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Looming Kentucky Law on Pregnant Mothers Should Give Everyone Pause

Y’all tell me why they just passed a bill in Kentucky allowing pregnant mothers to get child support to cover pregnancy expenses? It’s looking like Georgia and Utah are going…

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If new laws about child support during pregnancy come around, things could get tricky.

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Y’all tell me why they just passed a bill in Kentucky allowing pregnant mothers to get child support to cover pregnancy expenses? It’s looking like Georgia and Utah are going to be next to pass similar bills. I don’t see this going well. I was just thinking about my favorite modern soap opera aka The Kountry Wayne Skits. There is currently a storyline where Wayne’s brother Arby’s girlfriend Shayla, is pregnant. Spoiler Alert: there’s only a 50% chance that Arby is the father. Shayla also slept with her best friend’s husband. Meanwhile one potential father is taking care of her living arrangements, the other potential father is handing her stacks of cash.

My point? This could get very messy out here in these savage streets. Imagine a world where city girls can start collecting child support from multiple men for one fetus. What happens then? How many episodes of First 48 and Fatal Attraction have we seen with the motive being an unwanted pregnancy?

According to the BMJ Women in the US are more likely to be murdered during pregnancy or soon after childbirth than to die from the three leading obstetric causes of maternal death (high blood pressure disorders, hemorrhage, or sepsis.)

The Kentucky measure would allow a parent to seek child support up to a year after giving birth to retroactively cover pregnancy expenses. Bottom line is that this is a dangerous measure more and more states are adopting, so the best thing you can do: pay more attention to the character of the humans you lay down and procreate with.

SZA, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj Part of J. Cole’s Epic 2024 Dreamville Festival Lineup

Year three of Dreamville Festival was so good, with Drake, Usher and more, so it was hard to imagine how to top that. But J. Cole's 2024 Dreamville Festival lineup is right up there with that 2023 event.

Fayetteville-native J. Cole is bringing Dreamville Festival back, and he's bringing some notable friends along with him in the lineup - including SZA, 50 Cent and Nicki Minaj. (Editor's note: This article was updated when Chris Brown was removed from the lineup and replaced with 50 Cent.)

The fourth edition of the festival will be held at Dorothea Dix Park in Downtown Raleigh on April 6 and 7, 2024.

As with previous years, Cole is bringing back his entire Dreamville Records roster to perform.

Nicki in 2024 Dreamville Festival Lineup

Nicki Minaj had been the only artist announced before today, and that wasn't necessarily official. Minaj had included Dreamville on her official tour announcement, but nobody from the Dreamville camp said it was official.

Tickets are on sale now at www.dreamvillefest.com, including GA, GA+ and VIP two-day passes.

Here's a look at the 2024 Dreamville Festival lineup, coming April 6 and 7 to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh.

Saturday, April 6 Lineup

SZA

50 Cent

(Editor's note: This article was updated when Chris Brown was removed from the lineup and replaced with 50 Cent.)

J.I.D.

Lil Yachty

Schoolboy Q

Sexyy Red

Jeremih

EARTHGANG

Teezo Touchdown

Amaarae

Lute

Luh Tyler

Domani

Day 2 - Sunday, April 7 Lineup

J. Cole

Nicki Minaj

Rema

Jeezy

Monica

Rae Sremmurd

Key Glock

Bas

Muni Long

Cozz

Omen

TiaCorine

Chase Shakur