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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
NBA Youngboy announces return to the stage with first arena tour after years of legal setbacks
Rapper NBA Youngboy is making a long-awaited return to the stage with his first arena headlining tour, set to begin in September 2025. After spending more time navigating the courtroom than performing live, the Baton Rouge native is now stepping back into the spotlight. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The MASA Tour 2025 is not just a milestone in his music career—it's a turning point in a journey marked by legal turmoil and personal reinvention. The MASA Tour 2025: NBA Youngboy's long-awaited comeback , born Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, will kick off his arena tour on September 2, 2025, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The 27-city run concludes on October 19 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, bringing him full circle back to Louisiana. The tour marks his first full-length concert series in five years. Joining him on the road are special guests DeeBaby, EBK Jaaybo, and K3—a lineup fans are already buzzing about. Tickets go on sale to the general public on May 22, following an artist pre-sale. Speaking ahead of the announcement, Youngboy said, 'It feels good to be back in the spotlight and to finally perform for my fans after all this time.' His words reflect the significance of this tour, not just professionally, but personally. NBA Youngboy's legal troubles and road to redemption Though his music has never lost relevance, NBA Youngboy's life offstage has been dominated by courtroom drama. In an effort to escape the legal complications tied to his hometown of Baton Rouge, he moved to Huntsville, Utah, a place he once visited as a teen to see an AmeriCorps counselor who had mentored him. But even there, controversy found its way. In November 2024, Youngboy pleaded guilty to participating in a prescription drug fraud scheme run from his Utah home. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now One month later, in December, he was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison after admitting to being a felon in possession of a firearm—a charge linked to a 2020 video shoot in Baton Rouge. According to a report by XXL, Youngboy is slated for release on July 27, 2025, just weeks before the MASA Tour begins. He will remain under 60 months of supervised release, adding a layer of scrutiny as he prepares for life back on the road. Despite these hurdles, Youngboy has kept fans engaged with new music. His latest single, 'Shot Callin',' gives listeners a taste of what's to come during the tour—and suggests that he's still got plenty to say. YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Where I Been / Shot Callin [Official Video] As the MASA Tour 2025 approaches, it stands as more than just a concert series—it's a statement. From Los Angeles to Miami, Chicago to New York, NBA Youngboy is stepping back onto the stage with something to prove. Also Read: 'I'm here to perform for my fans, and that's what matters right now,' he told reporters during the tour's reveal. Whether this marks a true turning point or just a pause in a turbulent chapter remains to be seen. But for now, fans can look forward to a powerful return from one of hip-hop's most complicated and compelling voices.
Chicago Tribune
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
Gary presents MLK's daughter with key to the city
As she accepted Gary's key to the city, Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., reminisced on her father's philosophy and legacy. 'He left us with so much, and that's why I'm honored to carry that legacy,' Bernice King said. 'I'm asked the question quite often, 'What is your legacy?' And I think, 'Do you not realize I inherited it?'' On Friday, Gary Mayor Eddie Melton presented King with Gary's key to the city. State Sen. Mark Spencer, D-Gary, also recognized King with a proclamation from the state of Indiana. 'It's both my duty and deep honor to stand on behalf of our state to recognize a woman whose voice and vision continue to shape our national conscience,' Spencer said. King is her parents' youngest child, and she's a lawyer, minister and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. King said she's visited Gary multiple times, including as an intern for former Rep. Katie Hall, who helped establish Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national holiday in 1986. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Gary three times, Melton said Friday, with the first in 1959, when he was given the key to the city by former Mayor George Chacharis. Martin Luther King, Jr. returned in 1962 for the City-Wide Freedom Rally, where he spoke about acts of racial injustice throughout the U.S. In 1966, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at St. John Baptist Church and encouraged Gary residents to join him at Soldier Field for a march demanding justice on issues of housing, welfare, education and jobs. Melton called Bernice King a peace advocate and said it was a great honor to welcome her to Gary on Friday. 'Through her leadership, the King Center has reached and empowered more than half a million people globally,' Melton said. 'Dr. King's work has created a lasting legacy in communities in the areas of youth engagement, civic leadership and public policy.' On Friday, King encouraged Gary residents to remember her father's philosophy and methodology of nonviolence, especially during the current changing political climate. 'In very challenging, difficult times he immersed himself in nonviolence,' King said. 'It was not just something he picked up as a tactic to be utilized in various campaigns and demonstrations. … It was a way of life, starting with the way you think, and then it goes out the way you speak and engage.' King is committed to carrying her father's legacy, and she wants to remind people how important it is to focus on civil and human rights. Some work might be nettlesome, King said, but it's necessary if people are passionate about human rights and the future. 'We organize around passion, which is not lasting, but we don't organize around stress,' King said. 'We have to know what we're facing, so that we can decide what's needed.'
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dustin Poirier challenges Max Holloway for BMF title in retirement fight at UFC 318
Dustin Poirier is going out in style for the final fight of his legendary MMA career. () Dustin Poirier faces a familiar foe for a familiar title in the final fight of his legendary career. "The Diamond" announced Friday on "The Pat McAfee Show" that he is scheduled to face Max Holloway in a trilogy bout for the UFC's ceremonial BMF title on July 19 in a hometown affair at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, at UFC 318. A Louisiana native, Poirier intends to retire after the bout. Advertisement Poirier (29-8, 1 NC) previously challenged for the UFC's BMF title in July 2023, losing a rematch to Justin Gaethje via second-round knockout. Poirier and Holloway have fought twice before. The future Hall of Fame duo initially collided as prospects in a 2012 featherweight bout early in their respective UFC careers, with Poirier winning by first-round submission. They then rematched seven years later as two of the very best talents in the world, with Poirier once again beating Holloway — this time in a thrilling unanimous decision — to capture the interim UFC lightweight title in 2019. Poirier, 36, unsuccessfully challenged for the undisputed UFC lightweight title for the third time in his most recent bout this past June, losing to Islam Makhachev via fifth-round submission at UFC 302. Advertisement Holloway (26-8) also fell short in a title bid in his most recent outing this past October, suffering the first knockout loss of his career at the hands of Ilia Topuria in a failed shot to recapture the UFC featherweight title. Holloway, 33, had won three consecutive bouts prior to that setback, including an instantly legendary knockout of Gaethje to win the BMF title at UFC 300. Holloway's point-down, throw-down theatrics against Gaethje won Uncrowned's 2024 Knockout of the Year honors in a near-unanimous vote.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
MLK assassination 57 years later: How the King family will remember the civil rights icon today
The King Center will commemorate one of the darkest moments in the King family's history and American history. Friday marks 57 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. on April 4, 1968. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The civil rights leader was visiting Memphis to help sanitation workers rally for better wages and safer working conditions and delivered what would become known as his 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech the day before he was killed. The King Center will sponsor a series of events on Friday and April 9 that celebrate King's life and legacy. The King Family Wreath Laying Ceremony will take place at 3:30 p.m. Ebenezer Baptist Church will host the Candlelight Assassination Observance at 5 p.m. On Wednesday, Ebenezer Baptist Church will host a silent walk of remembrance, 57 years after King's funeral at the church on April 9, 1968. RELATED STORIES 5 things you didn't know about Martin Luther King Jr. Photos: The life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hundreds pack into Ebenezer Baptist on what would have been Dr. King's 95th birthday Who was James Earl Ray? Stabbing nearly took Martin Luther King Jr.'s life decade before assassin's bullet [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Dr. Bernice King continues her father's fight for civil rights
One of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughters is pushing to make history every day. 'I look forward to the day when we're not having to have Black History Month because we will all recognize and appreciate the history of all people on a consistent basis. And so it's like really weird to think that every day I'm a part of Black History,' Dr. Bernice King said. She's a major part of Black history. She's the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. She's an attorney, minister, and civil rights advocate. 'There seems to be a lack of regard for the importance of unity in the Black community. And I think because of that it's easy for outside forces to divide and conquer so to speak,' she said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] King points to the need for unity, particularly when it comes to economic issues. She is also the CEO of the King Center in northeast Atlanta, dedicated to preserving her father's legacy. The center is undergoing a $100 million renovation. The upgrades will help them continue to educate the world about social change. 'It's always interesting from this perspective, we discover so much more every year, um, and because of it, that's how we've learned you know about so many just incredible contributions that have been made,' she said. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
