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JAY-Z And Beyonce Out And About In Jamaica
Jay-Z and Beyonce pho- tographed in Kingston, Ja- maica on March 20, 2018.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z were spotted by locals riding a mo- torcycle through the streets of Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday (Mar. 20) and the couple had the island going wild, snap- ping endless pictures and videos.
The getaway comes just days after announcing their joint On the Run II tour, and it seems as though the trip is less of a vacation and more about some potential new music. The power duo was filmed during their time on the island, and according to E!, the footage will be used as content “for their upcoming joint venture.”
BET Set To Bring Back ‘Freestyle Friday’
Freestyle Friday was one of the most popular segments on BET’s now-canceled 106 & Park show.
However, the rap battle competition is returning live on March 30th.
BET is bringing back the lyrical display in a new for- mat. Four live studio sessions will take place in New York City, Toronto, London, and Los Angeles with one finalist selected from each city.
A live phase will consist of each finalist battling on the Main Stage at Fan Fest during the BET Experience on June 22 in Los Angeles. The winner will be given an opportunity to perform as the opening act for the BET Experience Saturday Night Concert on June 23.
Run DMC, Chic And Smokey Robinson Make National Registry
(top, l-r): Smokey Robinson, The Ink Spots, (bottom, l-r): Run DMC, Chic and The Temptations.
Michael B. Jordan To Produce
Movie About Black WWII Unit
Who Unified Armed Forces
After the major success of Black Panther, Michael B. Jordan is poised for an- other takeover; this time around, he’ll exercise his producing talents on the big screen.
Jordan will produce a World War II-themed drama titled, The Liberators, Vari- ety reports.
The new drama tells the story of the 761st regiment in World War II, which is com- posed of a predominantly African-American unit that was responsible for helping to racially unify the armed forces. In a nutshell, the squadron helped desegregate the insti-
Michael B. Jordan is busy with new movies, promoting ‘Black Panther’ and now pro- ducing.
tution.
The project is based on a
script by Madison Turner and will be produced by Jor- dan’s Outlier Society with Safehouse Pictures.
Signature songs from The Temptations, Chic and iconic albums Run-DMC have been selected by the Na- tional Recording Registry to be preserved, it was an- nounced Wednesday, accord- ing to Billboard.
The Library of Congress' Registry each year honors 25 "culturally, historically or aes- thetically significant" record- ings, and also making the cut this time around is The Ink Spots' "If I Didn't Care," one of the biggest-selling songs of all time, from 1939.
The number of recordings in the Registry now number 500, The Temptations' 1964 chart-topper "My Girl"; and Chic's 1978 disco sensa- tion "Le Freak" had been mis- sig until now. "I'm totally overwhelmed by 'My Girl' re-
ceiving such an honor," Smokey Robinson, who co- wrote and co-produced the Motown staple with fellow Miracle Ronald White, said in a statement. "As a songwriter, it has become my international anthem. People in countries where English is not the primary language know and sing 'My Girl' when I perform it.”
Run-DMC's Raising Hell from 1986 is being entered.
"The thing that I remem- ber most about Raising Hell is that it was so much great energy that it was made very easily," Run-DMC's Joseph Simmons (aka Rev. Run) said. "To think that something that just came out of my mouth and out of my creativ- ity is being put on this level of honor just blows my mind.”
Tribe Called Quest’s
Q-Tip To Portray
Miles Davis In Play
Q-Tip (Brown Sugar, She Hate Me) is tapping back into his acting skills for an upcoming play perfor- mance.
The A Tribe Called Quest member will star as the iconic jazz trumpeter Miles Davis in My Funny Valentine.
Author/playwright Nel- son George (Hip Hop America, Thriller: The Musi- cal Life of Michael Jackson) posted about the production on his Instagram page.
Tribe Called Quest’s lead man, Q-Tip starring in new play.
Chance The Rapper
Speaks Out About Serial
Bombings In Texas
A series of bombings in Austin, Texas has left many residents terrified and with- out words.
Chance the Rapper
used his voice on Twitter on Mar. 20, to call for immediate action. Chance decided to speak out on social media just hours after a package report- edly exploded in a FedEX dis- tribution center near San Antonio. The recent incident was reportedly the fifth ex- plosion to hit the re-gion in the last three weeks.
In response to the reports, Chance claimed it was a di- rect hit on black and brown people. “Someone is serial murdering Black and Latino
CHANCE THE RAPPER
men and women in Texas right now. One of them was just a boy,” he wrote.
FYI: The bomber, a 24- year-old, white male is dead after setting off bomb when police closed in on him.
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