Diddy remains behind bars after his September arrest. Speaking in court on Thursday (Oct. 10), Diddy’s attorneys revealed the mogul’s biggest adjustment in jail is food quality.
“I think the food’s probably the roughest part of it,” attorney Marc Agnifilio stated on life at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
According to PEOPLE, Diddy’s food includes a breakfast of cereal, fruit, and a breakfast cake. His 11 a.m. lunch has hamburgers, baked fish, or beef tacos with scrambled eggs and biscuits on the weekend. For dinner, the options are chicken fajitas, pasta, and roast beef. There is also an option of “heart healthy” meals including lentils, tofu, and basked beans.
Diddy, who is charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution, will go to trial in May 2025.
At a court hearing in New York on Thursday, the judge in Combs’ federal case set a trial date of May 5, 2025.
According to CNN, Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, was present in the courtroom, as were several of his family members. His ankles were shackled, and he was wearing a loose-fitting tan button-down shirt and khaki pants. Diddy also waved at his family as they sat in the second row.
Prosecutor Emily Johnson said the prosecution anticipates its case could last three weeks. Still, she added that a superseding indictment could affect the length of the trial, meaning additional charges or defendants could be added to the case. Diddy’s legal team, led by Marc Agnifilo, stated he expects the defense to take a week.
Last week, Diddy was visited by his twin daughters and mother at Brooklyn’s MDC. According to TMZ, the family shared time in the visiting area where they could embrace and have a conversation.
Insiders say the twins made the trip from California to see Diddy for the first time since his arrest.
The visit came ahead of a statement by Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, who referred to his charges as a “public lynching.” Combs expressed her views in a conversation with Page Six.
“It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,” Janice shared.
“To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.”
She added, “I am not here to portray my son as perfect because he is not. He has made mistakes in his past, as we all have.
“My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel’s surveillance showed otherwise.”
REFORM Alliance, in collaboration with Costa Rica and a coalition of 120 organizations from 49 countries, successfully led the adoption of a groundbreaking UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution. The unanimous decision marks a historic step toward protecting the human rights of individuals reentering society after incarceration and those under supervision, such as probation or parole.
The resolution provides a framework for governments to create safer, more inclusive communities by offering reentry support, reducing stigma, and promoting economic inclusion. With over 11.5 million people incarcerated globally, this initiative aims to improve reentry processes and help individuals reintegrate successfully.
This landmark resolution is the first HRC initiative to focus on human rights-based guidance for reentry and supervision. It emphasizes dignity and rejects dehumanizing terms like “criminal” and “convict,” which reinforce stigma and hinder full societal participation.
Costa Rica worked with nations such as The Gambia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, and Romania to drive this resolution, with legal expertise from Perseus Strategies. The next steps involve creating a comprehensive study and global recommendations to ensure governments worldwide uphold human rights during the reentry process.
On the resolution, advocates state: Kim Kardashian, Activist and Advocate: “Too often, people coming out of prison or on supervision are treated as outcasts–their potential overlooked and their humanity ignored. This resolution, sponsored by Costa Rica and a diverse group of countries around the world, is a powerful declaration that no one is disposable and every person deserves human rights and a second chance. I’m proud to support REFORM Alliance and the coalition of advocates as they lead this global effort to ensure governments worldwide enact real change that lifts up those working to rebuild their lives.”
Jessica Jackson, CEO of REFORM Alliance: “This historic resolution is a major victory for millions around the world who face impossible barriers to reentry after incarceration and on supervision. Governments must now take a human rights approach to supporting this population and do everything they can to help those who are turning their lives around become full productive members of society. REFORM has fought state by state, county by county, and at the federal level in the U.S. to close the critical gaps in supervision policies that leave too many people trapped. Now, we are expanding our efforts globally to ensure no one is left behind.”
Ambassador Christian Guillermet-Fernández of Costa Rica: “The unanimous adoption of this resolution represents a recognition that the reintegration of those leaving incarceration and under non-custodial measures is not merely a policy issue, but a fundamental human rights issue. It is a reflection of our shared humanity and our global commitment to ensuring that everyone, regardless of their past, is given the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to society. Costa Rica is proud to have led this effort alongside the Core Group, and in partnership with REFORM Alliance, to advance a global framework for more just and inclusive societies worldwide.”
Jared Genser, Managing Director of Perseus Strategies: “This resolution sets a global precedent by addressing the need for reintegration strategies that respect human dignity and uphold human rights and not merely focus on reducing recidivism. Through our coalition’s work, we’ve shown that comprehensive support systems and people-centered policies are the keys to breaking the cycles of poverty and exclusion that keep so many trapped in the criminal legal system. This historic resolution focuses the UN human rights system on both explaining to States their responsibilities and providing specific guidance about how to implement effective social reintegration programs in practice.”
Diddy, who is charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution, will go to trial in May 2025.
At a court hearing in New York on Thursday, the judge in Combs’ federal case set a trial date of May 5, 2025.
According to CNN, Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, was present in the courtroom, as were several of his family members. His ankles were shackled, and he was wearing a loose-fitting tan button-down shirt and khaki pants. Diddy also waved at his family as they sat in the second row.
Prosecutor Emily Johnson said the prosecution anticipates its case could last three weeks. Still, she added that a superseding indictment could affect the length of the trial, meaning additional charges or defendants could be added to the case. Diddy’s legal team, led by Marc Agnifilo, stated he expects the defense to take a week.
Last week, Diddy was visited by his twin daughters and mother at Brooklyn’s MDC. According to TMZ, the family shared time in the visiting area where they could embrace and have a conversation.
Insiders say the twins made the trip from California to see Diddy for the first time since his arrest.
The visit came ahead of a statement by Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, who referred to his charges as a “public lynching.” Combs expressed her views in a conversation with Page Six.
“It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,” Janice shared.
“To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.”
She added, “I am not here to portray my son as perfect because he is not. He has made mistakes in his past, as we all have.
“My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel’s surveillance showed otherwise.”
Justin Bieber is reportedly struggling with the arrest of Diddy, as an insider says the run of allegations has left the singer “completely disgusted.”
“Justin has been advised to stay as far away as possible from anything and everything related to Diddy,” a source told US Weekly.
An additional insider added, “Justin is in a hard place mentally right now. He has such a history with Diddy and the allegations against him have been hard to process.”
Currently, Justin is building a life with his wife, Hailey, and newborn son Jack. His “happiness being a dad has outweighed his anxiety about Diddy.”
While we are on family, Diddy was visited by his twin daughters and mother at Brooklyn’s MDC. According to TMZ, the family shared time in the visiting area where they could embrace and have a conversation.
Insiders say the twins made the trip from California to see Diddy for the first time since his arrest.
The visit came ahead of a statement by Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, who referred to his charges as a “public lynching.” Combs expressed her views in a conversation with Page Six.
“It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,” Janice shared.
“To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.”
She added, “I am not here to portray my son as perfect because he is not. He has made mistakes in his past, as we all have.
“My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel’s surveillance showed otherwise.”
Diddy was visited by his twin daughters and mother at Brooklyn’s MDC. According to TMZ, the family shared time in the visiting area where they could embrace and have a conversation.
Insiders say the twins made the trip from California to see Diddy for the first time since his arrest.
The visit came ahead of a statement by Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, who referred to his charges as a “public lynching.” Combs expressed her views in a conversation with Page Six.
“It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,” Janice shared.
“To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.”
She added, “I am not here to portray my son as perfect because he is not. He has made mistakes in his past, as we all have.
“My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel’s surveillance showed otherwise.”
Legendary Grammy winner Dionne Warwick shared a heartfelt statement following the passing of her aunt, Gospel, R&B, and Pop icon Cissy Houston, who died peacefully on October 7th, 2024, at the age of 91.
“I’m so deeply saddened,” Warwick said. “However, knowing that my Aunt Cissy died peacefully and that she is in a much better place, is a consolation and comfort to me.”
Cissy Houston died peacefully Monday morning in her New Jersey home under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, surrounded by family, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston confirmed to The Associated Press.
“Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We loss the matriarch of our family,” Pat Houston said in a statement.
“Mother Cissy has been a strong and towering figure in our lives. A woman of deep faith and conviction, who cared greatly about family, ministry, and community. Her more than seven-decade career in music and entertainment will remain at the forefront of our hearts.”
Houston gained fame as a member of the vocal group The Sweet Inspirations, singing backup for legends like Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin. The group also collaborated with The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Elvis Presley. Houston’s powerful vocals featured on hits like “Brown Eyed Girl” and “Burning of the Midnight Lamp.”
After her success with The Sweet Inspirations, Houston launched a successful solo career, recording over 600 songs across multiple genres. She collaborated with icons such as Luther Vandross, Beyoncé, and her daughter Whitney Houston. Houston won Grammys for her gospel albums “Face to Face” and “He Leadeth Me.”
Beyond her music, Houston authored several books, including “Remembering Whitney,” a heartfelt memoir of her daughter’s life and legacy. Houston leaves behind a profound musical influence and a legacy of faith.
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, MF DOOM’s 2004 classic, MM..FOOD, lauded for its seamless blend of humor, wit, and social commentary that ushered listeners into a bizarre world of food-related metaphors, has been fully repackaged with all new artwork by Sam Rodriguez. The MM..FOOD (20th Anniversary Edition) vinyl and digital deluxe editions will be available on November 15th via Rhymesayers Entertainment. Pre-order at gasdrawls.com and rhymesayers.com.
The digital deluxe version of MM..FOOD will feature the original tracklist plus rare remixes of “One Beer” and “Hoe Cakes” by Madlib, Jake One and Ant, along with unreleased MF DOOM interview clips. Today, you can hear one of the remixes featured on the digital deluxe edition of the album, “One Beer” (Madlib Remix). LISTEN HERE.
A limited deluxe edition of the 20th anniversary vinyl is also available exclusively via MF DOOM’s site, gasdrawls.com. The MM..FOOD deluxe 2xLP picture disc vinyl is housed in a 12″ tip-on case-wrapped matte gatefold jacket with anti-scratch lamination treatment and silver foil stamped numbering. The deluxe vinyl also includes a bonus 7″ picture disc vinyl featuring the rare original version of “Kookies” as well as the Just Blaze remix, housed in a custom kraft paper pastry sleeve with plastic window, and a QR code sticker linking to an MM..FOOD Diner AR experience.
Additionally, the long out-of-print classic “Hoe Cakes” 12-inch vinyl will be reissued with its original artwork, now pressed on a “bug juice blend” colored vinyl. The 12-inch single includes “Hoe Cakes,” “Potholderz” (feat. Count Bass D), and the “Hoe Cakes Remix” produced by Ant, along with instrumentals for all. Taking its name from the sweet, hot water cornmeal patties whose origins can be traced back to pre-colonial America, “Hoe Cakes” is one of DOOM’s finest and most delightfully strange moments on wax.
Alongside the music, an exclusive Super7 Collectible is also available for pre-order. The new MF DOOM ReAction Figure & Cereal Bowl Set is inspired by the album cover from MM..FOOD, packed in cereal box-style packaging that includes a maze of madness puzzle that can be cut out and worn as a mask. This figure set includes a 3.75” scale MF DOOM ReAction Figure with microphone accessory, a 33 oz. capacity cereal bowl, and a spoon with MF DOOM mask and logo details.
Additionally, the DOOM estate is releasing a limited apparel line to commemorate the anniversary, including MM..FOOD inspired shirts, hooded sweatshirts, hats, aprons, tote bags, slipmats, mugs, and more. Everything is available for pre-order now via gasdrawls.com.
Throughout its history, rap music has been primarily concerned with the art of documenting the world as it is. From the genre’s earliest stirrings in the early 70s to Grandmaster Melle Mel’s detailed social commentary on “The Message” in 1982, hip-hop’s first decade set the tone for rap music moving forward. Since then, the core power of rap music has been its utility as a tool to shed light on the surroundings and lived conditions of the oppressed and most vulnerable. Today, legions of artists continued in this tradition regardless of region or arbitrary industry labels like “conscious”, “gangsta”, “underground” or “mainstream”. While there is much that MF DOOM’s extensive catalog can say about the world around us, what separates DOOM from many of his artistic peers, antecedents, and descendants is the fact that while most rappers tell us about the world as it is, DOOM’s work occupies a world of his own creation.
In 2004, MF DOOM released MM..FOOD, a magnum opus that ushered us into a bizarre world of decadence. With its overarching set of food-related metaphors, MM..FOOD finds DOOM painting a bitterly comedic portrait of a life tainted by vice, sex, violence, and jealousy. It’s a brilliant and novel device that gives DOOM plenty of room to explore the album’s themes.
In sharp contrast to the dark timbre of the lyrics, MM..FOOD’s music and sample choices are built around a bright and colorful sonic palette. MM..FOOD opens with a bit of sampled dialogue that hints at DOOM’s use of food as the album’s core metaphor. The brief snippet finds the three young graffiti artists planning to make a quick food run before the main beat for “Beef Rapp” drops. DOOM takes center stage from here, building up a multi-pronged metaphor about beef. The early 2000s were marked by highly publicized rap beefs like Nas vs. Jay-Z, 50 Cent vs. Ja Rule, and the Lox/Jadakiss vs. State Property/Beanie Sigel. In a playful yet cautionary tone, DOOM characterizes rap beef as an unhealthy agent in hip-hop’s cultural bloodstream. Just as the overconsumption of red meat can lead to heart disease, with its real-life violent undertones, rap beef can threaten the health and well-being of artists and the culture at large.
With songs like the breezy, beat-box-laced “Hoe Cakes,” “Potholderz” (feat. Count Bass D), and the loopy, Madlib-produced “One Beer,” MM..FOOD is as much of a feast of aural delights as it is a serious piece of literary art. “Deep Fried Frenz” finds DOOM revealing some paranoid, anti-social shades of his character as he waxes poetic about the darker side of friendship. With some of the best writing of his career, “Deep Fried Frenz” reveals DOOM’s perspective as a humorous cynic as he laments the fake friends he writes off coldly claiming that they “wouldn’t have even made a worthy enemy.”
20 years after its release, it’s easy to see that MM..FOOD has become iconic in its own right. Much like DOOM himself, this album has taken its rightful place in the pantheon of beloved hip-hop staples. From the influence that the album’s rough and loose production style has had on contemporary boom-bap and “lo-fi” to how his artistry and pen have opened up bold new creative possibilities for MCs, DOOM’s work continues to shape our music today. For artists and appreciators alike, the examples that can be drawn from DOOM and this masterful album are numerous. At its heart, MM..FOOD shows us that imagination is not just an instrument for us to catalog the world in which we were given. DOOM left us with an example of how art can point the way toward what is possible.
One of Hip-Hop’s most beloved anti-heroes, the ever-inventive MF DOOM (often referred to as simply DOOM) has received widespread praise for his sharp, candid rhymes, as well as his choppy, sample-heavy production style. Initially known as Zev Love X, a member of the short-lived but influential Golden Era rap group K.M.D, the MC/producer born Daniel Dumile re-emerged at the end of the ’90s with a persona inspired by the Marvel Comics super villain Dr. Doom. He reinforced his enigmatic presence by donning an elaborate metal mask during all of his public appearances and creating numerous alter egos for specific projects and collaborations. MF DOOM’s music has been described as, “the fine line between insanity and genius”. Unconventional, abstract, unorthodox; these words merely scrape the surface of defining his approach musically, conceptually, even rhythmically.
Swifty Mcvay & Kuniva of D12 (Cred: Loe Kee Phlicks)
On Saturday, October 5th, in Ontario, California, headlining acts Swifty McVay and Kuniva of D12 took the stage at Firewater Cantina, delivering an unforgettable performance. The duo energized the crowd with classic hits from D12 World, creating an electric atmosphere. The night also featured an opening set by Coast Contra, setting the stage for an incredible show.
Ras Austin 1/4 of Coast Contra
Taj Austin 1/4 of Coast Contra
The night also featured Flee Lord from Lord Mobbs, who electrified the crowd with guest appearances from Trizz, Sir Realist, TF, and Vel 9. 60 East pumped up the energy, bringing along Mega Rann and Stephanie Soul to keep the excitement going.
Eric Jamal 1/4 of Coast ContraRioloz 1/4 of Coast ContraSpeakz60 East (Cred: @RickyTheOne)TFFlee Lord
THOP FEST (The Happiness of Pursuit Festival) is an annual underground hip-hop festival held at Firewater Cantina. The event is organized and run by its CEO, 60 East.
Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, is speaking out against the charges against her son, referring to them as a “public lynching.” Combs expressed her views in a conversation with Page Six.
“It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,” Janice shared.
“To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.”
She added, “I am not here to portray my son as perfect because he is not. He has made mistakes in his past, as we all have.
“My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel’s surveillance showed otherwise.”
On Wednesday, October 2nd, Locksmith, Demrick, and Jarren Benton performed at the Virgil, kicking off their Barcode tour. Locksmith delivered an impactful performance, showcasing hits from Ali, Lock Sessions, and his latest project, No Atheists in Foxholes. He made the night memorable by connecting with the audience. Demrick also brought the crowd together, emceeing the night and performing tracks from Came a Long Way, The Plot, and Payday
Jarren Benton electrified the night with his performances of “My Grandma’s Basement,” “Slow Motion,” and “Yuck Fou.” The evening also featured J. Lately, Oshea Boyd, and El Prez, making for a night filled with talented spitters.
