Last night, a video was circulating online showing rapper Dave East being placed in handcuffs by the police. The reason for his detainment has been confirmed as a report claims he received a citation for marijuana possession and disorderly conduct. 

According to NBC New York, the rapper, whose real name is David Brewster, was in the backseat of a vehicle that was pulled over after the driver reportedly failed to signal a turn. The driver was reportedly compliant with the police and did not receive a ticket but Dave East is said to have been combative. The officers found half a dozen bags of marijuana in the car, bringing East and another passenger to the precinct where they were both issued two summons.

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In the video, which was posted to Dave East’s page, several witnesses can be heard screaming that the officers were harassing the rapper. Following his release from custody, East clapped back with his own message.

“REST IN PARADISE SHOOTER SHIT DONT STOP FUCC NYPD TILL I SEE U AGAIN,” he wrote.

Thankfully, things did not escalate past the two citations. Watch the video below and send some love to Dave East, who just went through it last night.

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There are some male celebrities that the ladies just go wild for. You already know who I’m talking about. Michael B. Jordan, Jesse Williams, and others are usually named on those lists. As far as music goes, there are also some singers and rappers that attract more female attention than others. 

When one Tik Tok user asked her grandmother to rate some of the hottest male celebrities from 1-10, she ended up going viral because of her granny’s reaction to some of the guys. She was downright astonished, rating everybody a perfect score and lusting over some regular suspects.

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Showing a photo of Dave East, Odedra Scrivens’ grandmother was quick to rate him a perfect ten. Later on, she shows her Trey Songz, who she thinks she recognizes from the barbershop down the street. Nevertheless, he also got a perfect ten. Grandma also rated Chris Brown, A$AP Rocky, and Drake a ten but one man seriously caught her eye.

When a shirtless picture of Morris Chestnut popped on the screen, she damn-near lost her mind. “I wish I could give him more than a ten,” she says, trying to keep her cool.

The bald-headed men got the best reaction out of her but still, she’s feeling pretty much everybody it seems. Check the hilarious video below.

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Emerging artist Kiing Shooter has reportedly passed away. The rapper, who was signed to Nas and Jungle’s Street Dream Records, was from Queensbridge and was coming into his own musically in recent times. HipHopDX spoke to Big Twins who confirmed that Kiing Shooter had passed away after succumbing to his battle to coronavirus. 

“He was the one that broke through the most, getting hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube and really coming with it. Me and his father go way back … we used to play basketball together and he used to date my older sister,” Twins said. “But Shooter next up to represent the Bridge … I’m stunned today. Rest in peace Shooter.”

Shooter reportedly caught coronavirus after he was hospitalized for liver problems. On April 24th, he shared a photo from a hospital bed revealing that suggested his issues with alcohol have caused major health problems for him. “This Can’t Be Life,” he wrote. “I Said Henny Was Stronger Than The Rona I Ain’t Kno It Was That Strong. No More Drinkin For Me.”

“Kiing Shooter was one of the new guys coming up in Queensbridge,” Big Twins said. “Nas just signed ‘em to Street Dream Records. He was coming with it. What’s crazy is that Alchemist just hit me three days ago, asking me, ‘Who’s this dude Shooter? He’s nice.’”

Along with his affiliation to Nas and Jungle’s Mass Appeal offshoot, he was also very tight with Dave East who he collaborated with on numerous occasions including on Karma 2‘s “Traumatized.”

Rest In Peace, Kiing Shooter. Our condolences to his family and friends. 

Before calling it a night, Trey Songz has a message for those hitting up the mother of his son. Baby Noah, Trey Songz’s son, recently celebrated his first birthday. “1 year passed unbelievably fast but within the first second of meeting you, I knew you would be the light of my life until I take my last breath. Happy Birthday son. ❤️,” the singer-songwriter wrote in a caption to a photo of his little one on Instagram.

In a surprise move, Trey later popped up on his social media and revealed Noah’s mother to the world. Since sharing that he’d become a father, Trey had kept the woman’s identity under wraps, but last week he shared a series of family pictures with her. It didn’t take long for internet sleuths to find out who she is and according to Hollywood Life, Caro is a dancer from New York City who worked at Lust and Starenders. 

“I’m obsessed,” Trey Songz wrote in a caption of his growing family. “We did that, YOU did that! You’re a great Mother and you deal with all the extra’s very gracefully. I’ll always be eternally grateful to you Noah’s Mumma.”

On Monday (April 27) evening, Trey recognized that since revealing Caro to the public, people have been reaching out in droves. However, if you knew her and are attempting to get in contact, you might find someone else on the other end of the line. “My babymumma said her old number prob boomin. Sleep well ?,” the singer wrote on Instagram. It’s still unclear if Trey Songz and Caro Colon are in a relationship, but even if they aren’t, his respect for her is obvious. Peep some pics below.

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The beauty of technology is that even at times when we, as human beings, can’t congregate physically, there are ways to keep in touch through social media apps. Instagram, for example, has been providing an endless amount of entertainment in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lockdown that everyone is supposed to be abiding by.

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That being said, Jadakiss and Dave East‘s recent Instagram Live stream was another source of great content during these otherwise dull times. They began discussing some political conspiracies including the possibility of Chinese government officials using stunt doubles for press conferences.

“They say they got, in China, they say that all of the top n***as in the politics. They got like, stunt doubles. Like, people that been practicing being them for years. Look just like ’em, all that. And them n***as got low and sendin’ they stunt doubles to different little press conferences and shit,” East said before Jadakiss admitted that it didn’t sound far fetched. That’s when the conversation took a turn.  “Trump might have a double. You think Trump got a double?” Dave asked Jada.

“It’s hard to look like that ugly mothafucka,” Jada replied. 

“That n***a’s a one-of-one,” Dave added.

Jadakiss and Dave East need their own show. Peep the clip below.

Dave East is one of the many rappers finding ways to pass the time amid the ongoing state of self-isolation. After all, East is a native New Yorker and what choice does he have but to stay put, and rightfully so. And while some of his hip-hop colleagues have taken to charging Jenga towers like a cabin-fever fueled rhino or picking up the guitar for an impromptu jam session, East has opted to spend some quality daddy-daughter time complete with matching designer masks.

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East took to Instagram to update fans on his well being, as well as that of his daughter Kairi Chanel Brewster. Posted up in the East Harlem home base, Dave stared coronavirus in the eye and didn’t blink. “Corona who?” he captions, implying that family should never be placed second even in the direst of straits.

Curiously, the picture arrives following another image of East out and about, boldly roaming the streets of Harlem with a cavalier tone. “Still In Harlem Fucc A Virus!!!!” he captioned, twenty-two hours removed from the lockdown picture. In any case, it would appear he had a change of heart and has since decided to buckle down and wait for the storm to pass. Whether this ultimately has an impact on his next album Karma 3, which is set to include a Jay-Z-flipping banger, has yet to be seen. 

Juelz Santana has officially been in prison for the last year and, tomorrow, he’s back on his grind releasing new music with the likes of Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and more. Announcing recently that he would be dropping a new project titled #FreeSantana, the tracklist has officially been revealed and it’s looking pretty exciting.

Taking to Instagram, Juelz Santana shared the official cover artwork and tracklist for #FreeSantana, which will be out tomorrow. The album will be ten songs long, with plenty of features to keep it sounding fresh. Lil Wayne and Jim Jones will both appear twice on the body of work, and Dave East, Jeremih, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and more are all set to contribute as well. The lead single, “23 And 1,” was released last week.

Juelz Santana is currently serving a twenty-seven-month prison sentence after he was caught with a weapon in his bag at the airport last year. His life partner, Kimbella, previously predicted that he would be home by Summer 2020. That much remains unconfirmed but it is certain that, despite his current situation, the Dipset member will be impacting the airwaves with some fresh vibes tomorrow.

Are you looking forward to hearing a new album from Juelz Santana? Peep the full tracklist below.

Dave East has been putting on for the New York sound for a minute now, a trend he appears dead-set on continuing with Karma 3. The project, which comes equipped with the subtitle Thoughts Of A Menace, follows the release of his official debut Survival, which featured Nas, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Gunna, Lil Baby, E-40 and more. Yet the Karma series follows more of a mixtape blueprint, a homage to East's roots on a variety of levels. In other words, he did what he had to do. 

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Today, the rapper took to Twitter to flex a bit of New York lyricism, taking to Jay-Z's Blueprint classic "Heart Of The City" and sounding right at home over the Kanye West-produced banger. Though some might call him an old soul, East wears the label well. "All the product we had to break up, now every day I wake up, somebody got a problem with Dave," he spits, flipping Jay's iconic bars. "Cause I'm living a little better or pull up sitting on leather with some bitches that's from around ya'll way."

Given that the track features additional 808s, a different drum arrangement, and new East ad-libs, it's clear that this unnamed track is no mere freestyle, instead set to be included on the upcoming Karma 3. For those seeking a return to that unprecedented golden-era swagger with a touch of contemporary flair, few are striking a balance like Dave East. Provided he's got a few more nostalgic bangers in the cut, Karma 3 might even end up surpassing the incredible Karma 2 ---only time will tell. Check out the preview below. 

The rap game has proven to be successful for Dave East, but just in case it doesn’t work out, he always has a career as a fashion model. Hip hop was all over New York Fashion Week as celebrities shared photos of themselves sitting first row at various shows, but Dave East switched things up and took his strut to the runway.

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The Survival rapper was featured in the show for Hakan Akkaya on Tuesday (February 11). “Big Stepper @hakanakkaya,” Dave wrote in a caption of one of his Instagram photos. People couldn’t help but make note of his shoes and threw a few playful verbal jabs his way. He took the jokes in stride. “(The Comments Bout The ? Got Me ?).”

Back in 2017, Tyra Banks told Dave that he should seriously consider a career as a professional model. She shared a picture of the rapper to her Instagram page and asked him why he wasn’t smizing for the cameras. He gave a light-hearted response, but it looks as if she may have planted a seed. Check out a few photos below, as well as a video of Dave in action. We also included Tyra’s three-year-old post for good measure.

Dave East and his baby mother, Millie Colon, are officially back together, and this time, it looks like it’s for good. The constantly on-and-off-again couple have been back on again for a minute, but Dave has permanently sealed their fate with the latest addition to his many tats. Millie shared a photo on her Instagram story of Dave’s new ink, which spells out her full first name. Dave got “Milagrito” inked in cursive letters overtop of some of his older tattoos in honour of his boo.

Back in September, Dave revealed that he and Millie had split, declaring that he was single and emphasizing how “rare” it is to find “a real queen.” Though the status of this couple is always up in the air, this gesture seems to indicate that Dave and Millie have no plans to part ways anytime soon. 

The two of them welcomed their only child together, daughter Kairi Chanel Brewster, on March 9th, 2016. Despite their bumpy relationship, Dave and Millie have proved that they always put Kairi first, regardless of any issues between them. Dave even named his debut album, Kairi Chanel, after his daughter. Nothing but love for this happy family.

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