Bounce Renews Johnson For Second Season, First Season Finale Premieres This Sunday, Oct. 3 @ 8:00 P.M. ET/PT Bounce, the leading broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, announced today that the hit new original series Johnson will be returning for a second season in 2022. Video link here. Johnson earned more than two million viewers… Continue reading Bounce Renews Johnson For Second Season, First Season Finale Premieres This Sunday, Oct. 3 @ 8:00 P.M. ET/PT
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Ciara and Russell Wilson to Publish Debut Picture Book ‘WHY NOT YOU?’
Philanthropic celebrity couple R & B soulstress Ciara and National Football League quarterback Russell Wilson will be publishing a picture book in the first quarter of 2022. Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, has announced that it will publish WHY NOT YOU? the picture book debut by Ciara… Continue reading Ciara and Russell Wilson to Publish Debut Picture Book ‘WHY NOT YOU?’
Chris Webber Plans on Opening $50 Million-Dollar Cannabis Facility in Detroit
Chris Webber Plans on Opening $50 Million-Dollar Cannabis Facility in Detroit Former Michigan Fab Five player and NBA Hall-of-Famer Chris Webber has announced that he has launched Players Only Holdings, a new $50 million-dollar cannabis operations and training facility in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Webber Wild Impact Fund has partnered with… Continue reading Chris Webber Plans on Opening $50 Million-Dollar Cannabis Facility in Detroit
Jeezy Partners With French Brand Naud Spirits
Jeezy Partners With French Brand Naud Spirits One of France’s Most Beloved Spirits Producers Teams Up with Entertainment Icon, Entrepreneur and Former Avion Tastemaker Jeezy to Grow U.S. Marketing Strategy Atlanta, GA (September 28, 2021) – Today, Grammy-nominated artist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and media multihyphenate Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins officially announced a new partnership with leading liquor… Continue reading Jeezy Partners With French Brand Naud Spirits
Timbaland Creates Beatclub to Help Musicians Connect With Industry Professionals
Timbaland Creates Beatclub to Help Musicians Connect With Industry Professionals The business of Hip Hop has been growing and it continues to create new entities that will utilize the culture that was literally built from nothing. The great thing about it is that now more creators and people involved in the culture are benefitting. Verzuz… Continue reading Timbaland Creates Beatclub to Help Musicians Connect With Industry Professionals
Nelly Is The ‘I AM HIP HOP’ Recipient For The 2021 ‘BET Hip Hop Awards’
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT ICON – NELLY- NAMED THE “I AM HIP HOP” AWARD RECIPIENT FOR THE 2021 “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” THE 16th ANNUAL “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” PREMIERES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021 AT 9 PM ET/PT ON BET #HIPHOPAWARDS NEW YORK, NY – BET announces DOUBLE DIAMOND SELLING SUPERSTAR rapper and entrepreneur Nelly as the “BET Hip Hop Awards” recipient… Continue reading Nelly Is The ‘I AM HIP HOP’ Recipient For The 2021 ‘BET Hip Hop Awards’
Wendy Williams Reportedly ‘Ready to Get Back to Work’ After Being Hospitalized for COVID-19
Wendy Williams Reportedly ‘Ready to Get Back to Work’ After Being Hospitalized for COVID-19 Amid news of talk show host Wendy Williams being hospitalized for COVID-19 related issues, production for the upcoming series, which was scheduled to start the new season on September 20, had been postponed and slated to start airing live shows beginning… Continue reading Wendy Williams Reportedly ‘Ready to Get Back to Work’ After Being Hospitalized for COVID-19
The Notorious B.I.G.’s Biography ‘It Was All A Dream’ Scheduled to be Released For His 50th Birthday
The Notorious B.I.G.’s Biography ‘It Was All A Dream’ Scheduled to be Released For His 50th Birthday As we approach the 50th birthday of The Notorious B.I.G., an autobiography of the deceased Brooklyn wordsmith will be released in celebration of his birth. The tome documents the life and times of Christopher Wallace AKA The Notorious… Continue reading The Notorious B.I.G.’s Biography ‘It Was All A Dream’ Scheduled to be Released For His 50th Birthday
The Fugees Reunite For International Reunion Tour to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of ‘The Score’
“Ready or Not” The Fugees are reuniting! In anticipation of the 25th anniversary of The Fugees’ debut album, “The Score,” the original members of the group WILL be performing together as they embark on an international reunion tour. According to Live Nation, the group which consists of Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel will… Continue reading The Fugees Reunite For International Reunion Tour to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of ‘The Score’
The For Us By Us (FUBU) Network Partners With Fox Soul On Original Programming
The For Us By Us (FUBU) Network Partners With Fox Soul On Original Programming The company that helped empower Black entrepreneurship within the culture of Hip-Hop back in the 80s will now be bringing the Hip-Hop culture and lifestyle to a free streaming platform. FUBU (For Us By Us) has announced that it has partnered… Continue reading The For Us By Us (FUBU) Network Partners With Fox Soul On Original Programming
Kobe Bryant Autographed Sneaker And ‘Black Mamba’ Watch Expected to Sell For $10M With $50,000 Going To Charity
Kobe Bryant Autographed Sneaker And ‘Black Mamba’ Watch Expected to Sell For $10M With $50,000 Going To Charity With the interest in Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) growing daily and more celebrities and industry executives become involved, it’s not a surprise that there is a planned auction of an NFT of a Kobe Bryant autographed Black Mamba… Continue reading Kobe Bryant Autographed Sneaker And ‘Black Mamba’ Watch Expected to Sell For $10M With $50,000 Going To Charity
Rapper Yo Gotti Invests In Major League Soccer Team D.C. United
It looks like Jay-Z isn’t the only rapper becoming interested in purchasing a professional sports team. Hip-Hop artist, Yo Gotti, who is signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, has invested his money into a Major League Soccer Team. According to Sportico, Yo Gotti has reportedly reached an agreement to purchase a minority stake in Major League… Continue reading Rapper Yo Gotti Invests In Major League Soccer Team D.C. United
Biz Markie Will Be Honored With Street Named After Him in Long Island
Biz Markie Will Be Honored With Street Named After Him in Long Island Popular Hip-Hop recording artist and celebrity Biz Markie was taken away from us earlier this summer back in July after being hospitalized in 2020 for an illness that was related to Type II Diabetes and he had reportedly suffered a stroke. In… Continue reading Biz Markie Will Be Honored With Street Named After Him in Long Island
THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 – In Theaters and On Demand October 1st
THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 – In Theaters and On Demand October 1st Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Presents in association with BRON Creative A Jackalgroup/Glickmania Production In Theaters and On Demand October 1st Everyone’s favorite spooky family is back in the animated comedy sequel, The Addams Family 2. In this all new movie we find Morticia… Continue reading THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 – In Theaters and On Demand October 1st
BET Launches BET Studios
—- First-of-its-kind studio venture provides equity ownership to Black creators across premium TV & film content Principal partners include Kenya Barris, Rashida Jones and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas BET Taps Aisha Summers-Burke to Lead the New Venture as General Manager September 15, 2021 – New York, NY – BET, a unit of ViacomCBS… Continue reading BET Launches BET Studios