New Music: Ace Hood Drops “We Ball” Video Today Dade County rapper and Hood Nation CEO, ACE HOOD releases the highly anticipated music video for “We Ball.” Directed by Alex Heider and produced by Digital Thunderdome the track is from Ace Hood’s current mixtape Body Bag 5 which is also the last of the series. “ We Ball is basically me closing the chapter on my past and stepping into the light of my purpose” says Ace Hood. Ace Hood is currently recording his forthcoming album which is set for release later this year. Check out the video above, and let us know what ya think!
Yes, you read that right! Morehouse College, an all male, historically Black university, held their commencement services for their class of 2019 today. Their speaker this year was Robert F. Smith. Smith is a Billionaire (with a B) technology investor and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. In 2018, Smith was recognized by Forbes as the wealthiest African American, beating out Oprah for the title. Smith pledged $1.5 million dollars to the school but decided to raise the stakes for commencement. After receiving an honorary doctoral degree from Morehouse during the ceremony, Robert F. Smith pledged that his family will create a grant to clear the outstanding student loan debt for EVERY graduate in the class of 2019. The estimated total is about $40 MILLION dollars! View this post on Instagram “Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you get educated. Where you go to school shouldn’t determine whether you get textbooks. The opportunity you access should be determined by the fierceness of your intellect, the courage in your creativity and the grit that allows you to overcome expectations that weren’t set high enough.” #MorehouseGrad2019 A post shared by Robert Frederick Smith (@robertfredericksmith) on May 19, 2019 at 7:09am PDT Smith has faith that his good deed will ripple out into other good in the world. During his speech Smith said, “This is my class […] and I know my class will pay it this forward” as he referenced the class of 2019. Smith is the also the first African American to sign the “Gates-Buffett Pledge”. The pledge encourages the wealthy to dedicate a majority of their wealth to philanthropy. Smith’s net worth is about $5 billion dollars (you do the math). SEE ALSO: Meek Mill Is Working Wit Jay-Z And Eminem! Kash Doll Nominated For A BET Award!! Omarion’s Son Megaa Following In His Footsteps [VIDEO]
P rayers up the family of Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds . His brother Melvin Edmonds, who was in the group After 7, passed away. He was 65 years old. SEE ALSO: Some No Name, Pitchy R&B Singer Disrespected Keith Sweat And Gets Demolished On Twitter Indy Star reports his death was confirmed by his son Melvin Edmonds, Jr. WDAS-FM is reporting that he had a stroke, but it is not clear when. We remember #MelvinEdmonds of #after7 . He has died at the age of 64. He helped found the group with his brother Kevon and was later replaced by his son Jason after Suffering a stroke. Our condolences go out to Babyface and his family pic.twitter.com/OACL2XM0dh — WDAS-FM (@wdasfm) May 19, 2019 A stroke occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains. It’s often described as a brain attack. Brain cells die when they are starved of oxygen. Approximately 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year, making it the fifth leading cause of death for Americans. For African-Americans, however, the risk of having a first stroke is nearly twice as high compared to whites. Blacks also suffer the highest rate of death due to stroke. A stroke also occurs earlier in life for African-Americans compared to other racial and ethnic groups, according to the National Stroke Association . Melvin was the co-founder of After 7, which included the hits After 7 “Can’t Stop,” “Ready or Not” and “Heat of the Moment.” See a live performance below: RIP Melvin Edmonds, one of the best voices I've ever heard. I've seen After 7 twice in my life and will never forget it. pic.twitter.com/rH33nsPnLf — 7 Figures Life (@_7FiguresLife) May 19, 2019 People have been giving their condolences on Twitter. Journalist Ed Gordon wrote, “Sorry to hear of the passing of Melvin Edmonds . @ After7Music is one of my favorite groups. His extraordinary voice will be missed. My best to his family.” Actresses Vivica Fox wrote, “ OMG!! Just hearing about the sad news of # MelvinEdmonds passing away!! Prayers up to the entire Edmonds family!! # GONETOSOON # RESTINPARADISE .” OMG!! Just hearing about the sad news of #MelvinEdmonds passing away!! Prayers up to the entire Edmonds family!! #GONETOSOON #RESTINPARADISE pic.twitter.com/W0s7lmQgNW — Vivica A. Fox (@MsVivicaFox) May 20, 2019 Rest in power, Melvin Edmonds. SEE ALSO: All The Ways Cops Are Still Trying To Cover Up LaQuan McDonald’s Execution Outrageous! Figurines Of White Cherub Crushing Head Of Black Angel Removed From Dollar Store Meet Jogger Joe, The Man Who Took Racist Cue From BBQ Becky In Tossing Homeless Man’s Clothes [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3838917″ overlay=”true”]
As we mentioned during our 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? recap of Sunday night's episode, Ashley was still dealing with issues. Cheating is bad. A guy cheating on you a couple of days after your wedding is going to have you rethinking your whole entire life. In the episode, Ashley tells her friends about the fallout, including some details that had never before been made public. The unsavory secrets spilled out … including the girl's shockingly young age. 1. These details are shocking Ashley Martson has now told the world the frankly gross details of Jay Smith’s (first) cheating scandal. WOW. 2. Ashley blew off some steam on a girls trip She and her friends went to New York … and left Jay behind to think about things. 3. Ashley was still mad She continued to grapple with the aftermath of Jay’s Tinder cheating scandal. She had caught him video chatting with a girl just DAYS after their wedding. 4. Jay still weighed on her thoughts Ashley confessed that she couldn’t help wondering what Jay was up to. “I don’t know if Jay would do something to get back at me for going out with my ex but wouldn’t surprise me,” Ashley admitted. “I don’t think that he would do anything stupid but I guess I didn’t think he would last time either.” 5. This wasn’t a random outing Ashley explained that she was trying to get away from the “constant pattern of arguing and bickering and fighting.” 6. Ashley had real concerns “I still love him,” Ashley assured her friends. “But I don’t know if Jay and I are going to get past this.” Spoiler alert: they do get past this … and then they walk into new cheating drama. View Slideshow
As we mentioned during our 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? recap of Sunday night's episode, Ashley was still dealing with issues. Cheating is bad. A guy cheating on you a couple of days after your wedding is going to have you rethinking your whole entire life. In the episode, Ashley tells her friends about the fallout, including some details that had never before been made public. The unsavory secrets spilled out … including the girl's shockingly young age. 1. These details are shocking Ashley Martson has now told the world the frankly gross details of Jay Smith’s (first) cheating scandal. WOW. 2. Ashley blew off some steam on a girls trip She and her friends went to New York … and left Jay behind to think about things. 3. Ashley was still mad She continued to grapple with the aftermath of Jay’s Tinder cheating scandal. She had caught him video chatting with a girl just DAYS after their wedding. 4. Jay still weighed on her thoughts Ashley confessed that she couldn’t help wondering what Jay was up to. “I don’t know if Jay would do something to get back at me for going out with my ex but wouldn’t surprise me,” Ashley admitted. “I don’t think that he would do anything stupid but I guess I didn’t think he would last time either.” 5. This wasn’t a random outing Ashley explained that she was trying to get away from the “constant pattern of arguing and bickering and fighting.” 6. Ashley had real concerns “I still love him,” Ashley assured her friends. “But I don’t know if Jay and I are going to get past this.” Spoiler alert: they do get past this … and then they walk into new cheating drama. View Slideshow
Recently, there has been so much drama about disgraced has-been Thomas Ravenel that the rest of Southern Charm took a back seat. No longer — because the show is back, and Austen Kroll has a brand new girlfriend, Madison Lecroy. Which means that he is finally explaining his huge, viral, naked argument with her that was caught on video. You may remember it or you may have missed it entirely, but Austen Kroll went a little viral last year. In a short video, which we have included for your convenience, he and girlfriend Madison Lecroy were in a very heated argument. Apparently she had stopped by to find two women asleep at his home. He, too, was asleep, because it was, in his words, “seven-f–king-thirty in the morning.” Madison was furious, asking the women if they had “f–ked him last night.” She received a firm “no.” “So then why are your panties lying by the bed?!” Madison demanded to know. Austen explained, impatiently, that it was because they'd slept over. Now that Southern Charm fans have “met” Madison, Austen Kroll explained the humiliating spat to Entertainment Tonight . “So,” Austen says. “I guess what I can say is that was very early on [in our relationship],” “[That was] Madison and I trying to figure out what we were,” he explains. “We both hadn’t done the, you know, 'you’re my girlfriend, and you’re my boyfriend' talk, right?” Austen continues. “We definitely were both trying to push it,” he descries. “To see how much the other person cared.” “'I’m going to go out tonight and I’m not going to talk to her. See if that bothers her,' or vice versa,” Austen shares. “And so, we had this talk, right?” Austen continues. “Because she was talking about the fact that her ex, like, wouldn’t leave her alone.” “You tell me to leave you alone and I will never — I’m gone,” he promises. Hey, that's a good thing. “And, we kind of had one of those moments,” he says, alluding to a quasi-breakup. “I was like, fine, fine.” “So,” Austen continues. “I busied myself and it didn’t turn out so well.” “Because she showed up the next day,” he recalls. “And was like, 'Wait! I want to talk things over.'” So when she showed up around dawn to chastise him about two women sleeping over, he says his thought was “s–t.” “I was out of my mind,” Austen admits. “I knew that coming into this season,” he continues. “That it wasn’t going to be an easy ride.” “It wasn’t going to be easy going,” he adds. “So, I kind of just prepared the both of us.” “Because we can control, I guess, what we talk about,” Austen reasons. “But I can’t control what [our co-stars are] saying behind our back to whoever out there.” Austen has a very realistic view of how reality stars and new TV couples are regarded. “It’s not going to be like, 'Oh! Austen and Madison are wonderful,' you know?” he acknowledges. “And, 'They’re just so cute together, I love them.'” “I was like, we’re gonna be getting trashed for a little bit,” he recalls having warned Madison. “So that’s something that, if you want to be with somebody, then you just got to work through it as best you can,” he explains. “And it works out sometimes,” he concludes. “And sometimes it doesn’t.” All of that is bonkers — from the bizarre approach to dating to the fact that their fight was sneakily recorded. But apparently it worked, because it's a year later and they're still together. Wild. Check out the video in question below if you missed it.
Recently, there has been so much drama about disgraced has-been Thomas Ravenel that the rest of Southern Charm took a back seat. No longer — because the show is back, and Austen Kroll has a brand new girlfriend, Madison Lecroy. Which means that he is finally explaining his huge, viral, naked argument with her that was caught on video. You may remember it or you may have missed it entirely, but Austen Kroll went a little viral last year. In a short video, which we have included for your convenience, he and girlfriend Madison Lecroy were in a very heated argument. Apparently she had stopped by to find two women asleep at his home. He, too, was asleep, because it was, in his words, “seven-f–king-thirty in the morning.” Madison was furious, asking the women if they had “f–ked him last night.” She received a firm “no.” “So then why are your panties lying by the bed?!” Madison demanded to know. Austen explained, impatiently, that it was because they'd slept over. Now that Southern Charm fans have “met” Madison, Austen Kroll explained the humiliating spat to Entertainment Tonight . “So,” Austen says. “I guess what I can say is that was very early on [in our relationship],” “[That was] Madison and I trying to figure out what we were,” he explains. “We both hadn’t done the, you know, 'you’re my girlfriend, and you’re my boyfriend' talk, right?” Austen continues. “We definitely were both trying to push it,” he descries. “To see how much the other person cared.” “'I’m going to go out tonight and I’m not going to talk to her. See if that bothers her,' or vice versa,” Austen shares. “And so, we had this talk, right?” Austen continues. “Because she was talking about the fact that her ex, like, wouldn’t leave her alone.” “You tell me to leave you alone and I will never — I’m gone,” he promises. Hey, that's a good thing. “And, we kind of had one of those moments,” he says, alluding to a quasi-breakup. “I was like, fine, fine.” “So,” Austen continues. “I busied myself and it didn’t turn out so well.” “Because she showed up the next day,” he recalls. “And was like, 'Wait! I want to talk things over.'” So when she showed up around dawn to chastise him about two women sleeping over, he says his thought was “s–t.” “I was out of my mind,” Austen admits. “I knew that coming into this season,” he continues. “That it wasn’t going to be an easy ride.” “It wasn’t going to be easy going,” he adds. “So, I kind of just prepared the both of us.” “Because we can control, I guess, what we talk about,” Austen reasons. “But I can’t control what [our co-stars are] saying behind our back to whoever out there.” Austen has a very realistic view of how reality stars and new TV couples are regarded. “It’s not going to be like, 'Oh! Austen and Madison are wonderful,' you know?” he acknowledges. “And, 'They’re just so cute together, I love them.'” “I was like, we’re gonna be getting trashed for a little bit,” he recalls having warned Madison. “So that’s something that, if you want to be with somebody, then you just got to work through it as best you can,” he explains. “And it works out sometimes,” he concludes. “And sometimes it doesn’t.” All of that is bonkers — from the bizarre approach to dating to the fact that their fight was sneakily recorded. But apparently it worked, because it's a year later and they're still together. Wild. Check out the video in question below if you missed it.
Source: VASILY MAXIMOV / Getty Black Transgender Woman Muhlaysia Booker Is Found Dead After Surviving Brutal Attack Back In April In a devastating turn of events, Muhlaysia Booker , the Black trans woman who was brutally beaten on video a month ago, has been found dead. According to Dallas News , she was found fatally shot on Saturday morning on a Far East Dallas street. She was pronounced dead on the scene and according to police, she was the victim of “homicidal violence.” As of Sunday, police said they had no leads in the case. Assistant Chief Avery Moore said they did not have enough info to determine whether her death was a hate crime or not. “We recognize that hate crimes, if you will, are a serious topic,” he said. “We at the Dallas Police Department take them serious.” Booker was definitely the victim of a hate crime back in April when a video circulated online of her being brutally beaten in the parking lot of the Royal Crest Apartments in the 3500 block of Wilhurt Avenue. She suffered a broken wrist and a concussion from the incident, which started after a car accident. Booker told authorities that she’d backed into another vehicle in the parking lot and that another driver aimed a gun at her and refused to let her leave unless she paid for damages done. As a crowd gathered, someone offered an Edward Thomas $200 to attack Booker, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. A clip showed Thomas putting on gloves to punch Booker repeatedly. He was arrested two days after the attack and indicted on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was released from jail after posting bond and cops said others could face charges in the incident as well. They’re currently investigating to determine if it was a hate crime based on Booker’s claim that homophobic slurs were used during the attack. At a rally held the week after the assault, Booker told the crowd that she was grateful to have survived the assault: “This time, I can stand before you, where in other scenarios, we’re at a memorial ,” she said. Smh. This is truly a tragedy.
Source: VASILY MAXIMOV / Getty Black Transgender Woman Muhlaysia Booker Is Found Dead After Surviving Brutal Attack Back In April In a devastating turn of events, Muhlaysia Booker , the Black trans woman who was brutally beaten on video a month ago, has been found dead. According to Dallas News , she was found fatally shot on Saturday morning on a Far East Dallas street. She was pronounced dead on the scene and according to police, she was the victim of “homicidal violence.” As of Sunday, police said they had no leads in the case. Assistant Chief Avery Moore said they did not have enough info to determine whether her death was a hate crime or not. “We recognize that hate crimes, if you will, are a serious topic,” he said. “We at the Dallas Police Department take them serious.” Booker was definitely the victim of a hate crime back in April when a video circulated online of her being brutally beaten in the parking lot of the Royal Crest Apartments in the 3500 block of Wilhurt Avenue. She suffered a broken wrist and a concussion from the incident, which started after a car accident. Booker told authorities that she’d backed into another vehicle in the parking lot and that another driver aimed a gun at her and refused to let her leave unless she paid for damages done. As a crowd gathered, someone offered an Edward Thomas $200 to attack Booker, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. A clip showed Thomas putting on gloves to punch Booker repeatedly. He was arrested two days after the attack and indicted on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was released from jail after posting bond and cops said others could face charges in the incident as well. They’re currently investigating to determine if it was a hate crime based on Booker’s claim that homophobic slurs were used during the attack. At a rally held the week after the assault, Booker told the crowd that she was grateful to have survived the assault: “This time, I can stand before you, where in other scenarios, we’re at a memorial ,” she said. Smh. This is truly a tragedy.
Source: LHHATL / VH1 Che Mack Discovers Her Baby Daddy’s Condoms On #LHHATL Sneak Peak Are we really that surprised??? There’s been some creepin’ on Made Man’s behalf after Che Mack gave him the benefit of the doubt. The poor mother has been DJaying and bartending to make ends meet while her boyfriend pursues his rap career. Meanwhile, he’s been pursuing other women sexually…and seemingly around their kid! Che Mack turns to Shekinah when she realizes Made Man has betrayed her. Hit play to see it. Watch the new episode tonight at 8/7c on VH1!
