Memphis Bleek sat down with Vlad TV recently to discuss the epic rap battle between Nas and Jay Z back in 2001, and apparently his “Mind Right” single was the fuel that ignited the now revered bar-for-bar showdown. Bleek chronicled how it all went down, saying that he recorded “Mind Right” after he heard through the grapevine that Nas threw a jab that he now knows was non-existent.
“Me and Nas actually never got into nothing; It was all that project ‘he say, she say’ shit,” he told Vlad TV.
Stand-up comedy has been making a resurgence in recent years with the streaming service Netflix leading the way, offering unprecedented deals to legendary entertainers like Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle to stream their specials on the platform.
However, Mo’Nique – an iconic comedian and actress in her own right – took to her Instagram account today (Jan. 19) with a video urging her followers to boycott the streaming service on the basis of gender and color bias.
Subtract the sailor’s hat, pale complexion, pipe and Olive Oyl, and this may as well be the living embodiment of the popular cartoon character Popeye, especially with those pythons.
Massachusetts bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail could probably crush you with a single hug just by the looks of him. Take notes, fellas – he eats seven pounds of protein, nine pounds of carbohydrates and three gallons of water each day to help maintain upper arms that measure 31 inches around — as big as a small man’s waist, ABC News reports.
Matt Uzzle, a top executive for The Sherri Show, was found dead in his New York home on Feb. 13 from an apparent suicide. At the time of his death, Uzzle — whose main job was to manage production and overseethe budget for Sherri — was under investigation according to Page Six.
Sources told the outlet that there were issues involving missing petty cash and that therent for the show’s New York City studio reportedly hadn’t been paid since September.
Soulja Boy, the self-proclaimed “first rapper” of many endeavors, can take some credit in the relaunch of LimeWire, as it is now returning as a NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace. The vintage file-sharing platform was once known as the millennial go-to platform for downloading music (although it was very much illegal).
The rapper and entrepreneur took to his Instagram account to share a 60-second commercial revealing the company’s news. Complemented by his breakout viral hit “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” in the background, the clip starts with students waiting for the school bell as one boy doodles the LimeWire logo on his notebook.