Noname is putting the spotlight on all the "top selling rappers" who have yet to speak on the police killing of George Floyd. Ever since footage of George's death, which shows a police officer kneeling on the 46-year-old black man's neck until he stopped breathing, spread like wildfire this past week, many have been rightfully outraged. For the past several days, protests have been taking place both in Minneapolis where the murder occurred, and in other cities across the country in an effort to fight for justice against police brutality. Petitions and donation links have been circulating on social media, as well, allowing people who cannot protest to help the cause with their money and signatures.

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While tons of important work is being done, rapper Noname, who had already called on her "celebrity" followers to match her $1,000 donation to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, couldn't help but notice the radio silence coming from some of the voices one might expect would speak up on these injustices. On Friday (May 29th), she tweeted about who she feels is really showing up for the black community, and who isn't.

Following the murder of George Floyd, many throughout the country have taken to the streets to protest and exercise their first amendment rights. Many of the protests have turned into rioting although this is the product of anger that has been building up for centuries. The government has left some people behind and now, many are trying to reclaim their freedom in a way that the government will actually understand.

There have been some massive protests in Atlanta and the entire state of Georgia although there are some disturbing scenes coming from the area. Two separate tweets went viral that depict child soldiers with army fatigues, guns, and riot shields. These soldiers have been placed in front of stores and barricades and seem to be following orders to a tee.

Protests have been festering all across the country over the last couple of days and tensions are certainly high. Of course, these protests are a direct result of the killing of George Floyd who was essentially stranged by a police officer. Last night, protests got pretty interesting in Washington, D.C., so much so that the entire White House had to be put on lockdown.

President Donald Trump was being protected by an army of Secret Service agents and this morning, the President took to Twitter where he had quite a bit of praise for his Secret Service. Trump explained that his agents were ready for anything that came his way and even spoke about their weaponry.

Griselda's having one hell of a year after an incredibly productive 2019 that included the release of WWCD. With Westside Gunn's Pray For Paris holding it down as one of the best rap projects of 2020, Conway looks like he's readying to release his own project in the near future. During a recent Instagram Livestream, Conway The Machine revealed the tentative tracklist for From King To A God which has some major features that people have been waiting on for a hot minute.

The Griselda hometeam will be scattered throughout the project. Westside Gunn and Benny The Butcher join forces on "Spurs 3" while from Beat Butcha, Daringer, and Rick Hyde make up a portion of the production credits. However, the features and production outside the Griselda camp is what's more exciting. The long-awaited collaboration with Drake, produced by Murda Beatz titled, "50c Razors," will appear on the project. 2 Chainz, Freddie Gibbs, Dej Loaf, Flee Lord, and Havoc also serve as guest features. On the production side, Roc Marciano, CozmoBeats, Trizzy Williams, and Hit-Boy also hold it down.

Peep the tracklist below.

1. From King To God (Intro)
2. Tear Gas (prod. by CozmoBeats)
3. Tik Tik ft. Havoc and Flee Lord (prod. by Havoc)
4. Lemon (Prod. By Beat Butcha & Daringer)
5. Tru Bethel ft. 2 Chainz (prod. by Trizzy Williams)
6. 5500 (Prod. by Rick Hyde)
7. God (Skit)
8. Stay Solid ft. Freddie Gibbs (prod. by Beat Butcha)
9. 50c Razors ft. Drake
10. G Bundles ft. Dej Loaf
11. Spurs 3 ft. Benny The Butcher & Westside Gunn
12. Crack In The 90s (prod. Roc Marciano)

Meek Mill is reflecting on a particularly disturbing incident from his youth in which he’d been physically assaulted by police. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder by police, tons of folks across the country and around the globe have been expressing their outrage. The footage showing George, a 46-year-old Black man, unable to breathe while Officer Derek Chauvin has his knee on George’s neck was a poignant reminder for some of how often Black Americans are the victims of police brutality, at times to the point in which they are killed by those who claim to “serve and protect.”

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This powerful moment has Meek Mill reflecting on his own violent encounters with police in the past. The rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday (May 27th) to share a photo from his youth that was taken after he had been beaten by police officers. In the photo, Meek has a swollen eye and bandages on his face.

“Mom my took this pic and filed it with internal affairs, nothing happened!” he explained. “I been a rebel since!!! #georgefloyd I got charges for breaking one of the cops hands also like he didn’t break his hand on my face!” Meek is among the many rappers who have been speaking out on the murder of George Floyd and bringing awareness to the issue of police brutality.

Minneapolis, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. are just a few cities where protests, riots, and looting has occurred within the last few days. Following the social media circulation of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, civil unrest has erupted across America. Celebrities have stepped forward to offer words of support and edification, including Killer Mike, T.I., Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Drake.

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The OVO Sound mogul kept his comments brief over on his Instagram page, but he did share a poem by social activist Assata Shakur. “I believe in living. I believe in the spectrum of Beta days and Gamma people. I believe in sunshine. In windmills and waterfalls, tricycles and rocking chairs,” the poem reads. “I have been locked by the lawless. Handcuffed by the haters. Gagged by the greedy. And if i know any thing at all, it’s that a wall is just a wall and nothing more at all. It can be broken down.”

“Rest in heaven George Floyd ?,” Drake wrote in the caption of the lengthy poem. The rapper gathered a massive amount of support from his famous friends, so take a look at his post below to read the poem by Assata Shakur in its entirety.

As riots pour over into the streets of multiple U.S. cities including the nation’s capital Washington, D.C., Derek Chauvin is finding that when it rains, it pours. The disgraced former Minneapolis police officer hasn’t rested since he kneeled on the neck of George Floyd for eight minutes as the 46-year-old begged for his life, repeating “I can’t breathe.” The criminal complaint against Chauvin states that Floyd’s autopsy revealed his cause of death wasn’t strangulation, but underlying health conditions, heart disease, potential intoxicants, the combined effort of being restrained. Therefore, Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

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Since the video of the fatal incident with George Floyd began to circulate, thousands of protesters have stood outside Chauvin’s home, protesting loudly. On Friday (May 29), Derek Chauvin was arrested and taken into custody, and it looks as if his wife, Kellie Chauvin, wasted no time distancing herself from her husband’s controversy.

“This evening, I spoke with Kellie Chauvin and her family. She is devastated by Mr. Floyd’s death and her utmost sympathy lies with his family, with his loved ones and with everyone who is grieving this tragedy. She has filed for dissolution of her marriage to Derek Chauvin,” Kellie Chauvin’s attorneys said. “While Ms. Chauvin has no children from her current marriage, she respectfully requests that her children, her elder parents, and her extended family be given safety and privacy during this difficult time.”

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Many celebrity figures have chosen to remain silent about recent politically-charged events. The murder of George Floyd is undeniably devastating, but while American citizens have taken to the streets to protest the actions by disgraced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and three of his fellow officers, some famous figures have opted to keep their mouths shut. Rihanna shared why she didn’t immediately come forward with her thoughts on the scandal and she revealed that her heart was just too heavy to make a statement.

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“For the last few days, the magnitude of devastation, anger, sadness I’ve felt has been overwhelming to say the least! Watching my people get murdered and lynched day after day pushed me to a heavy place in my heart!” Rihanna penned in a caption to an Instagram photo of George Floyd. “To the point of staying away from socials, just to avoid hearing the blood curdling agony in George Floyd’s voice again, begging over and over for his life!!! The look of enticement, the pure joy and climax on the face of this bigot, murderer, thug, pig, bum, Derek Chauvin, haunts me!! I can’t shake this!”

“I can’t get over an ambulance pulling up to an arrest, a paramedic checking a pulse without removing the very thing that’s hindering it!” the singer continued. “Is this that f*cking normal??? If intentional MURDER is the fit consequence for ‘drugs’ or ‘resisting arrest’….then what’s the fit consequence for MURDER???!” Rihanna added a few hashtags that included Floyd’s named alongside Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Check out her post below.

The things people will do in the name of art. Popstar Grimes has been unconventional throughout her career but the new mother has elicited strong responses from the public after it was revealed that she planned on selling her soul. The new mom will take part in an upcoming, digital art exhibit that she’s hosting titled “Selling Out.” During the exhibit, Grimes, real name Claire Boucher, will sell various items including drawings, photographs, art prints, and her soul.

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Grimes spoke with Bloomberg about the controversial move, explaining the method behind her madness. “I didn’t want anyone to buy it, so I said we should just make it $10 million, and then it probably won’t sell,” she said. This will be a legal exchange as she told the outlet that “the deeper we got with it, the more philosophically interesting it became.”

“I really wanted to collaborate with my lawyer on art,” she continued. “The idea of fantastical art in the form of legal documents just seems very intriguing to me.” Then, Grimes decided to take into consideration that this COVID-19 pandemic has put a dent in millions of pockets, so instead of the $10 million price tag, Grimes has opted to take the “best offer” she receives.

You can see the musician’s art on the Gallery Platform Los Angeles between May 28 through June 3, and at Maccarone Los Angeles from May 28 to August 31. How much would you sell your soul for?

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The recent death of 46-year-old George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers has become the straw that has broken the camel's back. Irate citizens are destroying their own cities to show their anger at seeing another black person lose their life due to police brutality and murder, and Lil Wayne addressed the controversy while speaking with Fat Joe on Instagram Live. 

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"I think when we see these situations, I think we also have to understand that we have to get very specific," he said. "And what I mean by that is we have to stop viewing it with such a broad view, meaning we have to stop placing the blame on the whole force and the whole everybody or a certain race or everybody with a badge." He added, "We have to actually get into who that person is. And if we want to place the blame on anybody, it should be ourselves for not doing more than what we think we're doing."

Lil Wayne has been criticized in the past for not coming forward and speaking out when instances of police brutality make headlines. He spoke on that as well, saying that people tweet and wear t-shirts, but they don't help the families or protest in the streets. "So, if I ain't about to do all that, then I ain't about to do nothing. I'll pray for ya."

The rapper's remarks were met with heavy criticism, including actor Lakeith Stanfield who shared a vintage black and white image with the caption: "Wayne stfu." Listen to Lil Wayne, check out Lakeith Stanfield's post, and read through some scathing reactions to Weezy's comments below.