Kendrick Lamar Never Saw a Live Concert Before His First Performance on Tour
Kendrick Lamar is on the cover of Billboard magazine‘s latest issue alongside Anthony ‘Top Dawg’ Tiffith, the man who discovered him, and they discuss their rise to success.
Tiffith‘s company TDE has helped grow artists like Kendrick and SZA before partnering with major labels for an even bigger reach.
In the interview, Kendrick revealed that he had never seen a live concert before he was at one to perform.
“When I went on tour with The Game [and Jay Rock, in 2006] — that was my first show,” Kendrick told the mag. Asked if he never saw a show growing up, he said, “Mmhmm. That sh-t cost money. Gas money. Me being onstage is me fulfilling two different things — performing and getting to enjoy it like the people enjoying it.”
#RHoA: WAIT PHAEDRA said RHoA: Producers actually asked her to come back But she doesn’t want to?
The Tea on the street is that Phaedra Parks deny reports that the reality star has any interest in returning to the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
She doesn’t want to be back on the show. It’s really the other way around. A producer actually hit her up, asking for her to come back.
And as for why she doesn’t want to return, an insider says,She felt like she was set up. The whole ‘sex dungeon’ comment started as a joke’, but it just spiraled out of control.
The insider says that the way she was portrayed on the show, tampered with her professional integrity. Sources also deny reports that she’s strapped for cash and is selling her house to assist with her finances.
Phaedra is a business woman. She just signed 10 new clients. She was living comfortably before the show and her business is still thriving.
We’re also told that reports suggesting that she’s leasing her home are false.
There’s no truth to that. She’s selling the home she and Apollo [Nida] lived in, but that’s not a secret. She’s not renting or leasing any of her properties.
Should Phaedra return to the show or nah?
TV EMPIRE Season 4 Episode 1 Photos Noble Memory.
In celebration of Empire’s 20th Anniversary, Lucious makes his first public appearance since the explosion in Las Vegas, but still has no memory of his family, Empire or his life before the accident. A devastated Cookie struggles to rebuild her relationship with him, while keeping a close eye on his nurse, Claudia (guest star Demi Moore).
Meanwhile, Andre is faced with an investigation by the LAPD surrounding the night of the explosion, Diana DuBois (guest star Phylicia Rashad) continues her war against the Lyons and the worlds of EMPIRE and STAR collide when Carlotta (guest star Queen Latifah) comes face-to-face with Cookie and Lucious in the all-new “Noble Memory” Season Four premiere episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, Sept. 27 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-401) (TV-14 D, L, V)
Meanwhile, Andre is faced with an investigation by the LAPD surrounding the night of the explosion, Diana DuBois (guest star Phylicia Rashad) continues her war against the Lyons and the worlds of EMPIRE and STAR collide when Carlotta (guest star Queen Latifah) comes face-to-face with Cookie and Lucious in the all-new “Noble Memory” Season Four premiere episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, Sept. 27 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-401) (TV-14 D, L, V)
In Season Four, EMPIRE’s explosive twists and turns resume, as Empire Entertainment embarks on a celebration of its 20th anniversary. LUCIOUS (Terrence Howard) makes his first public appearance after the explosion in Las Vegas, and all members of the Lyon family, as well as Lucious’ nurse, Claudia (guest star Demi Moore), have their own interests in Lucious regaining his physical and mental faculties. While Lucious struggles with his recovery, COOKIE (Golden Globe Award winner Taraji P. Henson) begins to revisit the most challenging time of her life – her 17 years in prison – in a series of flashbacks. Throughout the season, Lucious, Cookie and their three sons will be forced to take a hard look at their choices, both past and present, in order to secure their legacy and save their Empire.
In true Lyon fashion, Season Four will be filled with exciting new music, splashy events and high-profile guest stars. In addition to Moore’s return, Phylicia Rashad will reprise her role as Diana Dubois, who, along with her son, Angelo (returning guest star Taye Diggs), launches an elaborate plan to take revenge on the Lyons. Forest Whitaker also will be joining the cast for a multi-episode arc as Uncle Eddie, a charismatic music icon and Lyon family friend.
#NEWMUSIC from Toni Braxton has a New Single “Deadwood”
Toni Braxton is a love-scorned gunslinger on her brand new single “Deadwood.”
The R&B icon fights back after being treated like an inanimate object from her ex, while making her bold comeback. The singer/reality tv star is prepping for the release of her anticipated eighth studio album, Sex & Cigarettes, which is due out early 2018.
“Just wanna let you know / I won’t let this one go / You got me down, but I ain’t out,” she sings over the guitar-laced track. “Think you got me good / Left me like some deadwood / I may be down but I’ll turn it ’round.”
Announcing the album during an interview with The Insider, Braxton explained: “I’m excited to be doing what I love doing,” she said. “The new album comes out at the top of the year and it’s called Sex & Cigarettes. I feel like I’m older, I want to say what I feel, I don’t want to be censored.”
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She recently shot a striking music video for “Deadwood,” and also gushed over the leading man. “There is this guy in the video who’s super sexy,” said Braxton. “I think we’re going to be seeing a lot of him. He’s great eye candy.”
#HIPHOPNEWS; Nas Shares Incredible B-Day Pics W/ Nicki Minaj, & Others!
New York rapper Nas is getting some serious birthday love. The hip-hop veteran has shared some epic b-day pics from his decked-out celebration party.
Nas jumped on Instagram Thursday (September 14) to share a grip of star-studded pics.
Earlier in the day, Nas’ rumored girlfriend Nicki Minaj gave him a public shout-out.
Selena Gomez Receives Kidney Transplant From Francia Raisa
Selena Gomez just revealed that she had a kidney transplant this year and the kidney was donated by her friend, Francia Raisa.
The 25-year-old entertainer announced the news on her Instagram account.
“I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of. So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering. It was what I needed to do for my overall health,” Selena revealed.
She continued, “I honestly look forward to sharing with you, soon my journey through these past several months as I have always wanted to do with you. Until then I want to publicly thank my family and incredible team of doctors for everything they have done for me prior to and post-surgery. And finally, there aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much sis. Lupus continues to be very misunderstood but progress is being made. For more information regarding Lupus please go to the Lupus Research Alliance website.”
Back in 2015, Selena revealed she underwent chemotherapy for her Lupus. If you didn’t know, Lupus is a “chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs,” the Mayo Clinic reports. We’re wishing Selena all the best in her continued recovery.
Naomi Campbell Supports Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Cosmetic Line.
A few days, Rihanna launched her new line which will have forty different shades of foundation skewing towards darker hues…
Just recently, Naomi Campbell does a recent interview with Elle Magazine and shares her opinions about Fenty’s Beauty line.
ELLE caught up with model and supporter of diversity within the fashion industry, Naomi Campbell, and it’s clear she agrees.
Famously speaking out about diversity within the fashion industry throughout her career (she was quoted as saying, ‘The American president may be black, but as a black woman, I am still an exception in this business. I always have to work harder to be treated equally’ back in 2007) the supermodel is a vocal advocate for Rihanna’s inclusive make-up range.
‘LHHATl’ Yung Joc Explains The Reason He Rocked A Dress On Social Media.
‘LHHATL’ star Yung Joc was spotted in public wearing a “sexy” blue dress and on social media.
The rapper claps back by saying he wishes everyone would stop being judgmental and revealing there is a reason he wore the dress.
Joc said he knew the outfit would lead to backlash, but says he had to “man up” and “put on a fucking dress.” He added, “All I’ma say is, quit being so judgmental, people. It’s threads.”
The rapper continues explaining… He is currently on four VH1 shows suggesting his dress may have had something to do with an episode on one of his series. In the photos featuring the rapper wearing the dress, a camera crew can be seen near him.
“News flash, y’all probably wondering what hell Joc got going on,” he says in the video. “It’s called internet manipulation. This is going to be one of the craziest times ever in my life or career. At this point in my life, you must watch.”
Sings put on your blue dress. And, slip on your high heels…
My, My, My, My, My. You sho’ look good tonight.
Fergie & Josh Duhamel Separate After 8 Years of Marriage
Fergie and Josh Duhamel have announced they have separated, his rep confirms to Just Jared.
“With absolute love and respect we decided to separate as a couple earlier this year,” their joint statement read. “To give our family the best opportunity to adjust, we wanted to keep this a private matter before sharing it with the public. We are and will always be united in our support of each other and our family.”
The couple celebrated 8 years of marriage back in January, where they celebrated in Hawaii. Josh and Fergie share a four-year-old son named Axl.
People was first to report the news. We wish them the best.
Looks Who’s together IN THE STUDIO: Lil Kim & Remy Ma
Lil Kim and Remy Ma were spotted in the studio together on Wednesday and it sent their fans into a frenzy!
While the details of their collaboration is still under wraps, Kimmy caption one of the many photos the ladies posted on social media. See pics from the ladies’ mini shoot in the studio below.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend…but, I’m happy to see Lil Kim and Remy Ma working together rather than beefing with each other.
I look forward to hearing what comes out of this studio session.
Frozen The Musical: Get a New Look at the Broadway-Bound Show!
Get a closer look at Anna, Elsa, and the rest of the cast of the Disney stage adaptation
Frozen hits the stage
That chill in the air isn’t just because summer is over — on Thursday, Disney unleashed new production photos from its Broadway-bound adaptation of Frozen. The stage musical, currently running in Denver before its New York transfer next year, has Patti Murin, Caissie Levy, Jelani Alladin, and John Riddle starring as Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Hans, respectively, and features a new book and expanded score from the team behind the original animated hit (songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and co-director Jennifer Lee).
Keep clicking for more Frozen production photos. The musical begins previews in New York in February before officially opening on March 22, 2018.
YASSSSSSSSS! Cher and Future for The Gap
Cher and Future team up for The Gap promotion...
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— FUTURE/FREEBANDZ (@1future) September 13, 2017
I think this is COOL!
ESPN tried to kick Jemele Hill off the air and replace her with another black host
(Think Progress) At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, just three hours after the White House encouraged ESPN to fire her, Jemele Hill sat next to her co-host Michael Smith on the set of their daily SportsCenter show and, after a warm welcome to her live broadcast audience, began discussing the Cleveland Indians’ historic 21-game winning streak.
Hill — who was caught in the middle of a firestorm of controversy that began on Monday night when she tweeted that President Donald Trump was a white supremacist, which escalated when ESPN issued a statement on Tuesday reprimanding her comments and which exploded when White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Hill’s tweets were a “fireable offense” — was calm and composed throughout the hour, and the show went on as usual.
However, two sources familiar with the situation told ThinkProgress that this was not the original plan.
ESPN originally tried to keep Hill off the air on Wednesday evening, but Smith refused to do the show without her, the sources said. Both sources also said that producers reached out to two other black ESPN hosts, Michael Eaves and Elle Duncan, to ask them to serve as fill-ins for the show — but Eaves and Duncan did not agree to take the place of Hill and Smith, either.
At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Eaves expressed his frustration with that day.
Faced with the possibility of having to replace Hill and Smith with white co-hosts, the sources said, ESPN then called Hill and asked her to come back on her show.
ESPN refutes this account.“Yesterday was a hard and unusual day, with a number of people interpreting the day without a full picture that happened,” Rob King, the senior vice president for news and information at SportsCenter, told ThinkProgress. “In the end, ultimately, Michael and Jemele appearing on the show last night and doing the show the way they did is the outcome we always desired.”
“We never asked any other anchors to do last night’s show. Period,” ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz emailed ThinkProgress after this story was published.
Hill did not address the controversy during the show on Wednesday night, but she did release two statements on Twitter that evening. In one, she posed for a photo with men from the National Association of Black Journalists and thanked them for their support. Eaves was one of the men in the picture.
Hill has not deleted any of her tweets from Monday night, which came amid an interaction with some of her followers on Twitter about her outspoken political views.
“Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself [with] other white supremacists,” she tweeted, adding that he is an “an unfit, bigoted, incompetent moron” who is “unqualified and unfit to be president.”
“[I]f he were not white, he never would have been elected,” she tweeted.
Hill has not apologized for her comments; however, she did tweet on Wednesday night that she regretted the fact that the comments “painted ESPN in an unfair light.”
Last month, Trump praised some of the participants of a violent, white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. White supremacists openly cheered his comments.
Thursday afternoon, Trump stuck by his incendiary comments. “When you look at really what’s happened since Charlottesville, a lot of people are saying and people have actually written, ‘Gee, Trump may have a point.’ I said there’s some very bad people on the other side also,” Trump told reporters on the way back from Florida.
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