Cyrus Langhorne
Florida rapper Lil Pump has bigger things on his mind than gun-related arrests. The hip-hop newcomer cherished some spotlight after getting approached leaving juvenile court this week following a house bust.
New footage has surfaced of Pump seeming more than confident about landing on his feet following his publicized arrest.
We got the 17-year-old Thursday at 2:30 PM leaving Sylmar Juvenile Court, and he was as hyped as ever, showing off his newly acquired jewelry … an ankle monitor. He was also spittin’ bars about popping Xanax and boasting about Gucci tats. TMZ broke the story … Pump was arrested for firing a handgun into the door of his San Fernando Valley residence. He had told cops intruders had fired from the outside in, but cops quickly realized it was the opposite — that Pump was the shooter and there were no intruders. (TMZ)
Outside of the legal drama, LP recently made headlines for allegedly signing a deal with Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane.
A couple of days ago, reports suggested that Pump has signed with Gucci Mane’s newly established 1017 Eskimo Records after a video of the rapper wearing a “1017” surfaced on social media. Dooney Battle, co-founder of entertainment company Tha Lights Global who is largely responsible for Pump’s success, revealed the news through an Instagram story earlier today (Feb. 9). It’s a video of Lil Pump Facetiming with them and showing off his 1017 chain. “Signing Day, Lil Pump signing day,” Dooney and his friend can be seen shouting out. (Hip Hop N More)
Earlier this month, reports suggested the Pump bidding war had narrowed down to a few top streaming giants.
Inside sources say that the eight-figure contest for teen rapper Lil Pump is intensifying. These sources tell us that top contenders include UMG, Sony, Live Nation, Spotify and Apple, and that WMG is not in the pole position. The “Gucci Gang” breakout is repped by Tha Lights Global. (HITS Daily Double)
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