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James Brown’s
Rihanna Appointed An Ambassador Of Barbados
RIHANNA
Superstar singer Rihanna just keeps adding more work, work, work to her plate.
Not only is she a singer, ac- tress and head of the Fenty brand, which includes cosmet- ics and lingerie, but now the star has been appointed "Am- bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" to her home country of Barbados.
The position gives the celeb "specific responsibility for pro- moting education, tourism and investment for the island."
Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in the Caribbean island country, the superstar became one of Barbados' cultural am- bassadors in 2008, doing pro- motional work for its tourism ministry.
Young Thug To Remain Out On Bond Despite Prosecutors' Request
YOUNG THUG
Young Thug will remain a free man despite prosecutors’ attempt to have his bond re- voked in his current case, which stems from a grand jury in Georgia indicting Thug on eight felony charges.
Prosecutors used Thug- ger’s recent arrest in Los Ange- les as proof to why the musician’s bond should be re- voked.
During the August arrest, which inconveniently took place at Thug’s Slime Lan- guage listening party in Los An- geles, he was taken in on a felony gun charge. His release from jail came the next day.
The eight felony charges Thug was indicted on in Geor- gia earlier this month include possession and intent to dis- tribute meth, weed and hy- drocodone, along with possession of amphetamine, al- prazolam, codeine, and posses- sion of a firearm.
Young Thug is scheduled to be arraigned in November.
Lil Wayne To Be
Daughter, Venisha
Honored With BET's
Brown, Dies In Georgia
‘I Am Hip Hop’ Award
Venisha Brown, daughter of the late Godfa- ther of Soul James Brown, died in Georgia from “com- plications brought on by pneumonia,” the James Brown Foundation an- nounced last week Thursday (Sept. 20).
Venisha passed away at AU Health Medical Center in Augusta, Ga. on Wednesday (Sept. 19) evening. She was 53.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting dona- tions to the James Brown Academy of Musik Pupils, a cause close to Venisha’s heart. The musical initiative is a “year-round educational hub” that helps young people discover and cultivate their
VENISHA BROWN
musical talents.
Brown — who died in
2006 from congestive heart failure brought on by pneu- monia — had at least nine children, including Ven- isha, his daughter with the late Yvonne Fair formerly of the ’50s girl group The Chantels.
Lil Wayne is this year’s recipient of BET’s “I Am Hip Hop” award. The platinum- selling rapper will receive the honor at the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards ceremony on October 6.
According to a press re- lease, the Young Money su- perstar was the first male solo artist to surpass Elvis Presley’s record for most entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has earned 138 Billboard Hot 100 appear- ances, the third most of any artist.
Over the years, Wayne has scooped up five Grammy awards, multiple BET awards and a slew of other accolades, proving his immense staying power.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting his next album Tha Carter V, which was rumored to be arriving on Friday (Sep- tember 21). The album has been on hold for years due to
LIL WAYNE
ongoing legal battles with Cash Money CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams.
The 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards go down at The Fill- more Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami.
Drake leads the charge with 11 nominations, while Cardi B has 10 and Child- ish Gambino nabs six.
Blocboy JB, Juice Wrld, Lil Baby, Rich The Kid and the late XXXTENTACION are all nominated in the Best New Hip Hop Artist category.
Drake Confesses That
Terrifying Illness Forced
Waka Flocka Flame Calls
Him To Cancel Shows:
Out NFL Over Maroon 5
‘I’ve Never Been So Sick’
Super Bowl Halftime Pick
Drake, 31, openly took to his Instagram story on Sept. 23 to put rumors to rest and share a message about an ill- ness that caused him to can- cel his last two tour shows with Migos in Miami.
The rapper shocked his fans when he couldn’t per- form this past Friday and Saturday at the American Airlines Arena and although production problems took the initial blame, his new post revealed it was really because he was very sick.
“I just wanted to say how sorry I am about these two Miami shows,” his message began. “I got so ill so fast and I had never experienced any- thing like that in my life. Un- like other show cancellations or date adjustments due to production issues this one fell on me and I just want to apologize because I hate let- ting anyone down who come to share these moments with us.”
In addition to sharing the reason for the cancellations, Drake hinted that he had to
DRAKE
stay in the hospital by thank- ing the staff. “Thank you to the two doctors and nurse that helped me with round the clock care,” he contin- ued. “Miami deserves 100 percent and I promise that experience when we return. Thank you god for allowing me to recover and continue. On we go!”
His next tour stop will take place in New Orleans, LA on Sept. 24 and we can bet that his fans will be thrilled to see him back in the spotlight doing what he does best.
Waka Flocka Flame
isn’t too happy with the NFL. The Atlanta native believes it’s “not fair” the NFL report- edly selected Maroon 5 to perform during the Super Bowl LIII halftime show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in At-
lanta next February.
“I think for the Super Bowl
you should have someone from Atlanta representing At- lanta, just because the Super Bowl’s here so we can give them that spice,” Waka told TMZ. “I think they should have someone like Migos, Future. I could come play ‘Hard In The Paint.’ They need somebody from Atlanta in it. It’s only right.”
The Flockaveli album cre- ator went on to make a refer- ence to the controversy surrounding Colin Kaeper- nick’s kneeling protest against police brutality. Waka later added, “Why wouldn’t you let a black artist perform and show the world that we’re progressing?”
Over the past decade, Bey- once, Bruno Mars, Katy
WAKA FLOCKA FLAME
Perry, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson (which included that 2004 ill-fated wardrobe mal- function) have performed dur- ing the NFL grand spectacle.
Despite the lack of Hip Hop star power, Maroon 5’s inclusion to rock the Super Bowl LIII halftime show isn’t without merit. Their collabora- tion with Cardi B, “Girls Like You,” was one of the biggest hits of 2018 peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Don’t Wanna Know” with Lamar also was a huge hit, reaching the Top 10 in 15 countries, including No. 1 in the United States.
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