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Fat Joe will be firing up the A-T-L on September 30 as the host of the BET Hip Hop Awards.

“This will be the BIGGEST awards show in history,” the Terror Squad leader said Tuesday in a statement. “It’s truly an honor to host and produce the BET Hip Hop Awards and I can’t thank the entire BET family enough for this opportunity.“

The annual show will be taped at Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta on Friday, September 30. The broadcast will air Tuesday, October 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on BET.

“We’re going to celebrate music, culture and entertainment, honor the biggest and brightest stars in the world, and make this an unforgettable night full of laughs and surprises,” the “Lean Back” rapper continued.

“Fat Joe is hip-hop royalty. He has represented the art form and the Bronx, the birthplace of hip-hop, throughout his outstanding musical career,” said BET’s Connie Orlando. “He is a treasured friend of the network, and we’ve loved seeing and supporting his evolution to becoming the superstar he is today.”

“We can’t wait to watch him take the stage with his vivacious energy, standing together with today’s hottest and beloved hip-hop stars,” Orlando added.

The BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 nominations, performers and presenters will be announced at a later date.

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Don’t worry fans: The Weeknd’s golden voice is back in business.

The chart-topping singer cut his September 4 show in Los Angeles short after just 15 minutes and four songs because his voice, as he put it, “went out.” On Twitter, he said he was “devastated” but would make it up to fans soon. Now he says everything’s all good.

“Doctor says my voice is safe and with rest i’ll be solid and able to bring the show my TORONTO fans are waiting for,” the Canadian superstar wrote on Instagram, referring to his two hometown concerts later this month.

He added, “LA date is being worked out soon. thank you SO much for all the love and understanding that’s come my way. i love you all so much… XO.”

One of Weeknd’s Toronto shows had to be rescheduled, as well: It was called off minutes before the arena’s doors opened when one of Canada’s main mobile providers, Rogers, crashed and the venue couldn’t process tickets, food and beverage or merch sales.

Variety reports that the L.A. show that was cut short was also being filmed for an episode of the singer’s upcoming HBO series, The Idol, which is why the show’s star, Lily-Rose Depp, appeared onstage in a white gown and delivered her lines in character.

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Eminem became an Emmy winner Saturday night for starring in the NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show — and he may want a spot on the field next.

The halftime show, which also featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent, won three awards at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles: Outstanding Variety Special, Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special and Outstanding Music Direction.

Now Slim Shady is one award away from attaining the coveted EGOT status of winning entertainment’s four most prestigious honors.

The “Not Afraid” rapper needs a Tony Award to join the elite EGOT circle. He’s won 15 Grammys and in 2003 won an Academy Award in the Best Original Song category for “Lose Yourself” from the film 8 Mile.

After becoming one of the most successful recording artists of the past three decades, Marshall Mathers would love to make his fantasy of playing in the NFL come true. Having grown up in Detroit, he’s a fan of the Detroit Lions and recently visited the Lions’ preseason training camp. In a clip from HBO’s Hard Knocks show, Eminem met several players who told him they were fans of his music.

“We’ve got a good team this year, let’s go,” Mathers told the players.

When asked if he would come out to any games this year, Eminem replied, “I’ll lace up whenever. Like I’ll go to every game. I’ll stand on the sideline and if you guys need to put me in, put me in. Any position I’m good. Actually any position, I’m great.”

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The Labor Day holiday weekend was very special for Cardi B and Offset as they celebrated their son Wave’s first birthday with a lavish, car-themed party on Sunday.

“MY BIG WAVE IS 1 YEARS OLD TODAY,” the Migos rapper commented as he shared a series of photos and videos, including one clip from the hospital when his son was born. “I LOVE YOU BIG MAN!!”

Offset also posted Instagram Stories featuring Wave and his 4-year-old sister, Kulture.

Cardi shared several photos from the celebration, displaying food stations, elaborate desserts, a DJ, arcade games and more.

“Words can’t describe how this boy came into my life and stole my heart,” the “I Like It Like That” rapper wrote. “Name fits you perfectly… You the Wave!”

Cardi’s sister Hennessy arrived with a customized SUV for her nephew. “Happy birthday WAVE !!! Auntie LOVES YOU,” she wrote alongside a video of the birthday boy enjoying being behind the wheel.

On Monday, Cardi tweeted why she loves spoiling her children.

“I know I can be a little extra when it comes to my kids but I ain’t really had sh** growing up soooo yea imma ball,” she wrote.

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Chris Rock is continuing to slam Will Smith for his Oscars slap, and now, Dave Chappelle is joining in.

Rock and Chappelle are touring together, and they commented about the Independence Day star’s attack during a performance over the weekend at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England.

“Did that s*** hurt? Goddamn right,” Rock said, according to Entertainment Tonight. “The motherf***er hit me over a bulls*** joke, the nicest joke I ever told!”

During Chappelle’s co-headlining set, he said that before the Oscars incident, Smith did “an impression of a perfect man for 30 years,” according to the British newspaper, The Telegraph. The 49-year-old comedian added that the actor from Philadelphia “ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us.”

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Beyoncé turned 41 years old on Sunday, and she celebrated by premiering her new Tiffany campaign, LOSE YOURSELF IN LOVE.

”I am honored to continue our partnership with Tiffany and to explore even deeper how beautiful our connections are when we truly celebrate the relationship and importance of love that we have for ourselves as individuals,” Queen Bey said in a statement.

In the campaign video, Beyoncé is dripping in diamonds as she wears several high-fashion ensembles, including a metallic trench coat and a black bodysuit.

In 2021, the 28-time Grammy winner starred with her husband, Jay-Z, in Tiffany’s ABOUT LOVE campaign including a short film titled, “Date Night,”which featured a cameo appearance by their ten-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.

As a part of the ABOUT LOVE campaign, Tiffany partnered with Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD Foundation and Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation to create the Tiffany & Co. ABOUT LOVE Scholarship Program. Tiffany & Co. pledged $2 million in scholarship funding for students in the arts and creative fields at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Fifty students have received scholarships at Lincoln University, Norfolk State University, Bennett College, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Central State University.

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Rihanna may have earned herself legendary status with a few hospitality workers in New York City. How? She rolled up her sleeves to help restaurant employees clean up after closing.

Page Six reports Rihanna hit up hotspot Caviar Russe with her gal pals last week and asked the restaurant to stay open past its 10 p.m. closing time. Eye witnesses tell the outlet the “Umbrella” singer and her six friends dined on sashimi bites, champagne and caviar until 2 a.m.

As thanks, Rihanna was “seen helping the waitstaff clean up and push the bar stools back into place since she stayed so late,” a source claims.

The restaurant, which advertises itself as “America’s largest caviar importer and distributor” on its socials, has not addressed Rihanna’s good deed. For the record, Rihanna hasn’t spoken about it either.

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