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Reginae Carter, the daughter of hip-hop icon Lil Wayne and actress Toya Wright, has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry and beyond. Known for her role as an actress, entrepreneur, and social media influencer, Reginae has carefully built her career while embracing her famous lineage. Whether it’s her acting roles, her influence as a social media personality, or her entrepreneurial ventures, Reginae continues to grow her personal brand. As the daughter of one of the most influential rappers of all time, she has access to significant resources and opportunities but has shown a strong commitment to creating a name for herself, independent of her father’s success. Reality TV Success Carter is best known for her role in the reality show “Toya: A Family Affair,” which helped launch her career in the public eye. She later appeared in multiple acting roles, including films like “Dear Santa, I Need a Date ” and “Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta” . Beyond her acting, Reginae has...
MC Lyte wrote her first single at 12 and later became a pioneer in Hip Hop. The Brooklyn, NY, rapper, born Lana Michele Moorer, would bet on herself early on and auditioned for First Priority Records, in front of its signees Kirk “Milk Dee” Robinson and Nat “Gizmo” Robinson, as the label, ran by Nat Robinson, were looking to sign a female artist. With the permission of her mother at the time, she went to the audition, which was held in a basement. “Here I am going to this guy’s basement in Brooklyn. It could have ended so many different ways. However, I laid the first rendition of ‘I Cram to Understand U’ down on there,” she said in an interview with “The Breakfast Club” podcast. Ultimately, MC Lyte’s talents led to her signing to the label in 1986, per Blackpast. She reveals she was given a $5,000 advance, which was spent to purchase a vehicle. “I got an advance, which was $5,000, and I took that $5,000 and I put it on my Jetta, the whole thing like ‘Yeah that’s all I need is a...
Universal Music Group (UMG) may be pulling its music from TikTok. In an open letter, UMG listed several grievances that may cause the music company to severe its partnership with the rapidly growing platform. It credits some of TikTok’s success and global reach to the music that has been created by UMG artists and songwriters. Despite this, the company highlights the inadequate compensation for its artists and songwriters, with the platform contributing only a minuscule amount to UMG’s total revenue. “With respect to the issue of artist and songwriter compensation, TikTok proposed paying our artists and songwriters at a rate that is a fraction of the rate that similarly situated major social platforms pay,” UMG said in a letter. “Today, as an indication of how little TikTok compensates artists and songwriters, despite its massive and growing user base, rapidly rising advertising revenue and increasing reliance on music-based content, TikTok accounts for only about 1% of our total...
Is it really the winter holiday season if you don’t hear Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You?” Off of the music legend’s 1994 album “Merry Christmas,” the timeless track has been in rotation for almost 30 years. In 2021, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” became the first and only holiday single to become RIAA diamond-certified (10 million copies sold or streamed), according to RIAA.
After going from social virality to having her product on store shelves, Chef Pii — Veronica Shaw — is seeking support. On Aug. 16, the founder of The Pink Sauce posted a GoFundMe campaign to “help get justice” for her company. She claims that a previous partnership with a company has turned sour, and she is seeking funds that have allegedly been stolen from her business.
