With the hugely successful ratings that BET received this past week for the New Edition series. BET has now green lit a project based on Nas.
According to reports BET has ordered a pilot for ‘Street Dreams’ an hour-long scripted project executive produced by Nas and based on his life in New York in the early 90s.
No word has been given yet on any casting ideas.
Nicki Minaj reunited with Drake and Lil Wayne on Instagram. She and Drake’s relationship had become strained over the years as each accumulated their own successes. Things became more awkward when Nicki starting dating rapper Meek Mill and engaged in a infamous rap beef with Drake. Now, all seems to be squashed between the two and their back to the music.
Beyoncé just announced via her Instagram account that she and Jay Z are preparing for not one, but two additions to their Carter clan. Mrs. Carter has seemingly been out of the public eye for a few months. Her last public appearance was when she and Jay performed for Hillary Clinton.
She posted a pic of her ever growing baby bump surrounding by a bouquet of flowers. After a rewarding 2016, I’m sure this moment doesn’t even compare. Congratulations!!
Serena Williams beat sister Venus in straight sets to win her seventh Australian Open and an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
In a new book named ‘The Blood of Emmett Till‘ out next week, author Timothy Tyson reveals that he engaged in a conversation with Carolyn Bryant Donham back in 2002 about Emmett’s death. She is the woman who accused Emmett of whistling at her back in 1955.
As a result, a group of white men burst into the home of 14-year-old Emmett Till, kidnapped him, tortured, mutilated and shot him and dumped him in the Tallahatchie River. This year, long after his murderers were found Not Guilty and the passing of Emmett’s mother, Donham has something to confess.
“I made it up.”
Much to Tyson’s surprise, the now elderly woman (who has been married twice since her relatives slaughtered the teenage boy) had this to say when she was asked about she had accused him of doing to her.
That part’s not true.
Yes, the 82-year old now claims that the incident in which she claimed saw Till make lewd remarks towards her and threatened her safety was a lie.
Vanity Fair adds:
As for the rest of what happened that evening in the country store, she said she couldn’t remember. She reflective in Timothy Tyson’s presence, wistfully volunteering, “Nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him.”
She also admitted she “felt tender sorrow,” Tyson would note, “for Mamie Till-Mobley”—Emmett Till’s mother, who died in 2003 after a lifetime spent crusading for civil rights. (She had bravely insisted that her son’s casket remain open at his funeral in order to show America what had been done to him.) “When Carolyn herself [later] lost one of her sons, she thought about the grief that Mamie must have felt and grieved all the more.”
This week the New Edition biopic premiered on BET and Centric to astronomical numbers.
According to reports a whopping 4.4 million viewers tuned in across both networks for BET’s highest rated premier in five years.
Missy Elliot never disappoints!! She is a visionary leader and always have cultivated Hip-Hop culture with her upbeat songs and outlandish videos. Well, she is back again with a brand new song, “I’m Better” f/ Lamb. Missy co-directed the video with long-time collaborator Dave Myers.
When President Donald Trump declared at the Pentagon Friday he was enacting strict new measures to prevent domestic terror attacks, there were few within his government who knew exactly what he meant. According to CNN, Administration officials weren’t immediately sure which countries’ citizens would be barred from entering the United States. The Department of Homeland Security was left making a legal analysis on the order after Trump signed it. A Border Patrol agent, confronted with arriving refugees, referred questions only to the President himself, according to court filings.
Saturday night, a federal judge granted an emergency stay for citizens of the affected countries who had already arrived in the US and those who are in transit and hold valid visas, ruling they can legally enter the US. Trump’s unilateral moves, which have drawn the ire of human rights groups and prompted protests at US airports, reflect the President’s desire to quickly make good on his campaign promises. But they also encapsulate the pitfalls of an administration largely operated by officials with scant federal experience. It wasn’t until Friday, the day Trump signed the order banning travel from seven Muslim, majority countries for 90 days and suspending all refugee admission for 120 days, that career homeland security staff were allowed to see the final details of the order, a person familiar with the matter said.
According to Variety magazine, DJ Khaled purchased a luxurious Beverly Hills home from British superstar Robbie Williams for $9.9 million. The 10,681 square foot residence has 7 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.
Check out the beautiful pad below:
Earlier this week comedian Steve Harvey raised eyebrows after meeting with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York and agreeing to work with Dr. Ben Carson at the department of Housing and Urban Development.
Steve now admits he was surprised and hurt by the severe backlash.
In his first radio show since his meeting with Trump Steve admits,
“On a personal note, lot of y’all hurt me. I didn’t expect the backlash to be so fierce. I also understand if I’m going to keep getting stabbed at, at least while you’re stabbing me, you should understand my intent.”
“I’m from the hood. I’ve been putting in the work for years. I care about these inner cities because that’s where I’m from.”
“But I’m also very aware of the anger that so many people feel. And these voices will continue to be heard and they should. If we sit at the table, then we can have a say-so.”
“When I walked away, (I felt) there might be a real chance for some positive to come out of what many feel is doom and gloom.”
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