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American rapper Albert Johnson, better known by his stage name Prodigy, was born on November 2, 1974 in Hempstead, New York. His greatest professional successes were accomplished as one half of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep.
But almost as much as writing great rhymes, Prodigy loved a good rap beef. His career was filled with battles against many of the greatest rappers of all time, and he usually gave as good as he got.
Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch was one of three men arrested Saturday night before his scheduled performance at the Governor’s Ball concert at Citi Field in New York City.
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday for the annual March for Our Lives rally, a nationwide protest against gun violence.
The non-profit group, founded by survivors of the 2018 Parkland shooting, told NBC News there were about 450 rallies planned across the United States, including in cities like Chicago; Los Angeles; NYC; Detroit; and Washington, D.C. The demonstrations come amid renewed calls for tighter gun control measures, as the nation continues reeling from a series of mass shootings.
Jennifer Lopez's new partnership is providing Latina entrepreneurs with a $14 billion infusion in loan capital by 2030.
Lopez is teaming up with Grameen America, a New York City-based microfinance organization, to expand access to capital with the goal of reaching 600,000 Latina entrepreneurs, while also investing six million hours into financial education training for these women as well.
The Jennifer Lopez documentary “Halftime” is kicking off the 21st Tribeca Festival on Wednesday, launching the annual New York event with an intimate behind-the-scenes portrait of the singer-actor filmed during the tumultuous year she turned 50, co-headlined the Super Bowl and narrowly missed out on an Oscar nomination.
The star-studded, musical premiere at the United Palace in Washington Heights serves as an appropriate opener for the Tribeca Festival, which has jettisoned “Film” from its name to better reflect the wide array of concerts, talks, television premieres, podcasts and virtual reality exhibits that increasingly fill its busy live-event schedule alongside movies.
Kim Kardashian is an American socialite, model, media personality and businesswoman. Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres.
Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift are both being featured in our Celebrity Match Up on The Wrap Up Magazine.
Such played with them from 1983 to 1994, when they had such hits as You Give Love a Bad Name, Livin' on a Prayer and Bad Medicine.
Jay Z is joining his wife in the fashion and beauty investor space.
ESSENCE recently reported that Beyonce joined Rihanna and others as an investor in a French women’s apparel brand—now it has been reported that Jay-Z is backing premier beauty brand Madison Reed in an investment totaling $33 million, according to Bloomberg.
Sandbridge Capital and Jay-Z’s venture capital business are investing $33 million in beauty brand Madison Reed.
Madison Reed will use the money to expand its hair color-bar presence, the firms said in their announcement Thursday. The company wants to add locations in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, hire 850 new colorists and expand its omnichannel offerings.
Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z would be considered by many as one of the biggest artists of all time. At one point, however, he felt his contemporary Eminem was bigger than he was. But after working with the diamond-selling artist, Jay-Z saw what that kind of fame did to Eminem. And it was something that Jay-Z wanted no part of.
Jay-Z believed that Eminem bested him when they originally collaborated.
Two of New York’s finest hip-hop acts are coming together for a collaborative tour. On Tuesday (April 19), the Wu-Tang Clan and Nas announced their New York State Of Mind Tour.
Produced by Live Nation, the 25-stop event begins Tuesday, Aug 30 in St. Louis, Missouri and will continue through major cities across North America including Toronto, D.C., Raleigh, Atlanta, Houston, and Oakland, before wrapping up Tuesday, October 4 in Los Angles, California.
Jennifer Lopez is developing a new Amazon Prime video series about Manhattan's most famous women-only residence the 1970s.
The 52-year-old Marry Me star's project, entitled Backwards in Heels, is set to follow the 'aspirational and timeless story about the glamorous women living at the Barbizon Hotel in post-WWII New York City'.
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has invested $122 million to support the growth of Black-owned banks and businesses.
LISC announced the investment that was closed through LISC’s Black Economic Development Fund (BEDF). The massive funding came from major companies, including Netflix, Paypal, Square, HubSpot, Aflac, Costco, Dicks Sporting Goods, ThermoFisher Scientific, Wayfair, McKinsey & Co., and Dupont.
Celebrity interview series Self Made Tastes Better returns, bigger and better for 2022, kicking off with an iconic round-table discussion between Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and DJ Khaled. The four megastars exchange never-before-told hip hop stories plus wisdom on self-made success, from authenticity to knowing the worth of your art and trusting the process. This conversation – which is their first time together under one roof – came by way of their shared relationship with Sovereign Brands, owners of Luc Belaire, Bumbu rum, McQueen and the Violet Fog gin, and Villon.
Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash appeared on the latest episode of Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast and spoke about a very specific detail from a meeting with Jay-Z that led him to believing in doing business with the future legend.
Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown are two all-time female MC’s who paved the way for so many female artists and many of those artists have cited them as influences and we can still see it today. Two people who started out cordial in the beginning but after a while things just weren’t the same and that’s that.
Brooklyn’s Fivio Foreign unleashes the “City Of Gods” on his new single featuring Kanye West and Alicia Keys.
On the drill banger, nestled with adlibs by Playboi Carti, Fivio and Ye detail the gritty side of the city that never sleeps, while Alicia Keys belts a triumphant hook which interpolates The Chainsmokers’ “New York City”.
The mandate, which was first announced by former Mayor Bill de Blasio ahead of an expected winter surge in COVID-19 cases, came to fruition last week amid a much less dire coronavirus situation in the city and the country at large. Nevertheless, nearly 3,000 workers were at risk of termination on Friday over the rule, but many submitted their proof of vaccination or chose to get the shot after being notified of their imminent termination.
Jay Z is juggling another life drama — his longtime court battle with his alleged secret son, Rymir Satterthwaite! Satterthwaite has taken his paternity case to federal court, requesting that they assist him in moving the case forward. Satterthwaite has been involved in a paternity fight with the rapper since 2011.
