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Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pusha T Not a Fan of Drake's UMG Lawsuit: ‘It Just Kind of Cheapens the Art'
As you might have predicted, Pusha T isn't the biggest fan of Drake's UMG lawsuit. While sitting down with GQ alongside his brother Malice to promote their upcoming Clipse reunion album Let God Sort Em Out, Push brought up the lawsuit when discussing a Kendrick Lamar feature that almost didn't make the album. More from Billboard Joe Jonas Reflects on Infamous 'South Park' Episode: 'I Was the Only Brother That Loved It' Peter Murphy Cancels 2025 Tour Dates Due To Ongoing 'Health Issues' Ye Says He 'Dreams' of Apologizing to Jay-Z 'They wanted me to ask Kendrick to censor his verse, which of course I was never doing,' he said of Def Jam's parent company UMG. 'And then they wanted me to take the record off. And so, after a month of not doing it, Steve Gawley, the lawyer over there was like, 'We'll, just drop the Clipse.'' They got their wish, as both the group and Push himself were dropped from the label, according to GQ. He then added that he went through similar pushback over his unreleased verses on Rick Ross' 'Maybach Music VI' and Pop's Smoke's posthumously released track 'Paranoia' after the release of 'Story of Adidon.' 'If [Drake's] adamant to have a lawsuit,' he said, 'it's only because he knows all the things that they did to suppress everything that was happening around 'Adidon' and the verses and the records and things that were happening back then. I don't rate him no more. The suing thing is bigger than some rap sh–. I just don't rate you. Damn, it's like it just kind of cheapens the art of it once we gotta have real questions about suing and litigation. Like, what? For this?' However, he feels no need to reignite his beef with Drake anytime soon. 'I think after everything that had been done, I don't think there was ever anything subliminal to be said ever again in life,' he said of his longstanding feud with the Toronto rapper. 'Not only just musically, like bro, I actually was in Canada. I actually had a show and made it home. So, I can't pay attention to none of that. I did the dance for real, not to come back and tiptoe around anything.' Push added that he would only engage again if he felt like it. Elsewhere in the interview, Push addressed his current standing with Ye (formerly Kanye West), saying he doesn't view his former collaborator as 'a man.' Ye recently tweeted over the weekend that he misses his friendship with the Virginia rapper. The Clipse released 'Ace Trumpets,' the lead single from their first album since 2009, last week. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Hypebeast
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Pusha T Says Drake's UMG Lawsuit "Cheapens The Art" of Rap Beefs
Summary Pusha Ttook a second to speak onDrake'slawsuitagainstUniversal Music Group(UMG), stating that it 'cheapens' the art of rap beefs. Speaking toGQfor the newClipserecord, he revealed that they have aKendrick Lamarfeature that almost didn't make the cut. Push revealed that UMG (Def Jam's parent label) wanted him to take the song offLet God Sort Em Outafter he refused to censor Dot's verse. 'And so, after a month of not doing it, Steve Gawley, the lawyer over there was like, 'We'll, just drop the Clipse,' he on to confirm Def Jam did drop both Clipse and Push. Push added that the tense situation 'reminded him too much of 2018,' adding that he experienced a similar response for tracks that heard him 'talk[ing] his sh*t next to people closely affiliated with Drake' following the release of 'Story of Adidon.' Some of these cuts wereRick RossandLil Wayne's 'Maybach Music VI' andPop SmokeandYoung Thug's 'Paranoia.' He said, 'If [Drake's] adamant to have a lawsuit, it's only because he knows all the things that they did to suppress everything that was happening around 'Adidon' and the verses and the records and things that were happening back then.' 'I don't rate him no more,' he continued. 'The suing thing is bigger than some rap sh*t. I just don't rate you. Damn, it's like it just kind of cheapens the art of it once we gotta have real questions about suing and litigation. Like, what? For this?' Regardless, Push clarified that he'll only participate in his and Drake's rap beef if he 'felt like it.' He explained, 'I think after everything that had been done, I don't think there was ever anything subliminal to be said ever again in life. Not only just musically, like bro, I actually was in Canada. I actually had a show and made it home. So, I can't pay attention to none of that. I did the dance for real, not to come back and tip-toe around anything.'
The Guardian
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Add to playlist: Kashus Culpepper's ‘southern sounds' and the week's best new tracks
From AlabamaRecommended if you like Luke Combs, Tony Joe White, Charles BradleyUp next Supporting Leon Bridges in the US Kashus Culpepper's story has something of the Hollywood movie about it. A former firefighter who went on to enlist in the US Navy, he only picked up a guitar five years ago to entertain his fellow troops when they were locked down in barracks during the pandemic. On his return to the US, he began working for a cement company while posting clips of covers and his own songs to social media: one attracted the attention of Samuel L Jackson, who reposted it to his 9 million followers. Within a few months, Culpepper had both a record deal and a co-sign from another navy veteran, country star Zach Bryan. By the end of last year, Culpepper was performing at Nashville's legendary Grand Ole Opry. It's obvious why his career has been fast-tracked. The handful of songs he's released so far take a smart, often witty route through the classic Nashville topics of romantic despair, boozing and the struggles of everyday life, performed in a style he classifies as 'southern sounds', based on 'the music in the cars on the freeway, in the restaurants and in the churches' in his home town of Alexander City, Alabama. More traditional and rootsy than the current wave of country-pop, it flits between country, blues, soul, folk and southern rock, occasionally over the course of a single song, as on 2024's Out of My Mind. Most importantly, Culpepper has an incredible voice: raw, vulnerable, the product of an upbringing in a Baptist church. He's referred to his approach to performance as 'singing like it's my last day on Earth', but his future looks assured. Alexis Petridis SL – Paranoia The balaclava'd south London MC has such endearingly musical inflections to his raps – quizzical then crestfallen – even when slowly rolling through a brooding, smoke-filled track like this. Durand Jones & the Indications – Flower Moon The classic soul revivalists' drummer Aaron Frazer takes the lead vocal here, with doo-wop levels of harmonised romance over a funk backing as crisp yet soft as a hearthside rug. Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly Reminiscent of glorious high-street-nightclub trash such as Hollaback Girl, Like a G6 and Christina Aguilera's Dirty, the Swede's return has the dizzy buzz of a Wednesday-evening round of shots. Full of Hell – Knight's Oath Relatively clean and accessible business here from the returning grindcore band – which is to say that despite the big, bright riffing, it's still got its fair share of hellacious screaming. Kara-Lis Coverdale – Freedom Trumpet lines wobble in heat haze and French horns sound hopeful notes through an almost tropically lush wall of strings and synthesised sound: another imaginative work by the Montreal composer. Quadeca – Monday Once a YouTuber and video-game commentator, then a rapper and now a singer-songwriter, Quadeca tries to get through a rocky relationship patch over Sufjan-leaning cellos, flutes and more. Annea Lockwood – On Fractured Ground The octogenarian NZ composer visited the peace walls that divided zones in Belfast, 'playing' them with hands, leaves and stones: history shivers through this nape-prickling work. Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Rachel Keenan Subscribe to the Guardian's rolling Add to Playlist selections on Spotify.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Afternoon Briefing: About those air quality readings yesterday
Good afternoon, Chicago. Readings from several popular weather apps had people across the Chicago area spending much of yesterday wondering whether their air was safe to breathe — until the dangerously unhealthy levels were revealed to be a glitch. Early in the morning, Google's air quality map showed that Chicago had the worst air in the country. Apple's weather app, too, showed that the Air Quality Index had climbed into the 400s, a reading so hazardous that people are encouraged to stay indoors. (The Air Quality Index, which ranges from 0 to 500, is a measure of the density of five pollutants in the air: ground-level ozone, particulates, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide.) To put that in perspective, that's as high as the levels reached in 2023 when smoke from wildfires in Canada blanketed much of the East Coast and turned the sky in New York City orange. Here's what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History Robert Crimo III will spend the rest of his life in prison for opening fire on spectators at the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day Parade. Read more here. More top news stories: Aldermen spurning Mayor Brandon Johnson's new budget working group: 'It points to a larger problem' Police warn teens that 'Senior Assassin' or 'Paranoia' game could be deadly A Chicago Housing Authority board member had a 'sexually graphic conversation' in front of agency employees and has been reprimanded by the interim board chair, a housing authority Office of the Inspector General report reveals. Read more here. More top business stories: Aurora City Council OKs nearly $13 million tax sharing agreement to help Valley Honda expand Reynolds Consumer Products CEO pays $3.1M for Lake Forest mansion Smart roads could lead the way to faster, safer travel — and successfully competing with China It's finally time for the most controversial stretch of the NBA season — the waiting period between submitting end-of-year ballots and announcing the final award winners. Read more here. More top sports stories: Federal judge delays $2.8 billion NCAA settlement to address roster limit concerns Infielder Bobby Dalbec looks for opportunity with the Chicago White Sox: 'He's got power to all fields' In the Amazon dramedy 'Étoile,' a ballet company in New York and another in Paris swap some of their talent for a season, hoping the gimmick will sell more tickets and fix some financial struggles. Read more here. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: Riot Fest announces 20 bands will play full album sets for 2025 'Leverage: Redemption' review: Breezy caper series with a moral compass is back for Season 3 Column: Doc10's Anthony Kaufman on why documentary film are imperiled — and why they'll survive Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton today became the first of what is expected to be many candidates to launch bids for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. Read more here. More top stories from around the world: Illinois and 11 other states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to 'sanctuary' cities that limit immigration cooperation
Chicago Tribune
24-04-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Police warn teens ‘Senior Assassin,' aka ‘Paranoia,' game could be deadly
With only a few weeks left in the school year, police and school districts are cautioning students and parents that a game played by high school students with sometimes-realistic-looking toy guns can be dangerous, even catastrophic. In the game, often called 'Paranoia' or 'Senior Assassin,' teens use water pistols or Nerf-type guns to 'shoot' other players and teams to eliminate them from the game. Many parents see the game as harmless fun if it's played in a safe location with brightly-colored guns that are clearly toys. Police worry, however, that a trend toward players ambushing others while wearing masks and camouflage and painting their weapons black to look real could cause concealed carry holders to feel threatened, perceive them as active shooters, and fire at the teens with real bullets. 'Some students have modified their 'weapons' to be painted all black in efforts to make them look more realistic,' Winnetka police wrote in a statement. '…Realistic-looking weapons and their public displays carry extreme risks.' Police have connected the game to several incidents in the Chicago area where law enforcement responded. In a Gurnee incident last April, Gurnee police said some students wore ski masks and entered a restaurant with water pistols, targeting other students dining in there. 'An adult, who was a concealed carry holder, in the restaurant mistook the situation for a genuine threat, and the situation could have escalated quickly,' Gurnee police cautioned. In Northfield, a 17-year-old in full camouflage was hiding behind a car in front of former Police Chief Bill Lustig's home, and the teen had painted the orange tip of his toy gun black to make it look real, according to April 2022 Northfield village board meeting minutes. 'Chief was grateful the subject did not point the gun at the officers and complimented officers for responding fast (and) not using excessive force,' per the minutes. Earlier this month, Portage, Indiana police arrived at a restaurant parking lot after a 911 caller said a person was being chased through the lot by a group of armed subjects brandishing firearms. The Portage Police Department later wrote in a public announcement, 'it was discovered that the 'firearms' were in fact toys, although that was not immediately evident from a distance in the low light conditions to the 911 caller.' They advised parents to set boundaries with their teens who want to play 'Senior Assassin.' In April 2024, Itasca police linked a rollover car accident to two students playing the game, according to the department's Facebook page. Against the backdrop of those events, many law enforcement agencies including Glencoe, Northfield and Glen Ellyn are expressing their reservations. 'Although the game is not against the law or local ordinance, Glencoe Public Safety does not condone the way this game is played,' noted a department statement. 'We ask that all participants recognize how their actions may be perceived by members of the community and law enforcement. The unintended result of players running throughout the village with toy guns that often resemble a real firearm can have severe consequences.' Some parents and teens say the game started out being played in a more innocent way and maintain it can be fun under those conditions. Ann Monaghan McAlexander, who went to high school in Wilmette and lives in Chicago near Skokie, said when her daughter was a high school senior 11 years ago, 'they'd started doing this with Super Soaker water guns. It was fun, and a little crazy, but not harmful. The intensity has escalated over the years. The camo, masks, etc., have turned it dangerous. I'm okay with the fun version my daughter was part of, but not when it's gotten to be like this.' Ellie Schejbal, a senior at Niles West High School in Skokie, commented, 'It is fun when you know the other team because when you are friends with them, you guys get to eliminate each other.' Many school districts, however, are telling students not to participate in the game, with reminders it is prohibited on school grounds. 'While the game may stem from a sense of camaraderie, I have serious concerns about student safety and the impact on our community,' Lake Forest High School Principal Erin Lenart wrote in a community message. 'Behaviors associated with 'Paranoia'—such as ambushing others in public, prowling near private homes, and chasing others in vehicles—can lead to dangerous situations.' Mandy Hughes and Barbara Georges, the respective principals of Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook and Glenbrook South in Glenview, co-signed a letter stating their fears. 'To date, we have heard stories about students driving erratically at high speeds, hiding outside people's homes, and surprising people while dressed in camouflage or all-black clothing,' the letter read. 'Most community members are unaware of the 'game' and may call the police if they are afraid that their homes or neighborhoods are being targeted. This could have catastrophic results. To keep everyone safe and help them understand the risks involved with participating, we ask you to speak to your student about how this game could negatively impact them and others physically and/or emotionally.' For her part, Schejbal the Niles West senior, maintained the game is fun, but endorsed limitations. She said players should not take part in car chases and the game should not be played on school property. 'I don't think they are overreacting when it comes to people's safety,' she said. 'That should be a priority.'
