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Jet Life Creative Director CJ Wallis Told To Hold Off From Producing Mac Miller Doc

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Source: Jessica Alexander/Future Image/WENN.com / WENN The Hip-Hop world lost one of its most talented acts in Mac Miller last year, and the void left by the Pittsburgh artist has been massive. Jet Life Creative Director CJ Wallis announced he was putting together footage for an upcoming documentary to honor the life of the late rapper. Deadline reports : Filmmaker and Jetlife Creative Director CJ Wallis announced today via Twitter that Margrette Bird Pictures, a film company he found with Mallory Kennedy, is working on a documentary about the late rapper Mac Miller. “So, over the next year I’m going to start collecting interviews & content to make the definitive @MacMiller documentary for his family, friends & fans,” he tweeted Monday morning. Wallis then encouraged everyone to share the post and tag anyone who would be good to interview for the docu. The outlet adds that Wallis, who has worked alongside Curren$y and Jet Life affiliates Wiz Khalifa among others, wanted to put out the film via New Orleans-based Margrette Bird Pictures at an upcoming later date. However, the family has asked Wallias and Margrette Bird Pictures to hold off on the project. UPDATE: We tweeted our intentions to begin developing a doc on Mac over the next year. At the same time, we reached out to all those closest to him to begin the process of making it official. 1/4 — FORTYFPS FILMS (@fortyfps) June 4, 2019 We heard back from @christianclancy & The Estate who said the family has requested we hold off on the project at this time. We immediately compiled as the last thing we'd want is to negatively impact anyone involved, quite the opposite. 2/4 — FORTYFPS FILMS (@fortyfps) June 4, 2019 We felt comfortable announcing our intentions in advance of receiving permission because they were just that – intentions. The concept was peers telling their one favorite Mac story & cutting them together as a motivational & positive picture. Not a life story. 3/4 — FORTYFPS FILMS (@fortyfps) June 4, 2019   The outpouring of support for the doc and that it was us trying to make one was humbling, and in time perhaps we will get to see it through. For now, we have hours of incredible music and thats always been more than enough. Respect/Love…. #ripmac — FORTYFPS FILMS (@fortyfps) June 4, 2019 — Photo: WENN

Jet Life Creative Director CJ Wallis Told To Hold Off From Producing Mac Miller Doc

18 & Gone: Apple Getting Rid of iTunes, To Replace It With Separate Apps

Source: Thomas Trutschel / Getty After 18 long years of existence, Apple is finally getting rid of iTunes. Bloomberg reports the company is phasing out the tool that Mac users have utilized to help manage their music, watch movies, and TV shows. The decision to trash iTunes is on par with Apple’s new vision for its future when it comes to its gadgets. Now there will be separate apps for users to listen to music, watch movies and TV and listen to podcasts. You will still be able to manage your Apple gadget through the music app. The announcement of the move came on the heels of Apple’s upcoming WWDC where the company is expected to confirm the decision and announce how it plans to move going forward. Per Bloomberg : iTunes has been the way Apple users listen to music, watch movies and TV shows, hear podcasts, and manage their devices for almost two decades. This year, Apple is finally ready to move into a new era. The company is launching a trio of new apps for the Mac – Music, TV, and Podcasts – to replace iTunes. That matches Apple’s media app strategy on iPhones and iPads. Without iTunes, customers can manage their Apple gadgets through the Music app.  Well if you were looking to blow the dust off your iTunes to help manage your new iPod Touch , then you won’t receive this news too well. 18 years is a long time for an app, so the app is rare air when it comes to outlasting the competition. iTunes had a hell of a run though, never forget. — Photo: Thomas Trutschel / Getty

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Kanye West Debuts Incubator Program, New Fashion Brand #COCKTALES

Via Hypebeast  one notable point was kept under wraps: West’s plan to launch a fashion incubator. Going forward, the initiative will provide mentorship and financial assistance to “aspiring creatives in fashion, design, and more,” as Vogue notes.   JP Yim one notable point was kept under wraps: West’s plan to launch a fashion incubator. Going forward, the initiative will provide mentorship and financial assistance to “aspiring creatives in fashion, design, and more,” as Vogue notes. West famously interned at Fendi with Virgil Abloh before the pair stepped into the world of fashion; this incubator program is indicative of the rapper passing the torch to a new generation of creatives. Chicago-born Maisie Schloss is the grant’s first recipient; a Parsons graduate and former YEEZY womenswear designer, Schloss will receive input and aid from West as she prepares to launch Masie Wilen, her debut clothing line.

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‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: Mimi Really Thought Bringing Pooh To Trinidad Was A Good Idea

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Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Pooh brings the mess on tonight’s episode of Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta . We pick up from the mele in Trinidad. Mimi, for whatever reason, thought bringing Pooh would be a good idea but all Pooh did was rehash old drama by talking about how Karlie poo’d (no pun intended) on their sheets during their freaky threesome activities and other dumb stuff. Security shut down any attempts at physical fighting because they’re the real MVP’s. Let’s fast forward a bit to another day. Karlie takes the group to meet her family at their home but she can’t fully enjoy herself because she’s still disturbed about earlier. Karlie pulls Mimi aside and asks her what the heck she was thinking by bringing Pooh. Mimi regurgitates the same ol’ talk about wanting them to make amends, yatta yatta. Then things get awkward when Karlie’s relatives start prying. Karlie’s cousin asks why Joc is there but her fiance isn’t. Then she asks if Kendra is okay with the fact that Joc and Karlie are cool given their history. Obviously, Kendra is fake-okay with the situation but she’s definitely not here for this discussion with the cousin so she walks out so she can mind her temper and her business. And guess what? Pooh is still in Trinidad after all of this. The next day she links up separately with Rasheeda and Mimi because they want to get her side of the story. Rasheeda delivers the memo from Captain Obvious that they’re both being petty and ridiculous. So, Pooh agrees to try again. Meanwhile, Karlie is hanging out with Kendra and The Bam. Eventually, Mimi and Rasheeda join them, and we can assume Pooh is still on the bus or something because she doesn’t appear at first. Anyway, Mimi and Rasheeda pull Karlie aside to once again see if they can talk. Then Pooh finally appears and the millionth peace talk begins. At first, they do the back and forth thing again. Karlie wants Pooh to admit that Pooh lied, that she never slept with her husband, and they never had a threesome. Pooh remains firm in that it did happen. Then Karlie says something interesting. She says, “My dude doesn’t care what happened between us. When I met him I stopped f–king with you.” Say what now? But didn’t Karlie previously deny any and all relations with Pooh and/or her husband? Anyway, this convo surprisingly remains civil but nothing really gets resolved. They just move on…I guess. Then they separate again. Mimi and Rasheeda are back with Pooh. Rasheeda brings up how Karlie played them the recording she had of Hiriam saying they never did anything yatta yatta. But then Pooh plays a recording of that convo she had with Hiriam talking about how he lied because would never tell the truth about messing with Karlie because “OG’s don’t kiss and tell.” In other news, Scrapp links up with Stevie to express his grievances. Turns out, Stevie didn’t support Scrapp because he was dealing with his own federal case. Then Scrapp asks him about the rumor he slept with Tommie. So, what had happened was, according to Stevie, they were in a car together and she pulled out his beefcake. Her version as per last season’s reunion is that he flashed her. The one thing where they’re consistent is that they did not have sex. Stevie apologizes though because there was kind of a thing with Tommie. Scrapp accepts and they move on. Later on, Scrappy and Bambi go to dinner. It’s all good at first but then Scrappy says he wants to work on making another baby. Bambi says she isn’t interested in having another baby at the moment because she just had a baby, and needs a moment to recuperate, duh! But then she spills tea from a convo she had earlier with Kendra. Kendra told her that she doesn’t want kids with Joc. She is not trying to be babymama number five. Obviously, that news gets back to Joc and he’s hurt because he was planning to propose. It’s odd that he’s as taken aback as he is though. It’s not like he already has 8 kids with the oldest being about to turn 19 or anything. Anyway, bow he’s rethinking things with Kendra and it gets worse later on. Basically, Karlie takes the group to a party where Jock, who is drunk out of his mind, pulls up to Pooh, who is dancing provocatively, and pours water on her butt. Kendra happened to see that and she loses it. She pulls Joc to the side to see what’s up and he brings up the whole thing about her not wanting to have his baby. And we end on that note. RELATED POSTS ‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: Karlie Redd Hosts The Group In Trinidad While Spice Is Away ‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: Spice Wants The Crew To Join Her In Trinidad

‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: Mimi Really Thought Bringing Pooh To Trinidad Was A Good Idea

Remains Found In Arkansas Confirmed As Maleah Davis’ Body

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Bones and blood found in a black garbage in southwest Arkansas , on Friday, have been confirmed as the remains of missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis. View this post on Instagram Houston loves you, #MaleahDavis. And so does the world. #RestInPeace. A post shared by KHOU 11 News Houston (@khou11) on Jun 3, 2019 at 9:16am PDT Hours before the remains were found, Davis’ stepfather Derion Vence allegedly confessed to Quanell X, an advocate for Maleah’s mother, to dumping her body in Arkansas, CNN reports. “All I can say is he told me it was an accident, and that she is dead and where he dumped her body,” Quanell revealed. “He said he pulled over in Arkansas, got out of the car, walked to the side of the road, and dumped the body off the road.” A roadside mowing crew reportedly discovered the black garbage bag with a pungent odor near Interstate 30. Vence reported Maleah missing on May 4, offering an elaborate story about her mysterious disappearance. Vence claimed he was attacked and Maleah kidnapped on his way to pick up the girl’s mother from the airport. After being allegedly “knocked unconscious” he woke up 24 hours later to Maleah missing, but her one-year-old brother, who he was also in care of, still there. Surveillance footage later showed Vence leaving the family home carrying a mysterious package. Blood was found in the home. Vence became a suspect. He was arrested a week later. He was initially charged with tampering with a corpse, but with new evidence we expect there will be charges to come. Maleah’s mother became a subject of infatuation from people who think she was negligent leaving her daughter in the care of Vence when she had suffered a serious head injury in his care a year before. CPS removed the young girl from the home pending an investigation that concluded, she was simply fell. This is heartbreaking story and though justice won’t bring Maleah back, we pray Vence never sees the light of day. RELATED STORIES: Search For Missing 4-Year-Old Maleah Davis Continues Near Texas Haunted House Cardi B Tells Mothers To Stop Leaving Their Children Their Boyfriends, Polarizes Black Twitter

Remains Found In Arkansas Confirmed As Maleah Davis’ Body

Black Music Month: Caribbean Connection

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Source: Keysus / Keysus Like its hip-hop counterpart, Dancehall is evolving. Trap beats are replacing traditional dubbing but, the raw and unfiltered lyricism continues to keep our attention. See Also:  Black Music Month: Afrobeats Bangers For Black Music Month, we’re introducing you to a new class of dancehall artists that include Shenseea , Koffee and Rygin King. Press play below.

Black Music Month: Caribbean Connection

Black Music Month: Caribbean Connection

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Source: Keysus / Keysus Like its hip-hop counterpart, Dancehall is evolving. Trap beats are replacing traditional dubbing but, the raw and unfiltered lyricism continues to keep our attention. See Also:  Black Music Month: Afrobeats Bangers For Black Music Month, we’re introducing you to a new class of dancehall artists that include Shenseea , Koffee and Rygin King. Press play below.

Black Music Month: Caribbean Connection

Brooklyn Billions: Jay-Z Declared 1st Billionaire Rapper By Forbes

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Source: Michael Kovac / Getty Jay-Z and his steady pivot between an elite-level recording artist to one of the savviest businessmen of his era have been well documented over the past decade and more. In a new piece from Forbes , the veteran Brooklyn wordsmith is in a company of his own after becoming the first rapper to join the billionaires club. Forbes writes: Less than a decade later, it’s clear that Jay-Z has accumulated a fortune that conservatively totals $1 billion, making him one of only a handful of entertainers to become a billionaire—and the first hip-hop artist to do so. Jay-Z’s steadily growing kingdom is expansive, encompassing liquor, art, real estate (homes in Los Angeles, the Hamptons, Tribeca) and stakes in companies like Uber. His journey is all the more impressive given its start: Brooklyn’s notorious Marcy housing projects. He was a drug dealer before becoming a musician, starting his own label, Roc-A-Fella Records, to release his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt. Since then he’s amassed 14 No. 1 albums, 22 Grammy awards and over $500 million in pretax earnings in a decade. Crucially, he realized that he should build his own brands rather than promote someone else’s: the clothing line Rocawear, started in 1999 (sold for $204 million to Iconix in 2007); D’Ussé, a cognac he co-owns with Bacardi; and Tidal, a music-streaming service. Read the entire profile on Jay-Z’s inspirational climb from Marcy Projects to becoming a billionaire by following this link . — Photo: Getty

Brooklyn Billions: Jay-Z Declared 1st Billionaire Rapper By Forbes

Pusha T Offers Condolences To Virginia Beach Shooting Victims

Source: Craig Barritt / Getty On Friday (May 31), a gunman, who was a disgruntled employee, killed a dozen people at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, VA. Raised in the area, Pusha T took to social media to offer up his condolences. Sending my prayers and love to the city of Virginia Beach, condolences to all of the families who lost loved ones…I’m so sorry. — King Push (@PUSHA_T) May 31, 2019   “Sending my prayers and love to the city of Virginia Beach, condolences to all of the families who lost loved ones…I’m so sorry,” wrote King Push on Twitter. The latest mass shooting has sparked the usual political rhetoric. Unfortunately, whether or not anything will be done to curve mass shootings is another story. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pusha T (@kingpush) on May 31, 2019 at 5:43pm PDT — Photo: Getty

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Pusha T Offers Condolences To Virginia Beach Shooting Victims

Pusha T Offers Condolences To Virginia Beach Shooting Victims

Source: Craig Barritt / Getty On Friday (May 31), a gunman, who was a disgruntled employee, killed a dozen people at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, VA. Raised in the area, Pusha T took to social media to offer up his condolences. Sending my prayers and love to the city of Virginia Beach, condolences to all of the families who lost loved ones…I’m so sorry. — King Push (@PUSHA_T) May 31, 2019   “Sending my prayers and love to the city of Virginia Beach, condolences to all of the families who lost loved ones…I’m so sorry,” wrote King Push on Twitter. The latest mass shooting has sparked the usual political rhetoric. Unfortunately, whether or not anything will be done to curve mass shootings is another story. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pusha T (@kingpush) on May 31, 2019 at 5:43pm PDT — Photo: Getty

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