Tag: Lil Wayne

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes joined Travis Kelce onstage at ‘Kelce Jam’

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes joined Travis Kelce onstage at Kelce Jam presented by Jim Beam | @EdEastonJr

The stars were out again in Kansas City on Saturday night as the second ‘Kelce Jam,’ presented by Jim Beam, brought the food and fun. The festival, curated by Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce and Medium Rare, didn’t disappoint with various activities and extraordinary performances from artists Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Diplo, and DJ Irie.

Kelce kept the Super Bowl celebration going, taking to the crowd to shake hands, distributing free Wingstop to hungry festival goers, and taking shots of Jim Beam. The festival welcomed several Chiefs teammates, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and over 20,000 fans.ย Mahomes joined Kelce onstage during the “All I Do Is Win” performance with 2 Chainz.

Kelce enjoyed 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne’s joint performance of the hit song “Duffle Bag Boy,” which he mentioned as one of his favorite songs. Kansas City fans got their fill of excitement and fun from the event for a second consecutive year, as the festival continues to be a popular mainstay in the community. The Chiefs get back to work on Monday for Phase 3 of their offseason program with possibly many players, including Kelce and Mahomes, with plenty of motivation to celebrate a three-peat Super Bowl championship and ‘Kelce Jam’ performance.

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce curated the music lineup for ‘Kelce Jam’ festival

#Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Medium Rare about Travis Kelce’s lineup for ‘Kelce Jam,’ featuring Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Diplo.

‘Kelce Jam’ will return to Kansas City on Saturday, May 18th, for the second consecutive year, bringing music, food, and fun. Medium Rare and Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowler Travis Kelce are collaborating to bring over 20,000 fans of all ages with a musical guest list of the top names in the industry.

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Medium Rare founders Joe Silberzweig and Adam Richman about Travis Kelce’s lineup for ‘Kelce Jam,’ featuring Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Diplo.

“Travis is here curating the lineup. These were names that he sought after, and he knew that they were not only his favorites but also that they had a good pulse on the city,” Richman explained. “Things would be great names for him to bring the KC, and he wants to bring a mix of hip-hop and electronic music. And I think we did a good balancing act by Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Diplo on the electronic side.

“He has his fingers on the city’s pulse and can call in favors against legends that may not have come otherwise. I don’t think Lil Wayne has been in Kansas City for quite some time. (He) may not have come, but when Travis Kelce calls, you answer. That’s proven here, with Lil Wayne being such an iconic legend coming and showing out for ‘Kelce Jam’ because of his and Travis’ relationship.”

Rick Ross, MGK, and Tech N9ine were the headliners last year, and this year’s group looks to build on the inaugural lineup. The music choices from Kelce have focused again on being something everyone can enjoy in Kansas City.

“What was important for Travis is making this festival feel like it’s for everyone and that younger, old, moving families want to come out,” said Silberzweig. “No matter what your tastes are, this festival is for the masses. This is for the people of KC. They get started at $49, And the musical lineup speaks to that, right? It’s a little bit of everything. We have some local DJs opening and building throughout the evening with our headliners.

“Still, we tried to make sure that these are huge names that everybody knows and that, as Adam said, some icons people can sing along to but also show some a Travis style and bring on Diplo, a cool name to get the party going.”

Check out their official websites for more information onย Kelce Jamย andย Medium Rare.

Women’s hoops fan Lil Wayne offers advice to Angel Reese about the pressures of stardom

Lil Wayne is a big fan of forward Angel Reese. He recently shared a special message for the LSU star.

Angel Reese has to maintain a high level of play if LSU wants to repeat as NCAA champions. Rapper Lil Wayne, a Louisiana native, has advice for the “Bayou Barbie” as she and the Lady Tigers navigate their way back to greatness.

Reese is a celebrated household name, but that hasn’t come without pressure and scrutiny. From her troll of Caitlin Clark to her mental-health reset to start this season, the 6-foot-3 forward has experienced a lot in a calendar year.

Hoops fan and Rapper Lil Wayne knows something about being young and in the spotlight from his early days with Cash Money Records, where he rose to fame before he was 18. As such, he’s made it a point to impart wisdom to Reese about what comes with being in the spotlight.

In a recent interview with Taylor Rooks and Bleacher Report, Wayne doubled down on supporting women’s hoops and offered Angel some advice for the days ahead. (See 43:41 mark.)

Lil Wayne sends congrats to ‘dogg dogg’ Caitlin Clark on getting to 3,000 points

Lil Wayne is a huge women’s hoops fan and supporter.

As you may know, rapper Lil Wayne has long been a women’s basketball fan and supporter, whether it’s trying collaborate with Flau’jae Johnson on a track or showing up at women’s NCAA tournament games as he did earlier this year in Greenville, South Carolina to watch Miami and LSU win.

So of course he decided to congratulate Caitlin Clark on reaching 3,000 points in her incredible Iowa career with a couple of tweets at the Iowa superstar: “Caitlin Clark congrats on 3k!!! U a [expletive] dogg dogg!!

Clark reposted it on X (formerly Twitter) and I would too if I was her:

 

Raiders add big-time entertainment for Sunday night game with Steelers

Lil Wayne will be the halftime entertainment Sunday for Steelers-Raiders

It is Vegas so one never can be surprised when top-shelf anything turns up.

On Sunday night, the Las Vegas Raiders are playing host to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The AFC West team is going all out when it comes to entertainment.

The anthem will be sung by Jordin Sparks.

The halftime performance will be by Lil Wayne.

The will also be a pregame Hall of Fame ring ceremony for iconic Raiders QB, the late Ken Stabler.

Deion Sanders welcomed Lil Wayne to Boulder with a customized Colorado football jersey

Deion Sanders has convinced Lil Wayne to be a Colorado fan with a customized jersey.

Deion Sanders has started a full takeover of the 2023 college football season, and he’s now got Lil Wayne on the Colorado bandwagon.

After the legendary rapper completed a performance on Fox Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff in Boulder, Colorado, Sanders joined the stage to give Lil Wayne a customized Buffaloes jersey with “Tunechi” on the back.

Deion Sanders mercilessly mocked Jay Norvell by taking off hat in a post-game handshake preview

Lil Wayne immediately put the jersey on, which adds him to the long list of folks who have become fans of Colorado since Sanders took over the program.

No. 18 Colorado is looking for its third-straight win over Colorado State on Saturday, and the team can now count Lil Wayne as one of its supporters.

Sanders has been a one-man marketing machine since joining Colorado as its head coach, and it’s genuinely impressive to see how much he’s accomplished in his time leading the program.

It’ll be fascinating to see who Sanders can bring aboard next to widen the Colorado fandom.

7 times Taylor Swift was having the time of her life at the 2023 MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift dancing like nobody is watching at the VMA’s is highly relatable.

Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. The 33-year-old Pennsylvania native has been rewriting history books for many years, including Tuesday night at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).

Swift took home a staggering nine “Moon Men,” bringing her total to 23 awards, second only to Beyoncรฉ, who has 30. However, it wasn’t her winning that generated the most buzz on Tuesday night. It was Swift’s reaction to other celebrities.

As you might imagine, there isn’t much time for the Grammy award-winning songstress to be herself, and without fans around and surrounded only by others who share in her plight, Swift took several moments to let loose.

These are the seven times Taylor Swift was having the time of her life at the VMAs:

Morgan, Dunn react as USWNT roster spots revealed by Taylor Swift and Lil Wayne

The USWNT brought out some big names to reveal its 2023 World Cup roster

U.S. Soccer brought out some of the biggest names in sports, entertainment and politics to announce the 2023 U.S. womenโ€™s national team World Cup roster.

The video posted on social media began with none other than U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, and continued with each of the 23 players being introduced by a different celebrity.

Alex Morgan was given the honor of being introduced by her friend Taylor Swift, and the striker told reporters afterwards that she felt the pairing was ideal.

“I was really surprised to see Taylor announce me but all the other amazing celebrities, influencers and people so influential in the soccer world announcing the roster was pretty cool,” Morgan said. “I give U.S. Soccer props for that. I think they nailed it with Taylor announcing me. I was very happy about that. She had some really nice things to say and I feel like we’ve supported each other a lot, so it was really great to see that.”

Lil Wayne was charged with introducing Crystal Dunn, who said that it was “incredible” seeing the rap star reveal her spot on the roster.

“I will say getting that announcement from Lil Wayne was incredible,” Dunn said. “I mean, everybody was hitting my line like, ‘Do you know him? Do you know him?’ I’m like no, but listen, the man said my name already so I feel like we kind of know each other now.”

Swift and Lil Wayne were far from the only big names in the video, which also included the likes of Megan Thee Stallion (who seems to have taken up a newfound interest in soccer), Shaquille O’Neal, Issa Rae, Blake Lively, Mia Hamm, Jalen Hurts and many more.

Watch the USWNT roster reveal video

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Lil Wayne teases track collaboration with LSU basketballโ€™s Flauโ€™jae Johnson

Lil Wayne and LSU basketball standout Flau’jae Johnson might collaborate on a track soon??

While talking with women’s basketball greats Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, rap legend Lil Wayne hinted that he’s going to be collaborating with an LSU star soon.

On ESPN’s The Bird & Taurasi Show, women’s basketball fan Lil Wayne shared that, thanks to LSU head coach Kim Mulkey, that he will be collaborating on a track with Tigers freshman guard Flau’jae Johnson.

Johnson just goes by “Flau’jae” for her aspiring rap career, one that Lil Wayne seems very interested in helping out in the studio.

“We’re about to connect musically soon,” Lil Wayne told the two on the alternate broadcast of Friday night’s LSU-Virginia Tech 2023 women’s NCAA tournament Final Four game. “Be looking out for that.”

Johnson actually signed a music deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation label, so more collaborations could be on the horizon for the basketball player/musician.

She has also performed for her home crowd at LSU in the past.

The LSU women’s basketball team also practiced to one of Johnson’s freestyles ahead of Friday night’s Final Four win over Virginia Tech.

Johnson’s future certainly looks bright on the court and in the booth, and it seems like she’ll have plenty of opportunities to pursue both in the days ahead.