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Atlanta Rapper 6LACK Is Using His Platform To Help Bring Clean Water To Uganda
“I APPRECIATE MUSIC FOR CHANGING MY LIFE, BUT I LOVE IT EVEN MORE FOR BEING THE VEHICLE TO DO MORE IN THE WORLD.”
East Atlanta isn’t the only place getting a love letter from 6LACK.
In dope news of the day, the Atlanta entertainer part- nered up with the Drop4drop organization to bring smiles and fresh clean water to a community in Uganda. In an Instagram post he shared, “I appreciate music for chang- ing my life, but I love it even more for being the vehicle to do more in the world.”
Drop4drop is a charity that brings clean water to devel- oping countries. Through their work with artists and celebs such as 6LACK, they are on a mission to alleviate the world water crisis and provide clean water for all.
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6LACK is no stranger to giving back either.
Last year, he donated $10,000 to the “Music Cares Foundation” to help other up and coming artists who may be struggling on their brink of success.
In the post he continued, “The best part about finding success, is having the ability to do things that seemed so farfetched as a kid.”
Lena Waithe Inks Overall Deal With Amazon Studios
Prolific creator-producer Lena Waithe has closed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. She has three series on the air, including the up- coming Amazon horror an- thology Them.
Emmy winner Waithe is among the slew of A-list showrunners who have been shopping mega overall deals over the past seven months. Her Amazon pact is believed to be for two years and in the eight-figure range.
Under the agreement, Waithe, will executive pro- duce Them and work with Amazon Studios to create
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and exec produce new origi- nal series to premiere exclu- sively on Amazon Prime Video. She will develop
shows through Waithe Hill- man Grad, the company she founded with her creative partner Rishi Rajani.
Season Four Of 'Insecure' Will Begin Shooting In September
Earlier this week, Insecure creator and star Issa Rae gave a much-anticipated up- date about the next season of the hit HBO series.
During her TCA panel, Rae revealed that writers were busy working on ideas for the show’s fourth season, with plans to begin shooting in September.
The showrunner also dished that the upcoming season will include ten episodes, instead of the usual eight.
Back in April, HBO pro- gramming chief Casey Bloys confirmed that the se- ries would not return until 2020 due Rae’s busy sched-
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Creator and star Issa Rae recently gave fans an update about the hit series, which is set to return in 2020.
star,” Bloys said. “We’re not the first place to deal with this, but when you’re in busi- ness with very creative and talented people, there’s a lot more opportunities for peo- ple to do things.”
Earlier this year, Rae starred alongside Marsai Martin and Regina Hall in Little and is attached to exec- utive produce Robin Thede’s new comedy series, A Black Lady Sketch Show.
50 Cent Reveals Black
Mafia Family Drama Will
Be Next Project At Starz
50 Cent has revealed that his next series for Starz will be a drama based on the story of drug-trafficking organization Black Mafia Family.
The artist, otherwise known as Curtis Jackson, is to exec produce the series, which is currently in development. It comes after Power exec pro- ducer Jackson struck a major overall deal with the premium broadcaster via his own G- Unit Film and Television ban- ner.
“I have a BMF project that’s in development that they’ll be seeing shortly and it’s really exciting because I’ve had that project for about four years
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and [want] to make it right. [Starz] is providing me with everything that I need to make it great so I’m excited about that,” he said.
Lil Wayne's Remix To 'Old Town Road' Leaks
It will be no surprise next week when Lil Nas X finally breaks the record for the longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in history. "Old Town Road" has been inescapable for months, and thanks to remixes featuring guest spots from Billy Ray Cyrus, Young Thug, Mason Ramsey, and RM from the K-Pop supergroup BTS, nothing is gonna stop this horse from riding.
There's also a new remix in town. The Lil Wayne fea-
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ture on the hit song has been leaked onto the Internet.
"Ooh, she got that honky- tonk, I met her on 'Farmers Only,'" Tunechi spits. "She ride me, say 'yeehaw Mayne,' call me 'Lil John Wayne.'"
“They sent it to me and I did it as an official remix,” Weezy said last week of ap- pearing on the track. “I’m not sure if they was gonna use it.” In his version, he replaces Ramsey and raps alongside Thugger, Cyrus and Lil Nas X.
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