The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show featured Rihanna running through some of the biggest hits of her career. After watching the superstar perform on February 12, many viewers also streamed her music on DSPs.
Billboard reports the streaming numbers for songs from Rihanna’s catalog experienced a 140% hike in the U.S. following Sunday’s performance. The two-day total jumped from 25.8 million streams to 62.2 million streams between February 10-11 and February 12-13.
In addition, the Barbadian R&B/Pop singer sold 42,000 downloads on February 12 and February 13. That amounts to a 473% increase from the 7,500 downloads on February 10 and February 11.
Over on Spotify, nine Rihanna singles climbed into the Top 20 of the streamer’s Daily Top Songs USA chart dated February 13. That same day saw “Umbrella” featuring Jay-Z climb 66 spots to #15 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart.
The NFL’s full Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show video on YouTube collected 51 million views in three days. Rihanna’s mid-game set included “B#### Better Have My Money,” “Work,” “Umbrella,” “Diamonds,” and other records from her discography.
According to projections by HitsDailyDouble, two albums by Rihanna will return to the Billboard 200’s Top 20 on next week’s chart. 2016’s Anti is on pace to jump back to #13. Good Girl Gone Bad from 2007 will likely rise to #17.
The 2023 Chicago mayoral election will take place on February 28. Five of the candidates, including incumbent Lori Lightfoot, attended a meeting with Chicago-raised rap star Lil Durk.
Yesterday, Lil Durk posted photos with Lori Lightfoot and other local officials to his verified Instagram account. The Voice of the Heroes album creator also shared a message with his followers.
“If I haven’t been picking up my phone I [have] been busy being a neighborhood hero! #PaveTheWay,” wrote Durk on Instagram. That post amassed over 5,000 comments and 500,000 likes in ten hours.
According to the WGN-TV website, the mayoral candidates sat down with around thirty high school students on Tuesday. Lil Durk’s Neighborhood Heroes Foundation hosted the “Dinner with Durk” event.
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“Tonight is an opportunity for us to express what goes on in our neighborhood and what we want to see change,” 17-year-old Melvin Bush told the outlet. “[The election] is an important thing that determines our future and the future of our communities as well.”
Lori Lightfoot became the first LGBT Black woman elected mayor of a major United States city when she won the runoff election in 2019. The Democratic politician achieved internet fame the following year as the “Where’s Lightfoot” meme went viral during the COVID-19 shutdowns.
In addition to Mayor Lightfoot, Lil Durk met with fellow office seekers Ja’Mal Green, Kam Buckner, Brandon Johnson, and Roderick Sawyer. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx also attended “Dinner with Durk” at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse.
Bronx-raised newcomer Ice Spice is one of the hottest rappers at the moment. Fellow East Coast rapper Bia has been grinding on the music scene for several years.
This week saw Bia share a nearly 1-minute snippet of an upcoming song to her TikTok page. Many commenters accused the Massachusetts native of copying Ice Spice’s sound for the teased track.
“I literally would think this was Ice Spice if I heard it,” wrote one TikTok user in Bia’s comment section. Another person posted, “Ice Spice has kids?” Other people suggested Bia recruit Ice Spice as a feature.
Bia’s For Certain EP peaked at #64 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2021. That project hosts both the original “Whole Lotta Money” track as well as the remix version with Hip Hop legend Nicki Minaj.
“Whole Lotta Money” (#16) became a Top 20 entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Bia also made it onto the Hot 100 thanks to “Best On Earth” with Russ (#46) and “London” with J. Cole (#62).
Bia appeared on Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl (Queen Mix)” along with JT, Katie Got Bandz, Akbar V, and Maliibu Miitch. Additionally, her catalog includes records with Lil Durk, G Herbo, J Balvin, David Guetta, and more.
Ice Spice’s “Munch (Feelin’ U)” single went viral in 2022. She dropped the Like..? EP in January. Her “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” collaboration with PinkPantheress has become a streaming hit since its release earlier this month.
Remy Ma shook the battle rap culture when she announced Hitman Holla vs. Eazy The Block Captain as the main event for her upcoming Chrome 23 anniversary event.
The Bronx native launched her league last year using both her experience as a battle rapper and industry artist alongside her business acumen to create “a new female battle rap league, for women supporting women and run by women pushing the culture forward equally.”
In the 12 months since, Chrome 23 has played host to battle rap legends and newcomers alike, with a focus on spotlighting female talent. In addition to holding several successful star-studded events, Remy Ma staged the first-ever all-woman battle rap tournament. The historic competition comes with a mammoth $25,000 prize.
The winner will be determined during the anniversary event next weekend (Feb. 25), headlined by a highly anticipated clash between one of battle rap’s biggest stars and one of the most exciting talents of the new era.
St Louis battle rap legend Hitman Holla takes on Philly rising star Eazy the Block Captain in a match-up that neither man is willing to lose. Since the announcement, the pair have exchanged shots online and during interviews with Joe Budden and Jason Lee.
The simmering tensions bubbled over in a heated faceoff on Wednesday evening after they came face-to-face for the first time since inking the deal. At one point, the situation became so fractious that host Jay Blac was forced to step in between Hitman and Eazy, attempting to restore calm. Ultimately, a security guard had to intervene while both artists continued the verbal fisticuffs. Check out the clips shared by 15MinsOfFame and OTFMZ below.
Also on the card is the tournament final between C3 and Kausion, where the ladies are fighting for bragging rights in addition to the $25k prize money.
Three other exciting match-ups complete the card. Women’s battle rap legends Ms. Hustle and Shooney Da Rapper will go head-to-head alongside a “rookies vs. vets” style battle between O’fficial and Pristavia. A. Ward makes his Chrome 23 debut against 2020’s female battle rapper of the year, Viixen The Assassin.
Remy Ma and Chrome 23’s The Anniversary event will take place at Sony Hall, NY, on Feb. 25. Tickets are available here or will be available via live PPV at RapGrid.
Don Toliver delivered his latest single, “4 Me” featuring Kali Uchis, this week. The Houston-bred rapper and the Colombian-American singer began dating in 2020.
In addition to dropping a new collaboration with his girlfriend, Don Toliver contributed to SZA’s chart-topping SOS studio album. The Travis Scott protégé appeared on the DJ Dahi-produced “Used” track.
Toliver recently took part in a new interview with Apple Music 1’sThe Zane Lowe Show. During the discussion, the musician born Caleb Zackery Toliver discussed working with SZA on her sophomore LP.
Don Toliver Says The ‘SOS’ Album Is “Beyond Amazing”
“To be honest, the song was in a pack for a little bit. It was just one of those things where I’m like, ‘Whenever she drops her album, I’m pretty sure she would’ve put that song on there,'” explained Don Toliver.
The Life of a Don album creator continued, “When I got the call that she was actually using it, I was just beyond excited, man. That album is beyond amazing. For me to be a part of it was just crazy. Big, big shout-out to SZA for that.”
Life of a Don came out in 2021. It followed 2020’s Heaven or Hell. Both albums peaked in the Billboard 200’s Top 10 region. “4 Me” featuring Kali Uchis is expected to live on a forthcoming project tentatively titled Lovesick.
“Man, the year looks amazing. I’m releasing music here. I have a lot of tricks up my sleeve,” Toliver told Lowe. He added, “I feel like Friday I have a crazy, crazy announcement. One of the biggest announcements I ever made in my life.”
Don Toliver’s “4 Me” interpolates Beenie Man’s 2000 hit “Girls Dem Sugar” featuring R&B singer Mýa. The Neptunes produced that track. “Girls Dem Sugar” charted in several countries including the United States and the United Kingdom.
“I’m 100% inspired by the original song. Honestly, when I was in high school, I picked up on a lot of songs that I would always hear when I would go to school in the morning,” said Don Toliver about “Girls Dem Sugar.”
The Cactus Jack recording artist added, “I’ve forever been a fan of Neptunes as well. This is just a full-circle moment for me. It was really crazy. Wheezy sent me an Instagram Story with the song on it. I was just like, ‘Yo, let’s make this a beat.'”
Many fans and journalists refer to Erykah Badu as the Queen of Neo-Soul. The R&B legend from Texas broke out as a musical tour de force with 1997’s Baduizm studio LP.
Over the years, Badu also built a reputation for supposedly having mystical powers that changes the men she dates. For example, André 3000 and Common altered their personal style around the time the two Hip Hop stars were in respective relationships with the Dallas native.
Television personality Tamron Hall spoke with Erykah Badu for an episode of her daytime talk show. At one point, the conversation veered toward the long-running urban legend about Badu’s apparent mesmerizing aura.
“I think it is indescribable,” said Badu about the rumors of her spellbinding power. “And the bedroom? That’s not where you’re going to find it because my magic doesn’t lie between my thighs. It lies between my ears.”
In addition to Baduizm, Erykah Badu release other albums such as 2000’s Mama’s Gun and 2003’s Worldwide Underground. Her discography contains classic singles like “On & On,” “Tyrone,” “Bag Lady,” and “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)” featuring Common.
Badu has toured around the world for the last four decades, including 2022’s The Digging Crystals in Badubotron Tour. Tamron Hall asked the 4-time Grammy winner about potentially headlining a future Super Bowl Halftime Show.
“I might. Depending on the circumstances and everything,” answered the former Grambling State University student. “Tam, they [tiptoe] around me. You know the corporations don’t know what I’m gonna do.”
Badu added, “I might go on the Superbowl and ask for corporate reparations, I mean right now. They never know what’s going to happen so they tip real easy around me. Yes, they do. As they should.”
A sequel for I Am Legend starring Will Smith is in the works, nearly 15 years on from the $585 million blockbuster that hit the big screen in 2007.
The movie’s original star Will Smith, will return as Dr. Robert Neville. He will also take on the duty of producer in the upcoming sequel.
Black Panther and Creed star Michael B. Jordan, joins Smith. His role is yet to be revealed but he’s also reportedly producing the project alongside Will Smith.
Wait. Didn’t Will Smith Die in ‘I Am Legend?’
Fans may be confused about Will Smith reprising his role, seeing as he died during the original. However, Akiva Goldsman, who returns as writer after adapting the 1954 Richard Matheson novel, said Matheson’s book features an alternate ending not included in the first film.
“This will start a few decades later than the first,” he explained in a statement, as per Deadline. “I’m obsessed with The Last of Us, where we see the world just post-apocalypse but also after a 20-30-year lapse. You see how the earth reclaims the world, and there’s something beautiful in the question of, as man steps away from being the primary tenant, what happens? That will be especially visual in New York. I don’t know if they’ll climb up to the empire state building, but the possibilities are endless.”
Goldsman added, “We trace back to the original Matheson book, and the alternate ending as opposed to the released ending in the original film. What Matheson was talking about was that man’s time on the planet as the dominant species had come to an end. That’s a really interesting thing we’re going to get to explore. There will be a little more fidelity to the original text.”
Meanwhile, in other Will Smith news, the 54-year-old actor and his Bad Boys co-star Martin Lawrence recently announced that they were reuniting for a fourth installment of the popular series.
The NYC hitmaker and the City Girl spent a day firing shots at each other online after Cardi felt slighted that JT left her out of a “Tomorrow 2” congratulatory tweet aimed at Cardi’s collaborator GloRilla.
They exchanged insults on social media before Nicki Minaj entered the fray, opting to change her Twitter avi to a JT pic. Cardi B seemingly responded by switching her profile image to one of Nicki’s own nemesis, Remy Ma.
“I ain’t even do nothing,” Remy Ma replied when the topic came up during her recent interview with Jason Lee. She denied it was a sub stating, “I ain’t catch a stray, hold up, be clear.” However, she kept her eyes peeled for any reactions to the move.
“I was at home like this,” she explained, sipping on her drink to indicate her reaction. “Waiting with my notifications on.”
While Remy Ma was unbothered, some of her followers were heated. They sent messages urging her to have Cardi B change her photo and accusing the rapper of “impersonation.”
Remy Ma Says She’s Been Cool With Cardi B “For Years”
Nonetheless, Remy insisted, “I don’t care. At all.” She later added, “I f### with Cardi,” stating she has done “for years.” Jason Lee reminded Remy that they all used to have a group chat. “You got to get that group chat back,” she stated. Check out the clip below and watch the interview at the end of the page. Hitman Holla joined Remy Ma to discuss her upcoming Chrome 23 Anniversary event.
Cardi B kept the Remy Ma photo until very recently, only changing it early this month. She replaced the pic with one of You star Penn Badgley after making an appearance of sorts in the show she loves so much. The superfan’s song “I Like It,” featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin, appeared in the first episode of season 4.
T-Pain listened to his fans and is finally delivering a highly anticipated new project of cover songs featuring tracks from multiple genres.
While he is known as the king of autotune, T-Pain proved he sings with the best of them during his pared-down Tiny Desk concert nearly a decade ago.
He first hinted at the project on social media earlier this week. “Anything that T-Pain covers or remixes is always so hard,’ tweeted a fan. The two-time Grammy Award winner replied, “Buckle up cause I got an announcement coming tomorrow.”
“You’ve been asking for it and here ya go bro,” he penned on Instagram alongside the album cover art. “A T-Pain cover album to end all cover albums…..from T-Pain. “On Top Of The Covers” dropping March 17th alongside an intimate set of shows. More on that later tho 👀 … so stay tuned for more updates.”
Under the Covers will include renditions of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life,” Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show’s “Sharing The Night Together,” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin.’”
In a statement, T-Pain promised to use his “natural voice,” which will be “front and centre” of the project.
“This covers album has been years in the making. I started recording this right after I won The Masked Singer (in 2019),” he revealed. “It got put on hold for a bit but now that I’m independent, I’m able to do whatever I want to do through (label) Nappy Boy Entertainment and this is something I’ve felt strongly about for a long time.”
In addition, to support his first offering since 2019’s 1UP, T-Pain will perform two back-to-back concerts in Los Angeles on Mar. 17-18.
“LOS ANGELES!!!! Hold on to your Jheri curls,” the rapper/singer warned while sharing the event poster.
Before giving birth, Rihanna warned, “I’m going to be psycho,” as a parent, promising to be a fiercely protective mother, especially concerning shielding her child from the public.
After welcoming their son last year, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have kept a relatively low profile, and fans don’t know much about their baby, including his name, save for what the family has shared.
The first glimpse of the baby last December came as a surprise to fans. Rihanna joined TikTok to share a cute video of the little one giggling in his car seat. The couple also shared a few images with the public via Hollywood Unlocked.
The new family shared their first official photo shoot with the world on Wednesday (Feb. 15), covering British Vogue. However, in the accompanying interview, Rihanna revealed an unauthorized paparazzi snap taken during that shoot forced the couple to unveil their baby before the unofficial pics did.
She recalled her horror after realizing a photographer had snapped them from afar during the shoot on a Malibu beach.
“It’s the thing you never want to happen,” Rihanna admitted. “We get to decide as parents when and how we do that. End of story.”
While she’s not crazy about the paparazzi, the star of last weekend’s Super Bowl Halftime Show has come to terms with them. However, when it comes to their son, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna insist their son is off limits.
“Throw me to the wolves. Do what you want with me. But he doesn’t have a say in any of this,” Rihanna declared. “We’ve been protecting him thus far and you don’t have any consent to be posting photos or selling photos of my child, a minor. Get the hell out of here with that.”
The superstar couple moved fast once they realized the photos would soon be public.
“I just went straight into protective mode,” Rihanna recalled. “Like there wasn’t even time for rage. [Rocky and me] drove up to the trailer area and we sat in the car chatting and working out how we move forward. As parents it just feels so icky, like a violation.”
They ultimately decided to share a few images from her camera roll. “As we were speaking, we knew they were making calls and deals,” she added.
I promise this is not a loaded question. It is a question and I would like the answer. First of all, I do not know what the answer is and I do not have a speculative answer either. I simply seek understanding. So, here is the deal. Pusha T hit the New York Fashion Week scene in a most major way. King Push, Whoopi Goldberg, Queen Latifah, Lil Nas X, and others attended the Thom Browne show!
So, of course the internet went into hysterics over the fact that our neighborhood Pusha has a doggie pocketbook. I think it’s OK for folks to have questions, just off the strength of being fans for like 20 years or more. And then there was another picture that is also in circulation.
Lil Nas X with Johnny Suh, Pusha T & Queen Latifah at Thom Browne’s NYFW 2023. pic.twitter.com/srTAkaxcGd
And this is the one where I was just wondering. the socks match but are on the opposite legs. I am just wondering why…how…what? You know, just how did this come about? I must say, I am very ignorant to this sort of world and so I want to know what is the deal here. Do you know? Hit me in the comments and that’s where I’ll be!
Yesterday was the day of love all over the world! We celebrated Valentine’s Day in a myriad of ways! Some people posted their loves and the people in their lives that they adore. Others posted self love affirmations. Others still simply ignored the pagan holiday with no roots in anything other than a masscre that happened on February 14 way before all pf air times. That said, one of our favors guys, NLE Choppa did a wild departure from the standard fare. He made Lil Wayne his Hip-Hop Valentine.
I am not suggesting anything weird, but it is a bit weird. Until you read the letter that Choppa wrote Wayne.
“Dear Wayne, I simply wanted to physically gift you these flowers to symbolize my appreciation for you as an artist, icon and more importantly an inspiration. Growing up I had 3 favorites – Kobe, 2pac and the one and only Dwayne Carter!! I pray this is just the beginning to a big brother, lil brother relationship. With that being said I want to say THANK YOU, whole heartedly. Awards couldn’t even amount to how many lives you have changed and inspired. I am proud to be a part of both. Forever grateful.”
He also gave Wayne a couple dozen or so red roses.
Wayne responded to his baby bro after being given the flowers and skateboard.
“I appreciate that. This is my life right here. For real, for real. Whatever cameras, if y’all watching – be like this guy, man. Be like this guy. He’s a good guy, man. For real. I do this a lot. I’m on video sets a lot – new artists, old artists. This doesn’t happen. This doesn’t happen. He’s a great guy,” Wheezy said.
The music superstar famously turned down a past offer to perform at the Super Bowl out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. A few years later, Rihanna decided the positives of performing at the NFL’s biggest game outweighed the negatives.
“There’s still a lot of mending to be done in my eyes,” she said. “But it’s powerful to break those doors, and have representation at such a high, high level and a consistent level.”
Rihanna referred to Dr. Dre’s set in 2022, adding, “Two Super Bowls back-to-back, you know, representing the urban community, globally. It is powerful. It sends a really strong message.”
The Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show marked Rihanna’s first live performance in years. Viewers were surprised to see her hit the stage with a baby bump. Her reps confirmed she was pregnant with her second child.
Rihanna’s pregnancy made it seem unlikely she will drop a new album any time soon. At one point, the Barbadian singer aimed to release her follow-up to 2016’s Anti in 2023.
“I want it to be this year,” she said. “Like, honestly, it’d be ridiculous if it’s not this year. But I just want to have fun. I just want to make music and make videos.”
Lil Yachty realized why he surprised a lot of listeners with the release of his rock albumLet’s Start Here.
The Quality Control Music artist considered how music fans viewed him in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. Lil Yachty said he understood why some people thought he didn’t take music seriously based on his earlier work.
“I know that people don’t really understand how much I love music and how much it’s my life,” he told Lowe. “And I get it from some of the songs that I may have made early in my career that may seem like otherwise. And the majority of these artists coming out don’t care about music. It’s just for fun or money or TikTok blow-up. So, it’s easy to box in.”
Lil Yachty explained how the creation of Let’s Start Here was transformative for him. The 25-year-old rapper took inspiration from Pink Floyd and made an album vastly different from past projects.
“I learned so much making this album … I took a completely different approach with this album than I ever did in the process of creating something,” he said. “And I’ve grown so much and I’ve changed so much as an adult in this process. So, it all plays a factor and it all shows in this album.”
Lil Yachty’s Let’s Start Here debuted at No. 1 on three Billboard rock charts. It was his first project to reach the top of any Billboard album chart.
Management for Machine Gun Kelly’s guitarist Sophie Lloyd responded to speculation about him cheating on Megan Fox with his bandmate.
Social media dragged Lloyd’s name into the relationship drama after Fox hinted at a split with Machine Gun Kelly. An Instagram user suggested MGK “probably got with Sophie” in a comment on Fox’s last post before she deleted her account on Sunday (February 12).
“Maybe I got with Sophie,” Fox fired back.
Lloyd is in a relationship with drummer Christopher Painter. Lloyd’s management team spoke out on her behalf, issuing a statement about the Machine Gun Kelly rumors on Wednesday (February 15).
“Sophie Lloyd is a professional, accomplished musician who has been needlessly dragged into the media based off of meritless accusations made by social media,” her management told Page Six. “Any suggestion that she has ever acted in an unprofessional manner or stepped out of her relationship are untrue. It’s disrespectful to her as a female artist and poor journalism and social commentary to be reporting anything else.”
Machine Gun Kelly and Fox began dating in 2020. The couple got engaged in 2022.
According to PEOPLE, the two haven’t called off their engagement. The Daily Mail spotted the rapper-turned-rocker and Fox at a marriage counseling office on Monday (February 13).
Two of Young Thug’s co-defendants may face trial at a later date if prosecutors get their way.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the prosecution filed a motion to sever Kahlieff Adams and Tenquarius Mender from Young Thug’s RICO trial. Prosecutors made the request because Adams and Mender’s attorneys are pregnant.
Prosecutors claimed Adams and Mender’s lawyers have “impending and imminent personal leave of absence” ahead of Young Thug’s trial, which will last six to nine months. Adams and Mender’s attorneys rejected the notion they can’t represent their clients while pregnant.
“I don’t think pregnancy should be treated as a disease or a disability,” Mender’s lawyer Nicole Fegan told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “If Rihanna can do it, I’m sure that we can both adequately represent our clients.”
Fegan tried to sever her client from Young Thug’s case in 2022, but her motion was denied. Now, the attorney objected to the state trying her client separately.
“I think at this point, trying them separately would be expensive and potentially prejudicial because the jury selection process has already started,” Fegan contended. “We’ve been on this case since May, and in May I wasn’t pregnant.”
Prosecutors said Adams and Mender weren’t interested in finding new lawyers. The motion won’t be heard until Tuesday (February 21) at the earliest.
Young Thug and 13 co-defendants face trial in a sweeping RICO case against YSL members. Jury selection is ongoing and expected to take months.
Prosecutors have filed a motion to sever two #YSL defendants from the trial. It might be next week when Judge Glanville will take up this motion and decide whether to grant it or not. #YoungThug@ajcpic.twitter.com/gy5exXtjGQ
Who doesn’t love the Super Bowl? We know we do, and so do our favorite Hollywood stars. Billionaire Michael Rubin celebrated the Super Bowl in a star-studded party with all of our favorite celebrities present, such as Drake, Jay Z, and Paul Rudd. The man never disappoints, and his parties consistently exceed the visitor’s expectations.
The annual luncheon took place on Friday before the big game in Arizona. Celebrity photographer and owner of Team Elite Photography, Dante Hillmedo, was also there to capture the event’s highlights and provide exclusive entertainment content. The entire event has been caught like a beautiful movie starting from the entrances to the arrivals, the beautiful venue, and the celebrities meeting up. It looked like a party straight from our dreams!
Dante, a resident of the Bronx, has previously been hired to capture many of the most elite gatherings in show business. Prominent figures in the entertainment industry, like Drake, Jay Z, Michael Rubin, Mariah Carey, and many others, can be seen on Dante’s social media handles, such as Instagram. He is a master of art and has successfully covered each event with excellent filmmaking. I think it’s why Dante is continuously booked and busy—the way he records these films gives you the impression of being genuinely present and a participant in the event. You feel like you were there and experience the glam through your screen.
The slogan of his website is “producing content that inspires emotion,” and we are 100% sure to say with certainty that he’s living up to that promise, particularly since his highlights of Michael Rubin’s glitzy All-White Fourth of July Event, which has over a million likes and views on Instagram. The clips of his coverage of DJ Khaled’s album release party for “GOD DID” were posted on Instagram by the artist himself. On the social networking website, the video has amassed more than 300,000 views and is still expanding. He does have a strong portfolio, having worked for VH1, Roc Nation, and Reform alongside covering the VMAs for Essence Magazine.
He presently films music videos, advertisements, highlight videos, talks, and other things, but in the upcoming year, he plans to focus on the worlds of significant movies and television. In previous interviews, he mentioned that he has two movies that will shortly begin filming: one is a psychological thriller, and the second is a teen romance. Many of his admirers and supporters will agree, and we are also excited to learn what that will involve.
One of Dante’s objectives is to ultimately establish his run production company, following in the footsteps of successful names like Tyler Perry, who is an excellent inspiration for Dante. He cited Tyler Perry as an important influence for leveraging one’s talent to create a business. Dante is heavily inspired by Mr. Perry and wants to follow in his footsteps to grow upward and onwards.
If he follows this route and keeps delivering as he has, his goal will undoubtedly come true quicker than he anticipates. He has created a vast number of high-caliber works in addition to being one of the filmmakers with the highest rate of growth.
Everyone who has worked with Dante has only had positive things to say about him and has continued to do so. As an aspiring filmmaker, you can also enroll in his masterclass to learn from the best of the best. The way he covered Michael Rubin’s event was phenomenal, and you can visit his website for more information.
Follow Dante now on Instagram @DanteFilmz and check out his website TeamElitephoto.com. If you wish to closely follow his work then you can subscribe to his channel Youtube.com/c/TeamEliteProductionsLLC
Did Gunna get run out of the mall in Atlanta? It looks like Young Thug’s influence is swelling even more now that he is behind bars. The YSL honcho is awaiting trial and one of his main codefendants and Homies is in the free world. Gunna is not going to be able to walk around freely for very long if ever. The way I see it, he’s going to have a long march a head, and may very well be in his own version of prison.
According to several reports, he was walking through a mall with security masked up and, I guess, was doing a bit of shopping. As they generated more and more attention, a crowd formed and they began to scream obscenities at them. Mostly calling him a rat and a snitch. But as things begin to devolve more, it appeared that it might turn violent.
Thankfully, nothing happened but you can see where the energy is going. Gunna is not going to be able to go anywhere without security for an extremely long time. I am sure he he had security before, but I think he’s going to needs more presidential-types around him. How is he going to live? At any rate, he’s out in the world and I’m assuming trying to figure out what he’s going to do with his life.
Take a look at this and tell me what you think.
Gunna seemingly laughed it off. Not sure what’s funny, but I guess he has money and freedom.
I’m going to leave my opinions in the comment section! Join me!
Asking someone to be your Valentine always presents a chance that you might just get turned down.
Just ask Lil Durk, who posted on Instagram Story on Tuesday, Feb. 14, a sweet note to his former fiancée, “Happy Valentine’s Day to the wonderful woman that made me a man. I love you @indiaroyale.”
The Drill rap pioneer added “I Won” by Future as a soundtrack to celebrate the beauty.
In a series of tweets that have since been removed, she seemed to have responded by saying, “People really do not respect boundaries at all. I try my best to be respectful and not put on a show but people don’t respect my choices,” and three words that said it all, “Let it go.”
Later on, possibly believing the subliminal tweets were about him, he returned to IG Stories and wrote, “I post cause I wanted to the internet don’t run Druk try the troll with another mfr leave certain people alone.”
As if to wave a white flag … or at least keeping it cute … India returned to Twitter with her own message. This time, the message was a little less shady. She simply wrote, “Happy Love Day” followed by a heart emoji.
All kinds of organizations are celebrating Black History Month and the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop with interesting programming.
One organization Genes and Gems, founded by two besties who met in college, is interested in helping artists trace their family trees back generations, and are embarking on a historic journey to link people back to their ancestors. Natlee Green from the Bronx and Keasha Williams from Queens have made it their mission to help others chart their genealogy.
They are currently working with 50 Hip-Hop artists, ranging from producers to rappers to dancers and more, to trace their roots.
A whole host of artists are set to discover their kin. Some of the names they’ve worked with already are Killer Mike, Black Thought (The Roots), Lord Jamar and Sadat X (Brand Nubian), Rah Digga, and Havoc (Mobb Deep).
Atlanta’s own Killer Mike has reached back all the way to the early 1800s and discovered multiple family lines through the use of “census records, vital records, conversations with historians, obituaries, DNA, and more.”
According to the release, Lord Jamar discovered his cousin (2x removed) was Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
One of their most recent episodes looks at Havoc from Mobb Deep and helped him learn some of the greatness connected to those who came before him.
