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Scoop
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY Announce NZ Show
With over three decades of shared experience, success and legacy between them, legendary US hip hop crew BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY are relishing a new chapter of opportunity and greatness – reuniting to create new music and tour internationally once more! Twenty years on from their last release, the influential group has recently celebrated the reveal of new track 'AWW SHIT' (out now via Greenback Records) and have now dropped details of a highly anticipated Australia and New Zealand live return this October. Performing at Spark Arena in Auckland, Aotearoa on Friday October 24, as well as shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia; Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will honour their timeless catalogue of music, all the while reconnecting with Australasian audiences and showing them the potential that is still to be tapped into. Such potential is clear with their latest release 'Aww Shit'; all five members of the group – Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone and Flesh-n-Bone – flexing over an insatiable West Coast-style beat. Tickets are on sale via the Destroy All Line pre-sale at 2pm, Wednesday June 4. With the generalon sale from 2pm, Thursday June 5. West Coast legend XZIBIT has long held a strong following in Aotearoa and Australia, and will be bringing his first studio album in over a decade KINGMAKER – featuring collaborations with heavyweights such as Dr. Dre, Ty Dolla $ign, Ice Cube and more – to audiences for the first time. Bay Area legend TOO $HORT is a West Coast hip hop pioneer, an impactful figure whose music shaped an entire wave of the West's movement and popularity in the '90s and '00s. Maintaining his relevance via classic hits and his recent album, SIR TOO $HORT, VOL. 1 (FREAKY TALES), Too $hort 's sound is never far from a club beat or being sampled on a modern day hit. Regarded as 'the world's most influential rap group', Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's impact on the culture and the mainstream is undeniable. Multi-Platinum selling records, chart-topping projects and genre defining songs in the bank, this is a group that has over 60 million records sold to their name, remaining to this day the best-selling rap group of all time. Thirty years on, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have created a legacy not many can match and in 2025, the original line-up comes back together, hungrier than before
RTÉ News
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Freemasons investigating after hall used in graphic video
The Freemasons of Ireland has confirmed it is investigating after a music video, featuring explicit scenes, was filmed at its hall on Molesworth Street in Dublin. The venue was used as a stand in for a room in Westminster in London, to film part of the graphic video for a song by Dublin rapper Eskimo Supreme called 'Spit in It'. Grand Secretary of the Freemasons in Ireland Philip Daley said an investigation is under way in relation to the use of the hall for the video. "It would be inappropriate to make any further statement until our investigation is complete," he said in an emailed statement. In the video, actors portraying paramilitaries are seen shouting explicit demands at a woman described as 'Your Royal Highness'. The music video first appeared on YouTube a week ago. The artist behind Eskimo Supreme - Alex Sheehan - is signed to Greenback Records, which is credited at the end of the video. MMA fighter Conor McGregor launched the label last summer with music industry business partners. Earlier this month, the Grand Lodge of the Freemasons apologised after it emerged that their hall was used for the filming of an interview between Mr McGregor and controversial US political commentator Tucker Carlson. Speaking on RTÉ's This Week last Sunday, Mr Daley said it was a "mistake" to allow the interview to take place at the Freemasons' Hall and that procedures have been put in place to ensure that it cannot happen again. The Freemasons of Ireland will donate the money they were paid for hosting the interview to charity, he said.
Irish Daily Mirror
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Freemasons aghast at use of hall for music video by McGregor record label artist
The Grand Lodge of the Freemasons of Ireland has launched an investigation after an artist signed to Conor McGregor's record label used their historic Dublin hall to film a video where a sex act is committed on a character called 'Your Royal Highness.' The Freemasons' Hall in Molesworth Street features in the video for 'Spit in It' by Eskimo Supreme as a stand in for a room in Westminster in London. In the video actors playing Irish paramilitaries shout explicit demands at a woman described as 'Your Royal Highness.' They are then forced at gunpoint to commit a sex act on the woman. Actors dressed up as dissident Republicans appear to be imprisoned behind wire in the hall. They shout 'Let us out you British b**tards' before yelling a further expletive. They add: 'We are political prisoners and we demand political status.' The lyrics of 'Spit it It' includes references to RTE's the Late Late Show and to Newstalk broadcaster Pat Kenny. The hall, which was built in 1869, provides a Victorian backdrop for the video. 'Spit in It' by Eskimo Supreme first appeared on YouTube a week ago and has over 115K views. The video description is that the British government has 'unlocked a freak scientific discovery whereby the saliva of Irish dissident Republicans morphs a Royal family member into a dragon when their saliva encounters Royal genitalia enough times.' Philip AJ Daley, Grand Secretary of the Freemasons in Ireland, confirmed via email that a probe is underway in relation to the use of their hall for the video. 'It would be inappropriate to make any further statement until our investigation is complete.' The artist behind the video Eskimo Supreme (Alex Sheeran) is signed to Greenback Records which is credited at the end of the video. Conor McGregor launched the label last summer with music industry business partners. In a statement at the time McGregor said that Greenback Records was set to be a 'a multi genre record label supporting artists at all stages of their career.' Greenback Records has been contacted for comment in relation to the filming of the video at the hall in Dublin. Alex Sheeran is a former member of Irish rap crew Versatile. In a post on Instagram he describes 'Spit in It' as the 'scauldiest tune' he has ever made. Meanwhile, earlier this month the Grand Lodge of the Freemasons ran in to controversy when it emerged that their venue in Dublin was used for the filming of a Tucker Carlson interview with MMA fighter Conor McGregor. In a statement issued on April 19 the Freemasons said that their 'historic venue' was available for private event hire. 'The Freemasons of Ireland accepted a booking from a media company and if the participants and content had been known the booking would not have been accepted.' The Freemasons have donated the fee for the interview to charity after expressing regret that it took place on their premises. Former Fox News host Carlson filmed the interview with McGregor at the hall on Molesworth Street in Dublin on April 15. The 54 minute interview with McGregor was released on the social media channels of the right wing commentator three days later. During the course of the interview McGregor criticised the Irish Government. McGregor claimed that the Government was responsible for the 'erasure of Irish culture' and what he termed as 'mass immigration.' McGregor, without offering any evidence, also told Carlson that his ambition to become President of Ireland may not get off the ground as Ireland is 'not a democratic country.' McGregor stated that 'Ireland like a lot of countries in the western sphere is being governed by people with ill intentions of its people. 'They have not got the interest of their people at its heart. However, our country stays strong.' The 36 year old said that the citizens of Ireland 'do not feel like first rate citizens' and 'what is going on here is an abomination, a travesty, and it cannot continue for much longer.' He also claimed that the rising cost of living in Ireland was a 'national emergency.' Last year, a jury in a civil trial at the High Court found Conor McGregor liable of sexual assault. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
BreakingNews.ie
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Freemasons investigate use of Dublin hall to film McGregor-backed video featuring ‘sex act'
The Grand Lodge of the Freemasons of Ireland has begun an investigation after an artist on Conor McGregor's record label used its historic Dublin hall to film a video where a sex act is committed. The Freemasons' Hall on Molesworth Street, used to film an interview with the mixed martial arts fighter by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson earlier this month, features in the video for Spit In It! by Eskimo Supreme as a stand in for a room in Westminster in London. Advertisement In the video, actors playing Irish paramilitaries shout explicit demands at a woman described as 'Your Royal Highness'. They are then forced at gunpoint to perform a sex act on her. Actors dressed up as dissident republicans appear to be imprisoned behind wire in the hall. 'Let us out, you British b**tards,' they shout, before yelling a further expletive. 'We are political prisoners and we demand political status,' they add. Advertisement The lyrics of Spit In It! include references to RTÉ's the Late Late Show and to Newstalk broadcaster Pat Kenny. The video first appeared on YouTube a week ago and has more than 115,000 views. The video description is that the British government has 'unlocked a freak scientific discovery whereby the saliva of Irish dissident republicans morphs a royal family member in to a dragon when their saliva encounters royal genitalia enough times.' Philip AJ Daley, grand secretary of the Freemasons in Ireland, confirmed via email that an investigation is under way in relation to the use of the hall, which was built in 1869, for the video. 'It would be inappropriate to make any further statement until our investigation is complete.' Advertisement Alex Sheeran, the artist behind Eskimo Supreme, is signed to Greenback Records, which is credited at the end of the video. McGregor launched the label last summer with music industry business partners. He said it was set to be a 'a multi-genre record label supporting artists at all stages of their career.' Greenback Records has been contacted for comment. Sheeran is a former member of Irish rap crew Versatile. In a post on Instagram, he describes Spit In It as the 'scauldiest tune' he has made. Advertisement Earlier this month the Grand Lodge of the Freemasons ran in to controversy when it emerged that their venue in Dublin was used for the filming of a Tucker Carlson interview with McGregor. In a statement issued on April 19th, the Freemasons said that their 'historic venue' was available for private event hire. 'The Freemasons of Ireland accepted a booking from a media company and if the participants and content had been known the booking would not have been accepted.' The Freemasons have donated the fee for the interview to charity after expressing regret that it took place on their premises. Advertisement Ireland Conor McGregor tells Tucker Carlson that Ireland i... Read More Former Fox News host Carlson filmed the interview with McGregor at the hall on Molesworth Street in Dublin on April 15th. The 54-minute interview was released on the right-wing commentator's social media channels three days later. During the interview, McGregor criticised the Government, claiming it was responsible for the 'erasure of Irish culture' and what he termed as 'mass immigration.' McGregor (36) also told Carlson that his ambition to become President of Ireland may not get off the ground as Ireland is 'not a democratic country'. In November of last year a jury in a civil trial at the High Court found that McGregor raped Nikita Hand in a hotel in Dublin in December 2018. She was awarded almost €250,000 in damages.
The Journal
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Journal
Freemasons' Hall used for video depicting sex acts with character resembling British Queen
Eskimo Supreme / Youtube Eskimo Supreme / Youtube / Youtube THE FREEMASONS HAVE launched an investigation after it emerged that the organisation's signature Freemasons' Hall in Dublin was the setting for a music video by an artist on Conor McGregor's label that included a scene of a simulated assault on a character made up to resemble the British Queen. The fresh controversy follows the revelation last week that the city centre venue was used by Conor McGregor for his sit-down interview with US host Tucker Carlson . Entitled 'Spit in it!', the song by rapper Eskimo Supreme is credited to McGregor's Greenback Records. The Molesworth Street venue features in large sections of the video, including scenes depicting men playing Irish paramilitaries being forced into sex acts. Later, there's a suggested assault of a character billed in the credits as 'Royal Highness', an apparent stand in for Queen Camilla, the wife of King Charles. Shot in an exaggerated, cartoonish style, the scenes taking place in the hall show the men playing the paramilitaries shouting demands at the royal character, before being forced into sex acts with her at gunpoint by men dressed as British soldiers. Eskimo Supreme / Youtube Eskimo Supreme / Youtube / Youtube Later, the queen-like character is forced to the ground by the rapper – Eskimo Supreme – before a simulated assault takes place. The shots, as edited, indicate it may be a sexual attack before a wider shot shows both characters are fully clothed, with the rapper gripping the woman by the shoulders. Eskimo Supreme is the stage name of Alex Sheehan, formerly one half of Irish rap duo Versatile, who were no strangers to controversy in the past for their lyrics. The Grand Secretary of the Freemasons in Ireland, Philip AJ Daley, told The Journal that he has commenced an investigation into how the venue came to be booked by McGregor-linked businesses, and into its use for the music video. Part of the probe would look into exactly how the venue was used for the video. While it appears that the crudest scenes were staged at the hall, Daley suggested it was possible that they may have been performed elsewhere and the footage then produced to make it appear they took place at the venue. Advertisement McGregor's record label was 'not the name on the booking', Daley said, adding that the Freemasons did not realise the MMA figure had any link to the production. Daley said there was unhappiness among members at the controversies of the past week. In a further email Daley said it would be inappropriate to make any further statement until the investigation is complete. Greenback Records have been contacted for comment. The scene depicting the assault of the 'royal' character. Eskimo Supreme / Youtube Eskimo Supreme / Youtube / Youtube The Journal understands that a number of complaints and concerns have been raised by members of the Freemasons over the use of the hall by McGregor's record label as well as the content of the video. According to the organisation's website , members abide by 'principles of integrity, respect and charity'. The Freemasons in Ireland is an all-island organisation with a number of lodges on either side of the Border, as well as members who have served in the Irish and British defence forces. In November last year , McGregor was deemed liable for sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in the Beacon Hotel on 9 December 2018 after a three-week civil trial at the High Court, with the jury in the case awarding Hand over €248,000 in damages. McGregor has since launched an appeal against the verdict of the jury in the case. The use of the venue for McGregor's interview sparked concern by some members of the Freemasons, prompting its leader, Daley, to apologise and outline that the booking for McGregor's interview would not have been accepted 'if the participants and content had been known' beforehand. He said at the weekend that the organisation only learned of the identities of the interviewer and interviewee an hour beforehand and that it was decided to let the interview go ahead as they were fearful of 'spin'. Addressing the initial controversy last weekend, Daley said that the Freemasons would donate the fee they received from the renting of their hall for the interview to charity. A message from Daley now emblazons the Grand Lodge of Ireland Freemasons' website, stating that the organisation 'categorically denies any association' with McGregor and Carlson. Adding that he 'regrets that such an interview took place on our premises', Daley's message adds that 'steps have been taken to avoid a reoccurrence'. The Freemasons is a male social club and its inner-workings are somewhat of a mystery to the outside world. The wealthy society owns many historic buildings, known as Grand Lodges, where they hold meetings and sometimes welcome the public. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
