Source: WENN.com / WENN When it comes to horror movies everyone knows that if the Black guy doesn’t die first, he at least goes in the initial top three pickoffs. While over the years we’ve seen this trend change due to the criticism of the obvious practice it’s still an issue that doesn’t sit well with the culture. In Shudder’s upcoming documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror this issue and many others concerning Black people in horror films is explored. Ranging on topics of everything from the Black stereotypes portrayed in horror films to the Black heroes in them today, actors and writers such as Keith David ( The Thing ), Tony Todd ( Candyman ), and Jordan Peele ( Get Out ) explain the evolution of the Black character in horror films. “Black films hold a mirror up to society,” Jordan Peele explains. “But at the same time give an audience an escape.” This helps explain why Jordan Peele has such a good grasp on how to make effective horror films like Get Out and Us . Check out the trailer for Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror below and let us know if you’ll be opening up a subscription to Shudder come February 7th to peep this.
Source: NFL / Super Bowl Experience SUPER BOWL 53 IS COMING TO ATLANTA AND SO IS THE SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE DRIVEN BY HYUNDAI THE NFL’S INTERACTIVE THEME PARK. GET FREE AUTOGRAPHS FROM NFL PLAYERS TAKE A PHOTO WITH THE VINCE LOMBARDI TROPHY PLAY LIKE A PRO – EXPERIENCE INTERACTIVE GAMES SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE DRIVEN BY HYUNDAI AT THE GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER OPEN SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 2ND BUY TICKETS NOW FOR THE SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE AT TICKETMASTER.COM FOR MORE INFO VISIT SUPERBOWL.COM For the first time, the NFL is offering a unique offer for families. Kids 12 & under are $10 on Saturday 1/26 and Sunday 1/27 (pre purchase on Ticketmaster or purchase on site at box office in Building B of the Georgia World Congress Center ) From Monday January 28-Wednesday January 30 ONLY, for each $20 adult ticket purchased at the box office , the purchaser will be entitled to receive up to 3 complimentary tickets for children 12 & under. Offer not available at Ticketmaster. Fans from the metro Atlanta area should take advantage of this offer to avoid longer lines later in the week when fans nationwide arrive in Atlanta All details available on SuperBowl.com or download the Super Bowl LIII-Fan Mobile Pass app now Also don’t forget to register to win 2 tickets to Super Bowl 53 at NFL.com/fanmobilepass Please note: From Monday January 28-Wednesday January 30 ONLY, for each $20 adult ticket purchased at the box office, the purchaser will be entitled to receive up to 3 complimentary tickets for children 12 & under. Additional tickets for children 12 & under will be $5 each on those days. Complimentary and discounted child tickets must be for the same day as the accompanying adult ticket. Complimentary and discounted child tickets may only be purchased at the box office on the day of the event. This offer is subject to ticket availability. The NFL reserves the right to close ticket sales and/or this offer at any time based on the capacity of the venue and the event. The Super Bowl Experience box office is located at the Georgia World Congress Building B. The box office will close two hours prior to event closing time each day. Box office hours: Saturday Jan 26: 9am—8pm Sunday Jan 27: 9am—6pm Monday Jan 28: 2pm—6pm Tuesday Jan 29: 2pm—6pm Wednesday Jan 30: 2pm—8pm Thursday Jan 31: 2pm—8pm Friday Feb 1: 9am—8pm Saturday Feb 2: 9am—8pm
Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Lil Wayne’s Hilarious Attire Lil Wayne took the stage as part of the College Football National Championship halftime show in what was supposed to be a welcomed national TV appearance but an icon who doesn’t do them a lot anymore. What happened was a comedic debacle of Wayne looking like he dipped himself in glue and ran through his closet. Twitter, of course, noticed and clowned the holy hell out of him. What is Wayne doing? It’s all part of his creative expression but, man, it’s hilarious as hell. Take a look at the comedy. Lil Wayne: What should I wear to this college football thing? Stylist: What if you were both Mary J Blige AND Elton John Lil Wayne: Bet! pic.twitter.com/iMgSM98IEm — Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) January 8, 2019
Nia Riley Isn’t Thrilled About Her Marriage Boot Camp Sleeping Arrangements We’re so excited to share! We’ve got an exclusive clip from WE tv’s premiere episode of “Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition” which airs Thursday, January 10th at 10pm ET/PT. In the clip Soulja Boy and Nia Riley see their room for the first time and Nia finds out she gets a cage to sleep in! What would y’all do? Here’s more on this season: Five of Hip Hop’s hottest couples enter Boot Camp and exes reunite! The stars are blindsided when the VIP club flips into Divorce Court! Things pop off when shocking issues are exposed. Later, the couples are bombarded by an unpleasant surprise. Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition – “IT AIN’T ALL GUCCI”- Premieres Thursday, January 10TH at 10:00pm ET/PT
Source: Michael N. Todaro / Getty With the release of the 6 part Lifetime docu-series, “Surviving R. Kelly, we learned that Kells allegedly would have multiple suspected-to-be-underage women in the Chicago studio where he would make his hit records. Now reports are saying that the infamous Chicago studio is up for sale. That revelation came about after this tweet was posted: Twitter user @KevinVMichael posted, “Here it is: The address of this studio where R Kelly has been abusing these women is 219 N Justine St, Chicago, IL 60607. The owner of the property is Midwest Commercial Funding. One of the owner’s property can be reached on rchandler@midwestcommercialfunding.com #SurvivingRKelly” RELATED STORY: 15 Things We Learned About R. Kelly From Every Episode of Lifetime’s ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Allegedly, In August 2018, according to ChicagoReader.com the building was listed for sale at $4.5 million. The listing for the property states it is an “investment property with a high profile tenant paying $22,927.41 per month. [It has a] fully built out recording studio, lounge and full kitchen, rear drive-in-door with 1 car garage.” Wow! Does that mean that Kells doesn’t own the studio equipment inside? They have that listed to sell along with the property. RELATED STORY: Here’s Why R. Kelly’s Older Brother Bruce Is In Jail The Latest: Meek Mill Warns He Can Get ‘Out of Control With the Truth’ After Nicki Minaj Tells Audience She Could Expose Him Kevin Hart Takes Bryan Cranston To The Projects In Philly | Extra Butter ‘LHHNYS9’ Recap: Rich Dollaz Has News About Anais And Literally Everyone Else Needs A Hug Drake Curse? Drake Trolled By Clemson After Picking Alabama To Win National Championship Game Karma! Court Date Finally Set For Rachel Dolezal’s Welfare Fraud Case Post Malone Wants Fans To Help Him Stay ‘Mentally Stable’ Nas “Cops Shot The Kid,” Pharoahe Monch “Yayo” & More | Daily Visuals 1.7.19 Blu Ivy Living Her Best Life On Her 7th Birthday!! #CES: Panasonic Unveils Technics SL-1200 MK7 Turntable, Features Improvements Father of Azriel Clary Talks “Surviving R.Kelly” & Shuts Down Critics on The QuickSilva Show
Source: Gary Miller / Getty The lineup for the 2019 Governors Ball is in. The three-day fest, all set to take place at Randall’s Island Park in NYC this spring, boasts some superstars, as well as many of your on-the-come-up faves. Lil Wayne , SZA , Nas , Tyler, The Creator , Jorja Smith , Ty Dolla $ign , Denzel Curry , Jessie Reyez , and many more are slated to hit the stage. Vince Staples , who’s criticism of weirdo R. Kelly went viral again in the midst of #SurvivingRKelly this weekend, will also perform. See the full lineup below. pic.twitter.com/saGWGEoUSG — The Governors Ball (@GovBallNYC) January 7, 2019 Tickets are currently on sale. Special “announce day pricing” will expire tonight (January 7) at 11:59 p.m. EST, with regular pricing beginning tomorrow (January 8). Cop yours here and let us know who you’re most excited to see. Photo: Getty
Eddie Murphy went from movies like Trading Places and Coming To America to movies like Dream Girls and Mr. Church. In fact, a lot the comedic greats have gone from comedy to more dramatic pieces in their Hollywood lives. Kevin Hart has taken his first step into drama with The Upside starring Bryan Cranston. Ironically this turns out to be one of Kevin’s funniest movies yet. Today on Extra Butter with Xilla Valentine we take a look at The Upside. Based on a French blockbuster and true story, Phillip, played by Cranston, is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, played by Hart, a struggling parolee who’s trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Dell starts out reluctant not taking this job seriously but over the movie the two build a bond together filled with ups and downs that lead to many hilarious moments. We get to see Kevin show off his chops for dramatic acting and I asked him if this was something we could see him doing more of, Kevin told us “I think there is a lot more to be seen, I think I have a lot more depth, but it’s just about me picking the right projects to show that and make sure I do it, in a timely fashion.” Kevin then adds that he’s not in a rush to become a full-time dramatic actor but he intends to give his fans a nice journey before he eventually ends up doing more dramas. One of the best scenes is when Dell takes Phillip to pick up his son in one of Phillip’s luxury cars in order to show his son what he’s doing for a living. The trio has a great time that leads to a big dramatic moment outside of the projects with Bryan Cranston, and Kevin Hart. I asked them if Bryan was really outside of the projects in that scene and Kevin burst into laughter and they both tell a hilarious story about the scene. Kevin revealed, “I would just keep apologizing, I’m sorry. I’m home.” Bryan also shares some great career advice for anyone who has been getting in their own way like the characters in this film. Bryan said if you want success you have to tell yourself, “I gotta get strategic about this if I want to get over here, what are the steps that are going to get me there? Then you have to be willing to put in the work. There is no shortcut, there is no magic potion. You have to put in the work and the hours if you’re going to achieve anything.” Overall I think The Upside hilarious and if it could end up surprising a lot of folk at the box office. Its one of Kevin’s best film and it’s the same greatness you expect from Bryan Cranston. It’s definitely worth checking out as it hits theaters everywhere Friday, January 11th.
Source: Annie Chen / A. Chen This past summer Nas and Kanye had Queensbridge lit with the release of their collaborative effort Nasir and only seven months later we get a video for the album’s standout cut. In the visuals to “Cops Shot The Kid,” Nas reminds the world of the harassment and killings that unarmed Black men suffer at the hands of police. Them Blue Lives Matter folk gonna be mad at this one. Keeping it with Queens OG’s, Pharoahe Monch comes through with a new clip for “Yayo” which is comprised of some of your favorite movies clips and pop culture moments of the past few decades. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from DJ Kay Slay, Dave East, Moneybagg Yo and Meet Sims Drop, Lil Pump, and more. NAS – “COPS SHOT THE KID” PHAROAHE MONCH – “YAYO” DJ KAY SLAY, DAVE EAST, MONEYBAGG YO & MEET SIMS DROP – “HATER PROOF” LIL PUMP – “BUTTERFLY DOORS” BENNY BLANCO, CALVIN HARRIS & MIGUEL – “I FOUND YOU” JAY CRITCH – “BROWN HAIR” TEE GRIZZLEY – “WE DREAMIN”
Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Don’t ask Drake to root for your team. Even though he picked Alabama over Clemson to win the national championship game tonight, Drake rooting for your team seems to be a kiss of death. Clemson not only beat Alabama to win their second national title in three years, they dominated them, destroyed them. Handed Nick Saban his worst loss as Alabama head coach. They even did a Suge Knight / Death Row reference to drive the point home! Dawg this is the best recruiting pitch ever ! pic.twitter.com/mJKngmi0l0 — The Mad King (@Kingkeraun) January 8, 2019 And naturally, Clemson had to clown Drake over his pick. Our followers have unanimously voted against this, apologies Drake https://t.co/6ql44eBZeB — Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) January 8, 2019 But is there a Drake curse? Does having the blessing of the 6 God equate to an immediate loss for your favorite squad? I mean, outside of that time he showed up outside the Heat locker room when they won the NBA title in 2013. Let’s examine!
Source: Brian Ach / Getty Tonight’s episode of Love and Hip-Hop is a downer. There’s lots of drama, but not in an amusing ratchet kinda way, it’s more like, “I hope they’ll be okay when the cameras go off and get the therapy they need.” We begin the episode with Juelz Santana and Kimbella trying to get on the same page, especially since he’s going to jail soon. They’re also trying to figure out when to tell their kids that pops is going to prison. That hasn’t happened yet, but it’s coming. The only positive news for them is that the courts allowed Juelz to move back in with Kimbella and their children so he can spend more time with them before he goes down. Now that Nya Lee and Rich Dollaz have made peace, it’s time for Nya Lee and Sidney Starr to make peace, according to Rich Dollaz. Rich basically wants Nya Lee to groom Sidney Starr as an artist. Plus, he’s putting this “new Nya Lee” to the test so he brings them together to have a peace talk. They both surprisingly take their petty hats off and actually manage to get right. All is forgiven. Now let’s cut to the part where Sidney Starr brings some music she has been working on to the studio for Jaquae and Rich Dollaz to listen to. Sidney bombs. It’s not the best music, but nothing worse than some of the other stuff we’ve heard on this show. However, Rich goes off on her. He feels like she’s wasting his time and not as hungry as she says she is. Sidney is hurt, but determined, so she takes the song to Nya Lee to see what she thinks. Nya Lee thinks it’s just ok and tells her it wasn’t the best, which is true. But like, what have we heard of Nya Lee’s that was actually amazing? Anyway, Nya Lee basically tells Sidney that it’s possible to be authentic without being extra and without constantly mentioning that she’s transgender, especially since people already know. Sidney goes into this spiel about, that’s who she is and how she’s coming to terms with some of the dishonest things she has done, like lying to the media about having bottom surgery (she still has a penis), and the times where she wasn’t honest with men she had sex with about being trans. Sidney states that she’s turning over a new leaf because she wants to live, and Nya Lee points out something that hits home. She suggests that Sidney actually feels alone and overcompensates for that by being over-the-top. Sidney agrees and Nya Lee says that she knows the feeling so she plans to genuinely be there for Sidney. Juelz Santana finally has his moment where he tells his children that he’s going away. The kids are obviously sad about it. Jonathan is still on his Be a Better Person Tour so he links up with Rich Dollaz to apologize for his behavior over the situation with Anais. Rich forgives him. But then Jonathan says he has been trying to get back in touch with Anais due to a concerning pic she posted on social media, but he can’t reach her. Interestingly enough, Rich and Anais reconnected since all that drama went down between them. It turns out, Anais called Rich from a mental institution because Ruben had her committed. She has been in an out for about a month, refusing to take her medicine and rambling on about conspiracies. Jonathan starts crying and says he’s worried, but Rich tells him it’s best to give her space and let her come around when she’s ready. Their friendship was quite toxic as we all saw. Sure, Jonathan is committed to being a better friend than he has been, but he’s just going to have to wait this one out. Finally, we end the episode with Cyn and Joe’s problems. Cyn stops him to talk as he’s on his way to work and although he doesn’t want to talk now, he does so anyway to avoid Cyn getting even more upset with him. But she still gets even more upset with him because he just doesn’t seem to understand where she’s coming from. Actually, they’re not understanding each other, which is why Cyn wanted to talk. She feels neglected because he’s always working. Then she says he hasn’t even noticed that she has been depressed (this is code for her possibly having postpartum depression). He remains stoic and wry and tells her that his work is 25/8 and that he can’t not work until he’s in a position where he can slack up a bit. Basically, he wants her to get help for her depression and a nanny too. The latter was supposed to be the compromise but Cyn doesn’t want a nanny. Then he tells her he’s fine if they break up if she’s not depressed. Yeah, this doesn’t end well. We obviously know that they’re engaged by now, but it’s going to be interesting to see how they finally get it together. RELATED POSTS ‘LHHNYS9’ Recap: Kimbella And Yandy Deliver Christmas Eve Drama ‘LHHNYS9’ Recap: Safaree Gets Dragged Into Drama With Jaquae
