NEW footage has emerged showing world-conquering pop star Katy Perry in one of her early attempts at fame, way back in 2001.
In footage taken from Perry’s first tour as an artist at the tender age of 16, the singer — then named Katy Hudson, and recording Christian music — can be seen on a tour bus practising guitar, putting her hair in pigtails, and calling herself a “pizza face.” The footage was uploaded by Jim Standridge, who explained that he was hired to shoot Perry’s first EPK (electronic press kit) for publicity purposes. Read More...
Kendrick Lamar has easily become one of the most respected members of the hip-hop community over the last ten years. Hot New Hip Hop reported today that one of his albums from 8 years ago, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City has reentered the Billboard charts after its release nearly a decade ago.
The outlet says Lamar was praised for his storytelling ability, on the level of someone like Nas or The Notorious BIG, whereas the “motivation” and the “message” was more like 2Pac or even Ice Cube, for that matter. Read More...
Point guard highly recruited at a young age who verbally committed to play at UCLA, then deferred in order to play one season of professional ball in Australia with the Illawarra Hawks of the NBL. He was selected third overall in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets and he went on to win the 2021 NBA Rookie of the Year award.
Before Fame He began attending Chino Hills High School in 2015.
Trivia As an 8th grader, he played against under-17 competition and dropped 32 points. Read More...