A.Boogie: Last News

“If they can’t control what they’re doing building-wise, how can they control security?” ask worried survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing this morning (May 3).

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Orlando Wharton has been named executive vice president of Capitol Music Group and president of Priority Records. The announcement was made by CMG chair & CEO Michelle Jubelirer, to whom Wharton will report.  According to the announcement, in his new position, Wharton will sign and guide artists across CMG’s portfolio of labels, and will relaunch the legendary Priority Records label as a dedicated home for new, developing and established hip hop artists.  Wharton will assume his positions at CMG early next year, and will be based at the company’s offices in New York. The announcement closely follows the company’s hiring of Doja Cat co-manager Gordan Dillard as EVP of A&R and artist development.

Julius Dubose, the 25-year-old New York City-born rapper known as A Boogie wit da Hoodie, has been arrested in New Jersey on drug and weapons charges, NBC New York 4 reports. A statement released by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office states that A Boogie was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of marijuana after a search warrant at his home revealed four guns, bullets and magazines, marijuana, hashish oil edibles, and more; his bodyguard, Quashaun Hagler, and manager, Samblou Camara, were also arrested on the same day, with police finding marijuana and hashish oil edibles at Camara’s house and a handgun at Hagler’s house.