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Future Surpasses Drake To Become 2010s Rapper With Most Platinum Albums
Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé,
Future has eclipsed Drake as the most success- ful rapper to emerge in the 2010s — in terms of platinum albums, at least.
The Atlanta rapper earned a staggering 55 new certifica- tions from the Recording In- dustry Association of America (RIAA) on Wednes- day (July 27), among them platinum plaques for his 2017 album HNDRXX and 2018 Wrld On Drgs collabo- ration with the late Juice WRLD.
Appear On Barack Obama’s
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eight albums to go platinum
or higher,
Barack Obama continued his annual tradition of unveil- ing his summer playlist on Tuesday, as the former Presi- dent took to Twitter to drop a curated Spotify playlist made up of 44 tracks he’s enjoyed throughout the summer months.
“Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist be- cause I learn about so many new artists from your replies,” he wrote. “It’s an example of how music really can bring us all together.”
“Here’s what I’ve been lis- tening to this summer,” Obama added. “What songs would you add?”
Obama’s playlist featured a wide range of artists, from leg- endary acts like the Spinners (“Mighty Love”), Prince (“Let’s Go Crazy”), Aretha
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seven.
surpassing Further-
more, all nine of his studio al- bums have reached at least gold status.
Future now has a total of
Chris Brown Sets The Record Straight
BARACK OBAMA
Franklin (“Save Me”), and Al Green (“I Can’t Get Next to You”) to current A-listers such as Beyoncé (“Break My Soul”), Drake (“Too Good” featuring Rihanna), Kendrick Lamar (“Die Hard”), and Harry Styles (“Music For A Sushi Restau- rant”).
On Houston Charity Event No-Show
Chris Brown looks like he might be making good on a messy situation involving him allegedly pulling out of a benefit concert in Houston, Texas, back in March.
According to reports, Chris Brown was supposed to perform at the One Night Only benefit concert for vic- tims of Hurricanes Ida and
CHRIS BROWN
Nicholas on March 19 at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Owner and Vice President of DML Real Estate Investors and Construction, LeJuan Bailey said her company paid Brown’s performance fees, travel accommodations and private plane requests totaling $1.1 million only for him to cancel last minute.
50 Cent Inks Multi-Year Deal With NBA’s Sacramento Kings
Harry Styles, And More
2022 Summer Playlist
50 Cent has announced that he’s teamed up with the NBA once again, this time to ink a multi-year partnership deal with the Sacramento Kings.
The rapper’s Sire Spirits LLC along with his G-Unity Foundation charity are the driving forces of the deal, with the former now serving as the exclusive champagne partner of the Sacramento Kings.
50’s champagne will also be the presenting beverage sponsor of Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center, and the arena’s “Rush by Sire Spirits” club will feature a new 500- bottle Le Chemin du Roi Champagne Wall.
As for the G-Unity Founda- tion, it’ll unite with the Sacra- mento Kings Foundation to provide scholarships and other initiatives to help local youth. The two foundations will also host a dinner for the Kings and
50 CENT
Queen Rise Co-Ed Youth Sports and Mentoring League for players and coaches, where 50 Cent will speak about his career with Kyle Draper.
In addition, the G-Unit head honcho plans to host high school students for a Kings game, and will partici- pate in a sweepstakes where the winner gets a meet and greet road trip.
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