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Yandy Smith On Why She’s Passionate About Advocating & What She Misses Most About Her Husband While He’s In Prison [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

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Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news.  ( Terms and conditions ). There’s so much more to Yandy Smith than what fans see on “ Love & Hip-Hop .” She not only works as a producer, but is an advocate for those that can’t use their voice. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit A couple weeks ago a video of Smith being pepper sprayed went viral after she was trying to support some prisoners inside a Brooklyn detention center. They had been living for 9 days without hot water, heat and warm meals during one of the coldest days of the year. SEE ALSO:  Yandy Smith Maced During Brooklyn Prison Protest [VIDEO] Smith worked with Tamika Mallory and several other advocated to get the prisoners what they needed. It hurt her just to see them live this way and on her social media pages people wrote that because they’re locked up they deserve what they get. She mentioned that most of these men are awaiting trail and deserve basic human rights like the rest of us. Smith even spoke about how some said the only reason she was helping those prisoners was because her husband, Mendeecees Harris is in there. SEE ALSO:  ‘LHHNYS9’ Recap: Yandy’s Foster Daughter May Not Have Told Her The Truth She mentioned that her husband isn’t in that particular place and she did it because she was born to serve as well as help people. Speaking of her husband, who is currently serving time for drug distribution, she misses him like crazy. Smith told Headkrack that what she misses most is how it effects their children and how she can’t raise her son on how to be a man. It’s not finalized when Harris will come out of prison, but she can’t wait for that day. Check out the full interview with Yandy Smith up top! ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Angela Simmons’ Ex-Fiance Autopsy Revealed Dame Dash Apologizes To Jay-Z: “I Wasn’t Myself For A Second” [VIDEO] Everyone Is Clowning Jennifer Lopez’s Motown Tribute At The 2019 Grammys [VIDEO] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1973555″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS

Yandy Smith On Why She’s Passionate About Advocating & What She Misses Most About Her Husband While He’s In Prison [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

Smokey Robinson Defends J. Lo After Gentrified Motown Performance, Says Critics Are Setting Us Back ‘A Hundred Years’

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Source: Kevin Winter / Getty We all watched J. Lo salsa across the stage for the Motown tribute at the Grammy this weekend and collectively thought it was trash, but there was one man who defended her participation in the honor from the jump. Smokey Robinson. #BlackTwitter erupted when it was first announced J. Lo would perform the tribute at the Grammys prompting Mr. Robinson to come to her aid. “I don’t think anyone who is intelligent is upset,”  Robinson told Variety.   “I think anyone who is upset is stupid.” Wow. Criticism only grew once J. Lo actually performed and included a salsa routine into her already gentrified performance. Well, Smokey wasn’t feeling the backlash and took to Instagram to defend her again. Well the problem is Smokey, sure everyone listened to Motown but the legacy of Motown gave a voice to the Black struggle. Among those struggles were the Black woman being oversexualized and marginalized. In today’s society, being a Black women isn’t enough unless we look like a light skin, long-haired woman, which is exactly what J. Lo represents. There were hundred of Black performers who could have stood in her place and J. Lo should have been aware enough to understand that when the offer was extended to her. What say you readers, you riding with Smokey on this one? RELATED STORIES: Black Twitter Put J. Lo’s Motown Tribute In The Trash Where It Belonged We Love J. Lo, And She’s A Great Performer But Not For The Grammys’ Motown Tribute

Smokey Robinson Defends J. Lo After Gentrified Motown Performance, Says Critics Are Setting Us Back ‘A Hundred Years’

Gary’s Tea: Carmelo Anthony Reportedly Isn’t Taking Care Of His Alleged Child With Mistress, A. J. Calloway Suspended From ‘Extra’ & More

Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news.  ( Terms and conditions ). Lala Anthony separated from her husband, Carmelo Anthony nearly two years ago after he allegedly got a woman he slept with pregnant. Since then the two are trying to work on their marriage, but now the alleged mistress is speaking out. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit Gary With Da Tea mentioned that the woman that has Anthony’s alleged baby is saying he doesn’t take care of his child. There has been no word if Carmelo even slept with this women or got a DNA test as well. SEE ALSO:  La La And Carmelo Anthony Back Together? [EXCLUSIVE] In other entertainment news, A.J. Calloway has recently been suspended from his job at “Extra.” He recently was accused of sexual misconduct by several different women and now the company is doing an internal review. We will keep you posted on any updates of the allegations. Check out photos of Carmelo & Lala Anthony below! ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Angela Simmons’ Ex-Fiance Autopsy Revealed Dame Dash Apologizes To Jay-Z: “I Wasn’t Myself For A Second” [VIDEO] Everyone Is Clowning Jennifer Lopez’s Motown Tribute At The 2019 Grammys [VIDEO] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1694247″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS

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Gary’s Tea: Carmelo Anthony Reportedly Isn’t Taking Care Of His Alleged Child With Mistress, A. J. Calloway Suspended From ‘Extra’ & More

Hip-Hop Spot: Can Two Successful Female Rappers Co-Exist?

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Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news.  ( Terms and conditions ). This past weekend Cardi B took home a GRAMMY Award for Best Rap Album and gave a unforgettable performance at the show. A day after winning the prestigious award people on social media began hating on her. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit Cardi B reveals that she does not support BET’s aim at Nicki Minaj and defends herself from haters discrediting her #GRAMMYs win. pic.twitter.com/ZA1nKoiuUO — Music News Facts (@musicnewsfact) February 11, 2019 They left comments saying she didn’t deserve it and Cardi B got sick of listening to the negativity. She went on social media to tell people that she worked hard for where she is, as well as mentioned how many people said she was going to fail after having a baby. SEE ALSO:  Cardi B Deletes Instagram Page After Big Grammy Win While all this was going on BET sent out a tweet talking about Nicki Minaj while trying to big up Cardi B. It didn’t go over well because Cardi B mentioned that she’s not about trashing people while celebrating her success. At the end of the day Cardi B feels like she can never win and she removed her Instagram page. The question that we can’t stop asking is why can’t two female rappers co-exist? See photos from the GRAMMY Awards below! ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Angela Simmons’ Ex-Fiance Autopsy Revealed Dame Dash Apologizes To Jay-Z: “I Wasn’t Myself For A Second” [VIDEO] Everyone Is Clowning Jennifer Lopez’s Motown Tribute At The 2019 Grammys [VIDEO] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1973555″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS

Hip-Hop Spot: Can Two Successful Female Rappers Co-Exist?