Source: @JaeHimself / Courtesy New Music: Jae Himself – DeLorean featuring Quincey White & Nkolo We at BOSSIP love to put folks on to new music from emerging artists on the scene. In this weeks #BossipSounds we have some dope riding music from Jae Himself . Jae’s new record “DeLorean” features Sway Calloway’s artist Quincey White. Obviously, inspired by the 80’s blockbuster film “Back to the Future”, the lyrics take listeners back to what life was like growing up in Newark, NJ, and Los Angeles through the individual lenses of Jae Himself and Quincey White, respectively. Nkolo can be heard smoothly crooning on the hook. Hit play and tell us what you think…
Source: Lawrence Bryant / LB Photography J. Cole will perform during the the halftime show at the NBA All-Star Game at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. on Feb. 17., the NBA revealed late Tuesday. 2019 GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist and North Carolina native @JColeNC will take the court in his home state to headline the 2019 #NBAAllStar Game halftime show (Sunday 2/17 @NBAonTNT )! pic.twitter.com/eT6mTdJRYB — NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2019 Cole, a North Carolina native, is expected to perform a medley of his hits during his halftime performance. Meek Mill will also be involved this year as the Philly native will open the night with a performance and entertaining introduction of the All-Star teams, according to Sports Illustrated . The 2019 NBA All-Star Game is slated for Feb. 17th, 2019.
Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty With Wendy Williams out on hiatus after suffering a fractured shoulder , it looks like her show’s producers have found an unlikely replacement. Nick Cannon ! The news was announced on the show’s Instagram page on Tuesday night. “Friend to the show and host of Fox’s The Masked Singer and MTV’s Wild n’ Out, @nickcannon will be guest hosting The Wendy Williams Show on Monday, February 4th, Tuesday, February 5th & Wednesday, February 6th. The new hour long episodes will include Wendy’s staple Hot Topics segment, “Ask Wendy,” celebrity interviews and more!” As we previously reported , earlier this month, Williams’ team announced that because of her Graves’ disease and a recent fractured shoulder, the Wendy Williams Show would be postponed for several weeks as she being treated. The last message on her Instagram page, reads: “As Wendy Williams Hunter previously shared, she fractured her shoulder and has been on the mend. Over the past few days, Wendy has experienced complications regarding her Graves’ Disease that will require treatment. Wendy will be under the strict supervision of her physicians, and as part of her care, there will be significant time spent in the hospital.” Get better Wendy! BEAUTIES: Do you think Nick Cannon has the chops to fill in for Wendy? RELATED NEWS: Amara La Negra & Nick Cannon Slam R. Kelly + More Celebrities Who Joined The #MuteRKelly Movement Wendy Williams Reveals She Is Suffering With Graves’ Disease In The Middle Of Menopause Wendy Williams Gives Health Update After Canceling Shows This Week [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3022014″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Dennis Leupold / DENNIS LEUPOLD Nicole Bus Releases The Video For “You” We’ve been fans since we heard Nicole Bus sing the opening notes of “You” so we had to share the new video with you guys. Check it out below: The video was directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr. and the song was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Needlz. What did you think? Pretty sure most of the hip-hop heads recognized the sample from Wu-Tang Clan’s classic “C.R.E.A.M”, and the original sample taken from The Charmels “As Long As I Got You”. If you hadn’t already heard, Ghostface Killah has jumped on a remix of the track. When describing the single Nicole states, “I would like to share my experience with others so they can be encouraged and relate to the story in my music. It would be great to see people all over the world dancing and enjoying the melodies. Whenever there’s a blue day I promise I can be the sunlight through your speakers.” We love her already! Can’t wait to see what’s next to come from this RocNation signee!
R&B legend and music icon James Ingram has passed away. The news broke about the “Somewhere Out There” singer’s passing on Tuesday afternoon after a friend shared the difficult news. Ingram was 66 years old, and was just over two weeks shy of turning 67. “I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial Choir,” longtime friend Debbie Allen tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. “He will always be cherished, loved, and remembered,” she affirmed. Her tweet continued: “for his genius, his love of family, and his humanity.” “I am blessed to have been so close,” she acknowledged. Her heartfelt tweet concluded: “We will forever speak his name.” James Imgram is, as we mentioned, an R&B legend who has been a titan within the industry for decades. His best known album work was also his first Number 1 pop hit. The song, “Baby, Come to Me,” was a duet with Patti Austin. That was not his last time to top the music charts. In 1990, he once again soared to the top with “I Don’t Have the Heart.” But if you really want to talk about his biggest impact, you need to talka bout his soundtrack work. In 1986, Ingram did a notable duet with Linda Ronstadt for the animated film, An Amiercan Tai l. That song? “Somewhere Out There.” One of the most famous songs of all time. The song reached Number 2 on the pop chart. It also won the Grammy award for Song of the Year — though the award went to songwriters James Horner and Cynthia Weil. Everyone on the planet has heard Ingram’s voice. From 1982 to 1996, Ingram was nominated for 14 different Grammy awards. Yes, that’s an average of about one per year. He won for male vocal R&B performance for “One Hundred Ways.” He also won for R&B performance by a duo or group after a collaboration with Michael McDonald: “Yah Mo B There.”: Ingram was also nominated for Oscars, both for best original song, in 1994 and 1995 for his theme songs from Beethoven’s 2nd and Junior . His Oscar nominations for best original song came in 1994-95 for his theme songs from “Beethoven’s 2nd” and “Junior.” James Ingram is originally a native of Akron. He was a session keyboard player and singer in Los Angeles before his “big break.” His guest singing on the “The Dude” album was so popular that he received a Grammy nomination before ever putting out an album of his own. Ingram was also a member of the 1970s group, Revelation Funk. Notably, the group made a brief appearance in the 1975 cult film, “Dolemite.” Details about Ingram’s cause of death have not yet been released. It is believed that he has been ill for some time. He has not been active, musically, for about a decade.
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty There’s something about stealing planes to go to a concert that gets a lot of people excited. It happened last summer when a man tried to hijack a plane and make his way to Beyonce and Jay-Z’s On The Run II tour–but surprisingly, that wasn’t the first time something like that happened. An 18-year-old got arrested on July 4 of last year for trying to steal a commercial jet to fly to a Famous Dex concert. Now, 6 months later, that same teenager pleaded guilty on Thursday for attempted theft of property and commercial burglary. Zemarcuis Scott has officially received a five-year term of felony probation on each charge, with both running concurrently, according to reports from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Scott is going to have to pay a $1,000 fine, court costs, and take part in a mental health treatment. Beyond that, he also isn’t allowed on Texarkana Regional Airport property (which is where he tried to steal the jet) during his probation. It seems hard to believe, but Scott really attempted to take the jet from the airport during the early hours on July 4 to see the rapper Dex perform in Illinois. This is all according to a probable cause affidavit and psychological evaluation report obtained by The Gazette . When Scott took his shot at grabbing his own plane, airport security personnel had already seen him jump the property’s fence around 2:30 a.m. and called the police. When officers arrived, Scott was sitting in the pilot’s seat, later telling investigators that he wasn’t worried about flying the jet. He thought he could operate it by simply pulling levers and pushing buttons–which obviously would have turned out very poorly. He added that he’d been thinking about stealing a plane for around a month and was eyeing that particular jet since 10 p.m. on July 3. Back in August, Scott first pleaded innocent to attempted commercial burglary and attempted theft of property. His attorney, Managing Public Defender Jason Mitchell asked for a mental evaluation for Scott to see if he was competent to stand trial. Later on, in December, it was determined that Scott was indeed competent. As the people over at Complex pointed out, being so excited to attend a Famous Dex concert is something that definitely raises some eyebrows. Last October, after a performance at UC-Irvine went awry, a video surfaced of the Chicago rapper telling fans to get away from his car. After some refused to back off, Dex can be seen leaning out of his seat wielding what appears to be a gun. Not exactly the definition of a loving fan-to-artist interaction.
Source: Dan MacMedan / Getty The team at Disney and Marvel are certainly still celebrating Black Panther taking home the Best Ensemble trophy at the SAG Awards over the weekend. And now, t he Oscar-nominated film will be returning to theaters for Black History Month with the added benefit of spreading news of a $1.5 million grant program from the United Negro College Fund. EW.com reports : One day after Black Panther won the top film prize at the SAG Awards, Disney announced that the Marvel blockbuster will be returning to theaters for one week. Black Panther will screen at select AMC Theatres locations between Feb. 1 and 7 — and in celebration of Black History Month, tickets will be free. In addition to the free screenings, Disney revealed that it will give a $1.5 million grant to the United Negro College Fund, which provides scholarships to help minority students attend college. “Black Panther is groundbreaking for many reasons, including the rich diversity of voices behind its success,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement. “The story also showcases the power of knowledge to change the world for the better, and the importance of ensuring everyone has access to it. We’re proud to provide thousands of free screenings of Black Panther in hopes it will continue to inspire audiences, and to support UNCF with a $1.5 million grant to make the dream of higher education a reality for more students.” How dope is that? To find out how to cop the free tickets to the February screening of Black Panther, click here . — Photo: Getty
Source: Adam Bielawski/WENN.com / WENN Remember the days when people had to wait for Super Bowl Sunday before they’d be able to see the commercials that cost companies millions of dollars for air time on the scared sports day? Yeah, the internet kinda ruined that but we ain’t mad. Today we get the official Super Bowl Sunday Pepsi commercial that features your all-time favorite Love & Hip Hop star, Cardi B , Steve Carrell and Lil Jon. You know you’ve made it to another stratosphere when you’re the biggest name in a commercial that features an Oscar nominated actor and multi-platinum music producer who’s more than a decade in the game. Okuurrrr? Set in a restaurant the commercial features the three celebrities ensuring a customer that ordering a Pepsi is all kinds of “okay” over getting a Coca-Cola. Will Coke clap back at this commercial? Maybe get Nicki Minaj to do a last minute response? Probably not but hope springs eternal, right? Check out the comedic commercial below and appreciate Cardi B while she’s still here and rubbing these far-right Trumpians the wrong way. They crazy, b.
Hundreds of coats were donated this past weekend at a joint community event to help warm and feed those in need, that utilize Positive American Youth’s food pantry and family resource center. Hot 107.9 & Bud Light came aboard with volunteers, music (DJ B. Jonez) and a ton of give away prizes for those that brought donations. Some of those prizes included tickets to the Bud Light Superbowl Music Fest! The event was hosted by Reec, midday personality on Hot 107.9. DTLR was the location sponsor and provided volunteers as well. Check out pictures from the day
Source: Apega/WENN / WENN Kiki Layne Was Spotted Rubbing Michael B. Jordan’s Head While He Whispered In Her Ear Kiki Layne and Michael B. Jordan’s Sundance Film Festival flirtation caught the attention of more than one onlooker apparently… Sources told Page Six the stars of ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ and ‘Black Panther’ arrived to Tao’s Park City pop-up separately but “within 10 minutes of each other,” and wasted no time spending the entire time together! A source said: “They were put at separate VIP tables, but Kiki quickly made her way over to Michael’s table. And they seriously never left each other’s side. Canoodling to the max.” The source added, “She would have her hand on the back of his head rubbing it as he whispered in her ear and [he] kept kissing her cheek.” Even though “it was clear to everyone in the room that they were together,” the source surmised, we hear that the stars’ entourages were “protective about them not taking a photo together.” Jordan and Layne also left the event at the same time. Rubbing the back of his head, eh? Y’all know what that means… Chocolatey smithereens!
