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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Chuck D Says Flavor Flav's Firing From Public Enemy Was April Fools' Joke

Chuck D says the firing of Flavor Flav from Public Enemy was a hoax to promote a new album.

In a recent interview with the Uproxx podcast "People's Party With Talib Kweli," rapper Chuck D revealed that the very public firing of Favor Flav from Public Enemy was a ruse to promote the group's upcoming album, Loud Is Not Enough.

The pair are originally believed to have been feuding over the use of the band's name and title of their song, "Fight The Power" by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Flav was later fired from the group, though they clarified that it was not his political inclinations that led them to make the decision to cut him out.

"Public Enemy did not part wats with Flavor Flav over his political views. Flavor Flav has been on suspension since 2016 when he was MIA from the Harry Belafonte benefit in Atlanta, Georgia. That was the last straw for the group...He always chose to party over work," the group explained in an official statement.

However, in the new interview, Chuck D added that it was part of an elaborate plan to direct public attention to their new album; "I'm not saying it's a hoax," he said. "I'm saying that the original intention is to get your attention."

Flav, on the other hand, took to Twitter to clarify that it was anything but a hoax; "There are more serious things in the world right now than April Fool's jokes and dropping records," Flav wrote.

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Rihanna Wants Three Or Four Kids With Or Without A Partner

Pop superstar Rihanna plans to have "3 or 4" kids with or without a partner.

Rihanna, who is British Vogue's May cover star, opened up about her 10-year plan, which includes becoming a mother.

"I'll have kids - three or four of 'em," the singer said. When asked whether she'd be willing to do it as a single mother, she replied "Hell, yeah."

"I feel like society makes me want to feel like, 'Oh, you got it wrong . ' They diminish you as a mother if there's not a dad in your kids' lives," Rihanna added. "But the only thing that matters is happiness - that's the only healthy relationship between a parent and a child. That's the only thing that can raise a child, truly, is love."

She also discussed her work-life, saying, "We will work and work and work. And then we get to this plateau and we're like, 'OK, we're either going to bed or we could keep working.'"

"And then we're like, 'Hey, is it shot o'clock?' Then everybody takes a shot," Rihanna added. "Then we're like, 'OK, we need to pick it up.' Everybody does a shot of espresso, then we turn some music on and then we're like, 'Keep working.'"

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Lizzo Buys Lunch For ER Staff Across The Country

Hip-hop star Lizzo bought lunch for emergency room staff across several hospitals to show her appreciation for all their efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The "Truth Hurts" singer sent lunch to the ER staff at a number of hospitals, including the University of Washington School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center.

In a video message shared by the University of Washington, Lizzo thanked the emergency room workers "from the bottom of my heart and all of the hearts of the world."

"Shout out to all of y'all for being so brave and working so hard, making sure that we're safe and healthy and healing people," Lizzo said in the video. "That is incredible. You guys are heroes. And so the least I could do was send you some lunch."

"Thank you @Lizzo for sending lunches to the UW Medical Center - Montlake Emergency Department today!" the UW School of medicine tweeted. "Your support of our frontline healthcare workers means a lot."

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