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Will Smith And Janet Hubert Squash Their ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Beef
Source: NBC / Getty One of Black Hollywood’s most infamous squabbles has been finally put to rest. Will Smith and Janet Hubert have put aside their problems. This week the cast of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunited to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary. While the crew has enjoyed great relationships with each other almost three decades since the finale one original member wasn’t so lucky. After the second season the original Aunt Vivian mysteriously exited the show and was replaced by the second Vivian Banks, Daphne Maxwell Reid. While NBC did not issue any reasoning regarding her departure the show continued to blossom without her. Over the years Hubert has expressed her frustration and called out Will on social media claiming he was partly the reason for her terminatio...
Jim Jones “Election,” Action Bronson ft. Hologram & Meyhem Lauren “Mongolia” & More | Daily Visuals 11.19.20
Source: Bernard Beanz Smalls / Bernard Beanz Smalls, Jim Jones has really come a long way from his Diplomatic Immunity days and while his previous records weren’t exactly made of political content, the Harlem rapper feels the time is right to exercise his 1st amendment rights. For his visuals to “Election,” Capo calls out the ridiculousness that is this Trump administration while politicking on the block with his peoples and encourages heads to make their voices heard one way or another. Action Bronson meanwhile returns to the rap game after a long hiatus and for his Hologram and Meyhem Lauren assisted clip to “Mangolia” runs from the plug with a suitcase attached to a severed hand. Yeah, no one would notice that. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Sheff G, DJ Kay Slay...
Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber Face the ‘Monster’ Inside In Powerful New Single: Watch
Shawn Mendes called on his musical idol Justin Bieber to collaborate on a poignant new song, “Monster,” which details the pitfalls of superstardom. “I think I was coming off the back of a couple of big songs and definitely just so driven by my ego and just feeling like something in this feels not right,” Mendes recently told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe of the collaboration. “And it’s always resonated with me. This song has always resonated with me and it just never found its way out. And now all of a sudden I was listening to it one day, and I just started my relationship with Justin. It just started forming properly in the last three months. And I called him and I was like, ‘Look, I have this song. It’s kind of going there.’ We go th...
BTS’ ‘Be’ Is Here: Stream It Now
After much anticipation, BTS’ new album Be finally arrived on Friday (Nov. 20) via Big Hit Entertainment. The eight-track album features record-breaking hit “Dynamite,” plus tracks like “Life Goes On,” “Fly to My Room,” “Blue & Grey,” “Skit,” “Telepathy,” “Dis-ease” and “Stay.” “Dynamite” reigned atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for three weeks, and garnered the most views in 24 hours of any video in YouTube history. It also topped Billboard’s Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts dated Oct. 24. {“nid”:”9483751″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”BTS Set to Headline 2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon...
‘Good News,’ Hotties! Megan The Stallion’s New Album Is Here
Hot girl summer has quickly become hot girl winter. Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album dropped on Friday (Nov. 20), and it’s the Good News we need in these tumultuous times. The album features previously released tracks “Girls in the Hood,” “Don’t Stop” featuring Young Thug and her Hot 100 chart topping “Savage” remix featuring Beyoncé. City Girls, DaBaby, Lil Durk, SZA, Popcaan, Big Sean and 2 Chainz also appear as collaborators on the project. Here’s Some Much-Needed ‘Good News’: The Track List For Megan Thee Stallion’s Debut Album Is Stacked Good News follows Meg’s recent project Suga, which was released in March, and 2019’s Fever. She’s also released a number of successful singles and collabo...
2020 Latin Grammys: Kany García, Mike Bahía, Carlos Vives and More Inspiring Speeches
From Mike Bahía’s sweet message after accepting the best new artist award to Kany García’s purposeful best singer-songwriter album acceptance speech, here are their most memorable speeches of the 21st annual Latin Grammys. Kany García, best singer-songwriter album (Mesa Para Dos): “What a beauty. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to Sony Music and Afo Verde who have always allowed me to do music that is born from my heart. Thanks to my love, Puerto Rico. Sending you all a big hug. And thanks to all these songwriters who not only make music to entertain but also music with purpose. And we have to keep writing songs like those because there is a lot happening in Puerto Rico. I’m sending a hug to those 41 victims of gender-based violence and let’s keep pushi...
2021 Range Rover Evoque First Look: Chic SUV Gets Techier
Land Rover pulled the sheet off the all-new second-generation Range Rover Evoque just last year, but it’s already updating its style-forward compact SUV. Among other things, the 2021 Range Rover Evoque receives Jaguar Land Rover’s new Pivi Pro touchscreen infotainment that’s said to be faster and more responsive than the unit it replaces—a feat, it must be said, that would not be difficult to achieve. For 2021, the Range Rover Evoque is offered in five trim levels, with the base Evoque S P250 starting at $44,350 and the range-topping Evoque R-Dynamic HSE P250 priced from $54,450. As before, a turbocharged 2.0-liter Ingenium four-cylinder good for 246 horsepower and 269 lb-ft of torque comes standard. But now that’s the only powertrain on offer, as Land Rover has stripped the P300 mil...
Kid Cudi Is Launching His Own Production And Management Company
Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty One of the culture’s most under credited influencers is bossing up. Kid Cudi has announced some new ventures. As spotted on Hype Beast the Cleveland MC made a power move that pleasantly surprised a lot of his fans and peers. On Tuesday, November 17 Bron Studios announced that they will be partnering with his Mad Solar firm. We are beyond thrilled to announce our new partnership with the incomparable legend @KidCudi! BRON will back #MadSolar, the new production and music management company founded by Cudi, @Shift_leader06 and @karinamanashil”. Cudder retweeted the post saying “They aint ready. Hold on to ya butts!” They aint ready. Hold on to ya butts! https://t.co/R6cN6C537H — The Chosen One (@KidCudi) November 18, 2020 The...
Foot Locker Dropping Crazy Collabos During Their “12 Days Of Greatness” Campaign
Source: Foot Locker / Foot Locker At this point we swear Foot Locker will find any reason to drop new exclusive collections and we ain’t even mad at them. With the holiday season officially upon us, Foot Locker has teamed up with some of the game’s most renowned street designers and ballers for their “12 Days of Greatness” capsule collections which celebrates our universal love of basketball while observing the 2020 holidays. Beginning November 20 a new capsule collection will be dropping on Footlocker/12daysofgreatness.com with the final collaboration releasing on December 26th. Designers involved in the project include street culture favorite names and NBA stars like Don C, Melody Ehsani, Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Kuzma, Sami Miro, and PJ Tucker amongst others. No le...
Gucci Mane vs. Jeezy Verzuz Battle Will Be At Magic City Strip Club Because, Of Course
Source: Mike Pont / Getty We now know where tonight’s sure to be epic Veruz battle goes down, and it makes all the sense. Gucci Mane and Jeezy will be going song for song at Atlanta’s famed Magic City strip club. TMZ got all the early details: TMZ’s obtained behind-the-scene video and pics inside Thursday’s face-off going down at the world-famous club, Magic City. It’s unclear if a red carpet will be rolled out for the MCs but they’re definitely getting the royal treatment … with 2 thrones for them to sit and spit lyrics. The crew worked hard to turn the strip joint into an awesome set for the season 2 kickoff of Verzuz … which streams live Thursday at 8 PM ET on Apple Music and on Apple Music’s official Instagram account on Instagram L...
Oh My God: Q-Tip Confirms Megan The Stallion Collaboration Is On The Way
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Megan Thee Stallion and Q-Tip on the same track? We don’t know what to expect from such a collaboration, but it’s definitely happening. Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album Good News is just hours away from dropping and will hopefully salvage the rest of this sorry-ass year. In anticipation of the album’s release, Rap Radar’s Brian B. Dot Miller decided to revisit his Rap Radar Podcast episode featuring the Houston rapper. During the conversation, they talked about a particular project at the time that would be featuring her Hot Girl Meg persona. Miller asked her if Q-Tip would be involved in that project, and Thee Stallion replied, “Q-Tip is an album thing,” she revealed to B.Dot and Elliott Wilson. “Yeah, that’s definitel...
Four of the Top 10 Most Shazamed Songs of All-Time are Dance Music Tracks
Avicii, Robin Schulz, Kungs, and the trio of Major Lazer, DJ Snake, and MØ thrust the EDM flagpole into Shazam’s list. Have you ever wondered what the most Shazammed songs of all time are? Shazam, which is owned by Apple and remains one of the company’s crown jewels in its music portfolio, has been a saving grace for music fans since its debut in 1999. With the tap of a button, the app is able to identify songs playing in real-time and link you to their streaming pages. To celebrate the its milestone of 200 million global active users, Shazam teamed up with Apple Music to develop a playlist of the top 100 most Shazamed songs of all time, and dance music is well-represented. Avicii (“Wake Me Up”), Robin Schulz (“Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Radio Edit),&...
