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Sexyy Red Says She “Young & Turnt” While Slamming TikToker Who Called Her An Industry Plant

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Sexyy Red had some choice words for TikTok personality Dana Dane. “I’M YOUNG & TURNT YO OL A$S MAD,” Red wrote in the comments of Dane’s video where she called Red an “industry plant”. Previously, Dane had gone viral for saying that she believed Red was an industry plant. The intent of Red, per Dane, was to “destroy” the image of Black women. Citing Red’s outspoken demeanor and overt sexuality, Dane said “This is the reason why it’s time to seperate as Black women. Because there ain’t no way I’m about to be associated with that and Sukihana.” Dane’s video has since been deleted.

Dane’s original video had sparked a wider conversation about elitism within the Black community. While battle lines were drawn and people took both sides of the issue, many argued that women like Dane were the real problem. They saw her as further demonizing women like Red because they weren’t a stereotypical vision of idealized Black feminity.

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On the whole, a lot of people back Red on this one. “How tf a black woman gon destroy MY image? When I leave MY house people see ME not sexy redd df😂😂,” one person wrote. “I can’t stand a “c’mon gang! Who’s with me?!” person. 😂 You absolutely don’t got to stay or like someone but why you trying to start a movement. Just leave,” added another. “All woman have different variables ..she doesn’t represent the entire race girl…she just tryna get her money up and ion blame here..it’s not my life to judge…SKEEYEE,” argued a third.

Meanwhile, the cultural impact of Red is spreading further and further. At a drag show this writer attended earlier this week, the show host dropped a Skee Yee during this intro. Elsewhere, an elementary school teacher went viral earlier in the week as she revealed that Skee Yee is the phrase she uses to calm her students down and get them to pay attention to her. So, regardless of what some TikTokers might think, it’s very clear that Red’s train isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

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Brian McKnight Slammed For “Insensitive” Instagram Post

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Legendary musician Brian McKnight is a family man. He has four biological children. There are his sons Brian Jr. and Niko from his marriage to his college sweetheart, Julie. Then there is his daughter Brianna and son Clyde from previous relationships. That makes four biological children for McKnight.

Julie and McKnight split in 2003 but McKnight remarried in 2017. His second wife is Dr. Leilani Mendoza, whom he met in 2014. Mendoza has two children from a previous relationship, Julia and Jack. McKnight and Mendoza have since had a son, Brian, together. But it’s an Instagram post about Julia’s recent birthday that has riled up McKnight’s detractors online.

McKnight Critized For “Forgetting” Biological Children

The post that has sparked so much ire was originally posted by McKnight in December 2022. It shows McKnight with his step-daughter Julia, posing in front of a car he and his wife had given her for her birthday. McKnight included the caption “Today we celebrate you Jules on your birthday your mom and I couldn’t be prouder of you and I couldn’t ask for a better daughter than you!!! Happy birthday to the best daughter ever! Love u a zillion.”

People are seemingly only just discovering the post, as the discourse surrounding the post has only erupted in the past few days. McKnight’s detractors online are seemingly mad that his post appears to “ignore” or “forget” his biological daughter, Brianna. Furthermore, people have pointed to McKnight’s Instagram bio as further evidence that McKnight is “ignoring” his biological children.

Husband of @leilani_211 ❤
Father of Julia, Jack, Kekoa Matteo and Brian Kainoa Makoa
Singer/songwriter

Instagram bio of musician Brian McKnight

“#brianmcknight” reached as high as #13 on Twitter, according to a post from The Shade Room. Honestly, seems like a slow news day if people are getting mad about an Instagram post from four months ago but there you go, that’s why people are mad at Brian McKnight. How do you feel about the situation? Do you think Brian McKnight is ignoring his biological children? Get all the latest celebrity discourse and gossip here at HotNewHipHop.

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Teyana Taylor Doesn’t Agree With “Nepo Baby” Label

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Nepo Babies is the 2022 phrase that made so many celebrities mad. If you somehow missed the trend, a “nepo baby” is someone who was able to kick start their success due to having incredibly famous parents. Examples include Zoe Kravitz (daughter of Lenny Kravitz), Nic Cage (nephew of Francis Ford Coppola), and Jack Quaid (son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan).

However, has the phrase gone too far? What started as a fun turn of phrase to mock Hollywood and the entertainment industry’s somewhat incestuous hiring practices, the phrase inevitably mutated. Soon it became a label meaning “anyone whose parents are famous and have subsequently found success in the same industry.” A much debated Vulture article that “explained” the “nepo-verse” often becomes undone with weak examples. For example, Daniel Day-Lewis’ son, whose only notable acting role is The Daily Wire-funded Terror On The Prairie. Now, the multi-talented Teyana Taylor is pushing back against the label in that regard.

Taylor Asks “Tell Me Who My Famous Parents Are”

Taylor sat down with Interview Magazine as part of their Spring/Summer Issue. During the interview, she was asked to give her thoughts about the Nepo Baby phenomenon. “I’ve seen all these tweets like, “That’s crazy. I never knew Teyana was a nepo baby,” and I’m like, “Tell me who my celebrity parents are?” Taylor said. Taylor, whose mother Nikki works in the fashion industry, went into more detail about her big break, reality show My Sweet 16. “Let’s be clear. My mom was literally a workaholic, she worked her ass off to make sure I had everything that I needed. So by the time we got to my sweet 16, I had just signed my first contract with Star Trak, Pharrell Williams’s label, and me, my mom and Pharrell, and the label, we came together.”

Additionally, Taylor spoke more about what her mother meant to her growing up. “My mom worked in corporate America. Those hours are really crazy. So I had everything that I needed, but at certain times, I would feel like, “I want you. I’d rather have nothing and you than to have it all and have you overworking yourself.” That’s at a young age, not understanding the importance of her building this life for me.” So is Teyana Taylor a “nepo baby”? Not really, but she does make some good points about why the phrase got out of hand.

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