O utKast has played an integral part in shaping the landscape of hip-hop culture. The rap duo will be honored for their contributions to music in a major way. According to Pitchfork , the Atlanta-based rappers have been nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Check out everyone who’s been nominated for induction into the @SongwritersHOF https://t.co/Sc75jnXucn — Pitchfork (@pitchfork) November 7, 2019 Andre 3000 and Big Boi were instrumental in making Southern hip-hop mainstream. Their 1994 debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik became certified platinum within a year of its release. Their other albums ATLiens and Aquemini both topped the charts and went platinum and double platinum respectively. In 2003 their Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album made its debut at number one. They’ve also seen success with singles like “Ms. Jackson,” “B.O.B.,” “Rosa Parks,” “Hey Ya,” and “The Way You Move.” If inducted, the Georgia natives will be honored at the 51st Annual Induction & Awards Gala on June 11, 2020, in New York City. Other nominees include Mariah Carey , The Neptunes , Motown A&R director William “Mickey” Stevenson , and The Isley Brothers . “The Songwriters Hall of Fame is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of those composers and lyricists who create music around the world,” read the organization’s website . News about the nomination comes after the city of Atlanta unveiled a mural paying homage to the rappers. The mural—which is located in Little Five Points—was created by artist JEKS. The project was a collaborative effort between a mural project called the Outer Space Project and the fashion boutique WISH ATL. “The response has been phenomenal,” Malachi Garcia , who serves as the special events director at WISH, told CNN . “WISH itself is like a landmark, but when you pair it with the greatest rap duo of all time, it’s kind of overwhelming.” SEE ALSO: ‘Da Art Of Storytellin’:’ University To Offer OutKast Course 13 Fire Photos Of Andre 3000’s Style Over The Years [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3892906″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Meg Thee Stallion has a clear understanding how valuable her brand is. So much so she might have to put one of her former associates in legal check. TMZ is reporting that the Rap bombshell is flexing her legal muscle against ex or soon to be ex make up artist. Last month Akil McCoy took to social media to make sure the Houston native put some respeck on his face game. On October 22 she posted a clip from her Vogue feature with footage of her using an eyebrow brush. Clearly he felt snub and commented “Make Up Akilaface”. According to the story “The Big Ole Freak” rapper’s lawyer sent McCoy a cease and desist request. Apparently the letter stated that he is violating his non disclosure agreement by discussing his work with Megan. The celebrity website also suggests that if Akil continues to speak openly about their working relationship, even if the commentary is positive, he will be taken to court. You can view their original exchange on Instagram that sparked the feud below. View this post on Instagram #PressPlay: Oop!! #MeganTheeStallion and her makeup artist get into it real quick!! (Swipe)—( : @voguemagazine) A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) on Oct 22, 2019 at 11:06am PDT Photo: Bernard Smalls
For a long time, NeNe Leakes was one of the longest reigning “RHOA” housewives, scoring a paycheck higher than her fellow cast mates. But according to Kenya Moore , Kandi Burruss is now the highest earner of the bunch. On a recent episode of the “Wendy Williams” show, Moore revealed that her relationship with NeNe is full of tension, particularly after NeNe threatened to spit on the mom of one. “Well you’re after her paycheck,” Williams insinuated. “I make my own money,” Kenya clapped back, but Wendy didn’t let up. “As a housewife, she’s the top biller.” Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). “That’s not true,” Kenya corrected. Continuing, “Kandi makes the most money. So if I was coming for anyone’s purse or bag it would be Kandi. Kandi is the real HBIC on that show, ok? I’m just a player, I have a nice coin. My little bag I take home at night and it feeds my child very well, so I’m not coming for anybody’s money.” Kandi is the second longest running cast member of “RHOA” behind NeNe since she joined in season 2. But when you add up all the time spent on screen, because NeNe took a break from the show during season 8, the two have appeared on the series almost an equal amount of time. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kandi is worth a whopping $35 million. At the time of the report, Kandi’s “RHOA” income was estimated to be around $450k per season. Not only is Burruss a housewife but she’s also a Grammy Award winning songwriter and record producer, and she owns multiple businesses. READ ALSO: Kandi’s Daughter, Riley Burruss, Goes To Prom [PHOTOS] NeNe Leakes is reportedly worth $14 million dollars, and at one point she was racking in around $1 million per season. There isn’t updated salary info for both of these women, but if what Kenya is saying is true, either NeNe’s salary decreased on Kandi is bringing in over a $1 million per season. This story was originally posted on MadameNoire.com .
LeBron James is seriously dedicated to helping his students, and he proves that time and time again. The baller is now adding safe housing to the school he founded in his hometown, so that students have a stable place to live while they get their education. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). The Ohio native announced on Monday that a historic apartment building in Akron is being renovated and turned into transitional housing for families in need at his ‘I Promise’ School. “Initially, our work was focused on helping these kids earn an education. But we’ve found that it is impossible to help them learn if they are struggling to survive — if they are hungry, if they have no heat in the freezing winter, if they live in fear for their safety,” James said in a statement. “We want this place to be their home where they feel safe, supported, and loved, knowing we are right there with them every step of the way as they get back on their feet.” James and his foundation opened the school for at-risk third and fourth graders in 2018 and plans to expand to first through eighth grade by the year 2022. LeBron has promised free tuition to the University of Akron when the students graduate. The foundation is currently working on the project with Graduate Hotels, which operates boutique hotels in college towns around the United States. Graduate is going to renovate the historic Westmont apartment building, located approximately five blocks from the school in Akron’s Highland Square neighborhood to donate the apartments to the school. “The I Promise Village by Graduate Hotels will be a monumental next step for us and LeBron and his Foundation’s commitment to the future of the students and their families,” said Graduate Hotels founder and CEO Ben Weprin in a statement. “It’s humbling to see the change they are affecting on a daily basis and we’re honored to be a part of the journey.” The building currently has 22 units and the foundation said renovations will start immediately, since it’s scheduled to be operational in July when the next school year begins. This article was originally posted on Bossip.com .
Source: JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX / Getty Christina Milian and The Dream’s daughter Violet is growing up right before our very eyes! The 9 (!!!) year old had a great Halloween , spending it at Disney Land Paris! View this post on Instagram That about sums up Halloween! We had a blast! @disneylandparis so glad we got to spend it with our fam in Paris! #disneyhalloween A post shared by Christina Milian (@christinamilian) on Nov 1, 2019 at 12:01pm PDT Milian posted a series of photos and videos of herself, Violet, and her family. So cute! The mom of two is handling mom life very well. Milian had a sweet mom moment with Violet when she showed off the results from twisting Violet’s curls. View this post on Instagram Twisted my baby girl’s hair over the weekend and just unraveled her beautiful curls out! Seriously, I fall more in love with her everyday. A post shared by Christina Milian (@christinamilian) on Nov 3, 2019 at 1:55pm PST She proudly wrote on Instagram, “Twisted my baby girl’s hair over the weekend and just unraveled her beautiful curls out! Seriously, I fall in love with her everyday.” I love seeing moms gush over their children! Violet’s hair looks so cute! Violet looked at the camera shyly and asked Milian, “Are you making a video?” Milian responds, “Yeah,” to which Violet gives the look like, “Mommmm.” Mother daughter time can be so precious and doing your daughters’ hair can be a great moment to spend together. Beauties, are you loving Violet’s curls as much as we are?! Sound off in the comment section. We want to know what products Milian used for this moisturized look! DON’T MISS: GET THE LOOK: Christina Milian Is Werkin’ This Work Style Christina Milian’s Growing Baby Bump Is Adorbs! Christina Milian Looks Outstanding In Olive At The ‘King Kong: Skull Island’ Premiere [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3054606″ overlay=”true”]
Here is a lame slutty selfie that is barely slutty of Billie Lourd, who for those of you who don’t know, is Carrie Fisher’s 27 year old Star Wars daughter….that she didn’t really consider when she committed suicide from all the drugs she was on for the last 40 years of of her life. Carrie Fisher, pre-death, got knocked up by an agent, who I assume is now one of the partners at CAA, the biggest Agency in Hollywood named Brian Lourd, who is rich as fuck for his work as an agent, and who was a closet case back then and figured that his love of Star Wars could override his love for cock….and Carrie Fisher wasn’t always the hot Princess Lea you jacked off to, she got fat and dumpy and dude-like, so it wasn’t such a stretch…and maybe her pussy smelled like an asshole…to soften his dabbling with straight sex blow…sexuality…a weird thing…. Well now their daughter can post slutty selfies like a regular girl, as she builds her profile as an actor, which was hard to do since her dad runs part of fucking Hollywood through his agency…but that’s just how life works…you get born in the right place….a place that by 27 your slutty selfies matter… The post Billie Lourd’s Bra Top of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
Source: Tex V. / Radio One Digital Weeks before his untimely passing, John Witherspoon stopped by the Houston BMW Studios with Uncle Funky Larry Jones to discuss his career, his work on Black Jesus and its return to television in lieu of the death of Charlie Murphy , his excitement about The Boondocks reboot, his beginning at the Comedy Store with Richard Pryor and more, reminiscing about The Richard Pryor Show , his cooking show, what keeps him going and more! RELATED: John Witherspoon Talks Being Recognized in the Unemployment Line, The Next Friday Movie and More RELATED: Comedian John “Pops” Witherspoon Passes Away At 77
Source: WENN.com / WENN La La Anthony ‘s feelings aren’t hurt if you say that you think she can’t act. She believes the opportunities she’s been given prove that she can hold her own on-screen. The Power actress did an interview this week after [SPOILER] her character Lakeisha met her end on the Starz series. Some people loved her on the show, and there were others who weren’t so crazy about her portrayal. When asked if the latter group upsets her, she said, “Not really.” Want Exclusives First? Click Here To Sign Up For Our Newsletter! “I think you got to be worried when people aren’t talking. My thing is that, I’m doing it. So, if I couldn’t do it, then why am I doing it? If you can do it better then why you not getting the jobs I’m getting? That’s how I look at it,” she said. “My thing is, I do it, I put my all into it. I didn’t start that way so it’s been a different journey for me, but that doesn’t mean I can’t do it. And I think people just naturally want to hate because you started differently. ‘You’re not a real actor, you started on the radio.’ Alright, maybe I didn’t come into it like you, but I put the work in and I continue to put the work in so that doesn’t bother me. I’m doing shows with Courtney Kemp , one of the top showrunners in Hollywood, now I’m on a show with Lena Waithe , who has won major awards and doing amazing work. These people aren’t just giving me jobs because I’m me. They can hire anyone. They’re giving me jobs because I go in there and I put the work in and I do what I’m supposed to.” She also pointed out that she has 9.5 million followers on Instagram alone, so aside from just talent, she brings eyes to people’s programs. “I also bring a following with me. I almost got 10 million followers on Instagram. People watch what I do. What’s the point of having these great shows if nobody’s watching them? You want people to watch,” she said. “So, if you can do it better then you bring your 10 million followers and come do what I do.” SEE ALSO: Here’s What La La Had To Say About Joining The Chi Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Jason Mitchell “I just think in this day and age with social media, people just want to hate. They just want to have a reason to hate…that’s just the nature of people,” she added. “I had to stop worrying about that a long time ago. We’re so quick to respond to the people that are hating and not respond to the millions of people that are showing you so much love. You want to respond to the one person that’s saying some foul sh-t about you, but you won’t even say thank you to the hundreds that are saying great sh-t about you. I had to change my mindset when it came to that. Now I will clap back. I have no problem telling somebody how I feel, but I appreciate all the love and all the people that do support me because that outweighs the hate by a million.” It also helps that some of the greats of Hollywood tell her they’re a fan of her work. For example, at the star-studded opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta earlier this month, which La La was invited to, she received a lot of love from some legendary stars. With that in mind, who cares what a hater thinks? Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). “I had to take a moment for myself because when you have people like Miss Debbie Allen or Mr. Samuel Jackson or Miss Phylicia Rashad coming up to you and saying, ‘I love what you’re doing on Power, I love how you’re playing this character,’ if they telling me that, you think I give a f–k about what some Twitter troll or Instagram person say?” she said. “If Debbie Allen is telling me, ‘I want to work with you. I love what you’re doing,’ I don’t care what nobody else ever says to me.” [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”2062004″ overlay=”true”] This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com . ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Amber Rose Welcomes Her Second Baby Boy [PHOTOS] Keshia Knight-Pulliam Confirms She’s Dating Actor Brad James [PHOTO] Kanye West & Kim K Have Sunday Service At Howard University [VIDEO] Follow @TheRSMS
Kurt Sutter, the executive producer best known for having created Sons of Anarchy and then its spinoff, Mayans M.C., has been fired by FX. The writer himself confirmed the news in a letter he sent to the cast and crew of the latter drama on Thursday afternoon. According to The Hollywood Reporter insiders, Sutter was let go due to “multiple complaints” over his behavior on the series, which chronicles a biker gang viewers first met on Sons of Anarchy. As mentioned above, Sutter detailed his dismissal by FX CEO John Landgraf and Disney TV Studios and ABC Entertainment chairman Dana Walden in a message sent to those who had been working with him on The Mayans for the past two years. In this message, he described himself as an “abrasive dick.” Representatives for FX and 20th Century Fox TV have not yet commented on the development, while representatives for Sutter did not respond to the aforementioned outlet’s multiple requests for a remark. Filming and production on the second season of Mayans M.C. has already been completed. Last month, Sutter told fans at the Season 2 premiere that he was planning to down from his executive producer role should this Sons of Anarchy follow-up earn a third season from FX. “It’s time for the white man to leave the building,” he told the audience at the Hollywood screening. Sutter went on to say at the time that a person of color should run the writers’ room because it’s a drama about a Mexican biker gang on the California-Mexico border. Always an outspoken showrunner, Sutter appeared as the character of Otto in multiple episodes of Sons of Anarchy. He was also one of the main writers on legendary FX drama The Shield. “This morning I was fired by Dana Walden and John Landgraf for all the complaints levied against me,” wrote Sutter in his letter to the cast and crew, adding: “Not the way I wanted to end my 18 year relationship with FX. At least being fired for being an abrasive dick is on brand… “I deeply apologize if I’ve made people feel less than or unsupported. My intention was literally the opposite. But clearly I’ve not been paying attention. “My arrogance and chronic distraction has created wreckage. Just know, I adore this cast and crew.” Elsewhere, however, Sutter was far more pointed in his criticism of the decision. Here is his lengthy letter in full: Let me begin by saying, I know who I am. I know the impact of my process. I’m intense and passionate. I take what I do very seriously. That’s what having a vision manifests. And if you fuck with that vision, I’m gonna push back. When I’m right, I let the work speak for itself. When I’m wrong, I own it, make amends and fix it. I pride myself on having a supportive and empowering set. I try to acknowledge all the hard work everyone does. I’m clear that it’s a collaborative effort. And I try to pass that philosophy down to my writers and producers so they do the same. Disney letting me go today was apparently based on data collected by HR and Business Affairs from writers, producers, cast and crew. They claim the intel suggests that I created a climate of hostility, favoritism and enabled a set where no one felt safe or appreciated. I know that’s not true. I’m not saying it was all sunshine and roses, but I’m close with most of those guys and they love going to work. I’m also not sure how, having been on set… maybe three times all season, I was able to singularly create that much damage Never did I think the ship was off course until after mid season when I suddenly was bombarded with unfavorable reports about the tension on set. I am not going to mention names, because I don’t want to point fingers. So yes, there were complaints. And ultimately whomever they are about lands on me to fix. That’s when I contacted the network to let them know. They told me they’d look into it. And to sit tight. So I did. Who I have been hard on this season is the studio and network. I’ve felt the creative scrutiny of Disney from day one. Notes on scripts and cuts have been heavy handed. Demanding a level of dumbing-down story and inane PC restraints like I’ve never experienced before. I genuinely feared for the creative future of the storytelling. So I pushed back.Hard. No different than I have in the past. In fact, much tamer than I ever was on SOA. However, I was dealing with personnel who didn’t know me. And my level of… passion. Clearly I ruffled a few mouse ears. I know my role at Mayans MC was going to be greatly reduced. I am handing off the show to Elgin. So it’s not the job that’s the issue. What pisses me off, what hurts the most, is that John Landgraf and Dana Walden sat across from me and sited a summary of a slanted truth formulated by lawyers and clerks. They blamed my dismissal on the cast and crew. People I care about. People I respect. They had no first hand knowledge of anything they were saying. They’ve never been on set or spoken to any of my people. I’m not saying all of the intel was bullshit. But I know that’s not why I was fired. The truth is, the suits wanted me gone. I stepped on toes and bruised egos. And in this Disney regime, I’m dangerous to the wholesome brand. And clearly not worth the trouble. So 18 years of friendship, loyalty and producing quality television, was flushed down the drain. They threw me under the fucking bus. I send this diatribe because I feel deeply wronged. They embarrassed me. They created a false narrative that could damage my reputation and career. I want them to understand the depth of that mistake. Talk soon. Thanks. ks. sutterink, the letter concluded.”
Source: Netflix / Netflix Rhythm + Flow: The Aftershow Explores The First Four Episodes Earlier this week, Netflix released the first four episodes of Rhythm + Flow , their new reality series that takes on talent competition shows in the hip-hop realm. Cardi B , Chance The Rapper , and T.I. serve as judges as they take trips to their respective hometowns, watching a number of rappers perform for a chance to advance in the competition and, just like American Idol, make it to Hollywood. Now, we get Rhythm + Flow: The Aftershow . Hosted by Scottie Beam, we’re given some analysis on the first few episodes from a panel of hip-hop experts including Twista, journalist Ivie Ani, and DJ Hed. New episodes of Rhythm + Flow drop on Wednesday, Oct 16. Until then, check out the aftershow down below to get even more insight into the episodes that already went down.
