On Christmas Day, The Color Purple is set to dazzle another generation of filmgoers. In the new adaptation of the musical version of Alice Walker’s beloved novel, Fantasia will reprise the role she played on Broadway. But the all-star cast doesn’t stop there. Halle Bailey, Jon Batiste, HER, Ciara, and more will appear. Given the film’s musical legacy, the soundtrack has enormous shoes to fill.
On Monday, November 27, it was revealed that a jam-packed lineup of musicians set to appear on the album. Two of the film’s stars, HER and Halle Bailey, will lend their voice to the soundtrack, which is executive produced by Quincy Jones and Scott Sanders. It will also include Alicia Keys, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Megan Thee Stallion, Jennifer Hudson, Keyshia Cole, Jorja Smith, Coco Jones, Ciara, Mary Mary, and Missy Elliott.
The soundtrack’s first taste came from Alicia Keys’ song “Lifeline.” You can listen to the single below. The soundtrack will be shared on December 15 via WaterTower Music and Gamma.
Walker’s novel was first filmed by Steven Spielberg in 1985, with a cast that included Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, and Margaret Avery. It was a hit that earned 10 Academy Award nominations.
The Color Purple will hit theaters on December 25.
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Megan Thee Stallion is turning horses into hot girls, as she hilariously appears in a new skit for the 2024 Olympic Games. The clip opens with Megan welcoming viewers to “thee Paris Olympics” as she dances alongside some equestrians.
“Look at my hot girl,” she says, as the video cuts to a horse with red highlights to match her own. However, it’s not just any regular horse. This one says “Bonjour” and has wings. And breathes fire.
As it turns out, this is all part of Megan’s fantasy pitch, as she explains her idea to a room of business representatives. “And that, is the Olympics, hot girl style,” she adds.
“What do they not get about this?” the horse says at the end.
While it’s unclear if Megan will appear in any other promotional videos ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, it is still a fun holiday treat.
“As America gathers together today on Thanksgiving, we wanted to surprise the nation with an Olympic moment as big as the holiday, and what better way to do that than with ‘Thee Olympics,’ featuring Megan Thee Stallion and dressage horses at Versailles,” Jenny Storms, NBC Universal’s CMO Of Sports And Entertainment, shared in a statement, via Rolling Stone. “As we approach the new year, even more surprises are in store as we continue to bring to life the biggest media event of 2024 — the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Check out Megan Thee Stallion’s 2024 Olympics teaser above.
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Though she has a reputation for getting rowdy while turning up, Megan Thee Stallion has still always made it a point to promote both mental and physical health to her fanbase. A few months back, she connected with Seize the Awkward to film a vulnerable campaign about tackling tough topics like depression and therapy. More recently, the Houston native is pouring her energy into almost daily gym sessions, many of which she’s been documenting to share with Thee Hotties on Instagram.
Interestingly, as Meg invests more in her healing and fitness journey than ever before, she’s facing accusations of allegedly lying about her “natural” body. Last weekend, ex-boyfriend Pardison Fontaine dropped a diss track called “THEE PERSON,” in which he raps, “Be for real, you ain’t even realistic / Got lipo then you started posting gym pics.” Of course, the shade didn’t come out of nowhere – Thee Stallion previously outed him for getting oral from another woman in her bed while they were dating.
What Pardi had to say about his former partner likely cut much deeper than the single bar she had for him on “Cobra.” Nevertheless, Megan is moving forward with a positive attitude, and continuing to put in work on her famous figure. Whether she went under the knife or not (which she has yet to address), Tina Snow is undeniably looking the most confident, happiest, and healthiest we’ve ever seen her.
All that time she’s been spending in the gym has been paying off in more areas than just her good looks. All of Thee Stallion’s recent performances have included some of the most impressive twerking we’ve seen from the Hot Girl Coach, who has her trainer to thank. Check out what she brought to the stage at ONE Music Fest last month at the link below, and tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.
Megan Thee Stallion’sex-boyfriend, Pardirecently released a scathing diss track titled, “Thee Person,” where he seemingly exposes the Houston native’s alleged true colors. The track has since sparked controversy and raised eyebrows in the music industry.
‘Megan Thee Person’
Pardison Fontaine, known as Pardi, recently released a diss track titled, “Thee Person,” where he calls out ex-girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion. The rapper/songwriter accused the “Cobra” rapper of being attention-seeking and dishonest.
Over the weekend, Pardi dropped “Thee Person” which is a track about ex-girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion.
Amid the past legal battle between Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez, there was one person who was impacted who hadn’t said much of anything since the news of the 2020 December shooting. On Friday, Nov. 17, Pardison Fontaine, the ex-boyfriend of the “Don’t Stop” rapper, spoke on “Megan Thee Person.”
In his diss track titled, “Thee Person,” Pardi accused Meg of becoming media and attention thirsty. In his song, he rapped:
“God I treated you like a queen… whole time I’m a clown in your circus. You know the devil was a serpent. For some streams and views girl I hope it was worth it.”
Pardi Calls Megan A Liar
In the new track, Pardi claims that Megan lied to him about the people she slept with, causing him to engage in unnecessary beef with individuals she had been involved with.
The diss track gains traction as the Houston rapper previously attempted to defend herself against accusations of being romantically involved with Tory Lanez. Pardison rapped:
“ Had me beefing with niggas you know you was fucking. Beautiful girl but your soul is disgusting. You got everything but still ain’t happy… you lying to people you sick in the head.”
In an April 2022 interview with Gayle King, Megan denied any intimate relationship with Lanez, asserting that their connection was solely based on grieving the loss of their mothers. To add fuel to the fire, her statements are met with skepticism, especially after rapper DaBaby’s claim of sleeping with Megan in his song “Boogeyman.”
Megan Thee Snake?
The New York native also addressed Megan’s authenticity or lack thereof, criticizing her for talking negatively about her close friends and hairstylist while avoiding self-reflection. The music producer continued to state poetically:
“ Look, you talk shit about Kellon, shit about Jaylaand Darren, you talk shit about everybody. Except for the person in the mirror that’s staring. You talk shit like you Keisha, then cry like a Karen.”
Pardi raises eyebrows by suggesting Megan may have gone through liposuction while posting gym pictures, questioning the sincerity behind her actions. He rapped:
“Got lipo then you started posting gym pics. The things that you’re doing is sadistic. Spent four hours doin’ glam, not a blemish. But your foundation is off, you need to fix it. Clean up your spirit and not just your image.”
Fans have been divided in their responses to the diss track. Many fans did not take this diss track very well.
One user (@dezlking) stated, “Saying “you have everything, you should be happy” to someone who lost both their parents and grandma within 3 years, was shot, and had the media/men trashing her for years is wild.” While another user (@realprissygrl) stated, “Fire back at what?! her saying that you cheated on her?? like what r we talking about fr.”
Megan Stands Tall
Speaking of publicized clapbacks, Megan Thee Stallion recently took the stage at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, California, and used her performance as a platform to address her haters. This comes amidst the recent sentencing of singer Tory Lanez to ten years in prison for shooting the Houston rapper in 2020.
Chrisean Rock Drops Blueface Diss Track
Chrisean Rock recently took aim at her ex-boyfriend, Blueface, with a controversial song that shed light on her experiences as a single mother and alleged neglect during her pregnancy. The ongoing saga of musicians using music to call out their former partners continues to captivate audiences.
When Pardison Fontaine pressed upload on his “THEE PERSON” diss track aimed at Megan Pete (better known as Megan Thee Stallion) earlier this weekend, he had to know a firestorm of reactions would come flooding in shortly after. Throughout his poignant song, the lyricist accuses his former lover of lying about her sexual history and having liposuction, among other things. The lengthy rant about her poor behaviour comes after she revealed his infidelity led to their relationship’s demise on her “Cobra” single earlier this month.
While Meg didn’t name-drop Pardi, it was obvious enough who she was taking shots at with her bars. He certainly didn’t hold back in his response, which also mentions his new partner who’s been standing by his side through all the drama. “Archive pics ’cause you can’t delete it / Damn, see me with Jada Kingdom and then you went Jada Pinkett,” the 33-year-old spits, noting that Thee Stallion only told the world about his wrongs after he went public with the Jamaican-born entertainer.
His notifications have likely been a mess since Friday (November 17) night, but according to new videos, he and Kingdom are still enjoying themselves. Rather than defending himself against critics, or relying on praise to boost his ego, Pardi was spotted outside with his other half, dancing and turning up to help keep their spirits high. It’s unclear where the footage came from. Still, the pair was in good company while celebrating their young love and success.
Pardison Fontaine and Jada Kingdom certainly make a cute couple. However, he’s not the only man in the industry to catch her attention this year. Back in the summer, it was Burna Boy who was name-dropping the 25-year-old, telling the world that he went all out for her by buying a luxury Birkin bag. Read more about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.
Breakups can be difficult. For celebrities, they can be even more tricky because they happen in public. Over the last week, rappers Megan Thee Stallion and Pardison Fontaine (also known as Pardi) split has been the most discussed romantic fallout in hip-hop.
In her latest single, “Cobra,” Megan alleged that infidelity on Pardi’s end contributed to their downfall. “Pulled up, caught him cheatin’, gettin’ his d*ck sucked in the same spot I’m sleepin’,” she rapped. After being flooded with fan reactions, Pardi issued a response track of his own. So, why did Pardi diss Megan? According to Pardi’s latest song, “Thee Person,” it was to clear his name.
“After watching people drag your name. And talk about you in unfavorable ways. In order to get attention and clicks,” said Pardi in the song’s introduction. “I never thought you would do something like that to me. Oh, I’d like to apologize for no longer keeping up with your lies or supporting your habits to tell half-truths.”
Later in the song, Pardi seemed to confirm that he stepped outside the relationship. But in his words, it didn’t happen in the way Megan recounted. “Hire detectives, girl, you the feds / Not in your house, not in your bed / You lyin’ to people, you sick in the head,” rapped Pardi.
Listen to Pardison Fontaine’s track “Thee Person” above.
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When Megan Thee Stallion shared her first solo single of the year, “Cobra,” fans ate up the rap diva’s vulnerability. After enduring some of the most difficult years of her life, the black-haired beauty put all her feelings into an emotional song reflecting on alcohol abuse, healing from trauma, the loss of many close family members, and her split from Pardison Fontaine. The songwriter wasn’t mentioned by name in the bars about Thee Stallion being cheated on. However, his reaction to the single was telling enough for us to piece together the puzzle.
After posting a Future meme to acknowledge his guilt, Fontaine surprised us on Friday (November 17) by dropping off a full diss track taking aim at Thee Stallion. Throughout his verses on “THEE PERSON,” the “Backin’ It Up” hitmaker accuses her of being unfaithful in their relationship first. Elsewhere, he says she lied about past hook-ups, and even getting liposuction despite marketing herself as a woman with an all-natural body.
Megan Thee Stallion’s Ex Pardison Fontaine Airs Her Out on “THEE PERSON”
“How many times did I catch you texting them ni**as?” Pardi asks his ex on the second verse. “You did you first, I just did me bigger / You flew out the country, ain’t call for days / In my mind, we had parted ways,” he recalls of how their long-running relationship fell apart. “You was back movin’ awful strange / In an effort to fix it, I took all the blame.”
Listen to Pardison Fontaine pour his heart out on “THEE PERSON,” exclusively on YouTube above. Do you think Megan Thee Stallion’s ex brought some of his best lyricism to date on his latest release? Let us know in the comments, and find more of this week’s HNHH release recommendations on our Fire Emoji playlist at the link below.
I was the realest ni**a you was close to, and that’s for real The people that know you don’t love you The people that love you don’t know you I loved you out loud, I was vocal
Megan Thee Stallion too the better part of 2023 off from music, understandably so. The few releases we have heard from the Houston native have landed on DSPs in the past few months, such as her “Bongos” collab with Cardi B. For her first solo single of the year, Meg began the month of November with “Cobra.” The song blew up for a number of the vulnerable bars shared by the rap diva, including one about a past lover cheating on her in her bed. Seeing as Pardison Fontaine is the only celebrity she was with for several years, it didn’t take long for fans to piece together who she was talking about.
They failed to address their breakup at the time, but now that Thee Stallion has opened the lid on the conversation, her former boo clapped back with a diss track of his own, “THEE PERSON,” this weekend. Over the beat, Pardi spits about his experience romancing Tina Snow, reflecting on the hurt he felt after finding out she wasn’t truthful about her sexual history with him.
Pardison Fontaine Responds to His Ex’s “Cobra” Claims
“Sit down for a second, girl you need to hear this / Be for real you ain’t even realistic / Got lipo then you started posting gym pics / The things that you’re doing is sadistic,” the lyricist bashed Meg, suggesting her body isn’t as natural as she claims it to be. Elsewhere, he called her out for trying to “drown [him] on purpose” amid his attempts to pull her out of the mud.
Since the song landed on Friday (November 17), the internet has been debating whether or not Fontaine took things too far. Some think that he’s overreacting because Thee Stallion didn’t name him on “Cobra,” meanwhile he put together an entire diss record. At the same time, others argue he’s justified to turn his experience into art, the same way MTS has.
“Pardi is damned if he do and damned if he don’t,” one Twitter user pointed out this morning. “Y’all would’ve had a problem if he spoke about the breakup before Meg, and it’s obviously a problem now that he spoke about it after her.” Keep scrolling to read more of the reactions pouring in after the debut of Paridson Fontaine’s “THEE PERSON” diss. Afterward, tell us your thoughts on all the drama in the comments.
Pardi is damned if he do and damned if he don’t bc y’all would’ve had a problem if he spoke about the breakup before Meg and obviously it’s a problem now that he spoke about it after her pic.twitter.com/pSjxpP7oMY
— Protesting Genocide is NOT Anti-Semitism. (@LaCienegaBlvdss) November 18, 2023
So because Pardi said Megan got lipo and slept with most of the industry you guys believe it instantly but her getting shot by midget bowling lanes is still up for debate even though he was found guilty by the court of law? Right then
— KING-SIZED KILLAH (COBRA EDITION) (@KILLAHKWEEP) November 18, 2023
Pardi was just reciting spoken word and writing poems about Megan a few months ago but now that she’s exposed him for cheating, she’s a disgusting person who needs help. Boy FAWK youpic.twitter.com/XprYyAvL3O
Pardi a big stupid lame ass nigga. And you wasn’t arguing with no niggas about her. You let a 4’11 nigga punk you on the internet and you literally never came to her defense again. Shut your lame ass up bitch.
In the tumultuous world of hip-hop relationships, the saga between Megan Thee Stallion and Pardison Fontaine has taken an unexpected turn. Following Megan’s recent release of the single “Cobra,” speculations about Pardi’s alleged infidelity reached peak curiosity on social media. Now, the rapper has responded with a diss track of his own. The song is called “Thee Person,” and it is sending shockwaves through the industry. Pardi’s diss track dives into personal territory, accusing Megan of undergoing liposuction and fabricating tales of multiple affairs. The lyrics hit hard, with Pardison Fontaine rapping, “Beautiful girl but your soul is disgusting.” The track suggests that beneath the glamorous facade, there’s a darker truth to Megan’s character.
The diss track comes on the heels of Megan Thee Stallion’s own revelation in “Cobra.” On the song, she sought solace from the “Lord” after discovering infidelity in her relationship. The lyrics hinted at the emotional toll of betrayal. Many assumed Pardi cheated on her. This is what the stage for the back-and-forth between the former couple. Megan’s fans were quick to defend their queen, questioning the timing and appropriateness of Pardi’s response. “She said she was suicidal, was going thru a dark time in her life,” one person commented. “And she only said she got cheated on ONCE. Didn’t make a whole song about it but now you wanna ride the wave as her ex boyfriend.”
“She was simply venting and u decided to make the entire song about you, get over yourself, you’re dating jada kingdom yet here you are dissing your ex and for what? because YOU cheated? mfker are YOU happy?” she continued. Many took to social media to urge the rapper to “read the room” and consider the emotional impact of his words, especially in light of Megan’s vulnerable confession in “Cobra.” The public feud adds another layer of complexity to the narrative, exposing the intricacies of love and heartbreak in the spotlight. The diss track not only serves as a musical response but also as a public airing of grievances, showcasing the highs and lows of a celebrity romance. He also put her on blast for getting lipo and a BBL and started posting gym pics.
As the diss track continues to make waves, fans are left to wonder whether this marks the end of the Megan-Pardi saga or if it’s merely a prelude to further revelations. The intricacies of their relationship, laid bare through their music, leave listeners captivated and invested in the unfolding drama. Only time will tell how this chapter in the hip-hop love story concludes, but one thing is for sure – the industry is watching closely as Megan Thee Stallion and Pardison Fontaine navigate the stormy seas of fame, love, and heartbreak.
The hip-hop scene is buzzing with numerous exciting developments featuring female artists. Scar Lip takes the stage at VEVO’s DSCVR Artists To Watch 2024,Sexyy Red offers a tantalizing glimpse of her upcoming deluxe album, Cardi B’s family is set to make a splash in Nickelodeon’sBaby Shark’s Big Movie, and more.
Scar Lip Gets Active
On Wednesday, Nov.15, New York rapper Scar Lip took her talents and energy to VEVO’s DSCVR Artists To Watch 2024 stage where she performed her songs, “BLICK” and “ No Statements.”
The “Stop By” singer, Ari Lennox, has just released her newest single titled, “Get Close.”
Up next for the singer will be the 2024 Dreamville Festival, which will be taking place in April 2023. Lennox’s fans and supporters will be nothing short of fulfilled.
On Thursday, Nov. 16, Lil Yachty took to his Instagram story to share an exciting screenshot.
The picture displayed an audio recording sent via iPhone text message to Flo Milli, in which she followed up with multiple audio recordings. Looks like there could be a track titled “Never Lose Me” for fans to enjoy in the near future.
The remix features Travis Scott in which he inserted his dark undertones which gave a new twist and more sensual vibe to the song. Since the release of this remix, the song has garnered over 170,000 views on YouTube within 15 hours of its release.
In a groundbreaking move, Cardi B and Offset and their children Kulture and Wave are making a splash in the entertainment industry.
The Cephus family is joining Nickelodeon’s cherished Baby Shark franchise for the eagerly awaited Baby Shark’s Big Movie. The film promises to captivate audiences while showcasing the talents of hip-hop’s favorite couple and their charming children.
On Friday November 17th, Nicki Minaj released both new cover art and a city list in which she will be doing her upcoming Pink Friday 2 Tour.
With her new album release date right around the corner, the “Since The Last Time I Saw You” artist has also dropped the presale sign up for fans to have early access to ticket purchases. To add to the excitement, also stated that she had one more cover to reveal to coincide with her Pink Friday 2 album which is also available for pre-order on her store.
The “Lookin’ For The Hoes” rapper, recently teased fans with a new hot pink cover art for her Hoods Hottest Princess album. The new album stands as the Deluxe album in which she will feature other artists on. The release date has not been confirmed by Sexyy Red, however, it does give fans something exciting to look forward to. Who would you want to hear on the Deluxe?
With the new year right around the corner, Meg has been giving the girls body and new workout plans. The rapper gave us a glimpse of her daily workout routine from diet suggestions, cardio, weight lifting, and an overall physique check for those looking to improve their physical health. To add more spice to the mix, Thee Stallion, was spotted at GQ’s2023 Men Of The Year event, wearing a chocolate mesh dress that complimented her shape like no other.
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