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ICYMI: Viola Davis on Comments About Her Role as Mrs. Obama: “Critics Absolutely Serve No Purpose”

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Viola Davis on Comments About Her Role as Mrs. Obama: “Critics Absolutely Serve No Purpose”

Viola Davis stars as Michelle Obama in the new Showtime series The First Lady. Her work as Mrs. Obama has received criticism online, most notably for her facial expressions throughout the series.

While speaking with BBC News in the promotion of her memoir, Finding Me, Davis stated it is “incredibly hurtful when people say negative things about your work.”

She added a moment in self-reflection in how you move on, citing “you have to.” Davis added, “Not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance.”

But to those critics, Davis had a response: “Critics absolutely serve no purpose. And I’m not saying that to be nasty, either.”

Davis would add more of her opinion on the social media messages about her portrayal of Mrs. Obama:

“They always feel like they’re telling you something that you don’t know. Somehow that you’re living a life that you’re surrounded by people who lie to you and ‘I’m going to be the person that leans in and tells you the truth,’ so it gives them an opportunity to be cruel to you. But ultimately I feel like it is my job as a leader to make bold choices. Win or fail it is my duty to do that.”

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[WATCH] Marlon Wayans Says He Reached Out to Will Smith After Oscars Slap: “You Need To Sit Down With a Therapist”

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Marlon Wayans Says He Reached Out to Will Smith After Oscars Slap: “You Need To Sit Down With a Therapist”

Marlon Wayans has been famous for a long time but will admit that he doesn’t have the pressure of his friend Will Smith. While sitting in an interview with Big Boy in promotion of his new HBO special The Headliners, Marlon revealed he called Will Smith after the infamous slap.

Wayans stated he thinks 30 years of pressure got to Smith at the moment and snapped. Wayans advocated to “check on your strong friends,” which is what he did via phone call.

“I was like, ‘Hey brother you may want to go get you about three hours of therapy,’” Wayans said. “’You need to sit down with a therapist and have a long talk. Something is going on with you.’ And that wasn’t him. See, I don’t have that kind of pressure. He’s been Black excellence for 30 years, I’ve been Black alrightness, ain’t too much pressure. People expect me to do dumb stuff, but him? Nah, not Will.”

Wayans also believed that Smith’s slap to Rock was counterproductive beyond his own career and will allow for more jokes to be made about Jada Pinkett Smith. “Everybody got a Will Smith-Chris Rock, you know, Jada joke,” Wayans said.

Wayans says he also spoke with Chris Rock to make sure that he was doing well. You can hear Marlon Wayans dive into the subject and more below.

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Jonathan Wright Says Tory Lanez DM’d Him About Hush Money in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case

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If you have been paying attention to the media lately, then you are aware of Megan Thee Stallion’s latest interview with Gayle King on CBS regarding the Tory Lanez shooting case. In the interview, the “Plan B” rapper described from her point of view what led to the shooting and what took place after she was shot in both of her feet.

In the interview, the Hot Girl Coach revealed that Tory Lanez would allegedly offer her and her friend, Kelsey one million in hush money following the shots being fired. Later on, Kelsey’s attorney would confirm that she did not take any hush money offered by the Quarantine Radio host.

In an interview with Beyond The Chair, celebrity hairstylist, Jonathan Wright also revealed that Tory Lanez allegedly offered him hush money, and denied rumors that he and Megan Thee Stallion are no longer friends.

“I wanted to go beat Tory ass,” Wright responded to a question regarding how he felt following the news of Megan being shot. “If he run up its done up.”

“Did You know he tried to pay her off?” one of the interviewees asked. “The n*gga DM’d me.” Jonathan responded. Check out the rest of the clip below.

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Queen Latifah Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Options in Newark

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Queen Latifah is holding down her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. The Hollywood icon has broke ground on land to build affordable housing for Newark residents.

The development is early, and Queen Latifah reflects on the current scenes. “I’m a little bit emotional that we got walls up, we got windows,” Latifah said to NorthJersey.com.

Latifah led the groundbreaking event as a co-president of BlueSugar Corp. and Life Assets Development, and GonSosa Development. Latifah began investing in properties in 2006, leading to the announcement of a development project in 2016. Through the process, Queen Latifah could sidestep obstacles and begin to build.

“It took a while, but we stayed with it and it changed and it morphed, and we stayed with what we needed to do, and the timing is right right now for this place to rise,” Latifah said.

The project is titled RISE Living. RISE is an acronym for “Rita is Still Everything,” a nod to her mother, a former schoolteacher in Newark.

“I grew up around here playing in West Side Park, a block away,” Latifah reminisced. “My grandfather’s hardware store was blocks from here. I drove past this block. I saw what was needed on this block, houses that weren’t lived in. Some were really dilapidated, and so I thought, ‘Why not here?’”

NJ.com notes Newark’s immense need for new housing, citing that 60% of Newark renters are cost-burdened. An affordable rental unit in Newark is targeted at $763 a month.

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[WATCH] Lil Uzi Vert Pulls Up On A$AP Bari In NYC

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Apparently, Lil Uzi Vert wanted all the smoke with ASAP Bari, as a viral video shows the Philly rapper pulling up on the ASAP Mob member at NYC swank hotspot Lucien.

The video shows Bari and a crew of people standing up in the restaurant, while Bari is yelling at someone, who is presumably Uzi Vert.

“What is you doin’?!” yells Bari, while the person off-camera is then heard telling Bari, “Shut up, b*tch.” 

Uzi Vert needs to tread lightly as he is already on probation for assaulting ex-girlfriend Brittany Byrd and SAINt JHn and pulling a gun on them in Los Angeles. Uzi was ordered to participate in a program for mental health and substance abuse issues and has also been placed on a ten-year criminal protective order.

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Lil Baby Releases New Single “Frozen”

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Lil Baby is keeping his stream of releases going, dropping off his third single this month, “Frozen.” The new single is an exploration of what it takes to be one of the best rappers in the world.

Earlier this month, Lil Baby dropped off “Right On” and “In A Minute,” following up on his promise that he is coming this summer.

With new music currently released and more on the way, Lil Baby will partner with Chris Brown for the One of Them Ones joint tour. In addition, Lil Baby has just been announced as a headliner of Hot 97 Summer Jam.

Speaking with The SOURCE earlier this month, Lil Baby said “I gotta start out early. So the whole summer could be up. It ain’t gonna be late summer.”  He’s holding true to that.

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Future Releases New album ‘I Never Liked You’ Feat. Drake, Tems, Gunna, Young Thug & More

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The Best Rapper Alive is back! After a month of hype, Future has delivered his latest album, I Never Liked You.

Arriving with the new album is the official video for “Keep It Burnin,” which featured Kanye West.

I Never Liked You is the first album from Future since 2020’s High Off Life. The album enlists Drake, Tems, Young Thug, Gunna, Kodak Black and more for the release.

To that “Best Rapper Alive” claim boasted in Future’s latest cover story in GQ, Hip-Hop journalism legend Elliott Wilson penned, “His impact can’t be denied. Especially not after eight solo albums, 19 solo mixtapes, one collaborative album, four collaborative mixtapes, two EPs, and one soundtrack (for 2018’s Superfly).”

You can read the rest of the case for that title here and check out the new album below.

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Several Guns Found At A$AP Rocky’s Hollywood Home During Police Search

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Following A$AP Rocky’s publicized arrest upon his arrival from Barbados, a police raid of Rocky’s Hollywood home unveils multiple illegal weapons, further complicating his 2021 shooting case.

A TMZ report confirms that authorities are running ballistic tests on the weapons found in his home to see if one of the guns discovered was used in the shooting. The will also be researching the history of all of the weapons seized in the raid to see if they have been registered or stolen.

Rocky was taken into custody last week upon his arrival to LAX on a private jet from Barbados with Rihanna. Rocky was surprised at the arrest, which allowed investigators to conduct a raid of his home without him or his team having a chance to remove any evidence they may need to make the charges stick.

TheSource.com will update this story as details develop.

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Action Bronson Releases ‘Cocodrillo Turbo’ Album Feat. Conway the Machine, Roc Marciano and More

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Action Bronson has released a new album, Cocodrillo Turbo, as well as an eleven-minute short film, Spirit Crocodile, through Loma Vista Recordings. The short film, directed by Jason Goldwatch, delves into the essence of the Cocodrillo Turbo and why the reptile is crucial to Bronsolino’s technique. As music from the album serves as a soundtrack, the images and film are viewed through the prism of psychedelia.

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Cocodrillo Turbo includes features from Conway The Machine, Roc Marciano, Hologram, Meyhem Lauren with production from The Alchemist, Daringer, Roc Marciano, and Action Bronson.

Speaking with The SOURCE, Bronson stated the album is “everything taken to the next level.” He added, “I want 10 Grammys all coming from this album.”

You can hear it all and watch the short film below.

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Guapdad 4000 Changes Name to “Guap,” Drops “Black Iverson” Video

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Guapdad 4000’s new single “Black Iverson” launched in a unique format with COLORSxSTUDIOS, who paired up with NBA 2K for a special partnership that included an exclusive curated COLORS soundtrack update and NBA 2K in-game performance. The single dropped just weeks after touring with Wale. The single is available on all platforms today, the same that the Oakland-bred MC delivers the new official Chris Simmons-directed visual and studio version of the single. Guapdad has switched his name up and will go forward as simply “Guap.”

The track’s fiery trap rhythm and bass-heavy backdrop set the scene for the artist’s casual delivery. It’s taken from his upcoming EP Handsome and produced by K.FISHA.

 “‘Black Iverson’ is a song reflecting on my journey from start till now. Many comparisons can be made between me and Iverson himself,” Guap said of the single. “We both have charisma and an undeniable style, but the bottom line is we are black men in America. There was ‘White Iverson’ a few years back and now we have a ‘Black Iverson.’”

The video is directed by Chris Simmons. “The goal for this video was to portray Guap in an organic light,” Simmons provides. “It was inspiring for us to go back to our roots with the style in which we shot it. You’ll see what I mean with the particular angles I selected and the way in which I approached it.”

You can see the video below.

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