Hip-Hop
Ice Cube Working with Trump Admin to “Platinum Plan” for Black Americans
Ice Cube, who once famously shouted “Fuck Tha Police” as a member of N.W.A., is currently working with the Trump Administration to develop a proposed “Platinum Plan” for the Black community in America. The news first broke early on October 14th when Trump senior advisor Katrina Pierson tweeted, “Shoutout to @icecube for his willingness to step up and work with @realDonaldTrump Administration to help develop the #PlatinumPlan. Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate. Thank you for leading!” According to Ice Cube’s representative (Rolling Stone), the rapper was interested in meeting with both the Trump and Biden campaigns to discuss an “agenda for black Americans” and support for his Contract With Black America, which “strikes at the heart of racism and presents a blueprint to achiev...
Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Don’t Stop’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Triller Charts
The song’s No. 1 debut is concurrent with its No. 30 start on the Billboard Hot 100. After three weeks at No. 1, Dixie D’Amelio’s “Be Happy” relents the top spot on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Don’t Stop,” featuring Young Thug, which debuts atop both lists dated Oct. 17. The Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts highlight the biggest songs on Triller based on a formula blending the amount of views of videos containing a respective song, the level of engagement with those videos and the raw total of videos uploaded featuring each song, according to Triller. Data for the charts is represented on a Friday-Thursday tracking week, with the latest period running Oct. 2-8. “Don’t Stop” was released Oct. 2 and a day later rece...
Hipgnosis Buys L.A. Reid’s Music Catalog
“It’s a great pleasure to welcome L.A. Reid and his incredible set of songs to the Hipgnosis family.” Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “I can’t imagine a better home for my lifetime of music and songs than Hipgnosis,” notes Reid. “Merck and his dream team truly value artists and their creative vision, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to partner with them for this exciting new chapter.” A giant of the U.S. record industry, Reid’s songwriting and production successes include Boyz II Men’s two-time Grammy winning smash “End of the Road,” plus hits with Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown and many more. Reid’s songwriting and producing credits include The Whispers’ “Rock Steady,” Sheena Easton’s “The Lover In Me,” Karyn W...
Kanye West Tweets Out False Kentucky Election Results, New Campaign Theme Song
The problem with West’s excited announcement is that the presidential election is still 19 days away, which is why Lex 18 News apologized a short time later for the erroneous post. “Someone discovered a cached web link that we used during June’s primary election to post Associated Press election results,” the station explained in a tweet. “The old link was still populating current AP data and showed test results, which is part of the preparation the AP does in advance of elections.” The tweet continued, “The results were not valid. The were simply part of a test. We regret the discovery of the cached web link and have removed the data from that page. We apologize for any confusion.” A Lex 18 reporter, Nancy Cox, further explained, tweeting, &...
Megan Thee Stallion Slams ‘Dumb Comment’ Criticizing Her ‘Protect Black Women’ Essay: ‘This Is Sad’
“I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. After a party, I was shot twice as I walked away from him,” Megan wrote for the NYT, in reference to the July incident in which Tory Lanez is accused of shooting her in the foot from outside his vehicle after an argument. “We were not in a relationship. Truthfully, I was shocked that I ended up in that place. My initial silence about what happened was out of fear for myself and my friends. Even as a victim, I have been met with skepticism and judgment. The way people have publicly questioned and debated whether I played a role in my own violent assault proves that my fears about discussing what happened were, unfortunately, warranted.” Despite the trolls, Megan also received an overwhelmi...
Stevie Wonder Launches His Own Record Label, Releases Two New Songs: Stream
Even as he enters his seventh decade on this planet, Stevie Wonder continues to reinvent himself. The legendary singer-pianist has launched his own record label, So What’s the Fuss Music, which he’s christening today with the release of two new songs. After spending his entire career with Motown Records, Wonder launched So What’s the Fuss Music in partnership with Republic Records. The label takes its name from Wonder’s 2005 collaboration with Prince. For the label’s inaugural release, Wonder has dropped a two-song single. The first, “Can’t Put It in the Hands of Fate”, features contributions Rapsody, Cordae, Chika, and Busta Rhymes. The second, “Where Is Our Love Song”, is a collaboration with Gary Clark Jr. Both songs were made with the hope of providing “instruction and inspiration...
Here Are All the Performers For the 2020 BBMAs
Post Malone — who will also perform during the evening — leads this year’s pack of nominees with a grand total of 16 nods in 15 separate categories including top artist (alongside Billie Eilish, Jonas Brothers, Khalid and Taylor Swift), top Billboard 200 album (for Hollywood’s Bleeding), top streaming song (for “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” with Swae Lee) and more. The 2020 BBMAs will air Wednesday (Oct. 14) at 8 p.m. ET/PT exclusively on NBC, live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Check out the complete list of performers below. PerformersAlicia KeysBad BunnyBrandy featuring Ty Dolla SignBTSDemi LovatoDoja CatEn VogueGarth BrooksKane Brown, Swae Lee & KhalidLuke CombsPost MaloneSaint JhnSia You Deserve to Make Money Even When ...
Megan Thee Stallion Flaunts Her ‘Hot Girl S—‘ in Mesh Catsuit for Cardi B’s Birthday Bash
Megan Thee Stallion flew to Las Vegas for Cardi B‘s 28th birthday party over the weekend, and showed off her stunning outfit on Instagram. “Real mf hot girl s—,” she fittingly captioned the photo, which shows her leaning up against the bannister of a nightclub in a black, skin-tight catsuit. She paired the see-through look with a sleek half updo, sparkling diamond earrings and a smokey eye look. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Fabolous & Girlfriend Emily Bustamante Welcome Third Child Together
The happy new addition to the family comes more than two years after Fabolous was charged with aggravated assault and terrorist threats after he allegedly punched Emily seven times in the face, and threatened her father and brother. Fabolous struck a plea deal in March 2019 and did not spend time in jail, according to TMZ. The rapper then had to take part in a “pretrial intervention program” for a year and have a monthly check in with the court. “I apologize for coming across in the light I wouldn’t want to be represented in,” he said in an interview with HOT 97’s Ebro in the Morning in December. “I don’t know anything else to really [say]. People make their opinions. It’s hard to, after the fact, change somebod...
Drake Celebrates Son Adonis’ Third Birthday With Adorable Photo
Proud dad Drake shared a picture from his son’s third birthday on Sunday (Oct. 11). “Young Stunna,” he captioned the Instagram photo, which shows him grinning at 3-year-old Adonis, surrounded by sleek silver and black balloons to celebrate the special day. Adonis’ mom, Sophie Brussaux, also marked the occasion on her account, where she uploaded a small collection of sweet photos: one of Adonis in an astronaut costume, some from the hospital when he was born and some mother-and-son selfies. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help ...
L.A. Lakers Win 17th NBA Title: Snoop Dogg, Flea and More React
This was a particularly memorable win in an unusual year. NBA titles are typically won in June. This is no typical year. After a long break due to the pandemic, the competition restarted in a special “bubble” built in Florida to keep teams and their staff healthy. James and Co. gave the Lakers their first championship since the late superstar Kobe Bryant won his fifth and final title a decade ago. After the game, The King and fellow star Anthony Davis dedicated the trophy to Bryant, who died January in a helicopter crash. The Lakers’ 17th title tie the Boston Celtics franchise for the all-time record. Lakers fans partied well into the night as fans from the music community and across the entertainment worlds shared their thoughts on this historic season. Check out reaction from Snoop Dogg,...
Killer Mike Co-Founds Black-Owned Digital Bank Greenwood
Killer Mike is one of the founding members of the new Black-owned digital bank Greenwood. As CNN reports, the venture officially launches in January of 2021 but has already received “tens of thousands” of account requests. Greenwood is the brainchild of chairman Ryan Glover, the creator of Bounce TV. He co-founded the bank along with Killer Mike and Andrew Young, a Civil Rights icon who has served as a Georgia congressman, mayor of Atlanta, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. The trio first announced the business in June, when they successfully raised $3 million of seed money. The platform was then officially unveiled on Thursday, October 8th, and has already been flooded with account applications. “I will say we’re in the tens of thousands,” Glover said. “That number is increasing ...
