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Wendy Williams’ Son Shares Promising Update On Her Health

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Wendy Williams’ son, Kevin Hunter Jr., says that his mother is sober and he expects her to come home soon as she continues to battle with dementia. He shared the update on his mom while commenting on a post from Charlamagne Tha God. The Breakfast Club host had shared a video of Wendy at Hunter Jr.’s college graduation from Florida International University in Miami.

“This makes me feel ancient. Congrats @topfloor_kev for graduating from @fiuinstagram with a degree in Economics. Next stop law school!!! Keep God First, Stay Humble, and Keep Working Young Man!!! We Truly Thank GOD for it ALL!!!” Charlamagne wrote in the caption. “Thank you fam! Let’s get her home,” Hunter commented. When one user expressed their love for his mom, he wrote in response: “While I’m here quick update on my mom. She’s sober and wants to come home. We’re fighting to make that happen because Isolation is killing her faster than anything else.”

Kevin Hunter Jr. & Wendy Williams Attend Jeezy’s “TM 104” Listening Party

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 20: Kevin Hunter Jr. (L) and Wendy Williams attend the Jeezy “TM 104” Listening Party at Up & Down on August 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Wendy’s brother, Tommy Williams Jr., previously revealed that she was staying at an undisclosed treatment facility while speaking with Us Weekly, earlier this year. “When I speak to Wendy, she sounds fine. Wendy has improved,” he told the outlet back in February. “I know my sister from where she was to where she is now, and she has a substantial amount of improvement. It’s dialogue and conversation, topics, content, speech pattern, everything.” At the time, Wendy had just been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia.

Charlamagne Tha God Shows Love To Wendy Williams

As for Kevin’s graduation, Page Six reports that Wendy cried tears of joy as he walked across the stage. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Check out the post that Hunter Jr. commented on below.

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Snoop Dogg’s Daughter Reveals She’s Pregnant With Her First Child

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Snoop Dogg’s one and only daughter, Cori Broadus, has not had the easiest path to growing up. Since the age of six she’s been diagnosed with lupus, an uncurable, chronic autoimmune disease. Following that, at the top of 2024, the 25-year-old entrepreneur began her recovery from a “severe stroke.” She’s been doing much better as of late, but as you can tell, Cori’s had a lot of roadblocks trying to bring her down. However, Snoop’s “toughest little thing” is soon to become a mother of her first child! She revealed this astounding news to E!, according to The Shade Room, and found out she was pregnant back in October.

She says that this was not planned, and it was quite the surprise. However, Cori and the rest of her family are embracing this life-changing milestone. Snoop Dogg’s daughter mentioned, “I found out Oct. 28. This baby is so unplanned, but we are soooo blessed.” With that in mind, Cori is now four months in. Due to her having lupus though, things could get dicey, doctors say. Some issues that could arise include blood clots, kidney problems, growth setbacks for the child, and more.

Snoop Dogg Is Going To Be A Grandad… For The Eighth Time!

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However, despite the possibility of these scary future problems, Cori is remaining strong throughout this journey. “God has his hands on me, and me and the baby are doing perfectly fine.” Wayne Deuce, Cori’s fiancé, is also very excited for what’s ahead of him as a father-to-be. “He knows she is going to be so beautiful, and he just can’t wait to build things for her and give her all the love in the world,” she shared.

The musical artist is also looking forward to being that protective figure in her daughter’s life. “Growing up, I wasn’t the most confident and never felt like I fit in, so just to instill all the beautiful things in her head at a young age.” As for how Snoop Dogg and the rest of the family feel, they are just as ecstatic. However, he couldn’t but joke a little bit and say that he was hoping for a grandson. Regardless, it’s going to be a beautiful little girl and we are so happy for Cori, Wayne, and the rest of the crew!

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Faizon Love Argues That Comedians Shouldn’t Be Beefing Amid Katt Williams Drama

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Faizon Love argued that comedians shouldn’t beef with one another while discussing Katt Williams’ controversial comments about him from earlier this year. Williams labeled Love a “fat liar” while speaking with Shannon Sharpe for a now-infamous episode of Club Shay Shay back in January. He also joked about having a pot-bellied pig named after him at the GQ Men Of The Year event in November. Love responded to Williams during a recent interview on the We Playin’ Spades podcast.

“None of us should be beefing,” Love said of comedians as a whole. “He loves me. He thinks about me all the time. These other comedians– the white ones, they don’t beef with each other.” From there, he explained that he wasn’t offended by Williams calling him “fat,” but instead the accusation that he’s a liar.

Faizon Love Speaks With J.B. Smoove During The ABFF Awards

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 21: Actors Faizon Love (L) and J.B. Smoove speak onstage during the 2016 ABFF Awards: A Celebration Of Hollywood at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 21, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/BET/Getty Images for BET)

While appearing on the Club Shay Shay podcast, Williams had ranted about several other comedians. In mentioning Love, he said: “I only put on comedians that are funnier than me. Anybody tell you different is a fat Faizon liar…Faizon said that getting a Netflix special is easy, I have 12 specials, guess how many Faizon got? Zero. Why is he allowed to have conversations about real stand-up people? We do not let people who are on the juice discuss real athletes, that’s all!”

Faizon Love Discusses Katt Williams

The We Playin’ Spades podcast wasn’t the first time Love addressed the rant. Taking to social media, earlier this year, he labeled the remarks: “lunacy, and hypocrisy, and downright ignorance.” He also theorized that Williams was “calling for help.” Check out Faizon Love’s full comments on Katt Williams below.

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Anderson .Paak & Mariah Carey Spark Dating Rumors After Fancy Dinner Linkup

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Anderson .Paak and Mariah Carey may not share a lot on the surface (outside of being musicians), but they’ve both gone through some heartbreak. In early 2024, the Silk Sonic bandmate painfully decided to move on from his wife of 13 years, Jae Lin. Making matters worse is that they share two children, so you can only imagine the stress. Then, for Mariah, she’s been trying to move on from losing her mother Patricia and her sister Alison on the same day. However, beyond just the grieving, a close friend of her sister made some pretty bombshell claims that Mariah knew about her sibling’s declining health and did nothing to help.

We can only imagine how hard it’s been at times for both of them, so we continue to send our best to them. So, why are we comparing Anderson .Paak and Mariah Carey anyway? Well, it seems that they could be possibly dating, or at least getting there, according to TMZ. Paparazzi caught the two R&B superstars walking into a bougie chain restaurant known as Catch Steak, with this one being in Aspen, Colorado.

Anderson .Paak & Mariah Carey Look They Had A Great Time

If you want to see the photographic evidence of their “dinner date,” check out the “[Via]” link below. If you do take a look you’ll see .Paak opening the door for Mariah while also placing his hand on her back. Moreover, there’s a closer shot of them holding hands and they were all smiles throughout! However, where the sensual tension dissipates is that sources at the restaurant say they left separately.

As it stands, they are not dating but instead working on music together. During the summer, .Paak posted some videos documenting their Electric Lady recording studio in New York City. So, it seems they were just taking some time away from work to grab a bite and kick back. However, we are holding out hope for these two potential lovebirds, especially with the holiday spirit in the air! Also, that music is hopefully coming soon as well! A possible “All I Want For Christmas” Silk Sonic remix?! Yes please!

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Shannon Sharpe Has A Sinister Warning For Kirk Herbstreit Following “First Take” Comments

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Things are getting tense at ESPN right now, as First Take‘s Shannon Sharpe and College Gameday‘s Kirk Herbstreit are trading shots. The issue was actually started by his colleague and co-host, Stephen A. Smith. It all circulates around Ohio State University’s head football coach Ryan Day, who some feel is on the hot seat despite a 66-10 record. Smith is one of them mostly due to the fact that Day has lost his last four meetings to their arch nemesis in Michigan. Additionally, the program’s playoff success has been middling to some degree under Day.

Stephen A. feels that he should be fired, especially if he doesn’t win the national championship this year. Now, let’s fast forward to this past Saturday. With the game in hand for OSU against visiting Tennessee, Herbstreit takes the time to discuss the noise surrounding Ryan Day and his future. It’s worth noting that Kirk played quarterback for the Buckeyes back in the late 80s to early 90s, so he has a good pulse on the fan base and the program. Overall, he feels that coach Day has done a marvelous job. However, his comments didn’t stop there.

Shannon Sharpe Felt Kirk Herbstreit Did Something Shady With His Comments

“First Take tried to fire him [Ryan Day]. Let’s see what they talk about on Monday.”

– Holy crap, Kirk Herbstreit UNLOADING.

ESPN on ESPN crime!!!pic.twitter.com/JmSq26aT7i

— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) December 22, 2024

Shannon Sharpe on Kirk Herbstreit’s criticism of First Take: “If we’re going to be on the same team, if we’re gonna work for the same network, don’t do that. Kirk, Chris Fowler, I promise you, if you ever mention any platform that I’m on again talking about ‘I wonder what they’re… pic.twitter.com/4IPLUU5rYy

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 23, 2024

“First Take tried to fire him [Ryan Day]. Let’s see what they talk about on Monday.” Now, let’s jump to today, as the morning sports debate show is now back on air. Stephen A. addressed Kirk’s critique first, and did so with a bit more grace and understanding. However, he made sure to make his point about Ryan Day very clear. “I say this in fun to both of them [Chris Fowler and Kirk] Stop. Stop it… ‘First Take gotta get him fired.’ That is not true. I did! Not First Take. That was me, Stephen A. Don’t misquote me. What I said was, ‘this man Ryan Day, if he doesn’t get a national championship, he should go. Even with a 66-10 record.’ I didn’t stutter one bit, I ain’t stuttering now.”

As for Shannon, well, he was restrained, but not as playful. “I’m gonna be a good teammate. I’m gonna let it slide. Everybody’s at ESPN. Because had you not taken the route you’ve taken, I would’ve lit their a**es up. If we’re going to be on the same team, if we’re gonna work for the same network, don’t do that. Kirk, Chris Fowler, I promise you, if you ever mention any platform that I’m on again talking about ‘I wonder what they’re going to say as negativity,’ I promise you, ESPN ain’t got enough bosses to keep me off y’all for what I’m going to say… don’t play with me.” Oof.

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Tariq Nasheed Explains The Backlash Fat Joe Received From Foundational Black Americans

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tariq Nasheed has responded to the backlash that Fat Joe faced for his controversial comments on Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion show. Moreover, for those unaware, Joey Crack called Foundational Black Americans (FBA) “radical Black racists” who are trying to downplay his identity and making up narratives around him. Nasheed is in strong disagreement with Joe’s sentiments about Black culture and Latin American culture, particularly Puerto Ricans, creating hip-hop “50/50.” For the most part in his response, the filmmaker called out what he sees as lies in people’s arguments against FBAs and other common cultural misconceptions on both sides.

Furthermore, this is just one small corner of much wider cultural conversations between so many different groups across or adjacent to Black culture and identity, something that this white-passing Puerto Rican writer, to quote Justin Hunte, is not in the position to properly contextualize. But Fat Joe is far from the only hip-hop artist that Tariq Nasheed has smoke for these days, as he also made some divisive comments about Sexyy Red earlier in 2024. He believes that white supremacists are pushing her because she, in his opinion, represents a negative image of Black culture.

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Tariq Nasheed Addresses The Fat Joe Drama

Tariq nasheed breaking down the backlash fat Joe has received doing the math Hoffa show . pic.twitter.com/oW7yW4fKEL

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In addition, there are some other Fat Joe takes that might rub Tariq Nasheed or others the wrong way, as his assessment of this past year in rap music also prompted critical responses. “I woke up 2024 feeling like [God dammit!] It’s been a horrible year,” he said of hip-hop this year. “I was just having a heated discussion with my people [about this]. All our legends. All our mentors getting scrutinized. This is the worst time to be a celebrity in history. I’m not sure you guys wanna be celebrities. […] This might be the worst year ever in hip hop history type s**t. This s**t bad.”

Meanwhile, Tariq Nasheed also brought up his Microphone Check documentary against Fat Joe, which also seeks to debunk his claims. As you can tell, these are very difficult cultural conversations that could be much more fruitful and beneficial if folks didn’t take such stubborn or staunch stances. Hopefully combative clap-backs instead turn into more direct dialogue in 2025.

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Ari Fletcher Claps Back After Fans Troll Her For Complaining About The Internet

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Ari Fletcher clapped back at fans on social media, earlier this week, after they trolled her for complaining about negativity on the internet. She had written that she hoped the internet would crash, which sparked users claiming that she wouldn’t be famous without it.

“I hate the internet, I hope all this sh*t crash one day and we can’t use it no more! I just wanna live in real life. The internet is so f*cking cap!” Fletcher posted. When one user responded, “you the main one should be thanking God for the internet,” she fired back: “I’m telling you find something else to do before I get on yo ass.” As fans continued trolling her, Fletcher eventually wrote: “2025 everything private.”

Ari Fletcher Attends The BET Hip Hop Awards

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 08: Ari Fletcher attends the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards at Drai’s Beach Club – Nightclub at The Cromwell Las Vegas on October 08, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

As for what fans had been saying about Fletcher’s original post, one fan in the comments section of The Shade Room’s Instagram page wrote: “She sound like me complaining at work about having to actually do my work.” Another added: “All she gon do is clown you and say you broke… plus the internet made her who she is so idk why she mad now.” It remains unclear if anything specific sparked her initial post.

Ari Fletcher Claps Back At Fans

The latest drama comes after Fletcher inadvertently made headlines for Moneybagg Yo, last week, after sharing a picture of herself and Malik Bryant in which the rapper could be seen in the background. Fans had a field day making fun of the hilarious expression he had on. Check out Ari Fletcher’s back-and-forth on X below.

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Matt Gaetz Exposed By House Ethics Committee For Paying For Underage Sex

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Ever since 2020, former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has faced accusations of sex trafficking and soliciting sex with minors. While the Department of Justice previously said that they would not investigate him, the House Ethics Committee took matters into their own hands and, in their recently released report on the matter, provided their findings. The committee found that the controversial politician paid about $90,000 in total for various instances of underage sex with a 17-year-old high school student and for many different drugs. Gaetz reportedly paid a dozen women for sexual services between 2017 and 2020 according to CBS News.

According to the report, one of the underage women that Matt Gaetz paid was a high school junior at the time that he sexually engaged with in front of other individuals. The committee claims to have evidence of “tens of thousands of dollars in payments to women […] likely in connection with sexual activity or drug use.” “Victim A,” the then-17-year-old’s name of reference in the report, testified that Kevin McCarthy’s ouster gave her $400 in cash at a party seven years ago, something that she “understood to be payment for sex.”

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Matt Gaetz At The 2024 RNC

Matt Gaetz Underage Sex House Ethics Report Drugs Payment Politics News — Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. speaks during the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum. The third day of the RNC focused on foreign policy and threats. © Mike De Sisti/USA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Furthermore, Matt Gaetz and “Victim A” reportedly engaged in sexual acts at that 2017 part twice, the woman did not tell him that she was under 18, and he did not ask her for her age. One important clarification that the report makes is that all the female interviewees who claimed to have sex with Gaetz stated that it was consensual activity. The Trump supporter did not provide testimony before the House Ethics Committee as his subpoena had sought, but he did issue written responses.

Matt Gaetz denied the committee’s claims and dismissed any notion of criminal activity. He excused the payments as gifts to girlfriends and brought up the DOJ eschewing an investigation. However, the committee firmly believes that they have evidence showing his violation of House rules by illegally soliciting “prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress.” U.S President-elect Donald Trump had nominated him to be Attorney General, but it’s clearly a good thing that he pulled out of his bid.

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DDG Has The Internet Rolling Their Eyes After Buying His Son A Ferrari For His 1st Birthday

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Yesterday, DDG and Halle Bailey’s bundle of joy, Halo, turned one. Time really does fly, and the boy’s proud mama recognized that in her adorable and celebratory post. “365 days ago my baby came can’t believe he’s 1!!” His rapper father also took time to brag to everyone, writing, “THE BEST BABY IN THE WORLD JUST TURNED 1!” That same amount of love has seemed to have mostly been translated between the parents, as DDG and Halle continue to co-parent. There have been some slip-ups and misunderstandings, but that’s pretty normal, especially given how fresh it all still is.

However, the internet and presumed Halle supporters still cannot come around to the YouTube star. In their eyes, he’s done some pretty controversial things to damage the relationship. For example, DDG recently had gossip outlets clipping him out of context saying another ex was actually his favorite instead of The Little Mermaid lead. Prior to answering the question, he did say he was leaving family out of the equation, which for him includes Halle. It’s clear he still holds her to a special standard, but you know how rabid fans can be.

The Internet Is Fed Up With DDG

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But if he does want to win over those staunch critics, he’s going to have to do better. After Halo turned one, DDG went out and decided to cop a Ferrari LaFerrari for “him.” According to the man explaining certain button functions to Halo, this particular example cost $500,000. Of course, the whip is actually for DDG, and folks find this to be quite ignorant, to say the least.

“Dumbest s*** ever! Nexxxttt,” one IG user writes. “Poor Chloe gotta just grin & bear it all #crazywork ,” another adds. Others genuinely feel bad for Halo, with one person penning, “-le sigh- happy bday Halo, we know you just wanted Bluey.” “Halo just want Bluey toys. Not no dam car!” another seconds. The little guy seemed to enjoy it in the moment, but not many are cheering for DDG’s parenting.

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Kim Kardashian Creeps Fans Out With “Santa Baby” Video Where She Crawls To Macaulay Culkin

December 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

For those of you out there looking for a less traditional Christmas celebration this year, Kim Kardashian just gave you a pretty striking conversation topic. Moreover, she released a music video for her new version of the track “Santa Baby,” a song that her sister Kourtney’s boo Travis Barker produced whose video stars Macaulay Culkin as Santa Claus. It’s a very weird video, to say the least. The often provocative socialite crawls all over the floor amid striking home-video visual imagery, such as dollar bills on the floor, people fighting, Christmas carolers, and someone stuck in the snow. It’s all… so much more bizarre than we would’ve expected when hearing about this on paper.

In fact, you can barely even hear Kim Kardashian’s version of “Santa Baby” in the music video, as it mostly just comes off as ambient noise. The track itself is nothing to write home about, as it’s really the visuals that have confused but also enticed a lot of fans out there. The SKIMS mogul is at least doing something pretty creative here, even if the results aren’t exactly the most clear or well-organized creative choices.

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Kim Kardashian’s “Santa Baby” Music Video

Furthermore, these strange shots and set pieces have fans wondering what Kim Kardashian wanted to “say” with “Santa Baby.” Do the dollar bills on the floor hint at this being some sort of capitalist critique or is this all one long and cheekily satirical thirst trap? For either interpretation, and any other, there are a lot of other visual elements that clash with them, so we doubt there’s any one overarching theme. Put your tinfoil hats on and guess away, though! Beef-pilled conspiracy theorists are probably looking for some Bianca Censori shade in there somewhere…

Jokes aside, we can’t deny that this is a pretty interesting and conversation-sparking track and music video from Kim Kardashian, even if we have no idea how deeply we’re supposed to take it. Elsewhere, she continues her law school journey despite some celebrities’ clowning and will probably have some more bizarre offerings for 2025. We doubt they will be as unsettling as this music video, though….

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