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    The Game Imagines Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle as Basketball Buddies in 'Welcome Home' Video

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    The Compton native pays tribute to the late basketball legend and the fallen ‘Racks in the Middle’ rapper in the animated music video for the song off his latest album ‘Born 2 Rap’.
    Apr 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Game is keeping the memory of Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle alive through a new music video for “Welcome Home”. On Wednesday, April 29, the Compton native released visuals for the track of his “Born 2 Rap” album, presenting him as basketball buddies with the late NBA legend and the “Racks in the Middle” rapper.
    The four-and-a-half minute animation video is kicked off by The Game’s character sitting on what seems to be a cafe, donning a white top with his face tattoo on full display. “I wake up every mornin’ on the same s**t … N***as I used to hang with, is still gang, gang with Lamborghini outside but, n***a, that won’t change s**t,” he can be heard singing, additionally giving a shoutout to fellow spitters Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
    In the Stefano Bertelli-directed clip, both Nipsey’s and Kobe’s characters team up to play basketball in an outdoor arena. Kobe wears his yellow Lakers’ jersey complete with his iconic number 24 displayed on its back. Meanwhile, Nipsey rocks a purple sportwear with his name though he has no number written on it.
    At one point, Nipsey’s posthumous voice can be heard rapping on the chorus, “Twenty million dollars actin’ broke, n***a (Broke, n***a)/ All you n***as sleep, stay woke, n***a (Work, n***a)/ All my n***as came up sellin’ dope, n***a (Dope, n***a)/ Why the f**k you think they call us dope n***as?/ Broken home, broken dreams, no hope, n***a (No hope, n***a).” He also poses atop his Marathon Clothing store.

    The Game, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, has always been open about his affection toward Kobe and Nipsey. In mid-February, he inked his face with Kobe’s signature and first jersey’s number, 8. “F O R E V E R,” he simply captioned an Instagram post flaunting his new tattoo.

    In late March, the MC paid tribute to Nipsey by uploading a photo that saw his painting. “Hu$$le man….. can’t believe it’s been one year since you departed from this krazy world,” he said in a lengthy message. “…You have truly touched the hearts of people all around the world. Your face is everywhere… your music is timeless & your words are heard loud & clear.”

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    6ix9ine Granted Permission to Record Music Video on His New York Backyard

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    Under home confinement upon his release from jail due to coronavirus concerns, the ‘Fefe’ rapper is allowed to ‘conduct employment-related activities outside of the residence.’
    Apr 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – A judge has granted rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine permission to shoot music videos on his property.
    The star put in a request to shoot promos in his New York backyard while under home confinement and now he has been given the green light to do so.
    According to documents obtained by TMZ, Judge Engelmayer gave the rapper permission “to conduct employment-related activities outside of the residence but within the confines of the rented property.”
    Tekashi is allowed to carry out two hours of employment related activities per week and can work on new music in his basement but it’s “limited to no more than an 8-hour period per day,” with his schedule subject to approval by his probation officer.
    The “FEFE” star, real name Daniel Hernandez, was released from prison earlier this month and allowed to serve out the rest of his federal sentence at home due to coronavirus concerns as he is an asthma sufferer.
    Tekashi, 23, was sentenced to 24 months behind bars for gang-related activity in December 2019.

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    Beyonce Causes Fans Frenzy by Jumping on Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage' Remix

    On the new song, the ‘Run the World (Girls)’ hitmaker raps about her hometown, being a boss and inheriting her ‘savage’ qualities from her mother Tina Knowles.
    Apr 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Beehive have been blasted after not listening to Beyonce Knowles’ new song for a while. The singing diva has jumped on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s hit single “Savage” that was released on Wednesday, April 29, successfully causing fans frenzy on social media.
    On the new remix, Bey raps about her hometown, being a boss and inheriting her “savage” qualities from her mother Tina Knowles. “Please don’t get me hyped, write my name in Ice/ Can’t argue with these lazy b***hes, I just raised my price/ I’m a boss, I’m a leader, I pull up in my two-seater/ And my momma was a savage, think I got this s**t from Tina.”
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    Soon after the song made its way out, both Bey and Megan’s name started trending on social media as many people praised the two over the remix. “Beyonce is at her hottest and most powerful when she’s rapping in that low voice,” one said. “Why Beyonce take over this girl song like this! I mean these vocals are giving me Destiny’s Child/Dangerously in Love vibes!” another gushed.
    “Beyonce’s background vocals alone are just… Whew,” someone else commented. “Beyonce is one of the greatest rappers alive. Let’s have THAT conversation,” one more person said, while another individual wrote, “Beyonce gave us several different flows AND a vocal. She didn’t have to wash like this.”

    Megan herself was emotional to be able to do a collaboration with Bey. Talking about the song on Instagram, she admitted, “I’m literally crying being from HOUSTON MF TEXAS this s**t means EVERYTHING to me !!!!” The “Big Ole Freak” rapper added that all proceeds from the song would be going to Bread of Life Houston to help people amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

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    R. Kelly Accused of Stealing Bow Wow's Song, Rapper Defends Him

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    One individual says on social media, ‘N***a don’t even know that R. Kelly stole that ‘I’m a Flirt’ song from Bow Wow lol the original song is Bow Wow ft. R. Kelly.’
    Apr 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – R. Kelly’s issues just keep increasing as he continues to spend his days behind the bars. This time around, the disgraced singer has been accused of stealing Bow Wow’s song “I’m a Flirt”, though the person in question has since come to his defense.
    It all started after someone tweeted, “N***a don’t even know that R. Kelly stole that ‘I’m a Flirt’ song from Bow Wow lol the original song is Bow Wow ft. R. Kelly, this n***a R. Kelly remixed it and didn’t even put Bow Wow on that b***h lmao that’s so petty.” Bow Wow apparently caught wind of the comment and was quick to give a clarification of what really happened behind the scenes.
    Quote-retweeting the person’s post, the 33-year-old star said, “I signed off on the record. He gave me my writing credits. I still get paid from both versions. Still a Bow Wow record.”

    The original version of “I’m a Flirt” was supposed to serve as the second single off Bow Wow’s fifth album “The Price of Fame” but the decision changed to “Outta My System”. Instead, Kelly remixed the song with T.I. and T-Pain and made it the lead single off his album “Double Up”. It peaked at No. 12 on Billboard’s Hot 100 as the remix got more love than the original.
    Kelly is currently behind the bars after being charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The charges alleged that the singer sexually abused four females, three of whom were minors at the time, from 1998 to 2010. Most recently, Kelly filed an “emergency” request for home confinement due to the Coronavirus pandemic as one detainee on his floor was tested positive for the virus. However, he was denied bail.

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    Linkin Park Put Plan for New Music on Hold Over Coronavirus Pandemic

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    Bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell reveals on the Dan Really Likes Wine livestream that the band had actually begun working on new ideas just before COVID-19 forced people into isolation.
    Apr 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The coronavirus outbreak has forced rockers Linkin Park to press pause on the band’s first new material since the death of frontman Chester Bennington.
    The “Crawling” hitmakers went on hiatus following Bennington’s tragic suicide in 2017, but they regrouped for a memorial show in Los Angeles that October, and in 2018, co-vocalist Mike Shinoda admitted he was open to touring with his bandmates again, if they were ready.
    Last year (19), group DJ Joe Hahn explained the musicians had started discussions about their recording future, and now bassist Dave Farrell has revealed they had actually begun working on new ideas just before the COVID-19 pandemic forced people into isolation.
    “For us, with the band, we’ve been kinda writing and doing that before this all started,” Farrell shared during a recent appearance on the “Dan Really Likes Wine” livestream.
    Although the global health crisis has prevented the surviving bandmates from regrouping in person, they have made time to connect virtually.
    “Casually at this point, we’re doing Zoom (video) meetings to eat lunch together and say, ‘Hi,’ ” he continued. “But we’re not able to get together and write or do that whole bit. So (we’re) working at home a little bit, working up ideas.”
    And Farrell has been using the extra downtime to perfect a new musical skill – while also enjoying a little alone time away from his family. “I’ve been playing a lot of drums, just to do something new – I’ve been doing that for the last year, year and a half,” he said, “and purposely making as much noise as possible to create my own space in the house.”

    Linkin Park’s last album, “One More Light”, was released in May 2017, just two months before Bennington’s death.

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    Dua Lipa: Female Pop Stars Have to Work Harder for Their Vision to Be Taken Seriously

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    When speaking about her struggle in the beginning of her career, the ‘Don’t Start Now’ hitmaker additionally opens up about why she often pens uplifting lyrics in her songs.
    Apr 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Dua Lipa struggled to be taken seriously as a female artist starting out in the music industry.
    The British pop star has quickly become one of the biggest names in music thanks to hits including “New Rules”, “Don’t Start Now” and “Physical”, but speaking on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-podcast-990562/), the singer admitted achieving her star status wasn’t easy.
    “Artists in pop, especially women, have to work harder to be taken seriously,” she said. “You have to work a lot harder for people to really believe that these are your lyrics, that this is your vision.”
    Dua went on to share that she often pens uplifting lyrics to help her feel more empowered, citing the line “I know you ain’t used to a female alpha” from the title track to her second album “Future Nostalgia” as an example.
    “When I put lyrics like that into my record, and I perform them, I do feel more empowered and stronger, and yeah, I’m like, ‘I am a female alpha,’ ” she mused. “But it’s also recognition that we are built on the backs of giants. There have been strong, influential women since I was very little in the music industry: Pink, Alicia Keys, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, Janet Jackson.”
    The star, 24, went on to insist she loves all of her songs – because she knows they give her fans so much joy.
    “People go, ‘Are you bored of singing the same song over and over again?’ I’m not, because it’s not really about me in that instance – it’s about the listeners,” she smiled.

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    Gwen Stefani 'So Grateful' to Top Country Chart for First Time With Blake Shelton Duet

    Scoring her first No.1 on Country Airplay chart with ‘Nobody But You’, the No Doubt frontwoman thanks her crooner boyfriend for taking her along on the ride with him.
    Apr 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rocker Gwen Stefani is in disbelief after scoring her first number one on America’s Country Airplay chart with her “Nobody But You” duet with boyfriend Blake Shelton.
    The country music star invited Stefani to add her vocals to the track last year (19), and although they both fell in love with the tune, they had no idea how big of a hit it would be with fans, too, after climbing to the top of the Billboard countdown this week (begins April 27) – three months after its initial release.
    ” ‘Nobody But You’ wasn’t written as a duet, but it is a duet,” Shelton told Billboard.com as he reflected on the chart news. “I have to thank (songwriters) Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, Josh Osborne and Tommy Lee James for trusting us with this incredible song that captures exactly how I feel about Gwen, and I can connect with every lyric.”
    “I still pinch myself every time I hear one of my songs on the radio, but I have to pinch and twist really hard to believe I’m singing it with Gwen Stefani. As always, thank you to the fans that listen and I cannot wait until we can all be together celebrating music again.”
    Shelton also took to Twitter to share a special message for Stefani, writing, “Congratulations @gwenstefani on your first country song going #1 at country radio!!! Not bad for your first try!!!!! Thank you all as well!!! #nobodybutyou.”
    And the No Doubt frontwoman is blown away by the couple’s achievement.
    “Trying to wrap my head around the fact that I even get to know Blake Shelton -let alone be on Such a beautiful classic duet w (with) him,” she remarked as she reposted Shelton’s tweet.

    Stefani continued, “thank you [email protected] for taking me along on this ride with you!! I am so grateful and blown away by all the support everyone has shown us!!!!! #WHATTHEHECK?!! we got a #1 single?!!! #bestfriend #nobodybutyou #nevernmywildestdreams (sic)!!!!!”

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    Offset and Young Thug Holding Charity Gig for Food Bank

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    The Migos rapper has teamed up with the ‘Stoner’ lyricist to raise funds for the Atlanta Community Food Bank to feed the hungry amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
    Apr 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Offset and Young Thug are teaming up to play a virtual reality livestream gig to raise funds for a food bank in their native Atlanta, Georgia.
    The rappers will be joined by Rich the Kid and Saint Jhn as part of the fundraiser for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, which will air on Facebook and via the Oculus Venuess virtual reality ap from 9 P.M. EST on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.
    Each rapper will play a 30 minute gig during the livestream, with special guests also set to be revealed.
    “Growing up in metro Atlanta, Offset has a deeply personal connection to the community and has donated 200,000 meals to the ACFB. He would love for his fans to join him in supporting the ACFB in their fight against hunger,” a post from the Migos rapper announcing the gig on Facebook reads.
    Explaining how he is aiming to provide 500,000 meals for Atlantans, the “Bad and Boujee” hitmaker adds, “Every contribution – no matter how big or small – will help the ACFB ensure that their neighbours have the nourishment to lead healthy, productive lives.”
    “For every $1 donation received, the organisation can provide people in need with access to enough food for four nutritious meals. Help us reach our goal of providing 500,000 meals. Thank you for your support!”

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