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TV One Discontinues Roland Martin’s Daily News Show
TV One's suspension of “NewsOne Now,” one of the first daily morning shows fo- cused on issues affecting black Americans.
NewsOne Now ran for four years on the cable network until its final episode Thurs- day, but it generally failed to attract the viewership that executives desired.
The reason behind the show’s cancellation is report- edly because of budget issues.
Many loyal viewers have al- ready expressed their will be a
Roland Martin’s daily news show ended on last Thursday.
void in African American news coverage as a result.
Veteran journalist, Roland Martin, known for wearing his ascots and his tell-it-like- it-is style of journalism served as the host and managing edi- tor of NewsOne Now.
The struggle is real for news around the world, and espe- cially for Black news report- ing. ‘Social media has taken over, and although most peo- ple don’t know where the news comes from, it’s all most need now,’ says an analyst.
Snoop Dogg Is Planning To
Release Gospel Album And His Evangelist Mom Approves
Snoop Dogg is planning on getting into the "spirit" next year.
He is planning a full- fledged gospel album in 2018. According to Snoop, the project was inspired by his mother, Beverly, who gave her stamp of approval for the album, a well-known evangel- ist and 47-year member of her church, who travels the nation spreading the gospel
of Jesus Christ.
"I have always wanted to
try Gospel. This may surprise some people but all I gotta say is get ready for some good for your soul music in 2018,"
Calvin Broadus aka Snoop Dogg and his mom, Evangelist Beverly Broadus.
Snoop Dogg told Billboard. While the project has yet to be named, Snoop has been teasing the gospel project
since June.
Lil Wayne Drops ‘Dedication 6’ Mixtape
Over Holidays
Lil Wayne’s latest edition to his ‘Dedication’ series.
Lil Wayne has released his new mixtape Dedication 6 (D6), the latest in the highly beloved series.
The opus features Nicki Minaj, Zoey Dollaz, Cory Gunz, Baby E, Euro,
HoodyBaby and others. Missing from the album is Drake, one of Lil Wayne's more prominent disciples.
The last Dedication dropped on September 1, 2013.
Ceelo And Danger Mouse Back In Studio For New Gnarles Barkley Album
Cardi B And Offset Plan To Deal With Hacker That Leaked Videos That Sparked Cheating Rumors
James Harden Visits Meek Mill In Prison
James Harden is the lat- est celeb to show support for jailed rapper Meek Mill.
The Houston Rockets star visited the artist in prison on Tuesday and says “his spirit is high.”
At some point between games, Harden made his way to the State Correctional Insti- tution in Chester, PA and shared his experience on social media.“
Got a chance to see my bro Meek Mill today. His spirit is high and hopefully we can get him out by February,” Harden wrote.
“Told me to tell y’all when he get out he got some (fire) for y’all.”
Meek Mill at James Harden’s game.
Harden had some special “Free Meek” sneakers created and plans to rock them on the court on Thursday when the Rockets play the Boston Celtics.
The singer and producer cre- ated two Gnarls Barkley al- bums, 2006's St. Elsewhere, which included their biggest hit, "Crazy," and 2008's The Odd Couple.
After a decade apart, CeeLo says he and Danger Mouse, real name Brian Joseph Burton, have been working on new material.
Since storming the charts alongside CeeLo as Gnarls Barkley, Danger Mouse, 40, has emerged as one of the world's most sought-after pro- ducers - working on recent al- bums by Adele, U2, A$AP Rocky and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Danger Mouse and Ceelo are reuniting after a decade to create a new Gnarles Barkley album.
Cardi B and Offset may have gotten over the leaked video that allegedly suggests that he cheated on her, but it doesn’t look like they’re going to let the hackers who dis- tributed the video get away scot-free.
Cardi’s lawyer, Scott Mason, has stated that the video and others were ob- tained illegally and that the rapper is going to pursue legal recourse against the perpetrators.
The videos that leaked last Friday included a clip of Cardi dancing naked as well as a video of a different woman walking around a hotel room au naturel osten- sibly shot by Offset himself.
While the video sparked rumors online that the
Offset and Cardi B spent Christmas together, and pretended to have sex live to answer the rumors
Migos member was cheating on Cardi, the pair put any rumors of friction between them to rest with a racy In- stagram live clip that con- firmed they were still together and laughing it off.
However, while Cardi
wasn’t phased by the leak of her nudes (after all, she openly embraces her past as a stripper), she was more in- terested in catching the hack- ers and holding them responsible for stealing the footage in the first place.
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