Slim Jxmmi — one half of the duo Rae Sremmurd — was arrested in Miami early Tuesday, Jan. 25, after allegedly assaulting the mother of his child during an argument at an apartment, police confirm.
Police charged Slim Jxmmi — real name Aaquil Brown — with one count of battery. The alleged victim — described as being in an “intimate relationship” with the rapper in the arrest report obtained by Rolling Stone — said the argument began when she asked Brown why he was following another woman on social media. Brown became “frustrated” and left, and was later seen at a bar that evening, according to the arrest report.
The woman said she could smell alcohol on Brown when he returned. After the couple ran out to get food, they returned to the apartment and the woman said she asked Brown to help her move their baby’s playpen, but he refused. The woman said she went to move the baby to a bed, but then Brown pulled her hair to prevent her from doing so.
“The victim’s hair extension was pulled from her scalp in the process,” the arrest report reads. “The victim then grabbed her phone to record the situation, which made [Brown] upset. [Brown] began chasing after the victim to take the phone from her but she kept running around the house to avoid him.”
Per the report, the woman did send one of the video’s from the alleged altercation to a friend via Instagram. Brown then allegedly tried to take the phone from the woman, lying on top of her while she was in the fetal position, then chasing her into another room, and allegedly “kick[ing] in the door causing a hole in the wall.” The two also struggled over the phone on a balcony, and when Brown finally got it, he allegedly threw it off to “stop her from posting the recording on social media.” The arrest report also notes the woman “sustained scratch marks on her chest” from the rapper during the altercation.
Brown was taken into custody without incident, according to the report. A lawyer for Brown was not listed on the charging documents, and a rep for Brown did not immediately return Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
Metallica bassist Jason Newsted says he is now “free and clear” after facing throat cancer.
The 63 year old musician, who played with the Enter Sandman legends from 1986 through 2001, has shared details of his diagnosis publicly for the first time. He explained that doctors discovered it early, and on May 8, 2025 he “underwent a procedure” to treat the condition.
Speaking on the Let There Be Talk podcast, he said: “They took a bunch of s*** outta here and then they went in with lasers this way and took a bunch of s*** out.
“So the cavern inside my head is different than it was, but we got it early. And I got my ‘free and clear’ about three weeks ago. So I beat it.”
Jason contributed to several of Metallica’s most iconic releases, including 1988’s ...And Justice For All, their self titled 1991 album, 1996’s Load, the 1997 follow up Reload, and 1998’s Garage Inc.
After going through his cancer experience, the bassist made a point to slow down and actually give himself time to recover instead of constantly pushing forward.
He explained: “I promised myself I was going to rest, and that was the first time I’ve done that in my life.
"I’m usually just on or off. And so I promised myself I was gonna take the gravity off and lay down for the right amount of hours."
The health scare also led Jason to give up smoking weed and drinking alcohol, something he admits he likely would not have done otherwise.
He added: “The great spirit got my attention and said, ‘That’s not good right now, man.’ And so it pulled me off it.
"And so now I’m more clear-headed than I’ve been in my entire adult life. And so there’s blessings within everything. The lemonade I’m making this summer, bro — mm. Sweet. Ooh.”
Jason has previously said that his unexpected departure ultimately helped Metallica continue moving forward, while James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich later admitted they struggled to process his decision at the time.
Lars told Apple Music in 2021: “Jason is the only member of Metallica who has ever left willingly. And that in itself is a statistic.
"And the resentment from James and I was just so… 'You can’t do that. You can only leave if we want you to leave'.
"And then we weren’t equipped at the time to do a deep dive into why he was leaving. So of course, now you can see 20 years later, it makes complete sense.”
