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Young Dro coming to LHHATL
Young Dro is finally ready for the reality show spotlight, as he will be appearing on the sixth season of VH1’s hit show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. The ATL rapper was recently a guest on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, where he revealed the news. He will not be a main character, but will have a reoccurring role on the show. “I just want to finish out what me and Joseline did,” he told Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee and DJ Envy, referring to footage that aired of himself and Hernandez that sparked dating rumors. “When we did the studio thing…I thought that was just it. But the network…
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Young Thug’s Private Jet #MannequinChallenge
Young Thug may have just posted the most stuntastic #MannequinChallenge yet. Thugger and company are boarding a private jet with new music playing. What started off in high school hallways and ended up on NFL football fields has now made its way to private jets. The viral sensation known as the #mannequinchallenge just entered another tax bracket with Young Thug leading the charge. Thugger can be seen boarding a jet with his crew including producer TM88 of 808 Mafia as a new song from he and 21 Savage play in the background. Plenty of flenching and eye blinking can be seen, but it still came out cool. Music by: @thuggerthugger1…
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Kevin Gates Sentenced 180 Days in Jail
A jury of six women took less than two hours to find a rapper guilty on Wednesday of kicking a woman during a performance at a Lakeland, Fl club in 2015. County Judge Sharon Franklin sentenced Kevin Gates to 180 days in jail, three times more than what prosecutors requested for the misdemeanor battery conviction. The sentence came after Gates’ lawyer, Jose Baez of Orlando, requested that Franklin refrain from sentencing Gates to any jail time and instead “fashion a sentence.” “Mr. Gates has been involved in the Make a Wish Foundation,” Baez said. “That would assist the community much more than a 60-day jail sentence.” Franklin asked whether Gates,…
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Shaquille O’Neal Buys Krispy Kreme Store
Shaquille O’Neal just took ownership of an Atlanta-area Krispy Kreme store. The basketball Hall-of-Famer and sports and entertainment superstar announced Monday that he has become the owner of the Ponce de Leon location, which has been there for more than 60 years. O’Neal, who has previously admitted to loving Krispy Kreme doughnuts, has compared his visits to the restaurants to a kid’s experience in a candy store. “In addition to Shaquille’s status as a sports and entertainment icon and businessman, he is known for spreading joy, which aligns with our positioning and mission,” said Tony Thompson, president and CEO of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. “We are confident this partnership will have…
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Ty Dolla Sign Hit With $180,000 Tax Lien
Ty Dolla $ign is the latest artist to get caught slipping by the IRS. The Cali crooner has been hit with a $180,969.35 tax lien, reports TMZ. According to documents obtained by the site, Ty owes back taxes for three years; $16,617.05 in 2011, $54,626.91 in 2013 and $109,725.39 in 2014. It appears as though he got his act together in 2015, but the IRS still needs all their paper, of course to manage taxes is better to be filing a 1099-MISC form that is used by business and more. This year should be another profitable year for TDS, as he dropped his new project Campaign in September. The 16-song…
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Bobby Shmurda Gets 7 Years
Brooklynite, Bobby Shmurda, was sentenced to 7 years in prison Wednesday [October 19]. The “Hot N****” rapper went from an internet sensation to a felon after pleading guilty to conspiracy and criminal possession of a weapon charge in September. According to the FADER, his attorney, Alex Spiro said “his sentence of 7 years, with credit for 2 years already served and good time credit will hopefully permit him to be home in approximately 3 1⁄2 years and resume his remarkable career. This plea also covers a separate Bronx Indictment.” Without the plea deal, Shmurda could have gone to trial and faced 25-years to life prison. During the hearing, Shmurda wanted…
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Janet Jackson Confirms She’s Pregnant
Janet Jackson proudly showed off her baby bump, marking the first time the 50-year-old star has confirmed herself that she’s expecting, People reports. “We thank God for our blessing,” Jackson told the gossip mag posing for a photo in an all-white ensemble that highlighted her precious bump. The “Dammn Baby” singer announced back in May that she was postponing her “Unbreakable” world tour to focus on family planning with her billionaire husband Wissam Al Mana, 41. “Please, if you could try and understand that it’s important that I do this now,” Jackson said in a video she posted online. “I have to rest up, doctor’s orders. But I have not forgotten about…
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Gabrielle Union Sues BET
Lights, camera, faction. Actress Gabrielle Union fired off a lawsuit against BET, claiming the network tried to short-change her by stuffing more episodes into a single season of her show “Being Mary Jane” than she agreed upon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 42-year-old star contends producers for the hit series vowed that seasons would never run more than 13 episodes, but they’re now trying to jam 20 shows into Season 4. Union is slated for a raise from $150,000 per episode to $165,000 in Season 5 and believes the network is attempting to “fraudulently extend” the terms of her contract, according to the lawsuit. The contract she signed, however,…
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Nicki Minaj Calls Nudity Double Standard For Black Vs. White Women
Nicki Minaj is the cover star of Marie Claire‘s November issue and, in her interview, she discusses double standards for women of color in media, competing with her male counterparts in the rap game, and how black women bear the burden of violence against black men in America. “When Kim Kardashian’s naked picture came out, [Sharon Osbourne] praised it, and my fans attacked her for being such a hypocrite,” Minaj tells Marie Claire. “So it wasn’t trashy and raunchy when a white woman did it, but it was when a black woman did it? It’s quite pathetic and sad, but that is my reality, and I’ve gotten accustomed to just…
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EmpireFOX Gives Voice to Opera Singer Lauren Michelle
Tonight on “Empire” the country will be introduced to Lauren Michelle. And while Los Angeles native Michelle is unknown to most Americans, she is already a celebrity on the world stage. Last year in the BBC Cardiff World Singer competition (think ‘American Idol’ with 350 contestants from around the world) she rose to the top and placed third. She’s currently revered as one of the world’s most well known sopranos. To put things into perspective, Lauren Michelle has been called the “black Maria Callas” and the Misty Copeland of Opera. Just as Copeland made history as the first African American female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Michelle…
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