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Common Wins 2020 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game MVP
Article By: Shay Star
Common won MVP status at the 2020 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, posting 10 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Read more →“I just feel good being home in Chicago,” Common, who served as team captain for his victorious Michael Wilbon-coached squad, said. “I just wanted to represent for cats like Quentin Richardson [who also played] … Derrick …
Future & Drake Drop “Life Is Good” Remix Featuring DaBaby And Lil Baby
Article By: Shay Star
A month after dropping “Life Is Good,” Future and Drake have returned with the remix, featuring DaBaby and Lil Baby. Hear it here.
The original version of Future and Drake’s single marked the first time they reunited since “Blue Tint” in June 2018. They previously linked up for the joint album What a Time …
Read more →Ava DuVernay Chosen To Direct Netflix Documentary On Nipsey Hussle
Article By: Shay Star
Netflix has announced that Ava DuVernay — known for her work on the Emmy-winning When They See Us, A Wrinkle in Time, Selma, and Cherish The Day… — was chosen to direct and produce a feature-length documentary on Nipsey Hussle. The documentary will be a co-production between DuVernay’s company Array Now and Nipsey’s
Read more →Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Daughter Simone Joins The WWE
Article By: Shay Star
Simone Johnson, the daughter of Dwayne Johnson and his ex-wife Dany Garcia, has begun training to become a professional wrestler with WWE. She’ll thus be following in the footsteps of her father, her grandfather Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, and her great-grandfather Peter Maivia. When she completes training, Simone Johnson will become the first-ever fourth-generation…
Read more →Drake Spotted Filming Music Video In Brooklyn
Article By: Shay Star
Drake was spotted filming a new music video in the Marcy Projects this week, a public housing complex in Brooklyn, New York, that one of hip-hop’s biggest legends used to call home. Jay-Z famously grew up in that exact neighborhood, before he got his big break.
It appears that the music video Drake was…
Read more →Lil Wayne’s ‘Funeral’ Becomes His Fifth No. 1 On The Billboard 200
Article By: Shay Star
Lil Wayne’s long-delayed album, Funeral just debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. Wayne earned his fifth No. 1 on the albums chart with 139,000 album-equivalent units. Billboard reports that the Young Money/Republic Records drop also marks his “12th top 10 effort.” Funeral knocked Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial… to
Read more →Rich The Kid’s Management Company Sues Him For $3.5 Million
Article By: Shay Star
Rich the Kid’s management company filed a $3.5 million breach of contract lawsuit against him. Blueprint Artist Management claims he failed to pay them millions, including monies earned from a 2017 deal that the company forged on his behalf.
According to Variety…, Rich the Kid signed with The Blueprint Group in 2018. The
Read more →Tekashi 6ix9ine Being Sued For Stealing Song “Stoopid”
Article By: Shay Star
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Tekashi 6ix9ine is being sued by a Miami rapper by the name of Yung Gordon, over his hit song “Stoopid.” According to the lawsuit, Yung Gordon is suing both 6ix9ine as well as the “Sicko Mode” producer Tay Keith for “using his work without proper authorization”
Gordon is suing because the first 9 seconds
Read more →G Eazy Releases New Song ‘Still Be Friends’ With Tyga And Tory Lanez
Article By: Shay Star
G-Eazy was in the headlines last week as rumors swirled about him and Megan Thee Stallion being an item. Megan, however, put all that talk to rest!
Simultaneously, G-Eazy has released a new single ‘Still Be Friends,” featuring Tory Lanez and Tyga. The context of the song questions if a man and woman could really …
Read more →John Legend Announces 2020 “Bigger Love” Tour
Article By: Shay Star
John Legend has announced his upcoming “Bigger Love” tour this summer. He is set to complete a 26-date North American tour by kicking off in Dallas at the Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie on Aug. 12, and is making stops in Houston, Atlanta, Chicago and Las Vegas throughout September before wrapping up in San Diego…
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