Source: Netflix / Netflix Rhythm + Flow: The Aftershow Explores The First Four Episodes Earlier this week, Netflix released the first four episodes of Rhythm + Flow , their new reality series that takes on talent competition shows in the hip-hop realm. Cardi B , Chance The Rapper , and T.I. serve as judges as they take trips to their respective hometowns, watching a number of rappers perform for a chance to advance in the competition and, just like American Idol, make it to Hollywood. Now, we get Rhythm + Flow: The Aftershow . Hosted by Scottie Beam, we’re given some analysis on the first few episodes from a panel of hip-hop experts including Twista, journalist Ivie Ani, and DJ Hed. New episodes of Rhythm + Flow drop on Wednesday, Oct 16. Until then, check out the aftershow down below to get even more insight into the episodes that already went down.
T.I. Talks Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri Working With The NFL Black folks have been side-eyeing the crap out of Jay-Z after he got in bed with the NFL for what felt like a shady (and pointless) partnership . Now, T.I. is weighing in on Hov’s decision, as well as Jermaine Dupri ‘s choice to partner with the Super Bowl when it was in Atlanta . But FIRST, in the exclusive Radio One clip the Rhythm + Flow host talks about becoming more involved with the community, saying he’s careful about categorizing himself as an activist … and here’s why: “I’m active, but I’m not an activist. I feel like an activist is more philanthropic. I’m in the for-profit biz. Activists are boots on the ground, they out doing the work, mobilizing, organizing, and sacrificing luxuries for the purpose of the greater good…” he explained. On Jay-Z and JD, he commented: “You see, at the time, my reason for not rocking with the NFL was because of how I felt they were manipulating the culture. I felt that they knew that Black dollars were important. Therefore, they came to Atlanta and I felt like they went all the wrong places and did all the wrong things to encourage the Black dollar at that moment in time. I feel like it wasn’t enough fair representation. JD was a good go, but I felt like it came after the slight — after I feel like we’d already been slighted — so, you know, he took a hard stand at it. I didn’t condemn him or criticize him for it. I told him I couldn’t participate. But, I think now that the smoke has cleared, I feel like, for me having that gripe — not being fairly or properly represented — if they go out of their way to find somebody who has an ability to fairly and properly represent the culture in Jay-Z, I can’t complain about that.” Check out the clip up top for his FULL thoughts, as he had a little bit MORE to say about JD, and let us know if you agree.
T.I. Talks Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri Working With The NFL Black folks have been side-eyeing the crap out of Jay-Z after he got in bed with the NFL for what felt like a shady (and pointless) partnership . Now, T.I. is weighing in on Hov’s decision, as well as Jermaine Dupri ‘s choice to partner with the Super Bowl when it was in Atlanta . But FIRST, in the exclusive Radio One clip the Rhythm + Flow host talks about becoming more involved with the community, saying he’s careful about categorizing himself as an activist … and here’s why: “I’m active, but I’m not an activist. I feel like an activist is more philanthropic. I’m in the for-profit biz. Activists are boots on the ground, they out doing the work, mobilizing, organizing, and sacrificing luxuries for the purpose of the greater good…” he explained. On Jay-Z and JD, he commented: “You see, at the time, my reason for not rocking with the NFL was because of how I felt they were manipulating the culture. I felt that they knew that Black dollars were important. Therefore, they came to Atlanta and I felt like they went all the wrong places and did all the wrong things to encourage the Black dollar at that moment in time. I feel like it wasn’t enough fair representation. JD was a good go, but I felt like it came after the slight — after I feel like we’d already been slighted — so, you know, he took a hard stand at it. I didn’t condemn him or criticize him for it. I told him I couldn’t participate. But, I think now that the smoke has cleared, I feel like, for me having that gripe — not being fairly or properly represented — if they go out of their way to find somebody who has an ability to fairly and properly represent the culture in Jay-Z, I can’t complain about that.” Check out the clip up top for his FULL thoughts, as he had a little bit MORE to say about JD, and let us know if you agree.
Reports have said that Kate Gosselin is worried that Jon might expose her toxic parenting on his own show with Hannah and Collin. It turns out that she needn’t have worried. Jon is against his kids appearing on film, and he doesn’t need a reality gig to expose Kate for what she is. Jon says that Kate is violating a court’s decision by having the kids film, all so that she can exploit them for money to fund her lifestyle. In 2018, the Department of Labor declined to grant Kate the permits that she and TLC wanted. Why? Because both the department and a judge concluded that it was not in the best interests of her minor children to film for Kate Plus 8 . And yet Kate and the network continued to film Kate’s (remaining) minor children, both at home and on location in North Carolina. Speaking to TheDailyMailTV , Jon Gosselin unloads his frustrations that his ex is breaking rules about their kids just to rake in more money. “I’m furious,” he expresses. “Absolutely furious.” “[The network] didn’t care,” Jon Gosselin laments. “It’s really upsetting that big businesses and big corporations go do whatever they want, against a parent’s legal right,” he despairs.. “The judge and the guardian ad litem both agreed that it wasn’t in my children’s best interests to be filmed,” Jon points out. A guardian ad litem is appointed by a judge to evaluate a child’s welfare as an outsider who then reports findings to a judge. Jon continues: “but my ex-wife and TLC had other ideas.” “They put profits and ratings ahead of the well-being of my children,” Jon accuses. He continues furiously: “and filmed illegally without work permits.” “They literally don’t care,” Jon says. “They’ll pay the fine.” He hates that “big business will do whatever they want to do because they have the money to pay all the fines.” Any crime or violation that is payable by fine, from parking to filming without a permit, just means legal for rich people . Remember that. “This is all about money,” Jon notes. “This is a fiduciary thing.” He accuses: “This has nothing to do with anything else other than Kate’s lifestyle, not the kids’ lifestyle.” “Go get a job,” he indirectly tells Kate. “Support your own family.” “It’s disgusting,” he bemoans. “My kids work for her lifestyle.” “Kate does nothing,” Jon continues. “Zero. Absolutely nothing.” in September, Jon spoke of how toxic and damaging a household Kate has built for the children still under her “care.” “I do know what [Kate’s] capable of, whether it’s mental or physical [abuse],” Jon stated grimly. The whole world has known for many years that Kate is a monster. Jon points out that Hannah and Collin left a lot behind just to escape. “I have two kids in my house who left a whole pile of money behind,” he noted. “They left fame and money and came to my house,” he emphasized. “They left it all behind.” He also says that, actually, none of his kids really want to be reality stars. “They have all said they have to film because they feel they need to provide a lifestyle for their mother,” Jon revealed. “They don’t want to film,” he claimed. “They said they have to film. That’s heartbreaking.” “Why do my kids need to provide for themselves?” he asks. “They’re kids.” That is an extremely fair question. A lot of terrible parents exploit their children for reality fame. Networks profit from it. One day, laws need to be passed to prevent this sort of thing, be it Gosselins or Duggars or Teen Moms. View Slideshow: Jon Gosselin: TLC Was Gonna Pay Me $1 Million to Stay Married to Kate!
Reports have said that Kate Gosselin is worried that Jon might expose her toxic parenting on his own show with Hannah and Collin. It turns out that she needn’t have worried. Jon is against his kids appearing on film, and he doesn’t need a reality gig to expose Kate for what she is. Jon says that Kate is violating a court’s decision by having the kids film, all so that she can exploit them for money to fund her lifestyle. In 2018, the Department of Labor declined to grant Kate the permits that she and TLC wanted. Why? Because both the department and a judge concluded that it was not in the best interests of her minor children to film for Kate Plus 8 . And yet Kate and the network continued to film Kate’s (remaining) minor children, both at home and on location in North Carolina. Speaking to TheDailyMailTV , Jon Gosselin unloads his frustrations that his ex is breaking rules about their kids just to rake in more money. “I’m furious,” he expresses. “Absolutely furious.” “[The network] didn’t care,” Jon Gosselin laments. “It’s really upsetting that big businesses and big corporations go do whatever they want, against a parent’s legal right,” he despairs.. “The judge and the guardian ad litem both agreed that it wasn’t in my children’s best interests to be filmed,” Jon points out. A guardian ad litem is appointed by a judge to evaluate a child’s welfare as an outsider who then reports findings to a judge. Jon continues: “but my ex-wife and TLC had other ideas.” “They put profits and ratings ahead of the well-being of my children,” Jon accuses. He continues furiously: “and filmed illegally without work permits.” “They literally don’t care,” Jon says. “They’ll pay the fine.” He hates that “big business will do whatever they want to do because they have the money to pay all the fines.” Any crime or violation that is payable by fine, from parking to filming without a permit, just means legal for rich people . Remember that. “This is all about money,” Jon notes. “This is a fiduciary thing.” He accuses: “This has nothing to do with anything else other than Kate’s lifestyle, not the kids’ lifestyle.” “Go get a job,” he indirectly tells Kate. “Support your own family.” “It’s disgusting,” he bemoans. “My kids work for her lifestyle.” “Kate does nothing,” Jon continues. “Zero. Absolutely nothing.” in September, Jon spoke of how toxic and damaging a household Kate has built for the children still under her “care.” “I do know what [Kate’s] capable of, whether it’s mental or physical [abuse],” Jon stated grimly. The whole world has known for many years that Kate is a monster. Jon points out that Hannah and Collin left a lot behind just to escape. “I have two kids in my house who left a whole pile of money behind,” he noted. “They left fame and money and came to my house,” he emphasized. “They left it all behind.” He also says that, actually, none of his kids really want to be reality stars. “They have all said they have to film because they feel they need to provide a lifestyle for their mother,” Jon revealed. “They don’t want to film,” he claimed. “They said they have to film. That’s heartbreaking.” “Why do my kids need to provide for themselves?” he asks. “They’re kids.” That is an extremely fair question. A lot of terrible parents exploit their children for reality fame. Networks profit from it. One day, laws need to be passed to prevent this sort of thing, be it Gosselins or Duggars or Teen Moms. View Slideshow: Jon Gosselin: TLC Was Gonna Pay Me $1 Million to Stay Married to Kate!
After eight long months on the inside, Mike Sorrentino was released from prison on September 12. And as anyone who’s been watching recent episodes of Jersey Shore knows — Mike’s absence has been keenly felt on the show. (How many more scenes in that Vegas hotel suite will be forced to endure?!) But if you’re among the many viewers who have lately found themselves missing the old guido group dynamic, fear not: The Sitch is back, and he’s ready to bring the heat with some spicy stories from his time in the clink. Sorrentino appeared on Snooki’s podcast this week, and in addition to weighing in on the latest drama involving his housemates, he opened up about life in prison and the joys of his newfound freedom. Mike began by confirming the obvious — the top item on his post-prison agenda was smushing with his wife, Lauren Pesce . After that, it was right back to making that green: “I feel fantastic,” Mike told Snooki. “I’ve lost 40 pounds in this process. I’m back reunited with my beautiful wife. “And working on the No. 1 TV show on MTV! I’m very grateful and just taking advantage of every moment, every conversation, every meal and just living my best life.” (Some possible shade directed at the ladies of Teen Mom there? We love it!) “When I first got home, all I wanted to do was spend time with my beautiful wife. I wanted to have a naked pizza party,” Sorrentino continued. “I wanted to watch movies. I wanted to watch ‘Avengers.’ I wanted to watch ‘Game of Thrones.’ I had to catch up on all that TV. I wanted to snuggle with my dog.” Unfortunately, his binge-watching was short-lived, as producers recognized the need to film Mike in his first days as a free man in order to maximize the drama: “And then the producers of MTV were like, ‘Listen, we need to get you in there ASAP,'” The Sitch went on. “So I pretty much took the ball and started to run with it immediately,” he explained. “I started working the day I came out. I saw you guys the next day, and then I think I moved in a couple days later.” “I was mentally ready, but at the same time, I was like, ‘Alright, this is my job. It’s time to man up. It’s time to rise to the occasion.’ Get that shmoney! I missed out on eight months. I wasn’t doing projects for eight months.” As for his experience on the inside, Mike says he benefitted from fame and was well-liked by his fellow inmates. (“I got all the extra food all the time!”) He confirmed the rumors that be befriended infamous Fyre Fest organizer Billy MacFarland and revealed that MacFarland was less than a model prisoner. “He supposedly smuggled in some sort of recording device, and he was caught with it,” Mike claimed. “They said he was trying to record high-profile inmates, and they threw him in the SHU. They sent him to a worse prison, I think, recently. That’s a bonehead move right there. And that’s not the only famous face who served time alongside The Sitch. Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is currently in prison for crimes related to payouts made to Stormy Daniels , and it seems his time at Otisville Correctional overlapped with Mike’s. And like the president, Sorrentino enjoyed demanding risky favors of Cohen: “I went up to him the first day, and he was a bit nervous, and I thought to myself, you know what? I’m gonna ask him to go sneak me some chicken out of the main line. It’s his first day,” Mike recalled. “I went up to Michael Cohen, and I said, ‘Listen, Michael Cohen.’ I’m there for like three-four months, I’m like, ‘Listen, bro, I’m gonna need you to do something for me.’ He said, ‘What is it, Mike? Anything!’ I said, ‘I’m gonna need you to go in main line. It’s your first day here. No one knows. I’m gonna need you to smuggle chicken from the main line and give it to me. I’m gonna hide it in my locker so that I can have an extra serving after my workout.'” Sadly, Mike says Cohen “chickened out” and didn’t go through with the meat heist. If only he’d shown that kind of backbone the last time a reality TV asked him to engage in some sketchy behavior! All-in-all Mike says his time behind bars was deeply unpleasant but not nearly as bad as it could have been due to his celebrity status: “I was blessed to shoot a lot of TV before I went into prison, so while I was in prison, I was on TV every Thursday with a smile on my face,” he said. “Like, ‘Oh, look, there’s my wedding!’ But I missed out on a lot of money from being in prison for eight months.” As for the work he was expected to perform, well … fame goes a long way with the masses, even behind bars. “I’ll be honest,” Mike said, “there was a guy in prison that did my job for me.” Hey, we’re just glad he’s back to his real job — stuffing his face and spouting inspirational cliches on television! Welcome home, Sitch! View Slideshow: Mike Sorrentino in Prison: Star’s Sad Farewell to Freedom, New Life Behind Bars, Conjugal Visit “Situation” Revealed [UPDATED]
Jenni Farley got really wasted on last night’s episode of Jersey Shore. Now sober, with her eyes wide open to what transpired, however, the veteran reality star has gone ahead and made a life-altering decision: She’s kicked that stupid loser boyfriend of hers, Zack Carpinello, to the curb. On the aforementioned installment of Jersey Shore , Carpinello acted extraordinarily strange around Angelina. First, he peppered her left and right with questions about her sex life. Like, REALLY specific questions. Then, while dancing with Farley and Angelina at a nightclub, Carpinello gave both women a kiss. Then, after Jenni passed out from too much alcohol intake, he basically grabbed Angelina’s rear end, prompting the engaged cast member to get the heck off the dance floor as quickly as possible. Here’s a screen shot of the inappropriate action: And here was Farley’s reaction after actually watching the escapades play out last night: “After seeing tonight’s episode I’m pretty hurt,” she wrote in a note posted to her Instagram account. “I feel disrespected by someone I called a friend and by someone who stated they loved me.” In this same message, Farley said she had no idea about her boyfriend’s behavior: “For 5 months I was kept in the dark about this. For 5 months I was naive, probably laughed at and made into a story line that will forever haunt me. My heart hurts on so many levels. “One thing I learned from tonight’s episode is know your value. Don’t ever lower your standards.” JWoww started dating Carpinello in March, a few months after her split from ex-husband Roger Mathews. (The ex-spouses share two children — daughter Meilani, 5, and son Greyson, 3 — and seem to finally be getting along after quite a contentious start to their post-marital life.) Jenni raved about her relationship with Carpinello in a previous Family Vacation episode, saying she was stunned to be with someone who is just 24 years old: “I never in a million years thought I would be dating someone younger than me.” But then also elucidating just why she likes him so much: “We’re completely different. Not my style at all. “He turns into this f-cking monster in bed. I was like, ‘Are you an escort? What’s going on?’ It wasn’t normal. I had to look up positions and stuff.” Well… okay then, Jenni! Sadly, it now looks like he turns into a monster on the dance floor after his girlfriend passes out as well. Jersey Shore: Family Vacation airs on MTV Thursdays at 8/7c. Us Weekly was the first outlet to report on this break-up . Props to them.
In the aftermath of Sofia Richie's Keeping Up With The Kardashians debut , Kourtney Kardashian is dealing with something much more serious. Someone has been robbing her blind. We're talking about someone physically in her house, stealing cash and an iPad. In this preview clip, you can see her concerns as she wonders which person has betrayed her trust. This Keeping Up With The Kardashians sneak peek starts off almost unimaginably boring. Khloe is talking about wanting to retire her cookie jars, lamenting that “everyone has them now.” (Refusing to do something because it's popular is not morally superior to doing something because it is not . Both are dumb) That's when Megan, Kourtney's dutiful assistant, saves the day and the scene when she reports some bad news. Some of Kourtney's money — specifically, her cash — is missing. “Kourt?” Megan begins tentatively. She reveals: “So, we discovered that there was cash missing from your wallet.” While that's better than money being siphoned from one of Kourtney's massive bank accounts, that's still very alarming. “So,” Megan continues. “I don’t know if you spent it out the other night?” That suggested answer would be so much simpler. Money spent is much less scary than money stolen. “Umm, I specifically handed $20 to the valet,” Kourtney recalls. She continues: “And I had hundreds, and I threw them back into my bag,” Megan then delivers the very bad news. “There’s no hundreds there right now,” she grimly announces. “Is there any chance you could’ve lost the money?” Khloe asks, hoping for the simpler explanation. She suggests to her eldest sister: “Like, do you think it fell, or…” “It was definitely there,” Kourtney confirms. There's a brief transition, and Kourtney says: “You know when you just know? Like, I know for a fact.” “That’s crazy!” Khloe exclaims. “I don’t know.” Kourtney then speaks on this very serious matter to the konfessional kamera. “The fact that money is missing from my wallet definitely doesn’t feel like a coincidence,” she admits. Because she suspects that this thief has also made off with more than just currency. Kourt recalls: “We had an iPad missing in the house too,” We then see a flashback to her looking for her iPad and being unable to find it. “You know, I have people in and out of my house all day,” Kourtney points out. Some are family, some are friends, some are employees, and others are camera crew and producers for K eeping Up With The Kardashian s. Kourt says that these are all “People that I trust.” “Something just isn’t right,” she expresses. A thief nabbing physical cash may not be able to rob her of as much as someone getting into her accounts would. But the actual, physical presence of a thief in Kourtney's own home would make anyone understandably nervous. So who is it? Well, this sneak peek does not reveal the culprit's identity. Honestly? Even with what most people would consider a very nice salary, it's possible that a PA or other employee was desperate enough to steal. But in a normal household, a young child would usually be the most likely suspect. Not because Kourtney's wonderful children are prone to crime, but because young kids recognize the value of money, but generally lack impulse-control. And an iPad going missing is even easier to explain if a child wants to stream shows after bedtime. But we're obviously not accusing her kids. But given that this is Keeping Up With The Kardashians and they've chosen to air the footage, the answer may be something no one expects.
Obviously, the women of the Kardashian-Jenner clan are no strangers to criticism. Whether it’s their fashion sense, their politics, their taste in men, or their perceived impact on our cultural landscape, Kim and company are under near-constant assault from an army of tireless trolls. Of course, the most vicious insults have to do with the sisters’ physical appearances. And these days, the most common target for this particular brand of invective is the world’s youngest self-made billionaire , Kylie Jenner. Maybe it’s envy over her astonishing success as a cosmetics mogul or the way she seemed to reclaim her pre-pregnancy physique after welcoming daughter Stormi last year. Whatever the case, Kylie is in the crosshairs more than ever these days. Fortunately, she refuses to let the haters get her down, and Kylie Jenner bikini pics are still a regular occurrence on the ‘Gram. These days, of course, Kylizzle is frequently joined by her daughter in her photos, and you might think that would humanize her a bit and cause the thrash-talkers to think twice before hurling insults at the 22-year-old. Sadly, that hasn’t turned out to be the case. If anything, the comment goblins seem to have doubled-down in their abuse. Kylie posted a set of throwback swimsuit pics this week in celebration of a fond memory with her daughter. “About a year ago with my baby … Where does the time go,” she captioned the pics. Sounds pretty harmless to us — but for some reason, the haters had a field day. “Body proportions look absurd but let’s just continue not talking about it,” one jackass wrote. “That body’s not even normal, and not in a good way,” another remarked. “Why her body look like that? doesn’t look real,” a third added. “No real human should be shaped that way,” said a fourth. You get the idea. Nasty stuff, seemingly motivated by corrosive envy. Thankfully, Kylie also received a good deal of support from fans: “Ugh I wish I had a perfect body like you,” wrote one follower. “You are beautiful and nice baby,” another commented. “Ah I miss blonde Kylie,” a third chimed in. We’re sure the kind words are much appreciated, particularly as Kylie is in the midst of a breakup from Travis Scott , the rapper who fathered her child, and whom she openly planned to marry. “They are very, very in love, but she’s 22, and her whole life is Stormi and her business and her family,” a source told Us Weekly about the split. “She’s not wanting to be a normal rapper’s wife,” the insider added. “He’s still young and at the recording studio late. She usually goes to bed early. They have different lifestyles.” Breakups are always rough, but they’re even worse when there’s a kid involved. Add to that millions of strangers insulting your appearance, and you have a situation that would give even a 22-year-old billionaire a crisis of confidence. View Slideshow: Kylie Jenner Playboy Cover: Revealed, Very Busty!
Kim Kardashian is feeling very “blessed” after a rather spiritual family trip to their ancestral homeland, Armenia. On Thursday, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared photos to Instagram of her with daughter North West following a family baptism at the Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat, Armenia. “Thank you Armenia for such a memorable trip,” she wrote to Instagram. “So blessed to have been baptized along with my babies at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia’s main cathedral which is sometimes referred to as the Vatican of the Armenian Apostolic Church.” The family enjoyed the moment in style of course, as the mom and daughter duo donned gorgeous white veils, and North rocked a beautiful statement necklace over her shirt. While it’s unclear if North was involved in the religious ceremony, as she was previously baptized in Jerusalem when she was 22-months-old , a source did confirm that Kanye and Kim’s three youngest were baptized. According to People , Psalm, Chicago, and Saint were baptized at the cathedral that morning, while aunt Kourtney Kardashian and her kiddos, Mason, Reign, and Penelope joined them for the ceremony. The insider also shared to People that the sisters were staying in the nearby capital city of Yerevan; Kanye did not come along for the trip — but we’re sure he had all the FOMO. Kim and Kourtney spent part of their trip meeting with the country’s president, Armen Sarkissian, and we all know how much Kanye loves meeting with presidents . But besides politics, the Kardashian West family is very vocal about their religion and faith, especially right now with Kanye’s popular Sunday Service. However, the mom of four told Elle.com in April that “it’s honestly more of a healing experience” for her husband. “It’s just music; there’s no sermon. It’s definitely something he believes in — Jesus — and there’s a Christian vibe,” she explained. “But there’s no preaching. It’s just a very spiritual Christian experience.” The KKW beauty founder added that all religions are welcome and that they have many of their Jewish and Muslim friends come all the time. Still waiting on my invite, it’s fine… And who knows, maybe one day Kanye will do a Sunday Service in Armenia? It sounds like the trip was a success and we wouldn’t be surprised if they took many more trips there in the future. During their visit, the sisters also visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex to pay their respects to the catastrophic event in which the Ottoman state murdered 1.5 million Ottoman Armenians in 1915. The genocide is a tragedy many are still unaware of and that some even deny happened, which is beyond concerning. Luckily, Kim and Kourtney wrote an essay for Time and took out an ad in the New York Times to address the American Genocide deniers. Overall, it sounds like this trip was very powerful for Kourtney, Kim, and their children — we’re sure their father, the late Robert Kardashian, was looking down on them smiling. View Slideshow: Psalm West: Twitter Roasts Kim and Kanye Over New Baby Name
