Black Heritage Day at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo celebrates culture, entertainment and education
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is gearing up for Black Heritage Day! ๐ค KPRC 2 is live from NRG Park this morning ahead of tonight's concert with rapper 50 Cent! #BlackHeritageDay #HoustonRodeo ๐
Hanging out with 50 Cent and Lady A
Monday at 3:00 p.m. on Houston Life, Courtney and Derrick hang out with 50 Cent and Lady A! Turns out 50 Cent is a fan of the show. Find out what else he told the Houston Life crew. Plus music from Lady A. Houston Life was on the stage for their big show at Minute Maid Park. Thatโs Monday at 3:00 p.m. on KPRC 2.
50 Cent does it again, buys wine that โcosts more than Rolls Royceโ at Houstonโs Rodeo Uncorked
Curtis โ50 Centโ Jackson has been having a grand time in Houston since taking the city by storm last year, and now, he is still making major moves at the legendary Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo festivities.
Vaccine drive gains speed, but maskless fans fuel worries
People enter a socially distanced line to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at Gillette Stadium, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)The drive to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus is gaining speed and newly recorded cases have fallen to their lowest level in three months, but authorities worry that raucous Super Bowl celebrations could fuel new outbreaks. Newly confirmed infections have declined to an average of 117,000 a day, the lowest point since early November. But experts say the decline in cases is real. The sight of fans, many without masks, celebrating the Super Bowl in the streets, in sports bars and at game-watching parties has sparked worries of new outbreaks.
Throngs of maskless fans celebrate Tampaโs Super Bowl win
Videos went viral on social media, showing throngs of mostly maskless fans and packed sports bars as the clock inside Raymond James Stadium ticked down on a hometown Super Bowl win for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. โIt is a little frustrating because we have worked so hard,โ Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said during an early Monday morning news conference with the Super Bowl Host Committee. โIโm proud to say the majority of individuals that I saw out and about enjoying the festivities associated with the Super Bowl were complying,โ she said. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked about whether President Joe Biden was concerned over Tampa fans taking to the streets following the Buccaneers Super Bowl. AdโThis isnโt how we should be celebrating the Super Bowl,โ the mayor tweeted on Saturday.
Reaction to the death of Larry King
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, Larry King arrives at Trump Tower in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Reaction to the death of Larry King, whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century. Larry King. ___โRIP Larry King!!!! ___โIโve had the honor of being interviewed by Larry King multiple times in my life.
Dr. Dre back home after reported brain aneurysm treatment
Peter Paterno, an attorney for the rapper and producer, said Dre was home but offered no other details in an email exchange Saturday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)LOS ANGELES โ Dr. Dre was back at home Saturday after being treated at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. Peter Paterno, an attorney for the music mogul, said Dre was home but offered no other details in an email exchange Saturday. On Friday, actor and rapper Ice T posted that he had connected with Dre on FaceTime and that he had โjust made it home. Dre founded Beats Electronics in 2008 with Jimmy Iovine, and six years later they launched a streaming subscription service, Beats Music.
Photo altered to Ice Cube, 50 Center in 'Trump 2020' hats
An altered photo of rappers Ice Cube and 50 Cent in hats that appear to show support for President Donald Trump circulated widely on social media Tuesday, fueled in part by a tweet by Eric Trump. He removed the tweet with a photo of the two rappers in hats saying โTrump 2020โ after being called out by Ice Cube on Twitter. Ice Cubeโs hat says โBig3,โ a reference to a 3-on-3 basketball league he co-founded, and 50 Cent wears one with the New York Yankees logo. Ice Cube shared the original photo on his Twitter account on July 6 to send a birthday message to 50 Cent. In a recent interview with CNN, he said both the Trump campaign and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidenโs campaign reached out to him about his contract.
Police: Pop Smoke's social media led killers to LA home
This aerial photo taken from video provided by Fox11 News KTTV-TV shows the Hollywood Hills home, center, where Pop Smoke, 20, was shot and killed early Feb. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles. Authorities say three men and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the home-invasion death of the rising rapper. (Fox11 News KTTV-TV via AP)
The Voice, Top 8 Performances
HOUSTON โ So before we get to the performances from Monday night, a quick sidebar: on a show about singing/vocal abilityโฆ really, 50 Cent? Last week he gave Cassadee Pope THE song that will be her legacy on this show and most likely launch her career. That said, I did love this performance and I actually really liked the song. He has proven to be the most consistent artist in the competition, with great song choice after great song choice. Nicholas David Top 8Wrapping up the evening was Cassadee Pope singing Michelle Branch's angry femme-rock song, "Are You Happy Now?"