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The JAY-Z curated Made In America Festival is back at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. There’ll be performances from Travis Scott, Cardi B, Lizzo, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Jorja Smith, Rosalía, James Blake, Gucci Mane, Megan Thee Stallion, Tierra Whack, DaBaby, Kaskade, and others. The festival will have four stages and will run for two days, Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, […]
Meek Mill‘s controversial, years-long Philadelphia case has reached a conclusion. Per a report from The Philadelphia Inquirer, Meek and prosecutors have reached a deal on the 2007 case in which Meek pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge. All other charges, meanwhile, have been dropped. In a statement, Meek expressed gratitude to have finally reached the […]
For some, Meek Mill’s public probation battle brought an issue into their periphery that they had previously given little thought: the American legal infrastructure nightmare that is probation. In the latest episode of Complex News Presents, the very real ways this facet of a criminal justice system in desperate need of unified overhaul is explored. The most […]
A Pennsylvania man who spent 21 years in prison for murder he didn’t commit walked free on Wednesday more than a decade after the star witness in the case initially confessed to the crime. John Miller was found guilty of second-degree murder in 1997 for the killing of parking lot attendant Anthony Mullen. Despite there not being any […]
Meek Mill has been fighting a conviction for a decade, but now the Associated Press reports that a Pennsylvania appeals court has thrown that conviction out. Three judges came to a unanimous decision on Wednesday to give the rapper a new trial, citing clear police corruption. The Pennsylvania Superior Court has also overturned the trial judge’s parole violation […]
André 3000 has joined the upcoming Jason Segel-directed anthology series Dispatches from Elsewhere, in addition to playing his flute in airports and while walking down the sidewalk in Philadelphia. According to AJC, the 10-episode series was created by and will star Segel, best known for his recurring role on How I Met Your Mother and films like Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Alethea […]
André 3000 has now taken his Mayan double flute playing talents to the City of Brotherly Love. Last month, Latino USA producer Antonia Cereijido shared her account of being at the airport when she saw someone playing the flute as he roamed the terminal. The person bore a striking resemblance to André 3000, but she wasn’t sure […]
Meek Mill has been granted an appellate court hearing in Philadelphia with the Superior Court, which is set to take place on July 16. Meek’s lawyers will now have the chance to ask the Pennsylvania Superior Court to overturn the rapper’s original conviction, and not Judge Brinkley, who was previously overseeing his case. Meek’s attorney, […]
Drake is fully aware of the idea that he’s a curse on sports teams. And he used that to his advantage tonight, rocking 76ers shorts to guarantee that his hometown Raptors would best Philly in Game 7. He showed off the gear on his Instagram Story as his friends freaked out over the ending of the game. […]
The Sixers could have a lot more riding on Sunday’s Game 7 against Toronto than a trip to the conference finals. The New York Times reports that head coach Brett Brown is expected to be fired if his team loses. Although these past two years have ended in Philadelphia’s best season records in years, both […]
