50 CENT, LALA ANTHONY TO DEVELOP CYNTOIA BROWN SCRIPTED: According to Deadline, 50 Cent and La La Anthony are set to develop a scripted series about the life of Cyntoia Brown for Starz. The drama series is based on Brown’s memoir: Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System. Brown will consult on the project alongside her husband, Jamie Long. This series is part of Starz’s #TakeTheLead initiative, which aims to amplify the voices of women and underrepresented groups through diverse storytelling.
BLUEFACE TRENDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS VIDEO SHOWING WOMEN IN HIS HOUSE GETTING TATTOOS AND SLEEPING ON BUNK BEDS: A video of rapper Blueface walking around in his house full of women and asking them if they are ready to get tattoos. According to Complex, Blueface asks one of the women, “You ready to get your tattoo today?” Another clip shows Bueface telling one of the women that she has to get a tattoo or go home. Last year, the rapper revealed hat he has an at home reality show entitled Blue Girls Club with episodes being released only on his Only Fans.
MASTER P SAYS HE NEGOTIATED $2.5 MILLION DEAL FOR SON HERCY MILLER: Master P has revealed that he has negotiated a $2.5 million for his high school basketball star son Hercy Miller. According to TMZ, 19-year-old Miller is a top high senior who just committed to play ball at Tennessee State. P said, “We have a lot of deals on the table, not only for Hercy, but for son Mercy. In August, the league is changing, the NCAA. You'll be able to make money off your likeness, you'll be able to do marketing deals.” He added, “So, right now I have a deal on the table for Hercy for $2.5 million. He never even played a lick of college basketball.”
SAWEETIE REVEALS SHE’S ATTENDING AN ARTIST DEVELOPMENT BOOT CAMP TO WORK ON HER PERFORMANCE SKILLS: During an interview with Apple Music, Saweetie revealed that she is in an artist development boot camp to work on her performance skills. She said, “For me, I’m gonna focus on what I struggle with — I struggle with breathing control, I’m gonna work on my dance moves, my details, all that good stuff, my body, my stamina, everything.”
TEKASHI 69 CONCERT CUT SHORT AFTER HE JUMPS INTO CROWD AND FAN GRABS NECKLACE: Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s concert in Orlando was cut short this past weekend after the rapper jumped into the crowd and a fan grab this chain. According to TMZ, the rapper performed at Tier Nightclub and as he performed “GOOBA,” he jumped into the crowd from the VIP balcony. Tekashi got angry when a fan knocked his hat off and started messing with the chains around his neck. A fan said that Tekashi was telling the fans to calm down, but one of the fans ended up pulling one of his chains off, but security was able to obtain it. The concert ended abruptly after the incident.
LIL YACHTY SAYS HE HAS RECEIVED THREATS AFTER CONTROVERSIAL BIGGIE AND TUPAC COMMENTS: Lil Yachty has revealed that he received death threats after saying that Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. was overrated five years ago. During an interview with Zane Lowe, he said that he was just being honest. He explained, “I didn’t have any media training, right? All I knew was to be an honest person…I’m going to tell the truth.” He added, “The situation taught me a lot. It built my character up and made me so strong and put a shell around me. Like to a point, I got into so much sh*t, I don’t care about anything now. I’m thankful for it because my emotions can’t hear it. Now look, say whatever they want to say. I don’t care. You know what I’m saying? And I made it through that. I made it through that and I’m still successful. And I’m still here to this day, it’s five years later, I did it.”
