![]() ![]() ![]() He blows out the candle and cuts the cake. (This is unlike the green Xanax cake that Pump used to mark his reaching one million Instagram followers.) All the adults in the room think this is very funny, but there are very few teenagers around to laugh. ![]() As far as I can tell, he doesn’t eat.Ī few minutes or maybe an hour later-time dilates a bit when everyone at the table is trying to Instagram one diner-that same wait staff brings out a white cake with a single candle on top, and the room breaks into “Happy Birthday.” By the time the cake is set down in front of Pump, it’s clear that it’s meant to look like a Xanax. His dreads keep falling into his line of sight. Various handlers march Pump around the room for handshakes and muttered hellos. He comes with a modest entourage (including the excellent Los Angeles rapper Desto Dubb, who likely has at least a decade on the guest of honor), wearing a blue cardigan with tiger faces all over it, open wide enough to show the Gucci logo tattooed on his sternum. It’s empty for now.Ī wait staff materializes and works quickly, doling out lemon-pepper wings and mashed potatoes and prime rib. In the middle of that second table is a throne, upholstered in white embossed leather and with gold framing. A slightly taller, much more regal table is placed perpendicularly at our table’s head. A giant, wooden banquet table has been hauled into the bar area seated around the table are publicists, marketing partners, and a pair of kids who look as if they’ve won a fan contest. Because he’s still a minor, Pump’s record label, Tha Lights Global (with planning help from his major label distributor Warner Bros.), has rented out Ace of Diamonds the way you might rent out a bowling alley or a McDonald’s PlayPlace. The occasion is Lil Pump’s 17th birthday. ![]() “Some of your former favorite rappers have been taken in by these lies,” Legend continued.In the dimly lit bar area of Ace of Diamonds, a strip club in West Hollywood-not to be confused with the considerably more famous King of Diamonds, the strip club in Miami that gave us Blac Chyna-a bartender, nearly naked from the waist down, mutters a mantra to herself, preparing. In a rally held at the same time for Biden, singer John Legend called out those artists with a reference to Jordan Peele’s 2017 film “Get Out.” He’s also the latest rapper to show support for Trump, joining Lil Wayne and 50 Cent while stirring up backlash among his fans. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went platinum, but he has not seen the same success with his later music and 2019 album “Harverd Dropout.” Lil Pump had a viral hit with his 2017 song “Gucci Gang,” which peaked at No. Don’t forget that! And do not vote for Sleepy Joe at all!” You brought the troops home and you’re doing the right thing. President, I appreciate everything you’ve done for our country. “Hello everybody, how y’all feeling?” Lil Pump said on stage while wearing a MAGA hat. “Does everyone know who he is? Do you know how big he is?” Trump asked his audience, receiving cheers that likely dwarfed in comparison to the concert crowds Lil Pump is used to hearing. ![]()
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