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He didn’t have a lengthy Hollywood career but Kevin Clark was still an icon for a generation of School of Rock lovers. The 2003 film starring Jack Black centered around a teacher who hilariously builds the confidences of a team of misfit children and forms them into a real rock band. Kevin Clark portrayed the drummer, Freddy Jones nicknamed Spazzy McGee, and according to TMZ, he later said he got the role because he could actually play the drums.

Although School of Rock was his only movie role, Clark was a beloved musician who was known to play gigs in the Chicago area. On Wednesday (May 26), tragic news surfaced stating that Clark had passed away following a bike accident. He was 32.

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According to reports, Clark’s sister shared that he was riding his bicycle in Chicago on his way home when a 20-year-old driving a Hyundai Sonata hit him. Clark was immediately rushed to the hospital but sadly died from his injuries. TMZ stated that the woman who struck Clark wasn’t arrested at the scene, however, officers issued her citations. People have flooded social media with tributes, including Jack Black who grieved in a solemn post to the fallen musician.

“Devastating news. Kevin is gone. Way too soon. Beautiful soul.,” Black wrote. “So many great memories. Heartbroken. Sending love to his family and the whole School of Rock community.” We send our sincerest condolences to Kevin Clark’s loved ones. Read through a few tributes below.

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Weeks ago, Nicki Minaj surprised fans by re-releasing her 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty with a few extra tracks. On “Seeing Green,” we found Minaj reuniting with Lil Wayne and Drake, and quickly, the song, as well as the mixtape, became a favorite worldwide. Hours ago, Nicki jumped back on Instagram to share her latest record-breaking accomplishment, this time celebrating Beam Me Up Scotty officially becoming the highest-charting re-release mixtape from a rapper in Hip Hop history.

Nicki penned a lengthy caption detailing why this means so much to her in today’s music climate, especially in the Rap industry. “I love you guys so much,” Nicki began. “Thank you. Can’t wait to share my album with you real soon. [red heart emojis].”

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“I have to say this. Don’t care who takes it the wrong way. [pink bow emoji] #BeamMeUpScotty no singles #SeeingGreen is over 5 mins with no hook. Singles now r 2-3 mins, catchy hook, #Fractions is just rapping for over 3 mins, no hook). [star emoji].”

“No videos (which is always the biggest push for females, myself included), [star emoji] no RADIO, [star emoji] very little play listing due to a surprise release (artists get over 100 playlists for big launches) [star emoji] no TikTok challenges (which has become EXTREMELY helpful to all artists, love the app, btw [unicorn emoji].”

“THIS MAKES IT MEAN MORE TO ME cuz it rlly just boils down to having the best FANS ON EARTH that rode with me 12 YEARS LATER [red ballon emoji].” Congrats to Nicki Minaj for this major accomplishment. Beam Me Up Scotty also moved 80K its first week (re-release). Read through her caption in full below.

Popstar Ariana Grande has officially tied the knot. News of the event was first reported last week to TMZ, and later confirmed by her reps. The reps stated it was a small ceremony with less than 20 people present. 

On Wednesday morning, her anxious fans finally got to see what the wedding looked like, when Ariana posted 12 photos in 3 consecutive posts from the commemoration. Her “Arianators” lit up with joy for their idol, quickly making her trend on Twitter.Grande and her now-husband, real estate agent Dalton Gomez, announced their engagement back in December 2020, and have succeeded to keep the majority of their relationship private, so it’s no surprise their wedding flew under the radar as well. Grande and Gomez are seen showing their love for each other in the new photos, by way of passionate kisses, surrounded by beautiful flowers hanging from the ceiling and an outdoor patio, as the wedding venue was actually Grande’s Montecito home.

The bride was wearing her iconic high ponytail, but with a twist of curls at the end and her wedding veil at the top. The posts include comments from people like Khloe Kardashian, former Victorious castmate Victoria Justice and her doppleganger YouTuber Gabi Demartino, all sharing their happiness for her as well as good wishes for the couple.

Grande’s last post is short and sweet, just like the glimpse we get into the couple’s relationship: a blurry photo of another loving kiss with the caption “5.15.21,” the day the couple married. Grande walked down the aisle holding hands with her mother, beside her father, in a Vera Wang dress, who she first collaborated with back in 2018 for the Met Gala.

May the bride and the groom have a happy, loving marriage, and may the rest of the world blast “Thank you, Next” as Grande will no longer be saying those words. Now that the couple are married, fans will be patiently waiting for the next, hopefully music-related, announcement from the singer. Maybe she’ll accept Moneybagg Yo’s invitation to collab.

Kawhi Leonard has proven to be a star athlete over the course of his NBA career but he’s making a smooth transition into the music industry. 

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A few weeks ago, Kawhi made a rare appearance on Instagram Live where he announced that he was working on Culture Jam project that fuses together the worlds of hip-hop and basketball. “The ‘Culture Jam’ project, it’s just merging hip hop and basketball together, you know what I mean,” said Leonard. “Pretty much, coming from our background, it goes hand-in-hand. So, May 7th we got NBA YoungBoy and Rod Wave dropping a single. It’s fire.”

May 7th came and went without any sign of the single but it’ll finally be arriving in its entirety this Friday. A post on Culture Jam’s Instagram page shared a “PSA” from the Clippers star announcing the single “Everything Different” ft. Youngboy Never Broke Again and Rod Wave. The song snippet was accompanied by footage of Kawhi practicing in a gym by himself at 6 a.m.

This wouldn’t be the first time Youngboy Never Broke Again and Rod Wave have worked together. Last year, Rod Wave made an appearance on NBA Youngboy and Rich The Kid’s collaborative project, Nobody Safe on the song, “Sorry Momma.”

Check out the snippet of Rod Wave and Youngboy’s upcoming single dropping this Friday, May 28th.

She’s speaking about the highs and lows of her career and personal life, and Vivica Fox isn’t holding back. The actress has had a successful career in Hollywood for decades, and with the fame has come a string of romances, including her 2003 relationship with 50 Cent. At the time, Fif’s star was on a meteoric rise thanks to his megahit debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, but his romance with Vivica quickly fizzled out, and recently, she shared why.

We previously reported on Vivica’s interview with VladTV where she opened up about meeting Fif. “The love that I had for him, and still to this day, will always—he was the love of my life,” said Vivica. “I will admit that without any reservations. He will always have a special place in my heart. But the reason that the relationship ended is because we went way too public, way too fast.”

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In another clip of her interview, Fox once again spoke about the alleged plans 50 Cent had to propose to her, adding that he’d purchased a 12-carat ring. “He got mad at me and turned it into a pair of earrings,” she said. Vivica claimed their relationship was over after the World Music Awards because she “came back and he was on the radio saying he dumped me.” 

“My friend called me. I was in Baltimore filming The Salon and my friend Darrell Brown called me and said, ‘Yo, your boy is on the radio blasting you,'” Fox recalled. “At first I went, ‘Who?’ And he was like, ’50 Cent!’ I was like, ‘Curtis?!’ He was like, ‘Yeah, he’s telling everybody you guys broke up.’ I was like, ‘We did? Huh.'”

She stated that Mr. Jackson never cut things off face-to-face and the radio mention was how their relationship ended. “That was his way, when I look back at it now. He went back to being that tough guy. We really loved each other a lot at the time.”

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Fif is now in a relationship with Jamira Haines, also known as Cuban Link, and the couple has been happily in love for some time. When TheShadeRoom reposted a clip of Vivica calling 50 Cent “the love of her life,” Haines slid in the comments. “.. aww [violin emoji][smiling emoji with hearts].”

The subtle shade wasn’t welcomed by commenters who joked that Haines was only about seven or eight years old when Fif and Vivica were together. Check out the new clip of Vivica Fox explaining their breakup below.