Bobby Shmurda Has Officially Been Sentenced

 It’s official, Bobby Shmurda has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for weapons charges.
A Manhattan judge handed down the sentence for numerous charges he’s been facing since his December 2014 arrest. Multiple sources quote the GS9 rapper as saying, "I was forced to take this plea. I do not want to take this plea," upon hearing his sentence. It’s a sentiment consistent with an interview from last month where he claims he would’ve beaten the case had he not have had to remain in prison after his arrest was made.
 "If we made bail I would’ve beat the case," Shmurda told Complex in September. "We look guilty in these orange jumpsuits. If you put Al Sharpton in a orange jumpsuit and accuse him of having a gun, he’s going to be found guilty."
 According to Bobby’s lawyer Alex Spiro, his client will actually be home in approximately 3.5 years since he already spent two years behind bars awaiting a trial. Bobby Shmurda faced a 25 to life bid had he been convicted of all the crimes he was being accused of, which included a slew of weapons, drug and conspiracy charges in conjunction with the arrests of other members of his GS9 gang. The rapper had previosuly pleaded not guilty.

Drake Says He's Been 'In Love' with Rihanna Since He Was 22

Drake ran into some traffic on the way to the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, but he made it to the ceremony in time to give Rihanna the VMAs Video Vanguard Award.
Walking on stage after Rihanna performed for the final time of the night, Drake -- dressed in a tuxedo -- praised the singer for never changing, and said he had been "in love" with her since he was 22 years old.
"The first time I met Robyn Fenty [Rihanna's real name] was in 2005," Drake said. "She was shooting a music video at a restaurant called Avocado in Toronto. The song was 'Pon de Replay' and the director was Little X. I was introduced to her... It's hard to believe that 11 years later we'd come together to create the visual for a song called 'Work.' Today the world knows X as Director X... 11 years later, they still know Rihanna as the one and only Rihanna."
Calling her captivating, Drake touted Rihanna's "untouchable" level of performance and style, adding, "She succeeds by doing something which no one in this industry does, which is be herself."
"She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years old," Drake said. "She's one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life i've looked up to her even though she's younger than me." 
In accepting the award, Rihanna thanked MTV for the honor, and said her success is "not my own."
"It's my family's, it's my fans, it's my country's, it's the Caribbean as a whole, it's women, it's black women... so many people feel like their little piece is such a major part of this puzzle and i have to thank you guys for supporting me over and over," she said. Rihanna thanked her host of collaborators over the years, and also Drake.
"Thank you, Drake, for that," she said. "Thank you MTV. I had so much fun!"