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Dope Flix: Pablo Escobar & Son

1980’s– Notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar and his son in front of the White House Washington.

Louisiana Rapper Boosie ‘Badazz’ Diagnosed With Kidney Cancer

Via All Hip Hop– Boosie Badazz has revealed via his Instagram account that he has been diagnosed with cancer. The 33-year-old rapper asked in a now deleted caption for his fans to pray for him.

Boosie reportedly didn’t take the news well, which led to him later deleting the caption revealing the news. Boosie already suffers from diabetes.

He was released from prison in March of 2014 after serving five years due to various drug charges, including possession with intent to distribute narcotics.

Boosie released his sixth studio album, Touchdown 2 Cause Hell, back in May. It debuted at no. 3 on the Billboard 200 charts.

This is terrible news for not only Boosie, but his fans! He has a solid & loyal fan base.

On behalf of The Pen Hustler. Com — Stay Up Boosie! We’re praying for your swift recovery! #BeatCancer

LaQuan McDonald Beyond His Murder

LaQuan McDonald –more than a news headline. He also was also more than a person that was shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer on Oct. 20, 2014. He’s more than a character in a dashcam video. More than a murder victim. More than a $5 million settlement. Stu Douglas knew LaQuan.

On his Facebook account, Stu wrote an impassioned piece on the human being that has raised calls for police reform to maddening levels.

Stu explains is relationship with LaQuan as well as who the young man was that has put another scope on police brutality.

So let me tell you about LaQuan.
The reason I want to tell you about him is because he deserves to be remembered for more than a police dash cam video. He had a phenomenal personality, he had an infectious smile and he had so much potential that was mercilessly stolen from him.

I worked directly with LaQuan from my first day at CASA and he was the first child I advocated for. Usually we assign volunteers and we just supervise the case, but for LaQuan, I was his volunteer.

LaQuan had a rough upbringing. He had been taken away from his mum at a young age after suffering from an abusive father and was never really counseled on what had happened to him. He was in and out of juvenile detention for petty crimes but overall his biggest issue was that lacked stability in his life.

Read the rest of this touching open letter to LaQuan McDonald on AllHipHop.com

RIP LaQuan!