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Diddy And Joey Badass Celebrate Their First-Ever Oscar Nominations

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The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences revealed the nominees for the 93rd Annual Academy Awards on Monday, with plenty of powerhouse thespians, like Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield, receiving nominations. But a couple big names in the music industry also received quieter acclaim.

Diddy and Joey Badass both landed Oscar nominations for their contributions to the film Two Distant Strangers. It was nominated in the Best Live Action Short Film category, and as for their respective roles, Diddy served as producer while Badass played its main character, Carter James. After hearing the news, Badass took to Twitter, writing, “I’m officially Oscar-nominated. That’s crazy. #TwoDistantStrangers… Imma be a F*CKING EGOT.” Diddy, meanwhile, tweeted three prayer hand emojis with a graphic of the Best Live Action Short Film nominees.

The Two Distant Strangers team also celebrated the nomination on their Instagram page. “Filming in the middle of a pandemic, in just five days, brought numerous challenges,” they wrote. “But our team was united and persevered. Thank you to everyone that has believed in us and helped us to get to this point. We can’t wait to share this story with everyone.”

The nominations arrived weeks after the documentary Bigge: I Got A Story, which Diddy co-produced. As for Joey, following a few quiet years on the music side of things, he’s been quite active lately, with his video for “Trust Nobody (2 My Brothers),” with DJ Scheme, and his remix of Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats’ “Cosmic.m4a,” with The Alchemist.

Moneybagg Yo Has A Big Fan In Pharrell

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Hip-hop super-producer Pharrell Williams has worked with everybody from the Clipse to the Carters, so there was no telling who he might name when asked to ID his favorite artists. Still, it was surprising that Memphis MC Moneybagg Yo got the esteemed honor. Pharrell Picks His Favorite Rapper Pharrell was on the OTHERtone podcast and […]

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Lauren London’s Son Really Is A Mini Nipsey Hussle

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It’s been almost two whole years since West Coast rap icon Nipsey Hussle was killed. Before he passed, Nipsey left a legacy in the form of his son, Kross, the product of his relationship with his actress Lauren London. Nipsey Hussle + Lauren London’s Son Is Growing Up Fast Four-year-old Kross (Nipsey Hussle’s son) and […]

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Offset Is Working On A Streetwear Competition

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One of rap’s most popular couples is taking over the reality-show realm. Grammy winner Cardi B and her husband, Migos member Offset, are both adding to their resume after HBO Max green-lit a project for the Atlanta rapper. Offset To Produce + Judge New Series Cardi B has her own series on Facebook called “Cardi […]

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Erica Mena Claps Back At Criticism Over “Black-Owned Business” Company Label

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At this point, Erica Mena has developed a reputation as a person who doesn’t take criticism laying down. The Love & Hip Hop New York star walks the fine line of ignoring the haters who incessantly take jabs online and clapping back whenever she feels disrespected. On Tuesday (March 16), Mena decided to address allegations that she used the term “Black-owned business” for a company called The Crowned Lady. Someone shared a series of DMs to the business’s Instagram account where they demanded to know who the owner is.

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During the exchange, the person handling the business’s account told the user they wouldn’t give out the business’s private information because they are a small company. The Instagram user accused them of lying about being a Black-owned business and brought up the reality star, but the company said Erica Mena is paid to promote them.

Yet, according to Erica, things aren’t always what they seem. Another Instagram user posed a question that captured Mena’s attention. “Y not just list as a Latino owned ? Was that not an option?” the woman asked. Mena replied, “Why not contact me directly since you so concerned, is being a gullible troll your option?”

In another comment, she clarified why the business in question is labeled Black-owned. “So we going after people for being investors and business advisers in my friends and families businesses !?” she commented. “Because wake up call I always go all put for mine. I don’t give a F what you bloggers and trolls got to say about. Half of you struggle because the internet is all you have.” Swipe below to read through the DM exchange.

Tiger Woods Is Home From Car Crash & Is “Getting Stronger Everyday”

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Tiger Woods was injured in a nasty car crash just a couple of weeks ago. The accident has caused a whirlwind of rumors to hit the web about Woods’ state of mind when he was driving. The legendary athlete reached out to his fans for the first time just last week, ensuring them that he was going to get better. Regardless, the police are investigating the cause of the crash, even though Tiger was the only person involved. The icon can be charged with reckless driving if police decide to go that route, and they will use the black box to determine if Tiger was speeding. 

Tiger released a new statement on Tuesday, engaging his fans once more. “Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery,” Woods said in the state.

“I am so grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement that I have received over the past few weeks. Thank you to the incredible surgeons, doctors, nurses, and staff at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. You have all taken such great care of me and I cannot thank you enough.”

Tiger continued, “I will be recovering at home and working on getting stronger every day.”

“The Falcon And The Winter Soldier” Will Set Up At Least Three Future MCU Projects

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The Falcon And The Winter Soldier is Marvel’s next big release following WandaVision. This series will be less experimental, or so we believe, and will be grounded firmly in the normal reality of the MCU. The series will follow Captain America’s best friends as they struggle with his legacy and fight off former villain Baron Zemo. 

Head writer for the series Malcolm Spellman recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to speak a little about the series. He revealed that the series will tie into at least three future MCU projects. This is no surprise since WandaVision set up two series itself, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness and Captain Marvel 2.

“I can think of three that I’m not allowed to talk about,” Spellman told Entertainment Weekly when asked about projects that The Falcon And The Winter Soldier will tie into. The new series hits Disney + this Friday.

“Well, all I can tell you is that the ride that we go on is very unexpected,” Skogland said. “What was thought what was going to happen after Endgame – because we thought that we were going to go down a certain path – we did not go down that path. If there’s a door number one, two, and three? We definitely don’t choose door number one.”

 

 

 

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Pooh Shiesty Bought A New House For His Mother Weeks After His Brother’s Death

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Pooh Shiesty has accomplished a lot in 2021. Earlier this year, the Memphis-born rapper released his debut commercial mixtape, Shiesty Season, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard albums chart, and which features his most successful single, “Back In Blood,” with Lil Durk. Now he’s Shiesty added a very personal accomplishment to his growing list of feats.

Shiesty recently bought a new home for his mother and took to Instagram to celebrate, dropping a video that shows him and his mother enjoying the house. It’s a big deal after the tragedy that recently befell he and his family: In late February, his brother Tarrance Henderson passed away after a battle with brain cancer. The death prompted Drake to send his condolences to the rapper in an audio message that Shiesty shared with fans.

“I just want to send you my condolences, man,” Drake said in part. “In tough times like this, realize what you’ve been able to accomplish in this short time and what you have in front of you. I’m wishing you strength in these times, man.”

Check out Pooh Shiesty’s Instagram post above.

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Big Sean Fawns Over Jhene Aiko For Her Birthday: “You Deserve To Be Celebrated”

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It’s Pisces season which means Jhené Aiko is celebrating another trip around the sun. The beloved songbird turns 33 today and that means she’s been filtering through the warm wishes and loving messages from fans, friends, and of course, her family. Big Sean never skips a beat in communicating his love and adoration of his leading lady, and her birthday was just another excuse for the rapper to shine the spotlight on Aiko on his Instagram page.

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“3:16 Pisces Queen [Pisces sign emoji] 33 trips [blue heart emoji],” Sean Don penned in a caption to a series of photos of the singer. “The most beautiful, determined, hard working, coolest, magical, emotional, honest, emotionally honest, easily annoyed, rare, extremely generous being/healer/ fighter/lover/ writer. 88 Gang member [dragon emoji]. You deserve to be celebrated. Thank you, I love you!!”

Jhené highlighted her big day over on her social media as well by sharing adorable throwback photos of herself as a child and stunning images of her glowing in an orange gown. “Walking into my 33rd year like [smiling emoji] here’s to 33 years of being the baby hair God [praying hands emoji] lol. thank you for the birthday wishes. i love u.”

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