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Birdman And Slim Are Reportedly Working On A Cash Money Biopic

It looks like another rap collective will be immortalized on the silver screen. Following the global success of N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton film, Cash Money Records will reportedly follow its blueprint and debut their own biopic in the near future. According to XXL, Birdman and Slim, co-owners of the longstanding label, are planning to pack in told and untold stories of the musical imprint, and Straight Outta Compton served as a catalyst to get serious about penning and producing the motion picture.

Cam'ron, Ma$e Joke On Rumors They Bought Dame Dash Roc-A-Fella Shares

Cam’ron and Ma$e jokingly discussed rumors that they hypothetically purchased Dame Dash‘s share in Roc-A-Fella Records. During a recent episode of It Is What It Is, their beloved mediator, Stat Baby, aka Treasure Wilson, questioned the guys about their involvement in a potential sale. Cam and Ma$e began laughing almost immediately like two school kids. Amid the laughter, Murda Ma$e began to pose a “hypothetical” angle to the question.  He ran through some alleged numbers and how much they would’ve put up to scoop Dame’s portion of the Roc.

Celebrities Defend Leslie Jones After Reported Hack

The continuous attack on Leslie Jones has fellow comedians and celebrities coming to the star’s defense on social media. The despicable act happened Wednesday (Aug 24), when Jones’ website was hacked with posts of her passport, nude photos and other personal information.  The site was taken offline shortly after the hack. Continuous misogynoir acts have been thrown Jones’ way since her appearance in the remake of the 1984 film, Ghostbusters earlier this summer.

Chewbacca Actor Gets His Lightsaber Taken by TSA

Peter Mayhew, the tall actor who portrayed Chewbacca in the original Star Wars films, had a little run-in with airport security this week. At 7′ 2″ and the age of 69, Mayhew needs a cane to walk. Instead of a wooden or metal cane, Mayhew’s opts for a cane modeled after the film’s lightsaber. Before boarding a flight to Dallas earlier this week, Mayhew had his lightsaber cane confiscated by the US Transportation Security Adminstration (TSA) at Denver International Airport, where he was in town for the Denver Comic Con.

Ciara Responds To Jason Whitlock's Remarks Against Single Black Mothers

Ciara has issued a response to comments made by Jason Whitlock after he blamed single Black women for police brutality and the violent death of Tyre Nichols. Last Friday (Jan. 27), the media personality appeared on Tucker Carlson’s platform on Fox News, where he shared thoughts on the “racial element” of the attack. “Everybody involved in this on the street level was either 24 to 32 years old. Everybody. It was a group of young Black men, five-on-one.