J. Cole, Meek Mill, and Anthony Hamilton will bring their musical talents to this year's NBA All-Star Game. Meanwhile, Chance The Rapper is teaming up with Postmates to give back to his hometown and his Super Bowl commercial was just released. Get it all inside...
One of the year's most livest weekends is about to go down. And now we know who will be hitting the stage for entertainment.
J. Cole and Meek Mill will headline the performances at the NBA All Star Game at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC on February 17th.
Before the game, Meek Mill will take the stage for an exciting opening and entertaining introduction of the All-Star teams, followed by Charlotte-born Anthony Hamilton performing the U.S. national anthem. Singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen will perform the Canadian national anthem.
North Carolina native J. Cole will take the court in his home state to headline the 2019 NBA All-Star Game halftime show. By the way, J. Cole's song "ATM" was featured in an NBA Playoffs commercial campaign with ESPN last spring.
The NBA All-Star Game roster was announced last week, and several of your faves will be starting. The Western Conference starting lineup includesLeBron James, Steph Curry, James Harden, Kevin Durant and Paul George. The Eastern Conference starting lineup includes Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Kemba Walker and Joel Embiid. James and Antetokounmpo will also serve as team captains.
In other rapper news...
I hand picked some of my fav restaurants in Chicago & teamed up w/ @Postmates to raise money for @SocialWorks_chi. For every delivery from my "favorites" section in the Postmates app between TODAY and Friday we will donate $1 to empowering the youth of Chicago. pic.twitter.com/HW63GnfnUs
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) January 29, 2019
Chance The Rapper just launched a new way to give back to the youth in his hometown.
The Coloring Book rapper has teamed up with Postmates to help raise money for SocialWorks — an organization that empowers youths through the arts, education, and civic engagement. Between TODAY and Friday, they'll donate $1 for every order placed in the app from one of the places listed in Chance’s Fave Eats collection — up to $10,000 — to SocialWorks.
Below is his list of faves to choose from:
7-Eleven
90 Miles Cuban Cafe
Blaze Pizza
Cheesie’s Pub & Grub
Chef Luciano
Chipotle
Garrett Popcorn Shops
Harold’s Chicken
LiqrBox
Mr. J’s Dawg & Burger
Nando’s Peri_Peri
Popeye’s
Protein Bar
Royal Caribbean Jerk
Shake Shack
Sharks Fish & Chicken
Walgreens
We sure could go for some Nando's, Harold's Chicken and Blaze Pizza right about now.
Also...
Chance's Super Bowl commercial for Doritos has been released. The Grammy winning artist remixes the Backstreet Boys' classic hit, "I Want It That Way." Get into it above.
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