Nas says he meant “no disrespect” to Doja Cat on ‘Ultra Black’ lyrics

Akon has proved to be a man with a plan after unveiling the next steps for construction of his new city in Senegal, which has been compared to Black Panther’s fictional nation of Wakanda. The Locked Up singer secured $6bn (£4.4bn) funding for the new area, dubbed Akon City, in June and has now revealed what to expect from the ambitious project. During a press conference on Monday, Akon explained that he wanted the city – which will be situated near Dakar – to be a ‘home back home’ for African-Americans and other black communities around the world. ‘The system back home treats them unfairly in so many different ways that you can never imagine.

Bolton and Trafford to stay in local lockdown after U-turn forced by rising infection rateAaron and David fresh battle to save marriage in Neighbours?Stephen Hendry names one player who will be 's****ing himself' about snooker comebackReacting online, it’s clear Mitchell’s tenure with the band meant a lot to fans, with one writing: ‘Feeling sad hearing the news of #IanMitchell passing. #BayCityRollers were a huge part of my life in the late seventies and I met him a few times in LA at that time as well as later in life when he played a small club in San Diego.

Lauren Goodger appears to be a firm believer in the phrase "less is more" — and she was wearing a lot less clothing than normal in her latest snap.

indyref2 if the SNP win the next election.Adam Morris said Boris Johnson's administration would "at some point" have to "listen".The Scottish Tories increased their vote share after the referendum on the basis of mounting a vigorous defence of the Union.When Davidson was leader, the Conservatives replaced Labour as Holyrood’s largest opposition party and they picked up seats at the 2017 general election.However, they fell back again at December's general election and they are on their third leader in a year.Both the Scottish party and the Tory Government are unequivocally opposed to a second independence referendum and some party figures believe they should never agree to indyref2.However Morris, who was director of communications and a key

Black Lives Matter ”, “no justice, no peace” and “say his name”. Kizzee’s aunt told reporters on Tuesday : "I think this is so dirty of any department – sheriff's department or any department to kill people.“They don't kill any other race but us and this don't make any sense.“Right now, I’m sad and I’m mad at the same time.

JACK Fincham has posted a heartbreaking tribute to his daughter Blossom saying: "Miss my baby. The time will come." The Love Island star, 26, became a dad in January following what he called a "whirlwind romance" with NHS worker Casey Ranger.

JOHN Boyega has revealed that Disney ‘sidelined him’ as Finn in the Star Wars films because of his race. The Star Wars actor, 28, became an overnight sensation after starring in 2015 movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens - but he admits that he felt that his character was “pushed to the side”.

A homeless man has been jailed for attempted rape a year after he was told to "take stock" of his life by the courts.

After Michael B Jordan and Ryan Coogler paid their tributes, Black Panther actress Letitia Wright recited a poem remembering Chadwick Boseman. The Marvel Cinematic Universe actor passed away on August 28.

Dame Judi Dench says she will never get over her late husband of 30 years, Michael Williams, and believes he occasionally still visits her at their home. Dame Judi, who is now dating conservationist David Mills, admits: “I suspect I shall never ever get over Mikey.”Speaking about her grief, the 85-year-old continued: “It changes who you are altogether, I think.

Kanye West has claimed he was moved by God to storm the stage and interrupt Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009.The rapper has explained his motivation behind the televised moment, which has gone down in history, when he snatched the mic from a then-19-year-old Taylor as she won the award for best female video.Yes, we all remember the moment, when Kanye believed Beyonce should have taken the Moon Person for her Single Ladies clip, so he made it known to a shocked audience.The Heartless rapper famously ran on stage at the music awards ceremony over a decade ago while Taylor was accepting the award for her song You Belong With Me – and his speech still rings through the mind, as he told the crowd: ‘Yo Taylor, I’m really happy

Black Panther co-star who died on Friday.The Guyanese-British actress, who played Wakandan princess Shuri, sister of Boseman's T'Challa in the Marvel movies, called him 'my brother, an angel on Earth departed' in a poem posted to Instagram.“A soul so beautiful, when you walked into a room, there was calm. You always moved with grace and ease,” she says.“Every time I saw you, the world would be a better place.“It is also written that all things are made new, there is light in the darkness.

Letitia Wright has shared a beautiful eulogy for her Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer last week.Boseman died aged 43 on Friday 28 August. He had kept his illness a secret from the public and many of his colleagues, including Wright, who played his on-screen sister in Black Panther.In an Instagram post on Tuesday (1 September), Wright shared a video of sunsets and nature, combined with pictures of them together, to pay tribute to Boseman.She described Boseman as having a “beautiful” soul, saying: “When you walked into a room, there was calm.

Gemma Collins has opened up about the importance of trust and honesty in a relationship - insisting she would ditch any many who she caught lying to her.

Kimberley Walsh says she's keeping in touch with Sarah Harding "all the time" after finding out about her breast cancer battle.

Robin Williams ' widow Susan Schneider Williams revealed that the actor wanted to 'reboot his brain' as he struggled with his health prior to his death.

Snoop Dogg has launched his own line of gin called INDOGGO.The rapper teamed up with Trusted Spirits’ co-founder Keenan Towns to create a “laid- back California style” drink which was inspired by his 1994 single, ‘Gin And Juice’.“I can’t wait for the world to taste my remix on gin!” Snoop said in a statement. “When I wrote ‘Gin And Juice’ back in ’94 it was about good feelings and real experiences, it just naturally became a global anthem.“When creating INDOGGO, I wanted to give those feelings new life with an approachable juicy gin that’s smooth like the D.O.

The growing relationship between video games and the world’s biggest franchises has become more and more common as of late. With games like Fortnite and Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout doing “crossovers” with huge brands, the role of video games in society is becoming more accepted.That’s why adding Marvel’s superhero Black Panther into these games is going to be an extremely important task.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens press tour struggled to style his hair.The actor, who played Finn in the franchise, said his stylist at the time also persuaded him not to wear certain clothes for events to promote the film.He initially went along with it as he was just happy to be a part of the JJ Abrams-directed film, which came out in 2015, but eventually enough was enough.In an interview with GQ, he said his stylist would ‘[cringe] at certain clothes I wanted to go for’, while the hairdresser ‘still had the guts to pretend’ they knew how best to style his hair.‘During the press of [The Force Awakens] I went along with it,’ he went on, ‘and obviously at the time I was very genuinely happy to be a part of it.‘But my dad always tells me one

coronavirus pandemic you’ve no doubt been spending even more time inside than you usually would. The good news is that you don’t need to be bored this September.

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