Jay-Z is gearing up to hit the road and he wants you to join him on the ride!
The rapper hasn’t toured since 2013 and planned to launch a new live venture in the summer.
Now there’s been a change of plans. For, Beyonce‘s pregnancy has forced him to push his dates back to the fall and support his new ‘4:44′ set then with live shows then.
Keyshia Cole has seasoned history with reality TV and is adding a new chapter by starring in the upcoming season of ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood.’
Set for a July 23rd premiere, this cycle of the show – which also stars Brooke Valentine – will see the R&B belle juggling the personal and the professional:
Peep Cole’s official synopsis:
Keyshia prepares for the release of her highly anticipated new album while juggling her co-parenting relationship with ex-NBA star Daniel “Booby” Gibson. Though she may be new to the cast she is definitely already a staple in the industry. Will she able to find the right balance between her music and her personal life?
The ‘Heaven Sent’ singer will be appearing alongside a slew of returning names including Ray J, Princess Love, Teairra Mari, Safaree, Moniece Slaughter, and Miss Nikki Baby.
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Some may scoff at Keyshia, but what’s to lose?
It’s a new day and age and with upcoming album ’11:11 Reset’ to plug, a million plus viewers on VH1 every Monday sounds like a powerful platform. As long as she’s not shaking tables or pulling wigs. Although, that has oddly worked for some in the past. Who knows.
Jesse Williams has a serious legal fight on his hands.
After revealing that he is to divorce his wife Aryn Drake-Lee, he now finds himself locked into a war over custody of their children.
Why?
Peep what he had to say in court documents which surfaced online hours ago.
Aryn restricts my time with the children and decides when, and for how long I may have them. She has rejected, without any reason, each and every request I have made to have the children sleepover at my residence. On the few days that I have the children, Aryn has insisted that my time with the children be limited during the week to approximately two and half hours per day, despite my requests for more time, including overnights with the children. I am therefore requesting a court order for a joint physical custody parenting plan.
Aryn tells a very different story via her lawyer…
Protecting the privacy and well-being of their children is of paramount importance to Aryn Drake-Lee Williams. It is unfortunate that Mr. Williams has chosen to draw public attention to this difficult time and transition for their family. Aryn is solely interested in the best interests of their children, supporting a healthy relationship with both parents, and protecting the children’s privacy. Therefore, she will not comment any further on Mr. Williams’ unilateral and unfortunate public allegations.
They are working together on this custody arrangement and staying as civil with each other as they can. They just want it to be seamless.They both want joint custody, so no fighting is involved whatsoever.
Following news of the entertainer’s union several social media users took to the net, with her supposed habit of faking relationships on-camera in mind, to question the authenticity of the marriage.
Mahershala Ali made his way to ‘GQ‘ this month to scorch its pages with a summery spread.
I think African-Americans have a very convoluted relationship with patriotism. The fact is, we essentially were the abused child. We still love the parent, but you can’t overlook the fact that we have a very convoluted relationship with the parent. I absolutely love this country, but like so many people have some real questions and concerns about how things have gone down over the years and where we’re at. And that’s from a place of love, because I want the country to be what it says it is on paper.
There, he offered thoughts on race relations, his long and hard-fought rise to Hollywood fame, faith and much much more.
I think I identify with characters who have to make themselves smaller. Because that’s been my experience, as a large black man, to make people feel safer. Just because I always found”—he pauses again; he is exceedingly precise—“witnessing other people’s discomfort made me uncomfortable. And at the end of the day, it’s a lot of b.s., too. Sometimes you gotta be like, ‘Eff that.
The latter’s astounding fee of (an alleged) $25 million is likely to be an unavoidable factor when hashing out Richie’s deal. Because logistically anything remotely close to what was given to Perry would render it near impossible for the show to be profitable.
Multiple sources have stressed that this issue directly affected negotiations with Idol’s longtime host Ryan Seacrest.
A series of deals were put on the table, yet the number took a dive when Perry’s humungous pay packet was confirmed. Reportedly insulted by whatever offer was presented to him at the time, Seacrest is said to have withdrawn. However, when ABC execs heard, they pulled out all the stops to secure him. Word on the curb is that he is back on-board and will be receiving somewhere in the ball-park of $10 million – $15 million.
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Needless to say, the drama in the run-up to the show’s January 2018 return is proving quite titillating in itself.
Many seem willing to dismiss the Idol comeback – and the reasons are understandable.
However, for what it’s worth, we do feel Richie would be a great look.
As she seeks to build a solid fan base the rapper Chanel West Coast finds herself faced with criticism that her hype’s bark is louder than her lyrical bite.
One of her critics? Charlamagne Tha God.
What happened when the pair came face to face? Mayhem which now forces Chanel to prove her worth as a rapper.
Watch below…
She got soooo maddd ??? just cause you signed with a label don’t make you great ??? pic.twitter.com/K2LG0aS1aq
Following his creative union with Wilhemina Models, Cordell Broadus joined King Bach, Diggy Simmons, Christian Combs and a fresh batch of runway walkers to support Dolce & Gabbana‘s Spring/Summer 2018 fashion show.
With the support of their fathers Snoop Dogg and Diddy, Broadus and Combs took to the runway in Milan to sport fits from the fashion house’s latest collection before the industry’s elite.
Waves of negative criticism has done little to stop ‘All Eyez On Me’, the Tupac biopic, from faring well at the box office.
Slammed by the rapper’s friend Jada Pinkett-Smith, the project has been mocked online thanks to appearances of iPhones and contemporary dance routines…invented years after the rapper’s death.
In a dramatic turn of events, Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault trial has just ended – without a verdict.
The jury in the case were unable to reach a decision, as such a mistrial was declared.
Per reports, the jury deliberated for more than 5 days and on Friday told the judge they were deadlocked after 53 hours of deliberations. Thereafter, the judge pressured the jury to reach a decision by not allowing them to wrap up until 9:30 PM.
Ironically, the jury deliberated for more than 52 hours — which was longer than the entire trial.
Cosby, who has been accused of drugging and raping over 50 women, denies any wrongdoing.
Prosectors have promised that a re-trial will take place.
American Pop culture, as we all know, permeates attitudes, ideas and beliefs in nations near and far from U.S. borders.
One of these is Nigeria, home to the thriving Nollywood film industry. In the 90s and early 00s, the industry’s film pulled from hit soaps akin to ‘Sunset Beach‘ and ‘Day of our Lives’ to present its audiences with tales of love, lies, deceit and magic realism.
In the mid 00s, it pulled from one of Pop’s biggest “rivalries” to create one of its highest-selling releases to date.
