About Yaves

Yaves is also the youngest person to ever hold the title of Public Affairs Director in the Radio One conglomerate, which owns over 70 radio stations across the country. With his recent release of his new project In Autumns Ear, Yaves debut in the Top 50 on the iTunes Rap/Hip-Hop charts within 24 hours of the projects release, outselling a number of popular mainstream artist.

A graduate from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, Yaves runs one of the most successful Indie entertainment labels, Sling Shot Media Group LLC.

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COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A man was hit in the head and shot three times after someone stole his phone while playing Pokemon Go in a a North Linden neighborhood park. According to Columbus police, it happened Tuesday night around 9:40 in Linden Park. Investigators said Gregory Wheeler and Samantha Haub were playing Pokemon Go near […]

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Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner won a key first hurdle in her lawsuit over a plastic toy hamster named “Harris Faulkner.” The “Fox Report Weekend” anchor sued Hasbro in August for allegedly violating her likeness and causing her emotional distress via the toy, which hails from the company’s Littlest Pet Shop product line. Hasbro filed […]

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Michael Jordan, the man widely considered the greatest basketball player in NBA history and the lone African-American majority owner of a franchise, has decided to speak out on the country’s growing racial and social unrest, according to The UnDefeated. “As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of […]

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Last night I had a chance to watch Donald Trump’s acceptance speech during the Republican National Convention. I noticed that he bought up a lot of topics that are normally ‘taboo’ for this party; as well as his normal “Trumpism’s”. Declaring America in crisis, Donald Trump pledged to cheering Republicans and still-skeptical voters Thursday night […]

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On the Northeast Side of Columbus, CPD says that no one was hurt after a gunman opened fire on police last night. Police say the gunfire began just before midnight Wednesday when officers got a call about shots fired on East 19th Avenue. A short time later, more shots were reportedly fired on Windsor Avenue. […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Social activism is coming at a cost for WNBA players. The WNBA has fined the New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever and their players for wearing black warm up shirts in the wake of recent shootings by and against police officers. All three teams were fined $5,000 and each […]

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — A Columbus police officer was rushed to the hospital after officials say he cut his mouth after biting into a sandwich, which contained several shards of glass from a restaurant on East Long Street Monday afternoon. The officer was taken to Grant Medical Center around 3 p.m. where he’s being held […]

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The family of Philando Castile, the black Minnesota man shot and killed last week by police, has hired the former host of TV’s “Judge Hatchett” to represent them in a potential civil lawsuit, her law firm announced Monday. Castile, who was about to turn 33, was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop July […]

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby has replaced the law firm overseeing civil litigation around the country linked to accusations he drugged and molested women. Liner LLP, known for its work in entertainment law, is replacing lawyers with the powerhouse litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt confirmed Monday. Both firms are […]

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Yaves speaks to a community in mourning. COLUMBUS, Ohio Yaves Ellis is a man of faith and host on Joy 107.1FM. It’s a job that this week, is near impossible. “It’s very difficult,” he said. “Because my goal is to keep people inspired, to give them hope. But when you look at those videos, there’s no […]