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Jay Z To Release New A2 Champagne
Jay Z is no stranger to having the finer things in life. A born hustler, the Brooklyn businessman has been getting his feet wet in quite a few ventures. Inking his film deal with The Weinstein Company back in October and airing his first docu-series TIME: The Kalief Browder Story via Spike TV, Jay Z is switching things up once again as it was just announced that he will be releasing his first high-end champagne in collaboration with Armand de Brignac titled, Blanc de Noirs Assemblage Two, also known as A2.
According to Bloomberg, the champagne will be priced at $850 a bottle and will be available for purchase starting April 18th. Only 2,333 bottles have been created with an engraved number tag. That may seem like a low number, but according to Armand de Brignac CEO Sebastien Besson, he thinks it’s a smart business move by the Roc Nation curator.
“Jay is a very strong businessman, certainly one that likes to understand what consumers want and here to build the business for the long term,” Besson tells Blomberg. “He always has a few bottles on hand for a celebration, I know that for sure.”
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Lloyd Banks Announces ‘All Or Nothing Vol. 3: Despite My Mistakes’
After releasing Halloween Havoc IV: The 72nd Hour last October, Lloyd Banks is back on social media to announce his upcoming project, All Or Nothing Vol. 3: Despite My Mistakes. This will be the third installment in the All Or Nothing series, following Failure’s No Option (F.N.O.) in 2013 and Live It Up in 2016. As of now, Banks has yet to reveal an official release date.
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Kanye West Announces New Solo Album ‘Bully’
After collaborating with Ty Dolla $ign on Vulture 1 & 2, Kanye West surprised fans by announcing his forthcoming solo album titled Bully during a live performance at the Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou, China.
“I got a new album coming out,” he revealed to the audience. “The album’s called ‘Bully,’ and this song is called ‘Beauty and the Beast.’” He then debuted the song, which features his signature vocal style over an instrumental. The lyrics include, “I still think about it every night and day to try to stay away, to keep my audience / Don’t take this disrespect, I’m sitting here trying to redirect.”
Watch Kanye in the clip below.
KANYE WEST
— MukzsRAP (@mukzsRAP) September 28, 2024
BULLY 💿
(SOLO ALBUM)
🚨COMING SOON🚨 pic.twitter.com/OIcoPzRwzT
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Young Dolph Murder Suspect Claims Yo Gotti’s Brother Big Jook Placed $100K Bounty on Rapper
Smith revealed that he had only received $800 of the promised $100,000 payment before his arrest, with Big Jook later adding $50,000 to his lawyer’s retainer.
The murder trial of Young Dolph began on Monday, September 23.
During the trial of his co-defendant Justin Johnson, murder suspect Cornelius Smith took the stand and admitted to shooting the rapper, whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., outside Makeda’s Butter Cookies in Memphis on November 17, 2021. The shooting, which occurred in broad daylight, was reportedly part of a $100,000 bounty placed by Yo Gotti’s brother, Big Jook.
Yo Gotti and Young Dolph had a well-known feud dating back to 2016. In September 2017, an associate of Yo Gotti was arrested for attempted murder after a shooting targeting Dolph, but the charges were later dropped.
Smith testified that he was the one seen firing the semi-automatic weapon in the CCTV footage of Dolph’s murder. While Johnson is the only one of the three suspects currently on trial, Smith’s testimony was pivotal in building the case against him.
Smith also revealed that he had only received $800 of the promised $100,000 payment before his arrest, with Big Jook later adding $50,000 to his lawyer’s retainer. “I wasn’t feeling anything at the time,” Smith stated. “I’m not gonna lie. I was just trying to get some money.”
Big Jook, born Anthony Mims, lost his life earlier this year on January 13 following a shooting incident at a Memphis restaurant after a funeral service. He was transported to St. Francis Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries, according to Fox 13 Memphis.
Yo Gotti has yet to comment on the allegations that his brother was involved in Dolph’s death.
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