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Amazon Reportedly Paid $25M to Acquire Rihanna Documentary

December 13, 2019

Film, Her Source, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

The world has been patiently waiting for new music from Rihanna, as well as a documentary by Peter Berg. Amazon reportedly acquired the rights to the anticipated doc. The streaming giant paid a whopping $25... Read Article

Amazon Building a Homeless Shelter in Seattle to Help out with the City’s Homeless Crisis

Jason Cordner

November 11, 2019

Hip Hop Community News

America has a homeless problem that nobody wants to address. In Seattle, Jeff Bezos is doing something about it. Amazon is building what it says will be the largest family homeless shelter in Washington State.... Read Article

WHAT, MOTHERF****R?! Samuel L. Jackson Is Amazon’s New Voice for Alexa

Keenan Higgins

September 26, 2019

Digital Entertainment, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Products, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Fam, technology is getting wild out here! The latest update to Amazon's popular voice-controlled digital assistant Alexa will soon include seasoned actor Samuel L. Jackson and his most prized asset: that voi... Read Article

WATCH: Amazon Music Pays Homage to The Notorious B.I.G’s Debut Album With ‘The Birth of Biggie: 25 Years of Ready To Die’ Doc

Keenan Higgins

September 12, 2019

Digital, Digital Entertainment, featured, Film, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News

Our love for The The Notorious B.I.G. will always be just that — big! Who would've thought that 25 years ago, a guy self-described as "Black and ugly as ever" would go on to become one of the most revered emcee... Read Article

EXCLUSIVE: Music Composers Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton Talk Creating the Score for ‘Free Meek’

Shawn Grant

August 19, 2019

Digital, Exclusives, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, TV

Recently, Meek Mill was granted a new trial in his decade-old case that has been a thorn in his side and resulting in a return trip to prison. Many have followed Meek's case, heading the details of a potentiall... Read Article

A TV Reboot of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Is Reportedly Coming to Amazon

Keenan Higgins

July 30, 2019

Digital Entertainment, Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, TV

Following in the same footsteps as its predecessor Scream, the hit '90s slasher flick I Know What You Did Last Summer is also expected to get a TV show revival that will reportedly air on Amazon. For a qui... Read Article

Lena Waithe and Amazon Announces New Deal

Shawn Grant

July 30, 2019

TV

While at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Amazon and Lena Waithe announced an overall deal with Amazon. The news follows an already confirmed two-season commitment with Amazon for a new an... Read Article

Janelle Monáe to Star In Season 2 of ‘Homecoming’

Rashad Grove

July 24, 2019

Her Source, Her Source | Beauty and Fashion Trends, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, TV

After securing roles in Hidden Figures and Moonlight, superstar Janelle Monáe is set to star in the second season of Amazon’s psychological thriller drama series Homecoming, from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail. ... Read Article

Meek Mill Takes His Fight For Prison Reform to Amazon Prime Video With Jay-Z-Produced ‘Free Meek’ Docuseries

Keenan Higgins

June 24, 2019

Digital, Digital Entertainment, featured, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News, TV

"Let this be known today: Meek Mill has dedicated himself to justice reform and making sure that people that don't belong in prison is not in m*********ing prison." Those are the words that open up the trai... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: Charles Oakley Believes Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Wants to Buy the Knicks

Jason Cordner

April 3, 2019

Digital Entertainment, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Source Sports | News, Highlights and Interviews

Jeff Bezos might not be all done with real estate in New York City. While the big plans for Amazon's HQ2 to be built in Long Island City were abruptly called off, New York Knicks legend Charles Oakley believ... Read Article

Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ is on Track to Being the Best-Selling Memoir Ever

Miss2Bees

March 28, 2019

Her Source, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Michelle Obama's memoir Becoming sold over 10 million copies, and is on the verge of being the best-selling memoir ever! Our Forever First Lady is the writer of one of the most popular books of the decade. T... Read Article

Amazon Drops Trailer for ‘Free Meek’ Docuseries

Symone Daniels

March 20, 2019

Hip Hop Film and Movie News, TV

Amazon is teaming up with Meek Mill for a six-part documentary series. The series which is being described as "fight for exoneration while exposing flaws in the criminal justice system” will focus on Mill’s lif... Read Article

Meek Mill to Release ‘Free Meek’ Documentary on Amazon

Rashad Grove

March 18, 2019

Film, Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Hip Hop Lifestyle News | Culture Trends, Politics, TV

After having “Meek Mill Weekend,” named in his honor in Philadelphia, the Championships rapper announced that he will be releasing a documentary on Amazon entitled Free Meek. The six-part docuseries is executiv... Read Article

Amazon is Taking Steps to Enter Video Game Market Via a Streaming Service

Jason Cordner

January 12, 2019

Digital Entertainment, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

With movies and TV shows already up in the cloud, it's inevitable that video games will be joining them, as it is learned Amazon is developing their own streaming video game service. The Information reports ... Read Article

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Worth $137 Billion and Wife MacKenzie Announce Divorce

Jason Cordner

January 10, 2019

News, Tech News

Even the wealthiest couple in the world isn't subjected to breakups. Amazon founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, and wife MacKenzie Bezos are divorcing after 25 years of marriage, t... Read Article

Will Bernie Sanders Back Down? Amazon Has Raised Minimum Wage to $15

NDSmith

October 2, 2018

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

According to Reuters, digital retailer Amazon.com Inc is about to put a little extra paper into the pockets of some of their employees. Earlier today, the major distribution platform said that it would raise... Read Article

Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer to Be NFL's First All-Woman Announce Team

Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer to Become First All-Woman Announce Team For Amazon’s NFL Thursday Night Football

Jason Cordner

September 26, 2018

Digital Entertainment, Source Sports | News, Highlights and Interviews

History will be made during Thursday night’s Rams-Vikings game, and it will have nothing to do with the players on the field. Amazon announced that iconic sports journalists Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer will ... Read Article

Snapchat Gets Visual Product Search Powered by Amazon

Miss2Bees

September 25, 2018

Digital Entertainment

Snapchat is adding a visual item search to Snapchat to give its clients a chance to distinguish products just by catching them with their telephone camera, the organization declared Monday morning. Snapchat's v... Read Article

Meek Mill’s Judge’s Lawyer is Suing Roc Nation, Amazon for Leaked Audio

Miss2Bees

September 13, 2018

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Audio of the lawyer of Meek Mill's judge was leaked earlier this summer which featured the attorney agreeing that the rapper should be granted another trial. The lawyer, Charles Peruto, is now suing Amazon and ... Read Article

Amazon Joins the Trillion Dollar Value Club

Jason Cordner

September 5, 2018

Hip Hop Lifestyle News | Culture Trends, News, Shop

Amazon has joined an extremely exclusive club of two publicly traded US companies that have reached the $1 trillion mark in market value. As reported by CNBC, Amazon hit this market cap Tuesday morning after... Read Article

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Amazon Reportedly Paid $25M to Acquire Rihanna Documentary

Amazon Building a Homeless Shelter in Seattle to Help out with the City’s Homeless Crisis

WHAT, MOTHERF****R?! Samuel L. Jackson Is Amazon’s New Voice for Alexa

WATCH: Amazon Music Pays Homage to The Notorious B.I.G’s Debut Album With ‘The Birth of Biggie: 25 Years of Ready To Die’ Doc

EXCLUSIVE: Music Composers Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton Talk Creating the Score for ‘Free Meek’

A TV Reboot of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Is Reportedly Coming to Amazon

Lena Waithe and Amazon Announces New Deal

Janelle Monáe to Star In Season 2 of ‘Homecoming’

Meek Mill Takes His Fight For Prison Reform to Amazon Prime Video With Jay-Z-Produced ‘Free Meek’ Docuseries

SOURCE SPORTS: Charles Oakley Believes Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Wants to Buy the Knicks

Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ is on Track to Being the Best-Selling Memoir Ever

Amazon Drops Trailer for ‘Free Meek’ Docuseries

Meek Mill to Release ‘Free Meek’ Documentary on Amazon

Amazon is Taking Steps to Enter Video Game Market Via a Streaming Service

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Worth $137 Billion and Wife MacKenzie Announce Divorce

Will Bernie Sanders Back Down? Amazon Has Raised Minimum Wage to $15

Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer to Become First All-Woman Announce Team For Amazon’s NFL Thursday Night Football

Snapchat Gets Visual Product Search Powered by Amazon

Meek Mill’s Judge’s Lawyer is Suing Roc Nation, Amazon for Leaked Audio

Amazon Joins the Trillion Dollar Value Club

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