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Kamala Harris Roasts Donald Trump During BET Awards Interview With Fat Joe

October 16, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Fat Joe served as the host of the 2024 BET Awards. The veteran rapper did his thing in a series of segments and presentations. The most surprising segment of the night, however, was pre-recorded. BET aired a two minute interview in which Kamala Harris talked about various policies and issues. Fat Joe and Too Short were among the people in attendance. Harris gave her two cents regarding the importance of voting, but nobody expected her to attack her opponent, Donald Trump, so bluntly.

Harris told Fat Joe and company that Trump’s “Project 2025” initiative would be detrimental to middle class families. She urged voters to Google the initiative and do their own research before casting a vote for the former President. “It would do things like eliminate overtime pay,” Kamala Harris noted. “It would get rid of the Department of Education, including Head Start. [It’d] do the work of trying to destroy our democracy and really work against middle-class folks.” She insisted that voters do what is best for the country, instead of what she alleges is best for Trump.

Kamala Harris Claimed That Her Opponent Is ‘Weak’

“You should never let anyone silence you,” Kamala Harris added. “Because when you vote you have the ability to determine the future of our country.” The real dig came at the end of the interview, however. As Fat Joe sat to her right, the Vice President tore down Trump’s character. “This is a man who’ll posture like, ‘Hey, support me because I’m tough and strong,’” she asserted. “But he’s weak.” It was not what most BET Awards viewers were expecting, but it was definitely one of the show’s most notable bits.

Fat Joe made his political allegiance to Kamala Harris clear during the broadcast. The Terror Squad star brought in Las Vegas Congressman Steven Horsford to help him advocate for the importance of voting. Horsford told hip hop fans to celebrate and preserve the culture by casting their vote for Harris. Fat Joe also made a few political statements during the award show. “Look, y’all know we aren’t supposed to talk politics at the party but vote,” he told viewers. He threw shots of his own at Trump, as well. He praised Kamala Harris for working to forgive student debt, and then dissed Trump for “trying to bring back stop and frisk.”

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Travis Scott Takes Aim At Critics In BET Awards Acceptance Speech: Watch

October 15, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Travis Scott and award shows do not seem to mix. Scott may be one of the biggest rap stars of the last decade, but he has repeatedly been snubbed when it comes to get award recognition. It’s reaching Amy Adams at the Oscars levels of snubbery. Scott was, however, given flowers on October 15. The rapper was given the I Am Hip Hop statue at the 2024 BET Awards. It’s an award meant to highlight an artist’s influence, as well as their overall career. Travis Scott used the win as an opportunity to address those who doubted him.

Travis Scott told those in the audience that he experienced pushback early in his career. “I came from this generation where they considered us nowhere near hip-hop,” he asserted. “And everyday I try to push the sound as a producer. Nobody knew what the f*ck I was trying to do [in the beginning].” His efforts obviously paid off. “I always had this idea and vision,” Scott added. “To this day. Just to take the sound to the next level.”

Travis Scott Dismissed Those Who Doubted Him

“I be feeling like sometimes people don’t give a f*ck about me so this is actually dope”

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Travis Scott has been forthright about the fact that he wants accolades. He went on HBO’s The Shop and admitted that he wants to win Grammy Awards for the work he puts into each of his albums. “A lot of my peers, everyone’s like, ‘Ah, f*ck that award.’ I f*ck with it,” he explained. “You play football to win the Super Bowl, you play basketball to win championships.” Travis Scott also admitted that it gets “rough at times” to see other rappers take home awards he feels he deserves. The most recent example of this, of course, was at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

Killer Mike took home the award for Best Rap Album, which led to widespread debate online. Some felt Killer Mike was undeserving, while others disliked the way Travis Scott fans reacted. The tangential feud was reignited in August, when Mike threw subliminal shots at Scott on the song “Still Talk’n That Sh*t.” Travis Scott’s manager fired back on Twitter, suggesting that Killer Mike is nowhere near as influential or popular as his client. Scott, meanwhile, is hard at work on his next album.

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Sexyy Red Shows Love To Trick Daddy For Arguing She Was Snubbed At Awards Shows

August 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Sexyy Red shared a message for Trick Daddy on social media, last week, as caught by AllHipHop. The legendary rapper had gone on a lengthy rant during a recent episode of his B*tch I Got My Pots podcast, in which he argued that Sexyy has been getting snubbed for awards in 2024. “Just saw this right on OG. preciate dat fr,” she wrote in response.

As for Trick Daddy’s take, he labeled Sexxy “one of the most hottest female rappers in decades.” He continued: “Sexyy Red…You got snubbed. Yeah, I said, and you got snubbed. You got snubbed. Sexyy Red was up for the rapper, entertainer, performer. One of ’em other year. I remember last year, they was hating on her since she wasn’t making, now I can’t go in a club. I can’t step in a club without hearing some Sexyy Reds.”

Sexyy Red Performs During The BET Awards

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 30: Sexyy Red performs onstage during the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

He also compared the rise of both of their careers and feeling unappreciated. “I remember when I was heavy in the music, I was in my prime,” he added. “And every year I would have different excuses from the producers and executives of all the rap and Hip-Hop award shows. ‘Oh, it’s about timing. When you came out and you didn’t come out in time and you didn’t do this in time.’ Y’all snubbed her and y’all gave her award to somebody else. So somebody told me, ‘Well, the other girl is international,’ but God damnit, international. This is not no international award show. She’s international sh*t. I don’t like sh*t like that.”

Sexyy Red Responds To Trick Daddy’s Praise

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Earlier this year, Sexyy earned nominations at the BET Awards for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Best New Artist, Best Collaboration, and more but lost out in all categories. Be on the lookout for further updates on Sexyy Red as well as Trick Daddy on HotNewHipHop.

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Stephen A Smith Blasts The BET Awards For Honoring OJ Simpson

July 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Stephen A Smith gets mad. It’s what he does for a living. He’s an overreactor. That being said, he does provide some fair insights. SAS correctly called out Diddy for deleting the Cassie apology video. And he was understandably thrown by the fact that the BET Awards chose to pay tribute to O.J. Simpson. O.J. is about as controversial a pop culture figure as there is, and Smith felt there a BET tribute was not a fitting place to bring him up.

Stephen A Smith hashed all of this out on his self-titled podcast. He described the BET Awards as a celebration of Black culture, and Black excellence, in particular. As such, O.J. Simpson, a disgraced former NFL star, doesn’t fit Smith’s checklist. Worst, the analyst feels like it casts the rest of the Black entertainers in a negative light. “When you do something like this,” he told BET. “You got folks outside saying ‘see that.’ TMZ talking about it. NBC talking about it… When that kind of stuff happens, how do you think that benefits us?”

Stephen A Smith Thought O.J.’s Tribute Looked Bad

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Stephen A Smith used the O.J. tribute to make a broader point. “That’s a story we don’t get into nearly as much as we should,” he posited. “Did it ever occur to anybody?” Smith clarified that he does place blame on anybody in the audience, but rather the network. “Even though BET is owned by Paramount, there’s Black folks everywhere. All up in there. And that’s what we celebrate?” The analyst stated that the Black community is going to be held accountable for lionizing O.J. Simpson, whether it’s subliminally or not. “People are going to look at us with raised eyebrows,” he opined. “And think as a community, ‘oh you down with that.’”

This is not the first time Smith has given his opinion on O.J. Simpson. When the Hall of Fame athlete died in April, Smith criticized him for, well, getting away with murder. “Most people believe that he committed those murders,” he proclaimed. “If I was on the jury, he would’ve been under the damn jail. I know that much. I believe he was guilty, but I don’t know.” Given this aggressive stance, it should come as no surprise that the analyst does not want to be associated with Simpson anytime soon.

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Druski Says Sexyy Red & Tyla Could Both “Get It” After Rubi Rose Breakup

July 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Last month, Rubi Rose announced that she was officially single following a short-lived fling with Druski. Since then, the two of them have both been seen out and about, appearing unfazed by the unexpected split. Over the weekend, for example, Druski popped out for the 2024 BET Awards. On the carpet, he was asked about the breakup, though he was sure to keep his response as vague as possible. “Hey man… Aye, that what they said, you heard that? Now I say, man, I don’t know, man. You know, I’m just here blessed and highly favored, man, you know,” he said.

Now, however, he appears to have his eye on a couple of other female celebs. TMZ recently asked him and DJ Drama to weigh in on Tyla taking home the award for Best New Artist at the BET Awards instead of Sexyy Red. After the awards show, many of the “Pound Town” performer’s fans insisted that she was “robbed” of the title. DJ Drama seems to agree, and while Druski didn’t give a concrete answer, he was sure to show love to both of them.

Druski & DJ Drama Weigh In On Best New Artist Debate After BET Awards

“She was fine as hell I’ll tell you that,” Druski said of Sexyy Red. “[Tyla’s] fine too. They both could get it, f*ck it.” As for DJ Drama, he said that while he thinks Tyla is “dope,” he definitely believes the award should have gone to Sexyy Red. Neither Sexyy Red nor Tyla have addressed the debate at the time of writing, though the St. Louis-born rapper seemed relatively unbothered by the loss.

What do you think of DJ Drama claiming that Sexyy Red should have won Best New Artist at the BET Awards instead of Tyla? What about Druski claiming that they both could “get it”? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Taraji P. Henson Claims Keith Lee’s “Ego Is Hurt” After BET Awards Mix-Up

July 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Earlier this week, Keith Lee took to social media to address a viral mix-up at the BET Awards, unveiling several issues he had with production. At one point in the evening, the food reviewer was highlighted by host Taraji P. Henson, who accidentally mistook him for another influencer. She handed him a rose anyway, which he then dropped on the ground. This prompted a fair bit of backlash, as many fans perceived this as shade directed at Henson, though he later denied this in a TikTok.

“The reason I did this had nothing to do with Taraji P Henson,” Lee explained. “I whole-heartedly believe that wasn’t my rose.” He went on to blast the awards show for being “extremely unprepared and unprofessional,” claiming that he and his wife’s seats were changed last-minute. Now, however, Henson has hopped online to address the debacle. According to her, the mix-up wasn’t that big of a deal and certainly doesn’t deserve the attention Lee’s given it.

Taraji P. Henson Responds To Keith Lee

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“Life really is too short for this behavior,” she began her Instagram comment. “He wasn’t in his seat [shrug emoji]. They give celebrity assigned seats! I rehearsed all damn day to go hit my mark and that young man wasn’t in his seat so HE MISSED HIS MOMENT! His ego is hurt. He will be fine. I cleaned it up at the end of the show [shrug emoji]. No love lost here. #GODBLESS.”

Clearly, Henson isn’t here for Lee’s criticism of the BET Awards. He’s yet to respond to her latest statement. What do you think of Taraji P. Henson’s response to Keith Lee’s complaints about her BET Awards mix-up? Do you agree with her or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Beyonce Co-Signs Teyana Taylor And Victoria Monet’s BET Tribute

July 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Usher was the main focus of the BET Awards. He was given the Lifetime Achievement Award, and several of the musical performances throughout the ceremony were covers of his classic songs. Teyana Taylor and Victoria Monet teamed up for a cover of Usher’s “Bad Girl,” and promptly electrified the crowd. The performance was widely praised by fans online. But the biggest co-sign came from an unlikely source: Beyonce.

Queen Bey shared clips from the performance on her Instagram Story. It makes sense, once you consider the fact that Beyonce and Usher performed “Bad Girl” together on the Truth Tour in 2004. Taylor and Monet used the same exact choreography as their predecessor, turning in a stellar cover. However, neither artist could maintain their composure when they realized Beyonce reposted them. “Everything she saidddd,” Teyana Taylor wrote on her IG Story. “Bihhhhh I’m speechless. & DATS ON QUEEN BEYYYYYYYYYYYY, I’m GAGGGGINGGGGGGGI!!!!”

Beyonce’s Posts Shocked Taylor And Monet

Victoria Monet was similarly blown away by the co-sign. She joined her collaborator Taylor in praising Beyonce for her shout-out. “OOOOH MYYYY GOD!!!!! na I AM SCREAMING!! WHATTTT,” she wrote in yet another IG Story. “CAN NOT GRASP AIR I AM UNWELL HOLY SH*T I did not expect to pass out today! GAGGEDD…completely. @beyonce WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!! THE ORIGINAL BAD GYAL I will forever honor you.” She even tagged Taylor add added: “WTFFFF PINCH ME.”

The performance by Taylor and Monet is even more impressive considering the time constraints they were under. In a separate post, Teyana Taylor revealed that she and Monet had less than 48 hours to get together and perfect the “Bad Girl” choreography. “We don’t regret one moment of it,” she asserted. “We had an assignment that needed to be OVERstood for one of the GOATS… We’d do it all over again and wouldn’t change a thing.” Taylor and Monet received praise from two GOATs that night. They have nothing to change.

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Druski Tried To Stop DJ From Playing “Not Like Us” At BET Awards Party

July 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Druski and Drake go way back. The comedian made an appearance in the music video for Drake’s 2021 smash “Laugh Now, Cry Later.” When Druski made jokes about Young Money boss Birdman in 2023, the 6 God stepped in and advised him to be careful. They appear to have each other’s back, as far as major celebrity figures go. Druski kept this streak of loyalty alive on June 30, when the comedian tried to get a DJ to stop playing a Drake diss during a BET Awards after party.

The IG footage sees Druski motion towards the DJ and give him a cut-off sign. Despite his efforts, though, Kendrick Lamar’s number one single, “Not Like Us,” continues to play. It might not have worked, but Druski was asking a DJ to stop playing Lamar in Los Angeles, so it was going to be an uphill battle. It was worth a shot, at least for him. Druski has maintained that he supports Drake throughout the K. Dot battle, but this is the first time fans have gotten to see his loyalty in action. Part of the reason Druski is indebted to the 6 God is because he game the comedian a huge look early on in his career.

Druski Was Seen Trying To Cut The After Party DJ Off

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Druski recounted the experience of meeting Drake during a 2022 interview with Billboard. He jokingly compared it to meeting the President. “I’m sitting in a room, and they’re like, ‘Drake will come and talk to you.’ People are coming in and checking on me and I’m like, ‘Alright. Where’s he at?’ He comes in with like a fleet of security,” Druski recalled. The comedian then went on a tangent about Drake’s scent. “You smell this dude before he even walks in the room,” he noted. “So I’m like, ‘What the hell is that smell? Like, the whole room has this heavenly smell to it. Cologne don’t even smell like that. I’m like, ‘What the hell? Did they spray something in this whole room?’”

Drake has given Druski his flowers in return. He hopped on Instagram Live with Druski shortly after the release of Certified Lover Boy to show off his Toronto mansion. He also joked about things going downhill after the album, despite it being certified platinum. “It’s really been downhill after the album dropped,” he quipped. “I’m not going to lie. It’s been slow motion. It’s been a bit of a downward spiral.” While these words appear more prophetic in light of recent events, the point stands: Druski and Drake are tight. It’s going to be a long summer of hearing “Not Like Us” for both of them.

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Proof’s Son Reveals He’s Playing An Important Role In Big Sean‘s Upcoming Album

July 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Proof’s son, NASAAN, says that he’s been sleeping at Big Sean’s house while staying in Los Angeles, and in turn, he’s been hard at work on the rapper’s upcoming album. He discussed collaborating on the project with AllHipHop at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday.

“It’s crazy because Sean is somebody, bro, I grew up just idolizing, you know what I’m saying? I copied his flows, I mirrored his style so much to now we’re friends,” he said. “I’ve been sleeping at this house since I’ve been out here [in L.A.] just like [he’s] my dog. So it’s just crazy. Those full-circle moments and almost manifesting it. The universe got a weird way of working. It’s just crazy. Like, dang. The person I was a fan of is now a fan of me.”

Big Sean Performs At “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” Premiere

Big Sean performs onstage at the “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” World Premiere held at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing on June 20, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)

From there, he discussed what fans can expect from Sean’s new album. “I play big part in helping just curate and just giving ideas and stuff,” he explained. “Literally, after I leave here I’m probably going to go back to his house and we working on his album. Between us, I’m on it. But yeah, that should be coming out late summer. I’m excited. He’s somebody who, like I said, he sees the superstar in me. He kind of just wants to nurture that.” Check out his full comments with AllHipHop below.

NASAAN Speaks On His Relationship With Big Sean

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Sean previously revealed that the project was “coming soon” during an appearance on Tiny Desk Concert for NPR in March. He’s kept other details on the project to a minimum. Be on the lookout for further updates on NASAAN as well as Big Sean and his new album on HotNewHipHop.

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Ray J Gets Heated At The BET Awards After Being Denied Reentry: Watch

July 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

It goes without saying that it’s been a rough couple of days for Ray J. Yesterday, footage of him getting into a heated argument with Zeus Network CEO Lemuel Plummer surfaced online, though it’s unclear exactly what prompted the debacle. Things nearly got physical, as Ray took a swipe at Plummer, but onlookers were able to break things up before it escalated to that point.

Ray J later took to his Instagram Story with a lengthy message, revealing that he was struggling with his mental health. In his post, he mentioned taking a break at the BET Awards while working backstage, then being denied reentry. “I don’t know who they didn’t want me to see,” he said of the incident. “It was weird.” The post left fans extremely concerned for his well-being, which he’s yet to address.

Ray J Claims He Was Denied Reentry At BET Awards

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Now, however, footage from the BET Awards obtained by TMZ has provided fans with a bit more insight. In the footage, Ray is seen standing outside of his car, chatting with security at the event. Eventually, his shirt comes off, and he appears to get heated. “I didn’t bring the ghetto to BET yet, but I’m about to,” he said. Sources who spoke with the outlet claim that Ray J had been going in and out of the event all night without wearing his credentials, which is what prompted security to lock him out for good.

They also say that Ray J believes there could be a racial element to the story as well, as the security guard who refused to let him back in is reportedly white. What do you think of Ray J’s experience at the BET Awards? What about this new footage from the incident? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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