Lakewood Church in Houston has been receiving national criticism for it's decision not to open it's doors to victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Joel Osteen, pastor of the mega-church, which can house 16,000 people, said the decision was reached because his facility was inaccessible due to rising waters.
The church has done an about face and on Tuesday, August 29, it will open to collect baby food, baby formula, baby diapers, and adult diapers on behalf of the city.
In addition, Lakewood told city officials it would shelter Harvey victims once other shelters are full.
Check out what Charlamagne Tha God had to say about all of this below.
Here's a new gem to kick off your Tuesday. DJ Kay Slay recruits Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, Kevin Gates and Rell for a song called "Cold Summer" off of his forthcoming album, "The Big Brother."
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Hailing from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Millyz enlists Jadakiss for his new single "Back To The Money" produced by Josque. On collaborating with Jadakiss, Millyz says, "It's dope working with Jada and getting to see his creative process in the studio, we got a lot more powerful music on the way."
Millyz has been a part of the Boston rap scene since 2009, jumping on records with artists such as Freeway, Killer Mike, and Cousin Stizz, among others. Stay tuned for more news on Millyz and check out "Back To The Money" below.
Lil Mama and Lance Gross recently sat down with Jack Thriller for an interview with Thisis50.
The two talk about landing their roles in "When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story," preparing to play a stripper and pimp respectively, doing their research and more.
Rigz of Da Cloth releases another new visual in support of his stellar project titled "Calculated." This one is for "Investments" featuring Times Change. Produced by V Don.
Katy Perry teamed up with Nicki Minaj to perform her new single "Swish Swish" at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, August 27. Watch it up top.
Born in Coral Springs, Florida in 1992, Derek L. (Wrek Less) has always had a passion for music. Since a young age he was always reciting lyrics and loved being a part of music. In addition, both of Wrek Less's parents from the infamous South Bronx, NY therefore solidified a love for soul, jazz, blues and hip-hop. Road trips up and down the east coast inspired this young artist to expand his horizons. This led to the beginning of his songwriting at the age of 13 which then showed him the light in hip hop. A tied tongue put another obstacle in the way of his flow and having surgery unleashed Wrek Less truly helping him project his voice and enunciate words better. With musical influences ranging from Nas to Bob Marley this is his destiny to bring to the Hip-Hop culture an inspirational and deep innovative style of music. The motto is "Wrek Less Create More".Connect With Wrek Less On Social Media:Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Wrek_LessFacebook: www.facebook.com/WrekLessCMInstagram: www.instagram.com/Wrek_LessRead more…
One of the most powerful songs of 2017 is Logic's "1-800-273-8255." Watch him perform it live at the MTV Video Music Awards with help from Khalid and Alessia Cara.
Cardi B has officially blown up with the success of her runaway hit single "Bodak Yellow." Watch her perform the song at the 2017 VMA Pre-Show on Sunday, August 27th.
Arsonal ends his decade long career with a bang by battling Loaded Lux at UDubb'sAlpha N Omega event. Check it out below and let us know who you think won.
Fighthype caught up with Floyd Mayweather immediately following his TKO victory over Conor McGregor.
The future boxing hall of famer advised McGregor to stick to MMA because he'll command even bigger paydays now, talked about his performance, lessons he's learned during his career, Paulie Malignaggi and more.
King Vicious Assassin is a Dope Up and coming artist from Queens New York but now Resides in Miami Florida and that has an Amazing story. He is a single father that has so many different talents that he looks to teach his son about being a strong, confident, progressive, hard working Black Man in America. THIS SO LIT is a upbeat dope song that definitely should be on the radio today as well as lifts your spirit when you hear it. Turn this song up LOUD when you hear it. THIS SO LIT is on all Streaming Platforms such as Tidal, iTunes, Amazon, Apple Music, Google Music and others.www.instagram.com/ViciousAssassinRead more…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. put on a show in the last fight of his spectacular career.
Conor McGregor didn’t do so badly, either.
Mayweather figured out a 50th opponent Saturday night, letting McGregor have the early rounds before stalking him late and leaving the mixed martial artist defenseless and exhausted on the ropes in the 10th round.
It was a smashing end to a career that earned Mayweather more money than any fighter before him — including an estimated $200 million for his last bout.
“I think we gave the fans what they wanted to see,” Mayweather said. “I owed them for the (Manny) Pacquiao fight.”
Mayweather battered McGregor around the ring in the later rounds, finally stopping him at 1:05 of the 10th with a flurry of punches that forced referee Robert Byrd to stop the fight.
Before a pro-McGregor crowd that roared every time the UFC fighter landed a punch, Mayweather methodically broke him down after a slow start to score his first real stoppage in nearly a decade. He did it in what he said would be his final fight, against a man who had never been in a professional boxing match before.
McGregor boxed surprisingly well but after landing some shots in the early rounds, his punches seemed to lose their steam. Mayweather then went on the pursuit. McGregor backpedaled most of the way, stopping only to throw an occasional flurry as Mayweather wore him down.
“I turned him into a Mexican tonight,” McGregor said. “He fought like a Mexican.”
Though Byrd cautioned McGregor for hitting behind the head on two different occasions, there were no real fouls in the fight and McGregor never tried to revert to any MMA tactics.
McGregor had vowed to knock Mayweather out within two rounds, and he won the early rounds with movement and punches to the head. But the tide of the fight turned in the fourth round as Mayweather seemed to figure out what he had to do and began aggressively stalking McGregor.
Mayweather was credited with landing more than half his punches, as he solved McGregor’s defense after a few rounds. Ringside stats showed him landing 170 of 320 punches to 111 of 430 for McGregor.
In a fight so intriguing that it cost $10,000 for ringside seats, McGregor turned in a respectable performance for someone in his first fight. He switched from southpaw to conventional at times and used his jab well, but Mayweather’s experience and his ring savvy paid off as he executed his game plan to perfection.
“Our game plan was to take our time, go to him and take him out in the end,” Mayweather said. “I guaranteed everybody this fight wouldn’t go the distance.
McGregor was trailing badly on all three ringside scorecards through the ninth round, with scores of 89-81, 89-81 and 87-83. The Associated Press had it 87-84.
Mayweather was widely criticized for not going after Pacquiao in their megafight, and he didn’t make the same mistake this time. In a fight that could make him $200 million, he seemed to stagger McGregor with a series of punches in the ninth round, landing at will as McGregor desperately tried to clinch.
The end was near as the two fighters came out for the 10th round and Mayweather went right after McGregor again. He landed a punch that set McGregor reeling across the ring, then landed a combination that had McGregor defenseless as Byrd moved in to stop the bout. McGregor didn’t complain when the fight was stopped and went over and hugged Mayweather.
“I was a little fatigued,” he said. “He was composed in there, that’s what 50 pro fights can give you.”
He seemed almost happy in the ring afterward, secure that he had given a good performance even in losing.
“I thought it was close though and I thought it was a bit of an early stoppage. I was just a little fatigued.”
McGregor’s challenge of Mayweather was fueled by social media and turned into a spectacle as the two fighters promoted the bout. It figured to make him $100 million or so, and gave McGregor a name and brand outside of the UFC.
He also got some respect from a fighter who has been in the ring his entire life.
“He’s a lot better than I thought he’d be,” Mayweather said. “He’s a tough competitor, but I was the better man tonight.”
After all the talk and hype, the fight unfolded like most in boxing figured it would. Mayweather, a 5-1 favorite, took a few rounds to establish his dominance but once he did it was a one-sided fight.
Mayweather ran his record to 50-0, surpassing Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 record and giving himself a great parting gift. He repeated afterward that he was not going to fight again.
“This is my last fight for sure. 50-0 sounds good, I’m looking forward to going into the Hall of Fame,” Mayweather said. “I picked the best dance partner to do it with.
Irish fans arrived by the thousands in the days before the fight, filling the arena for the weigh-in and boisterously cheering for their man. They even went off in the middle of the night and spray painted an Irish flag and “49-1” on a billboard on Interstate 15 promoting Mayweather’s businesses.
The capacity crowd of 14,623 cheered McGregor on, but they quieted as the fight progressed and Mayweather showed his dominance.
Depression. We here about it...we say people act out its characteristics...we in general...ignore it. But it is a huge issue in the world. Many suffer from it. It affects their everyday living and the everyday living of those around them. It has been deemed so normal to feel "depressed", that many don't even realize they have depression, and try their best to function in a normal evreyday setting. Often questioning what is wrong with them,...often blaming them self for everything,...and in many tragic incidents, it has led to suicide. It doesn't see gender, race, religion or age. And often goes unnoticed.
It is really because of that it is such a touchy subject. Especially in the music industry. It is described and spoken of in just about any genre. many "classic" songs were made about depression of the artist and thoughts of ending it all. But few touch the actual struggles of depression. The cause of, or the battle of living with it. Enter Mirko....
I will start off by saying everything about this musical presentation is simply AMAZING. A hot hiphop beat, and a thorough lyricist delivering bar after melodic bar of subject as well as substance. And why is this artist a perfect candidate to take the front line in recognizing this disease so many struggle with? His mom.
Mirko is the child of a Mother who suffers from depression. Mirko has seen first hands the battles from within, that some who have fought this beast, can almost compare to the religious tales of the war with right and wrong. Depression is more than a weight on a persons shoulders. It is an actual mountain. And for many...the only way they make it through, is the love and support of family.
So the sincere reality is there when checking out his new video release "Mom." Mirko speaks on the pain of watching her go through it all. And how he always was and always will be a son who loves his mother, as a system of complete support on her darkest days. While spinning his story to us, he reminds the rest of us to be the same for our loved ones. Because sometimes just saying you care, can be all the difference in this persons war today.
The video itself is a piece cinematic excellence. Smooth steady shots, and vivid color grading only adds to the energy of hope Mirko was creating with this master piece. I'm of the things I enjoyed personally, was the continual statistics that popped up through the video. It was almost like a dope hip hop version of those late night infomercials you see. Either way, whatever it was, I was sold.
Get a little bit of good quality sound and visual in your life and check out Mirko's New Music Video "Mom"
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Eddie Vegas is a grime artist out of Blackpool, U.K. His single "Linkin" featuring PaperBoi, has gained quite a buzz and following over the last 6 months. As a follow up, Eddie brings us a short, but well developed and debut 3 song EP titled 'Grime Kid." And Eddie uses the short number of songs to show his versatility in actually, a very impressive manner.
Each track on this EP holds a completely different style of sound from the last. The lyrical "Linkin" shows Eddie's lyrical and rhythmic talents as him and PaperBoi tear through the beat with vocal bombs. Eddie Vegas follows up with the head banging track "Going In." With a Hip-Rock type sound of electric guitars over hard hitting 808's, Eddie Vegas demonstrates his hunger of lyrical ability as he goes in for the kill. Last but not least is a party type track "Grime Kid." With more of a "just move your body and party" type approach, the song reminds this writer of the dubstep sound...a party type hyped up track. And right about when you're getting good and into the beat...Mr. Vegas pops in and just destroys the beat with his animated style of delivery. All in all...though short...this EP is a perfect demonstration of Eddie Vegas's versatility and creative format of putting music together. Check out Eddie Vegas "Grime Kid" Today!!!
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