B. Simone has transformed into somewhat of a controversial person in the past few weeks. Her comments about the protesters caused a storm on Twitter. Last week, she made comments about how she can't date someone with a 9 to 5 job, only CEOs end entrepreneurs. This led to a whole Twitter spat with many clowning B. Simone for working a regular job before publishing her book. This week, it's her book that's at the center of controversy after allegations were made that parts of it were plagiarized.
Meek Mill quickly came to her defense on Twitter earlier today when he slammed the criticism by minimizing her actions. "B Simone canceled because she finessed a book and made her way from the bottom lol," he tweeted. "what major companies y’all cancel for ripping our culture off? finding ways to display hate towards our own when they start doing good is showing amongst us a lot!"
The plagiarism claims stem from claims that she copy and pasted worksheets from Pinterest accounts for Baby Girl Manifest The Life You Want without actually getting the permission to use them. But even as many pointed out the differences between finessing and plagiarizing, Meek attempted to shift the conversation towards rappers lying on their records.
"N***as rap about selling drugs and a life they didn’t live is that not finessing their own tho? A Louie shirt a stack ... a Chanel 5500$ I don’t even think they donate to blacks they number one in our culture ... Im just getting confused what we standing for collectively," he replied. Adding, "give me ya point why a girl from where we come from should be canceled because she finnesed a lil bit.. I really wanna know how people really think?"
Meek's tweetstorm continued but not without the TL reminding him exactly why he started beefing with Drake.
Twitter Trolls Donald Trump On 74th Birthday By Preaching #AllBirthdaysMatter
Twitter users are showing Donald Trump just how ridiculous #AllLivesMatter sounds by getting #AllBirthdaysMatter to trend on his 74th birthday.
Today is Donald Trump's 74th birthday, but rather than celebrate, many Twitter users are instead taking today to make the point that ALL birthdays matter, to prove to him—and every All Lives Matter believer—just how stupid that saying is. The hashtag #AllBirthdaysMatter began trending on Sunday (June 14th) in response to the POTUS turning 74, in an effort to steer the attention away from his birthday festivities by focusing on every person's birthday, the same way the All Lives Matter crowd does to the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Most of the tweets that include the hashtag are in some way condemning Trump for the abhorred (although, unsurprising) way he's handled the aftermath of George Floyd's murder and the resurgence of the BLM movement in the public consciousness. Others decided to shine the spotlight on Barack Obama instead, some even declaring June 14th to be Obama Day. Many users simply took the opportunity to amplify and honour the lives of the many Black people who have been killed at the hands of police.
Spike Lee Apologizes For Recent Comments Regarding Woody Allen
Spike Lee apologizes for his recent comments regarding Woody Allen.
Filmmaker Spike Lee has apologized for comments that surfaced, Saturday, regarding Woody Allen.
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"I Deeply Apologize. My Words Were WRONG," Lee wrote on Twitter. "I Do Not And Will Not Tolerate Sexual Harassment, Assault Or Violence. Such Treatment Causes Real Damage That Can't Be Minimized. -Truly, Spike Lee."
While promoting his newest Netflix Film, Da 5 Bloods, with Michael Riedel and Len Berman on 710 WOR’s In The Morning, Lee spoke about the controversy surrounding Woody Allen: "I’d just like to say Woody Allen is a great, great filmmaker and this cancel thing is not just Woody," he said. "When we look back on it we are going to see that—short of killing someone—you can’t just erase someone like they never existed. Woody is a friend of mine...and I know he’s going through it right now."
Allen was accused of molesting his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, when she was 7 years old. Allen's most recent film, A Rainy Day in New York, was dropped from distribution by the studio and many of the cast donated their earnings to charity.
Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods is streaming on Netflix now. The film follows four African American Vietnam war veterans.
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Megan Thee Stallion Encourages Higher Education: "We Need GOOD People"
Megan Thee Stallion encouraged her followers to pursue higher education so that they could help change the system.
She has a No. 1 charting song with Beyoncé and has quickly become a woman in the rap game who is a force to be reckoned with, but Megan Thee Stallion isn't letting a little fame and fortune deter her from her higher education goals. The Houston native has had quite a year as she's celebrated the release of a new project and collaborated with some of the hottest artists in the game as she also mourned the death of her mother. While she does bring in a bit of controversy from naysayers, the rapper is determined to be a motivational voice for young people looking to pursue their dreams.
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Aside from being a sought after artist, Megan Thee Stallion is also finishing up her college degree. She's actively pursuing her bachelor's degree in health administration from Texas Southern University, recently sharing that she hopes to not only open a care facility for people in need, but she wants to employ her classmates, as well.
On Friday, the 25-year-old dropped off a bit of advice for the masses, which seems to be inspired by the times we're living in. "Although school is not for everyone do not let people discourage you from pursuing a higher education," she tweeted. "We need the upcoming generation with better mindsets to become our next lawyers, judges, doctors, etc. We need GOOD people with real morals and values in high places." Check out her tweet below.
Tekashi 6ix9ine Mocks Meek Mill & YG After Getting Akon On "Locked Up 2"
Meek Mill and YG have been on Tekshi 6ix9ine for some time. If they had their ways, no other rappers would work with the notorious snitch.
They're not having their ways. Not only is Akon working with 6ix9ine, but the 47-year old gave Tekashi his classic track "Locked Up" to redo.
6ix9ine used that development to troll YG and Meek.
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"Meek mill and YG after seeing 6ix9ine link up with Akon and make another classic," read a meme featuring a video of Stephen A. Smith that 6ix9ine shared.
So far, neither meek nor YG has commented.
Styles P, who was on the original "Locked Up" has and he doesn't give a fuuuuuuck ...
My job is 2 remind you 2 boost the immune system n not get distracted by minor things i will always consider Akon a brother but we have not spoke or seen each other In years I don’t know 6’9 meaning all 3 of our paths are different.I live by my code n don’t hold others 2 my code
— phantom. (@therealstylesp) June 7, 2020
To make this even simpler 4 u wondering how I feel about the song.I honestly don’t give a fux the fact that this is even a topic 2 discuss with all the racial tension n plandemic/ pandemic makes me want to focus in harder on reminding y’all 2 stay golden n boost the immune!
— phantom. (@therealstylesp) June 7, 2020"My job is 2 remind you 2 boost the immune system n not get distracted by minor things i will always consider Akon a brother but we have not spoke or seen each other In years I don’t know 6’9 meaning all 3 of our paths are different.I live by my code n don’t hold others 2 my code, Styles typed. "To make this even simpler 4 u wondering how I feel about the song.I honestly don’t give a fux the fact that this is even a topic 2 discuss with all the racial tension n plandemic/ pandemic makes me want to focus in harder on reminding y’all 2 stay golden n boost the immune!"
Meek Mill & Tory Lanez Think Lil Baby Is Becoming A Legend
Lil Baby is proving himself to some of rap's biggest names, including Tory Lanez and Meek Mill.
Lil Baby is special. That much is clear. The 25-year-old has the potential to become one of the biggest rap artists ever, beginning a potential monster run with this year's My Turn. The album is expected to hit #1 on the Billboard 200 again after initially debuting there. This week, the Atlanta superstar released his new single "The Bigger Picture," which is being praised by just about everybody who gives it a spin.
Detailing everything that has gone on in the last several weeks, Lil Baby speaks to the people as only he can, delivering conscious rap and sticking true to his brand.
The song has people wishing that the rapper gets his flowers this year with some of his most popular peers publicly stating their admiration for his art.
"Just give lil baby a Grammy this year already," said Tory Lanez on Twitter, earning 18,000 retweets from fans who agree with the statement.
Meek Mill went one step further and referred to Baby as a legend in the making.
"Lil Baby going legend right in front of our eyes," he wrote. Meek's post got over 33,000 retweets.
With My Turn continuously pulling in numbers and the Atlanta star becoming more consistent by the day, it's time to celebrate Lil Baby for what he is: one of the best in the game and a future Hall of Famer.
Tekashi 6ix9ine Belittles NLE Choppa: "A Wannabe NBA Youngboy"
Tekashi 6ix9ine comes for NLE Choppa's artistic integrity by calling him a rip-off of Youngboy Never Broke Again.
NLE Choppa has been trying to get away from the Youngboy Never Broke Again comparisons for the last couple of years but they keep on coming back. This time, Tekashi 6ix9ine was the one to dish them out.
Last night, both Tekashi 6ix9ine and NLE Choppa released new songs. 6ix9ine linked up with Nicki Minaj for their highly-anticipated single "Trollz." NLE Choppa also dropped what feels like the millionth version of his biggest hit, titled "Shotta Flow 5."
On Twitter, the Choppa took a slight dig at 6ix9ine and said that he better end up with more streams than "a [rat]." Well, as he often does, the rainbow-haired troll could not contain himself and he decided to come for the 17-year-old rapper's entire artistic integrity.
"This bum is a wanna be nba young boy," wrote Tekashi in the comments. Considering the fact that NLE Choppa has been chasing off those sorts of comments for his entire career, it can't be nice for 69 (and his legion of fans) to be making the same remark over and over again.
At this point, it's pretty safe to assume that "Trollz" will outsell "Shotta Flow 5," at least in the short term. Who knows, NLE Choppa might be sitting on a hit record but, for the time being, he should likely get comfortable coming second fiddle to two of the biggest artists in rap right now.
Royce Da 5’9" Grateful That Ice Cube Has Been Reactivated
Though Ice Cube's recent return to social media stoked the flames of controversy, Royce Da 5'9" is all for it.
Though Ice Cube may have lulled the masses into a false state of security through his occasional family-friendly movies, affable nature, and sharp sense of humor, his roots as status-quo disrupting pot-stirrer must never be forgotten. Lest we forget, this is the very same man who wrote "Fuck The Police," a track that still carries weight and impact to this day. This is the same man who penned Amerikkka's Most Wanted back in 1991, a direct call out of the country's founding principles. Has Are We There Yet really left such an impact?
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No matter. The days of a docile Ice Cube appear to have been brought to a swift and decisive end. A few days ago, Cube took to social media to let fly a barrage of posts rallying against systematic racism, anti-black behavior, and the American police system. Though some of his chosen stances did draw outrage, with some accusing the rapper of holding anti-semitic views, others appreciated Cube's return to the fight. And from the look of it, the legendary rapper isn't about to back down, proudly standing by his messages.
It didn't take long for Cube's onslaught to spark a mini-controversy, and while many were quick to voice outrage over his conduct, Royce Da 5'9" was content to sit back and watch it unfold with glee. No stranger to the fight against racism himself, Nickle took a moment to address the White people offended by Cube's Twitter spree. "Dear White People... Thank you for reactivating Ice Cube.... On behalf of the culture, we are extremely grateful," he writes, making it clear that he stands with the N.W.A. legend.
Khia Goes After B. Simone Following Trina Feud
Khia took a break from Trina and shaded B. Simone for her 9-5 comments on Twitter.
Is it safe to call Khia the queen of shade? For the last several months, she has come after Trina, Bobby Lytes, and tons of others in her own unique fashion. Her charisma and nerve tell the entire story as she captivates her audience with unique disses and reads that always seem to end up in the headlines.
As she takes a short break from Trina, Khia found herself dragging Nicki Minaj for her collaboration with Tekashi 6ix9ine before one post caught fans off-guard.
Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesAll week long, B. Simone has been taking heat for claiming that she would never date a man who works a 9-5 job. An office job is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, Tory Lanez reminded her that some people who work regular careers make more money than artists and entertainers. After the fiasco, Khia came for B. Simone and warned her that more was coming.
"Y’all Been Sending This Whoraaaa In To The Docket," wrote the artist on Twitter, posting a picture of B. Simone and referring to the drama on social media. "Yall Know I Have A Few Encouraging Words For Bum Simone. Girullll."