A mom from Denver wrote heartfelt letter to Fetty Wap thanking him for giving her 10 year-old son Jayden the courage not to wear his prosthetic eye. Incase you didn’t know at birth Fetty Wap was diagnosed with a rare eye disease called, congenital glaucoma, which caused him to have one of his eyes removed. For most of his life the New Jersey rapper, wore a prosthetic eye however stopped when his rap career began to take off to maintain a unique image. Like Fetty Wap, 10 year-old Jayden wore a prosthetic eye after being diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, a rare tumor in the retina. After Jayden learned of Fetty Wap he was inspired to take out his prosthetic eye. His mother wrote a Facebook post thanking the “Trap Queen” rapper for being such an inspiration to her son. Check out the touching letter below.
Marvin Gaye’s Children Write An Open Letter On Their “Blurred Lines” Win!
Marvin Gaye’s children, Nona, Frankie, and Marvin III have written a lengthy open letter to public on their $7.4 million dollar win against Pharrell and Robin Thicke – They are coming for T.I. next. In the letter, Gaye’s children deliver a brief history lesson on “Got to Give It Up” and how their father would have dealt with the situation of stolen music. “If he were alive today, we feel he would embrace the technology available to artists and the diverse music choices and spaces accessible to fans who can stream a song at a moment’s notice,” the siblings wrote. “But we also know he would be vigilant about safeguarding the artist’s rights. He also gave credit where credit is due.” Aside from winning this ‘suit, the children claim that Pharrell’s “Happy” have tones of Gaye’s old material, however, “We have absolutely no claim whatsoever concerning “Happy,” they write. Read the open letter after the jump.
Wale Opens Up About Black Women’s “Representation In The Entertainment World”
Wale pens an open letter, expressing his views points on black women and how their representation in the media is depicted. It’s no surprise that in 2015, the phrase “sex sells” holds 100% truth more now then ever. During the casting call process for his latest visual “The Body“, Wale decided to steer clear of the ‘half-naked lady’ and go with a dark-complexed women with much left to the imagination. The woman in the video [Mariah] depicts a more “normal beauty,” Wale states, and he hopes that more black women take on this role. Check down bottom for more.
