Urban Daypop Archives

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Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige And Missy Elliot To Collaborate On “The Clark Sisters” Biopic

Karen Clark Sheard, Jacky Clark Chisholm, and Dorinda Clark Cole — better known as The Clark Sisters — will be bringing their story to TV. In an Instagram post, The Legendary Clark Sisters shared their excitement: “It is with great anticipation that we share with you the story of the Clark Sisters “You Bought The Sunshine” coming early 2019″ The movie will be executive produced by Queen Latifah, Mary J Blige and Missy Elliot, and will premiere on Lifetime.

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Snoop Dogg Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

This week, Snoop Dogg was officially awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Snoop shared his gratitude over the award, giving thanks to his friends and family for their endless support. Jimmy Kimmel, Quincy Jones and Dr. Dre were in attendance for Snoop’s special moment. In the latter part of his acceptance speech, Snoop made time to thank himself, as he looked back on his journey to success. “I want to thank me for believing in me,” he said. “I want to thank me for doing all this hard work. I want to thank me for having no days off. I want to thank me for never quitting. I want to thank me for always being a giver, and trying to give more than I receive. I want to thank me for trying to do more right than wrong. I want to thank me for just being me at all times.” 
Snoop’s star marks the 2,651st star on the famed walk. He will also be celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut album Doggystyle on Friday, November 23rd. You can check out his full acceptance speech below.

Snoop Dogg gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Via abcnews.go.com
 

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Rita Ora Drops New Song Called ‘Cashmere”

6 years after dropping her debut album entitled “Ora,” Rita Ora is finally releasing her second album, called “Phoenix.”  Ora has also just dropped her latest single“Cashmere” leading up to this impending album release. The single hit all popular streaming platforms on Monday.  Meanwhile, Phoenix will drop on November 23. You can listen to the new track “Cashmere” in the link below.

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Tekashi 6ix9ine And His Former Manager Arrested On Racketeering Charges

Tekashi 6ix9ine and his ex-manager Shottie have been arrested on racketeering and firearms charges, and were both taken into custody by federal agents on Sunday night, November 18. Tekashi’s former bodyguard, Faheem “Crippy” Walter, was also arrested and will be arraigned on Monday, November 19 in Manhattan federal court. Racketeering is a federal charge under the 1970 RICO act and has a 93 percent conviction rate, making prison time likely for the 22-year-old. Tekashi 6ix9ine recently fired his entire Tr3way and MTA booking team, accusing them of skimming $120,000 from a $3.6 million concert deal, which his former team denies.

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Anderson .Paak To Appear On Saturday Night Live As “Musical Guest ” On December 1st

Anderson .Paak will make his debut on Saturday Night Live’s December 1st episode. It was just announced that Paak will be the musical guest on long-running comedy series. SNL announced Paak’s appearance via social media, along with actress Claire Foy, star of the new film The Girl in the Spider’s Web, as the show’s host for the upcoming episode. Paak’s SNL debut will most likely feature music from his newly released Oxnard album, which dropped this past Friday, November 16. Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Q-Tip, Pusha T and Snoop Dogg are among the guests collaborators on the album, so there is the possibility that one of those artists could make a cameo appearance.