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Lord Jamar Says He Doesn’t Listen To Women Or White Rappers, “It Doesn’t Resonate.”

Source: TV ONE / TV One Brand Nubian member and Hip-Hop veteran Lord Jamar is no stranger to controversy, so his latest statement regarding women in Hip-Hop doesn’t come as a surprise. During an interview with Bosschick Raine for the online show “Battle Code”, Lord Jamar stated that he doesn’t feel women rappers aren’t appealing as artists because he can’t relate to their subject matter, despite having the first lady of Flipmode, Rah Digga , as his podcast cohost. “I don’t f*ck with female rappers,” he said before elaborating. “The same reason I don’t f*ck with white rappers or wack rappers: I can’t resonate with what a woman is talking about. Now listen, can I appreciate a sista that can rhyme good? Yes. Rah Digga can rhyme. She’s dope. Bahamadia, dope. But do I wanna listen to a female rhyming about female sh*t? It doesn’t resonate with me.” When asked about female rap legends like Lauryn Hill and MC Lyte , Lord Jamar revealed that he holds those two ladies at a different standard than most. “I love Lauryn Hill, but some people will say that’s not Hip Hop,” Lord Jamar continued. “You got some people that’ll say [ The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ] was damn near an R&B album. I loved Lauryn Hill. She was one of the only female albums that I actually really did listen to on some ‘this is the soundtrack for a minute.’” In regards to fellow pioneer, MC Lyte, Jamar stated that her “tomboy” persona allowed him to bypass her gender and listen to her rhyme before stating the obvious that his point of view like his music choice is very misogynistic. “Lyte was different because we were younger. It was a different time and Lyte was almost like a tomboy at that time, so you kinda knew girls like Lyte, but Lyte’s music was more harder too,” Lord Jamar explained. “I like real Hip Hop. Like I said, I’m an alpha male. So, certain themes are not gonna resonate with me. Female themes, themes of sucker sh*t, white people themes. There’s a lot of shit that I wouldn’t resonate with. But I resonate with positive, militant, gangsta, sometimes misogynistic music. I’m just keeping it real. I’m just telling you what I like.” Check out the video below:  

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Aoki Lee Simmons & Her Black Harvard Squad Shine In All-White

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Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Aoki Lee Simmons is clearly living her best Gen Z life this year! The 17-year-old, along with her 19-year-old sister Ming, are claiming their rightful thrones at her mother’s revived fashion company Baby Phat. “Selling Baby Phat direct-to-consumer through our website plays a big part in the sustainability conversation,” Aoki recently told Teen Vogue , adding,  “It cuts out a lot of inventory issues and waste created from traditional retail.” You better werk Ms. Business Woman! View this post on Instagram “The point is that you don’t have to be one thing. You can be a model and scholar, you can be neither. You can be fabulous and studious. You can wear stilettos in the senate or you can hate heels. Neither choice makes you more or less of a phenomenal woman. I want us to move towards a society where when we talk about a woman in politics, we talk about her policy more than her shoes…though if that woman is a Simmons her shoes are probably fire too” – Aoki Lee Simmons A post shared by Aoki Lee Simmons (@aokileesimmons) on Sep 10, 2019 at 9:35am PDT   In addition to all this corporate work, she’s clearly living her best life at Harvard! It appears that the college freshman has also found her sista’ squad at the Ivy League university. In a series of pictures she posted earlier this week, the daughter of Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee is all smiles with that Harvard #BlackExcellence, all dressed in white and looking fabulous! “Melanin too dark to throw us shade swipe for excellence! #blackharvard   #blackconvocation.” View this post on Instagram Melanin too dark to throw us shade swipe for excellence! #blackharvard #blackconvocation A post shared by Aoki Lee Simmons (@aokileesimmons) on Sep 8, 2019 at 4:29pm PDT   View this post on Instagram #aokileesimmons #blackharvard #blackexcellence #begreat A post shared by Shanell Luster (@shanellluster) on Sep 9, 2019 at 7:33am PDT View this post on Instagram #PoppinPic #AokiLeeSimmons and the #blackharvard freshman class showing off that #blackexcellence A post shared by The True 100 (@the.true.100) on Sep 8, 2019 at 5:25pm PDT   Just beautiful! As we previously reported , the then 16-year-old was in tears when she found out that she had been accepted into the prestigious university in March. In the video, Aoki is visibly emotional, shaken by her good news, all while her mama is yelling, “Yay!!! You wanna go there? Are you sure? Yay!!! “I’m only 16 and I’m going to Harvard baby! Insert emotional crying face,” she captioned in her post.  Adding, “ @kimoraleesimmons  “thank god you got in on your own honey cause you can’t row”   thank you so much to every single person who helped me along the way. I am excited and honored and so so grateful.  #harvard2023.”   View this post on Instagram I’m going to Harvard baby! Insert emotional crying face. @kimoraleesimmons “thank god you got in on your own honey cause you can’t row” thank you so much to every single person who helped me along the way. I am excited and honored and so so grateful. #harvard2023 A post shared by Aoki Lee Simmons (@aokileesimmons) on Mar 28, 2019 at 5:17pm PDT   You got this Aoki! Have a wonderful semester. Tell Malia Obama , we said hi! RELATED NEWS: #BlackExcellence: 16-Year-Old Aoki Simmons Gets Into Harvard, On Her Own Merit Aoki Lee Simmons Reveals She Struggled To Accept Her Beauty In Comparison To Her Sister And Mother Meet The Amazing 24-Year-Old Single Mother Who Just Graduated From Harvard Law School [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3024355″ overlay=”true”]

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Tracee Ellis Ross Reunites With ‘Girlfriends’ Cast On ‘Black-ish’

Source: Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage / Getty Tracee Ellis Ross Announces “Girlfriends” Reunion Tracee Ellis Ross made a huge announcement that’s got fans of her 2000s feel-good black girl sitcom in a tizzy. The actress announced that ALL the ladies of “Girlfriends” will appear alongside her on an episode of “Black-ish.” The ladies; Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, and Persia White also starred with Tracee in the announcement video looking EXACTLY THE SAME.  “So we have an extra special episode of ‘Black-ish,’ and it’s a feminist episode, and I brought in some backup from some of my girlfriends,” said Tracee in the video. View this post on Instagram GIRLFRIENDS X BLACKISH ~ @therealgolden47 @misspersiawhite @itsmejillmarie @blackishabc my giiiiirlfriends are guest starring on #blackish tuesday, october 8! we haven’t all been together on camera since 2006. these are women i grew up with and love deeply and it was easy tap back into the magic of our chemistry and how much we love each other. it was giggles on top of giggles on top of giggles. girlfriends ran for 8 years and was important to so many people. being able to merge the worlds of @blackishabc and girlfriends was surreal for me and so much fun. A post shared by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross) on Sep 12, 2019 at 9:02am PDT Entertainment Weekly got the exclusive on the episode titled “Feminisn’t” that airs October 8. The premise is as follows; “When Bow [Ross] learns that Diane [Marsai Martin] and Ruby [Jenifer Lewis] don’t believe in feminism, she brings Diane to meet the women in her feminist group. Bow’s friend Abby [guest stare Nadia Quinn] thinks the group needs to be more inclusive, so Bow invites three of her girlfriends to join. Meanwhile, Junior [Marcus Scribner] and Jack [Miles Brown] help Dre [Anthony Anderson] after he realizes he is out of touch with modern day feminism.” “Girlfriends” aired from 2000 to 2008. Will YOU be watching their “Black-ish” reunion???

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Lenny S Says Jay-Z Was Good With Losing Rap Battle To Nas in ’02

Source: Annie Chen / A. Chen It’s been more than a decade and chance since Jay-Z and Nas battled for rap supremacy when they dropped some scathing diss tracks in “The Takeover” and “Ether,” and though they’ve since squashed the drama and moved on with their lives, OG rap aficionados still argue on who had the better record. Jay-Z for his part has no problem with fans concluding that Nas got the best of him when he called him a “tae-bo h*e” amongst other things on the rap battle classic “Ether.” Def Jam published an oral history about the making of the classic Jay-Z album, The Blueprint , and in it former Roc-A-Fella A&R Lenny “Lenny S” Santiago explained his frustration over how Hip-Hoppers were declaring Nas’ “Ether” the victor over Jay’s “Takeover.” From venting to Roc-A-Fella co-founder Kareem “Biggs” Burke to cursing out New York’s Hot 97 radio station, Lenny S had a hard time with fans leaning more towards the Queensbridge King than Hova the Gawd. It wasn’t until he got on the phone with Jay that Lenny S was able to see the bigger picture behind what had happened and accepted the end results. “So I literally call him from a pay phone. And here we are, Jay’s on the phone with me, convincing me that this has to happen in life. We have to go through ups and downs. We have take losses in order to get greater wins. We have to fall in order to get up. He just spent 15 minutes convincing me why this was necessary and that it’s alright. This man just took a loss. A public loss to a rival rapper. And he’s convincing me, a young A&R, and obviously his friend and his brother, of like why I need to be okay with this and let it go and not take it to heart. It just taught me as a man how to be a more mature adult. And to look at the glass as half full instead of half empty. Jay took the time when he could have been selfish, or pissed off, and took the time to school me. And that’s from The Blueprint.” To be fair, at the time Hot 97 held a contest for listeners to decide who had the better diss track between Nas’ “Ether” and Jay-Z’s “Super Ugly” in which Jay spit over Nas’ “Got Urself” instrumental and then revealed his relationship with Nas’ babymother over Dr. Dre ‘s “Bad Intentions” track. Apparently Jay didn’t go hard enough over Nas’ beat but went over the line on Dr. Dre’s joint. If we remember correctly, even Jay-Z’s family told him he didn’t have to bring Nas’ baby’s mother into the drama on the diss track. Either way New York listeners decided “Ether” was a better song than “Super Ugly.” It was. Had they actually pitted “Ether” against the original Nas diss cut “Takeover” then the results might’ve been different. Luckily both men were able to hash out their differences and are now continuing to cash in on life outside of rap. Gotta love Hip-Hop, b.

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Sweet Black Love: Ace Hood & Shelah Marie’s Melanated Engagement Photos Might Melt Instagram

Source: Aaron Davidson / Getty Ace Hood & Shelah Marie’s Engagement Shoot A beautiful black couple’s engagement shoot might prove to be too much for the Internet. Shelah Marie and Ace Hood have released beautiful melaniny delicious shots taken by Reem Photography and they just might melt your Instagram timeline. In the artsy photos, the couple plays poker until Ace meets his Queen (Shelah)… View this post on Instagram #AceMeetsQueen @photosbyreem A post shared by theshelahmarie (@theshelahmarie) on Sep 10, 2019 at 12:44pm PDT they then took things to the bedroom for a series of steamy shots. View this post on Instagram …of course, it’s only natural. — @photosbyreem — Bodysuit from @whimbyaree A post shared by theshelahmarie (@theshelahmarie) on Sep 12, 2019 at 9:22am PDT This beautifully matched couple credits their strong black love to practices of self-love and meditation and Ace popped the question to Shelah in April in front of family and friends. How beautiful is THIS couple? View this post on Instagram Engagement shoot wouldn’t be right unless we got a shot with Ace shirtless — Excited to see how the pics come out I know they’re gonna be amazing @photosbyreem! A post shared by theshelahmarie (@theshelahmarie) on Sep 9, 2019 at 4:47pm PDT See more of Ace Hood and Shelah Marie’s engagement pics on the flip.

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PinkSweat$ Reveals How He Got His Name X Who The G.O.A.T. Is In the Game

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Source: Nia Noelle / Radio One Digital   Singer and songwriter PinkSweat$ is currently on tour and stopped through the Power studios and sat down with DJ Misses to chop it up about his career, how he got his name and what’s up with that next album. Get Breaking News & Exclusive Contest in Your Inbox:    Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit DJ Misses went right in on the questions we all want to know…. “Where did you get the name PinkSweat$” and when Volume 3 is coming out.  PinkSweat$ didn’t hold back on his answers, watch him break it all down and tell us what it is below.       The Latest: ‘Basketball Wives’ Recap: They’re Still On Some Colorist Bull With OG FYI: Chrissy Teigen Says She Planned Her ‘P**** A** Bit**’ Trump Tweets With John Legend PinkSweat$ Reveals How He Got His Name X Who The G.O.A.T. Is In the Game Paul Mooney’s Sons Speak On Their Father’s Gay Rumors And Allegations He Molested Richard Pryor Jr. Megan Thee Stallion Says Her Hot Girl Semester Challenge Means No Sugar Or Bread Zippora Lewis On The Beauty Of Pole Dancing & Stunt Doubling For Anika Noni Rose #NYFWNOIR: It Took Over 2 Suitcases Of Hair To Create The Stunning Hairstyles For The Studio 189 NYFW Show High School Swim Coach Accuses Officials Of Policing ‘Dark’ & ‘Curvy’ Athletes, School District Responds This Book Will Teach You How To Win On Your OWN Terms Kristal Smith Of June’s Diary Lost Her Home In A Tragic Fire

PinkSweat$ Reveals How He Got His Name X Who The G.O.A.T. Is In the Game

Vanessa Hudgens Lingerie of the Day

Vanessa Hudgens your original slutty selfie taking celebrity has decided to add a little sex to her outfits to her public appearances….that unfortunately don’t showcase her thick bush…because she is a hairy little monkey which I think is great because at the time it came out…bush was officially DEAD…and I don’t think her BUSH was influential or that it made any real impact in the world…and I don’t think the new BUSH wave of popularity I’ve been wanting for years has anything to do with her…but back then, when her High School Musical nudes happened. It was a big deal… That said, her new look, public lingerie and it’s great (enough)…you know not that great at all. My expert fashion consultant says she’s dressing like this with her new found tits cuz she’s pregnant and diverting from her GUNT….which I believe… TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS CLICK HERE JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Vanessa Hudgens Lingerie of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .

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Lili Reinhart: Cole Sprouse Is My Boyfriend Again!

Lili Reinhart is our Tuesday queen because she is finally giving the people what they want! Answers.  It has been months since we received any updates on Lili and Cole Sprouse’s relationship since reports spread that they broke up. When the news first broke, so did the internet.  Fans have been dying to know the truth behind the two’s romantic involvement, and finally, everyone can calm down because Lili is here to inform you that they’re back together!  While promoting her new movie Hustlers at the Toronto International Film Festival, Lili sat down with Coveteur  to chat about the movie, fashion trends, and most importantly, her current standing with Cole!  And she was really the most perfect interviewee because she did not hold back, TYVM!  The conversation strayed from fashion to makeup to Halloween plans, which yep, she revealed include Cole!  The outlet asked her about her Halloween costume plans and that’s when the Riverdale actress dropped the bomb and called Sprouse her boyfriend .  It really doesn’t get more official or clearer than that, folks.  Here is how her response went:  “I am [skilled at special-effect makeup]!” Reinhart began. “Oh my god, I haven’t done that in a really long time, actually. I kind of went from special-effects makeup to face painting.” “So I’ve done a lot in the past,” she continues. “Now I don’t really have the time, which sounds so stupid, but I really don’t. It takes a lot of time to do those things.”  “I think I’m leaning in towards a character for Halloween. I think I’m going to do it with my boyfriend, Cole.” she actually said.  “I don’t want to spoil it if it’s not going to happen, but it’s a TV duo.” We’re VERY here for all of this.  And great timing, because now we will probably even be here for season 4 of Riverdale  —  Jughead just wouldn’t have been the same without their real-life chemistry.  Ok, it probably would’ve, they’re great actors, but our hearts are very happy.  Back in July, multiple reports spread that the Riverdale co-stars called it quits after two years of dating.  A source told E! News that they broke up earlier in the summer but “could be heading back in the direction of getting together.” Reinhart and Sprouse both broke their silence on the split rumors by mocking their own cover story from  W Magazine .  “BREAKING: A reliable source has confirmed that none of you know s–t,” Reinhart wrote in an Instagram alongside the cover photo.  She even took to Twitter to share some advice to her followers, saying, “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet, kids.” ‘Reliable source’ can kiss my ass.” she wrote.  Jeesh.  Life would’ve been much easier if she could’ve just put the rumors to rest and called him her dang “boyfriend” at the time, just sayin’.  It’s still unclear what exactly happened between the two earlier this summer, but it’s easy to assume they probably went on a break. Or maybe they never even broke up to begin with?  Either way, we’re glad that we can finally sleep knowing Jughead is officially back on!  View Slideshow: Luke Perry: Mourned, Remembered by Co-Stars and Friends

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Bear Brown and Raiven Adams End Engagement: It’s Over!

It hasn’t even been two weeks since  Raiven Adams and Bear Brown became engaged . But  Alaskan Bush People  is a very famous show, and with fame come legions of haters and trolls. It was all too much. Raiven and Bear have broken off their engagement and split up. Late Monday night, Raiven Adams took to Instagram to share a heartbreaking message. “It’s been a long battle for me to decide what I should do. What I should say…” Raiven begins. She admits: “I think this life is to much for me.” “The drama, the articles, the harassment,” she lists. Raiven also acknowledges “The mean people who have nothing better to do.” “And due to that,” Raiven writes. “And Several other reasons. She announces: “Me and bear have decided to stay friends.” “Sometimes two people are meant to be in each other’s life….” Raiven expresses. “But,” she adds. “Not the way they thought.” “Wishing the wolf pack all of the best luck on every adventure,” Raiven concludes. You want some tea? We don’t know if it’s quite  scalding hot , but take a look. … Gabe Brown “liked” Raiven’s posta bout the breakup. Perhaps he was just being kind, rather than shady towards his brother. But Bear did not “like” it. Bear did take to his own Instagram, at least, to acknowledge what’s going down. “Sometimes people are better off as just friends!” he wrote just a couple of hours after Raiven’s post. Raiven had more to say, however, and on Tuesday, made another post. “Sometimes it’s better to let others assume why something happens,” she begins. It looks like she’s been hearing and reading a lot of “theories” on how her romance with Bear ended. She continues: “because explaining yourself and giving reason isn’t always the best thing to do.” She is absolutely right. Raiven has seen people blame her and label her a ruthless heartbreaker. She’s also seen people blame her sexual orientation —  Raiven is pan  — which is deeply bigoted. “And,” Raiven writes. “If I have to be the bad guy for the 100 reasons me and bear didn’t work out.” “And me only sharing what I did to respect him and his family,” she continues. Raiven expresses: “then so be it.” “Say what you want at the end of day,” Raiven tells her fans and followers. (But you get the feeling that she is very much speaking to her detractors, as well) “I know what happened,” she concludes. “And that’s enough for me.” It sounds like she’s announcing very firmly that she doesn’t care what people seem to think. They can view her as a heartbreaking jezebel if they like. But, at the same time, Raiven is making sure that everyone realizes that the breakup was for multiple reasons. In fact, she even seems to be suggesting that she’s in some way covering for Bear or sparing him embarrassment. While Raiven won’t be crowned the Queen of Extreme after all, Bear may have hinted at what went down. On Monday, he shared a number of photos that appear to have come from some sort of hotel. Did he and Raiven have a romantic date (away from the homestead) that went wrong somehow? Or did they go someplace private to try to work out their issues, only for it to fail? Raiven shared her message at pretty close to midnight. She may have posted to Instagram shortly after they decided to part ways. Whatever the causes, we wish them both the best. View Slideshow: Alaskan Bush People: 13 Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know

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Josh Duggar: Headed Back to Court Following Latest Legal Defeat

There are numerous disadvantages to being born into the Duggar family: After all, having your every action dictated by either God or Jim Bob must get pretty old sometime around your teen years, But Duggar-dom has plenty of perks, as well. In case you unaware, the Duggars are rich — really, really rich. And it’s not just reality show money, either. The Duggar empire is a many-tentacled beast. Real estate agencies, car dealerships, local politics — if there’s a way to make money in the state of Arkansas, and the Walton family hasn’t already claimed it for themselves, you can bet the Duggars are taking full advantage. But like every other aspect of life in the Counting On clan, this diversity of business interests is not without its disadvantages. Take Josh Duggar, for example. He’ll never work on TV again, and he’s virtually unemployable following the revelation that he molested five young girls , so at least his father’s wheelings and dealings provide Josh with a way to feed his family. But life for the father of five has been a tangle of lawsuits and legal wranglings ever since he was fired from Counting On . Many of Josh’s legal issues stem from his feeling that he’s the “real” victim in his sex crimes. Josh has sued In Touch Weekly for breaking the story, local police for providing documents in accordance with the tabloid’s FOIA request, and just about everyone else who was in any way involved in news of his crimes going public. But these days, Josh also finds himself in court a lot in connection to his shady business dealings. According to court documents obtained by Radar Online, Josh will soon be forced to stand trial in a lawsuit he’d been working to have dismissed. “The above-captioned cause is hereby set for a three-day jury trial beginning on April 27, 2020 at 8:45 a.m., in Room 208 of the Benton County Courthouse, Bentonville, Arkansas,” the document stated. Josh is being sued by a name Carl Echols for buying land from a third party. The only problem is, the land belonged to Echols and was not up for sale. Echols claims Josh knew this and proceeded with the deal anyway. In other words, Josh (allegedly) went full European settler and this poor fella’s property and basically planted a flag while dude wasn’t home. Yeah, you can’t do that — but it’s the sort of behavior that’s reportedly encouraged by the Duggar patriarch. Insiders say Jim Bob is hated by his neighbors , who believe he’s basically trying to take over the small town of Tontitown, Arkansas, as well as its nearest neighbor, Sprindgale. So Josh might have been breaking the law again — but at least this time he made his daddy proud! View Slideshow: Anna Duggar Blasts Josh Haters: We Will NEVER Get Divorced!

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