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SZA’s Curves Capture Fans’ Attention As She Thirst Traps & Listens To Ashanti
It took over five years for SZA to deliver the follow-up to her debut Ctrl album earlier this winter. Still, fans aren’t holding it against her. In fact, they’re so happy to have new music from the “Drew Barrymore” hitmaker that they’ve helped her beat numerous records and add more RIAA certifications under her belt. The music is obviously a huge reason why people love her. However, SZA’s thirst traps also play a key role in keeping her audience intrigued.
Earlier this week, the 33-year-old couldn’t help but flaunt her thick figure on social media. Wearing a light brown catsuit complete with plenty of cutouts in the top half, SZA gave viewers of her Instagram Story a nearly 360-degree look at her body. As the clip begins, she stands to the side, making her pert booty the focal point.
The Missouri native soundtracked her thirst trap to Ashanti’s “Movies,” showing love to one of the many great female artists to come before her. As the song continues, SZA turns to give the camera a view from the front. She zooms in and out on her hourglass figure. A huge smile spreads across her face as her sparkle-clad outfit magically reflects in the light.
The R&B diva’s body was a hot topic as fans (and haters) spent years debating whether she went under the knife. On her sophomore album, SZA cleared up the rumours. At the time, she confirmed to the world that she previously went through with a BBL. The project’s opener finds her braggadociously rhyming, “So classic, that ass so fat / It look natural, it’s not.”
Her thirst traps have certainly been known to capture the world’s attention. Of course, that doesn’t mean SZA’s musical career is any less impressive. Her latest album, SOS, has officially been certified Platinum by the RIAA just a few months after its arrival. She’s clearly hit her stride while working with TDE, but as it turns out, the singer had aspirations of joining Odd Future before becoming a part of Punch’s label.
“Quiet as it’s kept, I wanted to be with [them],” she said of Tyler, The Creator’s collective. “I felt more like a Christian Clancy girl,” the songstress added of the artist’s manager. Read everything SZA had to say about almost working with Odd Future here, and check back later for more pop culture news updates.
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Ashanti’s Bikini Body Is On Full Display In New “Bahama Mama” Thirst Traps
Some R&B starlets, like Chloe Bailey, chose to launch their first sultry snapshots of the year in the first few days of January. Others, like Ashanti, made their followers wait a few weeks before showing off their bikini-clad bodies for the ‘gram.
Earlier this week, the 42-year-old revealed via social media that she’s on the vacation of a lifetime. “Started 2023 off with a bang!!!” she previously wrote in the caption of her commemorative video/photo dump. “Super blessed. Super grateful. All positive ENERGY all year, let’s goooooo!!!”
On Wednesday (January 25), Ashanti’s vacation content markedly continued. This time it became more salacious as her oiled-up, toned figure posed in a blue printed bikini. “Bahama Mama,” she wrote in the description, referencing the location of her luxurious trip.
As if that didn’t already have her fans obviously drooling, on Thursday (January 26), the New York native kept the thirst traps coming in hot and heavy. “Heavy on the gratefulness,” was the message she shared with today’s uploads.
Throughout the collection of images, Ashanti soaks up the sun on a lounge chair outside. She also strikes various poses in her bikini, making sure the photographer catches all of her best angles.
Several friends have already been gassing her up in the comments. “Vacation queen baby,” Tamar Braxton praised the black-haired beauty. Trina, Slim Thug, Vivica A Fox, and Jeremih also gave the “Foolish” singer (and her body) their flowers.
Besides tantalizing the masses with her thirst traps, Ashanti has also been speaking out about some injustices within the music industry lately. Specifically, she’s shared her thoughts on the sexual harassment that takes place, stating that other artists wouldn’t be able to tolerate the things she has throughout her career.
Read everything the vocalist had to say late last year here, and check back later for more pop culture news updates.
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Yung Joc Says It’s “Very Common” For Men & Women To Have Sex For Beats
There have been plenty of rumors floating about what goes down in the studio, and Yung Joc is giving some insight. The Rap icon sat down for another extensive interview with VladTV, and during the chat, Ashanti’s recent story about a run-in with a producer was a topic of conversation. Last month, the singer went viral following comments she made about a predatory producer.
While on The Breakfast Club, Ashanti shared her tale. “We did two records together. He was like, ‘Okay, I’m not gonna charge you, you know you my homie,’” she said. “When it came time to put it on the album, he was like, ‘Well, let’s take a shower together.’”
Read More: Ashanti Claims Predatory Producer Demanded Sex
Ashanti didn’t name names and noted that after a few people contacted the producer on her behalf, he made things right. Joc wanted to know if she was referring to Irv Gotti. After it was confirmed that he wasn’t the man in question, the rapper suggested all anyone needed to do was look at Ashanti’s catalog to match the year with her releases.
DJ Akademiks was also mentioned because he publicly criticized Ashanti for allegedly not helping other women by sharing the producer’s name.
“Everybody’s not messy,” said Joc of Akademiks’s call out.
“When people are disgruntled or no longer in your circle, that’s what they do. They expose your hand, or they’ll put stuff out there on you. They’ll weaponize whatever they know, secrets against you,” he continued.
Read More: Akademiks Slams Ashanti For Not Naming Predatory Producer
Elsewhere, Joc said it’s “very common” for people to have sex “for beats.”
“A lotta women be like…men too! Let’s be for real,” the rapper added. “Men, too!… Oh, so, you think just ’cause they men? You gon’ play that naive? It’s male producers out here that will do something, probably, I’m sure.”
This one should open up a can of worms. Check out what else Yung Joc had to say about the subject above.
Ashanti Would Collab With Nelly Again
Almost ten years after they ended their relationship, Ashanti and Nelly are still commanding attention. The pair began dating back in 2003 and were together for about a decade before calling it quits. After taking the industry by storm as the “it” couple of Hip Hop and R&B, the hitmakers parted ways and continued to have successful careers independent of one another.
Recently, the former couple reunited on stage, furthering gossip about a rekindled romance. While it doesn’t look like that is the case, Ashanti is open to collaborating with Nelly once again.
Read More: Ashanti Reacts To Possibility Of Getting Back Together With Nelly
In a new interview with The New Norm with Selena Hill, Ashanti spoke about linking up musically with her ex.
“The majority of the questions I’ve been getting lately are, ‘Oh, are y’all getting back together?’” said the singer. “But releasing music together? The one thing that I can say is that we’re both very business savvy. So, if something is presenting itself as an opportunity to get money, we’re probably both gonna be with it.”
“I don’t know if we’re gonna go to the studio or anything together,” Ashanti added. “But what I will say is, again, we’re both very business savvy. If an opportunity presents itself to make a record and get to the bag, we’re probably gonna be all in.”
Read More: Nelly & Ashanti Shake The Internet With Intimate Performance
After reuniting for the first time in years on Verzuz, Ashanti and Nelly have popped up together—on stage, that is. Their flirtatious performances have caused fans to speculate about a romantic reunion, but it looks like they’re all about their business.
Check out the clip of Ashanti speaking on Nelly above. Let us know if you’d like to see them collaborate once again.
Ashanti Is A “Beautiful Black Woman,” Kevin Hunter Says After “Weight Gain” Post
Ashanti’s figure has been the talk of the town this month, especially after she posted a bikini-clad thirst trap to keep the masses warm this winter. Most recently, it was Wendy Williams’ ex, Kevin Hunter, who had some things to say about the R&B vocalist and her bodacious body.
Over the weekend, the former television executive reposted a throwback photo of the Murder Inc. artist on his Story. In the obviously dated image, she wears a big smile on her face, huge gold hoops, a pink graphic tee, and skinny jeans. Seeing as she’s much younger in the photo, her shape looks noticeably different compared to now.
According to Hunter, this can only mean one thing – that she underwent plastic surgery. “Ion know… That’s alotta weight gain since 2007,” he wrote in his post. “No hate queen, but BODY DONE???”
Ashanti’s fans lashed out at the father of one with a quickness. “Job Kevin… Get a job,” one person wrote in @theshaderoom’s comments. “It’s been a lot of cheating since 2007 too, but what do I know,” someone else added, bringing light to the OG hater’s own flaws.
“As a man, why were you even worried about it?” yet another person pressed him. “If you expect someone from 2007 to look the same in 2022 I question your level of intelligence,” one last comment reads.
After getting wind of his critics’ thoughts, Hunter had more to say. “Look I think @ashanti is a BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN!” he began.
“I have posted a NUMBER of positive posts that no one ever runs with. In this day and time, it’s not uncommon for people to have surgery… My question was for my page. I’m not a blogger nor am I trying to be or disrespect her in any way.”
Hunter says he “salutes” Ashanti and her “natural assets.” He added, “[I] was merely posing a question,” before going on to praise “all her accomplishments.”
“Errbody CALM DOWN,” the 50-year-old ended his rant.
Do you think Kevin Hunter is out of pocket for his question about Ashanti? Let us know below, and check back later for more pop culture news updates.
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Ashanti Saw The Comments About Her Grinding On Nelly And Clarified Whether They’ll Get Back Together
Ashanti’s past has steadily resurfaced in the news cycle since August when a disgruntled Irv Gotti appeared on Drink Champs and drudged up private details about their early-2000s relationship, including how he found out Ashanti was dating Nelly in 2003. Ashanti fired back at Gotti in her verse for Diddy’s “Gotta Move On” remix in October, and later in the month, she alleged that Gotti had emotionally manipulated her.
However, this month, people are more interested in where Ashanti stands with Nelly. The exes were headliners at Power 98.3 & 96.1’s Under The Mistletoe concert in Glendale, Arizona on December 4. They performed their 2008 track “Body On Me,” and Ashanti sparked rumors by grinding on Nelly.
Nelly and Ashanti putting that old chemistry to use performing their track “Body On Me” last night
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— Glock Topickz (@Glock_Topickz) December 5, 2022
Look at my ship Nelly and Ashanti
Get back together already
i’m smiling as hard as Nelly watching this
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— Ioana Ioana (@BabyM07) December 5, 2022
Nelly & Ashanti’s steamy performance has fans calling for them to to get back together
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— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) December 6, 2022
Ashanti appeared on last night’s (December 13) Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen and was asked for her reaction to the comments about her grinding on Nelly, especially one fan commenting that they should “follow in J. Lo and Ben’s footsteps.”
Ashanti laughed and said, “Oh my gosh. I saw a lot of comments. I mean, my reaction was, wow. It was a lot of comments and a lot of people wanting that. What I will say is we’re in a better place. … We’re cool now. We had some conversations. So, it’s cool.”
When Cohen pressed on whether she’d get back together with Nelly, Ashanti didn’t give a straight answer and again laughed off the question. So, there’s hope?
In March 2015, Ashanti said that she’d “been betrayed” during a discussion on The Meredith Vieira Show about the end of her 10-year relationship with Nelly. “Again, you just have to grow. You have to grow up and accept responsibilities for the things that you do,” she said (as noted by US Weekly). “I’m not a big fan of people being cowards. I think it’s really important to know yourself and understand what you want and get it. I’m in a different place right now.”
Watch Ashanti on WWHL above, and more clips below.
Ashanti Reacts To Possibility Of Getting Back Together With Nelly
Could Ashanti and Nelly be getting back together? Earlier this month, the former celebrity couple were sparking rumors of a potential reunion.
It all started when the pair appeared on stage together while at Power 98.3 and Power 96.1‘s “Under The Mistletoe” concert.
An intimate performance of their collaborative 2008 hit, “Body On Me” set social media ablaze. Some fans began expressing their hope for the duo to rekindle their love.
During a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, she confirmed that she’s been seeing all the comments. Of course, the late night TV host went on to ask the “Foolish” singer about the possibility after a pair of fans brought the topic up while appearing virtually.
“I saw a lot of comments. I mean, my reaction was, ‘wow!’ It was a lot of comments and people wanting that. What I will say is we’re in a better place. We’re cool now. We had some conversations, so it’s cool” she insists.
After Cohen blatantly asks if the reunion will happen, Ashanti chokes on her words. However, it seems as though it at least won’t be happening now. The power couple spent over a decade together before eventually calling it quits in 2014.
In other recent news, Nelly has been receiving backlash for some old videos resurfacing online.
In a number of clips, the Country Grammar artist is seen singing inappropriately to evidently underage girls. Furthermore, he’s also seen grabbing the hair of two underage fans in two separate videos.
In one of the videos, the 48-year-old even attempts to hold the young girl’s hand. Obviously, this is met with uncertainty and visual discomfort. It’s still unclear as to why these videos just recently began to circulate on social media.
Do you think the former couple will ever put their differences aside and get back together? Comment your thoughts down below and stay tuned to HNHH for the latest pop culture updates.