Source: Celebrities watch the Los Angeles Lakers Featuring: Nipsey Hussle Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 02 Apr 2017 Credit: WENN.com Uploaded By Godspeed It looks like Nipsey Hussle’s famous flagship store The Marathon Clothing will be closing it’s doors for an unspecified amount of time. The news came on their official IG page a few days ago when a post went up thanking everyone for shopping at Nipsey’s baby and went on to announce, “We are working around the clock to fulfill every order placed. We ask for your patience as we get everything fulfilled and shipped out to you. Additionally, our flagship store is closed right now, but our online store is open 24/7 to serve you and is the only authorized retailer of our brand. Once again, thank you for your support.” View this post on Instagram Thank you A post shared by The Marathon Clothing (@themarathonclothing) on May 6, 2019 at 10:26am PDT How long the brick and mortar store will remained closed is anyone’s guess but we hope this isn’t a precursor to a statement saying that it’s a wrap for The Marathon Clothing store on Slauson Ave. After Nipsey Hussle’s murder there was a huge influx of customers purchasing gear from Marathon Clothing whether in person or online but it seems like the orders might’ve become a bit much for the spot to handle. Hopefully they’ll be able to get things back on track and reopen the store that Nipsey Hussle saw as a vessel to help Black and Brown communities across the board prosper. R.I.P. Nip.
Source: WENN / WENN Our friends over at Bossip.com recently reported about Diddy , his children and the way he’s been coping since the death of his longtime girlfriend and mother of his children Kim Porter . The interview was recorded with Diddy’s long-time friend dream hampton . In lighting of Mother’s Day, ESSENCE, with the permission of Diddy, published the audio from that conversation. Throughout it, Diddy shares several gems about the lessons Kim taught him, his new role as a “Mommy-Daddy,” whether or not he regrets anything he may or may not have done in their relationships and why Black mothers are the strongest beings on the earth. See below… Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). Diddy on people not understanding the relationship he and Kim shared… There’s levels and dimensions to love and especially love between a man and woman. There’s this place that almost goes beyond friendship. It’s where two people actually feel a level of responsibility to love this person forever and a total trust. There’s not a lot of people you can say you have total trust. It went beyond us being involved intimately or in a traditional type of relationship. It really felt like a pure definition of unconditional love. Whenever I was around her, I always felt like God had his hand in it. Like God sent her for me to teach me something. 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 Diddy on whether or not he has any regrets about anything that happened in the relationship… No I don’t say I have regrets. I don’t have regrets. I feel like when I had said on social media—somebody said, ‘You should have married her.’ And I said, ‘I played myself.’ And it was in many reasons. I wasn’t being all the way honest with my love for her, to myself and even to other people I was in a relationship with. I don’t have no regrets about how things went. They went the way God wanted them to go. But I was playing with love. And it’s not really to be played with. I definitely took for granted that she would just be with me forever. I took for granted that something like this could happen. Diddy on tapping into his feminine energy to become a better father… Everything’s about the kids. And that’s what she instilled in me. That’s what she taught me. And now, as a full-time father, the level of presence that I have now and the level of patience that I have. And even selflessness. Nothing comes before my family before. But of course, there would be a couple of dates, some things I would miss because of my work. Really, putting them first. I always loved them as a father. But from a mother’s perspective, the kids come first and that’s it. It’s nothing else that really matters from a mother’s perspective. I immediately had the lens of a mother. The lens I have as a father was combined with the lens of a mother. I had immediately tap into my feminine side and that protective side. The mother protective is a little bit way crazier than the father protector. The emotions are at such a level. I’ve never actually felt emotions like this. My heart was never open like this. I never had my senses like this. So it’s been crazy from that point. But I knew that she was training me for this. I wasn’t scared. I knew that I was ready. I knew that I was ready to do what I was supposed to do if something like this would ever happen, from all the conversations that we had. We never really had conversations about anything else but our kids. Of course we would have our conversations as friends but if there was time. You know, if I had time and we were alone, her focus was her kids. I inherited that. And I’m proud of it. I feel like I was taught by the best. I know what to do. And even if I don’t know what to do, I just ask myself, ‘What would Kim do?’ SEE ALSO: Diddy Reveals Kim Porter’s Final Words To Him, Covers ESSENCE With His Beautiful Baby Girls Diddy on raising women… I was really concerned about that. So I went to different women and I asked them what could I do to be the best father that I can to my girls. And they all were consistent. They told me, number one is to listen. To make sure that they can speak to me about anything and they’ll know that I’ll really listen and they know I won’t judge them. I had to let them know I’m here to listen. I constantly let them know I’m here to listen and I’m not going to judge y’all. And I can say I probably was a judgmental person a—not the best listener. A not so good listener. I would describe myself as a bad listener. Then they told me that you can’t be controlling. You’re not going to be able to control them. If you try to control them, it’s going to push them further away. So I wouldn’t say I’m free styling. I would say I’m putting in the work I have to put in to really be able to really fill shoes that are almost impossible to fill. I don’t think that a man could ever fill the shoes that a mother fills. So, knowing that I’m trying to step into my mommy-daddy role and also accept help. I’m accepting help from her friends who were very close to her. And like I said, back to the last question about unconventional family, she said to me, ‘You basically started a tribe and you’re the leader of that tribe so you better start acting like it.’ So the tribe is really coming together. So I would have to say that I’m learning day by day and I’m in search of the knowledge. Because I’m listening, they’re actually teaching me how to become the best partner that I can be. Diddy on his plans for this upcoming Mother’s Day, without Kim… The truth is Mother’s Day is going to hurt. We definitely going to celebrate you know all the mothers. We’re not going to get in the way of that. But you know, honestly, anybody that’s lost a mother, lost a soulmate, it takes time. It takes time. They say time heals all wounds but when it comes to your mother, I don’t think that’s the case. And that’s not a negative thing. Because as people we need wounds. Just like when you don’t listen to your mother and you get out of pocket, you need something to sting you sometimes, forever and to keep you on point. And teach you a lesson. [Through tears] You know…I don’t know what Ima do. Ima figure something out though. This hurts so much. I know that people want to hear the good stuff. But I know it’s going to happen. But it hurts. Aint no way around that. Anything else wouldn’t be the truth. I’m trying to do the interview the way I know—but I don’t know if I can like—you got to help me to have a happy ending. I wanted to do it because I wanted to let everybody know just how special all the mothers are. I don’t think anybody could ever understand what it is to be a Black mother. I think we have the strongest beings. When it comes to the category of who’s the strongest beings on the face of the earth, it would have to be Black mothers, yeah. . @Diddy hadn’t planned to be this emotionally vulnerable, but he ultimately agreed to release audio of his interview with friend @DreamHampton from the May issue of ESSENCE. He felt that the potential impact on culture weighed more heavily than his fears. https://t.co/HRj5xtCyOz pic.twitter.com/EsQL09hhSP — ESSENCE (@Essence) May 9, 2019 To read the words and to hear him share them audibly are two totally different experiences. Listen below. ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : RHOA Star Eva Marcille Is Pregnant With Baby No. 3! 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Fans of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are still getting over the joyful announcement of the royal baby name . But Harry is back to work, and holding earnest conversations with people even as he beams with pride as a new father. The prince has also spoken of how he misses his mother, the late great Princess Diana. A veteran by the name of Dennis van der Stroon spoke to Prince Harry on Thursday during the new father’s trip to the Netherlands. Van der Stroon then spoke to Hello! about the exchange, in which they reflected upon both fatherhood and loss. “Harry talked about how having a small child was his new focus and new goal,” van der Stroon reveals. He recalls: “and I told him how a couple of months ago, I was struggling with my mental health.” “But,” van der Stroon told the prince. “My wife’s pregnancy has given me a goal.” Like Prince Harry, van der Stroon lost his mother when he was young and is also about to become a father. “Above all,” he comments. “He said he was just amazed by the miracles in the world.” It sounds like he’s very pumped up by being a new father. And he knows that he’s not the only one. van der Stroon adds: “and how his child has made a lot of people happy.” That is certainly true. “He also told me he’s really happy that his son is so far very quiet,” van der Stroon shares. Hey, that’s something that we didn’t know about baby Archie. “But,” he continues. “He also told me not to make too many plans.” Ban der Stroon explains: “and that there’s no way you can plan for when the baby arrives.” That is absolutely true. “I told Harry about my mother,” van der Stroon shares, noting that they could relate to each other. It has been more than 20 years since Princess Diana’s tragic death. “And,” he reveals. “We talked about our shared experience of missing a mum.” That is heartbreaking for both of them. “He said missing a mother is like missing some kind of security,” van der Stroon expresses. Van der Stroon says that Harry spoke of “how you need that [security] as a son and it falls away when you lose your mother.” He and his brother were then under a spotlight as never before while they mourned, which only compounded the trauma. “He said he meets a lot of people in his work who have lost a mother, father, sister, brother, or relatives,” van der Stroon shares. Prince Harry is known for his charity work, following in his late mother’s footsteps. “And when he hears their story, as he heard my story,” van der Stroon concludes. “He said he doesn’t feel so alone.” Harry and Meghan shared their happy news earlier this week. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are pleased to announce they have named their first born child: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor,” they shared on Instagram. “This afternoon,” the statement read. “Their Royal Highnesses introduced Her Majesty The Queen to her eighth great-grandchild at Windsor Castle.” “The Duke of Edinburgh and the duchess’ mother were also present for this special occasion,” the post added. As Harry told van der Stroon, the birth of baby Archie has brought joy to a lot of people who feel invested in Harry and Meghan. View Slideshow: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: Royal Baby Photos are HERE!
View this post on Instagram This must be the feeling all the moms were telling me about .. #ImAMommy #KsMom – Matching Sets: @poshpeanut A post shared by Lira Mercer (@lira_galore) on Apr 26, 2019 at 1:48pm PDT Lira Galore Confirms Her Daughter’s Name Is Khaleesi, Shows Off Nursery Lira Galore is confirming what’s been speculated, that she named her Stormborn seed after a popular “Game Of Thrones” character. Lira who welcomed her baby girl with her ex-boyfriend, Quality Control music’s Pierre “Pee” Thomas in the last weeks of April, is showing off a beautiful self-made nursey. Lira who recently took on crafting furniture as a hobby posted pics of “Khaleesi’s palace” that includes baby pink wallpaper, a chandelier, and a crib. View this post on Instagram Khaleesi’s Palace A post shared by Lira Mercer (@lira_galore) on May 5, 2019 at 5:53pm PDT Khaleesi is of course for Khal Drogo’s wife Daenerys Targaryen from “Game Of Thrones.” The name actually means “Queen” in Dothraki, so it’s super precious that Lira would give that name to her baby girl. View this post on Instagram It comes Natural @prettylittlething A post shared by Lira Mercer (@lira_galore) on May 4, 2019 at 5:08pm PDT See more of Lira Galore and baby Khaleesi on the flip.
So much for a baby bringing people together. Even a very famous baby with a very cute name and a couple of loving parents. Just a few days after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced the birth of their first child, the latter’s cruel half-sister has broken her silence about the blessed development. And if you think Samantha Markle used the occasion to say kind words about Meghan and/or to mend the rift that Samantha is entirely responsible for, well… … you must also think Prince William has remained loyal to Kate Middleton throughout their marriage. “I love it,” Samantha told DailyMailTV late Wednesday when asked about Meghan having a son, adding: “Family is family. What I think is incredible is that it’s a great moment historically and although the adults have a lot of water under the bridge, I would really like to see everyone reach out. “We’ve extended the olive branch and now it is Meghan’s turn.” Yup, there it is again. There is Samantha once more placing blame for her failed relationship with Meghan directly on the lovely shoulders of the Duchess. For those unaware, Samantha and Meghan share the same father — and almost literally nothing else. Samantha is 17 years old than Meghan and the two did NOT grow up in the same household. They’ve scarcely been in touch over the years, yet Samantha has taken every opportunity possible ever since Meghan started dating Harry to trash the former actress, claiming she’s phony and fake and unappreciative of her family. Meghan has somehow managed to take the high ground and never respond in public. “We’re all welcoming the baby – Markles, Raglands, Sussexes, Windsors,” continued Samantha in this interview. “In terms of the gene pool, we’ve all made a contribution to this wonderful little boy who will probably grow up to be an exceptional man and we’d like to treat this as if we’re all a big family. “It would be nice not to react to what we’ve heard in the news but to personally meet him and let him judge us for himself.” Samantha is likely speaking here for her dad as well, who chose not to attend the Royal Wedding last May and who issued his own weird statement in light of the Royal Baby’s birth this week. Markle and Harry posed with their precious newborn yesterday, announcing his name a few hours later. It is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor and we actually think it’s rather adorable. “It’s magic. It’s pretty amazing. I have the best two guys in the world, so I’m really happy,” Meghan told the media on Wednesday, saying of her little one: “He has the sweetest temperament. He’s really calm.” And Samantha did conclude her statement with a few nice words at least. While also claiming that she was speaking for an entire nation. “I want [Archie] to know he’s got a big family and he’s part of an amazing historical time and we’re excited for him,” she said. “We’re excited for Meg and Harry – I am really excited for her. I love her, she’s my baby sister and it doesn’t matter what we’ve all said back and forth but she’s got to do the right thing. “I just want to say Meg, you’ve got a world here and family here [in the U.S.] that’s excited for you.” In the end, however, the woman who is exploiting this entire situation to write a memoir and gain publicity simply could not help but continue to hammer Markle for allegedly turning her back on her loved ones. That’s just how Samantha Markle rolls. View Slideshow: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: Royal Baby Photos are HERE! This was how she wrapped up the interview, referencing Thomas Markle and making a very selfish, narrow-minded and biased plea: “I want Meg to be part of his life, I want Meg to be able to share this beautiful time with him in whatever way she can. “I think it’s important for her too. I hope something sticks with her – that she decided to do the right thing for my dad. Life is short and we’re family. “I hope she decides to do the right thing this time.”
Over in Great Britain this week, residents are fixated on Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and their brand new son, Archie. Plenty of tea, crumpets and Yorkshire pudding are being devoured in celebration. Across the ocean, however, the eyes of a different nation are turned to the womb of a different woman and the potential that she, too, will give birth somewhere down the line. Which is a very drawn-out way of asking: IS JILL DUGGAR PREGNANT? This question has been asked before, of course. Just this past February, fans were convinced that Duggar was expecting baby number-three … and it’s possible they were correct. It’s possible she had recently gotten knocked up by husband Derick Dillard, yet hadn’t announced it yet. As for why Internet users strongly believe that Jill will, indeed, confirm some big news in the very near future? It all comes down to this photo: The image was shared by Anna Duggar a few days ago and it seemed to tease at least one upcoming Duggar pregnancy announcement was on tap. “#Throwback to when Jill, Joy & I were pregnant together!” wrote Anna as a caption to this old picture, adding on Instagram: “Currently, there are 4 Duggar sisters/sisters-in-law that have shared expectant baby news! I wonder how many more new cousins will be announced before our little one arrives?!?!” She then added the hashtag #littleduggars . Naturally, such a tease had everyone buzzing — especially over the inclusion of Jill in this throwback photo. Why? Because Anna and Joy actually are pregnant right now! They’ve already alerted the universe to this blessed fact. Therefore, many folks around the Twitter are wondering, why would Anna have added Jill to this memorable snapshot, and also written such an intriguing caption… unless she was also with child?!? “Way to not-so-subtly imply that there are others who have fallen pregnant but are just waiting to announce,” wrote one Instagram user in response to Anna’s post, echoing our sentiment exactly. Along with Anna and Joy, Kendra and Amy Duggar are also ALL pregnant, which really is pretty extreme… even for the Duggars. Jill, meanwhile, is the mother to a son named Samuel and another named Israel. Because she had this last name, we have to assume she’ll welcome at least one or seven more kids before all is said and done. However, husband Derick is currently in law school. It would be challenging for him to continue with his studies and help out with an additonal child at home. Moreover, Jill went through a pair of notoriously difficult births that resulted in C-sections. Hence all the chatter over whether she and Derick might adopt their third baby at some point. All we can say for certain right now is that more Duggars will keep getting pregnant, Jill could be next — and that The Hollywood Gossip is your destination for the latest and greatest Duggar news! View Slideshow: The Duggars: Who’s Courting? Pregnant? Next In Line? [UPDATED]
Tyra Banks is not playing with y’all today! The 45-year-old super model came out of retirement to rock the cover of the 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue . And man, does she look better than ever! View this post on Instagram This is for everybody that has been told that they are not good enough because of their body, their age, their everything. #BanX is here to tell you that you ARE friggin’ fierce no matter what anybody says! Drop mic now! @si_swimsuit 2019 A post shared by Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) on May 8, 2019 at 9:54am PDT “Since Tyra’s first cover in 1996, she’s transformed herself into nothing less than a mogul, a cultural force and a supernova of inspiration and empowerment,” SI Swimsuit Editor MJ Day told PEOPLE . “She’s kind of the Swimsuit Issue ethos come to life, everything we know this franchise can be.” Tyra said that for this issue, she tried to recreate her famous shoot she did back in 1997 during her Bahamas photoshoot. “We couldn’t find the exact one in the archives — it was the polka dot bikini so we recreated that bikini,” she said. “I recreated it [the shoot] — 25 pounds heavier.” #TyraBanks looking amazing pic.twitter.com/xdPBAo2p04 — TsBlondieNYC XBIZ Miami 2019 (@TsBondienyc) May 8, 2019 She looks better now, than she did back in the day! Tyra made history in 1997 being the first African-American model to grace the SI Swimsuit issue by herself, sharing a cover in 1996 with model Valeria Mazza. View this post on Instagram #Thankful for your fierce love and support all these years. #BanX A post shared by Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) on May 8, 2019 at 9:54am PDT As we previously reported , the 2019 issue of SI Swimsuit features a diverse group of 34 women and continues to put focus on female empowerment and inclusivity, with a photos from Halima Aden . The Somalian-American, who is also Muslim, is officially the first woman to rock a hijab and a burkini in SI Swimsuit issue history. View this post on Instagram Don’t change yourself .. Change the GAME!! Ladies anything is possible!!! Being in Sports Illustrated is so much bigger than me. It’s sending a message to my community and the world that women of all different backgrounds, looks, upbringings… can stand together and be celebrated. Thank you so much @si_swimsuit & the entire team for giving me this incredible opportunity. A post shared by Halima (@halima) on Apr 29, 2019 at 11:21am PDT Oh, and don’t forget about Olympic gold medalist, Simone Biles : View this post on Instagram @simonebiles is back in #SISwim, and she's here to prove that STRONG IS SEXY. • • • @casavelas @visitpuertovallarta @vallarta_adventures #MyVelasExperience #PuertoVallarta A post shared by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@si_swimsuit) on May 8, 2019 at 7:14am PDT Congrats to all of these women! Keep shining queens! RELATED NEWS: Slay! Halima Aden First Woman To Rock Burkini In Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Serena Williams Slays In 2017 ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’ #BlackExcellence: Colin Kaepernick Wins Sports Illustrated ‘Muhammad Ali Legacy Award’ [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”2661203″ overlay=”true”]
View this post on Instagram A reckoning is coming…#watchmenhbo A post shared by Regina King (@iamreginaking) on May 8, 2019 at 12:45pm PDT HBO Releases ‘Watchmen’ Teaser Trailer Starring Regina King Regina King can do no wrong in our eyes and when she stars in a show that looks as good as HBO’s new series Watchmen , best BELIEVE we are all in. Today the folks at Home Box Office released a teaser for their upcoming program and we’re super excited to see what it’s all about. Regina has been on a tear lately being that this is her first project coming off her big Oscar win for If Beale Street Could Talk, it’s a foregone conclusion that she’s about to kill s#!t. Press play below to see what all the hype is about. Will you be tuned in?
Source: David Becker / Getty Ari Lennox’s Shea Butter Baby Garners Big Twitter Reaction Ari Lennox new album Shea Butter Baby is official in these e-streets and the reaction to it has been tremendous. wowww you guys are amazing! I’m #3 on @AppleMusic pic.twitter.com/D6z3tVgDdQ — Ari Lennox (@AriLennox) May 8, 2019 The D.C.-born Dreamville chanteuse brought ALL the silky-yet-smoky, soul-glowin’ vocals to her sexy brand of blue-collar R&B to the project and the results are entrancing. The joint I’ve had on replay the most on @AriLennox ‘s new album. I’m tryna manifest some thangs. Lol pic.twitter.com/jzeWoeG2vf — DJ Heat (@DJHeatDC) May 8, 2019 The song “New Apartment” is one SBB song that people who have always had roommates are LOVING. Ari recently spoke to Elliott Wilson and B. Dot from RapRadar Podcast about the track at Dreamville Fest. watch @arilennox on creating “new apartment” #rapradarpodcast https://t.co/Ygoy4Z52yR pic.twitter.com/0wXec34mC5 — brian b.dot miller (@bdotTM) May 8, 2019 That’s just one of many songs that have captured the internet’s attention. If you haven’t heard this album then you don’t need Iyanla to fix your life, just go wherever you stream music and press play. In no time at all you’ll either be dancing or pregnant…or both! Flip the page to see more UBER excited responses to Ari’s debut opus.
Elsa Hosk is living the good life as the Swedish Basketball player, who was playing professionally in Sweden before deciding that she was a hot pervert exhibitionist who would take the competitive spirit to modeling, and get as naked as she could to get noticed, all with the support of the evil mall brand that sells overpriced made in a sweatshop panties to fat people who shop in malls…as some promo model as she neared 30…but who did better than the girls they already had working for them…who were younger than her…cuz she’s hot… She would have done it for free, but is now in California…a rich and famous model…taking slutty hipster pics in Malibu with the wildflowers, as people do for social media and have for years now…cuz she’s at that level of fucking famous people, while you’re all the level of jacking off to her on some office chair you found in the trash and dragged back to your rathole of an apartment. Funny how life works out.. The post Elsa Hosk Sheer Dress on a Cliff of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
