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Lyrica Anderson Defends Erica Mena’s “Monkey” Comment, Van Lathan Calls Her “Vile”

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Erica Mena has recently been under fire for using a racial slur against Spice on an episode of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta. The two of them got into it, and it’s safe to say that things were taken too far. When Spice made a comment about Mena’s family life, she fired back by calling her a “blue monkey.” This has resulted in a great deal of backlash for the personality, and has even led to her being removed from the next season of the show.

The reality star has been hit with a lot of criticism for her use of the slur. Van Lathan also spoke on the incident recently, claiming that it showcases an “anti-Black attitude.” He broke down his take, explaining that her “proximity to Blackness” doesn’t excuse her for having having racist tendencies. “Erica Mena called Spice a ‘monkey,’” Lathan also said. “That is an anti-Black slur, meant to dehumanize Black women, Black people. Until further notice, Erica Mena is a vile, racist woman.”

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Lyrica Anderson Speaks On Erica Mena’s Use Of A Slur

Though Mena has been facing her fair share of criticism for using the slur, others have come to her defense. Recently, Lyrica Anderson took to social media to share her own thoughts on the situation. She seemed to claim that Mena didn’t really do anything wrong. Anderson’s take is that when people get heated in an argument, they’re not thinking about what is and isn’t appropriate to say. “It’s like rules to arguing now,” she says. “Are you really thinking about how to argue with somebody when you’re mad mad?”

Amid the controversy, some social media users have dug up old reports about a similar incident that allegedly took place in 2015. A club promoter had come forward, alleging that Mena called her and members of her staff “Black, broke, monkeys.” Keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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[WATCH] Van Lathan Calls Adam22 “White Devil” Over Adam’s Rooga Interview

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In one of the more recent episodes of No Jumper, Adam22 discussed his mental health during an interview with TMZ host Van Lathan, who asked the podcaster about his recent behavior. This led to an aggressive convo about Adam’s interviews and his recent sit-down with Rooga.

Adam defended his gang-based questioning against Lathan, who said that Adam asked too many questions about Rooga’s gang affiliation. It was revealed that Rooga made a pre-interview request not to answer any such gang-related questioning, but Adam contends that he’ forgotten that agreement, maintaining his stance that his questions were not to incite beef.

Lathan then insinuated that was the reason that Adam22 could come off like a “white devil” to some viewers. See the entire interview below.

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Van Lathan Believes The Internet Gets People Killed

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As the host of Hip Hop Homicides, Van Lathan receives an inside look at some of the culture’s most notorious deaths. From King Von to Pop Smoke to XXXTentacion, production sits down with loved ones and investigators to attempt to reconcile Hip Hop tragedies. The podcaster recently caught up with VladTV for an extensive interview, and during the chat, Lathan was asked about the most shocking thing he’s learned from being attached to the series.

“How much the internet is getting people killed,” he said. “Without a doubt.”

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The rising influence of social media has been picked apart by professionals. Investigators reportedly claimed that Pop Smoke’s killers were able to find his location after the rapper posed in front of the home he was renting.

“I was profoundly changed by doing Hip Hop Homicides,” Lathan continued. “I talked to eight mothers, a father, I talked to several people’s kids.” Further, he added, “I just see the pain that a lot of this stuff causes.”

ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 29: Rapper King Von attends Compound Saturday Nights at Compound on August 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

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“So, for me, the reason why I say the internet is because there’s scorecards now,” said Lathan. “And in a lot of our cases, if the internet wasn’t a suspect, it was an accomplice. It was the place where everybody was goading one another, it was a place where you would get the clout. It was the audience that pushes your buttons to go and do something or have something done to you.”

He additionally clarified that he wasn’t “blaming the internet for the demise of these artists. Lathan recognized that the issues that lead to violent acts such as these existed long before the world wide web.

“What I’m saying is, I really didn’t realize how much we would be talking about tweets. How much we were gonna be talking about people that dropped their location.”

Check out more from Van Lathan on VladTV above.

Van Lathan Calls Akon A “Clown” For Comparing African & Black American Performers

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Akon has been on quite the press run lately, and not everyone is impressed. The hitmaker’s recent remarks about Nick Cannon earned him a viral moment. However, his comments comparing African performers to Black Americans received a bit of pushback.

According to Akon, Africans are “a little different when it comes to stage presence.” He added, “Them n*ggas gon’ be wobbling, pants hanging half down, bored as hell, half asleep ‘cause they high as hell on stage. But Africa, we wake up in the morning—like, look at these YouTube clips of all these kids from Uganda. Like these kids are performers. So for us, it comes natural.”

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Quickly, Akon was called out for his alleged anti-Blackness by both Africans and Black Americans. Van Lathan also chimed in with a response, and he didn’t mince words.

“First off, Akon has been on his clown sh*t for years now but that’s another topic… I wanna say something though. I’m Black. Like Black American Black,” wrote Lathan on Instagram. He then took readers on a history lesson.

“Like South Louisiana bayou bondage Black.” He added, “Like my father was raised by Bishop and Lizzie Lathan Black. The kind of Black where you grow up around old people with scarred souls who tell you about everyone who died and everyone who lived so you could sit down and drink a soda on a Saturday.”

“The type of Black where you understand the beauty and the danger of your skin from the beginning, because the old people want you know what they been through. Real talk, I’m sick of seeing people sh*t on that. And make no mistake, when you single out Black Americans for criticism, the ones who have culturally empowered the entire diaspora, you’re sh*tting an entire experience I feel connected to by birthright. This seems to be happening more now, why?”

PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 18: Youssou NDour and Akon perform at AccorHotels Arena on November 18, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Wolff – Patrick/Getty Images)
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Lathan accused Akon of making millions by “cosplaying like brothers from Atlanta or Miami.” He then questioned why there is a need to target Black Americans specifically.

The podcaster’s hot take was co-signed by several other influential figures in his comment section. Akon has yet to respond to his latest controversy. Check out a few more reactions below.

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Reason Argues That Fabolous Is A Better Rapper Than Andre 3000

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One of the more fun aspects of rap fandom is arguing about which rappers are “best” — even if the criteria vary from person to person (or maybe because they do). Recently, we got the first big debate of 2022 thanks to TDE rapper Reason, who appeared on Van Lathan’s Higher Learning podcast and made a declaration that baffled the host. Claiming that New York rapper Fabolous is a better rapper than fan-favorite Andre 3000, Reason’s, well, reasoning led to an outbreak of Twitter users sharing their thoughts.

“I feel like if you lined up Fabolous and Andre 3000, I got my money on Fab,” Reason asserted. “I’m not about to hate on Fab, but that boy from Atlanta is a monster,” Lathan replied. However, Reason argued that “[Fab] out-raps Wayne. If you can out-rap Wayne, you can out-rap Andre 3000. He’s out-rapped Wayne on records. … I’m not saying it’s easy for Fab, but I think if Fab came in with the mindset of ‘I want the best verse,’ I think Fab can out-rap Andre 3000.”

Reason posted a clip of the debate on his own Twitter, suggesting, “We need a Fab vs Andre Verzuz. Verses only! I got Fab! Somebody hand me the aux!” which naturally only prompted the debate to spread even further, with fans of all three rappers chiming in.

And while it seems as unlikely that Andre will ever agree to do a Verzuz as Jay-Z will, the debate made for some spicy banter on a relatively slow weekend. Check out the responses below.