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Spotify and Travis Scott take us behind the scenes of Atlanta’s exclusive “Days Before The Rodeo” 10th anniversary concert.

Travis Scott fans can jubilate after 10 long years because Days Before The Rodeo has hit streaming services. In an era where people normally won’t manually add music to their phones, this is a huge feat. For some listeners, they will hear some of Travis’ earliest music for the first time. To celebrate the moment Spotify teamed up with Travis to throw a concert in Atlanta.

Atlanta is essential to the project not only because of features like Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan but also because it’s where the project was recorded. “Days Before The Rodeo” is an essential piece of the early 2010’s turning of hip-hop.

According to a press release, Spotify released “Spotify Presents: Days Before Rodeo Concert Film” featuring an intimate look at making the album and the 10th anniversary show.

“I remember I worked on this album out here, I drove like a sprinter van,” he said. “Me and Bizzy, we came down to the A. I was working on this album and I told myself I’m gonna do this album fast and I want to put it out quick. And I wasn’t able to put it out officially, but I was like, ‘Yo, I gotta just get this out to the world.’ So shoutout to all the day ones that’s in this motherf–ker right now, ya dig!”

Spotify’s film features discussions with various Scott team members detailing his rise to the top of the hip-hop mountain. Aside from the archival footage and team interviews Scott also performs “Mamacita”, “Drugs, Don’t Play”, “Skyfall”, “Basement Freestyle,” and “Quintana Part,” at the concert.

You can watch Spotify’s “ 23-minute “Days Before The Rodeo Concert Film” below.

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Nelly’s St. Lunatics group mates are suing him alleging he stole the royalties and songwriting credits for ‘Country Grammar’.

One of the most commercially successful albums of all time is Nelly’s Country Grammar. When you talk about hits every song on the album is a banger. If there was ever an album to articulate the golden era of physical sales properly look no further. With a band-aid under his eye and his St. Lunatic brothers by his side, Nelly brought St. Louis to the world.

According to Billboard, the St. Lunatics are suing Nelly alleging he pilfered their royalties from the classic album. Furthermore, they claim he also finessed them out of songwriting credits on the album.

“Every time plaintiffs confronted defendant Haynes [he] would assure them as ‘friends’ he would never prevent them from receiving the financial success they were entitled to,” the lawsuit reads. “Unfortunately, plaintiffs, reasonably believing that their friend and former band member would never steal credit for writing the original compositions, did not initially pursue any legal remedies.”

Among the tracks in question are “Steal the Show,” “Thicky Thick Girl,” “Batter Up,” “Wrap Sumden,” and the blockbuster title track “Country Grammar.” Allegedly they’ve tried to acquire what they believe they are owed but in 2021 they were denied appropriate compensation after reaching out to Universal Music Group. This made the group hire the proper legal representation; suing was their only option. St. Lunatics members Ali, Murphy Lee, KyJuan, and City Spud are all listed on the filing.

Country Grammar was initially released in the summer of 2000 realizing a group of childhood friends’ dreams coming true. Now those dreams are turning into a nightmare playing out in front of the world they captivated in the early 00s.

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Breonna Taylor is dead because of police department’s ineptitude when attempting to serve a no-knock warrant. In the wake of her unjust death, a national conversation began about whether or not no-knock warrants should be legal due to their inherently dangerous nature. Recently, another fatal event has claimed the life of an unarmed Black person.

According to reporting by The Independent, 37-year-old Cameron Ford was shot dead by Omaha police officer Adam Vail as Ford was being served a no-knock warrant for the sale of fentanyl. Vail said that after entering his home, Ford charged at him and his hands were not visible.

via APNews:

“The use of no-knock warrants has too often led to avoidable violence and heart-wrenching loss,” Wayne Brown, president and CEO of the Urban League of Nebraska, said on Saturday. “It is time to reevaluate these tactics and replace them with strategies that prioritize the well-being of both the officer and the residents.”

Earlier this month, KETV reported that Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine declined to charge Vail saying that the use of force was legal.

Kleine said after watching the video, that Vail “thought he had to fire, and he didn’t want to have to fire.” The Douglas County attorney said that Vail had not fired his weapon in any of the previous 122 search warrants that he had served.

“He thought he had to fire during under that situation,” Kleine said.

Rest in peace to Cameron Ford. Hopefully, all police departments nationwide will end the use of no-knock warrants.