Former The Source Magazine owner Benzino allegedly ruined his daughter Coi Leray‘s day by text threatening her and her mother issuing threats. Coi’s debut album ‘Trendsetter’ was released and Benzino was upset with his daughter after she said Benzino went broke after he lost The Source in an interview with The Breakfast Club.Benzino was upset with his daughter’s comments about the ‘dinosaur’ generation and how she missed his money making era because she was older and aware once his funds were low. She heckled Charlamagne about his love for Pusha T and Benzino tweeted the legends deserve more respect from the younger generations.
Check out his tweets below.
To whom this may concern…LEGENDS don’t play the back….they set the standards. Thank you my brothers @cthagod & @djenvy for sticking up for me and not letting a false narrative of who I am and what I’ve accomplished happen. I put in too much work in the culture. pic.twitter.com/vMgBNw9dfJ
The problem with this social generation is they have no respect or regard for who came before then and how they laid the blueprint for them to be successful. I always revered those who came before me and I am grateful to the legends of Hip Hop.
…and I’m tired this “old talk” Hip hop is over 40 years young and the ones who appeal to older and younger will be the most successful. Anyone who thinks that because you’re in you’re 40’s and 50’s you should just go sit in a rocking chair and still don’t live out and…
..pursue their dreams and aspirations and idiots. All you young people who are in their 20s and successful at rapping, chances are you still will be rapping in your 50s PERIOD. When the younger generation starts listening more and respect the older before them..
…is when LIFE will be better and our entire CULTURE will be better….and let’s make one thing very clear, COMMENTERS AND LIKES ARE PROGRAMS AND SMOKING MIRRORS. The only thing that matters to me is what I can see and feel and BENZINO IS LOVED ALL OVER THE WORLD!
Ahead of Black Maternal Health Week, Serena Williams details the series of complications and dismissals that almost ended her life.“I know my body” Serena begins in the essay, after admitting that her body belonged to tennis for as long as she can remember experiencing every injury imaginable including a busted knee, an Achilles heel, and back spasms. But when she found out she was pregnant she knew that not only her body would change but also her mindset. “Since I’ve had my baby, the stakes of the game have shifted for me. I have 23 Grand Slams to my name, more than any other active player. But winning is now a desire and no longer a need. “I have a beautiful daughter at home; I still want the titles, the success, and the esteem, but it’s not my reason for waking up in the morning.” A near-perfect pregnancy turned into long labor which lead to a c-section and ultimately a complicated recovery.
“I began to cough. The nurses warned me that coughing might burst my stitches, but I couldn’t help it. The coughs became racking, full-body ordeals. Every time I coughed, sharp pains shot through my wound.” I couldn’t breathe. I was coughing because I just couldn’t get enough air. I grabbed a towel, rolled it up, and put it over my incision. Sure enough, I was hacking so hard that my stitches burst. I went into my first surgery after the C-section to get restitched. I was coughing because I had an embolism, a clot in one of my arteries. The doctors would also discover a hematoma, a collection of blood outside the blood vessels, in my abdomen, then even more clots that had to be kept from traveling to my lungs. That’s what the medical report says, anyway. To me, it was just a fog of surgeries, one after another.”
Williams “fought hard” to be heard, and a doctor would soon confirm her fears were legitimate, as she had a blood clot in her lungs that needed to be quickly dissolved before it reached her heart.
“I told her, I need to have a CAT scan of my lungs bilaterally, and then I need to be on my heparin drip.” She said, “I think all this medicine is making you talk crazy.” I said, “No, I’m telling you what I need: I need the scan immediately. And I need it to be done with dye.” I guess I said the name of the dye wrong, and she told me I just needed to rest. But I persisted: “I’m telling you, this is what I need.” Finally, the nurse called my doctor, and she listened to me and insisted we check. I fought hard, and I ended up getting the CAT scan. I’m so grateful to her. Lo and behold, I had a blood clot in my lungs, and they needed to insert a filter into my veins to break up the clot before it reached my heart. In the U.S., Black women are nearly three times more likely to die during or after childbirth than their white counterparts. Many of these deaths are considered by experts to be preventable. Being heard and appropriately treated was the difference between life or death for me; I know those statistics would be different if the medical establishment listened to every Black woman’s experience.”
MC Akilah Nehanda has taken social media by storm with her controversial unapologetic freestyles. From vaccinations to R.Kelly and now the Will Smith episode she voices her ‘unpopular opinion’ on trending topics. Garnering over 1 million views on TikTok, empress Akilah thanked viewers on her Instagram page.
1 million For the second time. #APDTA Listen! I just bring different perspectives! Will Smith can apologize. Jada can even say it was unnecessary and she doesn’t need protection! That doesn’t change my thoughts on the matter whatsoeverrrr. I SAID WHAT I SAID! I wish Breonna Taylors Killers got as much disciplinary actions for murder as Will is getting for a SLAP. All of them need to be in rehabilitation centers like they made Will go to This country is sick. I hope y’all are watching what’s happening.
In a past interview with Vice magazine, the Houston beauty explained how and why she ventured into music.
I just started makin’ music, with the purpose of inspiration, and then, like you said, I just start realizing, “You know what? This can be bigger than what I’m makin’ it. I can make this bigger.” And I think — I try to think big, so I’m always like… the influence of Michael Jackson, that’s what we need, you know? [laughs] You know how big he was? This message deserves that type of impact on the world.
Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the 116th Supreme Court justice of the United States making her the first Back woman elevated to the Supreme Court. Jackson will become the sixth woman justice ever and for the first time, the four women justices will be serving together, including Amy Coney Barrett, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Santamayor. Judge Jackson, 51 years old, fulfilled a pledge made by President Biden at a pivotal moment in his 2020 Democratic presidential race. Judge Jackson’s nomination, overcomes intense Republican opposition, the Senate voted 53 to 47 to confirm, with three republicans-Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney joining fellow Democrats. During the March confirmation hearings, Jackson said she would bring to the Supreme Court her life experiences and perspectives including her time as a judge, a court-appointed lawyer for criminal defendants who could not afford an attorney, a member of a federal commission on criminal sentencing and “being a Black woman, lucky inheritor of the civil rights dream.” Congratulations Justice Brown.
In a historic move, the Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Watch the moment Democrats gave a standing ovation while some GOP members walked out of the chamber. pic.twitter.com/gkUd2dHpL7
Selena Gomez revealed she hasn’t been on the internet in four years despite being one of Instagram’s most-followed.
As we all know, anyone can go down a rabbit hole on the internet. Depending on what stage you are in during life, your mental health may or may not be affected by the glamorous, judgemental and sometimes wicked ways of the web. While speaking to Good Morning America, Gomez said she hasn’t used the Internet and she is much happier as a result.
“I haven’t been on the Internet in four and a half years,” she said. “It has changed my life completely. I am happier, I am more present. I connect more with people. It makes me feel normal.”
Despite being one of the most followed people on Instagram, Gomez reveals that the app is not even on her phone!
“I think it’s just become really unhealthy,” Gomez said previously on Live With Kelly & Ryan in 2019. “To spend time fixating on all these comments and letting this stuff in, it was affecting me. It would make me depressed. It would make me feel not good about myself, and look at my body differently.”
The actress has been very vocal about her struggles with her mental health and bipolar disorder, the Internet is just one step she’s taking to ensure she is on her road to happier living. Could you live without the internet?
SZA confirmed to her fans and followers on Monday that her ankle was officially broken sharing a video of a physician wrapping her leg before we presumed it would be cast on her Instagram Stories. She captioned the video “Lmao it’s confirmed broken… I thought it was just sprained (including the crying emoji) I was not missing the carpet.
The 31-year-old singer didn’t miss a moment, as she looked stunning on her award-winning night on the red carpet as well as the viral moment of her hobbling onto the stage making her way to the podium (while Lady Gaga fixed her dress) to accept the Best Pop Duo Grammy along with Doja Cat for ‘Kiss Me More’ And she h After the Grammys, SZA talked about the injury in the press room as she revealed that the injury had occurred as she rolled out of bed.
Lady Gaga fixed the train of SZA’s long floral dress as she climbed the steps on crutches to receive the #GRAMMY award for best pop duo/group performance alongside Doja Cat. https://t.co/odC9S7mfXyhttps://t.co/obz1ec3s2l
She followed it up with a photo of an X-ray showing a chipped bone in her ankle which she captioned: ‘Chipped the corner of my ankle bone right off doing NOTHING [crying emoji]’
SZA talked about the injury in the press room revealing that it occurred as she rolled out of bed. after She said: ‘It’s very funny because I fell out of bed right before it was time to leave and get ready for this.”
After being postponed in January, due to the Corona Virus, this year’s Grammy Awards was star-studded, Artists from MeganThee Stallion, H.E.R., and Fivio Foreign showed up and showed out. After the aftermath of the Oscars, I think we are all relieved to say the Grammys were a breath of fresh air. Our favorite celebs posed outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas serving their Fiercest looks. Scroll to see our favorite show-stopping glitz, glamour, suits, and gowns from the 2022 Grammy’s Red Carpet
Last week Chris Rock’s brother Tony Rock came to Chris’s defense after he was slapped by Will Smith at the Academy Awards for disrespecting Jada Pinkett-Smith.
After watching the world go through a phase of ‘protect the black woman’ it was interesting to see the response after a man well…protected his black woman. The feelings and history behind black hair is way deeper than poor comedic jokes. From alopecia to being told our hair is ‘bad’— black women have endured years of embarrassment at the expense of a few laughs. From being called nappy-headed, bald-headed and worse, it’s expected that men with black moms, aunts and relatives understand the pain behind black hair. Acceptance, convenience, time-management and lack of hair knowledge have all contributed to black women’s hair journey. While it can be as personal to many as personal hygiene, it’s always baffling when men speak on issues that pertain to women.
Tony Rock tweeted that everyone should watch his brother’s movie ‘Good Hair’ to prove Chris has nothing against ‘women of color’. This quickly turned bad when he was reminded how badly Chris portrayed Black women in ‘Good Hair’ a movie he allegedly stole from another Black woman. From explaining to White America how and why Michelle Obama wears weaves to turning his nose up at women who relax their hair Chris Rock’s disdain for black women’s hair choices were inevitable. His film Good Hair was supposed to teach others about our hair journey. Reminiscent of the kid that goes to school and tells all his family’s business. While celebrities supported the film and women in the film laughed nervously—most black women cringed through his movie. From questioning a child about her perm to trying to sell black hair no one wanted, it was just another slap in the face to the women we are supposed to protect. While Chris Rock’s own relationships have seemed to fail in spite of him choosing women with awesome hair choices, the question remains…is it a man’s business to discuss what a woman does with her hair? Watch these clips below and Twitter’s response.
It was a horrible movie that further showed Chris Rock’s disdain for Black women.
NOT ONCE (in the entire movie) was anybody allowed to talk about how Black Men have pressured BW historically to look more “Eurocentric” & rewarded/dated/married those BW who imitated Euro hair. https://t.co/2EwVgGPnqH
Women of color ? No it’s BLACK WOMEN. Get it correct! And all that documentry did was clown Black women, I’ve seen plenty of clips in the replies. https://t.co/Mur6BPaRMZ
— Black is a reality, not an identity (@coloredgirl143) March 31, 2022
We did. That’s WHY we know all he does is disrespect WOC.
Good hair was literally a black man explaining black Womens hair to white people while under the guise of “educating” he made cheap shots and indirect critic of how black women did their hair https://t.co/uaOWwdNI4Z
— Its Will ‘Slap a Hoe’ Smith (@BNashes88) March 31, 2022
You mean the “documentary” where he spent the entire thing denigrating Black women for wearing weaves in a society that has taught us we are ugly without them? That movie? https://t.co/6youbEgZKT
We watched it and said it was problematic back then! Chris Rock actually sat down with this woman, heard her describe her pain, and proceeded to crack a joke about baldness on another Black woman that also relied on comparing her appearance to a white woman. Bye, Tony Rockhttps://t.co/xGIGBiaKLzpic.twitter.com/xBhvKskQLS
You mean the movie he stole and in the movie he told an Indian woman to run the other way if she saw black women because they would steal her hair? Yeah sure we totally changed the narrative. https://t.co/f159yrul0n
The movie Good Hair was made by your brother to shame Black women about our hair. Cut the bullshit. In the movie, he told an Indian girl to run in another direction if she saw a Black woman. Will should have hit him harder. https://t.co/qLWDyaKVKY
It’s been an amazing week for Ashanti, earlier this week she announced, she will be receiving her official star on Hollywood’s walk of fame and now the singer, Grammy winner, songwriter, and actress can add author to the list. Announcing to her 6.9 million followers on Instagram that she is releasing a children’s book entitled “My Name Is A Story” due to hit shelves in July. The inspiration for the book is to inspire and encourage all kids to love and celebrate their names no matter how unique they are every name is special. Particularly for the kids who was made fun of. Along with the visual of the book the caption read. “I’m so excited to finally share the news that my debut picture book MY NAME IS A STORY comes out on July 19th! Inspired by my own experiences, I wrote this book to remind children that every name is special and deserves to be honored and celebrated. Every name tells a story.
What’s in a name? Everything! Saying each other’s names correctly is one way to value and see people fully. My hope is that MY NAME IS A STORY will be an inspiration to anyone who has been made fun of because their name was different, or had their name mispronounced or not pronounced at all.” Click HERE For more information on the book and pre-order.
Thank you Monica Mikai @monicamikai for bringing my story to life with your Beautiful illustrations. MY NAME IS A STORY, published by @HarperKids, is available for pre-order now. Check out the link in my bio for more information.
As of 2022, Bianca Bonnie, formerly known as Young B, is known for her 2006 smash hit litefeet jingle, “Chicken Noodle Soup,” and reality television stardom as a former cast member of VH1’s Love and Hip-Hop. Before her stint with reality television, Bianca was often recognized as the young teenage lady who harmonized the canorous lyrics, “And let it rain and clear it out,” who ultimately contributed to the mold of the litefeet movement. With vagueness surrounding her happenings between the hit song and reality television, Young B is still referenced in the minds of many. However, today avowed as Bianca Bonnie, the Harlem native, is seeking evolution from their prime time as a matured young woman.
“I used to make a lot of dance records ’cause I was a kid, and that is all I used to do,” said Bianca. “I grew up, got on Love and Hip-Hop, and a bunch of other tv shows, and I started to develop as a person and grow up as an adult. I don’t want to be called Young B anymore. I want to be Bianca Bonnie.”
Bianca is her birth first name, and Bonnie, another recognizable first name, is her alter ego. Thus, the moniker Bianca Bonnie is a concoction of both personalities.
Urban music genres, including hip-hop, went through many changes in the early to mid millennium years. During this time, dance trends saw a phenomenon and made way for several movements, including the lite feet movement, where “Chicken Noodle Soup” occupies a relevant impact. The babies of the early ’90s were entering their mid-adolescence and retained their ability to call shots on the times’ respective trends.
A sub dance genre of breaking, the lite feet movement includes lightweight or weightless, floaty, foot bound dances tapped against dance and hip-hop songs. Popular dance moves; Rev-Up, Bad One, Tone Wop, and Chicken Noodle Soup, dominated the era, bringing a profound dance crave among the “urban” audience.
In 2006, written and performed by Young B, the song “Chicken Noodle Soup” by DJ Webstar featuring The Young Voice of Harlem became an instant hit, peaking at number 45 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and number 15 on Billboard’s US Hot Rap Songs. The dance of the same name became the first of litefeet to reach the mainstream plateau.
“Chicken Noodle Soup is a hit record, but that is because it was pushed through a major label; it gets that push. It gets that machine. It gets around the world,” said Bianca.
Too young to compute its success, Young B embraced the fun of creating such a song that ended up going international. The song’s impact in litefeet has lasted beyond decades and remains an often referenced melody. Recently, in 2019, South Korean artist J-Hope of popular boy band BTS and singer Becky G collaborated to remake the song, where it reached number one on Billboard’s US World Digital Songs. J-Hope also initiated a viral TikTok challenge, encouraging fans to attempt their K-pop dance routine. Despite the success of “Chicken Noodle Soup,” Bianca Bonnie has not been signed to any label. Nor has she gone the independent route.
“When you have a label, they push certain songs, and they push certain things,” said Bianca. “Or when you have a major backing it gets worldwide. I have never been signed to anything else since that situation.”
A little over a decade later, Young B’s next major appearance was on VH1’s Love and Hip-Hop, the infamous reality television show renowned for showcasing hip-hop-bound relations and dramatic slant. Many observers of Young B were clueless about her whereabouts since the litefeet era. There was no knowledge of what that little voice was up to now. However, now known as Bianca Bonnie, Love and Hip-Hop was her opportunity to make that resurgence.
“Love and Hip Hop was a platform for me to get back out there in the world because no one knew what I was doing or where I was at after ‘Chicken Noodle Soup.’”
Most, if not all of the relationships in Bianca’s storyline were rooted in hostility. Two of the most infamous beefs Moe Money of female rap group BBOD and rapper Brittney Taylor, both of whom Bianca has an unpleasant history. The beefs are among her most memorable moments on the show, leading to Bianca being boxed into the negative stereotype that often hovers reality television stars. Nevertheless, she amassed a significant social media following and has managed to take advantage of the current role of a social media influencer.
“In that whole show, I’m the only person that didn’t have a real family on there and no friends that I grew up with,” said Bianca.
Viewers got a chance to witness a sincere case of female camaraderie in hip-hop and Remy Ma as a mentor in her newly found prime era. One storyline was rooted in genuine friendship, Bianca Bonnie’s mentorship under Remy Ma. Before Remy’s eight-year prison sentence, Bianca’s relationship with the new battle rap league owner runs deep.
“Remy had me running around with her before she went to jail,” shared Bianca. “Had me at video shoots with her. Had me driving around, studio sessions, taking me everywhere with her.”
The Remy Ma storyline is one Bianca had hoped to be highlighted the most; however, viewers did not see the two affiliates interact until Bianca’s last season on the show. She also shared the Love and Hip Hop screen with Cardi B, who she developed a friendship with a year before the show.
“When she first got on the show, they didn’t even put me and her in the same scenes. They put me and her in scenes in the last season that I was on with her.”
Since Love and Hip Hop, Bianca has appeared on additional reality shows, including Marriage Bootcamp, and has now entered motherhood. While motherhood has recently dominated her endeavors, she has been busy getting “full-fledged” back to the music. She has officially evolved out of her one-hit-wonder teenage image and is now seeking to overshadow her reality television persona as Bianca Bonnie.
“Now I have the opportunity. I have the team and the means and the relationships I’ve built over the years to do that.”
I SAID WHAT I SAID! I wish Breonna Taylors Killers got as much disciplinary actions for murder as Will is getting for a SLAP. All of them need to be in rehabilitation centers like they made Will go to 
This country is sick. I hope y’all are watching what’s happening.
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Inspired by my own experiences, I wrote this book to remind children that every name is special and deserves to be honored and celebrated. Every name tells a story.
