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J. Cole To Step Away From Canadian Basketball League
Rapper FBG Cash, 31, Reportedly Dead In Chicago Shooting
It looks like J. Cole isn’t going to be with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League as he’s reportedly stepping away from the hardwood to return to his musical career.
On Wednesday (June 8), the North Carolina rapper-turned Canadian basketball player spoke with reporter Savanna Hamilton about his experience with the team and why he has to step away.
“I was telling the guys in there like, ‘I’m going for these shows, I’m not sure if I’ll be back,’” he said. “But just in case, I had to let them know how incredible this was. The players, the coach- ing staff, the organization, the
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league. It’s a crazy thing when you see it on paper, what’s actu- ally happening. And they made me feel so welcome, really feel- ing like a part of a team.”
ABC7 Chicago reported that police had responded to a shooting that occurred ear- lier that morning, involving the 31-year-old rapper, whose real name is Tristian Hamilton, according to the Cook County Bureau of Ad- ministration.
A man and a woman were inside their vehicle when the unknown offender pulled up in a black four-door sedan, got out and opened fire at the vic- tims before jumping back into their car.
The 29-year-old female vic-
Chicago rapper FBG Cash was reportedly shot and killed in Chicago on Friday.
tim sustained gunshot wounds to the left arm and upper back, according to ABC7 Chicago, and was trans- ferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center where she’s now in critical condition.
Meanwhile, Hamilton had suffered several gunshot wounds throughout his body. He was taken to the same hos- pital, where he was ultimately pronounced dead.
No one has been arrested in connection with the incident as detectives continue their investigation.
Lil Wayne Cancels Another Concert At Last Minute
Lil Wayne canceled his performance at the Governor's Ball in New York City on Fri- day, just hours before he was scheduled to perform. The rap- per had canceled another high- profile performance just a month beforehand in Mem- phis, Tennessee. If that weren't enough, his NYC performance was a last-minute replacement for the original headliner, Migos.
The organizers of The Gover- nor's Ball announced that Lil Wayne was dropping out of the show on Friday afternoon just before 5 p.m. ET. The rea- son given was "flight disrup- tions," leading many fans to grumble at airlines and air- ports online. Others specu-
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lated that this was a cover story, though for what they could not agree. Many wor- ried it had something to do with COVID-19 or with Lil Wayne's personal health.
Ashanti Honored By ASCAP's Rhythm And Soul Music Awards
This year marks the 20th an- niversary of Ashanti’s self-ti- tled debut album, which made the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest selling debut by a female artist, selling over 500,000 copies in its first week.
The former First Lady of Murder Inc. was honored at the 2021 Soul Train Awards with the Lady of Soul Award. In the midst of obtaining her mas- ters, planning to re-record her eponymous LP, becoming the first Black female artist to co- found a Web3 company, and getting her star on the Holly- wood Walk of Fame, she will also be releasing her first chil- dren’s book—My Name Is a
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Story—and is gearing up to tell fans all about it to close out the 2022 ASCAP Experience at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.
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