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Micheal B. Jordan To Voice Lead Character In Animated Series
Black Panther villain, Creed star, and self-professed anime fan Michael B. Jor- dan is joining an animated series of his own.
Jordan will voice the main character of Julian Chase in gen: LOCK from Rooster Teeth.
In gen: LOCK, Earth’s last free society is on the losing side of a global war and re- cruits a diverse team of young pilots to control the next gen- eration of mecha — giant, weaponized robot bodies. These daring recruits will find, however, that their new- found abilities come at no small cost. As Chase leaves behind his life as a fighter pilot to become the first can- didate for the program, he
Michael B. Jordan will voice animated character, Julian Chase in gen: LOCK.
finds his endurance, as well as his very identity, will be tested beyond anything he ever imagined.
In gen: LOCK is produced by Rooster Teeth (the Austin, Texas-based company be-
hind RWBY, Red vs. Blue) and co-produced by Jor- dan’s production company, Outlier Society Produc- tions. gen:LOCK will pre- miere exclusively on Rooster Teeth’s streaming service.
Angela Bassett Receives 3rd Degree
Angela Bassett just keeps winning. The Oscar-nominated actress received an honorary doctorate degree from her alma mater, Yale University, on Monday (May 21). Bassett is one of Yale’s 10 honorary de- gree recipients for the year 2018.
Bassett’s Doctorate of Fine Arts degree is the third the Black Panther star has received from the Connecticut school. She earned her B.A. in African American studies in 1980, and completed her M.F.A. at Yale School of Drama in 1983.
“Hey Everybody you good? My heart is full! God blessed me REAL good!” Dr. Bassett wrote on her Instagram page in a video of the moment. “Thank you @yale for this blessed honor!”
Bassett has been seen in numerous stage productions, countless television shows and films. She’s stolen the show in
St. Petersburg native, Angela Bassett has received her 3rd college degree.
films such as What’s Love Got to Do with It, Waiting to Ex- hale, Strange Days, Notorious, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Malcolm X, The Rosa Parks Story and many more.
“We are absolutely thrilled to honor the ten honorants,” said Yale’s Vice President for Communications Eileen O’Connor.
Ray J And Princess Love Welcome Their Daughter
Congratulations to Ray J and Princess Love for the birth of their baby girl!
The Norwood’s an- nounced the arrival of their newborn daughter on Tuesday with a music video starring the first-time father.
“ITS TIME!! @rayjn- princess #GODISAMAZING #BABYGIRL #LOVEWINS,” Ray J shared on social media.
In the video, the couple share footage from her preg- nancy including sonogram ap- pointments with their doctors as well as snippets from their August 2016 wedding.
Ray J and wife, Princess welcomed their daughter on Tuesday.
This is the first child for the singer, 37, and his wife, 33. Ray J announced the preg-
nancy on the Nov. 27th episode of The Real.
It seems like the singer — whose real name is William Ray Norwood, Jr. — got ex- actly what he wanted: a daughter!
The couple tied the knot in 2016 after documenting their on-again, off-again relation- ship on the reality TV se- ries Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood since 2014. In the years since their marriage, Ray J and Princess have openly shared their fertility struggles both in interviews and on reality television.
Jeffrey Osborne Releases Album Of Original Songs
We met and got to know him as the lead singer for LTD. And with five decades in the music industry, award-win- ning R&B singer and recording artist, Jeffrey Osborne, is still one of the premier vocal- ists on the planet.
Now for the first-time in about 13 years, the living leg- end is set to release a new R&B album of original songs, enti- tled, Worth It All. The album is available this Friday, May 25.
According to Osborne, the album contains 12 songs, all of which feature his vocal styling. Osborne wrote all the tunes, with the exception of “Work
Jeffrey Osborne is releasing a new album, Friday (today).
It,” which he co-wrote with his son, Jeffrey, Jr. who works with him as a sound engineer.
R. Kelly’s Streaming Numbers Have Increased Despite Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Despite the negative pub- licity and sex cult allegations, R.Kelly is still winning.
According to data collected by Nielsen Music and the As- sociated Press, R. Kelly’s streaming numbers haven’t been negatively af- fected – in fact they’ve in- creased.
The backlash from the allegations against him have been harsh. The “Times Up Now” movement, supported by A-listers such as Ava Du- Vernay and Lupita Ny- ong’o, launched the #MuteRKelly movement.
Spotify also committed to remove all of his music
R. Kelly’s home life has been under fire for most of his ca- reer.
from their playlists earlier this month. Despite that, these are the number of streams some of his songs
have received as of May 22nd, according to reports, the plays on his top tracks, as of May 22nd are:
Ignition – Remix
322,861,478
Bump n’ Grind 69,779,646
I Believe I Can Fly
44,676,308
Cookie 31,088,263
This year, the singer has been accused of everything from holding women as sex slaves against their will, in- tentionally infecting women with sexually transmitted dis- eases, and sexual assault. His publicist, assistant, and lawyer have all dropped him as a client this year.
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