Black Panther star Michael B Jordan on the #MeToo campaign
Michael B Jordan is talking to GQ UK about his movie 'Black Panther' amongst other things! Here's a few excerpts!
Michael B Jordan on how important Black Panther is
Michael B Jordan on how important Black Panther is
"I think it’s extremely important. I feel like I never had that many actors to look at and inspire me growing up. Black actors that I could identify with, that look like me on screen… And I’m just thinking about what this movie is going to do to the kids growing up… Black kids, white kids, all kids because they can imagine just as much as we can, but specifically black kids who don’t have that many positive examples to look at on TV and film. We’re giving black people power, royalty – we don’t gotta be crackheads or gangbangers, selling drugs or robbing people. We don’t have to be comic relief. We can be superheroes. Imagine what that’s going to do to the imagination and ambition of kids watching these movies. That’s the real impact of this film."
“I think it’s just a cleansing. I think it’s a power thing and that’s in all industries. I feel like whenever there’s power and men in power, there’s going to be an abuse of power, that’s just human nature… People that were scared to say or speak their truth now are feeling comfortable. People are going to be more responsible with the positions that they are in right now and that’s taught down. The assistants that are coming up, the producers, the actors coming up – everybody’s learning. You have to weed the motherf**kers out so the next crop that come up can learn the right way.”
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#RHoA: NeNe & Cynthia Attended Marlo Hampton’s Birthday Party Over The Weekend – Check Out Their Looks
TV personality Marlo Hampton celebrated her birthday during the past weekend. The guest list included NeNe Leakes and Cynthia Bailey among others. Check out these ladies and their swag!
‘Me & my sis @cynthiabailey10 attended the fabulous @marlohampton Bday dinner together over the weekend! More pics to come #swagging’ NeNe captioned a picture of herself and Cynthia that she posted on her social media account.
Marlo also posted a picture of herself and these two beautiful ladies on her own Instagram account captioning it with ‘#MarlosFabulous42nd with The Talls, thanks, sis @neneleakes & @cynthiabailey10 for coming 😘 And a BIG thanks to my team & friends for pulling the Dinner and my Look together. ‘
Speaking of Marlo. Look at the Birthday Girl
Do you like her ensembles?
#EMPIRE: Kade Wise & Chet Hanks Set To Recur On Fox Drama Series
Kade Wise (Lucifer) and Chet Hanks (Maron) are set for recurring roles on the fourth season of Fox’s hit hip-hop drama series Empire.
Wise will play Preacher Azal, a politically conscious, Muslim rapper who piques Jamal Lyon’s (Jussie Smollett) musical interest. Hanks will play Blake, a blue-collar rapper, a skilled MC and and lyricist.
Season 4 has seen Lucious (Terrence Howard) battling to regain his physical and mental faculties after the explosion and Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) with her own challenges, revisiting her traumatic 17 years in prison in a series of flashbacks.
Wise’s recent credits include guest starring roles in Lucifer on Fox, Showtime’s Homeland and the horror indie Murder in the Woods opposite Danny Trejo. He’s repped by Entertainment Lab and Global Artists Agency.
Hanks has recurred on IFC’s Maron, Showtime’s Shameless, and HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, and guest-starred in BET’s Tales. His film credits include Bratz, Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Larry Crowne, and Project X. He’s repped by Untitled Entertainment and Loeb & Loeb.
Empire was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, who executive produce with Brian Grazer, showrunner Ilene Chaiken, Francie Calfo and Sanaa Hamri.
Empire returns Wednesday, March 28 at 8/7c on Fox.
#NEWMUSIC from Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All The Stars
R&B songstress SZA and labelmate, rapper Kendrick Lamar, unveil a music video for their collaborative single, “All the Stars,” a song from ‘Black Panther: The Album,’ the motion-picture soundtrack for the upcoming Marvel-inspired film.
Inspired by the film as well as the African heritage and culture, the Dave Meyers and The Little Homies-directed visual creates more hype for the movie as it captures eclectic vibes of the people and tribes.
As far as the song, Lamar spits painstaking and thought-provoking bars about how he sees the world and entitled people, while SZA supports with soulful and inspirational vocals.
“This may be the night that my dreams might let me know / All the stars are closer, all the stars are closer, all the stars are closer,” SZA sings before Lamar unleashes his force.
LISTEN HERE
Curated and produced by Kendrick, Top Dawg Entertainment, and the label’s CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Black Panther: The Album is due Feb. 9, while the film hits theaters Feb. 16.
#HIPHOPNEWS: Jermaine Dupri Becomes 2nd Hip-Hop Act Inducted Into Songwriters Hall Of Fame
Jermaine Dupri has enjoyed a lengthy career in music as a producer, executive, artist, and songwriter. Today, the Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its 2018 class of inductees and the Atlanta native becomes just the second Hip-Hop act to join the elite group of honorees.
Joining Dupri in the hall this year are R&B greats Kool & The Gang, Steve Dorff, Country singer-songwriter Alan Jackson, Country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson, Rock icon John “Cougar” Mellencamp, and multi-faceted songwriting talent and the lone woman inductee, Allee Willis.
Dupri lands in the hall one year after Jay-Z became the first rapper to get inducted. To be eligible for the Songwriters Hall of Fame class, the artist or songwriter become eligible 20 years after jotting their first tunes.
Now 45, Jermaine Dupri has been around music for much of his life, starting in music at the age of 15, then at the age of 19, penning the huge Kriss Kross hit “Jump” and has worked with the likes of Mariah Carey, Usher, Monica, and with his label So So Def, brought out the talents of Bow Wow, Xscape, Jagged Edge and others.
Congratulations to JD on the induction!
Kylie Jenner Reveals Daughter's Name Is 'Stormi'
Kylie Jenner‘s baby girl has a name.
On Tuesday, the new mom shared a photo of her holding her daughter’s finger with the simple caption, “Stormi.” She completed the post with an angel emoji.
In the sweet snap, baby Stormi can be seen sound asleep in a pink outfit while clutching her mom’s perfectly pink manicured hand.
Seriously, Stormi?
Sign of the Times: Best Buy & Possibly Target To Stop Selling CDs
Best Buy has informed their suppliers they will be removing all music CDs from their shelves. Target may not be too far behind in following them.
This news shouldn’t really surprise anyone at all, honestly. With streaming and digital downloads taking over Best Buy has decided they will no longer sell physical CDs in their stores.
What took them so long? Billboard reports as of July 1st, Best Buy has informed their suppliers they will be removing all music CDs from their shelves. Don’t worry vinyl collectors this won’t affect you for the next 2 years. Best Buy reports they only make $40 million a year from CDs which isn’t nothing to rave about by a retailer of their size.
Target isn’t too far behind in following Best Buy, they want to stop paying for all CDs and DVDs it receives and wants to ship back to suppliers whatever they don’t sell. Target wants to only pay for the CDs and DVDs they sell and have given suppliers until April 1st or May 1st to make the switch. As expected the three major music labels are not immediately on board with this at least one of them leaning towards telling the retail giant no according to Billboard. The other two right now are in limbo on the matter and have yet to respond.
Here is what Target said on the matter in an email statement to The Verge:
“Entertainment has been and continues to be an important part of Target’s brand. We are committed to working closely with our partners to bring the latest movies and music titles, along with exclusive content, to our guests.The changes we’re evaluating to our operating model, which shows a continued investment in our Entertainment business, reflect a broader shift in the industry and consumer behavior. We have nothing more to share at this time.”
Streaming services now account for 62% of percent of the revenue in the US music market. Warner Music Group read the tea leaves and already offered buyouts to its 130 staff who work with the physical product according to Billboard.
Now this news doesn’t mean the CD is dead altogether. Vinyl and the cassette tape oddly has seen a resurgence with artist finding ways to distribute their music on physical platforms still. So maybe the CD will see the effect but again this is just definitely a sign of the times.
#OOOPS! Miss Khia Walks Off ‘The Queens Court’ Due to Mo’Nique’s Appearance.
On the docket 2-5-18
Mo’Nique was supposed to do an interview with the ‘The Queens Court’ via Skype. Well it didn’t happen thanks to technical difficulties.
Before ‘Queens Court’ TS Madison tells Mo’Nique what happen in a different interview on periscope. Khia was mad due to the technical difficulties on the show.
- Ts Madison brings up Gary Owen recent statements about Mo on social media.
- Ts Madison tries to get Khia to do the interview “Khia, Let’s just knock it out”.
- In the background, Ts Madison says, “She want to do the the thing, let’s do it Khia”.
- Mo says, “Ms. Madison, Could you please tell tell Khia.. sit down in front of this camera so she and I can have this conversation….’Cuz Ms Khia, I’m doing this because I saw that little response that you gave to me a while back. I sure would appreciate when you stated,”You know Mo’ Nique, I know exactly what you’re going through and I understand that.”
- Ts Madison says “I don’t want to cry but I’ve been feeling so by myself for these days trying to make things go right”… I’ve been trying to get lights perfect .. this stuff right.”
- You can here Khia in the background, “You can’t do this on the night of the show.”
- Ts Madison says, “None of this stuff is not my fault”…..
- Mo’Nique says put the camera in Khia’s face.
- Khia says, “I’m not feeling it!…. “The shit is fucked up. We ain’t got to speak while we are taping this….
- Ts Madison and Mo’Nique continues the interview with out Khia on periscope at the 7:20 mark.
LOL! Maybe she;ll be back next week?
This Is Us scores TV's biggest post-Super Bowl rating in 6 years
NBC’s special episode of This Is Us definitely scored in the Nielsens.
Early numbers mark the weepy NBC drama as the most-watched post-Super Bowl entertainment telecast in six years — and that’s despite the big game delivering its lowest rating in eight years.
The overnights (a 16.2 rating in the metered-market households) were up 59 percent from last year’s disappointing premiere of Fox’s 24: Legacy.
And naturally, this marks an all-time high for This Is Us as well. The full audience number is still to come later today.
#WOW: SWV Singer Coko Clemons & Mike Clemons Divorcing After 15 Years Of Marriage: ‘We Always Thought We’d Be Forever’
SWV Singer Coko Clemons & Mike Clemons Divorcing After 15 Years Of Marriage
I’m very sad to report SWV singer Coko Clemons and her husband, Mike Clemons, are divorcing after 15 years of marriage.
Coko announced the news via her website just three months after the couple celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary.
We always thought we’d be together forever! Through the good, the bad, the ugly, the ups and the downs…we’d still be married. But, things don’t always work out the way we plan or hope.
After 15 years of marriage, my husband and I have decided to call it quits. Our fairytale has come to an end. I’ll definitely miss him! But life goes on and I have to make the best of it.
I wish him all the best in his future. I pray that he will lack nothing! For the sake of our son we will do our best to co-parent. We’re not enemies, we’re just two people that fell out of love.
Life after divorce kind of scares me, but I have to be strong for myself and my son. God got me and I’m surrounded by a great group of family and friends that hold me down. My Village!! I am blessed and highly favored!!❤️
READY FOR MY NEXT!!!👑💖
I’m very sorry to hear this, but I wish them the best.
WOW! Nicole Tuck’s Brother Jonathan Tuck Murdered In Alleged Drug Deal
DJ Khaled and his family suffered a devastating loss on Sunday when his fiancée’s brother was murdered in an alleged drug deal.
Nicole Tuck‘s brother brother, Jonathan Tuck, was shot in the face on Sunday when he allegedly arrived at a Bronx apartment on Washington Ave. near E. 185th St. in Belmont to buy weed. He was 25.
According to TMZ, Jonathan got into a verbal dispute that led to the shooting. The incident took place less than a mile from Tuck’s home.
A 34-year-old man has been taken into custody for questioning, but it’s unclear at this time if he was the shooter.
My condolences to Nicole and her family.
Rita Ora & Liam Payne Attend 'Fifty Shades Freed' Movie Premiere in Paris!
Liam Payne and Rita Ora pose for pictures together at the Fifty Shades Freed held at the Salle Pleyel on Tuesday (February 6) in Paris, France.
If you don’t know, the pair sing the song “For You” on the soundtrack to the upcoming movie, which is in theaters on Friday (February 9). Be sure to check out the song if you missed it!
Also seen walking the carpet was author E.L. James, as well as Rita’s boyfriend Andrew Watt, who came to show his support. Rita also stars in the movie as Mia, Christian’s sister.
FYI: Rita is wearing Stephane Rolland.
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‘BRO-BUNS MCGEE’
Feel like I’ve seen this guy & his bro-buns in every 80’s workout video ever.
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