How Lil Wayne's New Music Pays Tribute to Kobe Bryant

Chance the Rapper headlined the 2020 NBA All-Star Game half-time show on Sunday as the annual event arrived in his hometown of Chicago. Chance was joined on stage by Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, and Quavo.

Chance the Rapper performed at the halftime show for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in his home town of Chicago tonight (February 16). During his set, Chance was joined by Lil Wayne for a rendition of the Coloring Book hit “No Problem.” Later in the performance, Quavo and DJ Khaled hopped onstage to sing “I’m the One.” Chance was supported by backup singers as well as a marching band and color guard dancers.

Lil’ Wayne’s “Funeral” album is having a pretty good week. The New Orleans native has just surpassed Elvis Presley on the Billboard charts with his latest release.

By The Deadline Team

Spike Lee might be a life-long New York Knicks fan, but he showed major love for Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant at Sunday's Academy Awards. 

Director Spike Lee is no stranger to making a statement with his fashion choices, and for this year’s Oscars, he has used style to pay tribute to the late basketball player Kobe Bryant.

Lil Wayne is back with his long-delayed album, Funeral—and it just debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. The New Orleans rapper notches his fifth No. 1 on the albums chart with 139,000 album-equivalent units. Billboard reports that the Young Money/Republic Records drop also marks his “12th top 10 effort.”

Fashion Week is in full swing in New York City as many brands are putting on these elaborate fashion shows to show off their latest designs. Nike was no different as they debuted their 2020 Tokyo Olympics Collection on Wednesday.

TSR We Global: Lil Wayne is a man of many surprises this week. We got new music, he stepped out with his new fiancee, he was one of the contestants on “The Masked Singer,” and now he’s dropped a revelation about his roots.

Lil Wayne is back with his long-awaited LP, Funeral. In the middle of promotions, he just took on a lightning round on Revolt TV’s Drink Champs—and it turns out the influential rapper is unfamiliar with some of the biggest names in hip-hop right now.

Lil Wayne just released his long-awaited LP, Funeral—and “Clap For Em” revisits a highly influential cut by The Showboys.

One of the biggest turning points in Lil Wayne’s career is when he ditched the pen and paper. Back in 2002, he dropped a 35-minute song released as a mixtape, called “10,000 Bars”—which marked the last time he ever wrote his rhymes down. Now that he released his long-awaited LP, Funeral, he reminisced on that moment on Drink Champs.

The Bryant's are staying strong. 

Mamba lives on. 

After a slight delay, Lil Wayne released his latest album, Funeral, early this morning. On “Not Me,” the Young Money rapper appears to reference the 2015 shooting of his tour bus that was tied to an associate of Birdman and Young Thug.

The New York Comedy Club canceled a performance by comedian Ari Shaffir after the organization received threats due to the performer's off-color remarks about late athlete Kobe Bryant.Shaffir, who previously hosted Comedy Central's This Is Not Happening before Roy Wood Jr.

Shaquille O’Neal has paid an emotional tribute to his late friend and former teammate, Kobe Bryant.

While the outpouring of heartbreak and grief over Kobe Bryant's shocking death has been overwhelming, Magic Johnson is looking back at the NBA icon's inspirational legacy.