Dr. Dre updates fans on social media after suffering brain aneurysm

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Dr. Dre took to Instagram to provide an update on his condition and said he’s “doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team.” He continued, “I will be out of the hospital and back home soon. Shout out to all the great medical professionals at Cedars. One Love!!”

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Dr. Dre is in the intensive care unit after suffering a brain aneurysm. The rapper, 55, is hospitalized at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,. TMZ reported Tuesday that the musician was taken to the hospital by ambulance on Monday after suffering the aneurysm. Dre (born Andre Romelle Young) is in a stable and undergoing tests, the outlet reports.

Dr. Dre’s medical emergency comes about six months after his estranged wife, Nicole Young filed for divorce in June after 24 years of marriage. The former couple tied the knot in May 1996 and share two children together: son Truice, 23, and 19-year-old daughter Truly.

Dr. Dre rose to fame as part of the iconic rap group N.W.A., leaving in 1991 to become a solo artist and then becoming one of hip hop’s greatest producers. Dre later joined forces with record company executive Jimmy Iovine in 2006 to launch audio products company Beats by Dr. Dre. In 2014, Apple purchased the brand for $3 billion.

Dr. Dre Hospitalized In ICU After Reportedly Suffering Brain Aneurysm

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Longtime Friends Rihanna And A$AP Rocky Are Officially Dating

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Rihanna is dating longtime friend, rapper A$AP Rocky. The news comes after the New York Post‘s Page Six reported that the couple — both 32 — was spotted having dinner with friends over the weekend.

The couple has sparked romance rumors since Rihanna split from her boyfriend of three years, billionaire Hassan Jameel, in January. In July, Rihanna featured the apper in her Fenty Skin campaign. The duo did several interviews together to promote the collaboration.

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna’s friendship goes way back — te rapper served as an opening act for the U.S. dates of Rihanna’s Diamonds World Tour in 2013. A$AP Rocky was also featured on her track “Cockiness.” The duo was also seen attending a Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris back in 2018.

Report: A$AP Rocky and Rihanna Officially Dating

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Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent Teaming Up To Produce ABC Comedy ‘Family Affair’

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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Mary J. Blige are teaming to produce a comedy for ABC. The two artists also collaborate on Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost and will be the team behind Family Affair, about a musician who’s suddenly put into a parental role. The network has committed to a pilot for the single-camera show from ABC Signature and writers Devon and Ranada Shepard.

Family Affair is the second project at ABC helmed by Jackson, who’s also an executive producer of the network’s drama For Life.  The new show will center on A-ron, a faded R&B star whose bachelor life is upended when he’s saddled with raising his sister’s four children. Feeling overwhelmed, A-ron soon discovers that musical talent runs in the family and takes on the challenges of both managing a music group and raising a family.

Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent to Produce ABC Comedy Series ‘Family Affair’

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Stevie Wonder Releases Two Surprise Songs Featuring Busta Rhymes, Rapsody, And More

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Stevie Wonder has released two ‘surprise’ new songs. The songs have been released through Stevie’s new label So What The Fuss Music, marketed and distributed by Republic Records/Universal Music Group. Both tracks are written and produced by Stevie Wonder.

The first track is titled ‘Can’t Put It in The Hands of Fate’ and features guest appearances from Rapsody, Cordae, Chika, and Busta Rhymes, which you can listen to here. The second track, ‘Where Is Our Love Song’ and features Gary Clark Jr., you can listen to here.  

All proceeds from the record royalties of “Where Is Our Love Song” will be donated to Feeding America. “In these times, we are hearing the most poignant wake-up calls and cries for this nation and the world to, please, heed our need for love, peace and unity,” stated Stevie.

Stevie Wonder leaves Motown and releases two new songs

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