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Taraji P. Henson Berates 50 Cent For His Treatment Of ‘Empire’ During T.I. Podcast
The Neptunes, Mariah Carey And
The Isley Brothers To Be Inducted
Into Songwriters Hall Of Fame
Actress Taraji P. Hen- son sat down with T.I. for a recent episode of his expedi- TIously podcast called “Shoot- ing The Sh*t.”
Tip shared a video clip of the interview on his Instagram account, which finds Henson berating 50 Cent for his con- stant negativity surrounding her hit show Empire.
Fiddy, of course, is the mastermind behind the STARZ drama Power and ap- pears to be in competition with the long running FOX se- ries.
“Our show has nothing to do with his show,” she says. “We’re talking two different
50 has taken several stabs at Empire over the years. In 2014, the veteran rapper ac- cused Empire of biting Power. Then in September 2016, Henson deflected more of 50’s criticisms with an Insta- gram post about the show’s ratings, while clowning him in the process.
“For the confused ppl. Do REAL research!!!” she cap- tioned the post. “Loose change makes sooooooo much UN- NECESSARY NOISE. STILL LOOKING FOR THAT DAMN CENT SIGN!!! I guess it’s ob- solete. AGAIN CONGRATS ON YOUR SUCCESS BLACK MAN!!! @50cent.”
The Neptunes will offi- cially be inducted into the Song- writers Hall of Fame this year.
In addition to Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, Mariah Carey, Steve Miller, The Eurythmics, Motown writing legend, William “Mickey” Stevenson and The Isley Brothers will also receive the honor.
Hugo recently noted The Neptunes were back in effect and working with artists such as
THE NEPTUNES AND MARIAH CAREY
JAY-Z, Lil Nas X and Brandy.
TARAJI P. HENSON
subject matters. Then again 50, do you know what the fuck Ihadtodotogethere?Why tear down another Black per- son? For competition? There are a million other shows you can compete with. To do that publicly? It’s embarrassing.”
Eminem Drops Another Surprise Album
Eminem has done it again. Roughly 17 months after shock- ing his fans with the unex- pected Kamikaze album, the Detroit rap titan is back with another surprise album — Music To Be Murdered By.
Comprised of 20 tracks, the album was inspired by famed director Alfred Hitchcock and features Royce Da 5’9, Q- Tip, Young M.A, Anderson .Paak, Denaun, Black Thought and the late Juice Wrld, among others.
The project caps off an en- tertaining year for Slim Shady — well, at least for Hip Hop fans.
At the beginning of the month, Em reignited his beef
EMIMEM
with Nick Cannon on the Fat Joe cut “Lord Above” featuring Mary J. Blige.
Music To Be Murdered By
marks Em’s 11th studio album and follow-up to the aforemen- tioned Kamikaze, which opened at No. 1 on the Bill- board 200 with over 434,000 total album equivalent units.
Akon Announces
Finalization Of Agreement
For Akon City In Senegal
Akon announced last Mon- day that he has finalized an agreement for the establish- ment of Akon City in Senegal.
In an Instagram post of a photo from the deal-finalizing moment, Akon told fans he was "looking forward to hosting you there in the future."
While his IG announcement was short on details, Akon pre- viously explained his goals for the city in an interview with Nick Cannon back in Decem- ber.
"It’s a 10-year building block so we’re doing it in stages," he said at the time. "We started construction in March and stage two is going to be 2025."
AKON
Elsewhere in the Power 106 chat, Akon criticized billion- aires who haven't put their money toward similar efforts.
Akon's plans are to build in the village of Mbodiene, with climate-conscious appproaches at the helm. The agreement with tourism company SAPCO, according to a separate Jakarta Post report, is a "memorandum of understanding."
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