Angela Yee & Larry Morrow Celebrate All Black Birthday Affair Source: Brandt Vicknair / Brandt Vicknair Angela Yee and Larry Morrow’s epic birthday party took place over the weekend at the Metropolitan in New Orleans. Presented by Larry Marrow Events, the All Black Birthday Affair included attendees like Meek Mill , Fabolous, Kenny Burns, Toya Wright, Bre Z, James Harden, Big Freedia and more. The evening also featured a D’USSE step-and-repeat and D’USSE cocktails were served throughout the night. Continue reading →
Canal Street Hits Theaters January 18th Source: Rhyan Lamarr / Rhyan Lamarr Canal Street is a modern-day thriller telling the story of a teen, Kholi Styles, trying to get by in an unwelcoming new world. After the mysterious death of a classmate, all eyes fall on Kholi, the new kid at his high school. It’s up to his father, Jackie Styles, an up-and-coming lawyer from the slums of Chicago, to defend his son in court and battle an outraged public before time runs out. Jackie fights to keep his faith and prove his son is not the monster the world has made him out to be. CANAL STREET OPENS IN THEATERS EVERYWHERE JANUARY 18, 2019! Be sure to get your tickets!
Swae Lee, Lil Yachty, YFN Lucci, Ian Connor and More Celebrate Slim Jxmmi’s Birthday in Atlanta Source: Prince Williams / ATL Pics For the last Saturday of 2018, many of Atlanta’s rising stars joined iconic rap duo Rae Sremmurd’s Slim Jxmmi for his 27th birthday extravaganza. The “Great Gatsby” themed event brought out some of the city’s finest, dressed in their best late 20’s attire to party like it’s 1929, old sport! Guests including Lil Yachty, YFN Lucci, Ian Connor, and more showed up and showed out, toasting to Slim Jxmmi with champagne and delicious cocktails compliments of Belaire and Martell cognac. Source: Prince Williams / ATL Pics The celebration at MikeWillMadIt’s ATL warehouse was a night to remember, equipped with music by DJ Reese, DJ DIBIA$E and DJ Osh Kosh , soul-fusion inspired hors d’oeuvres by Keep it Chef NYC , live entertainment including an aerialist, greeter in a champagne glass dress and burlesque dancer in a martini glass. The decor was over-the-top including the infamous stair-scene with pool from the “Great Gatsby” movie, and an all gold room including gold fringe from the ceilings, gold balloons on the floor, a bath tub, shower and more for guests to take a picture provided by OMG Booth . Take a further look at the lavish littuation presented by Theory Communications on the flip!
Brooke Valentine x Bridget Kelly Drop New Song Source: The Brand Group Brooke Valentine and Bridget Kelly drooped a joint single called “Swear To Gawd” to celebrate the season ending of the Love & Hip-Hop. Check it out below and let us know what ya think!
GREEN BOOK Special Screening with Mahershala Ali Source: Presley Ann Photo / Presley Ann Photo On Saturday, November 17th guests enjoyed a special screening for the upcoming film, GREEN BOOK, with Mahershala Ali at Clive Davis Theater Grammy Museum LA Live. In addition, NABJLA President, Tre’vell Anderson, conducted a Q&A with Mahershala Ali and the film music composer Kris Bowers, followed by a reception with sounds by DJ D-Nice. Guests included Amanda Seales (Insecure), Aldis Hodge (Hidden Figures), Lex Scott Davis (Superfly, The First Purge), AJ Johnson (Life Coach/Celebrity Trainer) and many more! The film follows a working-class Italian-American bouncer who becomes the drivers of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Be sure to check it out in theaters on November 21st! For more looks from the LA screening, hit the flip!
Photo Credit: Jonathan Mannion Ella Mai Announces Tour Via Interscope Records: “Rapidly rising R&B starlet Ella Mai announces The Debut Tour in support of her self-titled debut album, which dropped on Friday, October 12th to critical acclaim. The outing is set to launch in the UK in January 2019, and then travel to Paris, Amsterdam and other European cities. In February, the artist will land stateside and zigzag across the country through the month of March. Executive produced by Mustard for 10 Summers/Interscope Records, Ella Mai had a great first week landing at #5 on Billboard ’s Top 200 chart with over 69K in equivalent album units. The accomplishment marks the largest first week for a female debut R&B artist in more than four years. The stunning debut features special guest turns from EGOT-winner John Legend on “Everything,” R&B vocalist H.E.R. on “Gut Feeling,” and R&B bad boy Chris Brown on the upbeat fan favorite, “Whatchamacallit.” It’s been a phenomenal year for the 23-year-old singer-songwriter. Her breakthrough single “Boo’d Up” went quadruple-platinum and recently made history as the longest running #1 by a woman on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The follow up “Trip” broke into the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified gold. Both songs are included on the new album. Ella Mai is out worldwide now. Tickets for The Debut Tour go on sale October 26 th . See dates below!” THE DEBUT TOUR Jan 8 – Birmingham, UK – 02 Institute2 Jan 9 – Manchester, UK – 02 Ritz Jan 10 – London, UK – 02 Shepherd’s Bush Jan 14 – Paris, FR – YOYO Jan 15 – Amsterdam, NE – Melkweg Max Jan 16 – Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Jan 18 – Berlin, DE- Festsaal Kreuzberg Jan 20 – Hamburg, DE- Grosse Freiheit Jan 21 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega Main Hall Jan 22 – Stockholm, SE – Berns Jan 24 – Oslo, NO – Rockefeller Music Hall Feb 12 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom Feb 14 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo Feb 15 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom Feb 17 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades Feb 19 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater Feb 20 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Feb 22 – Phoenix, AZ – The Marquee Feb 23 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Feb 25 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre Feb 27 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada Feb 28 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater Mar 2 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall Mar 3 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall Mar 5 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Mar 6 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Mar 7 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda Mar 9 – Boston, MA – Royale Mar 11 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel Mar 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts Mar 15 – Silver Spring, M.D. – The Fillmore Silver Spring Mar 16 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage Mar 19 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Mar 20 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live Mar 21 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live Mar 24 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Mar 26 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Mar 27 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Mar 28 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
After the major success of Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams” earlier this year, the up and coming rapper partnered with Atlanta’s own hit maker Future for a melodic collaboration on new record “Fine China”! Check it out here , tell us what you think!
K Camp announces the upcoming release of his new album, RARE Sound, which drops November 2nd! Named after his record label, the project marks a strong comeback after K Camp announced his freedom from his previous record deal. The album features guest appearances from Lil Durk, Wiz Khalifa, UnoTheActivist, Nessly, as well as RARE Sound’s own TrueStory Gee and GENIUS. Production is handled in-house by RARE Sound super producer Bobby Kritical, and by PionEars, Euro and more. Pre-order and pre-save RARE Sound here . The album announcement is accompanied by the release of the video for K Camp’s new single, “Can’t Go Home,” featuring GENIUS. Produced by Bobby Kritical, “Can’t Go Home” is the first single from the upcoming project and it shows why K Camp has been praised as “one of the south’s most consistent artists.” (BET) Watch the BRUME directed music video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlTCsXqfz4c K Camp is best known for Billboard charting hits, “Money Baby,” “Comfortable” and “Cut Her Off,” but pull back the curtain and you’ll find a prolific artist whose body of work spans three albums, 13 mixtapes, and star-studded collabs with the likes of 2 Chainz, Snoop Dogg, Boosie, T.I., Future, Ty Dolla $ign, Yo Gotti, Jeremih and Lil Wayne, just to name a few. Born in Milwaukee but raised on the Northside of Atlanta, K Camp has been a fixture in the city’s cultural takeover and has pioneered a sound that brings together Atlanta trap with effortless melodies and ear-catching hooks. After being named a XXL Freshman and one of Rolling Stone’s “New Artists You Need To Know” in 2015, K Camp withdrew from the spotlight as he sorted out his label situation. Posted up in his Atlanta mansion with his growing arsenal of RARE Sound artists, including GENIUS, TrueStory Gee and Bobby Kritical, K Camp has been laying the groundwork for his empire. With multiple new full-length project’s on deck and an exciting roster of in-house artists, K Camp is coming back to feed the streets and claim his title as one of the South’s most consistent hit makers.
Image via VALERIE MACON/AFP/Alison Hale/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Pete Davidson Asked For Advice Before Proposing To Ariana Grande Pete Davidson must have had a lil trepidation about popping the big question to his brand new girlfriend Ariana Grande. According to Entertainment Tonight , he made a phone call to an unlikely celebrity who could relate to his post-haste engagement to get their opinion. Nick Cannon. “He called before he was going to do it, and I said, ‘Salud!’” Cannon shared. “He was really excited, so I was like, ‘I love it, man. Keep it going.’ Love is in the air!” In reality, it isn’t random that Pete called Nick, they go way back. “I used to have a radio show in NYC in the mornings and this kid called in one day, 15 years old and said, ‘I want to open up for you doing stand-up.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, all right, tell me a joke.’ He told me a joke and I was like, ‘This kid is pretty funny’… I took him on the road with me,” he explained. “Unbeknownst to me, even at that time, I didn’t know about his history, that his father passed away on 9/11 and then just watched this young man have all of this weight on his shoulders and then just become this outstanding, hilarious young individual.” And as we stated before, Nick’s marriage to Mariah Carey is similar to what Pete is about to do with Ariana. “I don’t think [there’s such thing as too soon],” Cannon said. “But I’m a hopeless romantic, or as I say, a fearless romantic. I just like to jump into it, and sometimes it can get you in trouble, but it makes for some great stories.” Thing is, Nick’s marriage didn’t make to “til death do us part”. Maybe there was a better person to call, we’re just sayin’.
Kevin Hart is clearly into trying all sorts of alternative workouts …and this week it’s all about yoga with a side of beer with Chance the Rapper. Getty/YouTube
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