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Chicago Rapper Grindin Pun Releases New Song with Zaytoven

July 16, 2021 by Dj RootsQueen
Celebrity News, Hip Hop, Music, News, Press, press release, Single Release
chicago, hip hop, Zaytoven

Fresh off the release of his single featuring Ne-Yo, Grindin Pun has released “Love Me Not” with Grammy award-winning producer, Zaytoven.

The song is a testament to dating in 2021, and how people might not be who they appear to be. With a creative delivery over Zaytoven’s dreamy and bass heavy production, “Love Me Not” explores what goes through a man’s mind when he feels his love interest is untrustworthy.

Allen “Grindin Pun” Lane was born on January 26, 1990, on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in the Henry Horner Projects, just blocks away from the United Center, home to the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks. Being raised near the United Center opened Pun’s eyes to expensive homes and condos, luxurious cars, high-end fashion, and expensive jewelry. Although only nine-years-old when he first discovered he was a talented lyricist, Pun knew that he would one day live the of the rich and famous on his terms.

Photo courtesy of Allen Lane

In early 2001, at the age of eleven, Pun and three of his cousins formed the rap group, S.W.A.T. In 2006, as new members joined the group and became intrigued by Pun’s cool, yet sly demeanor, the name of the group was changed to Chi-Town Shysters, with Pun serving as its leader. Upon entering high school, the group sought out ways to make money to finance their careers, which they believed could catapult the group to a new level. Some got jobs and others locked into the streets to make money. Now with more capital, the group was able to make an impact on the local underground rap scene.

In January 2007, the Chi-Town Shysters were featured on Fox News Chicago for their accomplishments, with the exposure opening many lucrative doors that allowed them to become more regionally known. Capitalizing on the exposure, Pun has made countless business endeavors, has repeatedly appeared on public access television, has been featured on 28 mixtapes, and has released 5 solo albums.

In 2015, Pun left the dangerous streets of Chicago for Phoenix, Arizona, where he was blessed to be in the presence of Les Paul Rogue, a music sensation who once performed with Kool and the Gang, Billy Paul, and Sister Sledge. While in Arizona, Pun continued to work on his music, producing “Pills and Patron”, which quickly became Pun’s highest viewed video, with a combined 2+ million views. Pun would go on to produce for videos and perform on stages across the West Coast. But in December 2020, after realizing that Arizona was not a good fit for his advancing music career, Pun picked up and moved to Atlanta, Georgia.

Since moving to Atlanta, Pun has worked with in-house producer Shaun Heard, with the two of them creating a number of hit songs, including “Fine Wine”, that caught the interest of three-time Grammy award winning recording artist, Ne-Yo. He would go on to host “Fine Wine” releasing it as the number one song on his unsigned artist playlist. Following the release of the Ne-Yo project, Pun received a message from Zaytoven, which led to him getting production from him and creating “Love Me Not”.

“It’s a blessing to be able to work with someone we grew up listening to. Zay was just as famous to us as the artists that rapped on his beats. I am anxious to see the type of response and growth this song generates. I feel great about it and [feel] like it’s perfect timing”.

Grindin pun

Check out “Love me Not” and tell us what you think in the comments! You can connect with Grindin Pun on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/grindin_pun/

Empire’s ‘Jussie Smollett’ Indicted Again in Chicago…

February 12, 2020 by Ogechi
News
chicago, empire, fox, jussie smollett, News, sports, terrence howard

Black History Month is not starting off too fabulous for Jussie Smollett. The former ‘Empire’ cast member who made a wonderful name for himself on the show as the gay son of ‘Lucious’ played by Terrence Howard has made headlines once again for his now famous ‘Subway’ run. Jussie made major headlines last year for a alleged robbery he reported to police in which he was attacked by two ‘racists’ white men who poured bleach on him, and tied a noose around his neck on his way home from Subway in nearly freezing weather of Chicago.

Special prosecutor Dan Webb indicted the actor on 6 charges of disorderly conduct, the Cook County Clerk’s Office confirmed Tuesday. Smollett took things to a whole different level when he said that 2 Trump supporters ambushed him while he was on his way home that night in January 2019. He also said the men yelled racist slurs at him, and got a response from the president himself for such accusations. He was originally charged with 16 counts of felony disorderly conduct for lying to the police about the attack.

The prosecutors say Smollett orchestrated the attack with the help of two brothers whom he paid for their services. Abel and Abimbola Osundairo later fled to their home in Nigeria. They were arrested by federal agents once they returned to Chicago. It was confirmed that all charges were dropped against Smollett in February 2019 in exchange for community service and forfeiture of his $10,000 bond payment. Unfortunately a police union accused the Cook County prosecutor’s office of misconduct and the indictment has been finalized with 6 counts of disorderly conduct.

Dan Webb was appointed as special prosecutor to review State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s actions in the case. Fox’s hit show ‘Empire’ dropped him from the cast last year amid the media frenzy regarding the whole situation. His family stood by him through the entire time and maintained his innocence. Some have speculated the budding actor staged the incident to get a bigger paycheck for his role on the show and gain more popularity.

Arrest Warrent Issued for R Kelly!

September 13, 2019 by Ogechi
Hip Hop, News
chicago, court, r kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly neglected to make it to a mandatory court hearing in Minnesota on Thursday. The judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest because he was a no-show. Essentially, this particular occasion it was not his fault he did not make it because he is already incarcerated at the MCC Chicago prison on federal sex crimes.

The King of R&B’s legal hearing was set for 1:30 p.m. at the Hennepin County Court Thursday. He is facing 2 charges- engaging in prostitution with a minor, and hiring/agreeing to hire someone for sexual contact.

After a public out cry, nation wide calling for the arrest of him, the parents involved in these heinous sex crimes, even his manager and security, it is sort of progressive that he is still serving time, and didn’t just miss court due to being housed up with his concubines.

R Kelly is in general population at the Chicago Correctional Center. He has fresh air and maybe a few pieces of paper on hand to pen any new song lyrics that come out on chain gang. We wish him the best during this difficult time up the road.

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