Source: Getty / Getty The Beyhive damn near fainted earlier this week when it was announced that Beyonce ‘s first ever film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera , is heading to Netflix on Saturday, June 1st. It’s hard to believe that the Robert Townsend directed flick came out on MTV almost 20 years ago! Sharing this gem in honor of Carmen: A Hip Hopera coming to @netflix !! @Robert_Townsend talking about @Beyonce ’s audition is everything! pic.twitter.com/AkkH3bJihz — Shondaland (@byshondaland) May 30, 2019 And it was the first time we got to see 19-year old Bey show her acting chops and spit a couple of bars. Hella tours, hella hits, one marriage, and three children later, Beyonce is still snatching our edges with every move she makes. In 2019, she’s revered as one of the greatest performers to ever grace the stage. But in 2001, she was just a teen branching off from her from her budding music career in order to find her voice. And that, she did. Source: Getty / Getty 2001 was a pivotal year in lots of ways for many people. The devastating September 11th terrorist attacks took place in New York City, changing the face of America as we knew it. That same year, the first Ipod was released, and Wikipedia made its online debut. Bill Clinton was leaving office, Hillary Clinton was sworn into senate, while Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake rocked their infamous Denim on Denim couple’s look to the American Music Awards. But besides starring in Carmen, here’s what the Bootylicious Queen Bey was doing in 2001.
Let’s face it a person accent can add a swagg to a person you might not have noticed before they opened their mouths. If you’re from the dirty south and more particularly Texas… we’ve got good news! Big 7 Travel came out with their list of the top 50 sexiest accents in the United States and that Texas drawl comes in at the top spot of number one. Here’s the list: 50th. Long Islander People from ‘Lawnguyland’ might be a bit upset with being voted as having America’s least sexiest accent. But look, can they really disagree? 49th. New Jersey North Jerseyan? Think ‘cawfee’ and dropping the ‘Rs’. South Jerseyan? It’s more like the Philly accent, but not close enough to bring up Jersey’s overall sex appeal. 48th. Minnesotan Throw in plenty of Minnesota “yahs” and “hons” to get that famous Fargo accent. 47th. Alaskan A massive migration of Minnesotans during the 1930s means that the Alaskan accent sounds all too similar to Minnesota folk. 46th. California Valley The often-ridiculed San Fernando “Valley Girl” accent rose to fame in the 1980s, but is still spoken by many in South California today. Like, awesome? 45th. Southern Ohioan In the southern end of Ohio, where a pin is actually a pen and tin means ten, the accent is almost southern, yet not. 44th. Floridian Not including the sexy twang of Miami, the Florida accent is a baffling mix of Midwest and Northeast with a hint of Southern. A sandwich is a ‘sangwich’ and the people have spoken – it’s nowhere near the top 10. 43rd. Pittsburgh “Yinz going dahntahn?” The Western Pennsylvania English accent is often considered the ugliest in all of America, so Pittsburgh locals can feel lucky that they’ve escaped last place this time around. 42nd. Cincinnati Slowly but surely dying out as younger Ohioans speak with a more general Midland accents, the classic Cincinnati accent has short ‘a’s, so class becomes cless. 41st. Pennsylvania Dutch While a typical US state might have max two or three dialects, Pennsylvania has five. The Pennsylvania Dutch dialect has been dying out, as non-Amish younger Pennsylvania Germans tend to speak modern General American English. “Yah, well.” 40th. Appalachian Also known as Smoky Mountain English or Southern Mountain English, words get joined together and ‘a’ gets added onto random words – think “I’m goin’ a-huntin’”. Potato becomes ‘tader’ and hollow becomes ‘holler’. Charming yes, but sexy it ain’t. 39th. Colorado Coloradans don’t have a distinctive sound, but there’s definitely an accent here, despite what some people might say. It’s recently been influenced by the Californian vowel shift, yet still holds on to dropping the ‘t’s, so mountains becomes ‘moun’uns’. 38th. Providence Want to talk Rhode Island? The Boston-meets-Brooklyn accent is hard to mimic, but clearly distinct. Listen to any episode of Jersey Shore with Pauly D and you’ll understand instantly what it sounds like. 37th. Tallahassee You’re most likely to hear a Southern twang in Tallahassee, Florida, but the accent here is clearly different to others down south. Sure, they say ‘y’all’, but not quite right. 36th. Ozark Spoken in the Ozark Mountain region of northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri, the vowels are shifted all over the place. Calm becomes ‘cam’ and share becomes ‘sheer’. And yes, Ferners (anyone not from the Ozarks) might have trouble understanding it. 35th. “Hoi Toider” High Tider, or Hoi Toider, is the accent spoken by a small amount of people on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It’s an unusual brogue that sounds a bit Australian,a bit Irish and also a bit British. 34th. San Francisco You might not hear it so often what with the multicultural mix of folk now living in SF, but the classic San Francisco accent is super fast with words running into each other. “Whereja-go?” 33rd. Hudson Valley Hudson Valley English still holds some traces of Dutch in the rural areas, with a touch of New York City’s short vowels. It’s basically New England English-meets-General American and New York State. 32nd. General American This standard American accent is what you’re most likely to hear on the radio or TV, where it’s near impossible to tell where the newscasters are from. It’s slightly boring, but nicely inoffensive to the ears. Listen to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show to hear a prime example. 31st. Atlanta A true Atlanta accent is musical, with dropped ‘r’s. Can’t quite picture it? Opportunity sounds like ‘opp-ah-tunity’ and whatever is spoken like ‘what-eh-vah’. 30th. New Mexican This lovely type of Spanglish has unique expressions that you won’t hear outside of New Mexico, such as ‘The Fe’ for Santa Fe and a liberal use of ‘Eeeeeeee’ in the middle of sentences. 29th. Milwaukee If you want to know how to speak perfect Milwaukee-ese, pronounce ‘bag’ as ‘baig’, add an ‘aina’ on to the end of a question – like saying ‘ain’t it?’, which comes from the states Germanic influences. And don’t forget to say the city like ‘M’waukee’. 28th. Western Generally spoken by locals in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming, the typical Western accent is distinguished by the cot-caught merger, where both vowel words sound the same. Hella sexy? Kinda. 27th. Charleston Typical of older Southern U.S. English, the Charleston accent is lyrical and low, but is likely dying out in younger generations. Old Charleston charmers will say “hoose” instead of house and “stey-it” for state. 26th. Kentucky Kentucky accents vary all over the state, but it’s a southern beaut – y’all living here apparently have a smooth drawl and long vowels that sounds like a mix of Midwestern and Southern tones. 25th. New Orleans New Orleans English, or “Yat” (this name comes from the phrase “Where are you at?” which is shortened in NOLA to “Where y’at?”), is not to be confused with Cajun, which our readers considered way sexier. Yats say ‘doze’ for those and drop the ‘r’s. 24th. Oklahoma The Okie dialect is a blend of Midlands/Ozark and Deep South. Not sure if you have it? If you’ve ever used the expressions “might could” or “fixing to”, you’re from Oklahoma through and through. 23rd. Cleveland Clevelanders might say they don’t have an accent, but oh-boy they really do. They speak with hard, nasally a’s or and short o’s that sound more like an ‘a’. 22nd. Connecticut In between New York City and Boston, the Connecticut accent has been influenced by both yet is much, much subtler. There’s a lot of ‘o’s that sound like ‘u’s, and the ‘t’ is often dropped completely in words. 21st. Kansas You can forget about the myth that says people from Kansas don’t have an accent. Kansas City is in the Midland speech area, while a new accent has emerged in the town of Liberal, where people now speak with a Latin American Spanish tone – even if they’re native English speakers. 20th. Tennesseean If you call a window a ‘winder’ and your hometown your ‘stompin’ grounds’, congratulations! You have a sexy Tennessee accent. Words like goose become shorter, sounding more like ‘gus’. 19th. Virginia Piedmont Do the words “four dogs” become “fo-uh dah-awgs” when you speak? Do you say “ote” for “out” or “abote” for “about”? If yes, then we’re happy say you have an officially semi-sexy Virginian accent. 18th. Baltimorese Similar to Philly speak (but according to our survey, not as sexy), Baltimore residents will commonly pronounce mirror as “mere” and water as “wooder”. The key feature of the Baltimore accent is identified by a sound change called “fronting back vowels”, where words like goose sound more like “gewse”. 17th. Alabama The Alabama accent is strongly rhotic, with extra ‘r’s added to words that don’t need them – like “warsh” instead of wash. A slow drawl, plenty of “y’all’s and dropping the ‘ng’ at the end of words. 16th. Midwestern The 12 states that make up the Midwest have some of their own unique accents, but generally speaking the Midwestern accent in say, Iowa and Nebraska, is subtle and sweet. The words Mary , marry , and merry all rhyme with each other. New Orleans’ Cajun English is most strongly influenced by Cajun French, and is experiencing a revival as younger people want to celebrate their heritage. A ‘th’ sounds like a ‘d’, and you’ll hear lots of slang French loanwords. “Allons” = “Let’s go!” 14th. Yooper ‘Yoopernese’ is the dialect you’ll hear in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The accent is heavily influenced by the area’s Scandinavian immigrants, so they say ‘yah’ instead of yeah, “d” for “th” (“dere” for there, “dat” for “that”) and ‘eh’ at the end of most sentences. 13th. Miami A relatively new young accent, the Miami accent has the same sexy rhythm as Spanish with Cuban loanwords thrown in for good measure. The word “salmon” in Miami is pronounced with the L: “sall-mon.” Long may it last. 12th. Chicano The dialect of many Mexican Americans from Texas to California, Chicano is so much more than “just a Spanish accent.” Most common in East L.A, Chicano English uses Spanish words mixed into English sentences and the same sexy lilt. 11th. Northwestern The hard-to-pin-down Northwestern accent is found in Oregon and Washington has features of the Canadian/California Vowel Shift. The letter “e” in words like egg sounds more like ‘ay’, so don’t be confused if you hear someone ordering avo and “ayggs” for their breakfast. 10th. Californian The typical Californian accents sounds similar to General American, meaning to American ears it isn’t an accent at all. But we’re here to tell you that it is. Vowels are super long, so yep, dude really does become ‘duuuuuude’. But it sounds hella sexay. 9th. St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri has some unique features of its own that make it different than the rest of the Midlands. Native speakers swap the ”ar” sound for “or” (as in “farty” for “forty” and “carn” for “corn”), so get ready to make the joke ‘I Farty-Far’ a lot. 8th. Philadelphia One of the world’s most unique dialects is in the Delaware Valley – the infamous Philly talk. The words “fight” and “bike” sound more like “foit” and “boik,” while “very” becomes “vurry”. It’s a thick accent, but hey, if it’s good enough for Will Smith… 7th. Hawaiian Hawaiian is a Polynesian language, so it’s slow vowels and elongated words that together sound so relaxing you’ll never want to stop listening. America’s only official bilingual state, native speakers mix Pidgin and English, so the “r”s are generally dropped. 6th. Mississippi A classic ‘Deep South’ accent, when Mississippians say “e”, they make it sound more like “uhay”. Watch The Help starring Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer for the perfect example. 5th. Chicago Where to begin? Some hate it, but turns out a LOT love it. Words like “but” and “cut” sound a bit more like “bought” and “caught”, and you’re not “looking at a picture”, you’re “lookin’ atta pitcher.” . 4th. Mainer The Maine accent is surprisingly popular, ayuh! If you’re a real “Mainah”, you’ll drop your ‘r’s, go to “yoger” class instead of yoga and add in wicked to make every adjective extra powerful. 3rd. New York The New York accent is probably one of the most recognizable dialects in all of America, thanks to many a famous movie. NYC speakers have loooong vowels and short ‘a’s. Fast and hypernasal, yet quite charming at times. 2nd. Bostonian One of America’s most imitated and parodied accents, Boston almost comes out on top of the country’s sexiest accents. And yes, just like Mahhhhk Wahlberg, locals really do say “pahk yuh cahr in hahvuhd yahd”. 1st. Texan Who can resist a slow, Texan drawl? Not us, and not our community, clearly. The typical Texan accent is a “Southern accent with a twist”, with strong ‘r’s and plenty of ‘Howdy’s’. America’s sexiest accent? Take Our Poll
Source: FOX / Getty Star is officially a wrap. After weeks of attempts to land a new home for the recently canceled Fox musical drama, Lee Daniels shared the news that those talks have proved unsuccessful. View this post on Instagram Thank you guys for loving Star! I’m at a loss for words to describe my sadness. So I’m gunna just say THANKS ….to my incredible cast and crew and FANS!!!! And a shout out to #foxtv for letting us into your homes every Wednesday A post shared by Lee Daniels (@theoriginalbigdaddy) on May 30, 2019 at 4:47pm PDT Various outlets reported that BET, OWN and Amazon had been approached for interest to pick up the show for its fourth season. The Empire spinoff had the highest ratings of canceled series for this TV season. The Queen Latifah led show followed three talented singers ( Jude Demorest , Ryan Destiny & Brittany O’Grady ) looking for to make a career for themselves in the cutthroat music industry. The series also starred Miss Lawrence , Luke James , Lance Gross , Brandy , Quincy Brown and Evan Ross along with plenty of high-profile guest stars including Lenny Kravitz , Naomi Campbell , Paris Jackson , Patti Labelle , Gladys Knight , Monica Brown , Quavo , Missy Elliott , Teyana Taylor . Most fans were left wondering what happened after the events of season 3, where the fate of multiple characters hung in the balance following a lavish wedding. RELATED: Report: ‘Empire’ To Be Canceled After Season 6
Jenelle Evans probably doesn't want to hear any advice right now. But that's part of her problem, some might say. The veteran MTV star has lost custody of her children and she won't be getting them back any time soon . No matter what you think of the troubled Teen Mom 2 cast member (well, ex -cast member), this is a very sad situation — considering some very young kids are involved. We've already heard from Farrah Abraham on this topic , and now someone else who sort of knows Evans well has spoken out. Scroll down to read through Leah Messer's thoughts on the tragic all-around development… 1. You Probably Know This By Now, But… Jenelle and David Eason had their kids taken away by Child Protective Services not long after the latter shot and killed their family’s dog, Nugget. 2. Love or Hate Jenelle… This is a sad situation for many reasons, mostly because there are young kids and their well-being at stake. The couple’s two-year old daughter, Ensley, and Jenelle’s four-year old son, Kaiser, have been removed from David and Jenelle’s North Carolina house. 3. Is This Decision Final? No. But it’s not going to be short-lived, either, as a judge recently told David and Jenelle in a hearing that they won’t be getting primary custody of these kids back any time soon. 4. Jenelle Spoke to The Hollywood Gossip About It In her exclusive statement to our website, Evans said the following this week: “I am currently following what my attorney has asked. I don’t want to speak publicly on the matter currently as that will jeopardize the possibilities of getting my kids back.” 5. She Concluded in This Statement: “I love my kids so much and I will do anything necessary to get them back and that is all I want everyone to understand. I ask everyone to have an open heart before they judge how the media is portraying me.” 6. Leah Messer Can Actually Relate Messer battled a drug addiction in the past that caused husband Jeremy to file for divorce. View Slideshow
Larissa Lima and Colt Johnson both came away with injuries after a scary, bloody fight on January 10 of this year. Only Larissa was arrested and charged. On Thursday, May 30, she attended her trial for domestic battery. That court session has now concluded. As for the verdict … there's some dispute over that. Some outlets are reporting that things didn't go too badly for Larissa, but that Thursday's hearing could still put her at risk of deportation. But we also have Larissa's statement about how the case went, and she is telling a different story. Take a look: 1. Larissa had her day in court Things did not entirely go her way, but they could have been way, way worse. 2. On Wednesday, she was asking for good luck She knew that, after her third arrest, she would need it. Larissa has a lot of fans who believe in her and want to see her succeed. 3. Colt is smiling That’s … not a great sign for Larissa, considering how the two of them feel about each other. 4. He also waxed philosophical “A chapter has ended, swept away by the whirlwind,” he writes, doing some sort of grand tour of cliches. “One door has closed but another has opened…” 5. But that’s nothing compared to how his mom is feeling Is … is Debbie trying to DAB? We’ve seen a lot of behavior from 90 Day Fiance stars, but this right here may be the most shocking. 6. There’s no love lost here Debbie is NOT a fan of Larissa, and may despise her more than Colt does. We’re sure that everyone on the planet has already made this joke, but we’re sure that they’re home celebrating with a grossly undercooked steak as we speak. View Slideshow
Larissa Lima and Colt Johnson both came away with injuries after a scary, bloody fight on January 10 of this year. Only Larissa was arrested and charged. On Thursday, May 30, she attended her trial for domestic battery. That court session has now concluded. As for the verdict … there's some dispute over that. Some outlets are reporting that things didn't go too badly for Larissa, but that Thursday's hearing could still put her at risk of deportation. But we also have Larissa's statement about how the case went, and she is telling a different story. Take a look: 1. Larissa had her day in court Things did not entirely go her way, but they could have been way, way worse. 2. On Wednesday, she was asking for good luck She knew that, after her third arrest, she would need it. Larissa has a lot of fans who believe in her and want to see her succeed. 3. Colt is smiling That’s … not a great sign for Larissa, considering how the two of them feel about each other. 4. He also waxed philosophical “A chapter has ended, swept away by the whirlwind,” he writes, doing some sort of grand tour of cliches. “One door has closed but another has opened…” 5. But that’s nothing compared to how his mom is feeling Is … is Debbie trying to DAB? We’ve seen a lot of behavior from 90 Day Fiance stars, but this right here may be the most shocking. 6. There’s no love lost here Debbie is NOT a fan of Larissa, and may despise her more than Colt does. We’re sure that everyone on the planet has already made this joke, but we’re sure that they’re home celebrating with a grossly undercooked steak as we speak. View Slideshow
Pool season is finally here, depending upon where you live, so let’s celebrate by taking a look at some of the hottest women partaking in a time honored tradition: Skinny dipping in a pool! … read more
When Jay-Z spit the line “Blu lookin’ like Pac in the tub” most OG Hip-Hoppers knew he was referring to that 90’s photo spread which featured Tupac covered in gold jewelry while in a bubble bath. But while we’ve never seen baby Blu rockin’ the atomic number 79 like Makaveli, other rappers seem to have taken that notion and ran with it something hard. Just a few weeks after Future caught all kinds of flack for copping a Rolex for his son’s fifth birthday , Cardi might’ve now stepped in social media’s crosshairs herself as she done went and dropped $80K on her 10-month-old child, Kulture. PageSix is reporting that in a now deleted post, Cardi took to Instagram to demonstrate how she spoils her child by posting a pic a gang of iced out bracelets that she was purchasing for her mini-me with a text message from her jeweler informing her the collection would be ready by 3pm and the damage was a mere $80,000. In the since-deleted post Cardi wrote “Just spent a bag on my daughter, you know a bad bitch gonna spoil haa… If i’m iced out my daughter gotta be too.” Do she though? We get she wants to spoil her baby but this is kinda OD. Just sayin.’ Someone must’ve got in her ear and told her that wasn’t a good look because like we said, the post has since come down. What do y’all think? Should children who can’t even clean their own bottoms yet be wearing thousands of dollars in jewelry? Let us know. View this post on Instagram Happy Easter from mines to yours A post shared by MOSTHATEDCARDI (@iamcardib) on Apr 21, 2019 at 6:05pm PDT — Photo: Prince Williams