Month: June 2021

Her Hotties have helped catapult her into stardom and when they’re in need, Megan Thee Stallion will do her best to help wherever she can. The Houston icon has been riding the waves of success over the last few years as her star continues to rise, but on Tuesday (June 15), Megan received the unfortunate news that one of her fans had passed away.

A Twitter user named Selena shared, “Meg we lost a hottie [crying loudly emoji] our best friend passed away unexpectedly.” She was speaking about her friend, Shaniah Scales.

“They absolutely loved you, listening to ur songs was something we did every time we were together,” she continued. “We’re helping their family w funeral costs. We started a gofundme & are halfway there. @theestallion.” Without hesitation, the rapper retweeted the message and asked, “How much do y’all need?”

The person told Megan they still needed $8K, and after being sent a link directing her to the GoFundMe campaign, the “Thot Sh*t” hitmaker immediately donated $8,155. The GoFundMe reached its goal and was closed. 

“Y’all better RIDE for @theestallion if you weren’t already,” Selena later tweeted. “Shaniah is in heaven freaking the f*ck out right now. The realest out there. I’m still in shock. Omg what a blessing. Also for anyone sending us love, I appreciate you. It’s overwhelming im gonna try and get back to u!”

Soon, Selena faced accusations that she was scamming Megan Thee Stallion and her fans out of money, so she returned to defend herself. “Sad I have to even tweet this but I’ve been receiving a lot of messages that apparently we are scamming people,” she said. “I wish my best friend’s death was not real but this is 100% true. We don’t need to involve anyone to try and get money for no reason. Shaniah’s service will be this Sat.”

Check out a few tweets below.

They were once close friends who helped create the empire that is Jackass, but the relationship between Bam Margera and the films’ director is frayed. We’ve previously reported on Margera’s antics that have caused concerns for his friends and co-stars Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O. Margera has reportedly struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, and while his famous friends have stood beside him and encouraged him to seek treatment, Margera’s behaviors have distanced him from the Jackass franchise.

He was all set to appear in the forthcoming Jackass 4 film, but occurrences on set caused the stunt actor to be fired. Then, news broke that Jeff Tremaine, director of the Jackass movies since their inception, filed for a restraining order against Margera after he alleges his former friend sent him death threats.

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The alleged threats not only were tossed Tremaine’s way, but the director claims that Margera also threatened the lives of his wife and children. On Tuesday (June 15), TMZ reported that Tremaine was granted the restraining order he sought and Margera has been ordered to stay “at least 100 yards away from Jeff for the next 3 years.” That goes for Tremaine’s family, as well.

Additionally, Margera isn’t allowed to contact Tremaine or the director’s loved ones during that time. It doesn’t look like the remainder of the Jackass crew will reunite with Margera on the silver screen anytime soon.

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The lines between politics and Hip Hop continue to be blurred as former Trump advisor Roger Stone has come forward to call out 50 Cent. Yesterday (June 14), we reported on the news that Black Mafia Family co-founder Big Meech scored a victory in his case. According to reports, Meech was able to get three years shaved off of his 30-year sentence, meaning that the accused drug trafficker and Rap industry icon could be home as early as 2028.

50 Cent has been slowly sharing information regarding his BMF series on Starz that’s still in development, and upon hearing the news about Meech, Fif took to Instagram to celebrate. “YES [grin emoji] Now you know this BMF show is gonna [bomb emoji][smoke emoji]Blow everything off the f*cking TV, the real sh*t different ! [stoplight emoji] Green Light Gang.”

However, Roger Stone called out 50 Cent in a brief video and mentioned Fif’s alleged money moves with Meech. “50 Cent, I got a beef with you,” said Stone. “You’re crowing about Big Meech getting a lousy three years knocked off his sentence? The fact is his co-conspirators, his brother and another man who has the exact same sentence have already been sprung.”

“You ripped Big Meech off,” he continued. “You got $150 million from Starz to make a movie about his life and you paid him sh*t for his life rights. You’re full of sh*t. Free Big Meech, now.” Fif quickly responded to the accusation by resharing Stone’s video to his Instagram.

“People just looking for attention,clout chasing c*ck suckers come in all different colors shapes and sizes these days,” said 50 Cent. He closed out his caption by promising the BMF is coming soon. Check out this 2021 curveball below.

Are people sleeping on Pretty Ricky’s legacy? There have been several conversations regarding Mt. Rushmore’s, greatest of all time lists, and who-should-face-off-with-whom on Verzuz, and Spectacular believes that his group deserves more respect. The Miami R&B-Hip Hop group burst onto the scene in the early 2000s with their classic hit “Grind With Me,” later making waves with other favorites including “Your Body” and “On The Hotline.”

They even stormed the Millennium Tour stages back in 2019 alongside artists like B2K, Mario, the Ying Yang Twins, and Lloyd. While fans haven’t ceased in expressing love for Pretty Ricky, Spectacular took to Instagram to get a few things off of his chest. “The industry never gave us our flowers,” he began.

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“We were the first to do a whole r&b and rap album,” wrote Spectacular. “We were the first to have three rappers and one singer in a group. We were the first to formate a song with rapping verses, singing hooks with multiple rappers. We were the first to make it cool for guys to eat the box. We were the first to make a girl take their granny panties off and put a thong on. We were the first to put 808 bass on every record. We were the first group to have a #1 album on the r&b and rap charts at the same time for five consecutive weeks. We were the first to make it cool to grind on each other.”

He listed off other arguable firsts, including playing their catalog from front to back without skipping and making lanes for sex-oriented music. “We were the first group that helps you get popping in the bedroom. We were the first group that had you grinding on each other on the floor, chairs, walls, and dance floors at parties and clubs,” he added. “We made it cool to be sexy and express yourself sexually. We got banned from radio stations because our lyrics were too dirty, we paved the way for all new artists making sexual music.”

Regardless of the lack of flowers that Spectacular believes they deserve, he claimed that the group knows their impact. “I haven’t seen another band come close to us yet, respectfully.” Do you agree with Spectacular? Check out his post in full below.

Pioneering the game decades ago for many of today’s hottest female MCs and entertainment personalities, Queen Latifah will be recognized and celebrated at the 2021 BET Awards. She is set to receive the show’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Black music and pop culture.

As part of the show’s “Year of the Black Woman” theme, actress Taraji P. Henson will serve as its host, which is fitting as the pair have crossed paths multiple times throughout their careers. For Queen Latifah, who began her entertainment career as a rapper on her 1989 debut All Hail the Queen, she continues to bolster her hall-of-fame-level career as an actress, currently leading CBS’ crime drama The Equalizer. She’s had a long run in front of the camera, starring in FOX’s Living Single in the 90s and earning a Best Supporting Actress nod at the 2002 Academy Awards for her role in Chicago.

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On the music side, she has sold more than two million records across her seven studio albums, carried by the strength of her gold-selling Black Reign record in 1993. Songs like “U.N.I.T.Y.” capture Latifah’s magnetic presence behind the mic, and while her music career seems to have been put on hold in favor of her acting efforts, she’s among some of the first Black entertainers to prove that their entertainment ability spans across different mediums. 

And Latifah has been recognized as such throughout her career, winning a Grammy award for “U.N.I.T.Y.,” an Emmy award for her HBO film Bessie, a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award for her role in Life Support, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, along with countless other honors. The BET Lifetime Achievement award only adds to Latifah’s impressive and long-form resume of accomplishments within the entertainment industry.

Catch Queen Latifah receiving her Lifetime Achievement award at the 2021 BET Awards on June 27 at 8 p.m. ET. What’s your favorite Queen Latifah album, song, or film? Let us know in the comments below.

Chrissy Teigen made her return to social media after a weeks-long hiatus due to her Courtney Stodden bullying scandal, but that didn’t stop a fashion designer from kicking her while she was down. Project Runway alum Michael Costello claimed that Teigen bullied him after a racist post said to have been from him went viral. He came forward to say that it was fake, even DMing her to clear the air, but she reportedly told him “racist people like you deserve to suffer and die.”

He alleged that the remarks caused him to be suicidal and Teigen had him blacklisted, however, a Black designer named Maxie J shared her story, claiming that Costello called her a “Black n*gger b*tch.” Additionally, singer Leona Lewis took to Instagram to share her encounter with Costello, saying that he humiliated her back in 2014 at a show.

After sharing that she’s “dealt with years of insecurity” from Costello and his team, Lewis said it was time for her to come forward. She participated in a fashion show for charity and Costello was assigned to be her designer. She was a fan of his work but while be fitted, the singer said, “I was made to feel very awkward and uncomfortable as the dress was a sample size and he/his team clearly did not want to alter it to fit me.”

“At the next fitting, the night before the show, with no explanation at all, Michael refused to turn up,” she added. “He no longer wanted to dress me and he abandoned his commitments to me and the show,” adding, “I was so embarrassed and deeply hurt. Because I didn’t look like a model size, I was not permitted to walk in his dress.” She said she sat in the audience and handled press questions about why she wasn’t participating.

Costello refuted her claims, telling TMZ that he’s a fan of Lewis’s and he’s reached out to her. As that has been brewing, makeup artist Jordan Liberty has also come forward to speak up against Costello, accusing the designer of sexual harassment. Check out a few posts below.

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