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Washtenaw County Expungement Fairs, Jay-Z Holding Blackjack Tournament for Prison Reform, B.G. Released From Prison

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If you have a criminal record in Washtenaw County you could have it expunged. They’re holding Expungement Fairs this month to help clear your record.

Washtenaw County Expunging Criminal Records

Some laws went into effect this year that allow some people to have their records expunged, which means your crime doesn’t appear publicly and you don’t have to disclose it, say, on a job application or something like that. Well, Washtenaw County is now holding Expungement Fairs. It’s going to happen on September 12th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, and then on Saturday, September 25th from 9:0 AM until 1:00 PM at the Park Ridge Community Center on Harris in Ypsilanti. , uh, in a little bit here. We’ll post a link up on our website if you want to check that out. So, if you are a Washtenaw County resident you’ll be able to attend these fairs and hopefully get those cleared up. Registration is required, just visit this link… https://www.washtenaw.org/3447/31383/Upcoming-Expungement-Events

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Carter. Shawn Carter. Jay-Z is inviting his celebrity friends and other high rollers to play blackjack and raise money for prison reform.

Jay-Z Bringing Out The Stars to Raise Money For Prison Reform

A 007 themed Blackjack Tournament hosted by Jay-Z is happening later this month to raise money for his REFORM Alliance organization. It’s going to be held at Atlantic City’s Oceans Casino Resort on September 30th. There’s a $100,000 buy-in with a $1,000,000 jackpot. There’s said to be people like Travis Scott, Megan Thee Stallion, Kim Kardashian, DJ Khaled, and a bunch of other people taking part. Kevin Hart is going to be the emcee. And keeping with the James Bond/007 theme, Jay-Z is going to have like 10 to 15 helicopters shuttling people to the event. He hopes to raise $20-million for prison reform. So good luck to him on that quest.

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B.G. is a free man. The Hot Boys rapper was met outside the prison by friend and Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman.

Cash Money’s B.G. Released After 11 Years in Prison

Original Cash Money Hot Boy, B.G., has been in prison on gun charges and witness tampering. He did plead guilty to those charges and served 11 years of a 14-year sentence. Well, he was released yesterday and Birdman was there to welcome him home. Does this mean we’re going to have a Hot Boys reunion tour? B.G., Lil Wayne, Juvenile and Turk together again? That’d be great. Here’s video of B.G. and Birdman reuniting… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZZxAcTMd9Q

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GALLERY: Jay-Z Through the Years

Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Jay-Z is one of the most successful rappers in hip-hop. He launched his record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995 and dropped his debut album Reasonable Doubt a year later.

Jay-Z has released countless albums following his debut including his 2018 joint album, Everything Is Love, with his wife Beyonce as well as a few other joint albums.

The “Takeover” rapper has won a myriad of awards, including Grammys, BET Hip Hop Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and American Music Awards.

In 2017, Hova became the first emcee to be entered into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. To commemorate the rapper, we’ve created a gallery of him throughout the years. Check it out below.

Jonel Jaksa is the producer for The All-New Morning Bounce with Mean Jean and Shannon Renee. He’s been with 105.1 The Bounce since 2020 and has been in radio for over 20 years. He’s worked at several stations and in a wide array of radio formats, from hip-hop to rock to country music to sports talk, and is a three-time Michigan Association of Broadcasters award winner. As a content creator for 105.1 The Bounce, Jonel writes articles on hip-hop music, movies, WWE and pop culture.

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