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Jordin Sparks Gets Clowned By Social Media For National Anthem Performance

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Twitter’s just never going to be a very nice place, is it? Jordin Sparks recently got clowned on social media for her performance of the national anthem at the Big 12 Championship game. Moreover, many people compared it to Fergie’s infamous national anthem performance during an NBA All-Star Game. However, many also said that Sparks’ rendition wasn’t that bad, as Fergie’s spread like legitimate wildfire online. Still, whether you have an opinion on that, it’s always a bit sad to see so much hate thrown on social media sites for performances like these.

Still, people are entitled to their take, and it probably says something significant if a lot of people did not like your performance. With all that said, it’s not like Sparks is constantly in the public limelight, so hopefully she’s not getting an absurd amount of haters down her throat. In fact, her most recent big story before this performance was that Chris Brown’s abuse of Rihanna caused their collab “No Air” to get snubbed at the Grammys. Given how Brown’s career’s progressed since then, maybe it was best for Sparks to get a little distance.

Jordin Sparks Clowned For National Anthem

“Honestly, I think that shouldn’t even be a conversation anymore,” she remarked, defending his history of violence. “It’s about his talent, and they just shouldn’t have canceled the performance. That’s how I feel about it. People deserve to be able to grow and learn. Be able to live their life without things hanging over them. Everybody deserves that.” While her comments obviously didn’t land with people in the most positive way, she does make a point about growth. It’s all about how people move forward from those things, or how they stick by old ways.

Regardless of all that, people still laughed off her rendition of the national anthem. While the singer keeps dropping music on a relatively low-key level, perhaps people remember this instance a little more. Hopefully, the 33-year-old’s fans remind the haters of some of her classics. Still, check out reactions above and stay logged into HNHH for the latest news and updates on Jordin Sparks.

Blac Chyna Blocks Tokyo Toni After Online Antics

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Blac Chyna recently revealed that she blocked her mother Tokyo Toni on social media following her online antics. Moreover, readers may remember that she went on a rant against Chyna for allegedly being in the Illuminati. Also, she clapped at her new man, her sense of gratitude, and a few other topics in some bizarre Instagram clips. Even though things between the two certainly took a turn, the reality TV star said she still has love for her mom. Furthermore, she spoke to Jason Lee about the situation and its complicated nature.

“It’s definitely something there,” the 34-year-old expressed. “I feel like we’ve tried to work out things and whatnot. Only thing I can do as a daughter is honestly just love her cause she’s still my mom at the very end of the day. And I still love her to now, even sitting right here now. And I don’t take things so much to the heart because you just never know what the next person is going through.” In addition, she explained why she doesn’t react to Toni’s videos.

Blac Chyna Blocking Tokyo Toni

“So I just pray for her, I see it,” the D.C. native expressed. “It’s very hurtful. But I don’t take it to heart. I just pray about it and I give it to God and I just wash my hands with. And then with that, I just basically take all of that and remember that I have two kids and that they’re going to have a happy beautiful life and a mom that’s there and just everything else underneath the sun. But I love Toni.

“It’s no way for me to talk to her right now,” Chyna concluded, affirming that she blocked her beyond just social media. “Yeah, just for right now. I had to respect myself and my boundaries and my peace. You know what I mean, I have others things to like, worry about.” Hopefully these two can come to an understanding and reconcile their odd relationship soon. Regardless, check out the full interview here and come back to HNHH for the latest updates on Tokyo Toni and Blac Chyna.

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Colin Kaepernick’s Comments About His Adoptive Parents Draw Strong Reactions From Social Media

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Colin Kaepernick is someone who has been through a whole lot over the years. Overall, he was blackballed from the NFL due to his various protests. Many misinterpreted what he was trying to do, as did the NFL owners. Although the league admitted it acted hastily against him Kap still hasn’t been able to return to the league. It is a disappointing situation that has some fans looking at the NFL a certain way.

Thankfully, Kap has been able to accomplish a lot off the field. Furthermore, he is coming out with a new graphic novel called Colin Kaepernick: Change The Game. While writing the novel, Kaepernick spoke about his parents and some of the problematic behaviors they had. This included how they reacted to certain hairstyles. “I know my parents loved me, but there were still very problematic things that I went through. I think it was important to show, ‘No, this can happen in your own home.’ And how do we move forward collectively while addressing the racism that is being perpetuated,” Kaepernick said. “There were a lot more Black people in football. I was like, ‘Oh, I found some community here.’”

Colin Kaepernick Speaks

Due to these comments, Colin Kaepernick was immediately subjected to a whole lot of hate and vitriol. Subsequently, the words “Ungrateful POS” began to trend as conservatives scolded him for not appreciating his adoptive parents. Of course, that wasn’t what Kap was trying to do, however, the hate brigade picked up on it right away. Thankfully, there were plenty of people who understood exactly what Kaepernick was trying to get across. “I know that most reactions to Colin Kaepernick these days are simply a way to show what political team one is on, but if you haven’t experienced transracial adoption, you might want to sit this one out and listen for a minute. It’s more complicated than you imagine,” one user wrote.

“There are so many Black people who have had these experiences with adoptive parents. Including biracial children with their own parents. I love that Colin Kaepernick spoke about this,” another person explained. Clearly, a lot of people misinterpreted what Kaepernick meant, but that is par for the course. The right has always hated Kap, and that will not change. Hopefully, the former NFL star doesn’t pay too much attention to all of this noise.

Kaepernick Subjected To Mixed Opinions

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Chlöe Reflects On The Pitfalls Of Social Media Fame

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While receiving vast recognition from a global audience may seem like the ultimate trophy of success, becoming famous isn’t all rainbows and butterflies. In fact, reaching high tiers of fame is accompanied by its own troubles. Five-time Grammy award-winner Chlöe has been garnering high anticipation for her upcoming projects. This month alone, she’ll be dropping her debut solo album In Pieces as well as revealing her starring role in Swarm.

Swarm, which is due to premiere on March 17th, is another television effort created by Donald Glover alongside Janine Nabers. The show follows an obsessive fan girl whose seemingly innocent fascination with a pop star becomes twisted and dark. The horror-thriller reportedly gained inspiration from Beyoncé’s Beyhive. Chlöe, who initially was under the iconic singer’s apprenticeship while in Chlöe X Halle, has been building up her independent career in recent years. In reflection on the upcoming series, the 24-year-old sat down with Pop Crave to dive deep into experiencing fame.

Chlöe Opens Up About Social Media Hate

One of the main topics discussed throughout the web interview was social media fame, which Chlöe opened up honestly about. Initially, she describes what she’s thankful for, telling the outlet “you know, for me and how I practice being healthy in terms of the social media world, sometimes I have to step away from it. It’s such a huge blessing.” She reflects, “because of it, there’s people who know about me, I can connect with my fans online, and that’s how people discovered my sister and I from YouTube. I know I would not be here and be able to do what I love, make money off of it, and live off of it without social media, right?”

But, Chlöe isn’t shy of noting problems with growing a large online following. “Now also, with anything good comes bad,” she says, “people are completely entitled to have any opinions about anything, and I have to come to terms that I can’t please everybody.” The Atlanta native further describes, “in everyday life, I just want everyone to feel comfortable, almost to the point where I’ll sacrifice my comfortability. But I think the past year and a half, I’m like, ‘You know what? I know God’s proud of me, I’m proud of me, and I’m just happy people are talking.’” For more news on hip-hop and pop culture, be sure to check out HNHH.

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TikTok’s “Series” Feature Allows Users To Paywall “Premium” Videos Up To 20 Mins

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Instagram and Snapchat previously held the title of most-used and highly regarded social media apps, but as of late, it’s been TikTok that’s taking over. The Chinese-owned platform has evolved rapidly since rising in popularity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Today (March 7), they have another exciting update to share with creators, which will allow them to bring in more money than ever before.

As per Variety, TikTok announced “Series” on Tuesday, noting that at this time, the feature is available only for select accounts. Those who have access will be able to post Collections of premium content that lives behind a paywall. Similarly to websites like OnlyFans, users who want to see the videos in question will have to pay a fee. At this time, each series can include 80 posts, each one with a maximum of 20 minutes. This gives the community “a new, longer format to watch their favourite creators and content,” rather than being restricted by the current 10-minute limit.

Introducing Series on TikTok

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Introducing TikTok Series 🥁 Our new premium feature enables creators to post Collections of up to 80 videos, each up to 20 minutes long 🙌

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It’s worth noting that TikTok will allow each creator to select the price for their Series, something not every pay-per-view site offers. The content will be available for purchase through direct in-video links, or on the user’s own profile. Of course, this doesn’t mean we’ll start seeing OF-esque content on the platform. As with all other uploads, “Series videos must adhere to community guideline standards.”

In the coming months, TikTokers will have the opportunity to submit applications to enroll in the new program. For a limited time, the app will be paying creators 100% of their Series earnings (after platform and processing fees). It remains unclear how the payment structure will change in the future. “Right now we’re focused on building the product and hearing feedback from our creators to improve the product,” a spokesperson for the app told Variety.

Other ways users have been making money on the popular social media site include the Creator Fund, which specifically pays those making “innovative content.” Additionally, the recent announcement of the Creativity Program Beta is raising plenty of eyebrows. It’s an invitation-only program that pays those making “high-quality, original content” more than one minute a share of ad revenue. What do you think of TikToks newest rollout? Sound off in the comments, and check back later for more pop culture news.

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Drake Re-Follows Ice Spice On Instagram

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Drake has re-followed Bronx rapper Ice Spice on Instagram, as caught by The Shade Room. Drake unfollowed the up-and-coming rapper in September after inviting her to OVO Fest, earlier that year. He also seemed to be dissing her on the Her Loss track “BackOutsideBoyz.” He rapped, “She a ten tryna rap, it’s good on mute, yeah.” Although unconfirmed, fans assumed the lyric was a reference to Spice. She responded to the controversy on Twitter at the time by joking, “at least ima 10.”

When Drake originally unfollowed Ice Spice, she admitted that she took note, although Spice added that it’s still “all love” between them. “He did [unfollow],” she said on BET’s Rap City 22. “I don’t know why though.”

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 13:Ice Spice seenat Coach Fall 2023 Ready To Wear Fashion Show at Park Avenue Armory on February 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images )

Spice also recalled the first time that Drake messaged her on social media. “So, when he first hit me up, I had just landed in LAX for my Munch Open Mic, right?” she told host DJ Blue Diamond. “And, he was like, ‘Yo, ‘Munch’ is hard. You’re On the Radar freestyle was hard.’ And, I was like, ‘Damn, like, can I post this with the release date? And, he was like, ‘Yeah, yeah. Thanks for asking. Matter of fact, you should come to OVO Fest.’”

As for how her time at OVO Fest ended up going, she discussed the trip with RapCaviar in an interview afterward. “He’s mad nice and respectful,” Spice said of Drake. “We went to OVO Fest. It was exciting because it was like his first time performing in Toronto, I think in like a couple of years. So it was just a movie, everybody was excited. The energy was high. Nicki [Minaj] performed, it was lit. [Lil] Wayne did his thing. That shit was crazy.”

On the music front, Spice and PinkPantheress’ “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2” moved up to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week. The ranking is the highest of both artists’ careers. It was also the week’s most-streamed song.

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