Lauren London is paying tribute to Nipsey Hussle on what would have been his 38th birthday.
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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Originally a teen rapper as half of the duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, New York City Andre Harrell started his career at Def Jam, but soon launched Uptown Records.
Perhaps it was his sales background, but more than his contemporaries, Harrell injected lifestyle into his operations, propelling “ghetto-fabulous” from a mantra into a corporate blueprint. Uptown was a powerhouse during the ’80s and ’90s, launching the careers of Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Al B.
Sure!, Guy, Heavy D & the Boyz and not least, Combs, an intern-turned-A&R-whiz whom Harrell famously fired essentially for insubordination, leading to the formation of Bad Boy Records. Harrell left Uptown to become president of Motown Records, expanded into film and television with “Strictly Business” (a launching pad for Halle Berry) and “New York Undercover,” and later reunited with Combs as president of Bad Boy and vice chairman of Revolt TV, where he worked until his death in 2020. His greatest success, though, was arguably in the artists and executives he nurtured.
Below, as part of Variety‘s “50 Greatest Hip-Hop Executives of All Time” package, Sean “Diddy” Combs pays tribute to the man he calls his greatest mentor. What do you think Andre brought to hip-hop? Andre Harrell brought taste to hip-hop, and he brought a business acumen because of the reality of his background. He came up in the ‘hood, and tried to go to college and tried to work on the stock market, but he always had different aspirations.
Early on, he was able to see hip-hop as a commodity, as a lifestyle. When people were making the music, Andre was dreaming big and preparing us for what hip-hop is today. How do you think he brought taste to it? The level of fashion, the
.Lauren London is paying tribute to Nipsey Hussle on what would have been his 38th birthday.
Lauren London is paying tribute to Nipsey Hussle on what would have been his 38th birthday.The actress took to Instagram on Tuesday to honor the late «Victory Lap» rapper by posting a photo of him looking straight into the camera. He's wearing a white Puma hoodie and his trademark gold chain.
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Robin Williams’ son Zak Williams paid tribute to his late father on the nine-year anniversary of his death at the age of 63.On Friday, the 40-year-old actor posted a throwback photo of the “Mrs. Doubtfire” star walking across a tennis court while waving a racket to the crowd.
A.D. Amorosi Hip-hop may belong to the world now, but there’s little question that the sound and culture that took over the world had its start in the New York City borough of the Bronx in the summer of 1973, where DJ Kool Herc and others held neighborhood block parties — mixing, scratching and rhyming over records. In observance of that anniversary, Run D.M.C.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Questlove-led all-star mega-medley of hip-hop hits during the Grammy Awards — which featured everyone from Grandmaster Flash and Run-D.M.C. to GloRilla and Lil Uzi Vert — was dazzling indeed, but you knew it wasn’t all he had in store for the 50 th anniversary of the genre that he, as much as anyone, has honored and celebrated over the past several decades.
Powerhouse horror producer Jason Blum has addressed the passing of William Friedkin, the iconic filmmaker whose 1973 classic The Exorcist is the basis for a forthcoming trilogy his company Blumhouse is producing for Universal.
Paul McCartney has led tributes to composer Carl Davis, who died aged 86.Davis’ family announced last week (August 3) that the BAFTA-winning composer had died following a brain haemorrhage.Sharing a photo of the two sitting together at the piano, McCartney said of his friend and collaborator: “I was very sad to hear that my friend Carl Davis had passed away.“Carl and I wrote the ‘Liverpool Oratorio’ together. It was my first full-length classical venture and I really enjoyed working with him to make it happen.
Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Olivia Attwood has paid tribute her close friend Clelia Theodorou after the death of her mum from a car crash.TOWIE star Clelia posted an update to her Instagram last week announcing that her and her mum were involved in a crash back in May and had both "suffered terrible injuries". She added she was "continuing to heal" from her injuries, but her "beautiful mum couldn't heal from hers". Since then, thousands of tributes have been shared to Clelia's post, which she mourned the loss of her mum and paid tribute to her - with her fans, friends, and family leaving comments to share their love and thoughts.
Bryan Cranston has described his Breaking Bad co-star Mark Margolis as a “lovely human being” in a tribute following his death aged 83.The actor died on Thursday (August 3) following a short illness in New York City’s Mt. Sinai Hospital, as confirmed by his son Morgan.In a post on Instagram, Cranston, who played Walter White opposite Margolis’ drug kingpin character Hector Salamanca in the AMC series, wrote: “I am very saddened today to learn of a friend’s passing.“Mark Margolis was a really good actor and a lovely human being.
Billie Eilish honored the late Angus Cloud during her headlining performance at Lollapalooza on Thursday, August 3.
Sydney Sweeney joined her “Euphoria” co-stars in paying tribute to Angus Cloud on Tuesday after his tragic death at age just 25.
Sydney Sweeney is sharing a heartbreaking tribute following the tragic death of Angus Cloud. The two actors became friends on the set of ‘Euphoria’ after first working together on the first season of the show in 2019.The actress took to Instagram to share some sweet images with Angus, revealing that it is one of the “hardest” moments for her.
Zendaya has paid tribute to her Euphoria co-star Angus Cloud following his death aged 25.The actor’s death was confirmed in a statement from his family on Tuesday (July 31), which came just weeks after the death of his father.“It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today,” the statement read. “As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways.
Javon Walton is the first member of the main Euphoria cast to speak out about the death of Angus Cloud and he’s arguably the person who was closest to the actor.
Angus Cloud has died at the age of 25, according to his family and the website TMZ.The star was made famous by the TV show Euphoria, an American teen drama series about a troubled teen drug addict who tries to get sober and find her place in the world. Angus's family told TMZ: "It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today.
Tim Burton will never forget Paul Reubens. Burton has shared a tribute to Reubens, who starred in and co-wrote Burton’s feature directorial debut Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, following Reuben’s death Sunday following a years-long battle with cancer at age 70.
died on July 21 at the age of 96, his publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed.While no cause of death was immediately available, Bennett had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease since 2016.The “Born This Way” crooner, 37, penned a lengthy and heart-wrenching post on Instagram on Monday where she remembered her pal and confidante.“I will miss my friend forever,” she scribed alongside a photo of the two sharing a hug.“I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together,” she said.“With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp. Tony & I had this magical power,” the “Poker Face” pop star continued. “We transported ourselves to another era, modernized the music together, & gave it all new life as a singing duo.
Lady Gaga has paid tribute to her friend and collaborator Tony Bennett, following his death on July 21 at age 96. “I will miss my friend forever,” Gaga wrote in a lengthy Instagram post late Sunday night. “I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together.