00:00The Tay-K Trial is set to start and he could face up to 40 years in prison.
00:07Young Thug explains why Lil Nas X should have stayed closeted.
00:11Plus, we have exclusive details on Rihanna's ninth album.
00:17Hey guys, it's Ali for Hollywood Life with your hip-hop roundup, starting with Boonk.
00:21The rapper who's widely known for his pranks was sucker-punched by a man
00:25after what may have been a prank gone wrong.
00:27The heavy hit left Boonk with a jaw broken on both sides, shattered teeth,
00:32and now the rapper's mouth will have to be wired shut for the next six weeks.
00:37Moving on to Tyga, the rapper was scheduled to headline a show at Papaya Nightclub
00:41during the Fresh Island Fest.
00:43But following a massive fire breakout nearby, the concert was canceled.
00:47And while Tyga has remained silent about the situation on social media,
00:51UK rapper Notes took to Twitter to announce that they weren't allowed to take the stage.
00:55But alright, Young Thug recently sat down with Adam22 of No Jumper
00:59and got candid about Lil Nas X and why he believes the top-charting rapper
01:04shouldn't have revealed that he's gay.
01:06But okay, 19-year-old rapper Tay-K could be sentenced to 40 years in prison.
01:11Tay-K was accused of murdering 21-year-old Ethan Walker during a home invasion
01:16back when he was just 16, and now a judge has ruled that he will be tried as an adult.
01:21The trial is set to last one week and statements and testimonies will reportedly begin today.
01:26Several of Tay's co-accused have already pled guilty and were sentenced to prison.
01:32While Tay was offered a deal, he reportedly rejected it.
01:35Moving on to Rihanna and some lighter news.
01:37As you may or may not know,
01:39Reveal is the only one who was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
01:41Tay-K was accused of murdering 21-year-old Ethan Walker
01:43during a home invasion back when he was just 16,
01:45and now a judge has ruled that he will be tried as an adult.
01:47The trial is set to last one week and statements and testimonies will reportedly begin today.
01:50Several of Tay's co-accused have already pled guilty and were sentenced to prison.
01:55While Tay was offered a deal, he reportedly rejected it.
01:58Moving on to Rihanna and some lighter news.
02:00As you may or may not know, Reveal has been hard at work on her ninth album,
02:05and even though she promised its release this year and her Navy are getting impatient,
02:10we're hearing exclusively Rihanna is not the type of person to compromise her vision
02:15to give in to the demands of other people.
02:17She's well aware of the pressure surrounding her, but she isn't putting out the album
02:21until she is a thousand percent satisfied.
02:24We're also hearing the album, unofficially titled R9, will be all about fun and good times.
02:30We're told Rihanna wants to give her fans an awesome, banging record
02:33that brings them back to her roots, and she isn't interested in getting deep
02:37on any subject surrounding love.
02:40This is why we won't be hearing about her relationship with Hassan on the record.
02:44Rihanna is looking to separate business and pleasure, and feels like she would like to protect that relationship.
02:49But alright guys, hit the self-like and bell button, stick with us for all the latest,
02:52and let us know if you're excited for R9 to come out.
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