If you thought we'd settled this whole Lil Kim influencing Nicki Minaj debate long ago, you're highly mistaken. Recently, Usher got caught up in the wrath of the Barbz after he told Swizz Beatz that a Verzuz battle between Nicki and Kim wouldn't work because the Queens rapper is a "product" of the Brooklyn emcee. This sparked debate once again on social media, and now LisaRaye McCoy has found herself to be the target of irate fans.
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While speaking about Usher's controversial comments on Out Loud with Claudia Jordan, LisaRaye praised Kim for her contributions to the rap game. After Claudia Jordan clarified that Usher didn't say anything negative about Nicki Minaj, LisaRaye chimed in. "We can all stand together queens and we can all say that all of us are acknowledging the fact that Kim came before Nicki Minaj," LisaRaye said. "So Nicki, just take a seat. You don't have to sit down for long, but just take a bow. Just like Beyoncé said, 'Bow down b*tches."
As you can imagine, the actress's comments elicited a bevy of responses and mixed reactions. We've grabbed a few for you to read through. Check them out below.
LisaRaye Slams Kardashians For Promoting Unrealistic Body Shapes For Women
LisaRaye McCoy joined Claudia Jordan, Syleena Johnson, and Vivica A. Fox for a talk about how sculpted bodies are the new normal.
Every generation has its own aesthetically pleasing body image shape. Decades ago, what we consider to be “plus-size” was the sought after physique. The waif supermodels of the late 1970s and 1980s shifted what people were told was beautiful, and soon, both men and women strived to drop down to unlivable weights. A few shifts later, body shapes have changed once again and LisaRaye McCoy believes it arrived because of the Kardashian-Jenners.
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“The Kardashians have single-handedly change the woman’s body shape that’s acceptable now,” LisaRaye said in a social distancing episode of Out Loud with Claudia Jordan. Also in the chat were singer Syleena Johnson and actress Vivica A. Fox. It seems like Syleena and Vi agreed with LisaRaye because they immediately “sipped their tea” and gave a few side-eyes. “Now, it’s the small waist, all this ass, look like the ankles can’t even hold up all of that… I’m thinking to myself, ‘I don’t want my body to look like that. ‘Cause that’s the body that everybody has now.'”
Claudia interjected and added that “everyone looks the same” because they “all are going to the same doctor.” Syleena and Vivica wanted to know what these women will look like decades from now when they’re 70-years-old. “Already looking a fool,” Syleena said. LisaRaye continued, “The generations after that feel like that’s what they have to do to secure the bag, as they say now.”
The Player’s Club actress also said the need to look a certain way is being perpetuated by social media and regular folks feel as if they need to alter themselves to look like this unrealistic aesthetic. Vivica chimed in saying that women are showing off all of their goods and twerking for free because it brings in followers, unlike herself and LisaRaye who played strippers in films because they “got checks for that.” Watch the ladies discuss body image below.
Angela Yee Doesn’t Expect Charlamagne Tha God To Stick Up For Her
Angela Yee talked about her relationship with Charlamagne Tha God and addressed rumors that “The Breakfast Club” is ending.
The relationship between Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God continues to be strained. The Breakfast Club co-hosts seemed to be as thick as thieves to listeners, especially as the two have worked together for years. However, Angela told Variety in January that they’re just co-workers at this point in time.
“We’ve always been the same. We work together, it is what it is,” Angela said of Charlamagne Tha God. “Like he said, we’re co-workers. A lot of people have jobs where they don’t necessarily love the people they work with, it’s just a part of life. That’s not the person you’d hang out with in real life.”
Angela popped up once again in an Instagram Live interview with Fox Soul‘s Out Loud with Claudia Jordan where she was asked about her co-host. Donny Bell wanted to know how Angela felt when Gucci Mane disrespected her during his interview with Charlamagne. Bell said had the rapper pulled a move like that and said something negative about Claudia, he would have stuck up for his friend.
“I think, you know, that’s just not… I don’t expect that from Charlamagne,” Angela Yee said. “But, I think [DJ] Envy, Gucci went at me and he went at Envy. He did those things and I think for some people, it’s more important to get—that was like a big moment for him. So, I think, some people I think, and this is just how it is, are interested in views and getting that up and not necessarily like… For me, there’s a lot of things in my life I’ve never done just because I’ve never been like, ‘Oh my God, I gotta date a celebrity, I gotta do this.’ That’s just not me.”
Elsewhere, Angela addresses rumors that The Breakfast Club is coming to an end. She said she doesn’t know anything about the validity of the rumors but she did confirm that all of the hosts’ contracts aren’t the same and end at different times. Check out clips of Angela Yee speaking on her relationship with Charlamagne Tha God below.
K. Michelle Has No Reality TV Regrets: "I Don’t Care About Them Girls"
She called her physical altercations “necessary.”
There are plenty of people vying for spots on reality television shows in hopes of expanding their brands. A surefire way to become a well-known figure, and maybe even a celebrity, is to land a position on a popular series. However, not everyone who involves themselves with such platforms is happy with the result, and after watching their bad behaviors, they often regret their reality television features. Not K. Michelle.
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We’ve watched as she’s shaken tables, popped people in the face with flowers, gotten her wig snatched off by a woman she was sleeping with, and engaged in multiple screaming matches with her Love & Hip Hop co-stars. While others like Evelyn Lozada and Draya Michele have spoken openly about regretting some of the decisions that they’ve made on reality television, K. Michelle said she wouldn’t take back a thing.
While speaking with Out Loud with Claudia Jordan about hitting Mimi Faust in the face with roses, she said, “I wouldn’t take that back…that was necessary.” The singer also said that she’s never tried to reconcile relationships that went sour. “I don’t care about them girls,” she added saying that those friendships were one-sided. “They were never my friends. They just wanted camera time. One of ’em even said that.”
K. revealed that the only person she’s friends with from Love & Hip Hop is Karli Redd, but Claudia wanted to know about the singer’s ongoing feud with Joseline Hernandez. K. Michelle laughed at the suggestion of her and Joseline collaborating on a song together. When asked to rate Joseline’s rap skills, she simply said, “I’m not here to bash that lady.” Watch her clip below and check out what else she had to say about having her butt injections removed.