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Diddy backed akaline water company to invest in booming CBD industry
Akaline water has been a favorite among celebrities and lifestyle-focused influencers. Now the Akaline Water Company (who is renowned for Akaline88) will now work with AQUAhydrate, a company backed by Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs and Mark Wahlberg, to produce CBD-infused water products.
Forbes reported that as a part of the deal Alkaine Water will retain all three celebrity backers, Diddy, Wahlbergm and Jillian Michaels to endorse the company and its brands. Diddy and Wahlberg will also remain investors in The Alkaline Water Company; they have already invested more than $20 million to develop the AQUAhydrate brand.
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“We built AQUAhydrate from the ground up by securing deals with the largest retail grocery outlets, creating innovative partnerships and evolving the brand,” Diddy said in a statement. “Today, I am confident that we are creating a powerhouse by combining AQUAhydrate with one of the largest, fastest growing alkaline water companies in the world. I look forward to this next stage of growth as we build one of the most recognizable brands for premium water.”
Akaline, which has been backed by the likes of Beyoncé, will use social media to as a major driver for their sales. Sales of the brand are predicted will reach $65 million by next year. The bottled water brand also plans to leverage their celebrity backers to become a huge player in the CBD-infused product industry, which is booming.
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According to Forbes, beyond CBD products, Alkaline is working on other offerings including flavored waters. The idea going forward is to create differentiated brands to target diverse demographics. The Alkaline88 line will be focused on families, while AQUAhydrate will target active lifestyle consumers and athletes. These products are slated to be available via major retailers across the country, which include, Walmart, Target, Safeway, Rite Aid, GNC Meijer, QT, Albertsons, CVS, Albertson, Kroger, Publix, Food Lion and many more.
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Megan Thee Stallion links her star to the Roc Nation roster
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Hot Girl Summer” is not over yet! The popular femcee has recently snagged a coveted spot on JAY-Z‘s Roc Nation roster.
In a Friday Instagram post, the Houston rapper announced her big news.
“I would like to announce that I am officially apart of the @rocnation fam!!! The grind don’t stop,” she captioned under a picture of her and JAY-Z, both of whom seemed very happy about joining the team.
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Megan will be joining other Roc Nation acts like Big Sean, J. Cole, Meek Mill and Rapsody.
According to ESSENCE, Meg’s crisp southern bars are the perfect compliment to Roc Nation’s Brooklyn dynasty, who properly toasted their new artist with champagne. In a video clip, an executive can be heard saying, “I would like to officially welcome Megan Thee Stallion to Roc Nation.”
Following the excitement of her announcement, Megan took to Twitter to share heartfelt words about her late mother, who inspires her to keep going after her dreams.
“I have days where I want to go hide and cry bc she’s not here but i kno that ain’t what she would want me to do! I kno she’s proud of me !” she wrote. “After my mom passed I promised myself I was going to keep going hard bc not only is music my dream but it was her dream for me too.”
After my mom passed I promised myself I was going to keep going hard bc not only is music my dream but it was her dream for me too. I have days where I want to go hide and cry bc she’s not here but i kno that ain’t what she would want me to do! I kno she’s proud of me !
— HOT GIRL MEG (@theestallion) September 13, 2019
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Megan is obviously in her winning season as she continued to blow up the charts with singles including “Big Ole Freak,” “Cash Shit” and “Hot Girl Summer.” She has also graced our social media timelines with fire pictures and dance moves that make us wish that we could party along with her. And we could not be more proud of the rapper for the waves that she has been making and we wish her well as a new member of Roc Nation!
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Nigerians return to homeland after attacks in South Africa
After reports of xenophobic attacks against foreign business owners emerged, many Nigerian citizens have fled South Africa in the wake of all the tension.
Early this month, riots in the country targeted several Johannesburg businesses owned by foreigners. According to CNN, Nigerian native Dennis Benson the saw signs that he was in danger as a foreign business owner, days before he decided to flee South Africa.
“I packed my bags and went to stay with a Nigerian friend who lives close to the airport because I knew it was going to get bloody. I have seen other protests,” Benson said. “A supermarket owned by an Ethiopian beside my apartment was looted and destroyed. The rioters even took the fridge with drinks. They were chanting that people should go back to their country.”
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Unfortunately, the violence turned deadly, and lead to the fatalities of 10 people, which included two foreigners. CNN reported, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari sent a delegation to South Africa to assess the situation and later announced plans to repatriate 640 citizens from the country. A private airline operator, Air Peace, offered to provide two flights for Nigerians that wanted to return to Nigeria and the first group of 187 rejoiced in their arrival at a Lagos airport on Wednesday. There are plans to evacuate more in the coming weeks as many have been stranded in South Africa due to trouble with paperwork and documentation.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke out against the attacks.
“Government will not allow sporadic lawlessness and violence to disrupt the safety and livelihoods of millions of South Africans and the majority of foreign nationals in our country who are law-abiding and have the right to conduct their lives and businesses in peace,” Ramaphosa said.
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Though Benson has to restart his business, he told CNN that he has no regrets for returning to Nigeria.
“South Africa was no fun for me and I have no regrets leaving,” Benson said. “I could not get a decent job, and I was living on the jobs I did for my clients in Nigeria. Now, I don’t have to worry about people attacking me because I am a foreigner.”
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Rare and unreleased music from Prince to be made public by end of year
Since his death, Prince fans have been able to listen to music that the legendary artist had previously kept hidden away. It looks like more music will continue to be released, and there is no foreseeable signs of the musical flood stopping.
Before his death, Prince was notoriously private, and very protective of his music with most of it unavailable on YouTube and streaming platforms.
Read More: Rare Prince album, “The Versace Experience” gets reissued
Now fans can stream most of his hits on those platforms. They will now be able to listen to the notorious The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold), which as previously reported by TheGrio.com was exclusively released in 1995 as a gift to elite guests at the Versace collection at the 1995 Paris Fashion Week, available only as a limited number of cassette tapes. The tapes were to be a promotional companion to his then-upcoming album “The Gold Experience.”
NME reports that The Versace Experience is not the only album that will be reissued next week; fans can expect to also have access to 1996’s Emancipation and the same year’s Chaos And Disorder, which was the last album Prince released under his contract with Warner Bros. and was one that the musician long refused to reissue. The three CD triple albums are also slated to be released on September 20 as a six LP set.
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Also, fans can rejoice in the reissue of the 1999 album, which will include 35 previously unreleased tracks.
Though many have reveled in the late star’s posthumously music releases, last month, his estate won a huge battle in the continued fight to control his music. Millions of dollars in restitution was given to Prince’s estate last month after they accused Eye Records of bootlegging his music when the label released 18 compilations of Prince’s live performances and previously unreleased tracks without rights to the music. NME reported that Prince’s estate wanted $2 million for each alleged trademark violation, but were awarded $7 million.
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Joe Biden suggests Black parents need help raising their children
Once again, Joe Biden has put his foot in his mouth during his bid for the 2020 presidency by making comments about Black parenting during the third Democratic debates on ABC News.
On Thursday, Biden caused outrage after debate moderator Linsey Davis asked him, “What responsibility do you think that Americans need to take to repair the legacy of slavery in our country?”
Instead of answering the question straightforward, Biden mentioned record players, discussed education and talked about bringing social workers into homes in low-income communities.
“Look, there’s institutional segregation in this country,” he said. “And from the time I got involved, I started dealing with that. Redlining, making sure that we are in a position where – look, talk about education. I proposed that what we take is those very poor schools, the Title I schools, triple the amount of money we spend.”
His next comments sparked an outcry among many viewers.
“The teachers … have every problem coming to them,” Mr. Biden continued. “We have to make sure that every single child does, in fact, have three, four, and five-year-olds go to school – school, not daycare, school. We bring social workers into homes and parents to help them deal with how to raise their children. It’s not that they don’t want to help. They don’t know quite what to do. Play the radio. Make sure the television – excuse me, make sure you have the record player on at night.”
According to Independent, some believed that Biden’s statements implied “that Black parents don’t know how to raise their own children.” Many took to social media to express their outrage toward the comments, including comedian and A Black Lady Sketch Show cast member Ashley Nicole Black.
“So many problems with this,” Black wrote on Twitter. “He repeated a racist stereotype (using a debunked study). He still has a record player … But the pettiest problem … Does Joe Biden think black parents don’t play their kids music?? Has he MET black people?”
So many problems with this. He didn’t answer the question. He repeated a racist stereotype (using a debunked study). He still has a record player… But the pettiest problem… Does Joe Biden think black parents don’t play their kids music?? Has he MET black people? https://t.co/2qMLU7EcP2
— Ashley Nicole Black (@ashleyn1cole) September 13, 2019
This is not the first time Biden has gotten in trouble for his tasteless comments on race. In the past he has spoken highly about working with known segregationists early in his career and even said “poor kids are just as talented as white kids.” He still holds a substantial lead among the 2020 Democratic candidates, but it is unclear if his recent comments will cause him to slip in the polls.
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