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Diddy-Themed Jokes Have Parents Calling For His Name To Be Banned From Public Schools

December 15, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Diddy is causing drama for parents of New York City public school students who continue to use his name for jokes that disrupt class. Speaking with the New York Post, one parent labeled the trend, “heartbreaking,” joining calls to have schools ban Diddy’s name from the classroom.

Vanessa Mejia, mother to an 8-year-old at Chelsea’s PS-11, says her daughter came home shouting “Welcome to my Diddy party.” She had heard a boy use the phrase in her third-grade classroom. Mejia said it was “extremely” shocking due to the age of the children. “And then my second thought was, who knows how much information this boy had on the whole [Diddy] situation? Because if he is well-informed, did he really mean to say that? Or was it that he didn’t know what it meant?” she told the outlet.

Diddy Opens Charter School In Harlem

NEW YORK. NY – AUGUST 29: Sean “Diddy” Combs Officially Opens Capital. Prep Harlem Charter School on August 29, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty. Images)

While Mejia explained that her daughter doesn’t know the reality of Diddy’s legal turmoil, she says that other kids at school might. Diddy’s currently behind bars in Brooklyn while awaiting trial in his case regarding charges of alleged federal racketeering and sex trafficking. Jose Luis Guerra, who has two kids studying at the same public school, further told the outlet: “It’s terrible. Kids are making fun of a situation that has harmed a lot of people. I don’t think that has a place here and it should be addressed.”

Jenna Lyle, a spokesperson for the Department of Education, told the Post that the DOE has a protocol in place to deal with hateful or offensive language. She said: “School is a place of learning and growth, and we are proud that our buildings are filled with dedicated and talented educators who can use these instances as teachable moments for our youngest New Yorkers.” Diddy has already pleaded not guilty in his ongoing case. His trial will kick off in May of next year. He’s also denied all other allegations he’s faced over the last year.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Indicted On Federal Criminal Charge

September 25, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Eric Adams is in hot water. The New York City Mayor has been indicted on at least one federal criminal charge. The New York Times broke the news on September 25, following an investigation that went on for months. Adams had previously been a subject of speculation regarding fundraising violations. The outlet confirmed the indictment, but did not specify what the charges were. They are currently sealed. Adams is the first Mayor in New York City history to be indicted while in office.

The investigation against Eric Adams was launched in November 2023. The New York City Mayor had several laptops and cell phones seized by the FBI. Several outlets, including The New York Times, said that Adams was suspected of being influenced by the Turkish government to place its consulate in a Manhattan building. The “foreign influence” was a big point of concern, as was the alleged desire for consulate approval despite possible safety issues. It has yet to be announced who will represent the Mayor during his federal case. Adams issued a video statement refuting the government’s claims as “false.”

AOC Urged Eric Adams To Resign As Mayor

Mayor Eric Adams has just been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that remain sealed

here is his response

“I now believe the federal government plans to charge me with federal crimes. If this happens, the charges will be completely false and founded on lies.”

hes the… pic.twitter.com/eoiO6gxI63

— SOUND (@itsavibe) September 26, 2024

Eric Adams has maintained his innocence throughout the FBI’s investigation. He previously told the Associated Press that he was being persecuted for “standing his ground” in a historically corrupt city. “I always knew that if I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target,” he claimed. “A target I became. If I am charged, I am innocent, and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit.” Despite Adams’ assertion of innocence, other politicians have called for his resignation as NYC Mayor.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demanded that Eric Adams step down mere hours before he was formally indicted. The controversial politician took to X (formerly Twitter) to make her concerns seen and heard. “The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening government function,” she asserted. “Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration.” Adams’ indictment has only strengthened AOC’s stance. There will be much, much more to this story as the details of the indictment get released to the public.

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Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Turn Heads During NYC Date Night

September 9, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce went out together in New York City on Sunday night after attending the U.S. Open Tennis Championships earlier in the day. In photos published by TMZ, the two rolled up to a restaurant hand-in-hand for the date night. Kelce rocked a collared shirt and pants with a hat while Swift wore an evening dress.

Kelce and Swift began dating in 2023 and made numerous headlines throughout the year as the singer was in attendance at several of his games. That trend appears to be continuing in 2024, as she was present at the Kansas City Chief’s season opener against the Baltimore Ravens, last Thursday. Kelce’s team went on to win the game 27-20 with the help of his three catches and 34 yards.

Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Attend The US Open

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 08: Taylor Swift and Travis. Kelce at the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships on September 08, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)

Kelce and Swift’s day together comes after they recently fought up breakup rumors stemming from an alleged public relations document discussing how to handle their split. Kelce’s P.R. company, Full Scope PR, labeled it “entirely false and fabricated and were not created, issued or authorized by this agency,” in a statement afterward. They added: “We have engaged our legal team to initiate proceedings against the individuals or entities responsible for the unlawful and injurious forgery of documents.” The document claimed that the two are planning to announce the split on September 28, 2024. “Travis and Taylor have decided to part ways after careful consideration. They both value and respect each other’s personal lives and appreciate your respect for privacy during this time,” it read.

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[WATCH] Fat Joe Receives Key To The City From NYC Mayor Adams

August 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Even though he hosted a star-studded concert on his home turf over the weekend, Bronx native and Hip Hop legend Fat Joe was also presented the key to the City of New York from Mayor Eric Adams. The lifetime award was not only given to Crack for his skills on the mic, but also his commitment to philanthropy and giving back to his community.

See the footage HERE of the ceremony in Orchard Beach

Joe’s advocacy is well known for promoting healthcare, Joe has shown his concern for average Americans being taken advantage of by large medical companies. Joe even attended a rally in the Nation’s capitol to push the bill that will eliminate hidden fees in healthcare and ha seven met with President Biden a few times to discuss the issue.

Back in May, Joe received an honorary doctorate degree from Lehman College in the Bronx, where he credited his Bronx upbringing for making him the man he is today.

Mayor Adams recently rescinded the same honor to Diddy, who was requested to return the Key to the City following the Cassie assault video.

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Jay-Z & Beyonce Go For A Night Out In New York City After 40/40 Club Recreation

August 18, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Jay-Z and Beyonce chose to hit up the New York City nightlife scene after Fanatics Fest on Friday (August 16). Moreover, this is a pretty fitting outing for them, considering that the former announced the relaunch of his iconic 40/40 Club sometime in 2025, if all goes according to plan. Hov also recreated the sports bar at Fanatics Fest over the weekend. As such, it’s no wonder the power couple wants to see what else is up in the Big Apple for a night out. Apparently, Travis Scott was also at ZZ’s Club along with Bey and Jay, and left the Hudson Yards members club a little before they did.

As far as their style, Jay-Z and Beyoncé donned a black 40/40 Club sweatshirt and a rose fringe overcoat respectively. You can see pictures of their outing by clicking the “Via” link below. Elsewhere, though, other recent conversations around their relationship are a bit more salacious. For example, Kanye West expressed in a recently resurfaced Candace Owens interview from some years ago that the Houston superstar should let the East Coast lyricist cheat.

Jay-Z & Beyoncé At Paris Fashion Week

<a href= — PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 20: Jay-Z and Beyoncé arrive at the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 20, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Beyond that ridiculousness, though, Beyoncé and Jay-Z are ignoring it all and just focusing on their billions and on having some good times. They recently shared some lavish and seemingly solo vacation pics from earlier in the year, as if their public outings’ luxury wasn’t enough for fans. Jokes aside, it’s always heartening to see some famous celebrity couples enjoy some time to themselves, as exclusive or expensive as that time may be. After all, we can get too caught up in their exploits and escapades in the public eye and not in what they share with the rest of us.

Meanwhile, both Jay-Z and Beyoncé have a long musical legacy to contend with, one that’s now further cemented in legend status. Now, we’re seeing how old Hov albums like Reasonable Doubt maintained their steep value, as Dame Dash’s shares in it will fall back in his former Roc-A-Fella co-boss’ hands in a few years. That became a very contentious situation overall, one that Dame has no plans of making any easier for Jay. We’ll see what happens, and what this star couple learned from studying NYC’s nightlife.

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Jay-Z Will Reopen His Legendary 40/40 Club In New York City With A Twist

August 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Jay-Z temporarily recreated his iconic 40/40 Club for Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Fest NYC this weekend (August 16-18) at the Jacob Javits Center, but it looks like that’s not all he will do to revitalize the sports club chain. Moreover, an Us Weekly report claims that he will reopen the legendary venue in the Big Apple very soon. For those unaware, the original 40/40 Club in Manhattan closed in August of last year after a 20-year run. Hov once had five locations nationwide, but after their closure, the only active 40/40 brand locations at press time are an Atlanta airport bar and a Barclays Center restaurant in Brooklyn.

“It’s always been the plan to open a new spot,” 40/40 Club’s vice president of operations, Sheldon Robinson, told the publication. “Finding the right location that makes sense to the brand is key, and that takes some time. We’ve narrowed it down to our last few choices and now we’re in the negotiation phase. Hopefully by the end of this year we’ll have a lease signed and we can break ground. The idea is that we’ll have a club in 2025.” Robinson also pointed to Jay-Z’s strong involvement in this process, adding that Hov “definitely wants to keep it as part of his legacy.”

Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz At 40/40 Club’s 18th Anniversary

In other Jay-Z news, Oscar De La Hoya recently re-told the story of when the New York lyricist lost a six-figure bet to him. “So we’re promoting Canelo at the time, Golden Boy, and [Jay-Z’s] promoting Cotto,” the boxing legend told Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay. “So I said, ‘You know what? Why don’t place a bet here of $250,000? But it goes to charity.’ So Canelo wins, my charity wins the two-fifths, and sure enough he paid it on the spot. I think the next day, the check was in the bank. Jay-Z loves boxing, he knows his boxing. But he’s a guy who pays his bets.”

Meanwhile, another big storyline in Jay-Z’s world these days concerns what will happen to Dame Dash’s Reasonable Doubt shares. Dame is pretty peeved about Jay eventually getting those shares back in a couple of years. Things could change, but when it comes to cash, Hov is about his business. We’ll see if these new assets include a brand new 40/40 Club in the future.

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Ice Spice Makes Her City Proud With Massive & Star-Studded New York Show

August 8, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Of course the Bronx and New York City at large were going to show some hometown love when Ice Spice stopped by for her Y2K! tour stop in the Big Apple. Moreover, you can hear in the clips below how fans are screaming along to the lyrics, and it seems like everyone had a great time overall. She also brought along some very special guests for the occasion, including Sheff G, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Cash Cobain, and more. In fact, a surprise appearance from PARTYNEXTDOOR even got fans wondering whether we will see a collab from the two in the near future.

Either way, it’s great to see Ice Spice in this mode, whether for working her hardest for her performances or engaging with fans. Given how the Internet goes a lot of the time, and especially with Y2K!‘s poor critical reception, she’s had to stay focused on the positive aspects of her career while acknowledging that online hate rarely translates into in-person treatment. For example, the Bronx femcee recently thanked fans for their support of her new album despite 28K in first-week sales being a pretty low number for many. Still, it’s a step up from her Like..? EP, and she’s very grateful for that climb.

Read More: Ice Spice “Y2K!” Album Review

Ice Spice And Her Guests Go Hard For New York City

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But elsewhere, drama is brewing in the Ice Spice world for very unrelated and salacious reasons. A lot of fans think that, following her comments on her at-arms-length but still positive relationship with Nicki Minaj, her “Barbie World” collaborator is actually not the biggest fan. This assumption comes from a recent Instagram post of Nicki’s, on which Spice left a comment. Even though the Trinidadian MC liked comments from folks like Sexyy Red and Akbar V, she didn’t like Ice’s, which led to many unconfirmed and purely speculative fan theories that there’s a strain in their bond.

Meanwhile, other fans are still mad about the cheating scandal involving Ice Spice and Central Cee. As you can see, there are a lot of online narratives that might make you believe she’s in a rut. But from what these tour performances indicate, the 24-year-old has more than enough reasons to ignore it all. Let’s see what’s next on her trek, and what other headlines and rumors end up falling to the wayside.

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Cardi B Stands By Her Viral NYC Outburst

August 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Cardi B has explained what was happening in the viral clip of her seemingly yelling at a pedestrian in New York City. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday afternoon, she explained the context behind the video and fired back at users criticizing her online. “Why you touching their sh*t,” she says repeatedly in the clip. “Why you talking to them like that? They not even bothering you.”

Responding to one post featuring the video, Cardi wrote: “Why y’all trying to make me sound bad?? This was July 28th and I was defending them but ok.” In another, she added: “Btches trying to be funny and make this something it’s not but I don’t care. I don’t like when people think they can bully people for no reason.. like how you gonna do all that yelling, hit their car, AND call the cops all because they taking pictures in front of a building?!”

Cardi B Steps Out In New York City

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 01: Cardi B is seen wearing a Marc Jacobs sheer ruffled outfit, and yellow leggings outside the Marc Jacobs show on July 01, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images)

After Cardi provided the context, fans in her replies came to her defense as well. “I appreciate you standing up for these women because they don’t deserve to be harassed or disrespected!” one user wrote. Another remarked: “You’re so real, like truly. We need more people like you who stand up for what’s right.” Check out Cardi’s posts about the matter on X below.

Cardi B Addresses Viral Clip Of Her Yelling In NYC

Btches trying to be funny and make this something it’s not but I don’t care. I don’t like when people think they can bully people for no reason.. like how you gonna do all that yelling, hit their car, AND call the cops all because they taking pictures in front of a building?! https://t.co/bwG5utHDKw

— Cardi B (@iamcardib) August 5, 2024

The incident came amid plenty of other drama in the news cycle for Cardi. In recent days, she’s dealt with rumors about going through financial trouble, which she’s vehemently denied, as well as her divorce from Offset. Be on the lookout for further updates on Cardi B on HotNewHipHop.

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Cardi B Gets Into Heated Argument With A Pedestrian In Newly Surfaced Footage

August 5, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Cardi B has had quite the hectic past couple of weeks, what with her pregnancy announcement and her divorce from Offset. But it seems like it’s been a pretty tense time for her for other reasons too, as a new clip has surfaced (allegedly from last week) that shows her arguing with a pedestrian in New York City. At what looks like a hotel, the clip below shows a woman screaming at the Bronx femcee, seemignly calling her a “Black-a** b***h,” and Cardi responded in kind from out of her car window by screaming: “I’ll f**k you up for real.” Still, the clip doesn’t really clarify what they were arguing over, so it’s still a bizarre and mysterious thing to witness.

Elsewhere, though, Cardi B also clapped back at fans thinking that she’s in a financial rut right now. “First of all, The Sun is posting rumors that y’all are making up and sending blind items about… that’s why it’s NO DOCUMENTS, just word of mouth,” she tweeted. “Everybody gets a loan to buy a house and I never been behind on any of them.. i bought my house in 2021 and put almost 12 million in it now look how much I got left. I’m very responsible with money, my bills come before luxury and I just spent 400 thousand on jewelry this month because I also still know how to BUDGET… stop playin wit me.”

Cardi B’s Fight With A New York City Woman: Watch

video showing Cardi B arguing with a woman in New York last week

“I’ll f*ck you up for real”

via @nypost pic.twitter.com/xHzcjeosbA

— SOUND (@itsavibe) August 5, 2024

As far as Cardi B’s other online defenses and clashes with users and the general public, she explained why her pregnancy announcement feels like a relief. “I’m so happy y’all know I’m [pregnant],” she shared on Twitter. “Now I can stop wearing those deum school girl skirts lmaoooooo.”

Meanwhile, another element that fans are discussing a lot right now is Cardi B sticking up for Offset amid rumors that his failures were what contributed to their split. “Ok this is getting weird cause I can say he helps me a lot with my business and the kids…” she clarified. “Never in my career no matter what I went through I had friends or family go to the media sooo I don’t know who is this damn source going to people magazine. Even wit my filling I’m not askin for child support my claim is for him to only pay for the bills he already pays on the kids and the new one.”

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Cardi B Signs A Fan’s Tattoo Of Her Out In New York

July 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Cardi B is a very proud New Yorker, and while out on the town recently, she obviously ran into a whole lot of fans of her music and persona. However, one particular die-hard drew her attention with his tattoo of her on his right thigh, which she had to kneel down and sign with a Sharpie. It was a pretty cool moment to witness, especially as the fan seemed so starstruck that he could barely say anything upon the interaction. While the rest of the fanbase is debating about pregnancy rumors, this lucky guy is happy with his moment with the Bronx femcee and will probably remember it for a good while.

As far as the Bardi Gang is concerned, Cardi B needs a lot of eyes and ears on her right now, as fans eagerly await any sort of news on a new album. But they also recently expressed support for her over a new copyright infringement lawsuit against her from Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, artist names Sten Joddi and Kemika 1956, respectively. The issue concerns the “Enough (Miami)” single and its alleged use of portions of the song “Greasy Frybread.” Even though it sounds like they just used a common synth or something like that, there’s a chance this could go much further in court.

Cardi B Signs A Fan’s Tattoo Of Her

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Regardless, Cardi B is still feeding fans with new hints and suggestions about her next album, including a recent R&B-leaning song snippet. Fans can’t wait to hear what potential new directions her artistry takes, as well as what previous sounds and attitudes she will keep up in this transition. Obviously, we’d appreciate more new content than recycled one on such a long-awaited LP. Still, we know that the songwriting and charisma will carry either approach.

Meanwhile, Cardi B is also making a lot of waves in political discussions thanks to her condemnations of Joe Biden. However, she clarified that she has no plans to go Republican, so for all you MAGA folks out there, don’t get too excited. We’ll see what other antics and fan interactions occur in the lead-up to a new record. If only we were all so lucky as to get a John Hancock from our favs on our tattoos of them…

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