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September 2016

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2016 Triumph Awards Red Carpet Pics

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Hosted by Tichina Arnold, the 2016 Triumph Awards presented by National Action Network and TV One recognizes distinguished individuals and corporations in civil rights, the arts, entertainment, education, business and sports. Honorees have made a positive impact on society by utilizing their talents and resources to help those within under-resourced communities.  

 

The show was taped in front of a live audience at Atlanta’s Tabernacle concert hall on Sunday, September 18 at 6pm ET and  honored Sean “Diddy” Combs, Spike Lee, Jermaine Dupri, Attorney Benjamin Crump, FedEx executive Gina Adams and Mastercard.

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Performances and appearances by Nick Cannon, Fantasia, Eric Benet, Joe, BJ the Chicago Kid, Juan and Deborah Joy Winans, V. Bozeman, Jekalyn Carr, NAN Chairman Reverend Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson; Martin Luther King, III, JB Smoove, Dionne Warwick, Marc Lamont Hill, Kandi Burrus, Dondre Whitfield, Angel McCoughtry, Erica Ash and featuring Mothers of the Movement: Sybrina Fulton, Gwen Carr, Leslie McSpadden and Esaw Snipes Garner.

Enjoy the Red Carpet photos from @KingsmenMedia 

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Jermaine Dupri

Lisa Wu
Larenz Tate
V. Bozeman
Denise Boutte
Carl Payne & Dondre Whitfield
Kandi Burruss
Benjamin Crump
Jekalyn Carr
Nick Cannon

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2016 BET HIP HOP AWARDS GREEN CARPET PHOTOS

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I want to first send a major Thank You to BET and staff for making sure that Kingsmen Media had the BEST spot on the Green Carpet!!! 

The 2016 Bet Hip Hop Awards Green Carpet was held at Cobb Energy and will air October 4th at 8pm. For a third year in a row, Drake dominated the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2016 with 14 impressive nominations for ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘Lyricist of the Year,’ ‘MVP of the Year,’ ‘Album of the Year,’ ‘Hustler of the Year,’ ‘Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)’ and as a featured artist in the ‘Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse’, ‘Best Hip-Hop Video,’ ‘Track of the Year,’ ‘People’s Champ Award,’ and 3 nods for ‘Best Collabo, Duo or Group.’ 

Future scored the second-most nominations with 10 nods, including ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘MVP of the Year,’ ‘Album of the Year,’ ‘Hustler of the Year,’ ‘Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style),’ ‘Best Mixtape,’ and ‘Best Collabo, Duo, or Group.’ DJ Khaled follows closely with 9 nominations, including ‘DJ of the Year,’ ‘Best Hip-Hop Video,’ ‘MVP of the Year,’ ‘Track of the Year,’ ‘Album of the Year,’ ‘Hustler of the Year,’ ‘People’s Champ Award,’ and two nods for ‘Best Collabo, Duo or Group;’ and Kanye West grabs 8 nods for ‘Album of the Year,’ ‘Best Hip-Hop Video,’ ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘Lyricist of the Year,’ ‘Video Director of the Year,’ ‘MVP of the Year,’ ‘Hustler of the Year,’ and ‘Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)’ at the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2016. Additionally, ‘Best New Hip-Hop Artist’ Award includes newcomers Chance the Rapper, Desiigner, Bryson Tiller, Tory Lanez and Anderson .Paak.

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SNOOP DOGG IS THE “I AM HIP HOP” AWARD RECIPIENT

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The “I Am Hip Hop” Award returns to honor entertainment icon and legendary rapper Snoop Dogg. Highly respected with more than 20 years in the industry, Snoop continues to set trends and pave the way for both new and established artists. Snoop defines hip-hop history. He is undoubtedly one of the most recognized and respected entertainers of all time. Hailing from Long Beach, CA, Snoop began his career under the guidance of Dr. Dre and became a multi-platinum artist who set records with his seminal album Doggystyle, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over 800,000 copies in the first week. Throughout his career, Snoop’s produced chart-topping hits including “Gin & Juice,” “Who Am I? (What’s My Name?),” “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang,” “Next Episode,” “Beautiful,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” “Signs,” “Sensual Seduction” and “I Wanna Rock.” He garnered chart topping success with his first album, Doggystyle (1993), which climbed its way to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s hip-hop and Top 200 charts. His sophomore album, Tha Doggfather (1996), also achieved chart topping success. He continued to top the hip-hop charts with his next two albums: Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told (1998) and No Limit Top Dogg (1999). Most recently, the West Coast Rapper released his 14th studio album COOLAID, featuring the hit single “Kush Ups” with Wiz Khalifa. Snoop’s career has transcended industry lines with award-winning and multi-platinum albums and songs, as well as critically acclaimed films and television shows, including his weekly “GGN News” series on his WestFestTV YouTube channel. His philanthropic efforts are also well documented and his pioneering ventures, “Leafs by Snoop,” a cannabis product line and MERRYJANE.COM, a media platform, are already business and tech industry leaders.

And the hottest night in Hip Hop is only getting started as the “King of the South” T.I. is confirmed to perform; Atlanta’s own Gucci Mane marks his long awaited return to the stage; Travis Scott will bring another hot performance; as well as performances by Young Thug and Desiigner. The list of confirmed performers doesn’t stop there; also bringing the heat for this year’s BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” is Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, 21 Savage, Dae Dae, Big Baby D.R.A.M. and Isaiah Rashad. Presenters for the BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” 2016 include the star of Empire and BET’s The New Edition Story, Bryshere Y. Gray and rapper and actor Shameik Moore.


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Bobby Shmurda cops Deal for 7 Years in Prison 

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According to the deal, Shmurda pled to conspiracy to possess weapons and possession of a weapon. The other charges were dismissed, and he’ll get 7 years in prison and 5 years probation.

According to a press release from Alex Spiro, Shmurda’s attorney, he will be credited with time served for the roughly two years he spent in pretrial incarceration. The sentence “will hopefully permit him to be home in approximately 3 1⁄2 years and resume his remarkable career,” Spiro wrote.

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Hip Hop Cash Kings 2016

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Hop Cash Kings 2016

20. Rick Ross ($10 million) (tie)

20. Ludacris ($10 million) (tie)

19. Swizz Beatz ($10.5 million)

18. Eminem ($11 million)

17. Snoop Dogg ($12.5 million)

14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($14 million) (tie)

14. Lil Wayne ($14 million) (tie)

14. J. Cole ($14 million) (tie)

13. A$AP Rocky ($14.5 million)

12. DJ Khaled ($15 million

11. Kanye West ($17.5 million)

10. Birdman ($18 million)

9. Kendrick Lamar ($18.5 million)

8. Pharrell ($19.5 million)

7. Pitbull ($20 million)

6. Nicki Minaj ($20.5 million)

5. Wiz Khalifa ($24 million)

4. Drake ($38.5 million)

3. Dr. Dre ($41 million)

2. Jay Z ($53.5 million)

1. Puff Daddy ($62 million)

with their Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, and for the second consecutive year, Diddy reigns supreme. The hip-hop mogul sits atop the list, raking in a cool $62 million over the past year. Much of the money isn’t from music, but rather his very lucrative Ciroc vodka deal and other ventures. However, he hasn’t let the stage entirely as his Bad Boy Reunion Tour runs through the fall.

Coming in second is Jay Z, earning $53.5 million over the past year. Hov cashed in on his Roc Nation entertainment company, Armand de Brignac champagne, D’Ussé cognac and other ventures.

Rounding out the top three is Dr. Dre, pulling in $41 million. Its been two years since he scored the highest single-year payday in history for any living celebrity, mostly from Apple’s $3 billion Beats buyout. Though he’s no longer No. 1 like he was in 2014, he’s still pocketing cash from the deal and from NWA’s biopic Straight Outta Compton.

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DJ KHALED NAMED HOST OF THE 2016 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS”

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BET Networks scores “another one” as multi-platinum artist, mega-producer and ‘Anthem King’ DJ Khaled is named as host of the 2016 BET “Hip Hop Awards”. Not only is DJ Khaled hosting but he demonstrates the “major key to success” by scoring 9 BET Hip Hop Award nominations including ‘DJ of the Year,’ ‘Best Hip-Hop Video,’ ‘MVP of the Year,’ ‘Track of the Year,’ ‘Album of the Year,’ ‘Hustler of the Year,’ ‘People’s Champ Award,’ and two nods for ‘Best Collabo, Duo or Group.’
 “I am extremely honored to be a part of such an incredible show that has watched me grow as an artist and mogul throughout my career,” said DJ Khaled. “The Hip Hop Awards are synonymous with a night of stellar performances and tributes to the greatest hip hop artists of our time. I am excited to bring cloth talk and the major keys to the Hip Hop Awards for an iconic and memorable show!”

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DJ Khaled has been one of the most respected and celebrated artists in the industry with hits climbing the charts for the past decade. The multi-platinum artist recently celebrated his first-ever #1 album debut on the Billboard 200 Chart with the hit album MAJOR KEY, featuring his BET “Hip Hop Awards” nominated song, “I GOT THE KEYS”. Since being crowned the “King of Snapchat,” DJ Khaled has amassed a following of over 7 million Snapchat followers and racked up millions of views on his Snapchat “stories”.

 

“DJ Khaled has made waves as the most influential pop culture star of the year and it is an honor to have the Snapchat King himself hosting the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2016,” said Stephen Hill, BET Networks President of Programming. “We can’t wait to see his incredible energy, humor and “major” keys brought to life in the show!”


 

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Chris Brown may have been set up by beauty queen

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A text message is floating around that might help Chris Brown with his case:
“Hey safari don’t you know this freak Chris brown is kicking me out of his house because I called his friend jewelry fake can you come get me my Uber is messing up if not I’m going to set him up and call the cops and say that he tried to shoot me and that will teach him a lesson I’m going to set his a– up. Lol come get me.”

A copy of the text message is reportedly with Chris Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos. If the text was actually sent it will be damning evidence against Curran and vindicate Brown’s claim that he was innocent.

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