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Dave Chappelle and Killer Mike to Team for Co-Headlining Tour

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Dave Chappelle and Killer Mike are hitting the highway.

The 2 are teaming up for a co-headlining tour referred to as Nonetheless Talkin’ That Sh*t that can see stand-up celebrity and the Grammy Award-winning rapper and producer make seven stops throughout the USA subsequent month. The tour kicks off at Detroit’s Fox Theatre on Nov. 15, earlier than transferring on to Atlanta, Rosemont, Illinois, Boston, New York and Oakland. It should wrap at Lengthy Seashore’s Terrace Theater on Nov. 24.

Per the information, the occasion guarantees to be one other one among Chappelle’s distinctive affairs because it’s described as “a fusion of music and comedy throughout a joint set.” He typically invitations his music buddies to affix him onstage although this outing marks the primary time he’ll co-headline with an enormous of the music trade. However for those who’re planning to purchase tickets, you’ve been warned: No telephones allowed.

“This occasion shall be a phone-free expertise. Use of telephones, smartwatches and equipment won’t be permitted within the efficiency house. Upon arrival on the venue, all telephones, smartwatches and equipment shall be secured in particular person Yondr pouches that shall be opened on the finish of the occasion,” per Dwell Nation. “Anybody seen utilizing a tool (telephone, smartwatch or equipment) through the efficiency shall be escorted out of the venue by safety.” Chappelle and his Pilot Boy Prods. will personal all rights to the present’s content material and supplies.

Nonetheless Talkin’ That Sh*t Tour Stops

Friday, Nov 15: Detroit at Fox Theatre

Sunday, Nov 17: Atlanta at Fox Theatre 

Mon Nov 18 – Rosemont, Illinois, at Rosemont Theatre

Wed Nov 20 – Boston at MGM Music Corridor at Fenway 

Thu Nov 21  – New York at  the Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard

Sat Nov 23 – Oakland at Paramount Theatre

Solar Nov 24 – Lengthy Seashore at Lengthy Seashore Terrace Theater

Tickets for the Dwell Nation-produced tour go on sale at 12 p.m. native time on Ticketmaster on Oct. 25.

Shana Render and Killer Mike on the BET Awards at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 30, 2024.

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Killer Mike Gives Fiery Speech at BET Awards, References Legal Woes

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Killer Mike gave a passionate speech on the BET Awards on Sunday night time, referencing his latest authorized points and inspiring viewers to get politically concerned.

He began out by giving the customary listing of thank-yous, together with his spouse, Shana, and youngsters, plus his supervisor Will Bronson (“he’s a white man, however he’s down with us”). Then he turned to the Feb. 4 incident earlier on the Grammy Awards, the place he was detained on the ceremony following a scuffle with a safety guard outdoors Crypto.com Area. Final week, it was introduced that he won’t face costs for the incident after prosecutors within the Los Angeles Metropolis Legal professional’s Workplace have elected to not file.

“Technically, I used to be not imagined to be right here,” Killer Mike, actual title Michael Santiago Render, stated onstage Sunday night time. “I used to be put in handcuffs, and I used to be marched out of this constructing. However I wanna let you know, have a look at God as a result of I’m again, child, I’m again.” (The Grammys and BET Awards each came about in Downtown Los Angeles.)

He went on: “I wanna inform Black folks that it’s due to BET I’m again, not ’reason behind no white individual. … A Black man runs this enterprise, a Black firm places this present on, and so they acquired my Black ass again in right here. Thanks.”

“I’m moved and compelled to say this on this second, lots of people gonna say, who was he?” he continued. “Who’s he? Why did he get it? I’m a illustration of one of many best issues God has ever made. And that’s one-half of the Black household. Black women and men, I’m you. Whether or not you’re younger, whether or not you’re outdated, whether or not you want me, whether or not you don’t like me, I’m completely you, and this win is totally ours.”

He then urged viewers not solely to vote on the polls in November but in addition to get politically concerned.

“They’re gonna let you know who we vote for is vital and it’s,” he stated “Who we vote for on the massive stage is vital, however it’s extra vital that you understand who your metropolis council individual is, who your prosecutor is, and should you don’t just like the people who find themselves working, run your Black ass to the polls and run your self.”

Killer Mike beat out the likes of Chris Brown, Gunna, 21 Savage, Usher, Drake, Victoria Monét and Nicki Minaj for album of the yr.

Additionally on Sunday, he launched a brand new single, “Humble Me,” by which he references the Grammys arrest.

Killer Mike - HUMBLE ME (Official Video)

Taraji P. Henson is internet hosting the 2024 BET Awards, the place Usher might be offered with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The present is airing dwell on BET from Downtown Los Angeles.

See a listing of 2024 BET Awards winners.

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Rapper Killer Mike to Not Face Charges for Grammys Arrest

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The saga surrounding Killer Mike‘s arrest on the Grammy Awards is a step nearer to a conclusion.

The Grammy Award successful rapper, actual title michael Santiago Render, was detained on the telecast on Feb. 4 following a scuffle with a safety guard exterior Crypto.com Enviornment. He won’t face costs for the incident after prosecutors within the Los Angeles Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace have elected to not file.

“Mr. Render has efficiently accomplished the Workplace’s Listening to course of, together with a neighborhood service requirement that was imposed. We’ve got no additional remark presently,” per Ivor Pine, a spokesperson for the L.A. Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace. The information was first reported by TMZ.

THR broke the information that the rapper had been detained on Feb. 4 contained in the Grammys venue. The information despatched shockwaves via the music trade and past that night time as Killer Mike was recent from the stage after successful three trophies together with finest rap music, finest rap efficiency and finest rap album for Michael. Mike and his crew had maintained his innocence and claimed that he can be cleared of any wrongdoing.

Two days after the incident, he launched an announcement saying such and shedding extra gentle on what he claims occurred. “As you possibly can think about, there was so much going and there was some confusion round which door my crew and I ought to enter. We skilled an over-zealous safety guard, however my crew and I’ve the upmost confidence that I’ll in the end be cleared of all wrongdoing,” Mike stated within the assertion. On the time of his detainment, he had been on the transfer to Crypto.com Enviornment from the adjoining Peacock Theater, the location of the pre-show telecast.

Days later, he was pressed in regards to the incident by Sunny Hostin throughout an look on The View. “Backstage was overcrowded, the winners have been exuberant, and I feel safety obtained a little bit overzealous. It’s water below the bridge for me,” added Mike. “All of my heroes have been in handcuffs — [Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Medgar Evers]. I walked out with the identical dignity and respect that I walked in with, and I’d implore folks to only take that from it. Don’t dwell on the unhealthy stuff.”

TMZ reported (and revealed video) that the altercation occurred when Killer Mike tried to bypass safety who had requested to see his tickets for the telecast throughout a tense change.

June 26, 4:42 p.m. Up to date with assertion from the L.A. Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace.