Month: June 2021

Many musicians have seen further success from crossing over to film, and 2 Chainz is next in line to make the transition. The rapper is slated to make his cinematic acting debut in The Enforcer, an upcoming crime thriller starring Antonio Banderas and Kate Bosworth.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Chainz will star as a crime kingpin, with little additional details having been revealed so far. Meanwhile, Kate Bosworth will depict a femme fatale crime boss and Antonio Banderas will play the titular character. Richard Hughes — who previously helmed Varsity Blues, Point Break, and Patriot Games — is set to direct. The report also indicates that he’s currently marketing the movie to be a part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. 

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The Enforcer will be released under production company Millennium Media. “The Enforcer is a high stakes action film that the cast will absolutely thrive in, masterfully bringing their characters to life through this suspenseful script,” said the company’s vice president, Jonathan Yunger.

In addition to picking up film roles, 2 Chainz is still going hard in the rap game. Earlier this year, he featured on Yung Bleu’s “Baddest” with Chris Brown. He also linked back up with frequent collaborator, Bangladesh, for upcoming music. 

Last year saw two major releases from the “Rule the World” rapper. His sixth studio album, So Help Me God! was released in November of 2020. In February of 2020, he collaborated with his T.R.U. label mates for the drop of No Face No Case. 

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Their blended family has caused their home to be overflowing with the laughter of children, and while it isn’t always easy for couples to introduced kids from previous relationships into their new unions, Offset recently said Cardi B has made it easy. Just ahead of Father’s Day weekend, Offset visited Ellen and sang his wife’s praises over her stepmother duties.

The Migos rapper and Cardi share a two-year-old daughter, Kulture, but Offset also has three other children: Jordan, 11, Kalea, 6, and Kody, 6. He spoke about how Cardi usually surprises him for Father’s Day.

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“She usually surprises me with an expensive gift, man. That’s how it usually goes,” Offset said. “She always just give me love… My other kids who ain’t hers… [she] gives them love the same way. It’s a beautiful thing.” However, more valuable than any designer present is the ability to spend time with his kids.

“Being able to see them all at once just running around, it’s beautiful. Just with the family [having] family time,” Offset shared. “It’s wild, man. It’s non-stop. ‘Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! I want to do this! If he’s doing something, I want to do it! He ain’t pass the controller! He’s playing the game too long! He won’t give me my iPad! He’s watching the iPad too long!… But they love each other so much.”

He also shared life lessons he likes to instill in his children. “I want them to understand that they got to work hard. Life is not easy… I want them to respect the moral of life, respect other people, and not act so spoiled… I have real-life conversations with them,” he said. “Sometimes they ask, ‘I want this, this, that’… I don’t say yes to everything. Mostly because I didn’t have it.”

Check out a clip below.

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She often gives unsolicited advice to celebrities via her talk show, and not everything Wendy Williams says is always accepted with open arms. Williams has targeted Erica Mena for years, often remarking on the reality star’s personal life, including Mena’s relationship with estranged husband Safaree Samuels.

The couple recently announced that they would be divorcing, and there have been updates alleging that they’re at odds over custody. Mena is currently pregnant with the couple’s second child, her third, and she reportedly claimed that the stress Safaree has been putting her through has caused complications.

Wendy has commented on the divorce, causing Mena to unleash public threats against the talk show host, but when Love & Hip Hop star Spice recently visited Williams’s show, she said she had a message from Mena to Wendy. “I have a message to tell you about Erica. She said you were right,” said Spice. “I don’t know what you said, but whatever you said about Safaree.” 

Wendy added that she mentioned that Mena shouldn’t have him in the delivery room and to divorce him. She also appreciated the message, despite their past. Check out the clip below.

The scandal surrounding Batman, Catwoman, and Harley Quinn (and somehow, DJ Khaled) continues to make headlines. Now, it’s former Batman actor Val Kilmer weighing in on the trending topic.

The whole thing started from comments made by Harley Quinn co-creator Justin Halpern. During an interview with Variety, Halpern talked with the entertainment publication about a particular scene that DC asked the producers of the show to remove. The scene from Harley Quinn in question depicted Batman and Catwoman engaging in oral sex — specifically, the act of Batman performing oral sex on Catwoman. This scene was ultimately left out of the show after DC Comics hit Halpern with a swift and decisive “NO.”

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Since Halpern’s Variety interview, pop culture fans have taken to social media to voice their reactions. This jogged the memories of Twitter users as they drew comparisons between Batman and super-producer DJ Khaled. During a 2015 interview with The Breakfast Club’s Angela Yee, Khaled said “Nah, never. Nah, I can’t do that. Hell nah… I can’t do that. I don’t do that,” in response to whether he performs oral sex on his wife.

The conversation surrounding these DC characters and DJ Khaled has since evolved into a trending topic of whether or not the Dark Knight chooses to go down on his sexual partners. On Wednesday, June 16th, former Batman actor Val Kilmer, who starred in the 1995 film Batman Forever, joined the Twitter conversation. Alongside a screenshot from own Batman days, he stirred further debate with an open-ended “Does he or doesn’t he…?”

The tweet has gained more than 4K retweets and more than 21.5K likes. 

His song “The Bigger Picture” earned Lil Baby praise after he turned political in his music, but he later shared those topics wouldn’t be regular fixtures in his catalog. Yet, the rapper is all too familiar with being involved with marginalized communities, and while we won’t hear him rapping about policies, Baby has still lent his resources to the disenfranchised.

On Friday (June 18), photos and videos began to circulate showing the rapper shopping at a Foot Locker. He was spotted with several members of his team carrying out dozens of bags of shoes, and it was later shared that he returned to his hood to give them out to residents.

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“This n*gga @lilbaby done bought all the shoes,” someone wrote over a video of the rapper shopping. Later, Baby clarified that this gesture wasn’t meant to be a way to cover up the needs of his community, but it was something he personally wanted to do after seeing people with a lack of footwear.

“Buying shoes ain’t what I mean by saving community or giving back !!” he wrote on his Instagram Story. “That was some sh*t I did cause I seen a lot of them had on flip flops. When I say save the community I mean centers,programs, jobs. You can’t imagine the sh*t I don’t post.” Check out a few uploads of Lil Baby’s shopping spree below.

Klay Thompson suffered an ACL injury during the NBA Finals in 2019 which kept him out for the entire 2019-2020 season. Right before the current NBA season, it appeared as though Thompson would be good to go for the Warriors, although he ended up tearing his Achilles during training camp, which came as yet another devastating blow the Warriors franchise.

Over the last few months, Thompson has been rehabbing his leg while also living the good life out in California. From time to time, Thompson will go live on IG for his followers and today, he was able to give his fans insight into his recovery. As he explains in the clip below, it is a very long process although he is optimistic he can be back in time for the new campaign.

“Hopefully early next season,” Thompson said after being asked when he would be back. “The Achilles is like a 12-month recovery phase. I also have to factor in my left knee. I don’t want to come back and be half myself. Recovery is going though. The Achilles is tedious.”

The Warriors will need Thompson in the lineup in order to remain competitive. As it stands, the team is on a two-year playoff drought and the fans in San Francisco are waiting on something to cheer for. Hopefully, Klay will be back to his old self when he gets back.

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The pandemic paused many artists’ plans to tour in 2020, but now that mandates have been lifted entirely in the United States, things are back in motion. It was back in November 2019 when Omarion first hinted that Millennium Tour 2020 would possibly be taking place the following year, and by December, it was common knowledge that B2K wouldn’t be making a return as a group. Bow Wow was later named as co-headliner and artists including Ashanti, Soulja Boy, and Pretty Ricky were slated to grace the stage. 

In March 2020, the announcement came that the Millennium Tour 2020 was postponed due to COVID-19, but there haven’t been any solid updates until now. “We got unfinished business to handle!” Bow wrote on Instagram earlier today (June 18).

“#millenniumtour2021 Starring: Bow wow & Omarion. With special guest Ashanti and more… get your tickets now!” his message continued. “(1st arena tour to roll out since the pandemic) WE OWE YOU GUYS. This what you been waiting on… lets go! We back outisde!!!!!”

The tour schedule shows that the tour will launch in Los Angeles at The Forum on October 1 and will conclude on November 26 in Las Vegas. The first edition of the Millennium Tour proved to be lucrative, but B2K had a few hiccups along the way. Raz B was arrested during the tour for allegedly abusing his then-girlfriend and there were ongoing rumors regarding Fizz and the mother of Omarion’s children, Apryl Jones, but the group was able to keep themselves on track. This time around, Omarion is flying solo.

Check out the tour dates below.

Last week, YFN Lucci gave an update on his ongoing racketeering case. The rapper is currently facing a slew of charges related to allegations of gang activity and the murder of an Atlanta man last December. “Thank you all for your prayers and continued support,” the 30-year-old wrote in a text image. “I am still incarcerated right now but am maintaining my innocence. To all my fans who have continued to show love and support, I’ll have some new music and content on the way!”

On Thursday (June 17), 11Alive News reported that YFN Lucci’s attorney appeared before a Fulton County judge in Georgia to enter a not guilty plea on behalf of the rapper. “He also waived his formal arraignment in a gang-related racketeering case he was indicted in last month,” reports the outlet.

Authorities reportedly claim that Lucci, real name Rayshawn Bennett, is associated with the Bloods in the cities of Miami and Atlanta. Several people were named in an indictment along with Lucci, and the charges reportedly have a wide range from murder to firearm possession. Lucci, specifically, has been hit with charges including “a felony murder count, multiple counts of aggravated assault, a violation of the Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) act and multiple counts of violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.”

Although investigators noted that they believed the gang activity goes as far back as 2010, YFN Lucci wasn’t included in the case until last year. It’s reported that when he released the music video for his single “Shine On,” authorities tagged him due to the lyrics “promoting criminal gang activity.” The music video also reportedly helped investigators because there were alleged “hand signs, language, clothing and colors” that showed Bloods affiliation.

The rapper was previously denied bond. Check out the music video to “Shine On” below.

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