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The Color Purple Set To Be A Musical Film With Beyoncé's Black Is King Director Blitz Bazawule At Helm
Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple; Blitz Bazawule
Snoop Dogg, Diddy, Royce Da 5'9, Plies And More Applaud NBA Players For Jacob Blake Strike
The Color Purple is becom- ing a musical film!
The project, which is based on the Broadway musical, will be coming to the big screen with Beyoncé’s Black Is King co-director, Blitz Baza- wule, at the helm, according to Deadline.
Oprah Winfrey, who is one of the producers of the musical film, told the outlet, "We were all blown away by Blitz’s unique vision as a di-
rector and look forward to seeing how he brings the next evolution of this beloved story to life."
Bazawule co-directed Be- yoncé’s visual album along- side the singer and Emmanuel Adjei and brought to life the album’s South African shoot.
The script will be based on The Color Purple’s Broadway version, which was based on Alice Walker’s 1982 novel.
50 Cent Taps T. I. For Starring Role In New CBS All Access Tv Show
ORLANDO, FL – Led by the Milwaukee Bucks and 2020 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokoun- mpo, players from the Or- lando Magic, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thun- der, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers refused to play during their Game 5s of the playoff.
The league announced on Wednesday (August 26) the games would be postponed in- definitely. The WNBA, who are inside their own bubble at the IMG Academy, also postponed
NBA STRIKE
all their scheduled games. In turn, the news sent shock- waves throughout the Hip Hop community.
Snoop Dogg reposted Lak- ers star LeBron James’ out-
raged tweet, “F**K THIS MAN!!!! WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT” while Chance The Rapper reiter- ated he feels police depart- ments nationwide should be defunded. Diddy praised the unified effort.
Other Hip Hop artists such as Plies, Bas and Cardo also chimed in with politically charged commentary.
For his part, NBA On TNT commentator Kenny Smith walked off the set during the live broadcast in solidarity with the players.
Cardi B Ethers Melania Trump In A 7-Word 'Wap' Tweet
T. I.’s Verzuz battle chal- lenge hasn’t been accepted by 50 Cent, but the two are going to work together. 50 has re- cruited Tip to be the star of a new television series titled Twenty Four Seven, which is in development at CBS All Ac- cess.
The show is based on the book Notorious C.O.P.: The Inside Story of the Tupac, Big- gie, and Jam Master Jay In- vestigations from NYPD’s First “Hip-Hop Cop,” which was written by Derrick Parker and Matt Diehl. Parker is a former New York Police Department detective who ran the “Hip Hop police,”
50 CENT AND T. I.
The Republican National Convention was underway last week as the 2020 presidential election inches closer.
Shortly after Melania Trump delivered her RNC speech last Tuesday night (Au- gust 25), conservative political commentator and author DeAnna Lorraine — who unsuccessfully ran against Nancy Pelosi for Congress earlier this year — tweeted, “America needs far more women like Melania Trump and far less like Cardi B.”
Cardi immediately threw a
an intelligence squad focused on monitoring rappers and other figures in the industry.
50, who is executive produc- ing the series through G Unit Film & Television, celebrated his latest TV deal in an Insta-
gram post on Wednesday (Au- gust 26). The G-Unit boss shared a photo of T. I. along with details about the show
“I’m working what you doing today,” he quipped in the caption.
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rebuttal back in Lorriane’s face with, “Didn’t she used to sell that Wap?”
Wiz Khalifa is adding business owner to his resume. The Grammy-nominated rap- per is getting into the food business and launching a de- livery-only restaurant chain across several cities nation- wide, including his hometown of Pittsburgh.
Khalifa has partnered with virtual brand curator Nextbite to launch HotBox by Wiz. The company will offer meals cu- rated by Khalifa himself starting October 1.
The menu features the rap- per’s personal favorite dishes with names that play off some of his hits, including: Mac & Yellow – Huge delicious gooey
Taylor Gang Turkey Burger – a juicy turkey patty topped with crisp lettuce, fresh tomato & onion, topped with creamy mayo and a side of Chip Hits: crispy house-made chips tossed in parmesan and lemon; and for dessert, the Mile High Dark Chocolate Brownie.
A full menu will be available soon. HotBox by Wiz will be available on Uber Eats, Door- Dash, Postmates, and Grub Hub in Pittsburgh, Los Ange- les, San Diego, Chicago, Den- ver, D.C, Indianapolis, Houston, and New York City. Fans can get more info, or vote for additional locations and cities at hotboxbywiz.com.
Wiz Khalifa Is Launching A Delivery-Only Restaurant Chain Called ‘Hotbox By Wiz’
WIZ KHALIFA
bowl of mac & cheese goodness with even more cheese on top; Blazed Ends – Crispy, savory burnt brisket ends smothered in a smoky-sweet BBQ sauce;
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