Young And Hungry Entertainment, Inc

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty

Rapper Fetty Wap has been arrested and is facing charges after allegedly being a part of a bicoastal opioid drug ring.

According to Deadline, Fetty Wap, real name William Junior Maxwell, was arrested last week at New York’s CitiField on a two-count federal indictment. The “Trap Queen” rapper was going to be a part of the three-day Rolling Loud music festival at the New York Mets’ home stadium but never made it to the stage. After the arrest, Maxwell stood before a Long Island judge on charges of being what the government is calling a “kilogram-level dealer” of opioids.

News of the arrest comes just a week after the release of The Butterfly Effect, the rapper’s second studio album—inspired largely by the death of his young daughter Lauren earlier this year.

Fetty Wap was reportedly one of several people who are charged with trafficking in relation to the case, which alleges that they worked to move heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and more from the West Coast for distribution in Long Island. FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Michael Driscoll issued a statement after the arrest, noting that, “The fact that we arrested a chart-topping rap artist and a corrections officer as part of the conspiracy illustrates just how vile the drug trade has become.”

Search warrants in various locations tied to the ring yielded confiscations of roughly $1.5 million in cash, 16 kilograms of cocaine, 2 kilograms of heroin, numerous fentanyl pills, two 9mm handguns, a rifle, a .45 caliber pistol, a .40 caliber pistol and ammunition.

Originally, Maxwell’s name was blacked out on the indictment but became public after it was unsealed this weekend, listing him as one of five defendants in the case.

Fetty Wap has pled not guilty to all the charges.

Source: Astrida Valigorsky / Getty

Last week French Montana found himself defending his music career when trolls suggested he hasn’t had a hit of his own since the inception of his career. Looking to add another hit to his singles catalogue, French comes through with his latest joint “I Don’t Really Care” and for it’s visuals the Bronx rapper reacreates many memorable Hip-Hop moments including Biggie’s video to “Hypnotize” and Eminem getting ready to battle rap in his 8 Mile film. Overall it was pretty damn entertaining. Back on the Left Coast, YG shows that whenever he rides he moves deep and in his clip to “Sign Language” he calls on his comrades to pull out the motorcycles and low riders to back him as he rolls through the streets of California.

Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Jay Critch, Fatboy SSE, and more.

FRENCH MONTANA – “I DON’T REALLY CARE”

YG – “SIGN LANGUAGE”

JAY CRITCH – “JACK IT”

MY FAVORITE COLOR – “MAYDAY”

FATBOY SSE – “2005 FREESTYLE”

DREAMDOLL – “TRYOUTS”

FLO MILLI – “ICE BABY”

Source: Westbrook Media / YouTube Originals

Will Smith opened himself up in a stunning vulnerable moment in the trailer for his YouTube series where he revealed that he once contemplated taking his own life.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star and globally beloved entertainer made the admission during his documentary series, Will Smith: The Best Shape of My Life. The series chronicles his journey to lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks, although there was something else he stumbled upon along the way. “When I started this show, I thought I was getting into the best shape of my life, physically,” Smith says in the preview. “But, mentally, I was somewhere else. And I ended up discovering a whole lot of hidden things about myself.” He then goes on to reference a conversation that he had with his loved ones including his children Trey, Willow, and Jaden and reveals his thoughts about self-harm in a tearful moment: “That was the only time in my life that I ever considered suicide.” There isn’t any further context given afterward.

The series does coincide with the impending release of Smith’s upcoming memoir this month, where he has stated that the book will give the public a more detailed and intense look at his journey to being a global superstar. Smith also wants to give the world a look into how he addressed his struggles with mental health spurred by the pandemic. “What you’ve come to understand as Will Smith, the alien-annihilating MC, bigger-than-life movie star, is largely a construction, a carefully crafted and honed character designed to protect myself, to hide myself from the world. To hide the coward,” he says in the trailer.

Will Smith: The Best Shape of My Life will air in six parts beginning with the first episode on YouTube on November 8th. Check out the trailer below.

Source: Disney+ / Disney+

After decades of being one of the most popular Star Wars character in the franchise, Boba Fett is finally getting his own solo series on Disney+ and it looks like it’s going to be an intergalactic Sopranos or something.

Source: Disney+ / Disney+

In the first trailer to the highly anticipated series, The Book of Boba Fett, the beloved bounty hunter and his trustee sidekick Fennec Shand travel to the sands of Tatooine with the goal of taking over the throne that Jabba the Hutt left behind when he was killed in Return of The Jedi. Looking to become the new boss of the underworld, Boba’s claim to the throne is met with resistance from Jabba’s old capos who doubt his legitimacy.

Looking to rule with respect instead of an iron fist, a confident Boba asks those who question him to “speak freely” after finding himself sitting on Jabba’s old throne.

We don’t know if he’ll automatically insert himself into the position of power or whether he’ll kill his way to the top, either way we’ll find out when The Book of Boba Fett debuts on Disney+ on December 29th. Are you excited about the new series? Let us know in the comments section below.

Source: MEGA / Getty

Kanye West has resumed his popular Sunday Service concerts once again, with the most recent one having an infamous attendee – rock star and alleged sexual abuser Marilyn Manson.

Ye hosted the religious musical event on Halloween Sunday (October 31st), and this time according to TMZ it was made available to viewers on Triller and the Fite TV app at 4 P.M. Eastern time for a fee of $10. The “Father Stretch My Hands” rapper and producer gave the public the heads up via his Instagram page.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)

As the concert began with Justin Bieber joining the Sunday Service Choir for a rooftop performance of songs from West’s latest album Donda, Manson was seen right up front alongside the choir members. Roddy Ricch also performed, doing “Pure Souls” with the choir. Bieber even recited a poem thanking God for everything in nature. Everyone in attendance was decked out in white, with some opting for hoods and face coverings. At one point, West – who noticeably had his eyebrows shaved off –  bowed towards the controversial rocker, their foreheads touching and both men closing their eyes with Bieber joining them.

marilyn manson is currently leading a prayer circle with justin bieber and kanye west pic.twitter.com/rDFUza5lvn

— KENNY BEAR (@RapDose) October 31, 2021

Manson’s appearance at the Sunday Service concert stoked up some backlash from observers online, given that he’s currently facing a slew of lawsuits charging him with sexual assault including one highly detailed accusation from former girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood.

Ye really brought Marilyn Manson to a sunday service

pic.twitter.com/fx7KYFjOi6

— JAX N 𓃦 (@ABELXDAYA) October 31, 2021

Manson’s presence marks the second time he’s made a live appearance at a Kanye West event, with the first being on stage with the rapper at his Donda listening event held in Soldier Field in West’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois earlier this year. It’s apparent that West and Manson have formed a real friendship, and that West isn’t too concerned about all of the troubles that are swirling around Manson or the wave of backlash that has come with hanging out with him in this manner.

Source: @kingjames / Instagram

Halloween has come and as expected celebrities did the most over the weekend. While not everyone got it right some clearly understood the assignment. https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtTW_fveo9/

Over the span of the last 10 years celebrity costumes have become a big moment in popular culture. Naturally everyone who is anyone, or believes they are anyone, tried their best to get their fits off for the celebratory day. Even though it was different strokes for different strokes in terms of themes, a-listers ranging from music, sports, television, movies and more dropped a bag to make sure they looked the part.

Here are some of the best celeb Halloween ensembles from this year’s spooky season. Let us know your favorites in the comments section.

  1. Cardi B as Medusa

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Cardi B (@iamcardib)

2. Rihanna as Gunna

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri)

She did that. 

3. Saweetie as Halle Berry in ‘Catwoman’

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by icy bae (@saweetie)

4. Megan Thee Stallion as Pinhead

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion)

5. Ciara as Selena

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Ciara (@ciara)

6. The Legends as The Adams Family

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by John Legend (@johnlegend)

7. Anderson Paak. as Stevie Wonder

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Little Sputnik 69 (@anderson._paak)

8. Doja Cat as Princess Kida

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Doja Cat (@dojacat)

9. Latto as Faith Evans

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by BIG LATTO

(@latto777)

10. Offset as Rick James

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by OFFSET (@offsetyrn)

11. Lil Nas X as Voldemort

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by MONTERO (@lilnasx)

12. Tyga as a nun

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by T-Raww (@tyga)

13. Quavo as Static Shock

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by QuavoHuncho (@quavohuncho)

14. Yung Miami as Aaliyah in ‘Queen Of The Damned’

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by QuavoHuncho (@quavohuncho)

Source: Kevin Rawls / Radio One Digital

Rappers are always good for rash decisions and Wale is not excused from that rule of thumb. He admits he was speeding when he dropped Roc Nation as his management agency.

As spotted on Hype Beast the Maybach Music Group talent made an appearance on Drink Champs recently. N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN got him to discuss his come up, his newest project Folarin 2 and much more. As usual the hosts asked him questions regarding some of his most career defining moments and one was about his departure from Roc Nation. He pointed to the fact that his take home pay was noticeably smaller with the Roc’s involvement.

“I was in the Hov cypher for a long time, and there was a time that I was on tour with J. Cole and at this point, I was opening for him,” he said. “And somebody in my circle was like, ‘You’re losing like, five grand every time you go on stage. You’re losing money.’ I couldn’t make sense of it. I just really had a meltdown. And I remember, I just quit the tour. It’s been all love since. I learned a lot from them. And Jay is still my idol.”

Over the weekend Wale relayed the same sentiment after Jay-Z was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame via Twitter. “almost shed that lil water out my eyes last night for S. Carter .” he wrote. “We need to soak up more game from the OGs in Hiphop .. this genre has to be protected ..”

You can view his Drink Champs episode below.

Photo: Kevin Rawls

Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty

Mariah Carey sure does love the Christmas season. October is barely a few hours into the past and already the iconic singer has put out a Christmas themed video on her IG page to ring in the 2021 Holiday season. A little after midnight last night Mariah put out a teaser video in which she took a candy cane colored baseball bat to some pumpkins that read “IT’S NOT TIME” before her classic Christmas cut “All I Want For Christmas Is You” spun. Celebrating the incoming holiday season, the “Fantasy” singer donned a fitted Santa Clause outfit while throwing up confetti and even showed a present wrapped that read “11/5” on it.

Could Mariah have a gift for her fans for this coming Friday? A new song? A new Christmas album? Her Merry Christmas album is the third highest selling Christmas album of all-time with 5.7 million units sold, so we wouldn’t be surprised if she returned with a new installment and made bank all over again.

Check out Mariah celebrate the 2021 Christmas season below and let us know what you think she has in store for November 11th.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey)

Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty

Rihanna has one heck of a sense of humor as evidenced by her latest Halloween outfit. While Rihanna didn’t give us an extravagant high-fashion sendup on All Hallow’s Eve, she did replicate Gunna’s New York Fashion Week fit with expert ease.

Back in September, Gunna turned a lot of heads with his New York Fashion Week fit that came complete with leather knee-high sneakers, shorts, a lavish sweater, and a vest. It can be assumed that every item in the flick that Gunna shared didn’t come at a low price. Still, many on Twitter had their comments.

Taking to social media, Rihanna delivered her rendition of the Gunnna drip, complete with imitating the southern rapper’s pose.

Check out the flicks below.

D . S . 4

pic.twitter.com/T6HqlOnYPF

— Rihanna (@rihanna) November 1, 2021

pic.twitter.com/W8T4Pzm7m6

— Rihanna (@rihanna) November 1, 2021

the Gunna’z.

pic.twitter.com/11T3Bnj5F4

— Rihanna (@rihanna) November 1, 2021

—

Photo: Getty

Source: ESCOBAR CIGARS / ESCOBAR CIGARS

This December Showtime will kick off HIP HOP 50, its multiyear, cross-platform programming initiative celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop.

HIP HOP 50 will continue to run over the next three years and will encompass unscripted series and features, podcasts and digital shorts by and about some of the foremost names in the genre, culminating with the 50th anniversary of the genre in 2023. The initiative is driven by Nas and Mass Appeal Chief Creative Officer and Emmy-nominated partner Sacha Jenkins (WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN, BITCHIN’: THE SOUND AND FURY OF RICK JAMES). 

VIDEO MUSIC BOX  will chronicle the longest-running music video show in the world, Video Music Box, launched and hosted in New York City by visionary DJ and MC Ralph McDaniels. Since its debut in 1983, Video Music Box has remained a Hip Hop mainstay, with McDaniels (or “Uncle Ralph,” as he’s known to legions of fans) serving as a leading Hip Hop influencer, tastemaker and documentarian, showcasing and debuting Hip Hop videos and introducing viewers to future stars like Nas, Jay Z, LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Fat Joe long before they were icons of the genre. With four decades of never-before-seen footage from McDaniel’s packed vault, the film spotlights the series’ global influence on Hip Hop, along with his professional and personal triumphs. VIDEO MUSIC BOX is produced by Mass Appeal for SHOWTIME.

VIDEO MUSIC BOX will premiere Friday, December 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. RICKY POWELL: THE INDIVIDUALIST, directed by Josh Swade, will premiere Friday, December 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. And ROLLING LIKE THUNDER, directed by Roger Gastman, will premiere Friday, December 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. You can watch the official trailer below.

Photo: ESCOBAR CIGARS

Source: Elektra / @HevNamedMeGrap

Fans of Grand Puba and his solo efforts are well aware that he ventured off on his own with DJ Alamo of his group Brand Nubian and Stud Dugee in tow. According to a tweet from Grap Luva and others, Stud Doogie has reportedly passed away and some have chimed in with thoughts.

Rest In Power Stud Doogie…SO GLAD I got to see you at my 50th Earthstrong selahbration…I-ternal bless up King!

pic.twitter.com/KwTLOcrje0

— Grap Luva YSB (@HEVnamedMeGRAP) October 31, 2021

Not much is known about the passing of Stud Dugee, and we must note that Grap Luva spelled the name Doogie and an older tweet from Brand Nubian’s Sadat X spells it as Doughie.

We happened across the Facebook page of Ron Cherry, which we can confirm is the given name of DJ Stud Dugee. Via the page, Dugee’s connection to Hip-Hop elite circles spread far and wide as he shared photos with late legends Biz Markie, Black Rob, and also appears in photos with Rakim, Ghostface Killah, the aforementioned Sadat X, and Lord Jamar.

As this story develops, we will return with updates and official statements from the family.

For now, our condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of DJ Stud Dugee. May he rest powerfully in peace.

—

Photo: Twitter

Source: gilga.com / FX

Donald Glover’s award-winning Atlanta series on FX is coming back, and we finally have a trailer. On Sunday (October 31), the artist still known as Childish Gambino dropped a link via Twitter that made you sort of hunt for the teaser.

happy halloween

https://t.co/KCt26LMaAq

— donald (@donaldglover) November 1, 2021

The tweet sent you to gilga.com, but its “hours” of operation are from 8pm to 3am because it’s a “nite site.”

Right.

So if you didn’t catch it at night, you missed it. But, this is the Internets, where people always find a way and you can watch it below. In the teaser, Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry) is the only character from the series present, and he’s rocking gold chains and one of those Gucci sweaters from the brand’s “FAKE” collection.

Behind Paper Boi (last officially seen at the end of Atlanta season 2way back in May 2018), are what look like white servants facing a wall, their backs to the camera. The music heard in the background of the minute-long clip is Sun Ra’s “It’s After The End of the World.”

Will we know what’s going on once the season gets underway? That’s a 50/50 shot, but after getting pushed back from 2021, Atlanta is set to return in 2022. Finally.

Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty

That took long enough. Jay-Z and LL Cool J were among the musical royalty, including Tina Turner, who were formally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (October 30) night.

Dr. Gloria Carter and Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter. Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Cleveland, OH October 30, 2021 pic.twitter.com/ghFhvyhOFI

— Roc Nation (@RocNation) October 31, 2021

The induction ceremony went down at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH. Besides the aforementioned, the new Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class includes the Foo Fighters, Carole King, The Go-Gos and Todd Rundgren. Also getting their flowers were Clarence Avant (the Ahmet Ertegun Award) and Gil Scott-Heron, Charley Patton and Kraftwerk.

Longer version of JAY-Z's star-studded induction video. Epic #RockHall2021

pic.twitter.com/5PR2sveMpq

— JAY-Z Daily (@JAY_Z_Daily) October 31, 2021

According to the Associated Press, Jay-Z’s intro included a star-studded video of some famed fans espousing on his greatness like President Barack Obama, LeBron James and David Letterman. Hova was interestingly inducted Dave Chappelle, who reportedly said,  “He rhymed a recipe for survival.” Adding, “He embodies what the potential of our lives can be and what success can be.”

Also worth noting, Jay-Z made sure to shout out his fellow Roc-a-Fella Records founder Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke during his acceptance speech. He also gave heavy props to Chuck D, KRS-One, Rakim, LL Cool J and, of course, Big Daddy Kane.

Jay-Z gives Dame Dash a shoutout during his Rock Hall speech

pic.twitter.com/sczxcvDSvF

— DatPiff (@DatPiff) October 31, 2021

If you want to officially peep the ceremony, you’ll have to wait until Nov. 20 when it airs on HBO.

Check out some glimpses of the festivities from around social media in the gallery.

window.addEventListener('interaction', function () { setTimeout(function () { var s = document.createElement('script'), el = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[ 0 ]; s.async = true; s.src = 'https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js'; el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); }, 1000) });

1.

Obama leads off the video tribute to Jay-Z #RockHall2021 pic.twitter.com/7mInBo2Muw

— Future Rock Legends (@futurerocklgnds) October 31, 2021

2.

Congratulations to Jay-Z on his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction! Not only do I love Jay-Z’s music, I love that he’s become one of the most successful and powerful businessmen!

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) October 31, 2021

3.

Congratulations to tonight's 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees

Tina Turner JAY-Z Charley Patton Gil Scott-Heron LL Cool J Billy Preston Clarence Avant They round out the most diverse class of inductees in the history of the organization

pic.twitter.com/FOqaBqq2nk

— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) October 31, 2021

4.

JAY-Z and LL Cool J were joined by Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, and Dave Chappelle as they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

pic.twitter.com/nmuyGsuFDq

— Rap-Up (@RapUp) October 31, 2021

5.

While inducting Jay-Z into the Rock Hall, Dave Chapelle said Jay-Z recently told him “You must be under a lot of pressure to always say something funny.” Chapelle said “Well, you must always be under pressure to say cool things.” Jay-Z said “Nah, I just do.” #RockHall2021 @wkyc

— Denise Polverine Manoloff (@denisep) October 31, 2021

6.

JAY-Z and Dave Chappelle pic.twitter.com/IBzIqROzYs

— JAY-Z Daily (@JAY_Z_Daily) October 31, 2021

7.

Beyoncé and Blue Ivy in the video tribute for JAY-Z's Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction!! pic.twitter.com/8ocUcH6Btg

— Davalynnnn (@iprpleubhive) October 31, 2021

8.

“What’s better than one billionaire?”— Pharrell “Two!” — Beyoncé

#RockHall2021 pic.twitter.com/ZsxNofKAnF

— Beyoncé Access (@bey_access) October 31, 2021

Source: YouTube / Youtube

Alpo Martinez, the infamous Harlem drug kingpin, was reportedly shot and killed on Saturday night, early Sunday morning (October 30).

Born Alberto Geddis Martinez, a report about the shooting doesn’t yet mention him by name but the word on the street is starting to get out.

Reported the New York Daily News:

A 55-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting on a Harlem street corner early Sunday.

The victim was struck multiple times in the chest in a hail of bullets fired from a passing vehicle on W. 147th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd. just after 3:20 a.m., cops said.

EMS rushed him to Harlem Hospital but he couldn’t be saved. His name was not immediately released.

According to the New York Post, the victim in the described shooting had a last known address in Maine. He was reportedly shot five times while in his 2017 Dodge Ram.

The New York Times confirmed the victim was indeed Martinez from an officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity. According to the police, he was carrying identification that said his name was Abraham Rodriguez.

Alpo Martinez is a wild mother fucker, the way he talks about killing Rich Porter

the saying "sometimes it be your own people" is fitting.

I'm still gonna watch the documentary though. pic.twitter.com/srBAy1vE9t

— Mr L (@untitled_one) November 3, 2019

Martinez was portrayed by rapper Cam’ron in the now cult classic film Paid In Full, which brought the story of fellow kingpins Azie Faison and Rich Porter to Hollywood. Many eyebrows were raised when after being released from prison, Martinez returned to (or at least was spotted in) Harlem after admitting that he killed his friend Porter.

In the late 80’s and early 90’s, Martinez moved his enterprise to the Washington, DC area. However, after getting pinched in 1991, he reportedly turned state’s evidence, dropping dime on his own organization including Wayne ‘Silk’ Perry in exchange for a 35-year sentence after facing life in the bing.

In total, Alpo copped to 14 murders.

#AlpoMartinez truck near 2756 Frederick Douglass Blvd. And it's confirmed from multiple sources that alpo was killed in a drive by shooting after leaving a night club pic.twitter.com/pevLSOTS5E

— Killmoenews (@Killmoenews1) October 31, 2021

Breaking News: Alpo gunned down in Harlem pic.twitter.com/ye9cCmMGjX

— MixHood.com (@MixHood) October 31, 2021

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Choke No Joke (@chokenojokeofficial)

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty

Fans of the Fugees just got hit with a gut punch. The New Jersey Hip-Hop trio of Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel and Wyclef Jean announced that their planned fall tour has unfortunately been postponed.

In a statement posted on their official IG account, the Fugees relayed that they’ve decided to delay the tour until outside is open, open. So all those 2021 dates announced earlier this year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their landmark album The Score will be getting pushed to 2022.

“Dates for our upcoming Fugees 25th Anniversary Tour are moving to early 2022 to ensure the best chance that all cities on the tour are fully open so we can perform for as many fans as possible,” reads the statement.

If you’re looking for a silver lining, more shows will be added to the tour. The statement continues, “With so much excitement around the reunion tour, we are also happy to announce that we will be adding more cities and dates!”

The group held a well-received teaser performance on September 23 in New York City at Pier 17. It must be mentioned that their set started hella late, though. But considering its been 15 years since the group hit the road, a few more months shouldn’t be that bad of a wait.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Fugees25 (@fugees25)

Source: Samir Hussein / Getty

Dave Chappelle is having a moment, but it isn’t the victory lap some might have expected considering that he’s just ended his run of specials for Netflix for the foreseeable future. After attracting the ire of the LGBTQ community for his jokes in past specials, most especially The Closer, the veteran comedian performed this week in New Orleans alongside another maligned funnyman in Joe Rogan.

As reported by NOLA.com, Chappelle and Rogan performed Thursday (October 28) at the Smoothie King Center and the Washington, D.C. native boasted of being on the “canceled” list while shattering attendance records. According to the outlet, Chappelle and Rogan’s spot date did indeed break records after selling the most tickets for a single event ever at the venue.

Like other appearances Chappelle has made over the years, cell phones were locked away and there were other measures to keep what was said inside the venue under wraps. The account of the performance from NOLA.com gave nods to all of the other comedians who performed, including Donnell Rawlins, a former cast member of Chappelle’s smash Comedy Central hit, Chappelle’s Show.

Rogan went on before Chappelle and leaned into his usual bits pushing the lines of free thought and decency as he’s known to do on his eponymously named and wildly popular podcast.  Chappelle ended the show and didn’t shy away from all the buzz surrounding his name, even remarking that his wife gave him a firearm for protection but definitely took a dig at the trans community.

At this point, it can be assumed that Chappelle won’t be walking back anything he said, considering he’s already spoken publicly about how the entire fiasco sparked by The Closer has been dogging him for the past few weeks. In the special, Chappelle promised he was done with jokes at the expense of the LGBTQ community. Clearly, he’s still got more to say.

—

Photo: Getty