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Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon launching new wine for the ladies

ABC/Paula LoboAs Wu-Tang Clan celebrates the 25th anniversary of their iconic 1993 debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Raekwon is expanding the brand with a new wine, primarily for their female fans.

“I have a wine coming out in a couple of days that’s called Licataa, and my wine is driven toward women,” Raekwon tells ABC Radio. “I was thinking about the ladies and to be able to sit down and have a glass of wine and think about Wu-Tang Clan.”

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is certified triple platinum, and the hit single from the album, “C.R.E.A.M.,” is certified gold. Raekwon says the “C.R.E.A.M.” video made the group very popular with the ladies.

“RZA’s wife, and RZA of course, was pretty much spearheading that whole thing, and it was dope,” the Chef says. “It was something to give back to the women ’cause we know today women is in power, and we respect it.

Raekwon and the members of Wu-Tang celebrated the 25th anniversary of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Friday, when the day was declared “Wu-Tang Clan Day” in the New York City borough of Staten Island, where they grew up.

Nicki Minaj takes her shot with Michael B. Jordan during E! People's Choice Awards

John Shearer/Getty Images via ABCNicki Minaj had a special message for Michael B. Jordan at E! People Choice Awards on Sunday night.

During her acceptance speech for Female Artist of the Year, Minaj decided to make her intentions known to the Creed II star.

“Shout-out to Donatella Versace for custom making this outfit for me,” said Minaj, who was nearing the end of her speech. “Shout-out to Michael B. Jordan because he’s going to be taking it off of me tonight.”

Of course, Nicki’s has some tough competition for Jordan’s affections. In January, Tiffany Haddish made some pretty clear advances at Jordan during the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. During her acceptance speech, Haddish told the actor that she’s “not trying to get pregnant yet,” but that she’s “working on it.”

Then just last month, Ellen DeGeneres tried to play matchmaker to U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka by helping her land a date with Jordan. Jordan later invited the tennis star to the premiere of Creed II.

Jordan has yet to publicly respond to Nicki’s advances.

Pusha T blames apparent Drake diss on stage on “corny” techs

Fabien MontiquePusha T is making it clear: He doesn’t need anyone’s help in handling his rap beef.

During his recent performance at Tyler, the Creator’s 2018 Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, the words “F*** Drake” boldly appeared on the screen behind him. While many fans took the statement as an official shot at the OVO rapper, Pusha took to Twitter set the record straight.

“Corny a** tech dude f***ing with my screens at @CampFlogGnaw,” Pusha wrote. “I speak for myself and all of you know how I make my statements!! Dissing anybody on screen isn’t part of my show…”

He continued, “Otherwise great festival, thanx @tylerthecreator for having me out.”

As previously reported, Pusha told Vanity Fair in June that his beef with Drake beef was squashed. “I feel like everything happens for a reason,” he said. “This is a part of hip-hop. It’s a part of hip-hop that my fans actually love.”

The drama originally stared when Pusha dropped his Daytona single, “Infared,” which took direct shots at Drake for allegedly using a ghostwriter. Drake then quickly hit back with his own diss track, “Duppy Freestyle.”

Pusha then responded to the OVO rapper with a savage diss called “The Story of Adidon,” which called Drake out for allegedly being a deadbeat dad, and also featured a controversial past photo of Drake in blackface.

Michelle Williams' fiancé blames Michelle's mental struggles during disagreement on race

ABC/Ida Mae AstuteDuring the latest episode of Chad Loves Michelle, Chad Johnson and Michelle Williams had a heated argument about race.

“I said something to him on the lines of ‘Well, Chad, because you are not black you would not understand why I communicate the way I do,” Michelle recalled to their therapist, Dr. Thema. “Maybe because you didn’t grow up around a lot of black people.’ So that was very, very offensive to Chad.”

According to the Destiny’s Child singer, Johnson tried to minimize her comments on their cultural differences by bringing up the fact that she has mental health issues.

“And this is not to justify it, but yesterday when we had the disagreement, he says, ‘Did you take your meds today?’” Michelle told the counselor.

Although Chad later apologized for his insensitive remark and admitted that he lost his temper, many fans were not to pleased.

“I am black and I am married to a black man and we do not yell and cuss each other out. Being black is not an excuse to be dysfunctional,” said one fan online.

Another couldn’t seem to understand why Chad was upset. “I don’t understand what was wrong with what she said to him. She can’t ignore race and become color blind, even if he tries too. It’s just apart of life.”

However, a few fans came to Chad’s defense. “I Agree with Chad it shouldn’t be a Black or White Thing,” wrote one person. “It should be a individual person thing on how you communicate. We need to not bring the Race Card in if we are Dating Different Nationality’s [sic].”

Chad Loves Michelle airs Saturday nights 9 p.m. ET on OWN.

Watch now: Khalid teams up with Vevo X to offer an intimate performance of “Better”

ABC/image Group LAAfter releasing the video for “Better,” a song he dedicated to his hometown of El Paso, Texas, Khalid is offering a more intimate performance of his mellow track.

In a new video, released Monday by Vevo X, the American Music Award winner sings a stripped down, acoustic version of his song while sitting on a bed in a simple room.

“Better” appears on Khalid’s new Suncity EP, which he dropped October 19. The 20-year-old singer released the song right after El Paso honored him on September 13 by declaring “Khalid Day” in the city.

Khalid has two nominations for the Soul Train Music Awards: Best R&B/Soul Male Artist and Best Collaboration Performance for “OTW,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 6lack. The awards air on BET and BET Her November 25.

No ordinary song: Sade drops new single, “The Big Unknown,” from “Widows” soundtrack

Gus Stewart/RedfernsSade is back on the music scene with a brand-new, sultry track.

The “No Ordinary Love” singer has released the new song, “The Big Unknown” for the upcoming Widows‘ soundtrack, which will be available on November 16. The new track is accompanied by a lyric video that features scenes from the Steve McQueen movie crime thriller.

“It was an honor to work with such a legend,” McQueen told the Los Angeles Times about working with Sade. “Sade is an incomparable talent and incredible artist who so rarely releases new material, but luckily the original series of Widows had deeply resonated with her.”

“The Big Unknown” was specifically written for Widows’ final scene. McQueen says he “encouraged” Sade to “dig deep within to write a song about loss and survival.”

This is Sade’s latest track after the legendary singer resurfaced earlier this year to release a new song, “Flowers in the Universe,” for the A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack.

Although there’s no formal confirmation, Sade’s reportedly working new music music for an upcoming album.

Widows, which stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Kaluuya and Brian Tyree Henry, hits theaters nationwide November 16.

Future shades Wendy Williams after she pokes fun at his baby mama drama

ABC/Randy HolmesFuture has a special message for daytime talk show host Wendy Williams: money talks.

After Williams made the Atlanta rapper’s life a “hot topic” segment during her show last week, joking that the rapper had “a lot of baby’s mothers,” Future took to Instagram to clap back.

“Thank God I’m richer than Wendy Williams,” he wrote, captioning a photo of himself on a smoke-filled stage.

Wendy’s comments came after Future was seen attending a recent baby shower. The rapper is reportedly preparing to welcome a new child to his growing brood with Joie Chavis, his fifth baby’s mother.

However, Future’s calculation may be a bit off. In a side-by-side graphic, The Shade Room points out Ms. Williams is worth $60 million, while Future is only worth half of that, at $30 million.

“Are you sure #Future?,” reads the caption. “‘Cause #CelebrityNetwork said sumn’ else.”

Jaden Smith says he's dating Tyler, The Creator

John Sciulli/Getty Images for McDonald’sJaden Smith has made a major announcement about his relationship status. During a recent performance, the “Icon” rapper revealed he’s currently dating Tyler, The Creator.

“I just wanna say Tyler, The Creator is the best friend in the world, and I love him so f***ing much,” Smith began during an intermission on stage.

Smith continued, seemingly fighting back tears: “And I wanna tell you guys something, I wanna tell you, Tyler doesn’t wanna say, but Tyler is my mother f***ing boyfriend. And he’s been my motherf***ing boyfriend my whole mother***ing life!”

In the video, Tyler is seen offstage waving his hand in denial and laughing. Smith seemed extremely adamant about his confession.

“Tyler, The Creator is my f****** boyfriend,” he repeated emphatically. “If you take away anything from this f***ing show, you need to take this away.

Smith later seemed to back up his statements on Twitter. “Yup @tylerthecreator I Told Everyone You Can’t Deny It Now,” he wrote on Monday.

Tyler seemed to eventually confirm the announcement, later tweeting, “I feel freeeeee.”

Stay tuned.

Scoreboard roundup — 11/11/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events:

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Charlotte 113, Detroit 103
Houston 115, Indiana 103
Orlando 115, NY Knicks 89
Milwaukee 121, Denver 114
Portland 100, Boston 94
L.A. Lakers 107, Atlanta 106

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Minnesota 3, St. Louis 2
Florida 5, Ottawa 1
Arizona 4, Washington 1
Winnipeg 5, New Jersey 2
Boston 4, Vegas 1
San Jose 3, Calgary 1
Colorado 4, Edmonton 1

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo 41, NY Jets 10
Tennessee 34, New England 10
New Orleans 51, Cincinnati 14
Kansas City 26, Arizona 14
Washington 16, Tampa Bay 3
Chicago 34, Detroit 22
Cleveland 28, Atlanta 16
Indianapolis 29, Jacksonville 26
L.A. Chargers 20, Oakland 6
Green Bay 31, Miami 12
L.A. Rams 36, Seattle 31
Dallas 27, Philadelphia 20

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
(4) Duke 94, Army 72
(5) Virginia 76, George Washington 57
(10) Michigan St. 106, Florida Gulf Coast 82
(17) Florida St. 80, Tulane 69
(18) Mississippi St. 77, Hartford 59
(20) TCU 79, Oral Roberts 62

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Kansas City 4, Real Salt Lake 2

Sugarhill Gang, Furious 5 members unite to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Rapper’s Delight”

Strong Arm MediaAs the Sugarhill Gang plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their pioneering hit “Rapper’s Delight” next year, the members are joining two MCs from the Furious 5 to form a new supergroup.

Grandmaster Melle Mel and Scorpio are joining the Sugarhill Gang to record new music and perform together on the “Rapper’s Delight” 40th anniversary tour in 2019.

“This is history in the making,” Scorpio says in a statement. “We’ve seen the evolution of hip-hop and rap go from a place where there was a lot of naysayers, to it being a full-blown respected genre taking over. This is amazing!”

In addition, Ewing Athletics is commemorating the “Rapper’s Delight” anniversary with a new sneaker in honor of the Sugarhill Gang.

“We are very excited to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Rapper’s Delight,’” says group member Hendogg. “As an iconic and global success, it stands as a true testament of the power of hip hop music. To see the crowds of people, generation after generation, sing this song and to be able to perform this song all over the world is a blessing.”

Dates for the 40th anniversary tour have not yet been announced.