politics Archives - Page 2 of 134

Tommie Lee Claims She Needs Surgery After Concerning Hospital Stay

December 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tommie Lee had a rough trip. The reality TV star was recently in Jamaica, but her sojourn resulted in a sudden hospital stay. She posted Instagram videos from her hospital bed on December 1, causing many of her fans to voice their concern. Lee provided additional context on Monday, December 2. The Love & Hip Hop star elaborated on the reason for her hospital, and revealed that she is going to have to undergo surgery. She also also found time to talk smack to some of her haters.

Tommie Lee told fans that she had a surgery scheduled for December 3. “I have surgery tomorrow,” she said while seemingly standing. “I gotta hop around. I’m gonna make the most of it.” The rapper went on to provide information about the injury. She posted a photo of a deep wound in her ankle, and explained that she is not able to put weight on said ankle at the moment. Tommie Lee’s attention quickly turned to those who were mocking her injury in the comments, though. The rapper shot down the notion that her injury was a result of “karma.” She also asserted that she is not going to wallow or feel bad for herself as a result of her misfortune.

Tommie Lee Injured Her Ankle In Jamaica

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom)

“For those who want to make a joke, be my guest,” Tommie Lee explained. “Because that karma that you speak of, when you make jokes like that, I return to sender every time.” The rapper also reflected on fans who joked about her getting jumped in Jamaica, and her public persona as a result of her time on Love & Hip Hop. Tommie Lee blamed the show’s producers for making her out to be a meaner person than she really is. “It goes back to Love & Hip Hop,” she noted. “This whole narrative… party who I am and partly not.”

Tommie Lee went on to note that she does not regret any of the things she said or did on the show. She maintained that she always did, and always will, act in her own best interest. Furthermore, the rapper is tired of fans trying to stage “gotcha” moments with her. Lee dared them to jot down what she said, take a screenshot, or do whatever else they have to do. She is going to stand by what she does, regardless of the pushback she gets. We wish Tommie Lee a speedy recovery.

The post Tommie Lee Claims She Needs Surgery After Concerning Hospital Stay appeared first on HotNewHipHop.

Adam22 Compares Kendrick Lamar To Donald Trump With Their “Cult” Fanbases

December 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Adam22 says that Kendrick Lamar and his passionate followers remind him of Donald Trump. He explained his reasoning during the latest episode of The Adam22 & Wack100 Show for No Jumper. He suggested that Lamar’s fans are just as delusional in their bias as supporters of the incumbent president.

“Donald Trump’s fanbase is kind of like a cult because no matter what Donald Trump does, they never find fault with it,” Adam said. “He could do things that, were they done by the Democrats, everybody would be able to agree that they’re wrong. But here’s the thing, now we have Kendrick’s super fans, who are telling us that, ‘actually, buying plays and payola is totally fine.’”

Adam22 Speaks With Drake During “Till Death Do Us Part”

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 30: Adam22 (L) and Drake speak during Drake’s Till Death Do Us Part rap battle on October 30, 2021 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Fans on social media have been having mixed responses to the opinion. “Nah he’s so right, they are hypocrites just like their lord and saviour Kendrick it’s actually insane,” one user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote. Another countered: “Drake has always used bots … please stop posting about this cuck. He is what is wrong with the hip hop community in the first place.”

Adam22 Compares Kendrick Lamar To Donald Trump

Drake accused Universal Music Group of allegedly using bots and payola to artificially boost the success of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” in a legal filing, last month. He also accused the company of defamation. UMG denied all of the allegations as “offensive and untrue.” That lawsuit came as Kendrick Lamar released his new album, GNX. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Songs from the project also hold all five of the top spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Check out Adam22’s full comments on Kendrick Lamar below.

Adam 22 tells wack100 that Kendrick Lamar fans are like Donald trump supporters. If Drake was accused of using bots they would never give him a pass for that pic.twitter.com/xZoRQXhT4R

— joebuddenclips/fanpage (@Chatnigga101) December 2, 2024

[Via]

The post Adam22 Compares Kendrick Lamar To Donald Trump With Their “Cult” Fanbases appeared first on HotNewHipHop.

Stephen A Smith Admits He Never Thought Donald Trump Was Racist

November 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Stephen A Smith has weighed in on the results of the 2024 presidential election, in which Donald Trump retook the White House. Speaking with Bill Maher on the latest episode of the Club Random podcast, Smith explained that he doesn’t view Trump as racist and admitted he used to be friendly with him.

“If we’re being totally honest, all the brothers found him to be cool. They found him to be very cool. So, let’s be clear. Because he knew his sports, all right? He would say what he feel, he bucked the establishment, which we love, and we gravitated to that,” Smith said. From there, Maher chimed in to suggest that Trump isn’t genuinely “hateful.” “Is he really, like, in his heart, like hateful? No. I don’t think his motivation is ‘I don’t like black people.’ I think his motivation is ‘Everybody must love me,’” Maher stated. Smith added: “I have never called him a racist. I have never spoken about him that way. Ever. Not one time. Not one time. Because I knew him beforehand.”

Donald Trump Speaks With The Press Before Boarding Air Force 1

President Donald J. Trump talks to members of the press about the investigation before boarding Air Force 1 at Palm Beach International Airport as he leaves West Palm Beach for Washington Sunday afternoon March 24, 2019. [LANNIS WATERS/palmbeachpost.com] © Lannis Waters / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Later in the interview, Smith recalled the former President trying to purchase the Buffalo Bills back in 2014. He says when the league denied his request, he vowed to get revenge after he became president. Trump went on to criticize the league after Colin Kaepernick famously kneeled during the national anthem.

Stephen A Smith Discusses Donald Trump

Trump will take over the White House once again after his inauguration on January 20th of next year. Check out Stephen A Smith’s full comments on Donald Trump with Bill Maher below.

[Via]

The post Stephen A Smith Admits He Never Thought Donald Trump Was Racist appeared first on HotNewHipHop.

Jeff Bezos Shuts Down Elon Musk’s Claim He Said Donald Trump Would Lose The Election

November 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Recently, Elon Musk hopped on X with a shocking claim about his fellow billionaire, Jeff Bezos. According to him, Bezos allegedly told several people that Donald Trump would lose the 2024 U.S. presidential election to Vice President Kamala Harris. Moreover, he accused Bezos of urging people to “sell all their Tesla and SpaceX stock.”

“Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose for sure, so they should sell all their Tesla and SpaceX stock,” his Tweet alleges. According to Bezos, however, there is zero truth to these accusations. He wasted no time before clarifying, immediately replying to Musk and setting the record straight. “Nope. 100% not true,” he wrote simply. Musk then came back with, “Well, then, I stand corrected [laughing emoji].”

Jeff Bezos & Elon Musk Go Back And Forth On X

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akademiks)

At the time of writing, it remains unclear exactly where Musk’s accusations came from. This is far from the first outlandish claim he’s made about someone in recent weeks, however. Earlier this month, for example, he set his sights on Jennifer Lopez after she endorsed Vice President Harris. He argued that the songstress shouldn’t be trusted due to her former relationship with Diddy, who is currently behind bars facing countless disturbing allegations.

“J Lo was like his ex-girlfriend and it’s like now deciding she’s like warning people against Trump. How many people did she warn against Diddy, right? Oh zero, ok. Maybe we shouldn’t trust her opinion,” he said on The Joe Rogan Experience. “People in the music entertainment industry had to know that Diddy was like abusing, you know, kids basically and yet they still fed him kids. Like where’s the accountability? They had to know.” Rogan seemed to agree, claiming “It’s peculiar that so many who frequented his gatherings are now outspoken supporters of Harris.”

[Via]

The post Jeff Bezos Shuts Down Elon Musk’s Claim He Said Donald Trump Would Lose The Election appeared first on HotNewHipHop.

Donald Trump Selects Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon For Key Administration Position

November 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Donald Trump has nominated Linda McMahon, who is famously married to WWE mogul Vince McMahon, to take on the role of Secretary of Education in his administration. Having previously served as the WWE’s chief executive, Linda stepped down from the role in 2009 to pursue a career in politics. She ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut twice, in 2010 and 2012, but lost both elections.

“Linda will use her decades of Leadership experience, and deep understanding of both Education and Business, to empower the next Generation of American Students and Workers, and make America Number One in Education in the World. We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday night.

Linda McMahon Speaks At The Republican National Convention

July 18, 2024; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Linda McMahon, former Administrator of the Small Business Administration, speaks during the final day of the Republican National. Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Mandatory Credit: Jasper Colt-USA TODAY via Imagn Images

It’s not the first time McMahon will have worked with Trump behind the scenes. After supporting his campaign throughout the 2016 election cycle, McMahon took on the role of Administrator of the Small Business Administration for the former president’s first time in office.

The presumptive appointment of McMahon comes after Trump previously promised to shut down the Department of Education. In one campaign video caught by AllHipHop, he accused schools of “indoctrinating young people with inappropriate racial, sexual and political material.” To take action against the perceived situation, Trump vowed to slash federal funding to “any school pushing Critical Race Theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children.” As for Trump’s other picks, he also caused controversy by selecting Dr. Mehmet Oz as the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as well as Matt Gaetz as the Attorney General.

[Via] [Via]

The post Donald Trump Selects Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon For Key Administration Position appeared first on HotNewHipHop.

Candace Owens Calls Out Beyoncé and Ms. Tina Knowles Over Alleged Endorsement Controversy

November 19, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Fight Night! Me VS Marc Lamont Hill On Transgenderism Candace Ep 104 11 47 screenshot

Conservative commentator Candace Owens found herself at odds with Beyoncé and her mother, Ms. Tina Knowles, following Owens’ claim last week questioning whether Kamala Harris’ campaign paid for Beyoncé’s endorsement. The controversy escalated after Meta removed Owens’ post, prompting Ms. Knowles to address the claims directly on Instagram.

Owens wasted no time firing back in the comments, accusing Beyoncé of deflecting criticism. “Beyoncé needs to stop posting from her burner account,” Owens wrote. She defended her original post, noting it used the term “allegedly” and cited multiple publications that sought confirmation from both Beyoncé’s team and the Harris campaign but received no response.

Owens also called out Beyoncé’s decision to remain silent, contrasting it with Cardi B’s approach when facing questions in the past. “People share untrue reports on me all the time—do I call Mark Zuckerberg?” Owens remarked, criticizing the apparent involvement of Meta in removing her commentary. She ended her rebuttal with a pointed critique: “Sending your literal mama to defend you as opposed to just responding to journalists asking questions… is childish af.”

The dispute has since sparked intense reactions across social media, with fans and critics weighing in on the exchange. While Beyoncé has yet to respond directly, the exchange underscores the heightened tension between public figures navigating political and cultural debates.

The post Candace Owens Calls Out Beyoncé and Ms. Tina Knowles Over Alleged Endorsement Controversy appeared first on .

Candace Owens Questions Beyonce’s Authenticity In Scathing Takedown

November 18, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Candace Owens and Beyonce are on polar opposite sides of the political aisle. Owens is a Republican, and Beyonce has repeatedly endorsed Democratic nominees throughout her career. Her endorsement of Kamala Harris, however, has Owens particularly irritated. The political commentator took to her self-titled show to blast Beyonce for her Harris endorsement. She also threw shots at the singer’s husband, JAY-Z, and her mother, Tina Knowles. It was not a pretty sight.

There’s some context worth providing before we get to the insults. Candace Owens previously implied that Beyonce was paid to attend Kamala Harris’ campaign rally. The singer attended a rally in her native Houston and endorsed Harris in an impassioned speech. Owens’ comments were met with denial from Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles, who wrote “fake news” under Owens’ video. Instead of putting an end to the exchange, however, Knowles’ comments opened the floodgates. Candace Owens went off on the Queen Bey during her November 18 show. She dubbed the singer “annoying” and claimed that Beyonce does not hold the cultural weight she did a decade ago.

Candace Owens Mocked Bey’s Waning Relevance

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by The Neighborhood Talk (@theneighborhoodtalk)

“Telling us who to vote for is annoying,” Candace Owens asserted. “You don’t gotta text from your mommy’s burner account on Instagram.” The commentator proceeded to drag JAY-Z into her rant, and implied that the Brooklyn rapper might have ties to Diddy. “If you wanna start with being authentic,” she said. “Maybe give us some answers about Diddy’s parties. Your husband’s been close with him.” This is not the first time a Republican commentator has attacked Beyonce on the basis of her political ties. She was mocked for the sales of her last album, shortly after appearing at the aforementioned Harris rally.

“Beyonce doesn’t need to be doing that,” Xaviaer Durousseau told a FOX News analyst. “[She] needs to focus on keeping her album on the charts because it’s already gone.” The alleged ties to Diddy have also surfaced multiple times. Jaguar Wright tried to link Beyonce and JAY-Z to the disgraced mogul during an interview with Piers Morgan. The couple’s lawyer sent a cease and desist to Morgan, and the host subsequently edited the interview. He later apologized to Beyonce and JAY-Z on the air.

The post Candace Owens Questions Beyonce’s Authenticity In Scathing Takedown appeared first on HotNewHipHop.

Quavo Urges Donald Trump To Prioritize Gun Prevention Policies

November 18, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Quavo may have built up a persona as a trapper in his music, but the Migos rapper has taken an upright stance against gun control in recent years. The death of the rapper’s nephew, Takeoff, has motivated him to make a positive change in his community and the world as a whole. It’s something that initially drew him to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Now that Donald Trump is set to become the next President, however, Quavo is making a similar plea to the Republican party.

TMZ caught up with the rapper to discuss the outcome of the recent election. Quavo made it clear that he wants to see positive change regardless of which party is in power. “I think [Harris] did a great job,” the rapper said, when asked about the VP. “[The] foundation I was pushing was about gun violence, so I feel like whoever is in office needs to handle that problem.” Quavo did not mention Trump by name, but he made it clear that he will not let his own political bias get in the way of U.S. progress. “It’s a universal problem, so it doesn’t have any red or blue on there,” the rapper asserted. “Gun violence [prevention] is for everybody and the world.”

Quavo Claimed Gun Prevention Transcends Party Colors

TMZ asked Quavo if he believes Donald Trump will back the same gun policies that Harris promoted. He didn’t have a concrete answer (who would), but he did make it clear that is hopeful. “I feel like he should,” he noted. “I feel like every president should.” Quavo’s passion for gun violence prevention has reached a height point in the last few months. Those who were previously unaware of the rapper’s campaign were made aware by his appearance at a Harris campaign rally in August.

Quavo told those in attendance that gun prevention was something that every American should prioritize. “You can’t understand the struggle of gun violence if you are not in the field or in the heart of it,” he said. There’s certainly no love lost between Quavo and Donald Trump. The rapper criticized Trump for serving the championship college team the Clemson Tigers fast food in 2019. He tweeted at the team and vowed to show Trump how “champs should really be treated.” It says a lot that the Migos rapper is willing to put away his bias for the greater good.

[via]

The post Quavo Urges Donald Trump To Prioritize Gun Prevention Policies appeared first on HotNewHipHop.

Politics and Pop Culture Collide at UFC 309 as Trump and speculated members of his cabinet join celebs at Madison Square Garden

November 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Madison Square Garden was packed on Saturday night for UFC 309 with as much attention on audience members as the fight itself. Most notably, President-elect Donald Trump showed up with Elon Musk by his side to watch Jon “Bones” Jones defend his undisputed UFC world heavyweight champion title by defeating Stipe Miocic as chants of “USA, USA” filled the arena as Trump made his highly-anticipated entrance after being walked into the arena by Dana White.

Trump and Musk were not alone. They were joined by Vivek Ramaswamy (who alongside Musk will head up a Department of Government Efficiency also known as DOGE), Tulsi Gabbard (who has been tapped by Trump as the director of national intelligence), House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Robert Kennedy Jr. (who Trump has nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services). Don Jr. and Eric Trump also sat with their father’s entourage along with Kid Rock. The group was seated next to Jelly Roll and his entourage. Other celebs in attendance included Deontay Wilder, Tom Aspinall, Anthony Kiedis, Karl Anthony Towns, and Triple H.

Most notably, Jon Jones did the signature “Trump dance” after defeating Miocic in the third round and pointing to Trump who gave him a thumbs up. Jones then presented Trump the championship belt.

Joe Rogan, who met up with Trump after the event for which he provided commentary, stated during the broadcast: “If people at home could hear the sound in this room right now. It is so loud! It’s always loud when he comes in, but now that he’s won [the election], now that he’s the president again, oh my God!”

UFC fighter Jim Miller went a little bit political when he called for justice for Peanut the squirrel during his victory speech. He also said that he hopes DOGE can clean up the misuse of government resources.

The post Politics and Pop Culture Collide at UFC 309 as Trump and speculated members of his cabinet join celebs at Madison Square Garden appeared first on .

Candace Owens Slams Beyonce For “Childish” Response To Kamala Harris Rally Rumors

November 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Recently, Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles took to Instagram to shut down Candace Owens. The political commentator accused the Grammy-winning songstress of accepting $10 million to endorse Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election. According to Knowles, however, this couldn’t be further from the truth.

“So this has been flagged on Instagram as fake news and taken down. It’s called False Information. Sadly, other platforms with a lack of integrity still have it up. The lie is that Beyoncé was paid 10 million dollars to speak at a rally in Houston for Vice President Kamala Harris. When in fact, Beyoncé did not receive a penny for speaking at a Presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’s rally in Houston,” her post begins.

Candace Owens Fires Back After Tina Knowles’ IG Post

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by The Neighborhood Talk (@theneighborhoodtalk)

“In fact she actually paid for her own flights for her and her team, and total Glam,” she added. “They are not only lying and disrespecting Beyonce’s name but they are trying to further discredit the power of our vice president! When does the lies and rumors stop? Of course you won’t see this in the news.” Now, Owens has responded to Knowles’ post in The Neighborhood Talk‘s comments section, making her stance clear.

“Foremost, Beyoncé needs to stop posting from her burner account. Also this is not the flex she thinks this is. Foremost— my post literally said ‘allegedly’ and named the multiple publications that reported it. They ALL reached out to confirm the alleged amount, multiple times, to both Beyoncé and Kamala campaign and were met with silence,” she wrote. “The fact that Beyoncé opted to use her hyper-privileged connections at Instagram to have a post removed makes her a blubbering baby. People share untrue reports on me all the time— do I call Mark Zuckerberg? Sending your literal mama to defend you as opposed to just responding to journalists asking for answers (like Cardi B did when I asked her) is childish af. Cardi answered immediately and I included her response in my show. Beyoncé has gotten so rich, she’s acting st*pid.”

[Via]

The post Candace Owens Slams Beyonce For “Childish” Response To Kamala Harris Rally Rumors appeared first on HotNewHipHop.