Jill Scott and Mo'nique featured in the July 2006 issue of Essence magazine as part of an article where they discussed life, love, and other topics.❤️
When The Notorious B.I.G. passed away, Faith Evan was automatically awarded 50% of his estate. His children split the other 50%. However Faith decided to split her half with his mother. They turned it from 10 million to 160 million.
In her 2008 "Keep the Faith" memoir, Faith wrote, "I could have just made sure she was taken care of and then had my attorney let her attorney know our plans. But I wanted actual input from her on how she wanted things to be handled. And I wanted to have her there just as a way to show her that I was trying to be open and collaborative in the whole process."
"Sparks" was a sitcom that aired on UPN from 1996 to 1998, centering on a family operating a law firm in Los Angeles. The show starred James Avery, Terrence Howard, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Robin Givens, and Kym Whitle…
Nas didn't just shape hip hop. He inspired his own little cousin to go to Harvard.
Yara Shahidi, star of Black-ish and Grown-ish, is the second cousin of Nas. When he launched a hip hop fellowship at Harvard, he called her mom and encouraged Yara to visit the campus. That one visit changed her path. She enrolled on her own merit and graduated from Harvard.
Jorja Smith was discovered on SoundCloud after releasing her debut song, “Blue Lights,” in 2016. Within days, it went viral and caught Drake’s attention.
This led to her feature on his album More Life. This series of events launched her career overnight.