Willow Smith, surprised her mom,
Jada Pinkett Smith, with the reunion of her band, Wicked Wisdom as a gift for Mother’s Day.
“For the last three months, I’ve been planning a huge surprise for my mom,” Willow says at the beginning of the episode. “She has no idea that I’ve been orchestrating this reunion…This is all happening, like, 40 feet away from the Red Table. If my mom gets up to go to the bathroom or anything, we are all sunk.”
Jada was a member of the rock band that formed in 2002. The band featured Pinkett Smith,
Los Angeles, Ca – While rehabbing from an ankle injury, LeBron James came home to a special gift from JAY-Z on Tuesday night (May 4) and he opened up the package while letting the world see what was inside. Hov sent King James one of the 285 rare diamond-shaped bottles of D’USSE 1969 Anniversaire.
“I just got back to the crib and I got a package from my brother Jay and I’m gonna open it up with y’all,” he began. “It looks crazy, I wonder what’s inside. 1969 D’USSE Cognac crazy packaging.”
James continued impressed with what was inside, “I don’t wanna break the damn thing that’s for sure. Damn! Sheesh! They do say diamonds are forever. I guess the same goes for cognac is forever. 1969 anniversary big homie, love and appreciate you!”
Jay-Z of Ace of Spades / Photo by Raven Varona Armand De Brignac
For 25 years, rapper Jay-Z shaped Champagne culture and commerce in the U.S. On his 1996 single, “22 Twos,” off his debut album,
Reasonable Doubt, host Maria Davis tells the young rapper to “put that Champagne down and kick a little freestyle.” In the years since, he’s only ever heeded the second part.
Of course, Jay-Z wasn’t drinking alone. Historians believe Harlem emcee Branson B. introduced Champagne to 1990s hip hop parties, and Dom Perignon and Moët & Chandon were early fixtures.
A 1995 Raekwon lyric is said to be rap’s first mention of Cristal, a brand with its own complicated legacy in hip hop.
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Done deal.
JAY-Z has agreed to sell the majority of TIDAL to Square, Inc. for an aggregate consideration of $302 million. Last month, Jack Dorsey’s company announced that it would be acquiring the streaming music service, but the deal didn’t actually close until Friday (April 30).
Square will take 80 percent ownership of TIDAL, along with licensing deals with major record labels. The existing artist shareholders will continue to be co-owners including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West, Madonna, Alicia Keys, and Nicki Minaj.
JAY-Z is expected to join Square’s Board of Directors, while Square executive Jesse Dorogusker will lead in the interim until a new Head of Tidal is found. The deal allows Square to extend its platform to musicians by giving them systems, tools, and financial freedom to reach their goals.