Bumblebee is personally my favorite Transformer movie ever. It’s a throwback of sorts and you immediately feel thrown back in time. With epic performances by Angela Bassett, John Cena, and Hailee Steinfeld director Travis Knight does the damn thing. On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town when Charlie played by the lovely Hailee Steinfeld, discovers a car that wasn’t there before. She is on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world when she barters for this car, she takes it home only to discover her new beat up VW is actually a Transformer named Bumblebee. The auto-bot is battle-scarred and broken and cannot talk anymore when Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow bug. On this episode of Extra Butter With Xilla Valentine, we talk to Angela Bassett about doing voice work. She was so good I didn’t even notice she was the evil Decepticon Shatter until the very end of the movie. A testament to how great she is in the role. We also talk to John Cena who plays the angry Agent Burn. I talked to him about being a bad guy for once. Overall this is a great film with exception acting that his theaters everywhere December 21st, 2018
Jada Pinkett-Smith And Kid Cudi Talk About How Mental Struggles Led To Drug Use It’s no secret that “Red Table Talk” is one of our favorite shows and we knew the Confronting Mental Illness episode featuring Kid Cudi would be one of the best ones. While both Jada Pinkett-Smith and Kid Cudi have opened up about some of their struggles in the past, this episode they really open up. At one point Jada admits she was doing ecstasy, weed and a bottle of Courvoisier because she was trying to get lit. She even admits she knew she might be headed for addiction having dealt with her mother’s issues with drugs. Cudi definitely seems to be a in a better place now. What did you think about the episode? When you’re going through things, how do you cope?
Source: G. Ronald Lopez via ZUMA Wire / Splash News The Young Politician Keeps It Real With Her Followers In A Twitter Message Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not about to bend down to your capitalist ways America! The congresswoman, who reps the Bronx and Queens district in New York, announced on Monday that she would be taking time off before she officially starts her term in the House of Representatives. Cortez was hot talk during the mid-term elections for her far left platform and for unseating long-time incumbent Joe Crowley . Now, Alexandria say she tiiiied… And you’re not about to make her feel guilty about it! In a tweet she wrote, “For working people, immigrants, & the poor, self-care is political — not because we want it to be, but bc of the inevitable shaming of someone doing a face mask while financially stressed. So I’ve decided to take others along with me on IG as I learn what self-care even means and why it’s important.” So I’ve decided to take others along with me on IG as I learn what self-care even means and why it’s important. Feel free to comment here & share any resources or suggestions that have been helpful to you — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) December 17, 2018 According to New York Daily News , the 29-year-old politician is encouraging her followers to share their own ways of self-care. She followed up her post with a series of Instagram messages about how she had to give up her balanced lifestyle when she launched her campaign for Congress. “Before the campaign, I used to practice yoga 3-4x/week, eat nutritiously, read and write for leisure,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “As soon as everything kicked up, that all went out the window. I went from doing yoga and making wild rice and salmon dinners to eating fast food for dinner and falling asleep in my jeans and makeup.” Ocasio-Cortez made it clear that she doesn’t want to pretend to be something she’s not just to hold office. “I believe public servants do a disservice to our communities by pretending to be perfect,” she wrote. “A lot of campaigns are based on telling a ‘superhuman’ story and I respectfully disagree with that tactic…You don’t have to be perfect, but you do have to be 100% committed.” There you have it. Ocasio-Cortez keeping it real and funky with the people. She officially starts representing New York’s 14th congressional district on January 3.
Source: Michele Sheedy / Getty Judge Orders Man To Watch Bambi In Jail This is a true case of “the punishment must fit the crime.” A Missouri poacher by the name of David Berry Jr. will have to watch Disney’s Bambi at least once a month in jail after he was found guilty of illegally killing hundreds of deer. Huffington Post reports: The Springfield News-Leader reports that David Berry Jr. was ordered to watch the Walt Disney movie at least once each month during his year-long jail sentence in what conservation agents are calling one of the largest deer poaching cases in state history. Prosecutors say the deer were killed for their heads, with their bodies left to rot. Berry was convicted in southwest Missouri’s Lawrence County of illegally taking wildlife. Three relatives and another man also were caught in connection to the poaching case. They’ve paid $51,000 in fines and court costs. According to the site, Berry has also spent time in jail for a firearms probation violation. If you’ve never seen Bambi, it’s a heartwarming movie about a young deer who explores his home in the forest with his friends—a skunk named Flower and a rabbit named Thumper. Ironically, on his journey to becoming an adult he finds love in another deer named Faline, but also learns all about the dangerous of hunters. Do you think this was a good punishment for the Missouri poacher? Click here to see his mugshot. He looks exactly how you assumed he looks…just saying.
Source: Charley Gallay / Getty Vice ‘s New CEO Has Some Choice Words For Desus & Mero You never know what you got ’til it’s gone–but in Nancy Dubuc’s case, it looks like she still doesn’t know what VICELAND had with Desus & Mero ; The new CEO of Vice seems to think the network’s formerly highest rated program won’t last at their new network, Showtime . In a recent interview with Elle , Dubuc expressed some disbelief in the brand, saying that Desus Nice and The Kid Mero’s fanbase isn’t in line with the group of people willing to pay for a platform like Showtime. How VICE's new CEO Nancy Dubuc plans to turn the historically male, historically dysfunctional company around. https://t.co/9nwdQ8LtTS — ELLE Magazine (US) (@ELLEmagazine) December 17, 2018 She is trying to fill up airtime on Vice’s television channel with high-quality content; later this year, she will introduce a two-hour nightly live broadcast in place of the former talk show hosted by Desus and Mero, whose departure to Showtime marked a major loss for the brand. “They’re going to a platform that their audience doesn’t pay for,” she tells me. “I told them, ‘You can always come back.’ ” Though accessibility is something that Bodega Boys fans were initially worried about as well, Desus and Mero know their fanbase–and as they expressed to Bossip in an interview following their live show in Atlanta this past summer, the new show (which starts February 21) will be available in more ways than one: Mero resumed, “people are scared because they think it’s gonna be wild inaccessible, and it’s not gonna be wild inaccessible.” “You don’t have to have a Showtime login to watch what we’re gonna put out,” Desus assured. “ Bodega Hive is something very personal to us…we cannot just sh*t on this f**king fanbase.” So, after ending their show 2 months early following the exciting announcement of a new Showtime gig, it looks like Vice still isn’t done taking shots at the most notable show to grace their own network. If Dubuc is still open to welcoming Desus and Mero back after the grief they expressed about the network following their departure, it seems pretty clear who needs who more. See you on February 21, ballbags.
There are few things from my childhood that bring back warmer memories than the Carloton Dance. Maybe prom, my first car and my first. . . well, I’m sure you can guess that one. But yeah, check this out! Via | HipHopDX LOS ANGELES, CA – Alfonso Ribeiro will be forever remembered as Carlton Banks, his beloved character from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. While Banks was goofy and rarely serious, Ribeiro apparently doesn’t play when it comes to business. According to TMZ, the current America’s Funniest Home Videos host is suing Epic Games, creators of the popular Fortnite game. He’s also going after 2K Games, which is responsible for the long-running NBA 2K series. Ribeiro filed a suit against both companies for allegedly stealing his iconic Carlton Dance. READ MORE
Source: John Ricard / Getty The age of the ‘rap duo’ may be long gone, with the likes of Outkast, UGK, Capone and Noreaga, Method Man and Redman and Birdman and Lil Wayne – well, maybe not that last one – all left in the 2000’s. But few hip hop pairs have rapped better as a combo than Royce and Em. Check this out! Via | HipHopDX Royce Da 5’9 is ready to make another Bad Meets Evil project. While touring in Australia, Nickel Nine asked fans attending his concert to spam Eminem on social media with a #BadMeetsEvil2 hashtag. “Tell him that I told you do it,” he said. “Can y’all do that for me?” READ MORE
Source: big boy investments / Radio One It’s the Puff Puff Pass Tour With Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Bone Thugs-n-harmony and Kurupt January 5th at the State Farm Arena. Want to Open Up? Register Below and Submit Your Best :60 Original Rap for the Chance to Open Up at the Puff Puff Pass Concert. ____ UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO BELOW…
Source: Mike Pont / Getty Love and Hip-Hop New York picks up at Maino’s house. Issa cookout! This scene just gets us more familiar with his living situation. He and his girl Maggie have been together for two years. They live together and there’s a lot going on. Maggie has PTSD from the Irving Plaza shooting, where she almost died, and they take care of Maggie’s big brother, who also lives with them. Big bro is a diabetic, in a wheelchair and he’s kinda sorta blind. Again, there’s a lot going on. Meanwhile, Safaree is having a BBQ at the park elsewhere and this sets the stage for Jaquae to admit that he wants Kiyanne back. Kiyanne comes through, of course, and she wants no parts of his attempts to be charming. In fact, she calls him a clout chaser, a cheater (he allegedly cheated on her on her birthday) and they basically end up arguing back and forth. Then Kiyanne says she just wants Safaree to see who Jaquae for who he really is. In other words, he’s two-faced. Kiyanne claims he has been talking smack behind Safaree’s back and that he took credit for that hurricane relief song they did last season. Safaree wants no parts of the drama so Kiyanne gets escorted out, but you already know that Safaree will be dragged into this eventually. Later on, Kiyanne tells Safaree that Jaquae told her that he thinks Safaree faked being robbed for insurance money. The problem with that is, people are actually in jail for that. This is all it takes for Safaree to feel some type of way about Jaquae so that confrontation is coming. Let’s fast forward to that moment. The scene an event that Jacque is having. In other words, another inappropriate place. Anyway, Safaree asks him about his alleged robbery insurance scam comments in front of Kiyanne and Nya Lee. Jaquae claims that he’s so irritated by this type of negativity is brought to his event that he’s not even going to entertain it with a response. Welp, there’s that. But this isn’t over. We know this because now Safaree feels some type of way and says he can’t really get past it. In other news, Yandy has a girls beach day with Maggie, Anais and Juju. The latter two squash their issues, but not before Anais tells Juju that Jonathan has been talking more smack about her than she thought. This doesn’t sit well Juju and now she wants to discuss this with Jonathan. Juju finally gets her chance to have a sit down with Jonathan to settle their score. They try to get past their drama, but they don’t. Jonathan just feels dismissed by Juju when he brings up the podcast betrayal again and Juju doesn’t feel like it was that serious and they just can’t get right. This discussion ends with Juju storming out on him. Finally, the dry episode wraps with Maino trying to get Maggie to overcome her PTSD…without a therapist. Basically, he lied to her and told her he wanted her to go with him to a boxing match at the Barclay’s Center, but he actually takes her back to Irving Plaza, where she was shot. Maino is sweet with her and seems patient, but this isn’t how you get someone over trauma. To Maggie’s credit, she was a trooper. Hopefully, we’ll get to see her talk to a licensed therapist. We’ll do this again next week, hopefully with a more exciting episode. RELATED POSTS ‘LHHNYS9’ Recap: Remy Ma Moderates Yandy And Juju’s Peace Talk ‘LHHNYS9’ Recap: Kimbella Continues Her Fight For Relevancy Through Beef
