{"id":1920426,"date":"2023-04-27T19:12:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T23:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hip-hop-cocktail-party-liberal-dark-money-group-hosts-concert-for-journalists-feat-4-violent-criminals\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T19:16:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T23:16:34","slug":"hip-hop-cocktail-party-liberal-dark-money-group-hosts-concert-for-journalists-feat-4-violent-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hip-hop-cocktail-party-liberal-dark-money-group-hosts-concert-for-journalists-feat-4-violent-criminals\/","title":{"rendered":"Hip-Hop Cocktail Party: Liberal Dark Money Group Hosts Concert for Journalists (Feat. 4 Violent Criminals)"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhip-hop-cocktail-party-liberal-dark-money-group-hosts-concert-for-journalists-feat-4-violent-criminals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1920426&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Hip-Hop Cocktail Party: Liberal Dark Money Group Hosts Concert for Journalists (Feat. 4 Violent Criminals)\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/jim-justice-is-officially-coming-for-joe-manchins-seat\" data-post-url id=\"print-1723908\">\n<div>\n<p><h2>Get Ready for a Wild Night: Hip-Hop Legends Take the Stage<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>What&#8217;s Happening:<\/b> Brace yourself for an unforgettable night as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-15-most-anticipated-albums-of-2021\/\" title=\"The 15 Most Anticipated Albums of 2021\u00a0\">hip-hop<\/a>-cocktail-party-liberal-dark-money-group-hosts-concert-for-journalists-feat-4-violent-criminals\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Hip-Hop Cocktail Party: Liberal Dark Money Group Hosts Concert for Journalists (Feat. 4 Violent Criminals)&#8221;>liberal dark money group hosts<\/a> a concert featuring some of the biggest names in hip-hop. The event is scheduled for Thursday evening, just before the White House Correspondents&#8217; Association dinner. This is a chance for journalists to let their hair down and party with celebrities, all while patting themselves on the back for their contribution to democracy. <\/p>\n<p>This particular event is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/chamberhill.com\/the-dark-money-pushing-for-price-transparency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power to the Patients<\/a>, a health care nonprofit funded by mysterious donors. The concert will feature performances by four legendary hip-hop artists: Busta Rhymes, French Montana, Rick Ross, and Fat Joe, the group&#8217;s celebrity spokesman. Mr. Joe is in Washington, D.C., this week to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and with Biden administration officials at the White House.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You Need to Know:<\/strong> All of the headline performers at Thursday&#8217;s WHCA kickoff event have a long history of legal challenges.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fat Joe\u2014<\/strong>Charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/jqbp84\/big-punisher-fat-joe-assault-and-robbery-charges-dismissed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assault<\/a>\u00a0and robbery in 1998 for allegedly beating a man with a baseball bat and stealing his gold chain; charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/rapper-fat-joe-booked-for-assault-75136\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assault<\/a> in 2002 after members of his entourage fractured a man&#8217;s jaw; credibly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/fat-joe-sexual-assault-in_n_620124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of sexually assaulting a woman inside his Cadillac limo after a concert in 2011; named as a witness in two murder trials; sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-nj\/pr\/rapper-fat-joe-sentenced-four-months-prison-failing-file-income-tax-returns-over-33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tax evasion<\/a> in 2012; bragged that he used to &#8220;stick people up&#8221; and endorsed violent theft in a 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/fat-joe-pnb-rock-robbed-not-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Busta Rhymes\u2014<\/strong>Charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/08\/21\/nyregion\/21busta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assault<\/a> in 2006 for beating a pedestrian; charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/busta-rhymes-charged-with-misdemeanor-assault-1063502\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assault<\/a> in 2007 for beating up his former driver; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/gossip\/busta-rhymes-busted-dwi-article-1.248835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">busted<\/a> for DUI and driving with a suspended license; ordered to pay $75,000 to a fan he allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2009\/12\/03\/busta-fined-75g-for-fan-assault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assaulted<\/a> at a concert; arrested in 2015 for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/11\/16\/gym-employee-details-the-day-busta-rhymes-assaulted-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assaulting<\/a> a gym employee while spouting racist and homophobic slurs; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet.com\/article\/bhncoi\/report-busta-rhymes-owes-close-to-title-mil-in-unpaid-taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused<\/a> to pay his fair share in taxes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>French Montana\u2014<\/strong>Credibly <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2020\/music\/news\/french-montana-sexual-assault-1203546703\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman in 2018, resulting in an undisclosed settlement; credibly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&#038;v=udmW_Zu5t2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of sexually assaulting another woman in a Las Vegas hotel room that same year; credibly accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/french-montana-two-new-sexual-assault-accusations-video\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raping<\/a> a teenaged model in 2021; sued for <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/french-montana-sued-for-negligence-over-shooting-on-music-video-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negligence<\/a> earlier this year after 10 people were injured in a shooting while filming a music video; <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/id.49504\/title.french-montana-slapped-with-400k-tax-lien\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused<\/a> to pay his fair share in taxes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rick Ross\u2014<\/strong>Sentenced to five years probation in 2017 after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/crime--law\/rapper-rick-ross-bodyguard-pleaded-contest-kidnapping-assault-case\/zOoIdj2xSwO0okWr2rYqwI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleading<\/a> no contest to kidnapping and assault charges; widely denounced that same year for saying he would never hire a female artist because &#8220;I would end up f\u2014ing her and f\u2014ing the business up;&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/rick-ross-legal-timeline-6605862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> for gun possession in 2008; sued that same year for orchestrating a &#8220;brutal attack&#8221; on a rival artist; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/rick-ross-owes-irs-57-million-tax-7572584\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused<\/a> to pay his fair share in taxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why It Matters:<\/strong> It&#8217;s important to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">hold people accountable<\/a> for their actions, regardless of their celebrity status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottom Line:<\/strong> This hip-hop cocktail party hosted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-dark-money-groups-unite-to-undo-trumps-judicial-legacy\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Dark Money Groups Unite to Undo Trump\u2019s Judicial Legacy\">left-wing dark money group<\/a>, headlined by violent criminals and tax cheats, is intended to kick off several days of ceremonial self-congratulation among political journalists. It&#8217;s a rather fitting reflection of the Democratic Party in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, French Montana, and Rick Ross have lengthy rap sheets What&#8217;s\u00a0happening: A liberal dark money group is hosting a concert Thursday evening ahead of the White House Correspondents&#8217; Association dinner, a truly sickening affair during which journalists dress up and go to fancy parties to mingle with celebs and congratulate themselves for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":1920427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[25330,18386,7865,11994,5130,18599,4997,5313,5206,4755,4787,3947],"class_list":["post-1920426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-feat","tag-cocktail","tag-concert","tag-criminals","tag-dark","tag-hip-hop","tag-hosts","tag-journalists","tag-liberal","tag-money","tag-party","tag-violent"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1920426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1920427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1920426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1920426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1920426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}