The follow up to Migos' 2017 RIAA certified platinum album, "Culture," will arrive on January 26, the group announced Monday. The project has already spawned the top 10 Billboard Hot 100 single "Motorsport" featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj.
Today would have been Aaliyah Dana Haughton' 39th birthday. The super talented singer and actress died tragically in a plane crash at the age of 22, while leaving The Bahamas following the filming of a music video for "Rock the Boat."
She had just began to scratch the surface of her potential. May she rest in peace.
Nobody is fucking with Lloyd Banks right now. The G-Unit emcee is on a roll with his "At Your Request" freestyle series. Peep his latest as he effortlessly flows over AZ's "Sugar Hill" instrumental.
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is staring at possible prison time following his DUI arrest on Saturday, January 13.
TMZ reports that the Hall of Famer was already on probation for a July 2016 incident, where he fled the scene after hitting a car on an Orange County, California freeway, while driving the wrong way.
He was placed on three years probation with the stipulation that he avoided any more legal trouble.
Rodman's probation will now likely be revoked. A judge could sentence him to the two years in prison he was supposed to serve from the previous incident, plus additional time for this latest offence.
A rep for Rodman says he needs rehab. It's not known if that will be taken into consideration by the court.
Time waits on no man, even if his name is Conor McGregor. So, it shouldn't be a surprise that the UFC Lightweight Champion will likely be stripped of his title in the near future.
McGregor has not defended the title he won by defeating Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 on November 12, 2016.
Since then the Irish MMA fighter stepped into the boxing ring. Raking in an estimated $100 million while losing to Floyd Mayweather on August 26, 2017.
While that fight was a huge financial success for everyone involved, UFC President Dana White wants Mystic Mac back in the Octagon. However, McGregor appears to be in no hurry. There are rumors he wants to fight in September. While interim champion Tony Ferguson and No. 1 contender Khabib Nurmagomedov are impatiently waiting in the wings.
“If (McGregor) comes back in September, that’s almost two years (since his last MMA fight). That can’t happen. It’s not fair to everybody else,” White said during the post fight press conference at UFC Fight Night 124 Sunday, January 14. “Love Conor, respect Conor, love everything that he’s done for this company. Everybody knows that. I say it all the time. (But) the belt would have to move on. You do Khabib vs. Tony; we’re working on that fight now. If and when Conor comes back, he would get the first crack at the title.”
How excited are you at the prospect of a Ferguson vs. Nurmagomedov title fight? And how do you think McGregor would face against either of them?
Today America celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by honoring him with a national holiday.
Here are some quotes from the slain civil rights leader that still resonate strongly:
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 1963
“Many white Americans of good will have never connected bigotry with economic exploitation. They have deplored prejudice but tolerated or ignored economic injustice.” Why we can’t wait, 1964
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defence than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? 1967
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” Love In Action from Strength to Love, 1963
“So we have been repeatedly faced with the cruel irony of watching Negro and white boys on TV screens as they kill and die together for a nation that has been unable to seat them together in the same schools.”Beyond Vietnam, 1967
“We may all have come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.” Origin unknown
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” I Have a Dream, 1963
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” St Louis, 1964
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 1963
Brooklyn, New York rapper and Scum Gang leader, Tekashi69, is a controversial figure, but it's clear that he's tapped into something hip hop fans are fucking with based on the success of his songs "Gummo" and "Kooda."
His latest release is titled "Keke" featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Fetty Wap. Peep the official music video below.
Lil Pump is fresh out of his Warner Bros contract and decides to drop a collaboration with Juicy J titled "Trap Jumpin." Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
The one and only Lloyd Banks is back with another fire freestyle from his "At Your Request" series. This time he borrows Ghostface Killah's classic "Mighty Healthy" instrumental.
Francis Ngannou climbed up the UFC heavyweight ranks quickly capped of with the knockout of the year of Alistair Overeem at UFC 218. Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is the last hurdle for Ngannou at UFC 220 on Saturday, January 20 live on Pay-Per-View.
(NBC News) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump referred to Haiti and African nations as "shithole countries" during a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators at the White House, a Democratic aide briefed on Thursday's meeting told NBC News.
Trump's comments were first reported by The Washington Post, which said the nations referred to by Trump also included El Salvador.
The U.N. human rights office said the comments, if confirmed, were "shocking and shameful" and "racist," while Haiti's foreign minister summoned the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Robin Diallo for clarification.
Two sources briefed on the conversation say that during the portion of the conversation about Haiti — which came at the top of the exchange that led to the “shithole” comment — the president questioned why Haitians should be given specific consideration.
“Why do we need more Haitians, take them out,” he said, according to sources. Someone else in the room responded: “Because if you do, it will be obvious why.”
Two decades after the album’s critically-acclaimed release, hip-hop artist Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, to stage a symphonic rendition of “Illmatic,” one of the most revered albums in hip-hop history. The new concert film Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop captures the energy and nostalgia of this collaborative performance and premieres nationwide Friday, February 2 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).
The program will be available to stream the following day at pbs.org/gperf and PBS apps. Released in 1994, “Illmatic” is the seminal debut album from Nas, and has long been considered one of the greatest hip-hop records of all time. The album is a densely textured, deeply lyrical portrait of life in the largest public housing project in North America, the Queensbridge Houses, located in the Long Island City area of New York City, home to nearly 7,000 people. “It’s crazy, you know, I wrote this in the projects in New York City. Here we are in the capitol of America, Washington, DC, and, you know, a bunch of white people with strings and all that, playing this album, and they [sic] feeling it,” says Nas in exclusive behind-the-scenes footage captured during on-stage rehearsal before the concert.
Alternating between candid reflections from Nas, photos from his youth, backstage footage and a symphonic performance of “Illmatic,” the program gives an inside look at the inspiration behind Nas’ music and his early life growing up in New York City. The combination of Nas and the orchestra reinvents the sound of some of his most popular songs, like “N.Y. State of Mind,” “The World is Yours,” “Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)” and “It Ain’t Hard to Tell” to create a classical hip-hop journey. “This was the first time me [sic], as a classical orchestra conductor, was going to branch out into the realm of doing hip-hop music and rap music. And the idea of finally tackling this genre was something I was really looking forward to do,” says National Symphony Orchestra Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke about this innovative collaboration.
Great Performances is produced by THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET, one of America’s most prolific and respected public media providers. Throughout its more than 40- year history on public television, Great Performances has provided viewers across the country with an unparalleled showcase of the best in all genres of the performing arts, serving as America’s most prestigious and enduring broadcaster of cultural programming.
A Mass Appeal production, Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical HipHop is directed by Jason Goldwatch and executive produced by Nas, Anthony Saleh and Peter Bittenbender. For Great Performances, Bill O’Donnell is series producer; David Horn is executive producer.
This Great Performances presentation is funded by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Irene Diamond Fund, Rosalind P. Walter, The LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, The Agnes Varis Trust, The Starr Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Ellen and James S. Marcus, The Abra Prentice Foundation and PBS.