Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmunds and Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid were the guests of honor last night as YouTube Music celebrated the 30 year legacy of LaFace Records last night (January 15, 2020).
It was a magical evening in Atlanta as all of the LEADERS and LEGENDS that have made the city into a musical powerhouse all converged for a black tie gala, which took place at the Atlanta History Center.
The event was held to reflect on the city’s longstanding contributions to popular music, largely established by the night’s guests of honor. The evening was introduced by Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music at YouTube, and Tuma Basa, Director of Urban Music at YouTube who further reiterated the significance of Atlanta as not only a vehicle for popular music, but also a global purveyor of culture.
Joining them onstage for special presentations were comedian Lil Duval, recording artist Monica, and music video director Bryan Barber. The evening was capped off by special award presentations made to Edmonds and Reid for the storied careers and performances by Atlanta’s legendary acts including Big Boi, Pastor Troy, KP the Great, Goodie Mob, CeeLo, Killer Mike and TI.
Other notable attendees and guest appearances included Ludacris, 2Chainz, Jermaine Dupri, Future, Rick Ross, Da Brat, YoungBloodZ, Sleepy Brown, Rico Wade, Dallas Austin, and more.
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Yung Joc was reportedly spotted driving for a ride share app similar to Uber and Lyft and once “word” got out, he was dragged unmercifully only.
While many mocked the ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta’ star about his humble part-time gig, it seems that they were too quick to judge and Joc got the last laugh after all.
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Mo’Nique has been claiming that Netflix discriminated against her for quite some time now and it seems the media giant has filed a response to her lawsuit and is seeking to dismiss the case.
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NEWSFLASH! Trick Daddy does not care about all you internet trolls who doctored his mugshot!
The rapper, who was arrested for DUI and cocaine possession last week, hit the net to respond to all the people who made a mockery of his mugshot and says his feelings ‘don’t hurt easily I’m too worried about waking up tomorrow.’
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