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‘Black Panther’ On DVD May 15
Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip To Teach Course At NYU
Q-Tip is bringing his jazz rap expertise to the classroom. New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music has announced the A Tribe Called Quest co- founder will be teaching a course about the connections between jazz and Hip Hop this fall.
“We’re thrilled to have Q- Tip join the faculty of The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music,” Jason King, associate professor and director of Writing, History & Emergent Media Studies at the Clive Davis Institute, said in a
Q-Tip will teach a course about the connections between jazz and hip hop at New York University.
press release.
The teaching role adds an-
other wrinkle to the résumé of Q-Tip, who was named the Artistic Director for Hip Hop Culture by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per- forming Arts in 2016.
“I couldn’t be more excited to share with the students what I know and I look forward to them also teaching me,” he said. “Teaching is an exchange of sharing and receiving for all involved.”
Q-Tip’s class begins on Sep- tember 5 and will run through the fall semester.
‘Black Panther’ on DVD and Blu Ray May 15th.
The citizens of Wakanda are about to transition from the big screen to your home enter- tainment system.
“Black Panther” will be re- leased on digital, Movies Any- where and 4K UHD on May 8, and will hit Blu-ray on May 15, Marvel Studios announced Monday.
That’s less than a month after “Avengers: Infinity War” opens in theaters on April 27, with “Black Panther” stars Chadwick Boseman, Leti- tia Wright, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke and Angela
Bassett.
“Black Panther” has the box- office in shambles since its Feb. 16 opening, including sur- passing Marvel’s “The Avengers” to become the top- grossing superhero movie ever at the U.S. box office.
Over last weekend, it be- came the No. 3 movie of all time domestically, passing “Ti- tanic” with $665.6 million to date. “Black Panther” has grossed more than $1.3 billion globally and is currently the No. 10 top-grossing title of all time.
Rick Ross Buys Daughter Bentley Truck For 16th Birthday
Rick Ross celebrated his daughter’s birthday in style by throwing her a lavish party at Miami’s Casa Casuarina, the former Versace Mansion.
During the celebration, Rozay gave Toie Roberts a new Bentley for her Sweet 16.
DJ Khaled and A Boogie wit da Hoodie were among the notable names at the fes- tivities.
Ross shared a message during the late hours of Sat- urday night (April 7) to thank everyone who was in atten-
Rick Ross and his daughter, Toie.
dance for his daughter’s spez- cial party.
Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’ Is Longest #1 Hit In His Career
Drake hit yet another c a reer milestone recently, with “God’s Plan” becoming his longest-running #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The cut — which appears on the Toronto rapper’s two- track Scary Hours EP — has now topped the chart for the past 11 weeks, surpassing the 10-week reign of his 2016 sin- gle, “One Dance.”
In the video for the song ‘God’s Plan’, Drake gives away $1M dollars to folks in Miami.
“God’s Plan” debuted at #1 on February 3. It becomes the first single in over 20 years to spend its first 11 weeks at #1.
The video to “God’s Plan” — which was filmed in South Florida earlier this year — fea- tures Drake giving away nearly $1 million to those less fortunate. It currently has more than 358 million YouTube views since its Feb- ruary 16 release.
‘Welcome To Sweetie Pie’s’ Will End After This Season
This marks an end of a chap- ter in OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s history — the net- work’s popular docuseries Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s will end after its upcoming fifth season, which is set to pre- miere with a special sneak pre- view on Tuesday, May 1 at 10 PM, following Tyler Perry’s The Haves and The Have Nots.
The series about the behind- the-scenes drama at a family- operated soul food empire, will continue in its regular time slot on Saturdays beginning May 5.
Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s de-
The cast of ‘Sweetie Pie’s’ Ms. Robbie’s family.
buted on OWN in October 2011 venture of Winfrey and Dis- when the cable network, a co- covery Communications.
Cardi B Teaming Up With Fashion Nova For Project; First Co-Host Of ‘Tonight Show’
Cardi B is on a roll.
On top of her recently dropped debut album, which was certified gold in just 24 hours, the rapper is teaming up with Fashion Nova for a fash- ion collaboration that we’ve all been waiting for, according to Glamour.
After all, Cardi has made no secret of the fact that she’s a huge Fashion Nova fan.
“She loves the Instagram- popular brand and talked it up as “how rich people like me stay rich.”
“I know that a lot of people cannot afford expensive s***,” Cardi told Apple MusicBeats 1. “Nobody got no $500 or $400 for a damn shirt and sweatsuit.”
Cardi B Was First Co- Host Of ‘The Tonight
Co-Host Cardi B with Host Jimmy Fallon during the opening monologue on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 9, 2018.Cardi B is a big fan of Fashion Nova clothes and will get to design a few of her own.
Show
Cardi B brought her A-
game for her stint as co-host of The Tonight Show alongside Jimmy Fallon.
The record-setting hip-hop star and mom-to-be immedi-
ately settled in for a night of fun and games as she chatted with guests, played a round of "Box of Lies," performed a new number and reeled off the jokes, with president Donald Trump a big target.
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