Tag: History

Jermaine Dupri Kicks Off So So Def Exhibit at the Grammy Museum

Jermaine Dupri Kicks Off So So Def Exhibit at the Grammy Museum

In 1993, producer Jermaine Dupri launched his So So Def record label to showcase southern hip-hop artists. In the quarter-century since then, the imprint has worked with a slew of big-name artists from the ’90s and 2000s, including Jagged Edge, Daz Dillinger, Da Brat, Bow Wow, Kriss Kross, and Anthony Hamilton. In celebration of the…

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21 Savage Supports Amber Rose’s SlutWalk

21 Savage Supports Amber Rose’s SlutWalk

Amber Rose hosted her 7th annual SlutWalk gathering in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 1, and she brought her boyfriend with her. The model-turned-media maven arrived at the juncture in a white bodysuit, glittery magenta cape, and superhero belt with the initials CSH on the buckle. Captain Save a H*e, the acronym stands for; a…

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Cardi B’s ‘Bodak Yellow’ Hits No. 1

Cardi B’s ‘Bodak Yellow’ Hits No. 1

Cardi B has gone from “regular degular girl from The Bronx” to making music chart history. This summer’s female anthem “Bodak Yellow” has finally made its way to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. The single bumped Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” to third place, after holding the top…

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Illinois Honors Barack Obama With His Own Holiday

Illinois Honors Barack Obama With His Own Holiday

Former President Barack Obama has been honored with his very own holiday in the state of Illinois. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law Friday a measure to designate August 4th as “Barack Obama Day.” The holiday will be celebrated on President Obama’s birthday, beginning in 2018. Gov. Rauner praised the commemorative holiday but stopped…

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Alicia Keys Attend Women’s March

Alicia Keys Attend Women’s March

Protests against Donald Trump’s presidency have become a global movement. Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Toronto, and Paris, are just some of the cities hosting marches Saturday (Jan. 21). Though the final numbers have yet to be tallied, it’s already clear that the Women’s March trumped the inauguration figures. Alicia Keys,…

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‘Underground’ Renewed for Season 2

‘Underground’ Renewed for Season 2

WGN America has renewed “Underground” for a second season, the network announced Monday. The series, created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, is currently averaging over 1 million viewers per episode in live-plus-same-day ratings and 3 million viewers in live-plus-seven. It was also the sixth highest-rated scripted series premiere of any cable drama this season.…

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