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Boosie Badazz Defends $600K Pardon Lobbying Deal Amid Growing Questions

Boosie Badazz is defending his decision to hire advocates in his quest for a presidential pardon, insisting that paying people to advocate for clemency was not illegal in itself.

The Baton Rouge rapper is facing increasing scrutiny for the $600,000 he paid to Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl in 2025 as he sought clemency in his federal gun case. The arrangement recently gained new attention after Boosie appeared in a 60 Minutes investigation exploring the business surrounding presidential pardons.

The details of the dispute show that Boosie hired the firm to represent his interests. The pardon never came, and now Boosie is trying to get his $300,000 back. Boosie told CBS News that he believed paying the brokers would lead to a pardon.

In a new video, Boosie responded to people who supposedly messaged him and told him his decision to hire the lobbyists was illegal. He rejected that characterization and said he distinguished between paying lobbyists to lobby for clemency and paying a president directly for a pardon.

Boosie argues that the issue is what happened to the money after he hired the firm, not the hiring of lobbyists. The controversy has also prompted questions about what Burkman and Wohl promised Boosie. Boosie told 60 Minutes he paid $600,000 up front and didn’t get the pardon he wanted. The report also said his agreement required him to return half the money if he wasn’t granted a pardon.

The situation has placed Boosie at the center of a larger conversation about the nascent business surrounding presidential clemency. A 60 Minutes investigation looked at how lobbyists and pardon brokers tout their connections and services to people seeking presidential relief. But for Boosie, the issue is straightforward. He says the hiring of lobbyists to seek a pardon was not the illegal act some have argued. His beef isn’t with Trump specifically, but with the money he says he’s owed when the promised pardon never came through.

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Meek Mill Draws Mixed Reactions With Drill Take on Nico & Vinz’s “Am I Wrong”

Meek Mill has released a couple of songs that leaked online recently, giving fans a proper way to hear the tracks after they popped up over the weekend. “Philly Heathens” has been praised for its attention to street culture and youth affected by violence, but his other new album, “Am I Wrong,” has received a much more divided response.

“Philly Heathens” has been praised for its lyrics about street culture and the young people who get caught up in violence. “Am I Wrong,” however, takes a vastly different approach, remixing the song of the same name by Nico & Vinz as a drill centric interpolation.

“Am I Wrong” is now 12 years old, and its connection to the EDM sound of the time makes it especially recognizable to those who grew up with it. So Meek’s take is built on a familiar musical reference, but the response has been far from universally complimentary. A lot of the criticism has been directed at the hook. The production has also been called dated, but the track was leaked, which may explain its sound. But the strongest reactions have focused on Meek’s chorus vocals.

Some of the responses have been good, though. Some listeners felt the track was a throwback to the blog era, while others thought the criticism targeted almost entirely the hook, not the song as a whole. One Reddit commenter wrote that the track was good, but the chorus was bad, suggesting that Meek’s performance on the rest of the song was better than the reception to the hook may suggest.

The different reactions demonstrate the contrast between Meek’s two new leaks. “Philly Heathens” has resonated with audiences for its subject matter, while “Am I Wrong” has sparked discussion due to its interpolation and vocal approach.

Both songs are now officially available on YouTube so that fans can decide for themselves. The response to “Am I Wrong” shows how difficult it is to reinterpret a well known song, especially when a recognizable hook becomes the centerpiece of the new version

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Drake Joins Karol G in Houston for First Live Performance of “Ahi”

Drake made a surprise appearance in Houston this weekend, joining Karol G on stage for the first-ever live performance of their collaboration, “Ahi.”
The surprise appearance took place during Karol G’s show in Houston, where Drake jumped out from the bottom of the stage to perform the song with her. “Ahi” is the latest from Karol G’s project No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, and the Houston show marked the first time the pair had performed the collaboration together on stage.

Drake made his entrance to a loud reception from the crowd. The rapper popped out from under the stage, bowed to Karol G, hugged her, and launched into their collaboration. With “Ahi,” the performance was not over. Drake stayed on stage and carried on with the set, performing “Janice STFU” and “One Dance” and giving the Houston crowd a long set from the Canadian rapper.

The collaboration also sparked speculation about Drake’s upcoming music. A rumor started that Karol G was one of the collaborators on the project, along with Molly Santana and Future, days before ICEMAN is expected to drop. Future and Molly Santana were among the names on the rumored list, and Future ended up on “Run To Atlanta.”

Drake’s Houston appearance comes as he continues to promote music outside the traditional album release cycle. He released FOMO, a visual YouTube project featuring visuals for several songs from Habibti and Maid Of Honor nearly two weeks ago. The project also featured a couple of unreleased songs, including new material with Yeat and new unreleased music with Don Toliver.

Drake and Don Toliver have also dropped a remix of Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas.” The remix has recently sparked speculation about the artists after re uploaded visuals allegedly erased all footage of Langley.

But the Houston show shifted the focus back to Drake and Karol G. The surprise appearance turned the stop into the first live showcase of “Ahi” for the audience, while Drake’s renditions of “Janice STFU” and “One Dance” extended his surprise time onstage. It also gave fans their first chance to see the two artists perform their collaboration together, adding a live chapter to the release of “Ahi. “

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