TheOfficialBron (real name Matthew Lebron) has promised to deliver towards the end of 2021 and all of 2022. Although “Tough” was released back in December of 2020 on the album “The Come Up”, it quickly became TheOfficialBron’s top streamed song.
The album is full of hit songs that were made with ease from TheOfficialBron’s versatility skills, but this one song has a unique flavor to it. This song explains a specific situation that he was in back home when he had a close call with the authorities and was lucky to be able to get out of that jam.
Since the release of this album, he has not released any new music as he is doing other behind the scene important things at the moment that will help his music career, label “Alpha No Beta”, his military career and his educational career as well.
This multi-talented artist has a few tricks up his sleeve that will definitely have his fans understand the reason for waiting for new music.
Rap star Cardi B. just caught a break in her battle against a man who claims she stole his back tattoo. The rapper convinced the judge overseeing the case to push the trial back until February 2021.
The Bronx rapper is locked in a $5 million legal battle with a man named Kevin Michael Brophy Jr. Brophy claims Cardi launched her career off of his back – literally.
The rapper’s graphic designer superimposed Brophy’s distinctive back tattoo of a snake and a tiger on another model to make the cover of her debut mixtape “Gangsta B#### Music Volume 1.”
Brophy says his life was ruined and he was humiliated by the cover which features Cardi B. swigging at 40 ounce of beer while receiving oral sex from the buff model.
In a letter obtained by AllHipHop, Cardi wrote to Judge Cormac Carney begging him for more time for two different reasons.
First off, Cardi noted that she had just given birth on September 4th, and was worried about the impact traveling to California from New York, would have on her growing family.
She also said the risk of catching the coronavirus was too high, thanks to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
The rapper is set to square off against Tasha K. on November 9th and the trial date of October 26th gave her little time to prepare for the battle with Tasha K, which is taking place in a courtroom in Atlanta.
Kevin Michael Brophy’s lawyers took a loss in this round, thanks to Judge Carney’s ruling. His legal team was hoping to have the trial set for December of 2021.
Brophy’s team argued that setting a trial date before the end of the year would incentivize the rapper’s legal team to settle.
The next round of settlement talks between Kevin Michael Brophy and Cardi B is slated for October 15th.
If the dispute is not resolved after their next meetup, Judge Carney will preside over a trial, which is now on the books and officially slated for February 1, 2022.
The stakes are high for Cardi B. In addition to asking for $5 million, Kevin Michael Brophy is asking a judge to reward him a percentage of everything Cardi B has made since the release of “Gangsta B#### Music Volume 1.”
Cardi, born Belcalis Almanzar, claims Brophy is nothing but a disgruntled surf shop worker who is attempting to extort her.
“Chaney has been cast in the HBO limited series from executive producers from “The Wire” (David Simon, George Pelecanos) “WE OWN THIS CITY” Chaney will portray Gordon Hawk, a recent addition to the Harford County Narcotics Task Force, was working alongside Cpl. David McDougall on the early drug overdose casework that set the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) probe in motion.
Tray reunites 20 years later with same creators, producers, writers who believed in him and cast him as POOT 20 years ago.
Now he plays police officer Gordon Hawk (from drug dealer to police officer).
Tray Chaney recently just dropped his 24th music video on his Dedicated Father Series YouTube page as an independent artist titled “YOU PLAYED YASELF.”
“YOU PLAYED YASELF” which was shot edited and directed by @iamdonjuan, captures Chaney rocking a T-shirt dedicated to his “The Wire” cast member Michael K. Williams who recently just transitioned.
“Michael was a huge supporter of my music and always supported me as an actor/artist so even though he’s not here in the physical form I wanted to still carry his energy by wearing the T-shirt because he would have wanted me to keep going,” Tray Chaney said.
Chaney is represented By – J Pervis Talent Agency.
According to CNN, the gossip maven has tested positive for COVID-19. And because hers is a breakthrough case, she won’t be showing new episodes of her eponymous show.
“To allow Wendy time to quarantine and fully recover and to ensure that our production fully abides by SAG/AFTRA and DGA Covid protocols, we expect to begin the 13th season of The Wendy Williams Show on Monday, October 4th,” read a statement issued by Williams’ production company. “In the meantime, repeats will be scheduled.”
The outlet confirms that Williams’ positive COVID-19 test is a “breakthrough” case, which is what happens when someone who is fully vaccinated gets a positive diagnosis.
As we previously told you, Williams cancelled all her promotional appearances for the show, but didn’t specify why she’d canceled. Now, however, speculation has arisen about her COVID-19 diagnosis prior to this announcement.
“She went on to say that she’d be “back in her purple chair” on Monday, September 20, to begin filming the 13th season of The Wendy Williams Show,” AllHipHop.com previously reported.
In the past, there was some speculation about whether Williams had relapsed with her drug addiction, or whether she was experiencing the after-effects of her Graves disease. Now, however, we know it’s something completely different.
Though he hasn’t come right out and said it, Drake seems to be confirming that he’s involved with Instagram model Johanna Leia.
In an Instagram post, the Certified Lover Boy posed seductively with Leia, leading to speculation that their relationship was all but confirmed. Check out the post below.
Previously, Leia’s son seemed to confirm that Drake could become his new step-daddy when he posted a photo of his diamond studded, custom OVO chain with the number 10 pendant. Amari Bailey, for his part, is a rising star in the basketball world, as indicated by his ESPN profile.
Check out Bailey’s custom gift from the 6 God himself, below.
This isn’t the first time that speculation has arisen about Drake and his love life, but this is the first time that he seems to be all but confirming what he’s doing (something he hasn’t even done with his son’s mother, so take that for what it’s worth).
That said, all of us are hip to the “celebrity dating game,” and we know how these dudes move. If nothing else, this is just more promotion for Certified Lover Boy, and keeps people talking about Drake, which gets them to buy his album some more.
Lather, rinse, repeat. The game is always the same.
Although I really wish some of y’all would chill out with the thought that you’ll be getting yourself a piece of Drake in the bedroom. I’d give my left ovary to not log on to Twitter and see this nonsense when I open up the app:
Imagine if your girlfriend got this upset because Drake posted his girlfriend on IG pic.twitter.com/KzjjB0urOU
So So Def’s Jermaine Dupri recently made it clear he wants to step in the Verzuz arena against Sean “Diddy” Combs (fka Puff Daddy). Before music fans could even begin to debate that possible matchup, Diddy threw cold water on the proposition.
“Somebody let @Diddy know I’m @thegarden right now! And he gon need some training for me,” tweeted Jermaine Dupri in the wake of the Fat Joe vs Ja Rule Verzuz battle on Tuesday night.
Diddy quickly fired back, “Beloved, you my n#### but your arms too short to box with God!!! You ain’t got enough hits. I’ll smash you with just [The Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige]. But I do have the [utmost] respect on you as a musical legend – [Dr. Dre is] the only one can get in the ring [with] me.”
TMZcaught up with one recording artist that has worked extensively with Jermaine Dupri and Diddy to get his thoughts on the potential faceoff. Usher Raymond disagreed with the Bad Boy Entertainment founder’s statement.
“Being a part of the hits that he has, I can’t say that,” offered Usher about Diddy’s view of Dupri’s catalog. “JD has plenty of hits and I think that Diddy does, too. It’s hard for me, because they’re both my brothers.”
When asked if Jermaine Dupri vs Sean “Diddy” Combs would be the greatest Verzuz hits-for-hits clash of all time, Usher responded, “That could definitely be a great one.”
The creator of the Diamond-certified Confessions album added, “Verzuz has obviously made it great for our culture, but I don’t think one is greater than the other. If it were JD and Puff, or it was Dre and Puff, or it was Tip and 50 – that’s the one I really want to see… I want to see Tip and 50.”
So far, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have managed to put together epic Verzuz events featuring lineups such as Teddy Riley vs Babyface, Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott, Bounty Killer vs Beenie Man, DMX vs Snoop Dogg, Brandy vs Monica, Jeezy vs Gucci Mane, Ashanti vs Keyshia Cole, Bow Wow vs Soulja Boy, The Lox vs Dipset, and others.
Lil Nas X is preparing to drop his Montero project this Friday. After topping the Hot 100 chart, winning multiple industry awards, and causing controversy online, the Georgia-raised entertainer will present his debut studio LP on September 17.
Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe spoke to Lil Nas X ahead of Montero hitting DSPs. The conversation included LNX discussing the current commercial success of female rappers being a possible template for LGBT rappers.
“Just looking around and seeing all these other artists who are gay just pushed to this box, this bowl of gay artists and it’s like… you’re here,” said Lil Nas X. “I feel like especially right now with female rappers, I think that’s so dope that that’s happening because we haven’t seen this ever.”
He continued, “So many female rappers that are just killing it. And I feel like a decade from now it’s going to be the same with gay rappers or any rappers. I feel like there are going to be entire trans rappers and whatnot just killing it because, why not?”
Lil Nas X tapped popular female rappers Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat for his Montero album. Two years ago, the Columbia recording artist also collaborated with Cardi B for the 7 EP track “Rodeo.”
The Montero tracklist also features Jack Harlow on the Top 5 hit “Industry Baby.” Music legend Elton John and notable singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus contributed to the forthcoming body of work as well.
Even though Lil Nas X was able to secure features from women and white men, the 22-year-old star claimed a lot of Black men did not want to work with him. Kid Cudi later offered his services, but critics like Boosie Badazz have been very outspoken about their disdain for the openly gay entertainer.
“I definitely make sure I am picking my fights carefully. And I guess I try to pick out the ones that I’m like, ‘Okay, here’s something to actually talk about.’ Because if somebody is just like ‘trash gay’ there’s nothing there,” Lil Nas X told Zane Lowe.
LNX added, “But if somebody is like, ‘You’re pushing this and this is destroying Black men as a whole and emasculation’ – this is somebody who actually believes something versus just an insult. So it’s like, ‘Let me talk to this person.’ Because you never know whose mind is flickering. Because I’ve had a lot of views that I’ve changed within the last three years.”
“My album Expensive Pain releases 10/1,” tweeted Meek Mill. The Dreamchasers leader also shared the project’s cover art which features an illustrated collage of naked women, vehicles, and more.
What inspired the Expensive Pain artwork? Meek Mill was asked about the cover on Twitter. He explained, “[It’s] some heavy art s### that I like personally from Nina Chanel 💎.”
Expensive Pain will follow Meek Mill’s Championships which came out in November 2018. That studio LPdebuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 229,000 album-equivalent units.
Championships was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Meek Mill also earned his first Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album thanks to his fourth studio LP.
When asked by a Twitter user if Expensive Pain is his best work, Meek Mill responded, “Yeah this my zaza flow!! Lol.” He also confirmed at least one U.K. rapper will be featured on the album and a tour is planned for the future.
There could also be another high-profile Meek Mill/Jay-Z collaboration included on Expensive Pain. Jay-Z broke the internet with his verse on the Championships track “What’s Free” along with Rick Ross.
In July, Meek Mill posted an Instagram photograph with Jay-Z. The two emcees were seen speaking inside a recording studio. Last night, the Philadelphia native teased it was possible they could reunite for his latest body of work. Meek also tweeted that he plans to collaborate with Chicago-bred rapper G Herbo.
Two years ago, Netflix first announced television producer Kenya Barris (Black-ish) and Hip Hop artist Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi were teaming up for an adult animated music series called Entergalactic. Fans of Cudi have been patiently waiting for the show to arrive.
In January, Kid Cudi confirmed Entergalactic would land on the streaming platform in 2022. The program was said to be a companion piece to the forthcoming Entergalactic concept album.
“Becuz [that’s] when it drops. I just gave y’all an album yall gotta chill and be patient [for real] man I’m not [doing] an album every year,” tweeted Kid Cudi in response to a Twitter user asking about Entergalactic supposed 2022 premiere date.
Kid Cudi has now offered an even bigger tease associated with Entergalactic. The “Day ‘n’ Nite” rhymer posted a brief announcement video on his Instagram page.
The IG caption read, “First taste of Entergalactic!!! Music produced by Dot Da Genius and Plain Pat, 2022 only on NETFLIX 😈 @netflix.” Kid Cudi has worked with Dot Da Genius and Plain Pat throughout his career.
After establishing himself in the music industry with studio LPs such as 2009’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day, Kid Cudi also tried his hand at acting. He appeared in movies such as Entourage and Bill & Ted Face the Music as well as TV shows such as How to Make It in America and Westworld.
For the past week, Nicki Minaj has been caught up in controversy. The Queen album creator decided to share her thoughts about the COVID-19 vaccine by claiming someone she knows became impotent after getting vaccinated.
“My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied,” tweeted Nicki Minaj.
My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied
"The answer to that, Jake, is a resounding no" — asked about Nicki Minaj's tweet regarding her cousin's friend's balls, Dr. Fauci says there's no evidence the Covid vaccines cause reproductive issues pic.twitter.com/2wuqy14fDi
While many people online rebuked Nicki Minaj, she did get some public backing from another recording artist. R&B singer Tank took to Twitter to express his support for the Young Money Entertainment representative.
“I stand with #NickiMinaj 💙,” tweeted Tank on Wednesday night. The “Maybe I Deserve” performer did not clarify if he agrees with Minaj’s disproven take on vaccinations causing fertility issues or if he is simply defending Minaj in general.
However, Twitter denied the company is preventing Nicki Minaj from tweeting at the moment. In addition, a White House spokesperson said Minaj was only offered a phone call with a doctor to “answer questions she has about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.”
The White House has invited me & I think it’s a step in the right direction. Yes, I’m going. I’ll be dressed in all pink like Legally Blonde so they know I mean business. I’ll ask questions on behalf of the ppl who have been made fun of for simply being human. #BallGate day 3 https://t.co/PSa3WcEjH3
A White House official tells @cnn’s Jeff Zeleny that “As we have with others, we offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer questions she has about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.” https://t.co/C3eN1jK2Wa
Styles P offered his take on the Drake and Kanye West beef that has consumed social media for what seems like forever. On a visit to “I am Athlete” he explained why he thinks “It’s a worthless battle.”
Speaking to Chad Ocho Cinco and Brandon Marshall Styles said “It’s really an egotistical and prideful battle. Think about what we’re doing right now, one guy is saying I’m a certified lover boy, one guy titled the album after his dead mom God bless the dead, much condolences, why are we comparing it?”
Styles P praised both projects saying in his opinion, Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” is the better album sonically though Ye’s “DONDA’ has better content. He said they are very different projects and people can like both and so the comparisons are pointless.
“This guy’s relating to his mom talking about Christ and all types of other s###,” Styles said. “This guy is talking about rich s###, money, chicks he forgot, people mad at him, how much money he got, chicks he love, who left him. [Drake’s] singing, [Kanye’s] singing, [Drake’s] singing about girls [Kanye’s] singing about Christ. I love them both.”
Styles warned against the “crab in the barrel” mentality, pitting them against each other. However, he doesn’t think the two will ever come to blows, no matter how much the public might want to see them fight.
“They’re not going to fight. They’re going to try and dress better than each other, buy better watches, date better models, buy better cars, mention paintings I definitely don’t know about and I’m tired of it.”
He ended with brutal honesty saying, “They ain’t even fighting or arguing. Go the f### around the corner to square up or f###### hug. I’m tired of that s###. You want me to be honest? They should both shut the f### up.”
Swizz Beatz revealed earlier this week that there were talks about a Kanye West and Drake “Verzuz” battle. Speaking on the “Angie Martinez Show” he revealed that although they came close it’s not on the cards at the moment.
Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Flavor Flav go way back. They have a rocky history with ups and downs going back to the 80 but always seem able to remain friends. However, they haven’t performed as a group since 2017 when Flav sued Chuck D and BTN Eastlink.
It doesn’t look as though they’ll be performing together any time soon either, however, it’s unclear exactly who’s at fault with both rappers making conflicting statements earlier this week.
TMZ caught up with Flav at the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday (September 14) and asked about the possibility of a Public Enemy reunion.
“There’s some things that Chuck D needs to work out with me. Once he comes up to the table and signs this partnership agreement, then we can work. If he doesn’t sign this partnership agreement, then we ain’t working. That’s my boy and that’s my family, but business-wise we ain’t seein’ eye-to-eye. I’m trying to get Chuck to come see eye-to-eye with me. I’m not the hold up with this Public Enemy project,” he said. “I’m not the hold up. Chuck D is the hold up, and I want everybody to know Chuck is the hold up and not Flavor Flav. Everybody, tell Chuck to sign the partnership!”
Chuck D responded in a statement to “HipHopDX” stating:
“Come on y’all. This is tired and stupid. Flav and I communicate on our own, so I normally don’t address these things in public. But I’m tired of the circus of airing news that ain’t news and am going to keep it factual here. Flav sues the folks he works with, so in 2017 he decided it was my turn. He lost when the judge dismissed the suit with prejudice in 2020, which means it’s permanent. Over. He can’t file again. He lost.
Even after all of this, even after all the years of Flav giving the situation minimum while always asking for the maximum, I still work with him. But it’s time to change. Everybody in the situation can’t be burdened with picking up his slack. The key word in ‘Brothers Gonna Work It Out’ is the word ‘work.’ We’re always gonna be brothers regardless, but Flav’s gotta do the work and there ain’t no getting down without the work. Simple as that.”
Tuesday night (September 14) saw Fat Joe and Ja Rule go head-to-head in their Verzuz battle at Madison Square Garden. The consensus is that Ja Rule beat the “Terror Squad’ emcee clearly but that’s not the only loss Fat Joe took that night.
During the back-and-forth, Ja joked that Fat Joe needed help from Remy Ma to save him. “Ya’ll see somebody come out here with me? Me neither. You had to bring Remy to save you, this is fu*king pathetic.”
Ja Rule hadn’t yet brought out his special guests but they still caught some shots from Joe Crack. Caught up in the moment he said, “Oh, them dusty bit*hes. You had to go to the crack house to find them bit*hes.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CT3Hvbbp4Wa/
Ja was eventually joined on stage by guests Lil Mo and Vito to perform their 2000 hit “Put It On Me.” It was assumed that Fat Joe was referring to the two women.
It appears that the ladies were unaware of the comments on the night. Vita addressed the comments via Instagram the following day posting a selfie with the caption “@fatjoe Yooooo bro I was wondering why U was apologizing to me last night N @jarule Dressing Room🧐🤦♀️😩😂 Accept his apology or Naw??? What y’all think???”
Fat Joe took to Twitter to apologize saying “Shout out to the ladies very sorry if i disrespected i love vida and lil Moe I’m super sorry love my sisters.”
Shout out to the ladies very sorry if i disrespected i love vida and lil Moe I’m super sorry love my sisters
Lil Mo showed how she felt about it responding to a clip of Fat Joe making the disparaging remarks with four “broken heart” emojis and “#disappointed.”
Then, on an Instagram Live with Ja Rule and Remy Ma he doubled down on the apology, with Remy and Ja holding him accountable.
All may be forgiven from Lil Mo’s perspective; it appears she changed the caption of her earlier post to: “What a beautiful night at the GARDEN everyone gave me my FLOWERS. NO MORE NEGATIVITY. It’s ONLY UP from here. 🌟🤞🏾💰🤲🏽”
To most people, September 16 was just another Wednesday but to Nicki Minaj, it was “#BallGate Day3.” If we’re following Nicki’s calendar, “#BallGate” began with Nicki tweeting her concerns over the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine and its possible side effects.
She revealed that she wouldn’t be attending Monday’s Met Gala because “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research. I’m working on that now.” She added, “In the meantime my loves, be safe. Wear the mask with 2 strings that grips your head & face. Not that loose one 🙏♥️”
They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research. I’m working on that now. In the meantime my loves, be safe. Wear the mask with 2 strings that grips your head & face. Not that loose one 🙏♥️
After receiving a tidal wave of backlash Nicki attempted to justify her skepticism revealing that, “My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied.”
She did recommend others get the vaccine replying to a tweet with, “A lot of countries won’t let ppl work w/o the vaccine. I’d def recommend they get the vaccine.”
I know babe. A lot of countries won’t let ppl work w/o the vaccine. I’d def recommend they get the vaccine. They have to feed their families. I’m sure I’ll b vaccinated as well cuz I have to go on tour, etc. https://t.co/7SK5Df0yBf
However, the damage was done and “#BallGate Day 2” prompted responses from health and public officials worldwide. The response of the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson drew a hilarious response from Nicki Minaj.
I love him even tho I guess this was a diss? The accent ugh! Yassss boo!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😅😂🥴 https://t.co/kXdKteVc7j
The Health Minister of Trinidad and Tobago debunked Nicki’s claims as did Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Chief Medical Advisor to the President of the United States.
The black woman lied on me & made ppl attack me. But I can’t quote this man who did the opposite. Okay. F### HIM. YASSSSSSSWOOHOOOOOOOOOO happy now? Brain dead https://t.co/kgZuuR19Y9
She also stated that she had been invited to the White House to speak on the topic saying, “The White House has invited me & I think it’s a step in the right direction. Yes, I’m going.”
The White House has invited me & I think it’s a step in the right direction. Yes, I’m going. I’ll be dressed in all pink like Legally Blonde so they know I mean business. I’ll ask questions on behalf of the ppl who have been made fun of for simply being human. #BallGate day 3 https://t.co/PSa3WcEjH3
However, a White House official said that “As we have with others, we offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer questions she has about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.”
“As we have with others, we offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer questions she has about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine,” a White House official says. https://t.co/WYvfjqV9qr
Twitter says Nicki’ Minaj’s tweets were not in violation of their policy but didn’t comment on whether or not her account had been frozen. “Twitter did not take any enforcement action on the account referenced,” a spokesperson for the company said in an email to The Times on Wednesday.
Rapper Travis Scott and pregnant partner Kylie Jenner believe in letting their daughter Stormi make her own choices.
The music star and the beauty mogul also practice “self-discipline” when it comes to setting boundaries for their three-year-old.
Scott told CR Men, “We try to do a more natural vibe (with parenting), like more self-discipline.” Travis explained he and Kylie give Stormi the option to follow their rules or choose for herself.
“(We say) “OK, you know you got to go to bed at nine. Are you going to stay up till eleven or are you going to go to sleep now?'”
He noted the approach is working for them so far, as Stormi usually does what her parents ask.
“It’s so cool (to hear her say), ‘I’m going to sleep ya’ll!'”
A source told E! News last month, “Stormi is fully aware there is a baby coming. She is always asking questions and wanting to touch Kylie’s stomach. It’s really cute.”
Funnyman Tracy Morgan has joined Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger for the long-awaited “Twins” sequel.
The former “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock” regular will play an unlikely long lost sibling of the characters Julien and Vincent, who led director/producer Ivan Reitman’s 1988 original, a huge comedy hit for Universal.
“Twins was quite successful, and some years after, this whole thing started with Arnold meeting Eddie Murphy, and the suggestion came from one of them,” Reitman told the outlet. “It was, ‘I should be a triplet, that could be a very funny comedy’. We started a script with Eddie, and after the success he had with Amazon Prime on “Coming 2 America,” he got himself booked up heavily.
“We knew we were going to make it at the beginning of next year. I’d been good friends with Tracy Morgan for a long time and always thought he was one of the funniest men in the world. I thought he would make a terrific triplet, and we rewrote the whole script for him. Now, we’ll go out and try and put the money together and get it made.”
Opening up about the premise for “Triplets,” the filmmaker adds, “Secretly, there was a third baby born, a black baby, who hasn’t been in touch with his siblings.
“They don’t know each other and very early in the movie they meet and it’s how they achieve a bond together after all these years. It’s really a film about family and, no matter how different we all are, we have to learn to get along. These guys have great chemistry together.”
A furious Karen tried her best to fight a minor at Walmart in a video captured on TikTok.
In a clip discovered by Daily Dot, a TikTok user named cadie.mae3 shared footage of a mom laying down the gauntlet for a fight. The video was originally posted on August 25 and has surpassed 5.2 million views.
Although the teenager noted she was a minor in the clip, the Karen didn’t mind the age difference and was ready to scrap.
“Matter of fact, do you wanna go outside?” the woman asked the teen.
After being told the TikTok user was a minor, the Karen doubled down.
“I don’t care,” she said. “Then maybe you should act like one.”
The teenager contended she simply offered the woman a leaf and wondered why the situation was escalating. The confrontation became more heated and reached a boiling point when someone pointed out the woman was with her child.
“Her grandma’s outside, so I’ll give her to her grandma and we can go outside and I can go beat yo ass.”
The angry Karen was then asked her age.
“Doesn’t matter,” she replied. “I don’t give a f###. Y’all wanna act like you’re my age, then you can do like you’re my age.”
While no punches were ever thrown, the argument ended with a parting shot from Karen.
“You f###### ugly ass b####,” she sniped at the teen before walking away.
Mac Miller’s acclaimed mixtape Faces is finally being released on streaming services.
The late rapper’s estate announced Faces will arrive on digital service providers such as Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal on October 15. Vinyl copies of the project, which are available now for pre-order, are scheduled to ship the same day.
Mac Miller’s Faces was originally released as a free download in 2014. The mixtape featured guest appearances by Rick Ross, ScHoolboy Q, Earl Sweatshirt, Ab-Soul and Vince Staples, among others.
Producers for the project included Thundercat, 9th Wonder, ID Labs and Miller himself under his Larry Fisherman pseudonym. E. Dan of ID Labs, one of Miller’s longtime collaborators, was one of the forces behind getting Faces on streaming services.
“Coolest birthday present I’ll get today is being able to officially announce that @MacMiller ‘Faces’ is dropping Oct. 15th on DSPs,” E. Dan wrote on Twitter. “A lot of work was put into getting this masterpiece into the streaming world and I’m so proud to be a part of it.”
Coolest birthday present I’ll get today is being able to officially announce that @MacMiller ‘Faces’ is dropping Oct. 15th on DSPs. A lot of work was put into getting this masterpiece into the streaming world and I’m so proud to be a part of it pic.twitter.com/bCspDbtxB7
Ahead of the Faces rerelease, Miller’s estate also dropped a new video for the song “Colors And Shapes.” The visuals were directed by Sam Mason.
“The track felt very visual to me—like it had its own world,” Mason said in a statement. “This atmospheric nighttime place that was sometimes dangerous, sometimes comforting, then I saw a picture of Ralph and a story emerged.”
He continued, “To build it out I asked Malcolm’s family to send me bits and pieces from his childhood, scenes from the town where he grew up, objects, toys from his room—little pieces of his life that I extrapolated outwards and used to inspire the story. In the abstract, it’s meant to be a video about childhood—growing up as an artist and the highs and lows of that experience. It’s sort of a look at the emotional and difficult and perilous but noble path of an artist.”
Check out the video for “Colors And Shapes” below.
The late Whitney Houston made her acting debut in the blockbuster film, “The Bodyguard.”
Years after the movie’s premiere and her untimely demise, Hollywood is looking to remake this film and this time, rumors state that the powers that be are considering Bronx native Cardi B for the lead role.
It just might work.
Almost 30 years ago, Houston awed the crowd in the 1992 romantic drama. Whitney starring opposite Kevin Costner seemed to be an unlikely choice for the role.
But once the voice, which in its prime was one of the best to ever have been recorded, was pegged to not only act but do the soundtrack, she had all skeptics change their minds.
Whitney single-notedly made it the bestselling movie soundtrack of all time. The soundtrack had several singles, but the most successful was the remake of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.”
The move also grossed more than $400 million at the box office (worldwide).
Vanity Fair reports that the “WAP” rapper is one of the names “floated” to revive Houston’s role. One person that could be paired with her is Channing Tatum.
She is not the only one who might land the gig. Names like Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth are being plugged as the leads for this film.
Lawrence Kasdan of Kasdan Pictures, and Dan Lin, and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback will produce the new remake of “The Bodyguard.”
Kid Cudi believes Lil Nas X will play a major role in combating homophobia in Hip-Hop.
In a piece written for the annual TIME 100 list, Kid Cudi praised the 22-year-old star as an artist breaking barriers. He explained why the “Old Town Road” hitmaker deserved to be named one of the 100 most influential people of 2021.
“To have a gay man in Hip-Hop doing his thing, crushing records—that is huge for us and for Black excellence,” Cudi wrote. “The way he’s unafraid to make people uncomfortable is so rock ’n’ roll. He’s a true rock star.”
Kid Cudi also addressed a recent tweet by Lil Nas X suggesting a lot of Black male artists didn’t want to work with the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper. Cudi, who quickly reached out to say he was ready and willing to collaborate with the Columbia Records artist, noted this made him sad.
But Kid Cudi expressed hope for the future. He views Lil Nas X as a vital player in making things better for gay artists in Hip-Hop.
“There’s a homophobic cloud over Hip-Hop, and he’s going to break that s### down,” Cudi declared. “We have to stand with him. I’m going to do whatever I have to do to let him know—you have my support. When we do our song together, however trippy the video is, let’s get sexy with it.”
u heard it here first everybody kid cudi x lil nas for montero deluxe 🫂 https://t.co/tjabZ0tA9I
After Kid Cudi expressed interest in working with Lil Nas X, the latter teased a potential collaboration between the two for the deluxe edition of Montero.
“U heard it here first everybody kid cudi x lil nas for montero deluxe,” he announced via Twitter.
Lil Nas X is scheduled to drop his debut album Montero on September 17. The LP will feature guest appearances by Megan Thee Stallion, Jack Harlow, Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus and Elton John.
