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Azealia Banks Tweets Cardi B Is A “Bird-Brained Scum Bucket”

Source: Chelsea Lauren / Getty Like clock-work, Azealia Banks ’ interviews and social media posts are making as much noise as her music. After Banks’ comments on The Breakfast Club about Cardi B being “illiterate” went viral, the “212” MC used her @cheapyxo  Twitter account (Banks’ OG account was deactivated) to further clairify what she meant. This is an example of how some racially ambiguous Latina women TRULY view black women who call them out on their privilege. They act like they’re better than or above them. It’s clear that Cardi is unaware of how privileged she is. pic.twitter.com/EIbGGPzAhL — Ooh La La Stan (@LuxxxSOClAL) May 12, 2018 Cardi responded to Banks’ Breakfast Club interview with a subliminal tweet and an Instagram comment, typing, “I’m from the hood, I speak how I speak,” and “I don’t want to change my ways because I’m famous, that’s why I just mind my business. This is coming from a woman that bleached her skin, but want to be an advocate.” Saturday, Banks said Cardi’s response proved her original point: “I always speak with intuition. I went to school with a million carbi d’s. I sat in the chair at the Dominican Hair salon and learned a lot of Spanish from listening to the hair dressers make fun of me and my mother’s hair while they assumed I couldn’t understand what they said.” Banks continued: ”So because I point out that you get away with being the typical caricature of a black woman that society says is wrong … and you respond by calling me unattractive and bringing up skin bleaching to basically make fun of me for not being light skinned?” She added: “Carbi is really a bird brain. LOL… She really doesn’t have the vernacular to engage in any discussion about black womens culture, music or hiphop at all lol. She’s really a hood booger wow “ While Banks failed to acknowledge that English was not the first language in Cardi’s home growing up, she made valid points about how saying “I’m from the hood,” should never excuse ignorance. Banks wrote, “I ALSO come from the hood. So does nicki Minaj… Lol the hood is a beautiful place full of loads of creative , smart , and talented people… you’re illiterate because you are lazy, not because you are from the hood.” Azealia emphasized that Cardi is a stereotypical portrayal of Black women in America. “Especially when you are a full on stereotype. You’re illiterate, you’re baby mama 4/5 to man who has women crawling out of the woodworks with kids, videos of your nigga fucking other women… you’re a real life episode of Maury sis….” Banks even called Cardi a weapon against Black women. “And for as far as black womens culture and music has moved in the past two years… the fact that your overall statistic-ness is being merited as success is a clear indication that the suits backing you are using you as a weapon against black womens consciousness and culture.” She explained that Cardi was “ultimately promoting things that send Black Women to jail. It’s no secret that Hip-Hop has been used to entice black youth into activities that send them to jail. no secret that record execs purposely invest heavily in artists that will advertise the prison-industrial-complex.” Read all the tweets below. I always speak with intuition. I went to school with a million carbi d’s. I sat in the chair at the Dominican Hair salon and learned a lot of Spanish from listening to the hair dressers make fun of me and my mother’s hair while they assumed I couldn’t understand what they said. https://t.co/8jF6STlnKq — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 So because I point out that you get away with being the typical caricature of a black woman that society says is wrong … and you respond by calling me unattractive and bringing up skin bleaching to basically make fun of me for not being light skinned? — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 Carbi is really a bird brain. LOL — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 She really doesn’t have the vernacular to engage in any discussion about black womens culture, music or hiphop at all lol. She’s really a hood booger wow — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 Plus.. I ALSO come from the hood. So does nicki Minaj… Lol the hood is a beautiful place full of loads of creative , smart , and talented people… you’re illiterate because you are lazy, not because you are from the hood. — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 Especially when you are a full on stereotype. You’re illiterate, you’re baby mama 4/5 to man who has women crawling out of the woodworks with kids, videos of your nigga fucking other women… you’re a real life episode of Maury sis…. — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 And for as far as black womens culture and music has moved in the past two years… the fact that your overall statistic-ness is being merited as success is a clear indication that the suits backing you are using you as a weapon against black womens consciousness and culture. — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 And for as far as black womens culture and music has moved in the past two years… the fact that your overall statistic-ness is being merited as success is a clear indication that the suits backing you are using you as a weapon against black womens consciousness and culture. — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 Those suits are trying to redirect black womens narrative by inserting you. Black women were discussing self-Love, entrepreneurship, politics and feminism … then In you come promoting gang culture, unprotected sex, illiteracy, and fighting.. — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 Ultimately promoting things that send Black Women to jail. It’s no secret that Hip-Hop has been used to entice black youth into activities that send them to jail. no secret that record execs purposely invest heavily in artists that will advertise the prison-industrial-complex — CHEAPY XO (@cheapyxo) May 12, 2018 Hit the jump to read why Banks says many listeners will never have enough in their intellectual budget to afford a diamond like her.

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Voice For The Job: Chance The Rapper Will Be Joining The Cast Of ‘Trolls 2’

Source: Gary Miller / Getty This is gonna be dope! Chance the Rapper  is set to join the already star-studded cast of DreamWorks’  Trolls 2 , which is the sequel to the 2016 animated film.  Sam Rockwell  has also been announced as joining the ensemble of the original film’s stars  Justin Timberlake , James Corden , and Anna Kendrick , according to reports from  Deadline . The original animated film grossed $346.8M worldwide, and not only that, but it also earned Justin Timberlake an Oscar nominated for his track “Can’t Stop The Feeling.” We can probably expect this sequel to be just as successful, and it is set to debut in theaters sometime in the Spring of 2020. In addition to voicing one of the film’s characters, Chance will also be recording brand new songs for the soundtrack. Chris deFaria, president of DreamWorks Animation Film Group said about the additions, “We are thrilled to have these talented artists join the cast of ‘ Trolls 2 .’ This film, like the first, gives our cast an opportunity to show their performance range—integrating comedy, adventure, and emotion with centerpiece musical numbers that resonate with fans across the globe,” according to  Variety . He continued on saying, “This second film will be every bit as unique in design, and we can’t wait for audiences to experience the adventurous journey our filmmakers are taking Poppy, Branch, and all of the Trolls on next.” The sequel tells the story of a mysterious threat that puts Trolls across the land in danger. In response to this threat, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must go on an epic quest through unfamiliar lands to create harmony among the feuding Trolls and “unite them against certain doom.” This will be an exciting adventure for the rapper, as this is set to be Chance’s first feature-length voice acting role.

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Will Smith Explains How He Was Dead Broke Before ‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’

Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty People always say, sometimes you have to hit rock bottom before you make it to the top. Things were no different for Will Smith , and he almost missed his opportunity to be apart of a groundbreaking show. Peep Will’s hilarious retelling of how he got booked on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  below . It involves a drunk Quincy Jones and all!

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Here’s What You Missed At This Year’s Broccoli City Festival

Source: Live Nation / Broccoli City It was pure Black Excellence at Broccoli City 2018 in Washington, DC. Music enthusiasts from all over came out to see Miguel, Cardi B, H.E.R,  Migos, Daniel Ceasar and more. Check out what they had to say about the festivities below.  

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Register To Win Tickets To See Deadpool 2

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OMG: Watching Justin Timberlake’s ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’ Without Music Is Hilarious

Source: Jerod Harris / Getty The Internet never ceases to take things to another level, especially in the category of random. One YouTuber, Jon Howan , repped random to the fullest when he decided to take the music out of Justin Timberlake ‘s “Can’t Stop The Feeling” music video. The results were equally bizarre and hilarious. Check it out for yourself below!      

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IMx: Pikachu Was Supposed To Evolve Into This Beastly Critter

Source: TORU YAMANAKA / Getty Here goes some immature nostalgia. According to this interview with veteran Pokémon graphic artist  Atsuko Nishida , The game’s creators originally had very different plans for everyone’s favorite electric rodent. First, Nishida revealed that he designed the original Pikachu after a squirrel he wished he could keep as a pet. He says he tried to hide Pikachu at first, making him a rare breed because he “didn’t want to let other people touch Pikachu as much as possible” That’s understandable, but here’s what has Poke-stans going wild: initially, the evolution of Pikachu was supposed to be Pikachu > > > Raichu > > > Gorochu. According to Nishida, Gorochu had “fangs and two horns” but the development team removed the character to “maintain game balance” — whatever that means. Atsuko Nishida (graphic artist who's helped design several Pokemon and key characters) revealed in an interview w/Yomiuri Shimbun that Pikachu was, at the beginning, designed after a squirrel she wanted to keep as a pet https://t.co/bi6AXE2Fgx pic.twitter.com/os7BRh0mpo — Eimi Yamamitsu | 山光瑛美 (@eimiyamamitsu) May 2, 2018 omg this interview is the best: in the game series, the game planner “hid” Pikachu (making it a rare pokemon) because he loved it so much he “didn't want to let other people touch Pikachu as much as possible” — Eimi Yamamitsu | 山光瑛美 (@eimiyamamitsu) May 2, 2018 also revealed in the interview: initially, the evolution of Pikachu was supposed to be Pikachu→Raichu→Gorochu (wonder what it would've been named in other languages!!). Gorochu had “fangs and two horns” but the development team had to take it out to maintain game balance — Eimi Yamamitsu | 山光瑛美 (@eimiyamamitsu) May 2, 2018 Obviously, this is big news to those still fielding to “catch ‘em all.” apparently pikachu was supposed to have a third evolution called gorochu?!?! WTF… IT WAS GOING TO HAVE HORNS AND FANGS… ART WORK OF IT HAS NEVER COME OUT THO… SHOW ME. GOROCHU… YOU COWARDS — pudding☆wife (@lusamine) May 5, 2018 Super-stan @lusamine almost lost it when she heard the news. She demanded her followers create visual versions of this forgotten Pokémon immediately in a caps-lock-laden message. ”Apparently pikachu was supposed to have a third evolution called gorochu?!?!,” she typed frantically. “WTF… IT WAS GOING TO HAVE HORNS AND FANGS… ART WORK OF IT HAS NEVER COME OUT THO… SHOW ME. GOROCHU… YOU COWARDS.” Lo and behold, the tweets responded to her to demands. Flip the page to see some fan art renderings of what Pika’s future self “Gorochu” would look like if he didn’t get scrapped at the drawing board.

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IMx: Pikachu Was Supposed To Evolve Into This Beastly Critter

Source: TORU YAMANAKA / Getty Here goes some immature nostalgia. According to this interview with veteran Pokémon graphic artist  Atsuko Nishida , The game’s creators originally had very different plans for everyone’s favorite electric rodent. First, Nishida revealed that he designed the original Pikachu after a squirrel he wished he could keep as a pet. He says he tried to hide Pikachu at first, making him a rare breed because he “didn’t want to let other people touch Pikachu as much as possible” That’s understandable, but here’s what has Poke-stans going wild: initially, the evolution of Pikachu was supposed to be Pikachu > > > Raichu > > > Gorochu. According to Nishida, Gorochu had “fangs and two horns” but the development team removed the character to “maintain game balance” — whatever that means. Atsuko Nishida (graphic artist who's helped design several Pokemon and key characters) revealed in an interview w/Yomiuri Shimbun that Pikachu was, at the beginning, designed after a squirrel she wanted to keep as a pet https://t.co/bi6AXE2Fgx pic.twitter.com/os7BRh0mpo — Eimi Yamamitsu | 山光瑛美 (@eimiyamamitsu) May 2, 2018 omg this interview is the best: in the game series, the game planner “hid” Pikachu (making it a rare pokemon) because he loved it so much he “didn't want to let other people touch Pikachu as much as possible” — Eimi Yamamitsu | 山光瑛美 (@eimiyamamitsu) May 2, 2018 also revealed in the interview: initially, the evolution of Pikachu was supposed to be Pikachu→Raichu→Gorochu (wonder what it would've been named in other languages!!). Gorochu had “fangs and two horns” but the development team had to take it out to maintain game balance — Eimi Yamamitsu | 山光瑛美 (@eimiyamamitsu) May 2, 2018 Obviously, this is big news to those still fielding to “catch ‘em all.” apparently pikachu was supposed to have a third evolution called gorochu?!?! WTF… IT WAS GOING TO HAVE HORNS AND FANGS… ART WORK OF IT HAS NEVER COME OUT THO… SHOW ME. GOROCHU… YOU COWARDS — pudding☆wife (@lusamine) May 5, 2018 Super-stan @lusamine almost lost it when she heard the news. She demanded her followers create visual versions of this forgotten Pokémon immediately in a caps-lock-laden message. ”Apparently pikachu was supposed to have a third evolution called gorochu?!?!,” she typed frantically. “WTF… IT WAS GOING TO HAVE HORNS AND FANGS… ART WORK OF IT HAS NEVER COME OUT THO… SHOW ME. GOROCHU… YOU COWARDS.” Lo and behold, the tweets responded to her to demands. Flip the page to see some fan art renderings of what Pika’s future self “Gorochu” would look like if he didn’t get scrapped at the drawing board.

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Kevin Hart’s Friend Accused Of Extorting Him

Source: Jim Spellman / Getty If you ever wondering who was extorting Kevin Har t, we now know who was the culprit. According to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, it was his friend of 15 years  Jonathan Todd Jackson.  Apparently, he was charged with one count of attempted extortion and one count of extortion by threatening letter on Wednesday. Jackson is reportedly being accused of gaining access to small parts in a couple of Hart’s films.  If convicted, he  faces up to four years in county jail for his crimes. Prosecutors are recommending that Todd’s bail be set at $100,000,  CNN noted . “Jackson allegedly had a videotape of the actor with a woman in Las Vegas and then is accused of trying to sell the recording to numerous celebrity news websites, prosecutors said.   The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that Jonathan Todd Jackson, who is also known as Action Jackson, was arrested and charged with one count each of felony attempted extortion and extortion by threatening letter.   Given that Hart had no idea who was behind the scheme, he was clearly shocked that his inner circle was behind the betrayal of betraying his wife Eniko Parish .   Mind blown…Hurt…at a lost for words and simply in complete disbelief at the moment. WOW — Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) May 2, 2018 While it was believed that the mistress, Montia Sabbag, was the one who was extorting him, this news exorernates her.  Lisa Bloom, who is Sabbag’s lawyer, tweeted that that she is “delighted” that her client has been vindicated.  “Montia and I are delighted that the alleged extortionist is being brought to justice,” Bloom wrote. “As a crime victim in this case, Montia has fully cooperated with the police since the beginning.” I represent Montia Sabag, the woman in the video. Montia and I are delighted that the alleged extortionist is being brought to justice. As a crime victim in this case, Montia has fully cooperated with the police since the beginning. https://t.co/1kq3FpWduQ — Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) May 2, 2018 As we previously reported , last fall Hart took to social media  to  “publicly and profusely” say “sorry” to wife  Eniko Parrish  and his kids,  Heaven Hart  and  Hendix Hart  from a previous marriage, for past his “bad error in judgement .” It’s always the ones you think you can trust. RELATED NEWS: Kevin Hart Roasted Over Old Tweet About Dark-Skinned Women Trailer Arrives For Kevin Hart + Tiffany Haddish Comedy, ‘Night School’ A Drunk Kevin Hart Tried And  Failed To Climb Up On The Philadelphia Eagles’ Championship Platform [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”2854841″ overlay=”true”]

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Jaden Smith Explains How He Rarely Writes Down Raps & How ‘Icon’ Almost Wasn’t A Hit

Source: NBC / Getty There’s no denying Jaden Smith has carved a space for himself in the rap world recently. His song “Icon” alone has been parodied , remixed and played around the world. Well you might be surprised to know that the song almost wasn’t going to be a single. Jaden went on Jimmy Fallon to explain how a disaster led to the track’s release. He also gave some insight to his freestyle writing approach. Check it all out below!

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