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Kanye West Beats Deadline for Missouri Ballot

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In a “Hail Mary” attempt to keep himself afloat in the 2020 Presidential Election, Kanye West made it onto the Missouri ballot right on time before the state’s deadline yesterday.

Ye’s camp submitted the signatures yesterday just before 5 PM, which was enough time to get on the Show Me State’s ballot. Critics have questioned, however, if all of those signatures are legitimate, registered voters from Missouri.

Kanye barely made it onto Illinois’ ballot last week, costing the fashion and music icon almost $30K. He actually did miss the deadline for South Carolina last week, prompting an emotional, controversial campaign rally, which left many wondering if Kanye’s mental health is well enough for him to participate in the election.

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Kanye West Beats Deadline for Missouri Ballot

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In a “Hail Mary” attempt to keep himself afloat in the 2020 Presidential Election, Kanye West made it onto the Missouri ballot right on time before the state’s deadline yesterday.

Ye’s camp submitted the signatures yesterday just before 5 PM, which was enough time to get on the Show Me State’s ballot. Critics have questioned, however, if all of those signatures are legitimate, registered voters from Missouri.

Kanye barely made it onto Illinois’ ballot last week, costing the fashion and music icon almost $30K. He actually did miss the deadline for South Carolina last week, prompting an emotional, controversial campaign rally, which left many wondering if Kanye’s mental health is well enough for him to participate in the election.

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ASAP Ferg & Nicki Minaj to Drop ‘Move Ya Hips’ This Thursday

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Nicki Minaj answered ASAP Rocky’s inquiry with one tweet. ASAP Ferg followed with the confirmation. On Sunday, Flacko took to Twitter to encourage his fellow ASAP brethren to drop an anticipated collab with Nicki Minaj.

“SUMBODY TELL @ASAPferg 2 DROP DAT SHIT WIT HIM N NICKI ASAP,” said the “Fashion Killa” rapper.

The tweet led many to think that the track would be coming soon. Despite a lack of response from ASAP Ferg himself, Nicki took to Twitter to respond first.

“Flacko, I heard it was coming Thursday but I could be wrong,” said the Queen rapper.

Less than 10 minutes later, Ferg confirmed Nicki’s notion. Now the anticipated release has taken over Twitter.

“The Queen is never wrong. ‘Move Ya Hips,’ 7/30.”

This is not the first time that the New York natives have worked together. The Barb jumped on Ferg’s remix to his hit single, “Plain Jane” back in 2017. The song has been certified 4-times platinum.

It looks like Nicki is continuing her successful year of features. The mother to be earned her first two number one songs earlier this year with Doja Cat’s “Say So” remix and 6ix9ine’s “TROLLZ.” With that feat, she became the 2nd female rapper after Lauryn Hill with consecutive Hot 100 No. 1 singles.

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Kanye West Files New Documents to Confirm 2020 Run for President

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Kanye will definitely be running for President.

Despite several other reports that have announced otherwise, Kanye West has secured his run for POTUS with his latest filing of documents with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday.

West has filed a Statement of Candidacy, which shows he’s spent $5K or more in his campaign. Even though that’s peanuts for the music and fashion mogul, that move boosted Ye up to candidacy status under the federal statute.

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This is the second, and most critical set of documents that Kanye has filed with the Federal Election Commission. The initial filing was a Statement of Organization for the campaign, filed on Wednesday, which announces the Kanye 2020 committee will serve as the Principal Campaign Committee.

West lists Cody, Wyoming as his residence.

Kanye qualified to get on the ballot in Oklahoma, but missed the filing date to get on the ballot in the swing state of Florida.

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Moneybagg Yo Donates Face Masks To The Faculty And Students Of Tennessee School District, Participates In Virtual Block Party

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Shelby County Schools (SCS) in Tennessee and Mouth of the South are back again, this time hosting a “Virtual Block Party” that in recent years has assisted in promoting anti-violence and meeting enrollment and registration goals for SCS. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has devastated so much in our community we have decided to make this years’ experience virtual. Memphis’ own Rap superstar Moneybagg Yo will donate 10,000 facemasks to the faculty and students of SCS.

“Some may consider this worldwide health crisis a lose, lose situation for schools and education,” said Dr. Joris M. Ray, Superintendent, SCS. “But CHANGE CHAMPIONS claim this to be a WIN, WIN for our children. As the Shelby County Schools period to choose learning options closes this week, we’re grateful for our partners at iHeart Media and Mouth of the South for uplifting our community and helping our parents make an informed decision. With the health and safety of our families, educators, and staff as our top priority, we will RETURN STRONGER.”

National rap artist and Memphis native Moneybagg Yo believes that it is important to give back to the community that has been so supportive of him. “This pandemic has negatively affected so many lives, but it has also shown that there is power in numbers, and that no matter who you are you can bring positive change,” said Moneybagg Yo. “I hope that these masks play a part in keeping our children and teachers safe as we continue to find more ways that we can assist.”

As an extension of the annual Safe Summer Block Party Series, founder and event organizer Artemis “Peppa” Williams says that this event is needed now more than ever. “We are in unprecedented times that require us all to do more,” said Williams. “I commend Moneybagg, SCS and all other entities that are going above and beyond for our students in these difficult times.”

Event Details:
What: Virtual Block Party for SCS
When: Thursday, July 16 @ 6 PM
Where: http://scsk12.org/ and all Shelby County Schools Social Media Platforms

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Comedian Meechie Hoe 215 Killed in Philadelphia at Age 25

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The City Of Brotherly Love is mourning one of its own today as hometown comedian Demetrius Green, who is known on stage as “Meechie Hoe 215”, was shot and killed in Philadelphia Monday night, according to a confirmed report from 6ABC in Philly.

The Philadelphia Police Department issued a statement, saying that a 25-year-old Black male in the passenger seat of a Black Altima was shot in the arm and chest. Allegedly, someone walked up to the car that Meechie was riding in and shot him when the car stopped at a red light. The driver, who was also shot in the arm, drove about 100 feet before stopping the car.

Police transported Green to Albert Einstein Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Meek Mill mourned the comic after receiving the news posting on Twitter, “They killed Meechie hoe that’s Brazy!”

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Kanye West Drops Dedication Song To His Late Mother Entitled, “DONDA”

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Kanye West taps into his production bag of soulful samples for his latest track. On Sunday, July 13, West celebrated what would’ve been his late mother’s 71st birthday. Ye took to Twitter to reveal the track that begins with his mother quoting KRS-One’s “Sounds of da Police.”

The Yeezy CEO starts his verse after 90 seconds into the track. The song’s soulful production brings nostalgia to any Kanye West fan.

“Mama I need you to tuck me in, I done made some mistakes and they rubbed it in,” Ye raps in the song.

Dr. Donda West was her son’s number one fan and biggest supporter. She served as a professor and Chair of the Department of English and Speech at Chicago State University for a number of years before her untimely passing.

Kim Kardashian-West posted a previous video of Kanye singing 2005 song “Hey Mama” with Donda West in honor of her late mother-in-law.

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T.I. Demands People to Put Some Respect On His Name

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T.I. is sick and tired of not getting the respect he deserves. The self-proclaimed King of the South has trended recently after challenging 50 Cent to a Verzuz Battle. While T.I.P. is the King of The South, Fif is the King of The Trolls. In true 50 Cent fashion, he poked fun at the ATL rapper’s challenge by posting a previous crime stoppers video featuring TIP. 50 even comedically stated that “somebody passed the weed they gave Smokey in Friday.”

Well, T.I. has not taken the disrespect lightly. He recently sat down to chop it up with a renowned radio personality, Big Boy. In the interview, the “Live Your Life” rapper channels his inner Birdman and demands respect for his work in music.

“I don’t think y’all really know who I am,” exclaimed TIP. “I don’t think y’all remember what I’ve done bro. Just cause I don’t jump up, step up on tables, kick over tables, and demand you to pay attention to me, that don’t mean… Listen, man. You ‘gon have to put mine up there. When you talk about careers, and legacies, and accomplishments, you gotta put me up there… You gotta go talk to Jay-Zs, you gotta go talk to Kanyes. You gotta go talk to Lil Waynes.”

T.I. further mentions his legendary posse cut with the aforementioned legends. Many can recall their historic moment at the 2008 Grammys. There no telling if the Verzuz battle will happen or not, but T.I. wants his flowers as a living legend.

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Virgil Abloh Announces $1 Million Scholarship Fund for Black Fashion Students

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Virgil Abloh is looking to redeem himself. The Off-White CEO was comically condemned by Black Twitter after matching a $50 donation against racial injustice and systematic oppression. Many took the incident to coin the phrase keeping it “Two Virgils,” which became a hit in trending topics.

Since the incident, the Louis Vuitton Men’s Director has been doing a lot of work behind the scenes. He recently took to Instagram to announce the “POST-MODERN” Scholarship Fund. The initiative will serve as a catalyst in helping Black students in fashion.

“anyone that’s ever been in a meeting with me or a creative brainstorm or even a random iMessage chat knows that i’m forever fighting for the “17-year-old-version” of myself,” said the Chicago designer. “⁣what that specifically means is… all i want is for any young black kid to achieve a shorter path to their career goals, and if i can help with an open source approach to opening doors or messaging “how-i-did-it” along the whole way, then i’ve done my real job, not my actual job.⁣”

Abloh even went on to add that he is keeping it many Virgils and not just two. His overall goal is to set a precedent that many people in his industry can follow.

“i’m putting money, my resources, and my rolodex where my mouth is… just keeping it “Two Virgil’s” or more accurately “That many Virgil’s” in the slideshow above: i’ve started a scholarship fund for black students and raised $1 million so far, pre-announcement with the same manic creative brainstorm that got me here with the support of some of my collaborators and the @fashionscholarshipfund it’s called the Virgil Abloh™ “POST-MODERN” scholarship fund,” he continued.

The 39-year-old designer holds massive influence in fashion and creative direction. Thus, the resources and Rolodex he speaks of stretches beyond one’s imagination. So far he has tapped in Farfetch, Evian, Louis Vuitton, and more to help raise money. The scholarship fund will be managed in partnership with the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF). The non-profit organization is renowned for its fashion-oriented merit, making them a perfect match in this effort.

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Kanye West Shares COVID-19 Experience and His Disdain For Joe Biden

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Kanye West has been in headlines recently and it’s no surprise. The Billionaire artist and fashion mogul recently announced his decade long Yeezy-Gap deal that will begin in 2021. Ye will lead the retailer in creating clothes for men, women, and children. In addition, he released the first single “Wash Us In the Blood” for his upcoming 10th studio album, God’s Country. Lastly, he re-announced his declaration to run for President of The United States.

Ye sat down with Forbes for an exclusive interview to talk a multitude of subjects including him contracting COVID-19 back in February, putting down the MAGA hat, and his dislike of Joe Biden. He first described how he felt after battling the virus.

“Chills, shaking in the bed, hot showers, looking at videos telling me what I’m supposed to do to get over it.”

At that time, the country had yet to go in quarantine. A number of other rappers including Meek Mill and Styles P also described COVID-like symptoms before the virus became prominent.

Now we turn to politics.

Back in 2015, Kanye West received the Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs. Instead of following the tradition of winners past by performing classic hits, Ye was Ye. He took the stage for a 12-minute speech that ended with his declaration for a Presidential nominee in 2020. Well, Ye has stuck to his promises, well sort of. November 3rd is less than 4 months away. At this point, it is presidentially impossible for him to be considered a viable candidate. But the Yeezy CEO did share his disdain for Democratic nominee, Joe Biden.

“This man, Joe Biden, said if you don’t vote for me, then you are not Black. Well, act like we didn’t hear that? We act like we didn’t hear that man say that? That man said that. It’s a rap. We gonna walk, all the people. Jay-Z said it best. For the other candidates, I just gracefully suggest y’all bow out—Trump and Biden, gracefully bow out. It’s God’s country, we are doing everything in service to God, nobody but God no more.”

You can read the full interview here.

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