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‘Empire’ Recap: Cookie Lands A Promising New Signee

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Source: FOX / Getty Tonight’s episode of Empire starts off on a high note. Andre is out of jail! But it all starts going downhill again after that. Kingsley is back visiting Diana in prison in the name of revenge. Diana ain’t no fool, so she calls Kingsley out over the fact that he’s only doing this because his ego is bruised. He already has Empire, which puts him on top, but he’s obviously mad that Lucious embarrassed him so he wants to get even. She’s down to tell him Lucious’ Achilles Heel, but he needs to do a favor for her first. There’s a moisturizing cream she’s been dying to get her hands on and…you get where this is going right? Times is hard in the bing. The Lyon Clan is back to business as usual. Now that Andre is back around he wants to get involved with some of Lucious’ more illegal activities, like collecting debts from various people, street style. Lucious refuses to allow Dre to accompany him because he’s determined to keep all Lyons, especially Dre, out of prison from now on. But Dre is hardheaded and has his own plans. He wants to be a gangsta. No, he is going to be a gangsta like his pops. Lordt. He has been institutionalized. Cookie and Porsha find a talented singer named Devon (played by Mario), but unfortunately, Empire found him too. Becky got to him first. Cookie tells him not to sign with Empire until he sees what she can do for him first and he gives her his word. Empire pulls out all the stops and gives him the royal treatment, of course, but he’s not feeling that they want to turn him into a sex symbol with money, cars, and hoes. Kingsley literally said that. So, he decides to see what Cookie has to offer after all and actually likes the Lyon Clan better. However, he wants to run things by his sister first before signing the contract. Later on, Cookie goes to Devon’s house to find him and to get their business squared away, but she finds his sister instead. Said sister is severely disabled and mentions that it’s just she and Devon since their parents died. She also mentions that Devon works a lot of jobs to support them since she can’t work and that she feels awful about it. It also comes out that Devon wants to sign with Empire but Cookie gets so disturbed by this that she dashes out and decides not to leave the contract. Later on, Cookie tells Becky to sign Devon because she and Lucious can’t give him what he needs (money) right now. She just asks that Becky gets Devon’s contract signed asap and that she sees to it that Empire takes care of him. But guess what? Devon returns to Cookie and says he and his sister felt more comfortable signing with them. Lucious is so appreciative that he gives him a couple of racks on the spot. Look at Lucious doing something good with that blood money. Earlier in the episode, we learned that Kai, Jamal’s boyfriend, went missing in Nigeria. As the episode winds down we find ourselves here. This is the part when Lucious and Cookie inform Jamal that authorities found Kai’s wallet and cell phone on the side of the road. It’s past 48 hours since Kai went missing, which obviously isn’t good. Jamal breaks down crying and Cookie comforts him but there’s nothing else they can do at the moment. Giselle learns from a private investigator that Kingsley has been visiting Diana in jail. Giselle is trying to take Kingsley’s spot at Empire and keep the Lyon Family in check as we know. So, she steps to Diana, who already knows why she’s there, and Diana is with the games. Diana says, “It’s time for them to know what it feels like to put one of your own in the ground.” Then we cut five months later and we see Lucious stumbling around with a blood stain on his side. It looks like he may have been shot and if that’s not his blood, it’s a lot of blood either way. RELATED POSTS ‘Empire’ Recap: Jamal Makes A Power Move To Get Money Flowing Again ‘Empire’ Recap: Lucious Puts Rumors About His Family On Blast

‘Empire’ Recap: Cookie Lands A Promising New Signee

2018 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners Are Here

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Source: @champagnepapi @theshiggyshow / Instagram The BET Awards, one of the most coveted awards shows in all of hip hop, recently went down. Below you can see most of the results from the wild night! Via | HipHopDX BET aired the  2018 BET Hip Hop Awards  on Tuesday (October 16). Cardi B, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, JAY-Z and Beyoncé are all up for various honors. The first award handed out during the ceremony was Album of the Year, which went to Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s collaborative album,   Everything Is Love.  Cardi took home four awards, including MVP of the Year, while Childish Gambino earned the Best Hip Hop Video award for “This Is America.” Drake, who was nominated for 11 awards, walked away with a sole award for Hot Ticket Performer. Check out the list of winners below. Best Hip Hop Video Cardi B – “I Like It” f. Bad Bunny & J Balvin Childish Gambino – “This Is America” —  WINNER Drake – “God’s Plan” Kendrick Lamar – “Loyalty” f. Rihanna Migos – “Walk It Talk It” f. Drake SEE THE COMPLETE LIST HERE!  

2018 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners Are Here

Joe Budden Claims He Did Not Run Away From Offset, Had To Use Bathroom [Video]

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Source: MIAMI BEACH, FL – OCTOBER 06: (L-R) Offset and Cardi B attend the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards on October 6, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) As Joe Budden continues his journey as a media personality he has already ruffled some feathers in Hip-Hop. You can add Offset to the short list. A couple of weeks ago the  State Of The Culture host offered his two cents on Cardi B’s recent run in turned shoe throwing incident with Nicki Minaj. Naturally his critique did not sit well with her husband. Last week the Migos member claimed he bumped into the “Pump It Up” rapper and Budden took off running. He detailed the interaction or lack there of in the comments section of a Shade Room post. “I watched ya show u a grown ass n*gga speaking on women I seen u in Barnes and u ran like I was gone do sum to you lol. U a hoe ass N***a soon u get touched u gone be police.” Considering Budden has a long history of wanting all the smoke the accusations made a lot of noise on the internet. Joey made sure to address the alleged backsliding on his show. On the last episode of  The Joe Budden Podcast  the New Jersey native detailed his version of events. “I don’t know why I still think I’m the guy that can hold a piss. He saw me, I didn’t see him.” He went to confirm his stance on Bardi. “She is great and amazing and I want her to continue to be here. I don’t want to lose her to police, to jail, to hatin’ bi***es. New York is rocking right now and Cardi’s a big part of that”. More importantly, he cleared the air and confirmed he doesn’t want any Rap beef with Offset. “I love Cardi I’m not about to beef with a n*gga over his wife that I love. I thought that was our common ground [laughs]. I was saying Cardi was too big a superstar to behave that way ’cause people have it out for her period.” This is not the first time Budden has rubbed the Migos camp the wrong way. In 2017 while still working at  Complex , he famously walked off when interviewing the Trap trio. Month’s later he became the subject of their song “Ice Tray” where his name was interchanged as slang for being a hater. Whether Joe really needed a bathroom break or not, we hope this misunderstanding doesn’t turn physical. The Migos have proven that they will shoot the fade; even in their blouses. You can see his response in full below. Photo: WENN.com

Joe Budden Claims He Did Not Run Away From Offset, Had To Use Bathroom [Video]

Wendy Williams Hopes To Help Drug Addicts With Billboard In Times Square

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Source: Santiago Felipe / Getty Wendy Williams wants to give back and she’s doing it in her own way. After dealing with drug addiction for a decade of her life, she plans to help other addicts get back on track—with the help of her very own billboard in Times Square. Page Six reports Williams’ new philanthropic campaign Be Here was launched through her Hunter Foundation and “will serve to combat drug and substance abuse.” The famed talk show host previously told the site that she aims to “bring light” to the fact that “addiction doesn’t have to be your demise.” In Wendy’s own words : “I lost a little over 10 years of my life regarding substance abuse, but I’m now going into Season 10 [of The Wendy Williams Show ]. I’m married, I have a great career and a flourishing business…it’s not that you fall down, it’s how you rise. And if you rise, then you reach back. This is a reach back.” As for her billboard, Page Six says it “features a split video of a promotion for the Wendy Show and Williams’ Hunter Foundation. Beneath the logo for her charitable foundation is a message encouraging people to donate to help fight addiction.” It will reportedly be up for three months. Click here to see it for yourself. Photo: Getty

Wendy Williams Hopes To Help Drug Addicts With Billboard In Times Square

T.I. ft. Young Thug & Swizz Beatz “The Weekend,” “6lack ft. J. Cole “Pretty Little Fears” & More | Daily Visuals 10.16.18

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Source: Nikko Lamere / Nikko Lamere Last weekend T.I. dropped off his latest studio LP Dime Trap and while he’s been making a living as a reality TV dad/husband for a hot minute he proved that he can still every bit the rapper he was known to be. Continuing to further that point, T.I. calls on Young Thug to get turnt up in the visual to “The Weekend” where an “innocent” pool party turns into murder scene after a wannabe Spring Breaker gets her comeuppance. Speaking of women troubles, 6lack and J. Cole bond over their relationship drama with their respective partners in the clip to “Pretty Little Fears.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from OG Sweetz featuring Willie D, Eric Bellinger featuring AD, and more. T.I. FT. YOUNG THUG & SWIZZ BEATZ – “THE WEEKEND” 6LACK FT. J. COLE – “PRETTY LITTLE FEARS” OG SWEETZ FT. WILLIE D – “GOVERDENT” K CAMP & GENIUS – “CAN’T GO HOME” FLIPPA – “NO CAP INTRO” ERIC BELLINGER FT. AD – “PULLIN UP” REKS & SHORTFYUZ FT. TERMANOLOGY – “POLLO/COLLECTION” JORDAN HOLLYWOOD FT. LIL BABY – “LET ME FIND OUT” MIKEYBADASS – “ACT RIGHT” Z MONEY – “APART OF TRAPPIN” SOLOSAM – “BREEZIN & COOLIN”

T.I. ft. Young Thug & Swizz Beatz “The Weekend,” “6lack ft. J. Cole “Pretty Little Fears” & More | Daily Visuals 10.16.18

Vitamin of the Day: Anyone Fighting Cancer Keep Fighting

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In cased you missed it, October 15th we celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Quick Silva gave an encouraging word to anyone who might be battling cancer!

Vitamin of the Day: Anyone Fighting Cancer Keep Fighting

Wife Catches Husband, Ex-Falcon Player Justin Crawford, Exposing Himself To 12-Year-Old Girl

Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Justin Crawford , a former West Virginia running back who briefly played for the Atlanta Falcons before being cut in the preseason, was arrested for having sex with a 12-year-old girl. He was charged with aggravated child molestation, sodomy and enticing a child for indecent purposes, the Ledger-Enquirer reports . Crawford was reportedly caught by his wife Chakeya Crawford, who walked in on him, exposed, standing over a 12-year-old family member in the living room. Crawford allegedly ran into the kitchen when caught denied any wrongdoing when he was questioned about the incident. “I did not see anyone having sex, or I would have called police right away,” Chakeya told the Ledger-Enquirer. However, it didn’t sit well with Chekeya, who then took the girl to her mother and had her explain what happened. The soon-to-be teen allegedly revealed Crawford woke her out her sleep and asked her to perform oral sex on him followed by intercourse. The girl was given a medical exam and a “sex assault kit” was compiled. Crawford later admitted to having sex with the girl and claimed it was her idea, Detective Mark Scruggs testified at a preliminary hearing. The former football star is being held without bond in the Muscogee County Jail. RELATED STORIES: Tamar Braxon Reveals She Was Molested As A Child Documentary Alleges Whitney Houston Was Molested By Dee Dee Warwick  

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Kanye West Gave Kids Free Yeezys In Uganda, Still Sunken

Source: STRINGER / Getty Kanye West is currently in Uganda and attempting to spread goodwill. The Sunken Place MC gave out free adidas Yeezys to the kids while visiting an orphanage in the city of Masulita in the East African nation.  TMZ reports that Yeezy and Kim Kardashian got permission from Uganda’s Trump supporting President,  Yoweri Museveni , to used his helicopter to fly to the charity event for kids. Kim and Ye, rocking day-glo fits, were greeted with cheers, even more so when they presented the free footwear. Of course, West posted clips of the festivities on Twitter because it didn’t really happen if it isn’t documented on social media. We gotta give him credit for visiting the orphanage, though, respect. Nevertheless, West has a LONG way to go after that Oval Office debacle, if he even cares. We got love https://t.co/8cuhHmhOKa — ye (@kanyewest) October 16, 2018 We Got Love https://t.co/5BnG8185LE — ye (@kanyewest) October 16, 2018 More on the flip.

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Solange Covers ‘T’ Mag, New Album Dropping Any Day Now?

Source: Collier Schorr / Collier Schorr / T Magazine Fans can stop speculating and confidently rejoice in Solange returning to music. She is dropping a follow up to her  A Seat At The Table  this week. As  Vulture   noted the singer is releasing a new album any day now as per her recent interview in  New York Times’ T Magazine . According to the lengthy feature, the new project will “likely arrive into the world fully formed at some mysterious and unexpected moment”. Her description of the direction is just as complex. “There is a lot of jazz at the core. But with electronic and hip-hop drum and bass because I want it to bang and make your trunk rattle” she explains. Source: Collier Schorr / Collier Schorr / T Magazine The “Cranes In The Sky” singer also detailed how she is trying to take a step back from being the protagonist of her material. “I realize how much wider, figuratively and literally, my work could be if I took myself away as subject.” Her unique and very lengthy recording process is also revealed. “I like to be able to tell the story in 13 different ways, then I like to edit.”  The Times reports that each song for A Seat At The Table were all 15 minutes or longer and then she trimmed them down. Along with lightly touching on the yet to be named LP she also discussed her creative aspirations from as a child (“My dream was to go to Juilliard”) and shares how even with her popularity she still gets nervous about releasing her projects (“I have this fear living in my body about releasing work”). Check out the cover on the flip. You can read the rest of the feature here . — Photo: Collier Schorr courtesy of T Magazine

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Tom Misch ft. De La Soul “It Runs Through Me,” Eric Bellinger “By Now” & More | Daily Visuals 10.15.18

Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty While this generation of Hip-Hoppers may not care much for the OG’s of the game like De La Soul , it’s good to see some people still appreciate what the 90’s group brings to the table. Even if said people are from across the pond. Today London-based artist Tom Misch enlisted the talents of De La Soul for his visuals to “It Runs Through Me” where the singer recreates a 70’s styled studio while Posdunos made his appearance on the old school tube. Tube is old school slang for TV, millennials. Back in the states Eric Bellinger takes his talents to the beach where he sings his heart out about a troubled relationship in his clip to “By Now.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Imasu!, DaniLeigh, and more. TOM MISCH FT. DE LA SOUL – “IT RUNS THROUGH ME” ERIC BELLINGER – “BY NOW” IMASU! – “SPOTLIGHT” DANILEIGH – “LIL BEBE” CUBAN DOLL FT. STUNNA GIRL – “SHAKE SUM REMIX” ESTELLE FT. LUKE JAMES – “SO EASY” SOLOSAM – “BREEZIN & COOLIN” TOMMIE FT. BLAC YOUNGSTA – “CHEAT ON ME”

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