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2 Chainz Debuts Kobe Bryant Tattoo
Drake Bringing Ultimate Rap League To Caffeine Streaming Platform
Kobe Bryant’s death hit 2 Chainz particularly hard, prompting the T.R.U. boss to pay homage to the Los Angeles Lakers legend with a tattoo.
The Atlanta-bred rapper un- veiled his tribute tattoo via In- stagram, showing off the late basketball star’s number 24 inked across his legs.
“Thank you @tat2nene #24 #longlivebean,” 2 Chainz wrote in the caption.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Grammy-Award winning artist Drake is apart of yet another big partnership with the news breaking of his partnership with streaming platform Caf- feine and the Ultimate Rap League (URL).
On Tuesday (February 11), Caffeine revealed that the ex- clusive multiyear partnership will tap the Scorpion rapper to curate a range of live content for the platform. As part of the deal, Caffeine will co-produce and live stream rap battles in partnership with the world’s largest battle rap platform, the Ultimate Rap League.
In a statement provided by Caffeine, Drake described the
Netflix In Negotiations Over Roc Nation’s Ava DuVernay-Directed Nipsey Hussle Documentary
NIPSEY HUSSLE
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partnership as a “perfect match.”
“I’ve always loved URL and admired what Smack and his team have been able to create,” he began.
“It just wasn’t easily acces-
sible. It’s exciting to be in a po- sition where I’m able to bring Caffeine to the table and help provide URL with the tools they need to elevate the view- ing experience and make it more accessible to fans.”
LOS ANGELES, CA – Net- flix is reportedly in talks with the late Nipsey Hussle‘s Marathon Films to stream an Ava DuVernay-directed documentary about the rap- per. According to Deadline, the streaming giant won an al- leged bidding war this week.
But J Stone – an artist under Hussle’s label All Money In – made clear via In- stagram “no final deal has
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did confirm Duvernay’s possible involvement and said the film will be executive pro- duced by Roc Nation and Hussle’s two children, Emani and Kross Asghe- dom.
Stone emphasized the im- portance of the film for the family, adding it “will not be fast tracked by monetary gain and/or commercial interest.”
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