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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Announces Return Of ‘Making The Band’ In 2020

Source: Rob Loud / Getty We figured Diddy was up to something. Today (July 15), Sean “Diddy” Combs” and MTV announced that OG reality series Making The Band will be returning in 2020. Last week, Diddy had the Internets on fire when he asked his followers if they were into the idea of the reality competition series’ return. Along with nostalgia for seeing aspiring artists walk all the way to Brooklyn for some cheesecake (the original premiered back in 2002), the overwhelming response was basically, Hell yes. Diddy made the announcement via Instagram, obviously, and even began by bigging up Seth Rogen and Wale for sparking the idea. “I know that I’m going to build the biggest bands in the world,” said Diddy while reminiscing about the fun times he had with the show that launched acts including Danity Kane, Day26, Da Band and Donnie Klang. But this time he’s doing a global talent search. The Internets makes that easier. “I’ve made my decision… #MakingTheBand is coming back!!! This will be a global talent search, upload your auditions now using #MTBcasting!!,” reads the caption of Diddy’s video announcement. “We couldn’t be happier to welcome back the incomparable Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to his rightful home at MTV,” said Nina L. Diaz, MTV’s President of Entertainment, via a press statement.. “‘Making the Band’ was ahead of its time and the ultimate disruptor – fans everywhere have been clamoring for a return and they are in for the biggest, most iconic season yet.” As for some details, submissions will be accepted across all social platforms including Instagram, YouTube and Twitter, by uploading a video submission using #MTBCasting . There will be more casting opportunities announced in the weeks ahead. The music performance app Smule will also be used to help launch the “Making the Band” campaign.   View this post on Instagram I’ve made my decision… #MakingTheBand is coming back!!! This will be a global talent search, upload your auditions now using #MTBcasting!! A post shared by Diddy (@diddy) on Jul 15, 2019 at 10:13am PDT

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Ari Lennox Drags the Jermaine Dupri In IG Freestyle

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Source: Getty Images / We TV Last week Jermaine Dupri found himself in the crosshairs of social media when he suggested that today’s female rappers are basically strippers with microphones. After getting called out by stars like Cardi B for his asinine comments, he went and launched a So So Def Female Cypher in an effort to calm criticism aimed at him—but Ari Lennox still wants more smoke. Also, his cypher isn’t going to help. View this post on Instagram After all the calls,DMs, angry tweets and other messages saying “I am a major gatekeeper in the hip hop world,why don’t I invest in a female who is out here hustling and making a name for herself?” I decided to create the #SoSoDefFemalecypher, details coming soon A post shared by Jermaine Dupri (@jermainedupri) on Jul 12, 2019 at 1:19pm PDT Ari Lennox wasn’t impressed with what Jermaine Dupri was selling and took to IG live to spit a freestyle over Busta Rhymes “I Know What You Want” Instrumental and straight called Dupri a “sexist pr*ck” after stating “To me it seems like you hatin’/it seems like you don’t like how that queen takeover tastin’!” Tell ’em how you feel, son! Though she was clearly having fun with the freestyle as she laughed in-between bars, Ari definitely made her point that in this era of the woman, female rappers can and will rap about whatever they want, however they want, and get that bag while they do so. So stop hating. ari lennox made a diss song for JD i’m crying this shit had me rolling #JermaineDupri #arilennox pic.twitter.com/hfqQtH5csf — Hot Girl Britt (@B_r_i_t_t_96) July 12, 2019 Social media meanwhile peeped game and took to the net to slander Dupri for a bevy of reasons while calling into question his one-sided view on today’s state of Hip-Hop music. Didn’t Jermaine Dupri cheat on Janet Jackson with a stripper??? You valued strippers over JANET MF JACKSON and have the nerve to talk shit! pic.twitter.com/tKFOi4aSgy — slizzard kelly. (@TheDreadheadRed) July 12, 2019 So I guess Jermaine Dupri is gonna skip over the fact that damn near every male rap is about popping pills, drinking lean, selling drugs, partying, and money. Typical misogynistic hypocrisy. pic.twitter.com/2uIYCLDFhE — Jamocha Thunderclap (@MirandaLovesGD) July 12, 2019 LMFAOOO @ Jermaine Dupri ignorant ass comment of female rappers only rapping bout the same thing when male rappers have rapped about money sex & drugs FOR YEARS. Oh the double standard. Anyways 8 female rappers have charted on BBH100 so far, the most in any year — rojelio (@rojelioooo) July 12, 2019 Jermaine Dupri is the same short nigga that said Beyoncé will not be here in ten years. Years later in 2016, he was one of the opening acts at Beyoncé's sold out stadium tour lmao… His opinion on women artist is invalid. — Karabo (@Karabo__p) July 12, 2019 lol @ jermaine creating a female rap cypher. you can’t invest in nobody. worry about all those careers you promised those kids on that t.v show that have went nowhere pic.twitter.com/oGF0D3Cy76 — k (@noguava) July 12, 2019 Top selling female artists: All rap about their pussy & stripper like shit…. Jermaine Dupri: they all rapping bout the same stuff it’s like stripper rap… Women: pic.twitter.com/H1tOEZPWgJ — White Henny Connoisseur (@shermstickz) July 12, 2019

Ari Lennox Drags the Jermaine Dupri In IG Freestyle

‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: Joc Fights Hard To Get Kendra Back On His Side

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Source: Bennett Raglin/BET / Getty It’s the Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta season finale! And it goes out without a bang.  We begin the episode at a casino night party for Scrappy. This is where Shekinah mentions to Kendra, Sierra, and Bambi that Karlie Redd, read her lie detector test results and it turned out that Pooh lied. Kendra points out that Karlie has a lot of tricks up her sleeves so the papers could have been falsified. However, the general consensus is that Karlie’s results are right and that Pooh is the liar. Next, they get on the topic of Kendra and Koc. Kendra mentions that she moved out of Joc’s house because they’re broken up, but in the same breath, she admits that she misses him. That is enough to put the battery in Shekinah’s back. She wants to be the one to get them back together. Let the scheming begin.  Let’s fast forward to Mimi’s girlfriend, Ty and Stevie J. Basically, Ty goes behind Mimi’s back and meets up with Stevie to try to put their issues aside. Remember, Stevie keeps posting shady comments on Ty’s social media, which she and Mimi are not thrilled about. Ty wants to get on the same page with Stevie for Eva’s sake.  We all know that trying to have this convo with Stevie is dumb because it just ends up with him being childish. In an interesting twist of things, they end up playing ball. If Stevie wins, Ty wears a mini skirt (it figures), if she wins, he’ll apologize. Ty spanks him, of course. But we know Stevie ain’t about to deliver a sincere apology.  Scrapp DeLeon and his business partner are opening up a restaurant and they invite Che Mack,  Joc, Che, Scrappy, and Kirk to taste test. But the real point of this scene is for scrappy to reveal to Joc that he heard Kendra saying that she missed Jasiel. We see where this is going so let’s fast forward some more.  Now we’re at an “early opening party” for Frost Bistro, Kirk and Rasheeda’s new restaurant. It is here that Shekinah runs into Joc. She feels guilty about Joc and Kendra breaking up because she played a part in the gossip that led to their demise. She apologizes to Joc again but then they devise a plan to get Joc and Kendra together again.  Now we’re back with Mimi and Ty, kicking it at home. This is supposed to be their last night together before Ty goes to Vegas for work. Ty explains her previous meeting with Stevie and that he’s coming to their house in a few. Stevie arrives with his wife, Faith Evans, and all four of them sit down and attempt to chat. Stevie offers another non-apology for yet another shady post since the basketball game. Faith even agrees that Stevie tried it, but she married him.  This conversation ends with Mimi and Stevie verbally sparring with each other, again. Faith just ends dragging Stevie out of there.  Finally, the episode winds down back on Joc’s situation. He shows up to a party where she is, professes his love for her and then proposes. This is enough for Kendra do let go of her anger. She said yes. She claims to now understand that Jacil is for her and he’s ready to be her husband.  Then we end the episode with Joc talking about how he’s happy he got Kendra back and how it’s time to trim the fat at the beauty shop so he doesn’t deal with this type of drama again, and then goes the montage with everyone talking about their goals, dreams, etc, summarizing the season.  We’ll see them all for the reunion, which will probably be dramaful (yes, dramaful), just the way we like it.  RELATED POSTS ‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: Yung Joc’s Salon Shenanigans Are Shady AF ‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: Spice Kills Machel Monday With Destra At Her Side

‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: Joc Fights Hard To Get Kendra Back On His Side

#TheSquad: Ayanna Pressley, AOC, Ilhan Omar, And Rashida Tlaib Form Voltron To Defend America Against Trump’s Bigot-verse [Video]

Source: Tom Williams / Getty The Squad Press Conference Replying To Trump’s Racist Tweets Yesterday was a great day in American history . “The Squad” consisting of four dynamic freshman congresswomen, Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib, held a press conference to defend not only themselves but also America against Donald Trump’s racist attacks . It was nothing short of brilliant, poignant, and necessary. Press play below to see what they had to say. F**k Donald Trump.

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Megan Thee Stallion Let Bikini-Bawdied Draya Michele Drive The Boat And The Video Has CRUSHED Twitter

Here’s the video of Megan Thee Stallion & Draya that we absolutely needed: pic.twitter.com/uTpH1qxjY9 — Ronald Isley (@yoyotrav) July 16, 2019 Megan Thee Stallion is the stimulus package this Hot Girl Summer desperately needed. She takes pictures with fine a$$ women and it boosts everyone’s fineness 10-fold. It’s amazing. She’s like baddie Super Saiyan…did we say that right? This morning, Meg sent the whole entire internet into a frenzy when she posted a pic with fellow supreme baddie Draya Michele. The two set the internet on fire and we are unable to deal. Take a look at their vacation pics and the way it absolutely obliterated Twitter. View this post on Instagram Reporting live from my hot girl summer A post shared by Hot Girl Meg (@theestallion) on Jul 16, 2019 at 4:14am PDT

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Lashana Lynch Will Make History As The First Black Woman To Take On 007 Role In New James Bond Film

Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty On Tuesday it was announced that Lashana Lynch would take the reign as the new 007 as Daniel Craig is now passing the torch along. It was reported by British Tabloid Daily Mail that 007 would be experiencing a radical makeover in the form of 31-year-old black women and making history. For years now it has been speculated that Daniel Craig’s last time on screen as James Bond would be in 2020 with the released of Bond 25, (this is not the official name, just the temporary name to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the British Secret Service Agent.) According to the report, the upcoming,  film will reveal Lynch as the new 007 with Craig’s character coming out of retirement to team up with her for one last mission. The James Bond series has spanned over 60 years, with the first movie coming out in 1962, featuring Sean Connery. Through the years the show has developed a very loyal and protective fan base. In the series’ existence, six different characters have served as James Bond, all six have been white men. Back in 2014, it was reported by many outlets that Idris Elba would take over as the new James Bond, that upset many of the 007 fan base.o “There is a pivotal scene at the start of the film where M says ‘Come in 007’, and in walks Lashana who is black, beautiful and a woman,” a “movie insider” told the tabloid. “It’s a popcorn-dropping moment. Bond is still Bond, but he’s been replaced as 007 by this stunning woman.” Then in April of 2018 Elba came out and squashed those rumors stating that he is not interested in the position, saying “You’re THAT character, and known as that character for many, many years.” “There is a pivotal scene at the start of the film where M says ‘Come in 007’, and in walks Lashana who is black, beautiful and a woman,” a “movie insider” told the outlet. “It’s a popcorn-dropping moment. Bond is still Bond, but he’s been replaced as 007 by this stunning woman.” The movie is written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who is also a newcomer to the Bond series. The movie currently has a release date of April 8, 2020.

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Here’s How You Can Watch The ‘NBA 2K20’ Player Ratings Reveal Live

Source: 2K / Visual Concepts The basketballs have stopped bouncing in NBA arenas for now, but the folks at 2K and Visual Concepts are hard at work on the upcoming installment in the super-popular NBA 2K franchise. The studio announced at the beginning of the month that Anthony Davis and Dwyane Wade are the game’s next cover athletes. Tonight we will find out what superstars ratings in the basketball simulator will look like. The fun begins 8 PM ET/5 PM PT when Anthony Davis alongside NBA 2K developers will unveil the ratings for the “most anticipated” superstars in NBA 2K20 from Twitter’s San Francisco main headquarters. Joining the Los Angeles Lakers latest acquisition will be Ronnie2K,  Alexis Morgan, and Chris Manning. Fans are encouraged to join in on the conversation by using the hashtag #2KRatings, where they voice their approval or disapproval of their favorite NBA players overall rating in the game. Before tonight’s upcoming Twitter event, fans have already been treated to screens of how AD, Jimmy Butler, and Kemba Walker will look in the next installment in the 2K franchise. View this post on Instagram First Look at the next chapter @antdavis23 x @kingjames #NBA2K20 A post shared by NBA 2K (@nba2k) on Jul 6, 2019 at 7:57pm PDT Kemba Walker in NBA 2K19 (left) vs. NBA 2K20 (right) pic.twitter.com/mjy0oA6JM3 — Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) July 13, 2019 While some of me see this as no big deal, some players really take it to heart if they feel their ratings in the video game doesn’t accurately match their skills in real life. Kyle Kuzma took his anger to Twitter to voice his displeasure about being rated 78 in NBA2K19 while Ben Simmons was not too pleased about receiving an 87 overall rating in the game. No disrespect that is pretty high for a guy in the league who doesn’t have a jump shot…yet. 2k rating is disrespectful. Y’all will learn though — kuz (@kylekuzma) July 20, 2018 Ben Simmons was not thrilled to find out his NBA 2K rating pic.twitter.com/sQEb4Sbv0N — The Crossover (@TheCrossover) July 20, 2018 We are definitely looking forward to seeing all of these NBA players react to their virtual counterparts ratings, it’s definitely going to be entertaining. This is a clear case why 2K is more than just a video game, it’s a lifestyle at this point. We are curious to see what Zion Williamson’s 2K rating will be. To be apart of the moment, click here, NBA 2K20 arrives on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC September 6, 2019. — Photo: 2K / Visual Concepts

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TREND REPORT: What’s Hot In Swimwear Based Off The Runway At Miami Swim Week

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Source: Arun Nevader / Getty Miami Swim Week 2019 will give you all the swimsuit inspo you need for summer vacation, baecation and beyond. This year we got diverse bodies and swimsuit styles that will have you ready to pack for your next resort vacation. Swimwear is more than just bikini’s and one pieces. The colors, cutouts, and accents have created stylish pieces that will make you want to spend more time poolside posing than actually swimming! Personally, I love having a unique bathing suit or something that has just a little flair. It was great to see all the trends for swimwear. We rounded up our top 9 trends for you to see. Keep on clicking to check them out!

TREND REPORT: What’s Hot In Swimwear Based Off The Runway At Miami Swim Week

Here Are The Free Swimming Hours For Local Pools In Atlanta

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Source: Sean Anthony Eddy / Getty With summer in full swing, a lot of folks are looking for funs things to do with the kids, but might not be trying to break the bank. We know that you can’t travel every weekend, so we decided to give you some info that might help. All the kiddos love swimming, but pools can also be a smack to the budget, especially if you have multiple little ones. Here are some of the free swimming hours for local pools in the Atlanta Metro area. ________ The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit _______ 1.  Adams Park,  1581 Lagoon Lane 12:30 to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday Free swim hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Mondays 2.  Anderson Park,  100 Anderson Avenue 12:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday Free swim hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays 3.  Candler Park,  1500 McClendon Avenue 12:30 to 7 p.m. Monday to Sunday Free swim hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Mondays 4.  Rosa L. Burney Park , 477 Windsor Street 12:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday Free swim hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays 5.  Grant Park , 625 Park Avenue 12:30 to 8 p.m. Monday to Sunday Free swim hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Mondays 6.  John A. White Park , 1101 Cascade Circle 12:30 to 8 p.m. Monday to Sunday Free swim hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays 7.  Rev. James Orange Park , 1305 Oakland Lane 12:30 to 8 p.m. Monday to Sunday Free swim hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays 8.  Maddox Park , 1142 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway 12:30 to 8 p.m. Monday to Sunday Free swim hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LIST

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DJ Jus Talks Growing Up Hip Hop from NY to ATL

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  Source: k. Marie / Radio One Digital We are definitely in a season where relaunching and reinventing has became a enterprise. Every time you look up it’s seems we are reliving our favorite childhood memories. I mean, Disney is re-releasing Lion King along with other classics, Baby Phat announced their relaunch through forever 21, Fubu recently made a comeback with Urban Outfitters and Millennium Tour had us reliving our scream tour days. Speaking of Scream Tour, do you remember the cute little kid, Dj Jus, Known as Bow Wow’s Dj who was also a Fubu kid for major ad campaigns?  Well Dj Jus is all grown up and ready to reintroduce himself to world. What makes reintroductions and relaunching worth the anticipation, is perfect timing. Jus making his move official in the A, was great timing for me to catch up with the young vet, to speak on his career and entrepreneurship while adjusting to the changes as a child star to becoming an adult. Watch as Jus talk about growing up in hip hop maneuvering and  elevating In this industry from Queens, New York to Atlanta. From the looks of it, Growing up Hip Hop Atlanta could be gaining a new cast member, but you didn’t hear that from me!  Get reacquainted with the DJ that made you scream on the original Scream Tour .    

DJ Jus Talks Growing Up Hip Hop from NY to ATL