Source: Jevon Salnave / Radio One Digital The best part about Hip Hop, is the game may change including it’s players, but it’s always embraced the same. BET brought the BET Hip Hop Awards right back to Atlanta, but you know BET never comes back doing the expected. 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards is hosted by none other than Lil Duval, serving hilarious on a sliver platter. The Queen Bee, Lil Kim, is being honored with the I am Hip Hop Awards, which in my opinion was beyond befitting. Lil Kim has been a trend and this mogul has a a few tricks up her sleeves, with the unexpected guest to pay homage to Kim. All hail the Queen. Source: Jevon Salnave / Radio One Digital Of course, Hip Hop Awards are bringing the legendary cypher’s, but this year we can expect a comedy cypher featuring Jess Hilarious, Chico Bean, Karlous Miller and Affion Crockett, these comedians were Wildn’ Out in this cypher literally. Had the chance to speak with Big Baby to see how he felt about his fellow co-stars from MTV’s Wildn’Out partaking in the 2019 BET’s Hip Hop Award cypher. He thought Karlous would do a great job, but he wasn’t too confident about how Jess bars was going to deliver. Always expect the unexpected with BET. If you are a true Hip Hop fan, then I know you respect the artistry of battle rap. For the first time ever BET Hip Hop Awards will introduce it’s very first battle rap and who else would be a more prominent person than Smack from URL Smack Dvd’s. That’s right battle rap has made it’s way from URL Smack DVD’s to mainstream. Respect the art. Source: Jevon Salnave / Radio One Digital Be sure to catch all the performances from artist such as Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Saweetie, Da Baby, Anderson. Paak and more. who Is taking home the award for The Best Callabo and Single. I’m definitely rooting for my girl Cardi, but we will see Tonight on the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards airing at 8pm only on BET.
Source: Paul R. Giunta / Getty Euphoria actress Storm Reid may play Zendaya ‘s on screen little sister but she’s continuing the sisterly vibes off screen as well. Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The 16-year-old starlette arrived at Tyler Perry Studios grand opening sporting Zendaya’s collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger. She wore a suit with a matching turtleneck. She paired the look with white pointy shoes and wore her hair in a top bun. She accessorized with hoop earrings. She gave us a bold pink eye and kept her lips neutral. It’s fun to see how young Black Hollywood likes to play with makeup. Serve, honey! View this post on Instagram Not even sure that I’ve had a chance to process how thankful I am that @tylerperry invited me to be amongst all the greatness I experienced last night at the opening of Tyler Perry Studios. I do know that my life has been forever changed by the love, laughter, and kind words I received. I was raised to be a dreamer and to have the faith of a mustard seed. You have shown all of us that with hard work and dedication ANYTHING is possible. I am forever grateful to close my eyes and remember this moment forever. I am inspired beyond words! Oh yeah, the GOLD slippers for all the ladies was so thoughtful and right on time A post shared by Storm Reid (@stormreid) on Oct 6, 2019 at 5:20pm PDT Clearly Reid had a great time as the young actress posted to her Instagram a regal photo of her in the suit with the following caption, “Not even sure that I’ve had a chance to process how thankful I am that @tylerperry invited me to be amongst all the greatness I experienced last night at the opening of Tyler Perry Studios . I do know that my life has been forever changed by the love, laughter, and kind words I received. I was raised to be a dreamer and to have the faith of a mustard seed. You have shown all of us that with hard work and dedication ANYTHING is possible. I am forever grateful to close my eyes and remember this moment forever. I am inspired beyond words! Oh year, the GOLD slippers for all the ladies was so thoughtful and right on time.” The perfect suit for the perfect moment! Beauties, what do you think of this look? DON’T MISS: Oprah, Ava DuVernay & Storm Reid Are Cover Girls For Essence Magazine’s February Issue GET THE LOOK: Storm Reid Goes For An All White Suit At The Star Wars Premiere In LA Zendaya x Lancôme Launches The Perfect Red Lipsticks For Brown Girls [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3027426″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Tracee Ellis Ross is one of Hollywood’s favorites for fashion and style. The Black-ish actress recently launched her own haircare line, Pattern and is on the latest digital cover for Glamour UK. While there are tons of photographers that are probably dying to get their lens on Diana Ross ‘ daughter, Ross got a bit introspective and shot the cover herself. What else can she not do?! View this post on Instagram Oh hey sunshine…. @traceeellisross wearing @maisonvalentino for the cover of @glamouruk #styledbyLAW #fLAWless A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw) on Oct 8, 2019 at 6:35am PDT She was the sole photographer and also did her own makeup. Law Roach, who is most famous for working with Zendaya , helped out with the styling. View this post on Instagram Tracee Ellis Ross wears #Valentino for Glamour UK October 2019. & Makeup: Tracee Styling by Law Roach #TraceeEllisRoss #Glamour #Fashion #Style #CelebrityNews #celebritystyle #fashionista #Fashionpost #FashionNews #Haute #Beauty #Couture #Chic #HighFashionDose #HighFashion #Designer #Slay #Glam #DailyFashion A post shared by High Fashion Dose (@highfashiondose) on Oct 8, 2019 at 6:53am PDT For the cover, Ross is pictured wearing a Maison Valentino yellow coat and serving us with a perfect pink eye. View this post on Instagram me by me for @glamourUK hair @traceeellisross makeup @traceeellisross photographer @traceeellisross using my iPhone styling @lawroach A post shared by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross) on Oct 7, 2019 at 1:16pm PDT There are a series of editorial shots and they look so raw and natural, we can’t get enough! She’s pictured in a white Maison Margiela coat and she serving the same bold pink eye. I love how the outfits changed but the makeup stayed the same. View this post on Instagram Oh hey Tracee….. wearing @isabelmarant for @glamouruk #styledbyLAW #fLAWless A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw) on Oct 7, 2019 at 11:29am PDT In one shot she wore a Isabel Marant dress and jacket. Her hair is styled in an afro. Beauties, what are you thinking of these looks? Take our poll below. Take Our Poll DON’T MISS: Tracee Ellis Ross Is Out Here Looking Like A Summer Popsicle And We Love It 5 Things You Need To Know About Tracee Ellis Ross & New Hair Care Line GET THE LOOK: Here’s Where To Shop Tracee Ellis Ross’ 2018 AMA’s Style Featuring All Black Designers [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3015039″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty Lil’ Kim continues to prove that she’s the Queen B, serving us fashion and beauty looks that become imprinted in our mind and in fashion and beauty history. She showed up at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards and didn’t disappoint. The 45-year-old, Brooklyn born rapper gave us a metallic pink look that was stunning! Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty She wore a metallic biased cut dress created by Dapper Dan x Gucci. She paired it with a Gucci belt and cream platform shoes. Her makeup was stunning with a muted pink eye and perfect pinky nude lip. Her skin looked flawless and I love her blush cheeks! Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty The best part of the look was her finger wave, rose gold hair. It looked absolutely perfect! She wore the hair long and sweeped to the side. For her on stage appearance she added crystals to the side of her eyes. The additional bling is bomb! View this post on Instagram We Gucci @dababy A post shared by Lil' Kim (@lilkimthequeenbee) on Oct 7, 2019 at 6:10pm PDT She posted a photo with rapper Da Baby, who was also wearing a Dapper Dan x Gucci ‘fit and captioned, “We Gucci!!!” The double entendre was so cute. Could a dual song be coming? We want to know what you think about this hairstyle? Are you feeling it? Tell us in the comment section. DON’T MISS: Lil Kim On Eve And Their Alleged Old Beef: ‘Why Do You Girls Always Do This To Me’ Lil Kim’s ‘Get Money’ Manicure To Be Featured In Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Kim K Tried To Channel OG Lil Kim, And We’re Not Here For It The Highlights: Teyana Taylor, Lil Kim, Xscape, Missy Elliott & More Tribute The 90s At VH1’s Hip Hop Honors [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”2857411″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Radio One / Radio One Digital Atlanta Hip Hop Legend T.I. stopped by Studio One AT L to give us the scoop on his new Netflix show Rhythm & Flow , which hits Netflix October 9th. During the interview we asked T.I.P. if he had to create a Mount Rushmore of Atlanta Hip Hop, who’s face would grace the statue and his list was interesting to say the least. Check out the interview below.. RELATED: Coon Hunting: MAGA Mascot Candace Owens Gets Fried By T.I. At REVOLT Summit Also don’t Miss Rhythm & Flow on Netflix. In this music competition show, which starts October 9th, judges Tip “T.I.” Harris, Cardi B and Chance the Rapper hit the streets to find the next rap superstar. RELATED: T.I. ft. Teyana Taylor “You (Be There),” Alicia Keys ft. Miguel “Show Me Love” & More ____ ___ The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: 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 ___
Miss Kitty On Headline Heat Since officially joining the Black Ink Crew cast in season 8, Miss Kitty has pretty much become t he people’s favorite bad girl tattoo artist . From hooking up with head honcho Ceasar to putting the paws on new assistant London, it’s safe to say that the Black Ink Brand Ambassador has had her fair share of drama, trauma and Bossip headlines over the years. Fortunately for us, Miss Kitty stopped by to clear up some of those wacky headlines that BOSSIP has written about her, and kept it all the way honest and real. Kitty even opened up about coping with the devastating loss of her mom and how she’s been able to get through it. Let’s keep Miss Kitty in our prayers, and check out the full video above. Catch new episodes of Black Ink Crew every Wednesday at 9pm on VH1.
Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Summer Walker Releases A Video For “Playing Games” With Bryson Tiller After the release of her much-anticipated debut album Over It , Summer Walker is showing the world just how much she has to offer by dropping a visual for her track “Playing Games” featuring Bryson Tiller . Check out the video, directed by Christine Yuan, down below:
W hile some people were celebrating that Amber Guyger was convicted of murdering Botham Jean in Dallas, Texas on Sept. 6 2018, there was another injustice happening in Georgia. Former police Zechariah Presley was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of unarmed Black man Tony Green . He was only 33. SEE ALSO: Complaint Filed Against Judge Tammy Kemp For ‘Unconstitutional’ Behavior After Amber Guyger Sentencing According to the Associated Press , Pastor Mack De’Von Knight, whose church Green attended, said outside of the courthouse, “He admitted that he killed Tony Green in cold blood, To me, it’s hunting season for the young Black man and we’re being gunned down in the streets and there’s no repercussions, there’s no consequences for these officers.” Presley said he followed Green’s car on the night of On the evening of June 20, 2018, Presley was reportedly following Green’s car because he believed he was driving with a suspended license. According to “dash camera video showed Green drive the car off the road, then open the door and run. He briefly returned to the vehicle to grab an unseen object, then fled again.” Presley chased Green on foot, the two struggled, which could not be be seen on camera. Green was then shot eight times. The AP also reported, “On the witness stand Wednesday, Presley added details he had not mentioned previously. He said he opened fire after Green turned back to face him and extended an arm, saying he feared Green had a gun. Investigators determined the object in his hand was a cellphone.” Prosecutor Rocky Bridges slammed this new account in the closing argument, saying, “He made a fatal mistake and it was a mistake that cost a man his life. You don’t have to like Tony Green. … He ran from the police, not a good decision. But he was not armed. He did not turn on officer Presley. He did not deserve to die.” Nonetheless, he was acquitted of manslaughter charges. However, the jury did find Zechariah Presley guilty of violating his oath of office. He faces a prison term of one to five years and will be sentenced Oct. 18. Rest in power to Tony Green. View this post on Instagram Ex-Officer #NotGuilty of #Manslaughter in #Georgia Shooting Associated Press • Oct. 6, 2019, at 2:28 a.m. #WOODBINEGa. (AP) — A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot a fleeing, #unarmedblackman was #acquitted Saturday of #voluntarymanslaughter and #involuntary/manslaughter. The jury, however, found #ZechariahPresley guilty of violating his oath of office in the 2018 shooting of #TonyGreen, 33, in coastal #CamdenCounty near the Georgia-Florida state line. Presley was ordered to be jailed pending sentencing Oct. 18. He faces a prison term of one to five years. Presley sat silently at the defense table. Green's relatives wiped away tears after the verdict was read. Pastor Mack De'Von Knight, whose church Green attended, denounced the acquittals outside the courthouse, saying the evidence was “open and shut.” “He admitted that he killed Tony Green in cold blood,” Knight said. “To me, it's hunting season for the young black man and we're being gunned down in the streets and there's no repercussions, there's no consequences for these officers.” Though Presley's body camera recorded his fatal encounter with Green, darkness and something covering the camera lens obscured the shooting and the moments leading up to it. That left the jury to weigh Presley's court testimony recalling what had occurred with a sometimes conflicting account by prosecutors and investigators. Presley said he followed Green's car on the night of June 20, 2018, because he believed Green was driving with a suspended license. Dash camera video showed Green drive the car off the road, then open the door and run. He briefly returned to the vehicle to grab an unseen object, then fled again. Presley chased Green on foot down a darkened street. A short struggle followed that's not visible on the video. The recording picked up the electrified clicking sound from Presley's Taser, followed by eight gunshots. Another officer arrives afterward to find Presley lying on the ground. Presley says Green had been on top of him, trying to grab his Taser. Presley then says: “And then I was going for my gun, and he started taking off. And I fired.” A post shared by Chris Bird (@bigbirddirector) on Oct 7, 2019 at 3:38pm PDT SEE ALSO: Some No Name, Pitchy R&B Singer Disrespected Keith Sweat And Gets Demolished On Twitter Outrageous! Figurines Of White Cherub Crushing Head Of Black Angel Removed From Dollar Store Meet Jogger Joe, The Man Who Took Racist Cue From BBQ Becky In Tossing Homeless Man’s Clothes [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3838917″ overlay=”true”]
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month, Nicci Gilbert, is sharing clips from a 2016 documentary she produced From The Bottom Up , about stars who have made comebacks after falling into obscurity during the course of their careers. In one portion of the film, Sara Stokes and KeKe Wyatt speak about the domestic violence they experienced at the hands of their intimate partners, KeKe’s first ex-husband and Stokes’ current husband, Tony Stokes, at the time. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). You can see what both women had to say about their experiences in the transcript and video below. KeKe : It feels good to just talk to somebody who’s been through some of the same stuff that I been through. It was hard. It was hard. Sara : Jesus is good because I have been through some stuff, girl. It’s all out there. That’s another thing, I know me and you have been through similar things when it comes to the domestic violence thing or whatever the heck.But honest to God, how the heck did you deal. I’ve been called crazy. KeKe : My kids. Sara : They get it at school too though. ‘Oh your mom is insane.’ Your daddy be whipping your momma ass. KeKe : I’m the one that’s crazy because I stabbed him. And I did. I hear my infant baby in the other room, screaming, crying mommy. And I got this dude choking me. He’s high. He done been out on a binge. I had no idea this dude did drugs. So I find out he’s a crackhead on Christmas Eve. And then he comes home and he’s pissed off because I showed up at his cousin’s house and I embarrassed him. And so he decided he wanted to take it out on me with these here. And he had been drinking so he had that liquid courage. Which got him stabbed. Sara : This is what happened with my story. Me and my husband in California , you know we moved from Michigan. We had gone out there to the hot tub. My husband, being silly, ended up trying to throw me in the pool. I was like, ’Heck Nah. It was freezing. So I tired to dart away and slid and BOOM hit my head on the concrete and slide. I ended up busting my head and after that, I don’t remember anything. My kids started to scream because I didn’t know but it was blood all over my face. Because when I hit the concrete, I scrapped all of my skin off. Everybody thought he whipped my ass. He didn’t… that night. 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 KeKe : Oop. That one. Sara : I don’t know how I stabbed him but it was on his arm and they said I stabbed him. No hitting is good. No relationship is supposed to be like that. With this last situation, I went to jail for two and half months for the domestic violence. I was like, ‘I hate you man.’ Because I felt like you should have been here or at least your butt in jail too with me. I felt like me and him together, if we didn’t change the situation, change ourselves it was just going to continue. KeKe : Well from woman to woman, keep yourself safe and your babies. Don’t let no man touch you. I don’t care how many years y’all been together. It don’t work like that. [Whispers] But if you are not really and truly happy, leave him alone. Is he still hitting you? Sara : Sometimes… KeKe : No! Girl, you better leave that nigga alone, I swear to God. View this post on Instagram I wanted to share this powerful #FromTheBottomUp moment with @iamsarastokes @keke_wyatt and this clip of our upcoming documentary film #BrokenThings in honor of #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth My mission is to always use my platform to enrich the lives of my people. If you like what you see and want to see more, please support #FromTheBottomUpFoundation #SheSpeaksLive #ForUsByUs A post shared by Nicci Gilbert (@niccigilbert) on Oct 5, 2019 at 4:26pm PDT Two years after the clip was recorded, Tony choked choked and beat Sara. Sara was arrested again in 2014 for another fight with her husband. It was a violation of her probation and she spent 93 days in jail. Since this clip was recorded, Stokes has divorced her abusive husband, Tony Stokes and her father was sentenced to 30 years in prison for abusing another child. Later, in the teaser, Stokes speaks about the abuse she saw her mother endure and the sexual molestation she experienced at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend and her biological father. According to The Daily Mail , Stokes went to live with her biological father after she told her stepmother of the abuse she experienced at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend. Tragically, her father ended up violating her in the same way. ‘I was like, ‘Yes! I’ve got all these Barbies and Cabbage Patch dolls and all these nice clothes, and I thought it was great — until I ended up being abused by my father,” Sara said, ‘I remember him throwing me down the hallway by my hair, knocking me out. … He was just really, really mean.’ ‘He had built this image of perfection on the outside, but on the inside, it was just chaos,’ Sara said. ‘When I was 12 years old, he ended up molesting me, too. That was the point when all trust went out the window for everybody, especially men. I just felt so hurt. It felt like a gunshot to my heart because I couldn’t believe this man I looked up to from when I was 5 years old, me thinking that he was my protector ends up doing the same thing.’ Sara turned to music to escape the pain of the betrayal. She sang in church choirs and in talent competitions. Eventually, she moved back in with her mother. But at 17, she met her husband Tony Stokes. The two married two years later. The two share four children together. [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1954163″ overlay=”true”] This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com . ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Legendary Actress From ‘A Different World’ Passes Away Tatyana Ali & Her Husband Welcome Baby Number Two [PHOTOS] Tisha Campbell Details Childhood Rape By Babysitter [VIDEO] Follow @TheRSMS
