Snoop Dogg is entering a new business enterprise. This week, the rap legend announced his new jewelry line, Lovechild, in collaboration with jewelers Metal Alchemist AND gamma.

“I decided to name the collection Lovechild because I felt like the world was full of anger, negativity and division, and I know I lead with love,” Snoop Dogg said in a press release. “The news quickly brings bad news, so we enter with a whole new force of love.”

Reportedly inspired by his wife, children and grandchildren, the rapper-turned-entrepreneur describes the collection as a product of affection. Although his family was the source of inspiration, Snoop Dogg emphasized that that they had no input within the creation of those works.

“They don’t need to seek opinions because then we would never publish this issue,” he joked. in accordance with People magazine. “It’s a partnership, so the energy of my family is me. I bring their energy to the table. I do know what my wife, children, grandchildren want. I represent them because I’m the king of the family. So it’s my job to make sure that it’s presented the appropriate way.”

Metal Alchemist describes the collection as “Snoop’s way of making love a reality; something you can hold, wear and share” through unique jewelry designed “for personal empowerment, well-being and iconic style.” Lovechild consists of 45 works, each inspired by members of his family, including his three children – Corde (30), Cordell (27) and Cori (25) – whom he shares along with his wife, with whom has been for 27 years, Shante Broadus. Snoop also has a 26-year-old son, Julian, from one other relationship and is the grandfather of seven grandchildren.

“Lovechild is a child created out of love,” the rapper said Hollywood reporter. He added: “I select to guide with love… for the kid who still lives in me, for the kid who lives in each of us. I desired to have a product that I could share with the world that spoke to each element of who I’m at this point in my life.

“I do not wear clothes that do not reflect who I’m. Everything has to return together. I wanted a brand that would speak to each element of my personality and (Lovechild) suits into my role as a messenger of peace – showing the world what it’s prefer to move in peace,” he continued.

Snoop Dogg’s “Lovechild” is now available for pre-order at Snoop. Love and shall be available at Reeds online and in person on December 6.

Stars are identical to us: some people can’t afford not to work. Whoopi Goldberg is the most recent famous face to say she has to keep working to maintain her lifestyle.

On Tuesday, November 12, within the episode “View” when she confessed, the 69-year-old and her co-hosts were having an in-depth conversation concerning the current president-elect’s future cabinet.

“I appreciate that people have difficulties, and so do I – I do this for a living!” she said. “If I had all the money in the world, I wouldn’t be here, OK? So I’m a working person, you know?”

She continued: “My child has to feed her family. My great-granddaughter should be fed by her family. I understand it’s hard on the market.”

Despite her struggles and skill to connect with the working class, Goldberg didn’t feel the economy fully justified the best way some were able to vote that 12 months.

“We talk to people on a regular basis who say, ‘This worries me.’ But what worries everyone should not be what puts 85% of other people in danger. I believe that is what we’re saying,” she said.

Do people agree that the EGOT winner and her estimated net price of $30 million (Or $60 milliondepending on who you ask) make her relatable to the working class, you’ll be able to actually agree that Goldberg is busy and busy. In addition to her decades-long appearance on “The View,” her comments surface a full of life Ami brand campaign for fall/winter ’24 and a few weeks before the actress was scheduled to appear as Miss Hannigan in a production of the musical “Annie” at Madison Square Garden in New York. Not to mention, he’s currently working on the highly anticipated ‘Sister Act 3’.

However, Goldberg just isn’t the one star who admits that he has to proceed working to maintain a comfortable income. In 2023, Taraji P. Henson’s comments about pay disparity went viral.

“The big bills come from what they (actors and celebrities) do. We don’t do it alone. There’s a whole team behind us being here that needs to earn money,” she said.

Henson explained that while 50% of her earnings from performing go to taxes, almost 30% of the remaining amount goes to her band. One can only imagine the team behind Goldberg that has been within the industry for the reason that Nineteen Eighties.

This week, Doechii showed how necessary it’s to always remember where you come from. After being nominated for 4 Grammy Awards earlier this month, the Florida-born rapper embarked on a special tour of her alma mater, Howard W. Blake High School, a performing arts high school positioned in Tampa.

“​I couldn’t perform in my hometown without returning to where it all began, Howard W. Blake High School,” she wrote on the web site Xsharing a video report from the assembly she organized for college kids of her alma mater.

When she got out of the automobile, the rapper was greeted by her school’s marching band and the Yellow Jackets dance team. While dancing together, Doechii thanked the scholars for his or her warm welcome, noting how “extremely talented” they were. As the rapper walked across the school campus to the assembly hall where the assembly was going down, she was met with cheers and applause from the scholars in attendance.

“I don’t feel very good when I come back. Thank you for accepting me like this,” she said. “I haven’t been to Tampa for a very long time and it’s really nice to be back at this theater.”

“I remember showing up to an audition for a choral program with no training or ability to read or compose music. “I remember my choir teacher asked me if I brought sheet music and all I had was the instrumental song ‘At Last’ from YouTube (Beyonce’s version, of course) and an aux chord,” she wrote in the post’s caption. “I was accepted into the program because of my talent and because my mentors saw the seed and watered it. Before I left performing arts school, I was writing and reading music. I’m more than ready for artistic independence!”

During the rally, the “Nissan Altima” rapper talked about moments when she felt like giving up.

“There was a point in my profession once I wanted to provide up. What modified it was being surrounded by individuals who were good to me and who I’m, and reaffirming the indisputable fact that I like music,” she said, answering a student’s question. “I believe whenever you’re a real musician, the music all the time follows you and you possibly can’t escape it, regardless of how hard you are trying.”

This 12 months, Doechii made her mark with the discharge of her third mixtape, “Alligator Bites Never Heal.” Design earned 4 Grammy nominationsmaking her probably the most nominated female rapper for the 2025 Grammy Awards.

For “future entertainment icons” who can have missed her talk, Doechii shared her top takeaways on X: “(T)use the resources which might be available to you without delay (because training costs (a lot) money whenever you become older, lol) , come to classes on time, practice at home when others are sleeping and cooperate with peers.

“You have a gift, hone it, use it and be proud of it,” she continued. “When opportunity meets preparation, A STAR IS BORN.”