Legal trouble seems to come with celebrity stardom. At least when it comes to the world of hip hop. Anyway, I hope Cardi gets through this free and clear – her meteoric has been fun to watch. Hopefully she can navigate through these situations as gracefully as she’s handled making her singles Via | HotNewHipHop Walking onto the set of “Rhythm + Flow,” Cardi B was handed lawsuit papers over alleged fan beatdown. Cardi B ‘s 2018 was filled with highs and lows. The birth of her daughter and the success of her debut album were nothing but blessings, but a fan beatdown during the 2018 Met Gala found her drawn into more legal troubles. Earlier today, she was handed lawsuit papers over the incident while making her way onto the set of her upcoming Netflix show. READ MORE
Jackie Brown / SplashNews.com Cardi B Performs At Global Citizen Festival Since Kulture’s birth earlier this Summer, Cardi B has been laying low and enjoying her mommy time aside from a few appearances here and there. Cardi performed at the Global Citizen concert in New York Saturday. Check out a video the festival posted below: Doesn’t she look amazing? Check out more photos below and then hit the flip for more from Cardi
INGLEWOOD, CA – MARCH 11: Eminem performs onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcasted live on TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum on March 11, 2018 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 06: Snoop Dogg performs during the 2018 Essence Music Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on July 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Essence Fest Celebrates Black Women With Music, Workshops & Celebs Snoop Dogg kicked off the 2018 Essence Festival by taking the audience to church. The West Coast rapper was one of the headliners for the first night of the show, and after running through his hits like “Gin & Juice” and “Murder Was The Case,” before he brought out gospel legends like Fred Hammond, Pastor John Kee and the Clark Sisters during his inspirational set. “When I heard that your heart was saved, I said I would praise God with you any day,” Hammond told Snoop. The Roots kicked off their our and a half set with a huge brass band before neo-soul queens Jill Scott and Erykah Badu joined them on the same stage. The singers shared a smooch before launching into their catalog of hits. NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 06: Jill Scott (L) and Erykah Badu perform with The Roots during the 2018 Essence Music Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on July 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Saturday’s headliners include Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah and the First Ladies of Hip-Hop and Xscape. NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 06: Jill Scott performs during the 2018 Essence Music Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on July 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) The Essence Festival is sponsored in part by Ford, My Black Is Beautiful, McDonalds, Coca-Cola and the New Orleans Multi-Cultural Tourism Board. Hit the flip for more pics from the first day of Essence Fest:
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 06: Snoop Dogg performs during the 2018 Essence Music Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on July 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Essence Fest Celebrates Black Women With Music, Workshops & Celebs Snoop Dogg kicked off the 2018 Essence Festival by taking the audience to church. The West Coast rapper was one of the headliners for the first night of the show, and after running through his hits like “Gin & Juice” and “Murder Was The Case,” before he brought out gospel legends like Fred Hammond, Pastor John Kee and the Clark Sisters during his inspirational set. “When I heard that your heart was saved, I said I would praise God with you any day,” Hammond told Snoop. The Roots kicked off their our and a half set with a huge brass band before neo-soul queens Jill Scott and Erykah Badu joined them on the same stage. The singers shared a smooch before launching into their catalog of hits. NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 06: Jill Scott (L) and Erykah Badu perform with The Roots during the 2018 Essence Music Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on July 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Saturday’s headliners include Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah and the First Ladies of Hip-Hop and Xscape. NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 06: Jill Scott performs during the 2018 Essence Music Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on July 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) The Essence Festival is sponsored in part by Ford, My Black Is Beautiful, McDonalds, Coca-Cola and the New Orleans Multi-Cultural Tourism Board. Hit the flip for more pics from the first day of Essence Fest:
(Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) MSNBC is set to air a special at 9pm tomorrow hosted by Joy Reid and Chris Hayes, with special reporting from Trymaine Lee. It’s the same day Starbucks is scheduled to close all locations for racial bias training. This looks like a good and much-needed discussion… Hopefully, people of all races will tune in. And hopefully this will go a long way towards white people not calling the police on black people for just living their lives. Sidenote: Are you boycotting Starbucks still or do you think they are really doing something with their racial bias training?
