KENDRICK LAMAR DEBUTS ‘GOD IS GANGSTA’ SHORT FILM

After issuing his "Hard Work" PSA, Kendrick Lamar goes on a drunken rant in the video for “God Is Gangsta.”

The short film, comprised of “u” and “For Sale?” off his Grammy-nominated album To Pimp a Butterfly, opens with the Compton rapper alone in a room drinking from a liquor bottle while rapping along to “u” before being baptized in a pool of water. He finds himself surrounded by half-naked women, who can’t keep their hands off him, while his interlude “For Sale?” plays. In between the powerful imagery, subliminal messages flash on screen: “I followed your rules for way too long” and “You played the game. I pimped it.”

Kendrick will head to the Grammys in February, where he is nominated for 11 awards. While he wants to win them all, he didn’t record the album for accolades. “This album did what I wanted it to do,” he told The New York Times. “That’s not necessarily to sell tons of records—though it didn’t do bad at that either—but to actually have an impact on the people and on the culture of music.”

Watch K-Dot wash away his sins just in time for 2016.

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Bondia Bingwa wa dunia wa uzani wa Welter Floyd Mayweather amepokonywa taji alilomshinda Pacquiao

Mmarekani huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 38 anadaiwa kushindwa kuilipa shirikisho la ndondi la WBO ada ya dola laki mbili $200,000 kabla ya makataa aliyopewa ya tarehe 3 Julai.

Mayweather alitakiwa pia kutoa ukanda wa chipukizi wa WBO punde baada ya kumshinda mfilipino Pacquiao kwa wingi wa alama. Kufuatia kauli hiyo ya shirikisho la ndondi la WBO, Mayweather hatambuliwi tena kama mshikilizi wa taji hilo.

Taji hilo linashikiliwa na Mmarekani mwenza Timothy Bradley.
Yamkini Mayweather alikuwa ameiahidi WBO kuwa akimshinda Pacquiao,angevua mataji yote ya vijana ilikuwapa mabondia wapya fursa ya kuwania mataji hayo lakini hadi kufikia sasa hajafanya hivyo.

Taarifa yao iliyochapishwa katika mtandao wa wboboxing.comimesema kuwa ''hatukukuwa na lingine baada ya Mayweather kushindwa kutekeleza matakwa yetu.kwa hivyo hatutamtambua mayweather kama mshikilizi wa ukanda huo wa Welter''

Hata hivyo Mayweather, ambaye ndiye anayeshikilia mataji ya WBA na WBC ana hadi julai tarehe 20 kukata rufaa ya kauli hiyo.
Mayweather anatarajiwa kuandaa pigano lingine mjini Las Vegas tarehe 12 Septemba, japo haijabainika atazichapa dhidi ya nani.
Wakati hayo yakijiri WBO inapanga pigano la welter linalopangwa kufanyika tarehe 27 kati ya Bradley na Jessie Vargas.

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News; Kidd Kidd Released From Rikers Island After Posting $105000 Bond

Kidd Kidd is a free man after posting $105,000 bond Monday, July 6th. The 26-year old G-Unit rapper had been locked up in New York's Rikers Island since his arrest right before his performance at the 2015 XXL Freshman concert on June 30th.

He was taken into custody for allegedly assaulting and strangling his girlfriend, Maurita Robinson, during a February 2015, domestic dispute in Las Vegas..

The New Orleans native posted $5,000 bond for his New York case in criminal court, according to XXL.He later posted $100,000 after appearing in Supreme Court. Judge Larry Stephen ordered the rapper, real name Curtis Stewart, to turn himself into N.O. police by Thursday, July 9th.

The "Better Walk" rapper appeared to be in good spirits as he enjoyed a good meal during a video shot at the G-Unit office right after his release.

His attorney, Scott Leemon, released a statement following his client regaining his freedom.

“We are very happy that Judge Stephen did the right thing and allowed Kidd Kidd to turn himself in to New Orleans. These allegations are insane and our investigation will continue."

Leemon said last week that Robinson had little to no credibility. He added that the allegations that “are totally baseless. They were made four months later by a woman who has a history of making false allegations against Mr. Stewart.”

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PERFORMANCE; FUTURE BRINGS OUT DRAKE, NICKI MINAJ, & MEEK MILL AT HOT 107.9 BIRTHDAY BASH

Hot 107.9’s Birthday Bash 20 was a movie. In addition to performances from Kanye West, Ludacris, Wale, and Migos, Future pulled out all the stops during his star-studded set at Atlanta’s Philips Arena on Saturday. The Freeband Gang leader kicked off the surprises by bringing out Meek Mill for “Monster.” Meek’s girl Nicki Minaj strut on stage with a purse and grinded up against her man as the crowd cheered.

“Where my bad bitches at? It feels good to be back in Atlanta,” said Nicki before passing the mic back to Meek, who performed “Dreams & Nightmares Intro” with his MMG brother Wale by his side.

The crowd went wild when Drake hit the stage for “Legend,” the remix to Fetty Wap’s “My Way,” and “Know Yourself.”

“I came out here to support a guy that everybody in Atlanta should be proud of. This ni**a Future crushing the whole world right now,” said Drizzy, who recently wrapped his “Jungle Tour” with Future. “He asked me to come out here tonight. I’ll do anything for my ni**a, man. That’s how we rock.”

He performed “Energy” before Future closed with his latest hit “Fuck Up Some Commas” with Drake playing hypeman.

Watch Future put on for his city at Birthday Bash.

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News; GGG Says He's 100% Sure He'll Beat Money May (Video) , Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. Fight Gennady Golovkin?

Gennady Golovkin a.k.a. GGG is the most feared boxer in the world currently. The 33-year old middleweight champion is 33-0. He's knocked out his last 20 opponents in a row.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is 48-0, coming off of his dominating win over Manny Pacquiao. While he doesn't have the punching power of GGG, 28 overall KOs, he is perhaps the best defensive fighter in boxing history and is nearly impossible to land a clean shot on.

Talk of a possible superfight between these two is being discussed about among fans. However, there would be a couple of hurdles to overcome.

GGG fights at 160 pounds. Floyd generally boxes in the welterweight division at 147 pounds, although he has fought at and owns a belt in the 154 pound light middleweight division.

Money May would have to move up six pounds, while GGG would have to drop down to 154.

TMZ Sports recent caught up with Golovkin, who said he is 100% sure he would beat Floyd. What do you think? Who would win this bout ?

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J. COLE; ANNOUNCES ‘DOLLAR & A DREAM TOUR III: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS’

Round three. In honor of the fifth anniversary of his mixtape Friday Night Lights, J. Cole has announced the third annual “Dollar & A Dream Tour.”

The four shows, dubbed “Dollar & A Dream Tour III: Friday Night Lights,” will stop in Dallas (6/21), New York (6/22), Atlanta (6/24), and Los Angeles (6/26). He will be joined by his Dreamville artists Bas, Cozz, and Omen.

Cole will perform his 2010 mixtape in its entirety during the concerts. Tickets will once again cost $1 and be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

DOLLAR AND A DREAM TOUR III: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS DATES

June 21 – Dallas, TX
June 22 – New York, NY
June 24 – Atlanta, GA
June 26 – Los Angeles, CA

To celebrate the sixth anniversary of his mixtape The Warm Up, Cole has shared footage from last year’s sold-out tour.

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ENTERTAINMENT; JANET JACKSON ANNOUNCES ‘UNBREAKABLE WORLD TOUR’

Janet Jackson is ready to launch her comeback. The pop icon has announced dates for her first international tour in four years.

The first leg of the 36-date “Unbreakable World Tour” kicks off Aug. 31 in Vancouver and travels to Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, San Diego, San Francisco, and more. Additional worldwide concerts will be announced at a later date.

The tour comes in support of Janet’s first album in seven years, due this fall  on Rhythm Nation Records/BMG. She has been teasing the project using the hashtag #ConversationsInACafe. A single,  rumored to be titled “No Sleep,” is supposed to drop by the end of June.

Tickets for the first North American dates go on sale starting June 22 at JanetJackson.com. American Express Card members can purchase pre-sale tickets for select shows starting June 15 at 10:00 a.m. through June 19 at 10:00 p.m.

Janet has shared footage of dancers auditioning for the highly-anticipated tour.

JANET JACKSON UNBREAKABLE WORLD TOURDATES

Aug. 31 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Sept. 2 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
Sept. 4 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
Sept. 5 – Grand Prairie, AB – Revolution Place
Sept. 7 – Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre
Sept. 8 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
Sept. 11 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Sept. 12 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
Sept. 15 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Sept. 17 – Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Sept. 18 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Sept. 20 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
Sept. 23 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Sept. 24 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena

Sept. 26 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Sept. 27 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
Sept. 29 – Memphis, TN – Fedex Forum
Sept. 30 – New Orleans – Smoothie King Center
Oct. 9 – Las Vegas, NV – The AXIS @ Planet Hollywood
Oct. 10 – Las Vegas, NV – The AXIS @ Planet Hollywood
Oct. 13 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Oct. 14 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Oct. 16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
Oct. 17 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
Oct. 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
Oct. 21 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
Oct. 22 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
Oct. 24 – Salt Lake City, UT – EnergySolutions Arena
Oct. 25 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Oct. 27 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Oct. 29 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
Oct. 30 – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Center
Nov. 1 – Minneapolis – Target Center
Nov. 3 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
Nov. 4 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
Nov. 12 – Honolulu, HI – Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena

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Watch Kendrick Lamar Visits & Performs At New Jersey High School (Video)

Kendrick Lamar, visited a New Jersey High School’s Hip-Hop Lit class on past Monday where he discussed with students and also performed for them.Brian Mooney, a teacher at High Tech High School in North Bergen, N.J. found some very similar themes between one the course’s books, Toni Morrison’s novel, The Bluest Eye and Kendrick’s TPAB album. When word got back to K. Dot, he felt he had to pay these young group of writers, poets, rappers, creatives, etc a visit.

“Something even — for me — even bigger than mentoring is really listening,” he says. “And when I do that, we have a little bit bigger connection than me being Kendrick Lamar and you being a student. It’s almost like we’re friends, you know? Because a friend listens and we learn off each others’ experiences.”

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Chris Pratt is coming back! The ‘Jurassic World’ hunk confirmed that he will be

returning for the film’s sequel after the dino-film dominated the box offices. So exciting! Find out what he said.

If you’re like us and can’t get enough of Chris Pratt in Jurassic World,   you’re in luck — the 35-year-old actor confirmed in an interview that he is signed on for many sequels. After the film’s incredible box office success, fans are already anticipating a sequel, and what would that be without our favorite new dino-fighting hero?! Here’s what he said.

When asked by entertainment Weekly   about whether or not he was signed on for a Jurassic sequel, Chris confirmed, “I am. They have me for I think 38 movies or something.” OK, well 38 sequels may be a bit of an exaggeration from the funny man, but hey, he’s definitely signed on for more sequels which is something to be excited about!

We’re not at all surprised that studios want him to return to the franchise. Chris received rave reviews  for his show-stopping performance with co-star Bryce Dallas Howard,  and the best part about it is that it left off with a very surprising twist with the groundwork for a sequel pretty much set. The film picked up more than 20 years after the original Jurassic Park went up in flames, and a corporation comes in and builds a Jurassic World where viewers come in to pet the animals and watch performances — but things don’t exactly go well.

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Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper joined Earth, Wind & Fire yesterday at Bonnaroo festival in Manchester,

Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper joined Earth, Wind & Fire yesterday at Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee and fans were definitely treated to a great show. On top of performances by K.Dot and Chance the Rapper, Flying Lotus,Atmosphere, and Run the Jewels, also took the stage.

Earth, Wind & Fire bassist Verdine White had never met Kendrick Lamar until he saw Lamar and Chance the Rapper at the side of the stage during their late-night set and the band invited them out to freestyle.

"I knew who he was, but it wasn't planned, We stayed up there — what — 90 minutes? We were only supposed to be up there 70 minutes. You know, you just go. You don't think about it, you just keep going. He's in the band right now." Verdine White told USA today

Check out some footage from the set below.

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ENTERTAINMENTS; NICKI MINAJ TO PERFORM AT BET AWARDS

Brace yourselves, Barbz. Nicki Minaj is set to return as a performer at this year’s BET Awards.

The rap superstar will take the stage at Microsoft Theater in L.A. later this month. She is up for six awards including Best Collaboration, Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Video of the Year, Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award, and Best Group.

Prior to performing at the BET Awards, she will bring her “Pinkprint” tour to the BET Experience at Staples Center on Friday, June 26, with special guests Ne-Yo, Rae Sremmurd, and Tinashe.

Other previously announced performers include Chris Brown and Kendrick Lamar, while Zendaya and Michael B. Jordan will present at the 15th anniversary event.

Hosted by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, the BET Awards 2015 air live on Sunday, June 28, at 8 p.m.

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NEWS; WATCH USHER SLOW JAMS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT NBA FINALS

Before Game Four of the 2015 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, Usher turned in a soulful performance of the National Anthem. The R&B superstar, who is part owner of the Cavaliers, hit the court at Quicken Loans Arena and put his unique spin on “The Star-Spangled Banner.” While holding a golden microphone, he turned the patriotic tune into a slow jam as LeBron James and Kanye West looked on. Let it burn.

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ENTERTAINMENT; DIAMOND PLATNUMZ AND VANESSA APPOINTED IN MTV AFRICAN MUSIC AWARDS

Majina ya wasanii watakaowania tuzo za MTV Africa Music Awards 2015 yametangazwa jana June 11, ambapo Diamond Platnumz na Vanessa Mdee ni miongoni mwa wasanii waliotajwa kuwania tuzo hizo zitakazotolewa  jijini Durban Afrika Kusini.

Diamond Platnumz ametajwa kuwania vipengele vitatu ambavyo ni BEST MALE, BEST LIVE ACT, BEST COLLABORATION huku Vanessa Mdee akiwania kipengele cha BEST FEMALE.

Tuzo hizo zitatolewa Jumamosi July 18, jijini Durban Afrika Kusini.Hapa nimekuwekea orodha kamili ya wasanii watakaowania tuzo hizo za MTV Africa Music Awards 2015.

BEST MALE

Diamond Platnumz  (Tanzania)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Davido (Nigeria)
AKA (South Africa)
Sarkodie (Ghana)

BEST FEMALE

Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
Busiswa (South Africa)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Seyi Shay (Nigeria)
Bucie (South Africa)

BEST GROUP

B4 (Angola)
Beatenberg (South Africa)
Black Motion (South Africa)
P- Square (Nigeria)
Sauti Sol  (Kenya)

BEST NEW ACT TRANSFORMED BY ABSOLUT

Patoranking (Nigeria)
Stonebwoy (Ghana)
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Duncan (South Africa)
Anna Joyce (Angola)

BEST LIVE ACT

Micasa
Big Nuz
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Flavour
Toofan

BEST COLLABORATION

Diamond ft Iyanya- Bum Bum ( Tanzania/Nigeria)
Toofan ft Dj Arafat – Apero Remix (Togo/Ivory Coast)
AKA ft Burna Boy, Da L.E.S – All Eyes on me (S.A/Nigeria)
Davido ft Uhuru, Dj Buckz -The Sound ( Nigeria/South Africa)

BEST HIP HOP

Youssoupha (DRC)
AKA (South Africa)
K.O (South Africa)
Olamide (Nigeria)
Phyno (Nigeria)
Cassper Nyvost (South Africa)

BEST ALTERNATIVE /POP

Jimmy Nevis
Fuse ODG
Prime Circle
Jeremy Loops
Nneka

BEST FRANCOPHONE

Dj Araphat ( Ivory Coast)
Jovi (Cameroon)
Toofan (Togo)
Tour 2 Garde (Ivory Coast)
Laurette Le Pearle (DRC)

BEST LUSOPHONE

Ary (Angola
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
B4 (Angola)
NGA (Angola)
Yuri Da Cunha (Angola)

BEST SONG

Cassper Nyovest – “Doc Shebeleza”
DJ Fisherman & Naak MusiQ ft. Dream Team, DJ SK, Danger & DJ Tira – “Call Out”
Euphonik ft. Bob Ezy & Mpumi – “Busa”
K.O ft. Kid X – “Caracara”
Lil Kesh ft. Davido & Olamide – “Shoki Remix”
Mavins – “Dorobucci”
Sauti Sol – “Sura Yako”
Toofan – “Gweta”
Wizkid – “Show You The Money”
Yemi Alade – “Johnny”

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Bebe Cool – Love You Everyday
Davido Ft Uhuru & DJ Buckz – The Sound
Prime Circle – Doors
Riky Rick – Nafukwa
Seyi Shay Ft Wizkid – Crazy

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Basketmouth (Nigeria)
Bonang Matheba (South Africa)
OC Ukeje (Nigeria)
Trevor Noah (South Africa)
Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)

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