2021 has seen several Hip Hop culture/professional wrestling crossovers. Yet another major merger between the two entertainment mediums is set for later this month.
Rolling Loud Miami is scheduled to take place July 23-25. This year’s festival will feature WWE presenting segments of an episode of Friday Night SmackDown live from the event.
On July 23, the Rolling Loud mainstage will feature multiple Smackdown matches. The Fox network will also broadcast the Miami-based faceoffs with the remainder of the show airing from Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.
“I grew up on Sweet Chin Music, mesmerized by the spectacle that Vince McMahon and co have built at WWE,” said Tariq Cherif, co-founder/co-CEO of Rolling Loud. “The idea of weaving our two storylines into one world, one must-see event, is electrifying.”
“What Matt Zingler, Tariq Cherif, and the entire Rolling Loud team have built is spectacular,” said Scott Zanghellini, WWE Senior Vice President, Revenue Strategy & Development. “We couldn’t think of a better partner to deliver such a unique WWE experience to fans during the July 23 edition of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.”
The Rolling Loud Miami lineup includes A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Post Malone, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, DaBaby, Young Thug, Kodak Black, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Durk, Playboi Carti, Roddy Ricch, Rod Wave, Lil Tjay, Polo G, Latto, Rick Ross, Gucci Mane, and many more.
There have been several public interactions between rap stars and WWE stars over the last seven months. In January, Cardi B called out WWE CEO Vince McMahon after the recording artist was mentioned on Monday Night Raw. Her “Up” single is now the official theme for WWE’s SummerSlam 2021 pay-per-view.
Top Dawg Entertainment’s Isaiah Rashad is ready to let loose his next studio LP. The 30-year-old emcee is returning with The House Is Burning.
According to Rashad, The House Is Burning is scheduled to hit DSPs on July 30 via TDE/Warner Records. “Lay Wit Ya” and “Headshots (4 Da Locals)” featuring Duke Deuce will live on the body of work.
The Chattanooga-born, Los Angeles-based recording artist emerged with the Cilvia Demo EP in 2014. Two years later, The Sun’s Tirade studio album arrived. Both projects are critically acclaimed.
“This album was difficult,” said Rashad. “I love music, but I don’t like to say s###. It’s almost like a game for me. It’s like working out. I don’t want to be redundant. Redundancy in general bothers me. Any song that I make, I usually make it in about 30 minutes to an hour, and that’s it. My ideas come to me immediately.”
He added, “Music is where I go to express myself. It’s what I do to close a chapter. You know what’s crazy? I’m not even ashamed to say it… I really think my albums aren’t different from each other. Eventually, one of my albums will become a classic. I just love this s###. It’s me.”
Missy Elliott is considered one of the greatest music video artists of all time. She received the MTV Video Music Awards Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 2019.
The Supa Dupa Fly album creator is now working behind the camera. Missy Elliott was tapped to direct the new music video for City Girls’ “Twerkulator” single.
“Twerkulator” is currently trending at #1 for music on YouTube. Young Miami and JT’s latest visual is choreographed by Sean Bankhead with creative direction by Derek Blanks.
So far, “Twerkulator” has peaked at #51 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. City Girls could see a bounce on next week’s rankings. The video has already amassed more than 970,000 YouTube views.
Besides releasing a new MV, City Girls also performed “Twerkulator” at the 2021 BET Awards on June 27. The duo went into the ceremony with a third straight nomination for Best Group but lost to Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) this year.
Young Miami and JT’s catalog includes the studio albums Girl Code (2018) and City on Lock (2020). They scored Platinum plaques for the 2019 songs “Twerk” featuring Cardi B and “Act Up.”
Missy Elliott earned Top 20 entries on the Hot 100 with tracks such as “Get Ur Freak On,” “Work It,” and “Lose Control” featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop. The Hip Hop icon would regularly work with directors Hype Williams and Dave Meyers for her classic music videos.
Reports are swirling around the internet, stating that Philly rapper Meek Mill and Houston rapper Travis Scott got into a big fight while they were flossing in a big “White Party” in the Hamptons during the 4th of July.
The party was thrown by Michael Rubin, the co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Everyone from Jay-Z to Jon Bon Jovi was on the guest list. That still did not stop the two emcees from going back and forth with each other.
As reported by AllHipHop.com, the party was not all about misplaced machismo. Lil Uzi Vert, another Philly artist, captivated the crowd by breakdancing in his fresh duds— sweeping up into a windmill.
In the circle cheering him on were Brooklyn Nets James Harden and Meek again engaged in a tickle fest.
It is interesting to see how Meek can go from one extreme to the next. We hope he tempers his anger— as he does prison reform let’s hope he doesn’t lean on his lowest vibration and find himself locked up … again.
50 Cent is still on TV mogul grind, launching a new competitive Hip-Hop reality series titled “Unrapped.”
According to Deadline, this project will be produced by his G-Unit Film & Television company and SFO Entertainment.
50 Cent will set up a contest where celebrity contestants will be coached by some rap mentors in a battle rap tournament.
Week after week, the opps will go head-to-head until the winner emerges as the number one emcee.
They have recently started casting.
50 Cent is set to be the exec producer of the project, alongside Antonio Collier, Jon Sheinberg, Susie Ursitti Sheinberg, Gwen Osborne, and Matt Feige.
50 Cent said, “I am excited to expand my relationship with ABC. Unrapped brings G-Unit Film and Television’s ability to put incredible music and musical talent on screen to the competition space.”
Many are wondering how this show will fare in a market seemingly saturated with Hip-Hop reality/ competition shows.
Netflix is gearing up for its second season of “Rhythm + Flow,” where the judges are Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, and Tip “T.I.” Harris.
Last year, they discovered Grammy Award-nominated D Smoke.
Also in comp with 50 Cent’s show is Nick Cannon’s history-making rap variety show.
This show is coming back after being canceled last year due to Anti-Semitic comments from the series’ host.
Because of its battle rap nature, “Unrapped” will be in direct competition with the Ultimate Rap League’s various programming, specifically their Ultimate Madness franchise.
Competition breeds quality for the culture. Let’s see who rises to the top.
Tennessee native Pooh Shiesty, whose birth name is Lontrell D. Williams, will be held without bond in a Miami cell after being hit with a federal gun and robbery charge.
A Miami federal magistrate judge stated that as Pooh Shiesty is waiting for his case to go to trial, he should be held in custody.
The trial revolves around the shooting of two men, a weed deal gone wrong, and some overpriced designer sneakers.
During the negotiation for the drugs and the shoes, Pooh Shiesty and his two accomplices shot the men they were buying from with semi-automatic guns — swiftly leaving the scene with stuff.
Pooh Shiesty and his boys did not pay for it. They know this because the victims of the robbery and the shooting survived. The “Back in Blood” rapper and Brown are both from Tennessee. Darosa is from Florida.
A statement from the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida further shared, “Williams, Brown, and Darosa each with one count of conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence, conspiring to commit a Hobbs Act robbery, committing a Hobbs Act robbery, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.”
It continued, “Williams and Darosa made their initial federal court appearances on June 29, 2021. Brown was arrested in Tennessee on June 15, 2021. Brown’s first appearance in federal court in Miami is yet to be scheduled.”
The 4th of July has come and gone, but people are still talking about just how lit their weekend was. Especially in Atlanta, where the Authentic Empire Music Group hosted its first annual IndieFest featuring Gucci Mane.
People crammed into the Cosmopolitan Premier Lounge to see artists like Money Mu, YSN, Gabriel Avrett, AG Lotti, Doughboy, Mello Oowee (who won the coveted AE chain, a brand new car, a single deal, and trophy), and Geezy Escobar.
Hosted by radio super-jock Big Tigger, the pinnacle of the event was East Atlanta native, Gucci Mane— who did a performance that wowed the audience in attendance.
In addition to Gucci Mane and the talented array of independent artists, the festival also lined up 20 vendors to sell to the revelers.
One of the biggest smashes of the event was the Slutty Vegan “Big Ol’ S###” food truck, an eatery that changes its delicious menu each day. According to their social media, they offered three of their top sellers: Fussy H####, Sloppy Toppy, and One Night Stand.
A press release regarding the event noted that AEMG attracted dozens of artists who performed for over 3,000 people (at the COVOD-19 responsible event) to “win exclusive prizes.”
AEMG’s CEO Lavour “Boomman” Sanders said, “I really want to thank all of the indie artists who showed up and showed out It was an amazing turnout; another win for independent artists and the culture.”
“There isn’t anything out here like it,” Boomman continued. “And I’m making it my mission to take IndieFest all over the world in the hopes of bringing the best indie talent to the mainstream.”
Actor/singer Tyrese Gibson is reuniting with his “The Fate Of The Furious” co-star Scott Eastwood for a new movie about the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
Ray Liotta will also star in “April 29, 1992,” the upcoming thriller from “The Iceman” director Ariel Vromen.
The movie focuses on a custodian who takes his son to work, only to find themselves caught up in a heist gone wrong on the first night of the riots, reports Variety.
Liotta and Eastwood will play father and son, while details about Gibson’s role have not been revealed.
Production on the project, written by “Creed II” story creator Sascha Penn, is expected to get underway in August.
Vromen hopes to release the movie next year, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the riots, which erupted after four police officers were acquitted of the beating of Rodney King.
Tyrese and Eastwood also recently worked together on the upcoming action thriller “Dangerous,” with Mel Gibson.
“Happy Birthday my brother @postmalone,” Dre wrote in the post. “I tell u all the time you are 1 of the realest Americans I ever met!! So of course your day is today!”
“This week we celebrated by shooting a MOVIE!! I’m excited to finally announce new single ‘Motley Crew’ dropping Friday! Full project with Concert Doc coming real soon! #DreVision #2021.”
The message served as the caption to what appeared to be behind-the-scenes footage from the accompanying music video, which featured Post Malone lifting a trophy atop a winner’s podium at a stock car race track.
Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is reported to make a cameo in the promo.
The song is Post Malone’s first new, original material since the 2019 release of his album Hollywood’s Bleeding.
NeemTheGreat does it again with his new song titled “Lucky.”
The feel-good record shows off the singer-songwriter’s super versatile music abilities, simultaneously proving to be one of those tracks everyone can relate to. Produced by JoelDemora, “Lucky” will be on his highly-anticipated project Sunset In LA 2.
When describing the record, Neem says “Lucky” is his positive uplifting song that all walks of life can feel.
It demonstrates his vulnerability and gratitude for life. He feels like he never had a motivational song before, and that’s what he’s targeting more when he’s in the studio. He adds, “Relatable music means more and it leaves a legacy.”
Fans can expect NeemTheGreat to announce the release date for Sunset In LA 2at the end of the month.
Coming off his first installation of the SLA series, he has some big shoes to fill with the numbers and positive feedback he recorded. SLA2is a classic and NeemTheGreat can’t wait to give the fans what they’ve been waiting for.
Lano Bandz is the perfect example of someone who came from a rough background, and through music was able to turn his life around for the better.
Born and raised by a single mother in Jacksonville, Florida, the independent rapper began his musical journey playing drums at the young age of 5. Inspired directly by the greats such as Chris Brown and Usher, Lano started recording himself at age 19 with nothing but a laptop in his closet, which he used as his vocal booth.
Lano describes himself as “optimistic” where if something goes wrong, he’s always the person reminding you things will be okay.
He explains, “I overcame a lot of obstacles in my neighborhood and in my community. I never really saw anything successful around me so I had to build my own mindset and work my way out of my own city.”
Arriving with his own sound, cadences, and melody, the rising star spits bars over hard-hitting trap beats, speaking his truth and motivating others any chance he can.
Earlier this year, he released his standout single titled “Street Therapy,” pairing it with a heartfelt visual to match. Most recently, he released “Stop Us,” holding fans over until the release of his upcoming project titled Heart Lost In Da 4.
AllHipHop: What was it like coming up in Jacksonville, Florida? I just interviewed Foolio.
Lano Bandz: My city is one of those places where it’s home, but I want better for it. There’s a lot of poverty, things that I thought were normal such as the living conditions and how the community is over there. Violence, gang violence, things I considered to be normal — when I came out here, wow these people are living.” When you go to Beverly [Hills], they be living. It’s something better out there. Now that I’ve got a kid, I want to take my family and put them in an environment that I wasn’t able to be in as a child.
AllHipHop: You start doing music and playing drums at age 5, that’s impressive!
Lano Bandz: In every black household, on Sunday you go to church. They’re going to put you in the choir or make you do something, you’re not just sitting down. Man, I didn’t want to sing in the choir. I could sing, but I wasn’t trying to do that. I started playing the drums, they said “Oh yeah, you can be the drummer.” Ever since then, I really got into music. I went to middle school, played football and basketball, but I always did band. I’ve always done music my whole life, then I started making my own music in 2015.
AllHipHop: You started recording yourself?
Lano Bandz: Yeah, I was doing a lot of covers. Whatever the hottest song was, I’d do a cover to it.
AllHipHop: Rap or R&B?
Lano Bandz: Both. As a kid, I’d run around the house and pretend I’m Usher. I watched people like Chris Brown come up. Once I saw them doing it, oh that’s cool. You can really take your story and make it into something that people can love and enjoy. I thought that was dope. I’ve always liked poetry, but I never wanted to be a poet. I thought rapping was the way. I didn’t wake up one morning and said “Oh, I’ma be a rapper today.” I progressed into it.
AllHipHop: What’s the inspiration behind your name?
Lano Bandz: Lano, my middle name is Lanord so I really took that and chopped it. I chose that name because that’s my father’s middle name. Me and my father don’t have the best relationship, or a relationship at all. At one point, I wanted to change my last name which is Keys. I was so ashamed of my last night because of him. I said “Let me take what I got from him and make it into something better, something bigger.” And money, I just love money.
AllHipHop: You just released “Stop Us.” What were you going through recording this one?
Lano Bandz: That particular day, I had a conversation with someone. We’re talking about a situation that had happened a few years back where somebody that I really looked up to was upset that I chose to move to LA and pursue music, versus staying where they were. They’re telling people around us “Oh, he ain’t going to make it anyways. He ain’t going to do this.” It came back around like “Damn, that’s how you feel about me?”
On this particular day we’re having this conversation, I said “Damn, I can’t be stopped.” Honestly, the only person who can stop you is you. Everything bad can go wrong today, but it’s still up to you to make something out of it. Life is like a card game: whatever you draw is what you get. You gotta make something out of it.
AllHipHop: How is the independent grind?
Lano Bandz: It’s tough because everyday you think “oh we doing good!” Then you turn the corner like “Oh, s### I ain’t know how to do that. What is that?” You run into things, but I like it because once I get to a certain level, I’m able to look at somebody or a label and say “well, I’ve done all of this. I know you’re about to go do this, but I know how to do this.” I can be in more conversations, you can’t really leave me out or have a blind eye towards me. I try to understand all elements outside of the music that makes everything what it is.
AllHipHop: I felt you on “Street Therapy,” bring us back to that recording session.
Lano Bandz: When I recorded “Street Therapy,” I was in a real depressive state. I was still getting used to being out in LA. That was the first year I’d even been in LA, I’d been here for a few months. I was having a lot of reflections on life, back home and different stuff like that. My life in general, what I’ve been through, I was trying to overcome things personally. When I went to record “Street Therapy,” I had bronchitis recording the whole thing. I didn’t find out till afterwards. That whole tape besides “Can’t Fold” was a whole weekend’s process.
AllHipHop: Where did you record it?
Lano Bandz: At my music studio in Ontario. I went out to Ontario, recorded it for 2 days on the weekend. Came back to LA, I said “Man, I want to do an EP called ‘Street Therapy,’” because therapy is definitely needed. People look at it like “Oh I don’t want to talk to nobody,” but therapy is different when you go in and that person on the other side of the table doesn’t have a bias. They don’t know you. You don’t have that input from a mom or a brother’s perspective, so it’s a little different.
AllHipHop: You say “You’re a living product of your environment,” do you still feel like that?
Lano Bandz: Yes, in a way. There’s things about me I can’t change in a way, the way I do things sometimes. I have a hard time with that. [someone moving abruptly] It catches my eye. I’m a product of my environment to an extent. When it comes to how I think and my mental, nah. I broke out of a lot of bad habits I was taught by my community.
AllHipHop: You’ve worked with everyone from Casey Veggies to MyGuyMars to RMR. How did that happen?
Lano Bandz: RMR happened because of Chauncey, we were at Clubhouse, Bighead Music Group. Alex and Bighead got a set up over there, it was Grammy night. We all went there, it was a big studio session. We’re going through tracks, RMR was playing some of these tracks. I said “Oh, that s###’s fire.” He told me to plug in and said, “Let me hear something.” When we’re playing it, he said “Oh you hard.” He was putting me on game, telling me what to expect and things that may be coming my way. He gave me some good advice. He said “I’ve got something for you to hop on.” He AirDropped it to me. The next day, I literally went home and cut it, sent it to him in the morning. He said “hey bro, you can have the song.”
AllHipHop: Are you going to put it out?
Lano Bandz: Yeah, it’s going to be on my tape. MyGuyMars does AfterChurch LA and one night, I went in there. It was open mic, I got up there with his band and we rocked out. After that, he asked about my situation. We tapped in. That same week, we locked in at his studio. We cooked up and I worked with his artist as well, King Dreams.
AllHipHop: What about Casey?
Lano Bandz: Casey was one of the first artists I met in LA. We’re at the backside of The Study in Hollywood, I thought “Oh that’s Casey.” I went up to him, we’re talking for a minute. He gave me his number and said “lock in,” so I tapped in with him. I sent him over this song called “Nasty” that I was going to release back in 2019. He said “Bro, I didn’t know you were gonna slide like that. Bet, let’s get it in.” He set up this session, we recorded “Nasty” at Ultrium. We were going to shoot a video, but something happened to where it was a medical emergency. We never went back to it, but I’ll probably revisit it.
AllHipHop: What can we expect from your new project, Heart Lost in Da 4?
Lano Bandz: It’s full of day in and day out emotions within the Black community in the South. There’s going to be a lot of aggressiveness, a lot of heartfelt, then you’re going to have the in between. Situational things. It’s going to be pretty dope.
AllHipHop: What’s the meaning behind the title?
Lano Bandz: They say home is where the heart is. Even though I’m out here in LA, I’ve built a life and a family, a piece of my heart is always going to be in Jacksonville. It’s always going to be there.
AllHipHop: I see you on TikTok.
Lano Bandz: Yeah, I be doing little funny stuff. I hopped on TikTok like this week. I started posting my funny videos on IG this week. I used to do it a lot, then I stopped. But I’ma keep doing it because I’m one of those people that are naturally funny. Every now and then, you’ll get a joke from me. I think I make this man [points to manager] laugh all the time.
AllHipHop: What goals do you have for yourself?
Lano Bandz: I want to be able to reach enough people in my community so that way, I can see a difference. It’s different. You can go out and do little small things, but I really want to get to where I can see change in my community. It doesn’t have to be just me, but I can say I helped to get towards that goal of seeing my city thrive. Seeing my people believe in themselves because there’s so many talented people where I come from, they don’t give themselves a chance. How can you go out into the world and expect anybody to give you a chance, if you don’t even believe in yourself? You’ve got a talent, but you really have to dig in your heart and believe in yourself. That’s one thing I’ve learned: when nobody believes in you, when nobody wants to stand by you, you have to be willing to stand alone.
AllHipHop: Anything else you want to let us know?
Lano Bandz: I’ve got one more single coming before the tape, it’s called “Way Too Long.” It’s crazy. Once the tape drops, we coming hard. We’ve got some visuals on the books too.
It seems like Erica Mena and Safaree have had a very public relationship since they got together.
Their marriage was reality show catnip for nosey fans that just want a glimpse into the private lives of two of Hip-Hop’s most unlucky lovers.
The fans have been rooting for them to beat the odds, believing that a) the relationship is real and b) that these two outcasts have found something of substance between each other.
However, recently, the relationship drama between EraFaree (or Safica) has been on high.
So, high that rumors have been hitting the blogosphere suggesting that they are soon headed for divorce… despite having two small children.
On the season premiere of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta,” you get to see (in their storyline) what might be adding to their drama.
In one scene, the two discuss their problems and Nicki Minaj’s ex comes off like a straight up a######.
Fans didn’t like it and took to social media to let it be known.
“If Safaree don’t get thee entire f### outta here!”
"Twitter isn't real life"
If Safaree don't get thee entire f### outta here! 🙄🙄🙄🙄
“Nicki really had @IAMSAFAREE in CHECK got him dancing & s###. she hid that man for 10 years, she been told y’all he a clown. @iamErica_Mena on the other hand, lookin like a whole bird goodbye”
AllHipHop.com has covered his marital misdeeds in the past.
However, at least for the sake of the kids, we had hoped that this was a storyline gone bad. We will see how the season develops, hoping that perhaps a spinoff is set to pop off like the one we’ve been waiting for Ray J and Princess Love to debut.
Spike Lee kicked off the Cannes Film Festival in France on Tuesday (July 6) by sharing his dismay that Black people are still being “hunted like animals” in the U.S.
The first black competition jury president in the festival’s 74-year history, the director joined jury members Mati Diop, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Melanie Laurent, and Tahar Rahim, among others, to launch the return of the in-person Cannes, which Lee called “”the world’s greatest film festival.”
During the press conference, Spike Lee was asked about his seminal film “Do The Right Thing,” which showed in competition at Cannes in 1989, noting that the treatment of black Americans – one of the themes of the movie – is still a hot button topic.
Noting the deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner at the hands of white police officers, he said, “You would think and hope that 30-something m############ years later that black people would have stopped being hunted down like animals.”
Spike Lee also took aim at former U.S. leader Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Vladimir Putin, calling them “gangsters” with “no morals, no scruples.
“That’s the world we live in, and we have to speak out against gangsters like that,” he told the media.
Cannes 2021 opened on Tuesday night with director Leo Carax’s Sparks musical Annette, starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard.
Cardi B is “praying” her daughter makes a swift recovery after suffering an allergic reaction from a mosquito bite.
The “WAP” star’s toddler, Kulture, is struggling with her vision due to her swollen eyes as a result of the bad reaction.
Her condition has left her famous mother Cardi B heartbroken for her little girl.
In a voice message posted on her Twitter account, Cardi B explained: “Guys, I’m so sad… I’m just gonna tell you a little bit about my day. I am so sad because my daughter got bit by a mosquito again.
“I don’t know if y’all remember last year, I think I showed you a bit how my daughter’s eyes were so swollen because a mosquito bit her? Now, this year, a mosquito bit her and it swelled both her eyes – she could barely open one of them.
“Gosh, her birthday is on Saturday and I’m just praying…, praying that her swellness goes down. Like, just praying,” she continued.
“I feel like the last time, she had her eyes swollen for like, a week. But I think it was because the mosquitoes kept biting her, so (she) just keep reacting.
“I hope that her s### goes down before her f###### birthday. But it just looks swollen, like… I can’t wait to take her to the (doctor)… well, I can’t take her because I’m in L.A. working my ass off, but my sister is going to take her to see the doctor…”
He has filed documents asking the court to dismiss the civil lawsuit.
The former partner, under the alias Jane Doe, had filed documents in Los Angeles Superior Court in May accusing the “Crank That” hitmaker of physically and sexually abusing her for several years and alleged he had “threatened her life and engaged in other forms of domestic violence during and after they lived together.”
Soulja has denied the allegations against him, including punching and kicking the woman “all over her body, particularly in the stomach,” triggering a miscarriage, and pulling a gun on her in a separate incident in 2016.
His lawyer wrote in documents obtained by RadarOnline.com: “With respect to all causes of action, even if someone is liable for improper or illegal conduct, a fact which Defendant denies, Defendant is in no way or manner vicariously liable for that conduct.”
Soulja insisted any alleged actions his former partner has issues with now, she consented to at the time.
He claimed in the paperwork the “willful, intentional, deliberate, malicious and fraudulent conduct of others was/were responsible for and proximately contributed to the damages alleged to have been sustained.”
He is seeking to have the case dismissed.
Soulja Boy is also involved in a lawsuit filed by another ex-girlfriend, Kayla Myers.
She submitted her case in 2020 and accused her former lover of having tied her up with extension cords and assaulting her at a 2019 house party, leaving her with fractured ribs and bruising on her face.
Sharon Stone has reportedly been on a series of nights out with rapper RMR (pronounced “rumor”).
The 63-year-old actress has been partying it up with the 25-year-old hip-hop star at a number of clubs, including Delilah and The Highlight Room in Los Angeles.
A source claiming the pair were seen “canoodling and popping bottles.”
“She’s definitely having a hot girl summer,” the insider told The New York Post’s Page Six column. “They were together hanging out with Drake’s (artist) PND, and they were canoodling and popping bottles.
“They were dancing to hip-hop. Chris Brown was also there.” The source added that the rap star “respects her and thinks she’s cool as f###.”
The pair have posed for a series of snaps together, including one of RMR and the “Basic Instinct” star donning ski masks, one of his signature disguises.
“They’re enjoying each other’s company right now and hanging out,” the source continued. “They’re having a great time together. They’re on the same frequency and it’s a very unique friendship.”
Sharon Stone has refused to deny or confirm whether the pair are romantically involved, telling the news outlet: “No comment.”
RMR first hit headlines when his independently-released song “Rascal” went viral on YouTube in February 2020 thanks to the hilarious video.
The video is a parody of stereotypical rap videos which featured RMR wearing a ski mask and singing Rascal Flatts’ “God Bless The Broken Road.”
He was signed by Warner Records and Cmnty Rcrds in April 2020.
News of Sharon and RMR’s alleged romance comes after the “Casino” star confessed last year that she was over dating, following her account on the dating app Bumble being blocked because the company thought she was a fake.
She said at the time: “I’ve had it with dating. (I find) people to be insincere and not worth my time. I enjoy my alone time and my time with my kids and friends more.”
The movie star – who divorced journalist and editor Phil Bronstein in 2004 – was later unblocked and revealed she had met “a couple of nice people.”
Every year, each member of the XXL Freshman Class is asked to film a freestyle verse for the outlet. 2021 member Nau’Jour “Toosii” Grainger used his visual presentation to honor his mother.
“Found out my mom got lupus this year. I dedicated my @XXL freestyle to her cause without her I wouldn’t go as hard as I do as well as my fans. I love you ma 🖤,” tweeted Toosii on Tuesday.
Throughout his Freshman Freestyle, Toosii touches on his success as an up-and-coming recording artist. He also rhymes about needing to see the woman who gave birth to him smile.
Found out my mom got lupus this year. I dedicated my @XXL freestyle to her cause without her I wouldn’t go as hard as I do as well as my fans. I love you ma 🖤 pic.twitter.com/ZUslW28vy4
Built one hell of a boat, now the sails what keep us afloat. I just want Platinum, that’s one hell of a toast. And granddaddy’d be proud for me, momma. It’s been a while for me, momma. Just one call, I need you to smile for me, momma.
Toosii’s XXL Freshman Freestyle
Additionally, this year saw Toosii release his Thank You for Believing mixtape which featured Latto, DaBaby, and Key Glock. The New York-born, North Carolina-raised performer was chosen as Audiomack’s #UpNow artist as well.
Besides Toosii, the 2021 XXL Freshman Class also includes 42 Dugg, Flo Milli, Morray, Pooh Shiesty, Lakeyah, Coi Leray, Blxst, DDG, Rubi Rose, and Iann Dior. Each person presented their own Freestyle, ABCs, Top 5 Albums list, and Top 5 Rappers list.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that causes the individual’s own immune system to mistakenly attack healthy tissue in parts of the body. There is currently no cure for lupus.
Wild ‘N Out creator Nick Cannon was also diagnosed with lupus. The 40-year-old actor/musician/executive was hospitalized in 2012 for mild kidney failure due to complications of lupus nephritis.
Other celebrities who have publicly shared that they suffer from lupus symptoms include Trick Daddy, Toni Braxton, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, and Seal. Approximately 1.5 million people in the United States have the disease.
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“Cash Money Records taking over for the ’99 and the 2000” That iconic bar is known to be a precursor to partygoers and club attendees of all ages turning up to the next level.
Juvenile’s classic “Back That Thang Up” track is now being used to promote COVID-19 vaccinations. The 400 Degreez album creator teamed with Mannie Fresh and Mia X as well as the BLK dating app to present the “Vax That Thang Up” remake.
“I just wanted to do something positive for my people and to stand in the front to show that I’m willing to sacrifice my life not just for me but also for my family,” says Juvenile. “We don’t know what we’re facing right now but we really do all need to be vaccinated so we can continue to do our thing and survive.”
Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and Mia X all appeared in the official “Vax That Thang Up” music video. In addition to the visual, BLK unveiled the “Vaxified” badge on its platform which allows users to display their vaccinated status to prospective matches.
“We have a direct line to the audience that needs to internalize this message,” said Jonathan Kirkland, BLK Head of Brand & Marketing. “The song may be playful and fun, but the underlying message is as real as it gets.”
Kirkland adds, “We want the Vaxified badge to be to dating what the blue checkmark is to Twitter – a status symbol.” According to the company, over 100,000 BLK users have included the Vaxified badge on their profiles.
The “Vax That Thang Up campaign was created in partnership with Majority. That marketing agency was co-founded by 4-time NBA Champion and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal.
“To be young is to feel invincible. BLK is uniquely positioned to meet this historic moment, not through an academic lecture or sober manifesto, but through pop cultural content that speaks directly to the benefits of dating IRL once you’re vaccinated,” says Majority co-founder Omid Farhang.
67% of adult Americans have reportedly received either the first shot of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Joe Biden Administration missed its set goal of 70% of adults getting at least a first dose of the coronvirus vaccine by July 4.
The White House is preparing to launch a “door-to-door outreach” campaign to encourage more Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Biden said, “It’s a year of hard-fought progress. We can’t get complacent now. The best thing you can do to protect yourself and your family and the people you care about the most is get vaccinated.”
