Following the shooting death of rapper and Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Takeoff outside a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/houston" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houston</a> bowling alley on Tuesday, police are searching for one or more suspects.
Police say Takeoff, real name Kirshnik Khari Ball, was found dead after a fight broke out Billiards &amp; Bowling Houston between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. The rapper, 28, was struck in the head. The incident prompted the mayor, a Democrat, to address violence among minorities in the city directly.
“There are too many young men of color that are killing young men of color,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner during a press conference. “And we do need to have that conversation. We do need to deal with it head-on.”
Police said around 40 people were present at the time of the shooting, and two guns went off during the incident. Two others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, reports the Associated Press. It’s unclear who fired the weapons, or whether Takeoff was the intended target, but the rapper was declared dead on-scene.
Turner asked that anyone with information on the shooting come forward so that the rapper’s family could have justice. He decried violence in the hip-hop community as well, but said he wasn’t looking to “demonize” anyone. He also blamed guns, claiming people no longer settle disputes with fist-fights because “everyone has access to guns.”
“But the good news in this city, what I can say, is that we are trending in the right direction,” he said.
<a href="https://www.tmz.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Video</a> obtained by TMZ shows Quavo — a fellow rapper and member of the rap trio Migos — along with Takeoff and many others arguing before shots are fired and the group scatters. Police say they are looking for two potential shooters.
Quavo, whose real name is Quavious Keyate Marshall, was not injured. Offset, the third member of the trio, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was not at the party.
The band rose to fame with the hit song “Versace” in 2013 and then topped charts again with the 2016 rap song “Bad and Boujee.” That song was later certified four times platinum by RIAA, though Takeoff is not credited on the song and can only be seen in the background of the music video.
Takeoff was accused of “sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and interference with civil rights” by an anonymous woman in August 2020. In April 2021, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s <a href="https://www.complex.com/music/takeoff-wont-face-criminal-charges-sexual-assault-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> they would not be filing criminal charges due to lack of evidence.
Amanda Harding contributed to this report.

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Officials released the cause of death for rapper Master P&#8217;s 25-year-old daughter Tytyana Miller this week, saying that she died of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fentanyl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fentanyl</a> overdose.
Master P, whose real name is Percy Robert Miller Sr., revealed back on May 29 that his daughter had died, two days after she passed.
&#8220;Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my daughter Tytyana,&#8221; he wrote on Instagram. &#8220;We respectfully request some privacy so that our family can grieve. We appreciate all of the prayers love and support. Mental illness &amp; substance abuse is a real issue that we can’t be afraid to talk about. With God, we will get through this.&#8221;
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/11/01/master-ps-daughter-tytyana-millers-cause-of-death-revealed-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Tytyana Miller died at a private residence after an accidental fentanyl overdose.
Master P&#8217;s son, Romeo Miller, who previously rapped under the name Lil&#8217; Romeo, also commented on social media about his sister&#8217;s death.
&#8220;We appreciate all of the prayers, love, and support, and although this is sad times, I&#8217;m forever grateful for the memories I did have with my amazing sister,&#8221; Romeo Miller said. &#8220;Love on your loved ones, life is short. The silver lining, I know she&#8217;s in a way better place and finally at peace and free. God Bless.&#8221;
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) <a href="https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/fentanyl">notes</a> that fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times more powerful than morphine. &#8220;Because of its powerful opioid properties, Fentanyl is also diverted for abuse,&#8221; the agency said. &#8220;Fentanyl is added to heroin to increase its potency, or be disguised as highly potent heroin. Many users believe that they are purchasing heroin and actually don’t know that they are purchasing fentanyl – which often results in overdose deaths. Clandestinely-produced fentanyl is primarily manufactured in Mexico.&#8221;
Fentanyl kills more young Americans than drug deaths from heroin, cocaine, meth, and all other prescription medications combined, according to the <a href="https://www.fentanylawarenessday.org/">National Fentanyl Awareness Day</a>, which adds that fentanyl causes more death in Americans under the age of 50 than any other cause of death, including heart disease and cancer.
This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.

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Officials Release Cause Of Death For Rapper Master P's 25-Year-Old Daughter Tytyana Miller

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rap-music">Rapper</a> Takeoff was shot and killed in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/houston">Houston</a> in the early Tuesday morning, according to TMZ.
The 28-year-old recording artist was part of the group Migos. Law enforcement sources and several witnesses told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/01/migos-takeoff-dead-dies-shot-houston-quavo-migos/">TMZ</a> that the fatal incident occurred just after 2:30 AM when police were called to 810 Billiards &amp; Bowling Houston.
The sources said Takeoff, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was playing dice with bandmate Quavo when a fight broke out among participants. This led to one person allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-violence">opening fire</a> and striking Takeoff in or near the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other individuals were also allegedly injured during the altercation and taken to the hospital, but their condition is unknown. The sources said Quavo was not hurt.
A Migos representative <a href="https://apnews.com/article/takeoff-migos-killed-houston-b5e86d023796a9c4eddf9bf547bcd396?ref=upstract.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> to the Associated Press that Takeoff had died.
Migos is a hip hop group based in Georgia and started in 2008. The three members are all related, with Takeoff being the youngest member and nephew of Quavo. Offset is the third member and is Takeoff’s cousin. Offset is also married to fellow hip hop star Cardi B.
The band rose to fame with the hit song &#8220;Versace&#8221; in 2013 and then topped charts again with the 2016 rap song &#8220;Bad and Boujee.&#8221; That song was later certified four times platinum by RIAA, though Takeoff is not credited on the song and can only be seen in the background of the music video.
Takeoff was accused of “sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and interference with civil rights” by an anonymous woman in August 2020. In April 2021, the Los Angeles District Attorney&#8217;s <a href="https://www.complex.com/music/takeoff-wont-face-criminal-charges-sexual-assault-case">confirmed</a> they would not be filing criminal charges due to lack of evidence.
Takeoff and Quavo did an <a href="https://www.complex.com/music/takeoff-quavo-future-of-migos">interview</a> with Complex in early October discussing the future of Migos just ahead of the pair releasing a duo album without Offset.
“I just feel like we want to see our career as a duo because we just came from a loyal family,” Quavo said. He agreed that family is “supposed to stick together” but circumstances can change.
“Sometimes, when sh** don’t work out, it ain’t meant to be,” the rapper continued. “So that’s what I think.”
Takeoff agreed with that assessment.
“We don’t know all answers,” he told the publication. “God know. So we pray a lot. And we tell him, whatever, whatever ain’t right, however you supposed to see it fit, you put it back together or however you do it. Only time will tell. We always family, now. Ain’t nothing gon’ change.”

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Have you heard about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-30-cultural-pharmacy-is-your-music-medicine-or-poison-2">cultural pharmacy</a>? You haven&#8217;t, because I made it up.
I created that term because I was scrolling through Instagram and I saw this post from the rapper and my friend Killer Mike. He&#8217;s a very kind human being who has good intentions all the time. 
I’ll explain what the “cultural pharmacy” is, but first, be sure to check out my new documentary now available on DailyWire+: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/the-greatest-lie-ever-sold">THE GREATEST LIE EVER SOLD</a>.
So, I follow Killer Mike on Instagram and he posted a photo with a caption that reads, “Freedom of speech. Is a foundational tenet of a free society. Allowing one&#8217;s artistic expression to be used against one&#8217;s self in the courtroom jeopardizes all of our freedoms.”
Now, when I first read those couple of sentences, I thought, “Wow, he&#8217;s making a post about Alex Jones’ recent court case. I can&#8217;t believe Killer Mike is going to stand up and say that.” 
I was wrong.
His post goes on to say, “Hip hop culture has and will continue to be a defensive, a barrier against those who wish to take greater society&#8217;s rights away.”
It turns out that he was referring to something else, which is why he used the hashtag #LutherCampbellIsAFreePatriot.
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Killer Mike was actually referring to Luther Campbell, who was a member of the rap group 2 Live Crew. He was discussing an old case that dates back to 1990 pertaining to obscenities in music. 
After Florida police threatened to arrest Campbell and other group members for the vulgar music if they attempted to sell it, a district court ruled that his album was obscene and “an appeal to dirty thoughts&#8230;not to the intellect and the mind.
A circuit court later <a href="https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1447/2-live-crew">said</a> the album was not obscene and could be played.
Now, I am completely a free-speech absolutist. I believe that people should say what they mean and be free to say what they want. So I&#8217;m not doing this column to say, “Oh, this was the wrong decision. He should not have been allowed to put his album out.”
I am actually having this discussion because I believe that free speech has consequences that we need to examine. And that decision, in my opinion, had a major consequence for society.
The court decision that said that sort of music was legally allowed, in many ways, represented a shift in culture. And I&#8217;m wondering if we as a society are now suffering the consequences of that cultural change.
Killer Mike implied that the court ruling was a win for hip-hop culture and a win for freedom of speech. It may have been a win for freedom of speech, but it was ultimately not a win for society. 
That case put forth the idea that artists can just say whatever they want and there are no consequences because that sort of music is for adults. It&#8217;s not for children, the argument goes, even though we know that children are listening to it.
Now we live in a society where people are angry. We live in a very murderous time in America. We live in a time where there&#8217;s a lot of tension. So this is where my thoughts about the “cultural pharmacy” come into play.
I started thinking about how music is, in fact, a frequency, right?
When we talk about the sound waves from music, we&#8217;re talking about an <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/sound-wave">actual wave</a> of sorts.
What you put into your ears, you are putting into your mind, and you are putting into your heart. It informs you as an individual and those frequencies invade your body. Those frequencies are either helpful or they&#8217;re toxic, so to speak. They’re either good “medicine” or bad “medicine.”
I recently became very conscious of how I feel when I listen to music.
For example, if I listen to a rap song, I sometimes feel angrier or bolder. If I listen to something like classical music — which my husband listens to and we both enjoy — it makes me feel more intellectual. So, in a way, it is funny that the judge said that rap music was “not inspiring intellect.” Listening to certain music that makes you feel more intellectual is an entirely different vibe or vibration.
That’s a common expression today. “That’s a bad vibe. She’s a vibe. We’re vibing.”
Vibrations are a part of frequencies, right? 
So what vibe — or vibration — are you picking up when you put certain music in your ears? Do you need to get new “medicine” from the cultural pharmacy? 
I believe our culture has corroded because of decisions like the one highlighted by Killer Mike.
Our society has decided anybody can say anything — which I don&#8217;t disagree with fundamentally — and there are no consequences.
Legally that might be true, but there have been some deep consequences for the nation — particularly as it relates to the sort of music we’re putting into the ears of our children.

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One week ago, Vanilla Ice was sharing a stage with the late rapper Coolio — whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr. — and as of Thursday morning, the &#8220;Ice, Ice, Baby&#8221; performer admitted that he was still &#8220;freaking out&#8221; over the sudden loss of his friend.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-famed-rapper-coolio-dead-at-59/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coolio died</a> on Wednesday at a friend&#8217;s house in Los Angeles — reportedly visiting while he took care of some details regarding his passport — and Ice responded with a tweet, saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m freaking out I just heard my good friend Coolio passed away.&#8221;
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Ice told entertainment website <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/29/coolio-last-performance-vanilla-ice-dead-dies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> on Thursday that he was still reeling after receiving the news, saying that he had not been able to sleep much on Wednesday and woke up &#8220;still in shock and freaking out.&#8221;
The two have been touring together as part of the &#8220;I Love The 90s&#8221; show for the last six years — and their most recent show together in Cypress, Texas, turned out to be Coolio&#8217;s last.
Ice told TMZ that the late rapper had been in good spirits at that show, and that they had spent some time together just hanging out in his dressing room after Coolio joined him onstage during his set to freestyle.
&#8220;See you tomorrow, homie,&#8221; were Coolio&#8217;s last words to his longtime friend, Ice revealed.
&#8220;My heart goes out to all the family. I&#8217;m truly devastated. He was a great friend,&#8221; he added.
Coolio reportedly went to use the bathroom at his friend&#8217;s home, and when he didn&#8217;t return after some time had passed, the friend went to check on him. When he got no response, he opened the door and found the rapper unresponsive.
Paramedics arrived a short time later, and, despite <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/desperate-emts-spent-45-minutes-working-on-coolio-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">working on Coolio</a> for a full 45 minutes, CPR was unsuccessful and they pronounced him dead at the scene.
Authorities have opened an investigation into his death, but no foul play is suspected and no drugs or drug paraphernalia was found at the scene. Officials reportedly suspect a cardiac arrest but have said that no official announcement would be made until an autopsy and full toxicology report had been completed.

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Rapper Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/law-enforcement-provides-update-on-death-of-rapper-coolio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">died</a> on Wednesday. According to a new report, EMTs worked tirelessly to revive him, but after 45 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), they pronounced him dead at the scene.
Entertainment website TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/28/coolio-dead-dies-los-angeles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broke the story</a> of the rapper&#8217;s death at the age of 59, noting that he had been at a friend&#8217;s house when he got up to use the bathroom and never came back. After some time had passed, the friend went to check on him and got no answer when he called through the door. When he entered the bathroom, he found Coolio unresponsive on the floor.
EMTs arrived a short time later, and despite seeing no signs of life upon arrival, they attempted to revive him and <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/29/coolio-dead-dies-cpr-passport/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">performed CPR</a> for nearly an hour before declaring him dead at the scene.
Coolio&#8217;s manager informed TMZ that he had traveled to Los Angeles from his home in Las Vegas in order to either get or renew his passport — he was scheduled to perform shows in Germany this coming weekend.
According to subsequent reports, <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/law-enforcement-provides-update-on-death-of-rapper-coolio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no drugs</a> or drug paraphernalia were found with Coolio at the scene — but officials stated that a death investigation had been opened to determine what exactly occurred. No foul play was suspected based on what officials saw at the scene, but authorities explained that a full autopsy and toxicology report would be needed to determine the cause of death with any certainty.
Early reports suggested that the rapper may have suffered a cardiac arrest, but those reports have not yet been confirmed.
&#8220;We are saddened by the loss of our dear friend and client, Coolio, who passed away this afternoon,&#8221; Coolio’s talent manager, Sheila Finegan, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-famed-rapper-coolio-dead-at-59" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement to The Los Angeles Times. &#8220;He touched the world with the gift of his talent and will be missed profoundly &#8230; Thank you to everyone worldwide who has listened to his music and to everyone who has been reaching out regarding his passing. Please have Coolio’s loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.&#8221;
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

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A federal judge Wednesday said she plans on issuing a $300,000 restitution order on disgraced R&amp;B singer R. Kelly for sexually abusing minors over the last three decades.
Kelly, who was convicted on three counts of child pornography and three counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity in his hometown of Chicago earlier this month, was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison. The conviction follows another trial earlier this year in New York, where he was convicted on all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking, sentencing the singer to 30 years in federal prison.
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/28/r-kelly-ordered-to-pay-victims-at-least-300k-in-restitution/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly was still finalizing the order meant to cover herpes and psychotherapy treatment costs of two women, known as Jane and Stephanie. However, the price could likely rise after prosecutors recalculate the medication cost for one of the victims — neither of whom attended the hearing.
Kelly appeared at the hearing via video from a cell in Chicago and only spoke when greeting the judge and turning down the chance to defend himself.
Questions arise about how Kelly would pay for the restitution fees considering his inmate commissary account of $28,000 — made up of small donations from fans — is the only access he has to any funds because of judgments against him in civil cases. Yet prosecutors claim Kelly has access to approximately $5 million, per <a href="https://apnews.com/article/r-kelly-entertainment-health-crime-new-york-a117ace85643a24fb164f7c417bd87ee">The Associated Press</a>.  
Defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean told the judge that her client has always been clueless about his finances.
“He’s not the best source of that information,” she said.
The New York Times <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/nyregion/r-kelly-trial-prosecutors.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> last week that during Kelly’s criminal trial in Brooklyn, Elizabeth Geddes, a federal prosecutor, said Kelly used his fame to prey on underage boys and girls and women with the help of “enablers for his criminal conduct.”
“For many years, what happened in the defendant’s world stayed in the defendant’s world,” Geddes told jurors in Federal District Court in Brooklyn. “But no longer.”
Geddes said Grammy-award-winning singer “used lies, manipulation, threats, and physical abuse” to carry out abuse on his victims while hiding in plain sight. And if one were to challenge his tactics, Kelly “used his henchmen to lodge threats and exact revenge.”
Even as allegations of sexual misconduct against the singer began surfacing in the 1990s, he still sold millions of albums. But public support for the singer began to shift following the release of the 2019 Lifetime docuseries titled “Surviving R. Kelly” and after the #MeToo movement.
Kelly, known for his hits such as “I Believe I Can Fly” and other songs like “Bump n’ Grind,” still faces various state charges in Illinois and Minnesota.
Katie Jerkovich <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/r-kelly-convicted-on-multiple-charges-including-child-pornography">contributed</a> to this report.

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Fans were irate when rapper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rap-music">Lil Baby</a> canceled his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">concert</a> without warning, and now they’re bound to be more annoyed to see he was partying in the club before the show was called off. 
The 27-year-old musical artist, whose real name is Dominique Armani Jones, was seen having fun at Zouk Nightclub in Las Vegas along with Travis Scott, DJ Drama, and a few other famous faces, TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/20/lil-baby-travis-scott-canelo-alvarez-breakout-fest-vegas-riot-fans-vancouver/">reported</a>. They took photos of Lil Baby around 3 a.m., less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to headline Breakout Festival in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/vancouver">Vancouver</a>.
But the rapper never made it to his Canadian concert. At the time, Lil Baby blamed the cancellation on being exhausted from a recent tour with Chris Brown.
&#8220;I have been going so hard these past few months without any breaks that it finally caught up with me,&#8221; he shared with more than 20 million Instagram followers.
Fans were not happy with this excuse even before TMZ shared the photos of Lil Baby partying in Vegas. When they found out the rapper was skipping the concert, a riot broke out at Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) grounds, CBC News in Canada <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pne-riot-lil-baby-concert-1.6587590">reported</a>. Seven individuals were arrested due to violence, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property was destroyed in the chaos.
Furious concert attendees were spotted tearing down tents, throwing garbage cans, and invading the venue’s beer garden. Some people flipped over refrigerators and broke concession tables. Television monitors also got destroyed.
The publication noted that hundreds of attendees had traveled from various locations to attend the two-day festival, with some spending up to $350 for a ticket. 
&#8220;Approximately 1,000 of the guests turned their disappointment into a violent outburst that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to PNE property inside the Amphitheatre and in Hastings Park,&#8221; the venue said.
&#8220;It is our understanding that there was additional damage to property outside of Hastings Park, in the community and to local businesses. For this, we are incredibly sorry to our neighbors.&#8221;
&#8220;Though no major injuries have been reported, there are likely thousands of dollars in property damage,&#8221; the statement from local police noted.
Lil Baby is gearing up to release his third studio album, “It’s Only Me,” on October 14, which will be the official follow-up to his 2020 sophomore album, “My Turn.”  
Ahead of the release, the rapper has released singles “Right On,” “In A Minute,” “Frozen,” and “Detox,” plus had cameos with big-name rappers including Future, Vince Staples, NAV, and DJ Khaled.

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A clip of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> pondering the significance of the vulgar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rap-music">rap song</a> “WAP” is inspiring a lot of eye rolls and accusations of pandering, similar to what happened with the hot sauce incident in 2016.
The video snippet comes from Clinton’s new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">TV series</a> “Gutsy,” which features the 74-year-old politician having conversations with various women who are “activists, community leaders, and everyday heroes.”
She and rap singer Megan Thee Stallion, who collaborated on “WAP” with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cardi-b">Cardi B</a>, discuss the song’s impact while sitting outdoors and painting pictures. Clinton’s daughter Chelsea is there, too.
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“Chelsea follows rap music. She has ever since she was a little girl,” Clinton says. “But I kind of came to awareness of you with the Cardi B ‘WAP.&#8217;”
“It’s great to see women be, so kind of, fierce,” Chelsea adds. 
“That is my life’s mission,” Megan says. “To make sure I am unapologetically me.” She said this, plus the desire to champion female empowerment, led to her creating such a graphic, explicit song about female sexuality. 
Ahead of the episode&#8217;s debut on Apple TV, Clinton told <a href="https://people.com/politics/hillary-clinton-gets-real-menopause-wap-gutsy-series/">People</a> that she admired the song from the start. 
She said, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know what to think, because I&#8217;m of a much different generation, but I admired the audacity and the kind of agency that both of those young women were exhibiting: &#8216;Here I am. Here&#8217;s what I want to say, and either like it or not.&#8217; I did respond to that.&#8221;
While some viewers expressed support for the clip, many found it awkward and accused Clinton of pandering again.
“PANDERING ALERT: Hillary Clinton discussing WAP with Megan Thee Stallion. No word yet on where she has her bottle of hot sauce stashed,” one person wrote. 
“Hillary Clinton talking about WAP is as pander-icious as hot sauce in her purse. She is planning something where she needs black support,” another <a href="https://twitter.com/Opinion8dKellie/status/1569122629646454789">agreed</a>. 
“Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton talking about WAP might be the worst and most awkward thing ever recorded on film,” Matt Walsh <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1569136166431068160">shared</a>.
They referred to the incident in 2016 when then-presidential candidate Clinton said during a radio interview that she always carried a bottle of hot sauce with her. This was a reference to Beyonce’s song “Formation,” where the singer said she kept hot sauce in her bag and caused a huge controversy herself. 
The radio host Charlemagne Tha God called Clinton out during the interview. Per <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-wont-believe-how-hillary-pandering-black-amanda-prestigiacomo">The Daily Wire</a>, he said,  “Really? Okay, I just want you to know that people are going to see this and say, okay, she’s pandering to black people.”
Hillary replied, “Okay. Is it working?”
Charlemagne questioned if Clinton was truly a fan of hip hop and rap culture like she claimed, saying a lot of the community saw the effort as fake. Now the former Secretary of State is saying she likes the song “WAP.”

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Hillary Clinton Gushing To Megan Thee Stallion Over ‘WAP’ Has Twitter Recalling The Hot Sauce Fiasco

Hillary Clinton Gushing To Megan Thee Stallion Over 'WAP' Has Twitter Recalling The Hot Sauce Fiasco

Cardi B

Hillary Clinton

Television

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> legislature recently unanimously passed a measure that would put new regulations on how creative expression can be used in court.
The bill, <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2799" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AB 2799</a>, would put new rules on using rap lyrics, as well as many other forms of creativity, as evidence in court.
If a party wishes to use “a form of creative expression” as evidence, the bill would require the court, “while balancing the probative value of that evidence against the substantial danger of undue prejudice,” to consider that the ability of such evidence to prove a point is “minimal” unless other details are met about the creative work.
The court must also consider that the judge or jury might “treat the expression as evidence of the defendant’s propensity for violence or general criminal disposition,” and the evidence might introduce “racial bias into the proceedings.”
The bill also defines “creative expression” in broad terms and would apply to various forms of art, stating that it is “the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols, including, but not limited to, music, dance, performance art, visual art, poetry, literature, film, and other such objects or media.”
Under the new legislation, determinations concerning such evidence must be made away from the jury as well.
Democratic Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer introduced the bill in February. “What you write could ultimately be used against you, and that could inhibit creative expression,” Jones-Sawyer <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/arts/music/california-rap-lyrics-bill-young-thug.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The New York Times, stating that the legislation came down to a consideration of First Amendment rights.
“This is America,” he said. “You should be able to have that creativity.”
“People were going to jail merely because of their appearance,” Jones-Sawyer noted. “We weren’t trying to get people off the hook. We’re just making sure that biases, especially racial biases toward African Americans, weren’t used against them in a court of law.”
The bill now heads to the desk of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Governor Gavin Newsom</a> (D) for signature or veto. He could also decide not to take either action on the legislation by September 30, which would mean it would automatically turn into law.
Newsom’s office would not discuss pending measures, telling the Times, “[a]s will [sic] all measures that reach the governor’s desk, it will be evaluated on its merits.”
The bill is especially <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/us/young-thug-arrested-gang.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">timely</a> as Fani Willis, a Georgia district attorney, <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/rap-lyrics-cant-used-against-artists-california-lawmakers-decide-1738119" target="_blank" rel="noopener">used</a> music videos and lyrics as evidence in cases for rappers Young Thug and Gunna.
“I have some legal advice,&#8221; she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch3GCTLPBQJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the press this week, “don’t confess to crimes on rap lyrics if you do not want them used, or at least get out of my county.”

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California Bill Would Put New Rules On Using Artistic Expressions In Court

California Bill AB 2799 Would Put New Rules On Using Rap Lyrics, Creative Expressions In Court Amid Young Thug And Gunna Cases

California

Court

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rap-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rapper</a> DaBaby recently had his New Orleans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">show</a> canceled, which was most likely due to lackluster ticket sales.
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/30/dababy-show-canceled-in-new-orleans-after-fewer-than-500-tickets-sold/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the controversial singer wouldn’t perform at the Smoothie King Arena in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-orleans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Orleans</a> on Friday as initially planned. Ticketmaster’s listing for the concert was deactivated Tuesday and currently <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/dababy-with-showtek-nocap-new-orleans-louisiana-09-02-2022/event/1B005CE5001042C4?irgwc=1&amp;clickid=zf%3Az-1VUNxyIR-B2Vz2IbyxVUkDRldTuz3MFWU0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_10078&amp;impradid=10078&amp;REFERRAL_ID=tmfeedbuyat10078&amp;wt.mc_id=aff_BUYAT_10078&amp;utm_source=10078-Skimbit%20Ltd.&amp;impradname=Skimbit%20Ltd.&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;ircid=4272" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>, “Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event.”
Concert promoters said they are working on putting together a replacement show with a new lineup that will “likely” still include DaBaby, whose real name is Jonathan Lyndale Kirk. <a href="https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/article_ef40d246-2886-11ed-8706-9b180f319f12.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nola.com</a> speculated that low ticket sales were to blame, which it deduced by checking the now-deactivated seating chart and seeing that only a few hundred seats were taken in the 14,000-capacity venue. 
“DaBaby’s New Orleans show was pulled by the artist’s team due to the promoter being in breach of contract,” MAC Agency founder Andrew Lieber said in an emailed statement. “DaBaby will be back in New Orleans very soon to make it up to his fans.”
Promoter Greg Pulver of Clear Bizness Entertainment was vaguer about the reasons for canceling.
“We sincerely apologize that we must postpone the For The Culture Tour stop in New Orleans featuring DaBaby that was set to happen on September 2nd. The public information being released is false and we didn&#8217;t authorize anyone to announce the cancellation of this event,” he told Nola.com. 
Responding to why the New Orleans stop was canceled, he said there were “a number of business reasons why we saw best to do that. We decided to postpone and that was in our best interest.”
DaBaby has become a controversial figure in the rap community. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rapper-dababy-dropped-from-lollapalooza-governors-ball-over-homophobic-rant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in August 2021, he was dropped from the Lollapalooza lineup and other scheduled appearances following a “homophobic rant” at Miami’s Rolling Loud Festival.
“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases, that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up,” DaBaby told the audience.
Multiple performers slammed DaBaby for spreading misinformation about AIDS. He later apologized saying, “I want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made. Again, I apologize for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I know education on this is important.”
Before the AIDS controversy, DaBaby made headlines in 2018 for <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/04/25/dababy-2018-walmart-shooting-surveillance-video-surfaces-self-defense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killing</a> a 19-year-old in what was deemed self-defense. No charges were filed other than unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon.

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Rapper DaBaby’s New Orleans Show Canceled, Reportedly For Low Ticket Sales

Rapper DaBaby's New Orleans Show Canceled, Reportedly For Low Ticket Sales 

New Orleans

An <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence">AI-powered</a> robot <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rap-music">rap star</a> just got canceled days after being signed by a major <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">record label</a>.
FN Meka boasts millions of followers on TikTok, but now the faux rap artist has been abruptly dropped following backlash against his lyrics and overall persona. The record label also issued an apology to any people they may have offended by signing the futuristic performer.
“CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately,” a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry">Capitol Music Group</a> spokesperson said in a statement, per <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/capitol-records-severs-ties-rapper-220717889.html">Yahoo</a>.
“We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough questions about equity and the creative process behind it. We thank those who have reached out to us with constructive feedback in the past couple of days — your input was invaluable as we came to the decision to end our association with the project.”
The apology comes in response to an open letter created by the activist group Industry Blackout, the publication noted. Its criticism called FN Meka a “direct insult to the Black community and our culture” by being an “amalgamation of gross stereotypes [and] appropriative mannerisms that derive from Black artists, complete with slurs infused in lyrics.”
Meka’s single “Florida Water,” which was released on the Capitol Records label, was also removed from all streaming platforms.
The Daily Wire originally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/virtual-robot-rapper-gets-signed-to-major-label-boasts-millions-of-fans">reported</a> that the AI rap star was created using technology that analyzed the most popular elements of rap songs to create hits. Creators Anthony Martini and Brandon Le said everything except for Meka’s voice was computer generated.
“As of now, a human voice performs the vocals, but we are working towards the ability to have a computer come up with and perform its own words — and even collaborate with other computers as ‘co-writers,’” Martini said during an interview last year.
The entrepreneur explained how he believed AI-generated music is the way of the future. “The old model of finding talent is inefficient and unreliable,” Martini said. “It requires spending time scouring the internet, traveling to shows, flying to meetings, expending resources all in search of the magic combination of qualities that just might translate into a superstar act.”
FN Meka portrayed a stereotypical rap star, complete with designer clothing and expensive jewelry. However, critics saw the mimicry of rap culture as a mockery, and ultimately CMG walked back its desire to start a new kind of rap trend.

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Capitol Records Cuts Ties With Robot Rapper, Apologizes To Black Community For ‘Insensitivity’

Capitol Records Cuts Ties With Robot Rapper, Apologizes To Black Community For 'Insensitivity' 

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