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LL Cool J and Ice Cube are reportedly looking to bid on 22 regional sports channels that Disney is being forced to sell. According to TMZ Sports, Disney acquired the stations as part of its $71 billion deal with 21st Century Fox; but since Disney is already the majority owner of ESPN, owning the 22 stations would allow them to monopolize the market. This new deal is expected to range in price from $15 to $25 billion. Along with Ice Cube and LL Cool J, one of their other partners is billionaire Carolyn Rafaelian; and if they win the bid, the group will own channels such as Fox Sports San Diego, Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Southwest and more. Initial bids are due today, November 8.

Missy Elliott just became history by becoming the first female rapper to be nominated for the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame. If Elliott wins, she will be the third rapper to receive the prestigious honor following past inductees JAY-Z (2017) and Jermaine Dupri (2018). Songwriters are eligible for induction after writing hit songs for at least 20 years; and throughout Elliott’s career, she has written hit singles for herself such as “Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It,” as well as written for artists including Beyoncé and Whitney Houston. Taking to Twitter, Missy reacted to the news by saying: “i am Humbly Grateful to be nominated with so many other AMAZING writers. Congratulations to all of them also.”  Other nominees for the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame also include Mariah Carey, Chrissie Hynde, Vince Gill, Mike Love, Jimmy Cliff, Jeff Lynne, Cat Stevens, John Prine, Lloyd Price, Tommy James, and the Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart). Six winner will be officially inducted at the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 50th annual Induction & Awards Gala in New York on June 13, 2019.

Singer-songwriter Joji earned his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with his Ballads 1 album. The singer’s first full-length album earned 57,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 1, according to Nielsen Music. Ballads contains the popular single “Slow Dancing in the Dark,” which hit No. 8 on the Hot R&B Songs chart in September. The album also debuted at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart and began at No. 3 on the all-genre Billboard 200. The Nov. 10-dated charts reflects Ballads 1‘s debut, and was published on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday, Nov. 6.  Joji first came to prominence as a YouTube personality; he previously reached No. 28 with his In Tongues EP in November 2017.

Nicki Minaj has made history by becoming the first female artist with 100 career entries into the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The milestone was reached after she was featured on Tyga’s track “Dip” debuting at No. 83. Minaj’s feat means she joins an exclusive club that includes Elvis Presley, Drake, Lil Wayne, and the Glee cast as the only artist to have 100 or more Billboard 100 entries. Minaj also has 17 Hot 100 top 10s, the most among female rappers. 

BAPE will put on their annual BAPE HEADS Show in New York City next month commemorating its 25th anniversary. This year’s show will feature artists such as Kid Cudi, Pusha T, Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Lil Yachty and DJ Chipa, celebrating a quarter of a century of business for the iconic Japanese streetwear brand. This will mark the first year the show will be held in New York City, kicking off at the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden on December 6th. Tickets officially go on sale on November 7th, and BAPE has a special code on the website and on social media for use to cop pre-sale tickets now.