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Genius Innovator aku Goes Beyond Genres With Animated Video For The New Single “Skeleton Queen”

Not your usual artist, Long Island, NY-based genius innovator and urban artist aku is dropping his freshest and finest joint to date, “Skeleton Queen,” alongside a gaming-inspired animated video by rags.

A model, actor and recording artist, aku shines in whatever field or project he undertakes, has had appearances in Vogue, and has had a prolific 2021 year with several singles dropped on the airwaves.

For his new single “Skeleton Queen,” aku worked with producer butterwrld, and the pair seem to have gone through an intense chemistry that birthed this unreal track. Visually, the animation created by rags fit perfectly with the avant garde and surreal energy emanating from the music.

Aku’s popularity skyrocketed after the release of his hit track “rose gold in paris town,” with visuals viewed well-over 100K times on YouTube alone and playlisted by many prestigious curators.

His introspective track “I Don’t Have A Gun” also helped aku strengthen his presence and speed up his rise in urban culture, a concoction of spectacular poetry and rich sonics.

Most often, aku is driven to help his audience conquer sorrow and pain through art, an alchemy he first tests on his own life before sharing it with the masses. He is a firm believer of his inner capacity to shift paradigms through art, using satire, humor, genre-fusions, and meticulously curated rhyme schemes to fulfill his aims, surpassing all expectations with each new drop.

If you are looking to discover an artist who will turn your world upside down and acts as a catalyst to healing, then aku is by far the most interesting artist to listen to this year.

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Lil Durk Co Defendants OTF Dede and David Lindsey Seek Acquittal and New Trial

OTF Dede and David Lindsey are fighting their recent stalking convictions as the legal process in Lil Durk’s case continues to play out.

Lil Durk was facing five charges, two of them murder-for-hire related and three of them stalking related, while the two co-defendants were convicted on three counts of stalking in the same case. Durk was just cleared of all charges in that case a couple of weeks ago, but Dede and Lindsey didn’t get the same result.

The latest legal twist adds another chapter to a case that has remained tightly connected to Lil Durk’s ongoing legal troubles. Durk was acquitted in the initial murder-for-hire case, but his larger legal battle is far from over.

For Dede and Lindsey, the immediate issue is their stalking convictions and whether the court will grant either of the new requests filed. The couple’s pleas carry long prison sentences, and the pending motions are especially important for their attorneys.
The court has not ruled on the Rule 29 and Rule 33 motions, leaving the next phase of litigation uncertain.

Lil Durk, meanwhile, is set to appear in court on November 4 for a bond hearing. His trial in the VICAR case was scheduled for the next few weeks, but it is likely to be delayed.

Separate legal proceedings are now moving forward in the cases of Durk, Dede, and Lindsey, who remain active. Dede and Lindsey’s latest filings ensure that the group’s legal saga continues even after Durk’s acquittal in the original case.

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Meek Mill steps back from his ongoing feud with DJ Akademiks,

Meek Mill and DJ Akademiks’ ongoing social media beef has taken another turn, with Meek seemingly getting the last word.

The two have been feuding for around a decade, and their tensions have become closely tied to the fallout from Meek’s beef with Drake. Following Akademiks taking Drake’s side in the public feud, Meek clearly didn’t want to be featured on Akademiks’ page. Since then, they have exchanged occasional messages and renewed disagreements.

The latest chapter heated up around the Lil Durk trial. Meek Mill called out Akademiks for his coverage and commentary on the case, saying he had become a bad influence on the culture.

Akademiks fired back hard, and the beef snowballed into a back and forth of threats between the two. At one point, Meek asked for Akademiks’ address, while Akademiks showed off an arsenal of machine guns and rifles. The confrontation had been really serious before apparently cooling off in recent days.

The message is the latest chapter in a long-running feud that has flared up several times over the past decade. This latest back-and-forth could be Meek’s attempt to close the door on the feud, but given the history between the two, tensions can flare up fast.
So far, it looks like Meek is putting a line under his part of the conversation. Only time will tell whether Akademiks responds.

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