On Saturday, January 9, a full Kendrick Lamar concert will be featured on Austin City Limits. In advance of the special, ASL, has released performances of "Wesley's Theory" and "Hood Politics." You can also catch the Compton rapper rocking the crowd with "i" over at Rolling Stone.
Following her knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 last November, Ronda Rousey reportedly didn't leave her house for a long period of time while dealing with the first defeat of her professional mixed martial arts career.
While the Olympic Bronze medalist in judo won't be ready to fight again for at least several months, she is emerging from her funk.
Saturday Night Live announced that she will host the show on January 23. She will also be featured in the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, wearing nothing but body paint.
The women of "The Talk" (Sharon Osbourne, Julie Chen, Sheryl Underwood, Aisha Tyler and Sara Gilbert) were accepting their award for the Favorite Daytime Hosting Team at People's Choice Awards 2016, Wednesday, January 6, when some dude ran up on stage, grabbed the mic and shouted out Kevin Gates' forthcoming debut album titled "Islah."
The ladies weren't having it though.
Underwood snatched the mic back from the intruder, while Osbourne kicked him in the butt as he left the stage.
"You ain't gonna pull no Steve Harvey up in here," Underwood said.
Osbourne gave him the middle finger and said, "get the fuck off my stage."
The whole thing is pretty funny. And of course Twitter reacted.
Sheryl Underwood wasn't gonna let some Lil Mama VMAs moment happen while she was on stage PCAs
Sia teams up with Kanye West, who co-wrote and co-produced her new single titled "Reaper." This is off of Sia's forthcoming album, "This Is Acting," due out on January 29th. You can pre-order it now from Amazon.
Artist, AM Early Morning, has done some cool things like collaborate with Chris Crack, Vic Spencer & multiple performances around the city. AM Early graces new fans with a dope hip hop city anthem, Late Night Early Morning. Describing the life of a rapper on the grind, AM Early hits you with the natural flow of the beat, yet lyrically embodies his bars that makes the single come to life. This single gives you a 90's feel, and takes you back to the time when hip hop was fun touring new cities and meeting new chicks. The horns throughout the song demonstrates the originality of the production, giving hip hop heads the signature sound, yet the subject of partying like a rock star. With his grand re-introduction, AM Early is sure to send sparks to the masses with " Late Night Early Morning."Social Media: @AMEarlyMorningRead more…
Master P stopped by The Breakfast Club to give an update on the forthcoming No Limit biopic, syrup epidemics, educating himself, his son Romeo, cutting off ungrateful friends, resolving his conflict with Pimp C before he passed, starting by selling records out of his trunk, chopping it up with Floyd Mayweather Jr., getting divorced after 24 years of marriage, Bill Cosby's problems, Oprah Winfrey becoming more accepting of hip hop, offers financial advice and more.
Killer Mike, 1/2 of the rap duo Run the Jewels, was a guest on TheLate Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, January 5.
He talked about the systematic problem that is keeping African Americans from succeeding, why he supports Bernie Sanders for president, advocating white college students to mentor less fortunate youth and more.
50 Cent is hard at work on his forthcoming "Kanan Reloaded" project, which is coming soon. On Tuesday, January 5, he gave fans a reminder of what's to come with this teaser photo.
Chevy Woods is back with a new freestyle. He decides to drop some bars over Young Jeezy and Jay Z's"Seen It All" instrumental. Check it out up top and sound off in the comment section below.
Here's a new song by late Glo Gang rapper, Capo, titled "Carlos" featuring Tadoe and Lil Durk. The track was produced by Young Chop and CBMix. Enjoy it up top.
Rico Love only has one request for his exes. That is "Please" don't fuck one on his niggas. Check out and download the Pusha T-assisted track up top. Sound off in the comment section below to let us know what you think.
Two weeks ago Janet Jackson announced via her website and Instagram page that she had to call a halt to her "Unbreakable" world tour to undergo surgery.
"Hey you guys… Happy Holidays to each and every one of you. I need you to know, I learned today, from my doctors that I must have surgery soon. It breaks my heart to tell you that I am forced to postpone the Unbreakable Tour until the spring," she wrote. "Every date will be rescheduled. Please hold on to your tickets. They will be honored in a special way when the new schedule is announced. Please pray for me, my family and our entire company during this difficult time. There will be no further comment. I love you all so much and am ever grateful for your understanding and your love. Gon’ b alright."
RadarOnline reports that doctors had to operate on the singer's vocal chords after finding a tumor that could be cancerous.
“Doctors found a growth on Janet’s vocal cords that could be serious,” a source told Radar. “It’s a medical condition that has to be taken care of immediately.”
Dr. Stuart Fischer told Radar that cancer could end Janet's career.
“God forbid that this should be cancer of the larynx," he said. “That would abruptly end her ability to ever perform again.”
The younger sister of Michael Jackson's catalog is full of hit songs, including "Control," "Alright," "Someone to Call My Lover," "Nasty," "If," "What Have You Done For Me Lately" and many more.
Janet is also known for her high energy concerts and innovative dance moves.
We wish the music icon the very best and hope she will recover successfully and be able to continue her legendary career.
**UPDATE** January 7
Janet Jackson has addressed the rumors that she has cancer. She released a clip via YouTube that features the song “The Great Forever” from her new album, "Unbreakable."
At the end of it was a message to her fans:
"Remember ... believe it when you hear it from my lips," the message reads. "The rumors are untrue. I do not have cancer. I'm recovering. My doctors have approved my concerts as scheduled in Europe, and as I promised, the postponed shows will be rescheduled. Thank you for your prayers and love."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of legal changes he implored Congress to pass.
Obama accused the gun lobby of taking Congress hostage, but said "they cannot hold America hostage." He insisted it was possible to uphold the Second Amendment while doing something to tackle the frequency of mass shootings in the U.S. that he said had become "the new normal."
"This is not a plot to take away everybody's guns," Obama said in a ceremony in the East Room. "You pass a background check, you purchase a firearm. The problem is some gun sellers have been operating under a different set of rules."
Obama wiped tears away as he recalled the 20 first-graders killed in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He paid tribute to the parents, some of whom gathered for the ceremony, who he said had never imagined their child's life would be cut short by a bullet.
"Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad," Obama said.
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At the centerpiece of Obama's plan is a more sweeping definition of gun dealers that the administration hopes will expand the number of sales subject to background checks. Under current law, only federally licensed gun dealers must conduct background checks on buyers. But at gun shows, websites and flea markets, sellers often skirt that requirement by declining to register as licensed dealers.
Aiming to narrow that loophole, the Justice Department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is issuing updated guidance that says the government should deem anyone "in the business" of selling guns to be a dealer, regardless of where he or she sells the guns. To that end, the government will consider other factors, including how many guns a person sells, how frequently, and whether those guns are sold for a profit.
The White House also put gun sellers on notice that the administration planned to strengthen enforcement — including deploying 230 new examiners the FBI will hire to process background checks.
The impact of Obama's plan on gun violence remains a major question, and one not easily answered. Had the rules been in place in the past, the steps wouldn't likely have prevented any of the recent mass shootings that have garnered national attention. The Obama administration acknowledged it couldn't quantify how many gun sales would be newly subjected to background checks, nor how many currently unregistered gun sellers would have to obtain a license.
Pushing back on that critique, Obama said every time the issue is debated, gun rights groups argue the steps wouldn't necessarily have stopped the last massacre, "so why bother trying?"
"I reject that thinking," Obama said, arguing it would be worth it if the measures would prevent even a single gun death. "We maybe can't save everybody, but we could save some."
To lend a personal face to the issue, the White House assembled a cross-section of Americans whose lives were altered by the nation's most searing recent gun tragedies, including former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and relatives of victims from Charleston, S.C., at Virginia Tech. Mark Barden, whose son was shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School, introduced the president with a declaration that "we are better than this."
Invoking the words of Martin Luther King Jr., Obama said, "We need to feel the fierce urgency of now."
Obama's actions carved a predictably partisan fault line through the presidential campaign. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, both competing for the nomination from Obama's party, praised the president and pledged to build on his actions if elected. The Republican field formed a chorus of voices vowing to annul the whole package, with Marco Rubio claiming Obama was "Obama is obsessed with undermining the Second Amendment."
In Congress, Democrats and Republicans similarly lined up on opposite sides. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Obama was acting within his "clear authority," but echoed his call for Congress to finish the job. But House Speaker Paul Ryan predicted a certain challenge in the courts.
"Rather than focus on criminals and terrorists, he goes after the most law-abiding of citizens," said Ryan, R-Wis. "His words and actions amount to a form of intimidation that undermines liberty."
For Obama, the executive actions mark a return late in his presidency to an issue he's elevated time and again but has been unable until now to advance. By bypassing Congress, though, Obama is limited to steps far more modest than what he and likeminded lawmakers had long envisioned.
After the Sandy Hook shooting, Obama in 2013, Obama sought far-reaching, bipartisan legislation that went beyond background checks to ban certain assault-style weapons and cap the size of ammunition clips. When the effort collapsed in the Senate, the White House said it was thoroughly researching the president's powers to identify every legal step he could take on his own. A more recent spate of gun-related atrocities, including in San Bernardino, California, shootings have spurred the administration to give the issue another look.