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Landlord Decides To Preserve Mural Of
Chris Brown Beefs Up Security After Manchester Attack
T. I. Reveals New Project With Trey Songz
Security at Chris Brown’s Los Angeles concert on tonight (May 23) has been beefed up following a bomb blast at Ari- ana Grande’s gig in England on Monday.
A terror attack on Manches- ter Arena as Grande fans were leaving the venue claimed the lives of 22 people, including an eight-year-old, and venue bosses at the Forum in Ingle- wood aren’t taking any chances ahead of Brown’s gig there.
They have increased security measures at the arena and in- creased the police presence fol- lowing Monday night’s tragedy in Manchester.
At press time there are no credible threats to Los Angeles or its venues.
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Theresa May has raised the terrorist threat level
Chris Brown is touring in England.
in the U.K. to critical following the Grande concert tragedy.
Monday night’s explosion was the worst terror attack in Britain since the suicide bomb- ings on London’s transport net- work in July, 2005, which cost 52 people their lives.
Biggie After Backlash
Treyz Song and T. I. on stage.
In a recent interview with XXL, rapper T. I. revealed he’s working on a joint project with Trey Songz , along with his 10th studio album Dime Trap and a Grand Hustle com- pilation for release this year.
The rapper also revealed he has a few joint projects on the table as well; one is a collab album with fellow ATL rapper Jeezy tentatively titled Dope Boy Academy. (“We did like three or four songs, but we just gotta get back in and put it to- gether. We just want to present it correctly), and another one with crooner Trey Songz called The Lady Killers.
No word on if he and Trey have started recording.
Mural of Biggie Smalls on the building in Brooklyn.
After receiving backlash from Hip Hop purists and local residents, landlord Samuel Berkowitz has de- cided to keep the two-story Biggie mural painted on the side of a building on Bedford Avenue and Quincy Street in Brooklyn. One of the artists responsible for the giant trib- ute, Naoufal “Rocko” Alaoui, spoke to Berkowitz, who admitted he didn’t realize how much
Biggie meant to the New York City borough.
After the initial story broke, supporters wrote petitions calling for it to be land- marked. Both artists who cre- ated the mural, Alaoui and Scott “Zimer” Zimmer- man, were inundated with phone calls from people who wanted to help. The Brooklyn Nets also offered their love and support on Sunday (May 21), Biggie’s 45th birthday.
Meme Movie Starring Rihanna And Lupito Is ‘A Go’
Oh, the power of social media...
If you’ve been on the inter- webs recently, you’d know that last month, a Tumblr post went viral; it was a photo of Ri- hanna and actress Luptia Nyong’o at a fashion show from 2014 Paris Fashion week.
The tweet went viral and even got to the celebs themselves, who liked the idea for a movie concept.
Well, a month later the com- mon man/tweeter has gotten their wish: the movie is a go!
Entertainment Weekly re- ports that Netflix has landed the project based on that meme that will star Rihanna and
Rihanna and Lupito Ny- ong’o at Paris Fashion week in 2014.
Lupita Nyong’o as a female duo women who scam the rich out of their money. The unti- tled film will be directed by Ava DuVernay and Issa Rae is in talks to write the script.
BET Is Prepping Bobby Brown Mini-Series
Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Dr. Dre And Snoop Dogg’s Song ‘Ain’t No Fun’
California judge has dis- missed a lawsuit over Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s 1993 song “Ain’t No Fun (If The Homies Can’t Have None).”
Two little-known rappers from Los Angeles launched legal action against the stars and their collaborators Ku- rupt, Warren G, and the late Nate Dogg last summer, claiming the hook was lifted from their original tune, also titled “Ain’t No Fun,” which was released in 1991.
According to reports, the plaintiffs played the song for Snoop, Dre, and their then- label boss Marion “Suge” Knight, among others, and agreed to let them use it in ex-
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
change for a recording con- tract with Suge’s Death Row Records.
However, the deal never came to fruition and they al- leged the song was later recorded by Snoop and friends without their permis- sion.
The Bobby Brown story will be told in 2-part series.
After the well-received New Edition biopic/miniseries which premiered in January, BET is looking to continue the momentum by producing a miniseries about the group’s resident “bad boy” Bobby Brown.
The network had re- hired “New Edition Story” writer Abdul Williams and executive producer Jesse Collins to curate the “The Bobby Brown Story,” which will go more into depth about his life, a.k.a his tenure with New Edition and success as a solo artist. The mini series will con- sist of two parts, each part 2- hours long airing over two nights.
“New Edition Story” drew in a total 29 million total viewers and brought much-needed rat- ings to the floundering network.
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