newhiphopnews

A Bad Girls Club alum is accusing Rubi Rose of keeping items that don’t belong to her. Often, stylists will partner with designers or stores to pull clothing for their celebrity clients. The items are worn on red carpets, in music videos, for photoshoots, during concerts, and more, and later the clothing is returned to its origins and everyone received a bit of publicity.

Bad Girls Club star JeLaminah Lanier claims that is exactly what happened with Rubi Rose and she publicly called out the rapper for not returning her Normal Culture clothing items. However, Rubi Rose doesn’t think this is her problem.

“Ok so I let a stylist friend of mine pull looks for @RubixxRose from my showroom. This was at the end of February, I keep asking for my stuff back and I’m getting the runaround and I don’t appreciate it,” JeLaminah wrote. “This girl even performed in my outfit. Never said thank you or acknowledged. Never acknowledged my brand. @RubixxRose I want my stuff back and I want it back today. You live in DTLA just like I do. On the same street to be exact. Run me my Normal Culture stuff. I’m tired of asking and practically begging at this point.”

“What’s sad is that I actually liked @RubixxRose. Very cute girl. But [in] this life have to do right or their will be consequences. At the very least when you performed, you coulda tagged my brand then. I wouldn’t have cared about when the other stuff was given back.” The rapper was made aware of JeLaminah’s complaint and commented that she’s not responsible.

“I don’t know shorty or her brand. Thank you for the clothes. You should talk to @thatssokhalil , I have nothing to do with that. I charge for promo, there must have been a mishap,” Rose responded. Check out the tweets below and let us know who you think is at fault.

Like many others, Lizzo has been celebrating her birthday for what seems like weeks. The pop star has shared sneak peeks into her celebrations that have had Lizzo traveling around the globe, enjoying the sun and sand with her loved ones. She recently uploaded her unedited nude selfie before photos of her night out with SZA and Kehlani surfaced online. Later, Lizzo posted pictures and videos from her oceanfront birthday vacation and the singer took time to reflect on her growth within the past year.

“This has been the best birthday of all time. I love giving, and it’s so hard for me to receive,” she wrote on Instagram.

Frazer Harrison / Staff / Getty Images

“This year I finally accepted the love people have been waiting to give back to me,” Lizzo added. “I know it’s not easy, but I *implore* you to allow yourself to be loved. The whole world is waiting to give you everything you deserve—you just have to open your arms. Thank you to my friends and family and loved ones, you are all my soulmates I’m so glad to have you. The best days of your life you don’t get twice— so let’s make more!”

SZA jumped in Lizzo’s comments to let her know she’s loved and missed. Some have suggested that Lizzo has a mystery man based on some of the images she shared, but the singer hasn’t confirmed or denied the rumors. Check out all of Lizzo’s photos from her envy-worthy vacation below.

He’s preparing for his performance on Saturday Night Live, but first, Lil Nas Xenjoying the limelight of his Entertainment Weekly feature. The singer has been a controversial hot topic after releasing his “Montero” single back in March. The song itself ruffled feathers for the more conservative audience as it references gay sex, but it was the music video that sent people over the edge.

The religious imagery and devil lapdances were intended to call forth the public’s hypocrisies, but there was such a movement against the single that Lil Nas X had to recall his “Satan Shoes” and “Montero” was pulled from streaming services. Nas X previously shared that he’d been waiting nine months to release “Montero,” and he recently told EW that he did have concerns about his heterosexual fanbase.

“At first I was really afraid of alienating any of my straight fans,” he said. “But then it was kind of like, if they feel offended, they were never really here for me. They were here for whatever version of myself they made up in their head.” The “Old Town Road” artist also spoke about his trolls, noting that when he was first gaining attention, he didn’t have time for negativity. However, he’s learned to have fun with it.

“When I first got famous, I would block everybody,” said Nas X. “But now it’s like, okay, cool. For me, I would rather somebody hate the s— out of me when they’re talking about me rather than not say anything at all, because that’s giving more power to my name… I’m very much a chaotic, good person. I almost never want to start shooting at somebody who didn’t bring it to my doorstep, you know?”

Frazer Harrison / Staff / Getty Images

“But I kind of live for when somebody tries to get me and I’m ready to throw it back at them tenfold,” he added. “Do I feel bad about it sometimes? Every now and then, but I feel less bad knowing that I didn’t start it. I try to never throw stones, but if somebody throws one at me, I’m throwing an entire house.”

Check out a clip from Lil Nas X’s feature with Entertainment Weekly below.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Entertainment Weekly (@entertainmentweekly)

[via]

In 2017, three teen boys in Wisconsin were reportedly doing a bit of joyriding. Reports state that they were reaching speeds upwards of 123 miles per hour, and as the driver pushed the car to go faster, a passenger opened the Snapchat app to record the speed. At the time, Snapchat had a filter that captured speeds in real-time, and NPR reports that the teens raced down a “long, cornfield-lined road” with the hopes of their video going viral.

Instead, the 17-year-old in the driver’s seat lost control of the vehicle and the car crashed into a tree killing all three. The families of the victims have been battling it out in court with Snapchat because they believe that the app should be held partially responsible for the teens’ deaths. The parents sued Snap, Inc., alleging that the filter encouraged people to engage in reckless behaviors.

Drew Angerer / Staff / Getty Images

Tech companies have been able to dodge lawsuits such as these under Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act that grants them immunity. Companies aren’t held responsible for what people post online that could cause them harm, but a three-judge panel ruled that Section 230 doesn’t apply because the case isn’t highlighting what was posted, but the design of the app and the filter, itself.

“Snap indisputably designed Snapchat’s reward system and Speed Filter and made those aspects of Snapchat available to users through the Internet,” Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw reportedly stated. “This type of claim rests on the premise that manufacturers have a ‘duty to exercise due care in supplying products that do not present unreasonable risk of injury or harm to the public.'”

“It’s a triumphant day to see that an Internet company can be held responsible for products that are defectively designed,” said victims rights lawyer Carrie Goldberg. “The biggest hurdle in personal injury law is getting in front of a jury, and this could lead to that situation for multi-billion-dollar technology companies.”

Do you think Snapchat should be held partially responsible for the deaths of the teens?

[via][via]

Twenty-four hours after announcing that she’s expecting Baby No. 2, Erica Mena is addressing the negativity she’s been receiving online. The Love & Hip Hop star is used to taking hits on social media and having people weigh in with their opinions regarding her marriage to Safaree Samuels, but every so often she hops on her Instagram Story to speak directly to her critics. 

Mena stated that she’s been in a “relaxing and peaceful” space, but she was surprised at how many people left hateful comments about her pregnancy and marriage.

“Granted, there’s been mistakes made, immaturely, but a marriage is a marriage,” she said of her relationship with Safaree. “And unfortunately, there’s been mishaps. In any marriage, sh*t happens. When you’re in the public eye, my husband and I have both realized that things should be kept in. But outside of that, we’re talking about a blessing here but you guys are trying to be so negative and nasty about it that it really makes me pray. Like, you guys are such nasty and disgusting souls.”

She added that there are people who call her relationship “toxic” but when Mena visits her critics’ pages, they’re no better. “Half of you guys can’t keep a man let alone get married,” she added. “Vice versa for the men. How dare you? If you don’t have nothing nice to say, just keep it moving. We’re talking about life, here. Life is short and you guys are trying to find something disgusting to say about new life?”

Swipe below to watch Erica Mena address her critics in full below.