Go With The Flo: Ashanti, #Sharkfest and Jim Jones
Nelly threw his wife Ashanti a surprise baby shower recently at the Dolce & Gabbana Boutique in the Big Apple, reports Essence Magazine. The intimate soiree was attended by family and friends of both expectant parents, including Fat Joe, who credits himself for getting them back together last year after they broke up in 2013. The new bundle of joy will be Nelly’s third child. The St. Louis-born rapper also adopted his sister’s two children after she passed away from cancer. The baby is Ashanti’s first. Said Ashanti, “I’m excited about seeing this little human version of myself and the person that I love so much.” Congratulations Nelly and Ashanti. I just love it when a great love story comes to fruition….
Kicking off this year’s #Sharkfest, the new one-hour special “Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast” recently premiered on National Geographic in the U.S. The show is also available on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S. The Marvel superstar, played by Mackie, tackles a huge challenge: the fishing phenomenon called depredation, where sharks prey on fishermen’s catches before they can be retrieved. Mackie, who is a lifelong fisherman, sets out to learn more about these encounters in his hometown New Orleans…
Hip Hop veteran Jim Jones showed up at All Elite Wrestling’s pay per view, The Forbidden Door at the UBS Arena in Long Island, N.Y., on June 30. The Dipset member introduced and escorted the company’s first Black world champion: professional wrestler and rapper Swerve Strickland to the ring for the main event. Jones got a huge ovation from the more than 11,000 people in attendance when he said he “swerves when he drives” and reminded fans that “we fly high, no lie—you know this.” AEW has become the biggest rival of WWE and has attracted celebrities like Shaquille O’Neal, Rosario Dawson, T-Pain, and Snoop Dogg on its shows, which air on the cable channels TBS and TNT. Sources say Damon Dash and comedienne Sam Jay were also backstage at the show…
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…SCCG management announced a joint venture with KSN Gaming to launch “BooRay!, The Biggest Gambling Card Game in Sports and Entertainment”…
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