Source: WENN / WENN It’s almost time for Beyoncé to take the stage at Coachella, and anticipation is at an all-time high. Fans are still waiting to see whether or not the Queen is going to drop an album before her performance, but even if Bey performs the same songs she has been for years, the Beyhive will still be all eyes and ears. Coachella is always the event to be at, and people flock to the dessert for a 3-day weekend of music, special guests, and super hot weather. For the last few year, Coachella has invited fans from all over the world into the festival by live streaming a big portion of the sets that go on throughout the weekend, though some bigger acts have opted out of the stream prior years. The good news for this year? Fans not in the desert will have their chance to watch Beyonce’s headlining set from the comfort of their living rooms. https://twitter.com/Bey_Legion/status/983365403245150209 So, great news for everyone who didn’t drop nearly $400 on a Coachella ticket, we all still get to witness the greatness that is Beyoncé. This is definitely going to be a moment.
Source: Prince Williams / Getty SNL’s Leslie Jones is pumped to have Billboard-topper Cardi B and Blockbuster star Chadwick Boseman on tonight’s episode. In one of their promo spots, Jones reprimands T’Chala for not introducing Bartier Cardi with enough enthusiasm. Watch all of their hilarious ads below and tune in Saturday on NBC. April 7th. @chadwickboseman (Hosting) and Cardi B (performing) on SNL pic.twitter.com/CtiFyuNv5z — Daily Cardi (@DailyCardi) April 6, 2018
Source: Chiaki Nozu / Getty Drake stacked the deck for his “Nice For What” video, showcasing over a dozen super-talented queens that have been killing their respective games; And it was all directed by the incredible Karena Evans . Over a sample from Lauryn Hill ‘s “Ex-Factor,” Drizzy delivers encouraging lyrics for the ladies, while supermodel Jourdan Dunn , actress Michelle Rodriguez, gymnast Misty Copeland and many more rise above the stresses the world throws at them. Issa Rae , Tiffany Haddish , Yara Shahidi and Tracee Ellis Ross are just a few of the 14 phenomenal women Drake managed to secure cameos from. Flip through for a full list of the stars and see if you can spot them all in the video below.
Source: Ian West – PA Images / Getty Word on the internet streets is that Kanye West has taken his talents to Wyoming to produce his next album. Yes, Kanye West is in Wyoming. But why? Some will point to the obvious reasons of avoiding press and paparazzi (good luck with that), while others may think the opposite and believe that the mountain move is purely for publicity. Either way, unless you know Yeezy personally it’s hard to be certain on the real motives behind it. Let’s try anyway. First of all, to be clear, Kanye West is a genius. You may dislike his music ( how Sway? ); you may dislike his fashion sense ( even though he created the some of the hottest sneakers in history ); and you probably don’t like the person ( because he keeps it way too real ). But real recognize real, and at this stage of his career, what’s most clear — not only is Kanye West a creative, he’s a creative genius. As a creative professional, no matter how wild and zany things may appear, his behavior likely has a definitive purpose and meaning. So, for the sake of internet wisdom, let’s take a closer look at the method behind the madness of traveling deep into the mountains to make magic happen. Source: Yui Mok – PA Images / Getty Creativity has no bounds. If a creative mind needs room to grow, then a creative genius needs canyons to evolve. While there are no rules to how flames (that ignite the next fire track, album, or movement) should spark, there are keys is to creating an environment where sparks can fly freely, so ideas can catch on and blow up, or light can reveal a path for what will eventually lead to a final product. Getting creative with the setting is just how geniuses do things. Growing up, Kanye was known to lock himself in his bedroom for ridiculous hours working on his craft . Even though a Chicago apartment is far from a Wyoming mountaintop, in this case his mind was the canyon and his room was the space he created for himself to work in; locked in, undisturbed. As you can imagine, that’s probably not as easy nowadays being a grammy-winning, celebrity, family-man, and all. Hide and seek with the real ones. In collaborative cases, how bad do you want it? If you’re not willing to go all in and work with a genius on his/her terms, then how willing are you really to create a life changing product? Just like the wanderer who must travel to the edges of the world map in search of the key to eternal life, even members of the music industry’s elite must traverse the Wyoming landscape to join Kanye West in his quest to do just that — change lives and live forever. Once the worthy have revealed themselves, then and only then is it time to sit high above the clouds and shoot for the stars. Speculation already has artists like Drake and Travis Scott headed off the grid in search for the modern day music magus. Album/Song title idea: Black Magic Source: Yui Mok – PA Images / Getty Block out the noise of the not so genius (aka common folk). Let’s face it, creative geniuses want nothing to do with the mindless mainstream. After all, they don’t need the mainstream, the mainstream needs them. There’s a reason why tastemakers seem to have so many fresh ideas, it’s because many of them find inspiration within. It’s hard for the mind to stay fresh when it’s surrounded by sour stimuli. Not only does a mountain getaway allow for the literal physical space to breathe and expand, it offers an opportunity for ideas to thrive without being met with any impediment. Though some are better than others at shielding the mind from distraction and noise, those who are serious about preventing any unwanted influence will travel far and wide (to Wyoming) to do so. Until further notice, we may never know the real reason why Kanye West has chosen the “Cowboy State” (officially known as the “Equality State”) for his next major production, but we’ve seen this from megastar before. In 2010, news circulated around his grammy award winning album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , when it was revealed that he was retreating to the islands of Hawaii to work on it. Based on the what came of out of the studio there, it seems like Kanye knows exactly what he’s doing. See you when you get back, Yeezy. words by: Taji Dean Ali
Source: Ian West – PA Images / Getty Word on the internet streets is that Kanye West has taken his talents to Wyoming to produce his next album. Yes, Kanye West is in Wyoming. But why? Some will point to the obvious reasons of avoiding press and paparazzi (good luck with that), while others may think the opposite and believe that the mountain move is purely for publicity. Either way, unless you know Yeezy personally it’s hard to be certain on the real motives behind it. Let’s try anyway. First of all, to be clear, Kanye West is a genius. You may dislike his music ( how Sway? ); you may dislike his fashion sense ( even though he created the some of the hottest sneakers in history ); and you probably don’t like the person ( because he keeps it way too real ). But real recognize real, and at this stage of his career, what’s most clear — not only is Kanye West a creative, he’s a creative genius. As a creative professional, no matter how wild and zany things may appear, his behavior likely has a definitive purpose and meaning. So, for the sake of internet wisdom, let’s take a closer look at the method behind the madness of traveling deep into the mountains to make magic happen. Source: Yui Mok – PA Images / Getty Creativity has no bounds. If a creative mind needs room to grow, then a creative genius needs canyons to evolve. While there are no rules to how flames (that ignite the next fire track, album, or movement) should spark, there are keys is to creating an environment where sparks can fly freely, so ideas can catch on and blow up, or light can reveal a path for what will eventually lead to a final product. Getting creative with the setting is just how geniuses do things. Growing up, Kanye was known to lock himself in his bedroom for ridiculous hours working on his craft . Even though a Chicago apartment is far from a Wyoming mountaintop, in this case his mind was the canyon and his room was the space he created for himself to work in; locked in, undisturbed. As you can imagine, that’s probably not as easy nowadays being a grammy-winning, celebrity, family-man, and all. Hide and seek with the real ones. In collaborative cases, how bad do you want it? If you’re not willing to go all in and work with a genius on his/her terms, then how willing are you really to create a life changing product? Just like the wanderer who must travel to the edges of the world map in search of the key to eternal life, even members of the music industry’s elite must traverse the Wyoming landscape to join Kanye West in his quest to do just that — change lives and live forever. Once the worthy have revealed themselves, then and only then is it time to sit high above the clouds and shoot for the stars. Speculation already has artists like Drake and Travis Scott headed off the grid in search for the modern day music magus. Album/Song title idea: Black Magic Source: Yui Mok – PA Images / Getty Block out the noise of the not so genius (aka common folk). Let’s face it, creative geniuses want nothing to do with the mindless mainstream. After all, they don’t need the mainstream, the mainstream needs them. There’s a reason why tastemakers seem to have so many fresh ideas, it’s because many of them find inspiration within. It’s hard for the mind to stay fresh when it’s surrounded by sour stimuli. Not only does a mountain getaway allow for the literal physical space to breathe and expand, it offers an opportunity for ideas to thrive without being met with any impediment. Though some are better than others at shielding the mind from distraction and noise, those who are serious about preventing any unwanted influence will travel far and wide (to Wyoming) to do so. Until further notice, we may never know the real reason why Kanye West has chosen the “Cowboy State” (officially known as the “Equality State”) for his next major production, but we’ve seen this from megastar before. In 2010, news circulated around his grammy award winning album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , when it was revealed that he was retreating to the islands of Hawaii to work on it. Based on the what came of out of the studio there, it seems like Kanye knows exactly what he’s doing. See you when you get back, Yeezy. words by: Taji Dean Ali
Source: vitranc / Getty Black women are making tremendous strides in Hollywood these days, from raking up historical award show wins to crafting some of the most groundbreaking work in both television and film. One of the common threads of some of these women is that they got their start in the digital space via web series’ and the upcoming African American Women In Cinema (AAWIC) webisode competition is hoping to find the next black female voice of Hollywood. Like Issa Rae and Lena Waithe before them who got their starts creating web series’, the creative voices submitting their work for the upcoming AAWIC webisode competition are hoping to have the same future success. Based in New York City, each year the AAWIC host one of the most celebrated female film events in the country that shines its spotlight onto ambitious women filmmakers from all over the country and throughout the world. The 20 th annual AAWIC Film Festival is seeking short webisode submissions with a running time of 45 minutes or less, that are directed, produced or written by women who are of African, Latina, Asian or Native American diaspora. Webisode creators are free to submit multiple entrees however, a $20 submission fee must be paid for each entry. YOU CAN ENTER THE CONTEST BY CLICKING HERE. AAWIC President Terra Renee expressed her excitement at this year’s competition and the opportunity it provides upcoming talent. She stated, “I am so grateful for this wonderful opportunity for webisode creators and for the unique insight of Hello Beautiful to bring awareness of powerful talent in the digital world!” The winner will be chosen by the AAWIC webisode jury and the winning webisode will premiere on HelloBeautiful.com . The deadline for submissions is March 23 with the event taking place March 27-31. Good luck to all of the creators submitting their work! Source: AAWIC / Courtesy Submit your webisode here. Check out today’s Top Stories here: ‘Insecure’ Creator Issa Rae To Host The 2018 CFDA Awards Michelle Obama Met The Little Queen Who Fell In Love WIth Her Portrait
Rich Fury/Getty Images Idris Elba Proposes To Girlfriend In Front Of Film Festival Crowd Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre are officially engaged! The actor proposed to his girlfriend during a screening for his new film Yardie at Rio Cinema in Dalston, London. Some of the attendees caught Elba’s proposal on camera and spread video of the happy moment across Twitter and Instagram. Take a look at the happy couple below. Idris was married twice before, to Hanne ‘Kim’ Norgaard from 1999 until 2003 and to Sonya Nicole Hanklin in 2006. The 45-year-old actor and Sabrina, 29, have been together since last year, and met while Idris was filming “The Mountain Between Us” in Canada. Just weeks after Elba swore he would never get married again, the couple made their red carpet debut together in September–and it looks like the actor got his desire for marriage back on real quick. Neither Idris nor Sabrina have announced the news themselves, but hopefully we’ll get to see her ring sooner than later. Congrats to the happy couple!
Source: Noam Galai / Getty Today marks the 24th anniversary of Nas ‘ iconic song “It Ain’t Hard to Tell.” The track closes his influential Illmatic album and it’s notable for featuring a heavy sample of Michael Jackson ‘s “Human Nature.” In the clip below, Nas explains how MJ was pivotal to the feel of the song. It seems like great minds are always influenced by the ones before them. If you want more details behind Nas’ critical track, you can swipe through to watch him discuss the lyrics with a Harvard poetry professor!
