Controversial Toronto Rapper Top5 Drops New Music Video “Movie”
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Top5, the infamous Toronto rapper currently wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a first-degree murder charge, has just dropped a new track and music video, “Movie.”
The single features fellow Toronto MCs Why G and Bundog, Pressa’s mysterious older brother who has recently emerged after completing a 10-year sentence.
“Before you check my IG, better check the stats/Cause I could really name you, packs on packs/And I could really show you, straps on straps/I caught that nigga slipping, shot him in the back,” Top5 raps on the song’s hook.
“If you were waiting on a movie all year, this is the one you have been waiting for,” says a statement from Top5’s team. “Get your popcorn and make your way to the cinema at midnight because these dangerous humans look like they are going viral.”
Top5, whose real name is Hassan Ali, has now been evading police for over two months after his charges were upgraded to first-degree murder in connection to the January killing of 20-year-old Hashim Omar Hashi. Investegators say that on January 31, Hashi was shot dead in a car while attempting to enter an underground parking garage in the North York area.
In February, police arrested two men in connection to the incident, including Ali, who is 22. He was initially charged with accessory after the fact, as well as six other offences, including several for drug possession. Ali was released from custody in late March and had been living under house arrest.
Ali’s charge was upgraded to first-degree murder in May. A police source told the Toronto Star Ali cut off his ankle bracelet and fled after being asked to turn himself in.
Despite being on the lam, Top5 hasn’t shied away from making appearances on social media. Earlier this month, he took to Instagram Live to request a meeting with Toronto Mayor John Tory.
“You guys wanna link up? Call John Tory and tell him I fuckin’ want a sit-down for fuckin’ 30 minutes,” Top5 said in response to commenters asking about his arrest warrant. “I wanna spit my facts, and he’ll spit his facts. I run Toronto, you fuckin’ goof.”
In response, Tory provided a statement to the Toronto Sun urging the suspect to turn himself in.
“I know the devastation and trauma that murders in our city have caused families and neighbourhoods and it is very troubling to know someone charged with murder has so far not made himself available to the authorities,” Tory said.
Top5 first gained notoriety in 2014 when Drake name-dropped him in an Instagram post, causing his single “Shirt Off Shawty” to pop off. Drake would name-drop him again in his song “Grammys,” off of 2016’s Views. Since breaking out, the rapper has released many singles with views in the millions.
Last summer, he made headlines for bringing traffic on Toronto’s Highway 401 to a halt in order to shoot a music video. He was charged with mischief by the Ontario Provincial Police for the stunt.
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Police allege rapper Hassan Ali cut off his ankle bracelet and fled Canada soon after he was granted bail. He was later arrested in Los Angeles last October.
A Toronto man who police say cut off his ankle bracelet and fled to California while on bail has returned to Canada to face a first-degree murder charge.
Hassan Ali, 23, made a brief remote court appearance Friday after Toronto homicide officers escorted him back to the city from the U.S. after his arrest by Los Angeles police officers last October at a Hollywood fast food outlet.
“I’d like to stay in Toronto, please,” Ali, rubbing his chin and dressed in a white tracksuit, said while sitting in a video cell at 23 Division as lawyers discussed his next court appearance with a justice of the peace.
Ali, performs as the rapper Top 5, was ordered released on bail last March while charged with being accessory after the fact to the killing of Hashim Omar Hashi, 20. Police described the Humber College accounting student as well-respected, humble and hardworking with zero gang ties or criminal involvement.
Hashi was shot multiple times around 9 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2021, attempting to drive his car in the garage of his apartment building near Jane Street and Falstaff Avenue. There was no connection between Hashi and Ali, police said.
Last May, when Ali learned his charge was going to be upgraded to first-degree murder, he cut the GPS ankle bracelet and fled his residence, state the extradition hearing documents filed in the United States District Court of the Central District of California.
The allegations contained in the documents have not been tested in court. They allege that Ali, who is from Lawerence Heights, is a member of the Jungle Bloods street gang, also known as the Go Getem Gang. The documents allege he participated in Hashi’s killing to avenge the 2017 slaying of his brother. Police believe Hashi was not targeted because he had anything to do with the killing, but because he was in an area of the city considered enemy turf.
The court documents suggest Toronto prosecutors intend to rely on some of Ali’s prolific online social media activity to prove their case against him. That includes him discussing killing people “in retaliation for his brother’s death on public social media posts, including one less than three days before the murder,” the October 2021 document says. Ali also recorded a song where he threatened to kill someone “just for Foolish,” the nickname of his brother.
The evidence against him includes video surveillance and cellphone records. Prosecutors believe Ali was in a vehicle with the shooter and another man who have not been publicly identified or charged.
One of his bail conditions was an order that he stay off social media sites following police and community concern that his inflammatory lyrics and online commentary have provoked real-world shootings in Toronto. Responding to critics, the 23-year-old has said he raps about “what sells” — his Instagram account has 179,000 followers, and his YouTube music videos often top a million views — and he’s far from the first Toronto rapper with an online persona that glorifies violence.
Like many independent GTA rappers, Ali needs social media to promote his career, generate income from streaming and, perhaps, attract the attention of record labels looking for performers who bring large followings with them.
During his time on the run, Ali continued to use social media, and claimed he was in Somalia, where his family is originally from. However, authorities believed he used false travel documents to enter the U.S. His social media trail eventually led LAPD to find and arrest Ali.
On Friday, a photo of his defence lawyer, Kim Schofield, was posted on Ali’s verified Instagram account that read: “It’s time to work.”
In addition to the murder charge, Ali faces three counts of fail to comply with recognizance. He was ordered to appear in court again next month.
The Star is aware of six examples in 2021 of people accused of serious crimes, on bail, who removed their ankle bracelets, including Ali. All six were located, re-arrested, and detained and the vast majority of people under GPS monitoring comply with the program.
Betsy Powell is a Toronto-based reporter covering crime and courts for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @powellbetsy
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Rapper Toronto Top5 merilis video musik baru pada hari Kamis meskipun dicari di Kanada untuk tuduhan pembunuhan tingkat pertama. Video baru ini adalah untuk lagu, "film," yang menampilkan mengapa kakak G dan Pressa, Bundog, yang baru saja menyelesaikan hukuman 10 tahun.
Sejak didakwa dengan pembunuhan pada bulan Mei, Top5 - yang nama aslinya adalah Hassan Ali - telah dalam pelarian. Saat menghindari pihak berwenang, rapper telah membuat banyak penampilan di media sosial dan mengejek penegakan hukum.
Baru-baru ini, Top5 mengejek Walikota Toronto John Tory & Nbsp; di Instagram Live, sambil menyatakan dia menginginkan duduk.
"Kalian ingin menautkan? Hubungi John Tory dan katakan padanya aku ingin duduk selama 30 menit," kata Top5. "Aku ingin meludahkan fakta -faktaku, dan dia akan meludahkan fakta -faktanya. Aku menjalankan Toronto, kau gila."
Tuduhan Top5 berasal dari pembunuhan Januari Hashim Omar Hashi yang berusia 20 tahun. Top5 dan tersangka lain ditangkap karena pembunuhan beberapa minggu kemudian. Rapper awalnya dituduh sebagai aksesori setelah fakta untuk membunuh, dua tuduhan gagal untuk mematuhi masa percobaan, dan beberapa tuduhan terkait narkoba sebelum tuduhan ditingkatkan.