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Kendrick Lamar Prompts Album Speculation After The Launch Of "pgLang"

Kendrick Lamar announces his new media company with Dave Free geared towards creatives with Jorja Smith, Baby Keem, and Yara Shahidi starring in the visual mission statement.

Kendrick Lamar is making major plays as fans await his next album. At first, the Compton rapper cleared his Instagram page prompting speculation his new album was on the way before announcing his media company, pgLang. Sharing a visual mission statement on the company's website, Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, Jorja Smith, and Yara Shahidi make appearances in the project.

"Our community speaks different language," a statement on the website reads. "Our community speaks music, film, television, art, books, and podcasts -- because sometimes we have to use different languages to get the point of our stories across."

This shouldn't come as a shock since Top Dawg previously revealed in a profile piece with Billboard that Kendrick not only has a percentage of the label but he's also been working heavily on the upcoming television and film stuff that TDE was working on. It's unclear if pgLang is actually associated with TDE in any way. 

The venture is partnership between Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free who have been showing their cinematic chops off under Dave Free and the Little Homies. Dave Free recently departed from his position at Top Dawg Entertainment in October 2019 but clearly, there were bigger things in mind.

Ultimately, the launch of the new company has prompted rumors that the long-awaited follow-up to DAMN. is finally on the way. Earlier this year, rumors that it was finally completed.

Watch the trailer here. 

 

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Yara Shahidi Channels ’90s Aaliyah For "Grown-ish" Spring Finale


Yara Shahidi dressed up in Aaliyah’s iconic Tommy Hilfiger look from the ’90s for the spring finale of her hit Freeform series “Grown-ish.”

Aaliyah is without a doubt still missed almost two decades after her tragic death in 2001, and Yara Shahidi proved that by honoring the Princess Of R&B in the upcoming spring finale of Freeform’s hit series grown-ish.

Yara Shahidi Channels '90s Aaliyah For "Grown-ish" Spring Finale
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Most people are well aware that Baby Girl was one of the premiere brand ambassadors for Tommy Hilfiger in the 1990s, seen above with lead designer Andy Hilfiger at a Tommy Hilfiger American Tour event for the clothing label back in 1997. Yara decided to give the show’s lead character Zoey a full Tommy Girl makeover as the character celebrates her 21st birthday in the episode with a 90s-themed party. Many of the other characters don costumes from that influential era as well, including Trevor Jackson as Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction, Chloe Bailey as Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice and Ryan Destiny pairing up with Luka Sabbat as denim-rocking ex-power couple Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Looks like it’ll be a good one!

Check out Yara Shahidi’s Aaliyah tribute below, in addition to a clip from the grown-ish spring finale that inspired the Tommy Girl look, and let us know if you think the actress nailed it or should dust herself off and try again: