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Live video platform Bright lets you Zoom with your favorite creators What if you could Zoom with your favorite creator and ask them questions? That’s the promise of Bright, the new live video platform launching today from co-founders Guy Oseary and early YouTube product manager Michael Powers. The service, built on top of Zoom, allows fans to engage in live, face-to-face video sessions with creators, ask questions and even join creators on a virtual stage for a more personal and direct learning experience. Though the startup has some similarities to voice chat apps like Clubhouse, as it als...

On this month’s Lyke Mike, Towers returns to his hip-hop roots to prove the rising star still has the underground grit of his early years. Much like the classic 2002 Bow Wow film of a similar name, the album serves as a tribute to the Chicago Bulls icon — even featuring 23 tracks in reference to his iconic jersey number.   “[Michael Jordan] gave me that mentality of a winner,” Towers said. “I’m from the generation of LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, but he’s the one who inspired them to inspire me.” That winning state of mind runs through Lyke Mike’s triumphant trap ant...

Myke Towers poured his heart out during the pandemic, bringing to life his third studio album "Lyke Mike," an ode to the street life, hip-hop and Michael Jordan.

DMX's Memorial Services to Be Broadcast Live This Weekend The late artist's "Celebration of Life" memorial and private "Homegoing Celebration" will air on YouTube Photo: Jonathan Mannion Published Apr 22, 2021 The late DMX's New York memorial won't be open to the public after all, contrary to initial reports, but organizers have announced that both services this weekend are set up to be livestreamed so that those who wish to pay their respects can tune in from home. Two services will take place this weekend. The first — dubbed the "Celebration of Life," which had been planned as a public ...

DMX wrote his own obituary more than two decades ago: “Slippin’,” a single from his second album, 1998’s Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, tells the story of a boy with afflictions who transformed himself into a rap star. The song starts with a psalm about suffering, then X shares his biography in three heartbreaking verses: His mom was abusive, his dad abandoned him, and he was forced into group homes and institutions. The people who should have loved him failed to protect him, so he found himself “possessed by the darker side,” bound to a cycle of drug dependence and insuff...