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Cardi B Wins Best ‘New Artist’ At BET Hip Hop Awards
Young Thug Sends Death Threats To Ex-Fiancee
Young Thug and his ex dur- ing happier times.
Young Thug is sending some alarming text messages to his ex fiancee, Jerrika Karlae. On Friday, the 26- year-old rapper responded to her tweet, implying that she would die over her comments about being single.
‘Girls Trip’ Out On DVD In A Week; On Demand Now
Girls Trip has grossed $100+ Million since its release in July.
The 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards show was taped Fri- day, (October 6), in Miami, and will air on BET Tuesday, October 10.
The awards ceremony took place at the Jackie Gleason Theater, and was hosted by DJ Khaled.
At the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, Cardi B took home the awards for ‘Hustler of the Year,’ ‘Single of the Year’ and ‘Best New Hip Hop Artist’.
Cardi B has dominated most of 2017 with “Bodak Yel- low.” Now, the song has hit the #1 spot on the R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales charts.
“Bodak Yellow” was #2 last week and despite taking a very small dip in sales — about one percent — it attained the top position. 55,492 units moved
Cardi B Is #1 on charts and now has 3 BET Hip Hop awards. The show airs Tues- day, Oct. 10 on BET.
helped her dethrone Post Malone and 21 Savage’s “Rockstar.”
Girls Trip DVD and Blu-ray release date is set for October 17, 2017 and available on Dig- ital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes on October 3,
2017.
St. Petersburg native, Will
Packer and Malcolm Lee (Best Man) director have one of the biggest hits of the year.
The Weeknd’s Character In Song ‘Starboy’ Being Turned Into Comic Book
Beyonce’s Remix Of
‘Mi Gente’ Topping The
Chuck D
Charts; Proceeds Go To
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J Balvin and Willy William’s “Mi Gente,” now featuring Beyoncé, looks set to leap into the Billboard Hot 100 chart’s top 10, soaring to the top 10 (from No. 21).
Based on preliminary data for the tracking week, “Mi Gente” could draw over 20 mil- lion U.S. streams and 40 mil- lion in radio audience and reign as the top-selling song of the week (ending Oct. 5) with over 70,000 downloads sold, with the bulk from its Bey- once remix.
The Weeknd reveals his Starboy song will be turned into a comic book.
Beyonce will donate her pro- ceeds to Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Caribbean.
During an appearance at New York Comic Con, Cana- dian singer, The Weeknd, re- vealed his secret project with Marvel - "Starboy," the per- sona on his hit song off his third studio album of the same name, will be made into a
comic book series due out in 2018.
The pop star, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, 27, gave out clues via social media, hinting at the big news of the transformation of the charac- ter, inspired by the song.
Chuck D has written a book about hip hop.
Public Enemy foun- der Chuck D rarely needs an introduction — the politically- minded MC has been an inte- gral part of Hip Hop culture since emerging in the ’80s.
On October 10, Chuck D will release his new book, Chuck D Presents This Day In Rap And Hip-Hop History.
The book has been de- scribed as “one of the most comprehensive, chronological histories of rap and hip-hop ever written,” the book is as- sembled by Chuck and in- cludes pivotal moments from 1973 to the present, as well as portraits of people who have shaped the sound and the cul- ture for over 40 years.
Nina Simone Nominated For 2018 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
History Book
The list of nominees for 2018’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class is finally in.
On Thursday morning (Oct. 5), it was announced that Nina Simone, LL Cool J, Rufus, featuring Chaka Khan, Bon Jovi, Depeche Mode and more are all eligible for potential induction into the prestigious museum.
This marks the first time Nina Simone has been nom- inated.
The announcement of the final list of inductees will air on HBO in December 2017.
To cast your vote, visit rock- hall.com/vote which you’ll be
Soul singer Nina Simone has been nominated for the first time to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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