other music executives toward an artist speaking their truth,” Lipa wrote on Instagram Stories. “I also cannot ignore how this has been handled in the press. Not only was the story completely false, but the language used by the Daily Mail has been deliberately inflammatory, crafted purely for clickbait, clearly designed to fuel online division.”

A representative from her agency, WME, also weighed in, stating Levy “transitioned into an advisory role” back in 2019 and has not been involved in Lipa’s business since.

“He fully removed himself from the project, among others, earlier this year,” the spokesperson said. “Reports suggesting that Dua Lipa or her management dismissed one of our agents because of his political views are categorically false.”

Lipa, who has publicly supported Palestinian rights during the Israel-Gaza conflict, added, “It is always Free Palestine, but exploiting a global tragedy in order to sell newspapers is something I find deeply troubling.”

Despite the controversy, Kneecap performed at Glastonbury as scheduled.

However, the BBC cut their livestream during the set after the trio led the crowd in chanting “Free Palestine” and “F**k Keir Starmer,” referring to the UK Prime Minister.

The group has remained in the headlines.

Kneecap member Mo Chara was charged in May with a terrorism-related offense for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a 2023 performance.

He has denied the charge and is expected in court later this week.

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50 Cent just scored a major win in Louisiana as Shreveport officials gave the green light to his $50 million entertainment district, a project city leaders are calling one of the largest economic investments in the region’s history.

The Shreveport City Council voted Tuesday (September 23) to create the Film and Entertainment Gateway Economic Development District, a downtown zone that will be funded by a 2 percent sales tax.

The plan centers around reviving the area by transforming it into a production and entertainment hub anchored by Millennium Studios and Stage Works Studio.

“This is one of the largest economic development deals in this city, in this region that we’re having,” District A Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor said during Monday’s (September 22) administrative session.

Construction is expected to begin in late 2025 or early 2026, according to representatives from 50 Cent’s executive team. The project aims to attract film and television productions while breathing new life into downtown Shreveport’s economy. Production has already started at Stage Works Studio, while Millennium Studios will undergo infrastructure improvements to address flooding issues before it becomes fully operational.

Some community members are pushing for the district to reflect local cultural roots. Craig Lee, a local advocate, called on the city to rename the area the Sam Cooke Cultural Arts District, honoring the legendary singer’s ties to Shreveport.

“This project is going to be the largest development in the history of North Central Louisiana, spearheaded by an African American,” Lee said. “Sam Cooke was inspired here to write ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ — that’s a branding opportunity the world would recognize.”

Ahead of the vote, 50 Cent shared a local news clip on Instagram on Monday (September 22), writing, “Shreveport is gonna be the place to be, Art, music, film, Television and entertainment. Let’s go !”

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50 Cent Teases Upcoming Wiz Khalif Movie “Saint Moses The Black”

He also teased his upcoming film “Saint Moses The Black,” a faith-based drama starring Wiz Khalifa, Omar Epps, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Quavo. The movie draws inspiration from the life of Saint Moses the Black, a fourth-century Ethiopian monk who went from gang leader to revered religious figure.

“It’s time to work let’s get it, all roads lead to SHREVEPORT! (Saint Moses The Black) coming soon !” 50 Cent wrote.

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The film is set in present-day Chicago and follows Malik, a street figure whose spiritual journey mirrors that of Saint Moses.

The entertainment district and film project are part of a broader push by 50 Cent to turn Shreveport into a creative and economic hotspot.

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Joshua Jahn opened fire from a rooftop near a Dallas, Texas, Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility early Wednesday, killing two detainees and critically wounding a third before dying by suicide, according to federal investigators.

The 29-year-old gunman targeted an unmarked ICE transport van parked outside the North Stemmons Freeway facility around 6:30 A.M., officials said. Authorities reported Jahn unleashed a barrage of bullets at both the van and the sally port entrance before turning the weapon on himself as officers approached.

The FBI, now leading the case, is treating the incident as an ideologically motivated act of violence. Officials recovered shell casings at the scene engraved with the phrase “ANTI ICE.”

Another wrote, “This is the fishiest s### I’ve ever seen. We’re supposed to believe the shooter wrote ‘Anti-ICE’ in pen on a bullet and then shot detainees but not ICE officers?”

FBI Director Kash Patel addressed the attack in a statement, calling it part of a disturbing pattern.

“These despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off,” he said. “We are only miles from Prairieland, Texas, where just two months ago an individual ambushed a separate ICE facility targeting their officers.”

The victims were all ICE detainees being transported in the van. Two died at the scene. The third remains hospitalized in critical condition. No ICE agents were harmed.

Jahn had no known violent criminal history, though a 2015 marijuana possession arrest was found in Collin County records. Authorities believe he may have been living in Durant, Oklahoma, and conducted a search of a family home in Fairview, Texas, after the shooting.

The Dallas facility was closed for the day as federal teams gathered evidence and assessed potential links to other anti-ICE incidents.

The Department of Homeland Security has reported a nearly 700% rise in attacks on ICE personnel in recent months. The agency has since adopted a zero-tolerance policy toward threats or violence against its officers and buildings.

The details written in pen on the wet bullets, drenched in water, have fueled online speculation and skepticism.

This is the fishiest s### I’ve ever seen. We’re supposed to believe the shooter wrote “Anti-ICE” in pen on a bullet and then shot detainees but not ICE officers? https://t.co/jqgNDfVZpz

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“Shell casings that say ‘anti ICE’ instead of something like ‘f### ICE’ or ‘abolish ICE’ or something else an actual human being would say? C’mon man, this is so obviously fake,” one user posted on X.

Another wrote, “This is the fishiest s### I’ve ever seen. We’re supposed to believe the shooter wrote ‘Anti-ICE’ in pen on a bullet and then shot detainees but not ICE officers?”

Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing backlash after critics tied his recent comments about ICE to the shooting.

During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Newsom said, “If some guy jumped out of an unmarked car, in a van and a man with a mask tried to grab me, by definition you’re going to push back. These are not just authoritarian tendencies, these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian government.”

Newsom also described ICE as “the largest private domestic army of its type or police force anywhere in the world” and warned that agents appear to be pledging loyalty to former President Trump instead of the Constitution.

The FBI, Dallas police and ICE continue to investigate. The identities of the victims have not yet been released.

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Halsey says she’s been benched by her label after her latest album didn’t meet expectations—despite a strong debut and sold-out tour.

“I can’t make an album right now,” she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe during a recent interview. “I’m not allowed to. It’s the reality.”

The 30-year-old singer revealed that Columbia Records has halted her ability to record new music following the release of The Great Impersonator, which dropped on October 25, 2024.

The album opened at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and moved 100,000 units in its first week—a figure that would be a win for most artists—but not enough for her label.

“If I’m being honest with you, the album sold 100,000 f###### copies first week,” she said. “That’s a pretty big first week, especially for an artist who hasn’t had a hit in a long time.”

Columbia reportedly measured the album’s performance against Halsey’s 2020 project Manic, which featured the 6x-platinum single “Without Me” and debuted at No. 2 with over 239,000 equivalent album units.

“It would be considered a success for most artists, 100,000 albums in the first week, in an era when we don’t sell physical music,” she said. “But it’s a failure in the context of the kind of success I’ve had previously. And that’s the hardest part of having been a pop star once, because I’m not one anymore, and I’m being compared to people that I don’t consider lateral to me.”

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Halsey Gears Up For “Back To Badlands Tour” In October

The comments add to a long history of friction between Halsey and the music business. She left Capitol Records in 2023 after creative disagreements and signed with Columbia that June, hoping for more freedom.

Capitol had released her first four albums, including her 2015 debut, Badlands, and the critically praised Manic. Despite the label freeze, Halsey’s live shows are thriving. Her “My Last Trick Tour” wrapped in July after selling out 32 dates and breaking her personal touring record.

“They want Manic numbers from me,” she said, pointing to the pressure to repeat past success.

Still, she credited her supporters for keeping her career afloat. “I love them, God bless them, because they’re the only reason that I’m even able to make anything at all, that I can sell that many copies of an experimental concept album about death,” she said. “They support me.”

Halsey is now gearing up for her “Back To Badlands Tour” in Los Angeles. The trek is a 10-year anniversary of her breakout debut.

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Damon Dash is reclaiming control and legacy with a new documentary on the Supreme Team, a direct response to recent jabs from 50 Cent and Cam’ron over their upcoming Paid in Full series that left him out of the picture.

The Roc-A-Fella co-founder has joined forces with Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff Jr., the son of the infamous Queens drug figure Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff, to produce Supreme Truth, a documentary set to debut next month.

The project aims to retell the story of the Supreme Team from the perspective of those who lived it—something Dash says is long overdue.

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“Supreme truth Documentary release date Next month. We have to tell the story the right way and the right way is For Preme and Prince to be in control of their own Narrative. I love how this manifested,” Dash said.

The move comes after 50 Cent and Cam’ron announced they were developing a new installment of Paid in Full without Dash’s involvement, despite his role in producing the original 2002 film.

That film depicted Harlem’s drug underworld and was inspired by real-life figures Dash helped bring to the screen.

Rather than respond with words, Dash is answering with a project that not only challenges the narrative but also brings him into alignment with someone from 50 Cent’s most dangerous chapter.

Supreme McGriff Sr. and 50 Cent’s history is well documented, including a long-standing beef that escalated after 50 referenced the Supreme Team in his song “Ghetto Qu’ran.” That feud reportedly led to a shooting that nearly took 50’s life.

By collaborating with McGriff Jr., Dash is making a calculated move that doubles as both a creative and symbolic strike. It’s a reminder that Dash still holds weight in Hip-Hop storytelling and isn’t afraid to confront uncomfortable truths from the culture’s past.

The documentary aims to deliver an unfiltered look at the Supreme Team’s rise and fall, with Dash using his experience in film and music to shape the project.

The partnership also sends a message to those who may have counted him out.

The release date for “Supreme Truth” is scheduled for next month.

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Kanye West delivered both drama and dollars as his documentary In Whose Name? pulled in $776,000 during its limited U.S. theatrical debut, despite minimal promotion and a modest rollout across 1,000 cinemas.

The film spans six years of Ye’s turbulent life, capturing some of his most polarizing public moments—from the backlash over his “White Lives Matter” shirt to his antisemitic comments on Twitter.

Clips from the “In Whose Name?”, including one in which Kanye West reportedly lashes out at Kris Jenner, have quickly circulated online, fueling even more interest.

Despite the lack of a major marketing campaign, the strong box office performance suggests there’s still a sizable audience curious about Ye’s public unraveling and private reflections.

The documentary’s producers plan to expand its theatrical run and eventually release it on streaming platforms.

In Whose Name? is expected to reach digital platforms in the coming months.

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Gavin Newsom unloaded on Donald Trump and sounded the alarm about the future of U.S. democracy during a sharp-edged appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Tuesday (September 23), warning that the 2028 presidential election might not even take place if Americans don’t act.

“I fear that we will not have an election in 2028,” Newsom told Colbert, his voice steady but urgent. “I really mean that in the core of my soul – unless we wake up to the code red of what’s happening in this country.”

The California governor didn’t hold back, calling Trump a “son of a b####” while defending his state’s 41 lawsuits against the former president’s administration.

“What people appreciate is that we’re willing to fight and not only fight symbolically by having a little bit of fun but fight substantively,” he added. “We have 41 lawsuits against this son of a b####. We’re pushing back and we’re winning and we’re filling a void on a lot of issues.”

Newsom pointed to Trump’s 2020 decision to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles during anti-ICE protests as a red flag. “He sent the military to American cities to police American citizens, and the ICE issue is alarming beyond words,” he said. “It is the largest private domestic army of its type or police force anywhere in the world. He’ll have 30,000 people that increasingly appear to be swearing an oath of office to him, not the Constitution of the United States.”

He also described a disturbing incident involving a 15-year-old disabled student in Los Angeles. “They pulled out guns on this kid. They pulled out guns and handcuffed this young child,” Newsom said. “Masked men jumping out of unmarked cars. People disappearing. No due process. No oversight. Zero accountability.”

The 57-year-old Democrat has long positioned himself as one of Trump’s most aggressive political adversaries. His state, often labeled the “resistance” during Trump’s first term, has led the charge against federal policies on immigration, climate change and healthcare.

“This guy is flooding the zone, he is dominating the narratives, facts don’t seem to matter, and Democrats, frankly, have had a difficult time pushing back,” Newsom admitted.

He also criticized Trump’s global leadership, saying the former president abandoned “leadership and moral authority around the rest of the world.”

Newsom’s combative approach has boosted his national visibility. According to CalMatters, he’s viewed as a top Democratic contender for 2028, though his aggressive tone has stirred debate within his own party.

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Metro Boomin denied allegations of sexual assault in a Los Angeles federal courtroom Wednesday (September 24) during emotional testimony in a civil trial stemming from a 2016 incident involving a woman he met in Las Vegas.

“Absolutely not,” the 32-year-old producer, born Leland T. Wayne, told jurors when asked if he had raped plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre, according to Rolling Stone. When asked again minutes later, he doubled down: “No way in the world.”

The Grammy-nominated beatmaker, known for collaborations with Future, Young Thug and 21 Savage, took the stand in downtown Los Angeles and called the accusations “preposterous.” He said he had been waiting for the chance to speak publicly about the case.

“I’ve been thinking about this day for a year,” Metro said while being questioned by his attorney, Lawrence Hinkle. “I really don’t know where to start. This is crazy. I can’t even believe I’m up here doing this right now.”

Metro Boomin Accuser Details Alleged Assault

LeMaistre, who was 30 at the time of the alleged assault, claims Metro Boomin drugged and raped her at a hotel after they met in Las Vegas. She testified that he handed her a drink that caused her to “black out” before allegedly assaulting her without a condom.

Metro rejected the entire account, insisting he always used protection and pointing to his relationship at the time.

“Even at that time, my high school sweetheart and I were still using condoms,” he said. “There was no way this girl I just met in Las Vegas, that I had unprotected sex with her.”

The producer also spoke about his personal views on sexual violence, shaped by the loss of his mother to domestic abuse.

“I believe people who do stuff like that should be tortured and killed,” he told the court.

LeMaistre completed her testimony earlier in the day, telling jurors the alleged assault and the recent death of her newborn child were “the two, by far, worst things I’ve ever experienced in my life.”

The defense brought in clinical psychologist Dr. April Thames, who testified that LeMaistre had been diagnosed with “borderline personality disorder with psychotic features” following a review of her medical history and a clinical evaluation.

Young Thug, a longtime friend and collaborator of Metro Boomin, was present in court to support him. “I’m just here to support him,” the rapper told reporters during a break. “He’s a longtime friend.”

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Both parties rested their cases Wednesday afternoon. Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday (September 25).

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