According to Billboard… The Grammy Award-winning performer has an agreement with Putnam Books for Young Readers for four picture books, starting with one inspired by his hit song.
Putnam announced Tuesday that the book, “Happy,” will be published Sept. 22 and will feature photographs of children from around the world “celebrating what it means to be happy.” It plans a first printing of 250,000 copies.
Kid Ink comes in at #1 on Rap Albums Chart with “Full Speed”… Nicki Minaj falls to #2 with “The Pinkprint”
Maybe Will Smith is looking for change… He seems like he’s making a great living in the film industry… And his kids are working hard in that household too… So why ruin everything you got going with an album… No need for the Fresh Prince to ever touch a mic again… Its been like 10 years since an album came out by Will… This is going to take some major creativity to work… Not sure the world is ready to “Get Jiggy Wit It” again…
Just off her Super Bowl performance… Missy is back in the studio with Timbaland… It’s been a while since her last studio album… 2005 to be exact…
On Tuesday night, Missy took to Twitter to share the photo above of her and Timbaland in the studio. “Me & @Timbaland bk 2 the drawing board studio dirty beats,” she tweeted.
For some strange reason, music’s biggest night has passed over Rap for the third time in the past four years. The Recording Academy declined to present a single rap award during the ceremony’s live telecast. According to Billboard, Pop, rock, country and R&B categories regularly receive airtime for at least one of their genre’s prizes, but the rap awards are routinely relegated to the pre-telecast ceremony, removed from the eyes of all but the most diligent Grammy enthusiasts. They at least had a Rap artist host the award show… They must think that counted for something…