It's LIT! YBF artists took over the 2019 Grammy Awards. See performances by Janelle Monae, H.E.R. and Travis Scott inside...

Vagina vibes! 

Janelle Monae brought everyone inside her Dirty Computer world during an electric performance at the 61st Annual Academy Awards.

The Grammy nominated singer served up a Prince-inspired set as she ran threw a melody of her Dirty Computer tracks, including "Make Me Feel," "PYNK," and "Django Jane." The Purple One would be proud.

Kicking off her performance in black and white latex, the singer rocked out with a bass guitar around her neck (we caught the Prince similarities there) as her dancers hit their moves across the stage in pink "vagina pants," the memorable pants she and her dancers wore in her "PYNK" music video.

"Let the vagina have a monologue," she yelled out the crowd. It def felt like a scene from one of her psychedlic videos.

By the way, she was nominated for Best Album of the Year.

Free your vag with Janelle below:

also, she killed her performance of her biggest bop
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— alfie (@adriel_grey) February 11, 2019

R&B songbird H.E.R. - who nabbed TWO Grammy Awards - slowed things down with a sultry ballad.

The 21-year-old singer hit the stage in a custom Coach embellished purple jacquard jumpsuit as she played her translucent guitar to perform her track "Hard Place," a cut from her I Used To Know Her: Part 2 EP. And her vocals were on point.

Vibe out with H.E.R. below:

WATCH: @HERMusicx Perform Hard Place on the #Grammys

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— Opinionated Me (@opinion8dmecom) February 11, 2019

Another celeb who rocked the stage...

Travis Scott turned the stage into his own mosh pit! But before he got the crowd hype, the three-time Grammy nominated rapper kicked off his performance with an unlikely backing from James Blake and Earth, Wind & Fire's Philip Bailey. They performed a slowed down version of "Stop Trying To Be God," a cut from his chart topping ASTROWORLD album.

Then, it got LIT.

The Houston native transitioned into a cage as he performed "No Bystanders," tapping into his southern roots. "No Bystanders" features the hook of Three 6 Mafia’s hit 90's classic “Tear Da Club Up," so you know folks got turnt. It was pandemonium as he and others climbed up and down the sides of the cage during his performance. Once he hopped out (shoeless), he crowd surfed and then dove into a moshpit for a high-energy performance.

Catch these rockstar vibes below:

I dunno...Travis Scott just didn't do it for me. #Grammyspic.twitter.com/LAb0pTVPbd

— Opinionated Me (@opinion8dmecom) February 11, 2019

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Drake showed up afterall to scoop his trophy, but the Grammys weren't feeling his speech.  At all.   Plus, the big wins from the Carters, Childish Gambino, Cardi B. and more.

Drizzy scooped up the Grammy for Best Rap Song for God's Plan at Sunday's 61st Grammy Awards.  Despite reports saying he (along with lots of folks like Childish Gambino and Pharrell) were intentionally skipping out on the Grammys this year, he surely slid in last minute saying he "didn't expect to win."  Mmhmm.

He accepted his Grammy, but then blasted the Grammys for being unimportant during his acceptance speech.  Ha! They didn't even upload his acceptance speech to their Youtube channel like they did everyone else's. But someone grabbed it anyway:

They cut him....and quickly.  His speech seemed shorter than those who got cut off for going too long, so we're pretty sure the powers that be were pissy about his words.  Bloop.

 

 

 

 

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The Carters won for Best Urban Contemporary Album for Everything Is Love, while Pharrell picked up Producer of the Year (Non Classical). 

Childish Gambino made history as the first rapper to nab Record of the Year with "This Is America," and the song copped 3 more - Best Rap/Sung Performance, Best Music Video, and Song of the Year.

H.E.R. & Ella Mai copped their first GRAMMYS.

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Cardi B. and Gaga pulled out major wins for the night too.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Comedy Album
Equanimity & The Bird Revelation
Dave Chappelle

Best Musical Theater Album
The Band’s Visit

Best Alternative Music Album
Colors
Beck

Best Instrumental Composition
Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil) from BlacKkKlansman
Terence Blanchard

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella 
Stars And Stripes Forever
John Daversa

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Spiderman Theme 
Randy Waldman

Best Recording Package
Masseduction
Willo Perron, art director St. Vincent

Best Recording Package
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of “Weird Al” Yankovic
Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & “Weird Al” Yankovic, art directors

Best Album Notes
Voices Of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented By William Ferris 
David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Best Historical Album
Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris
William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Colors 
Beck

Best Remixed Recording
Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix)
Mura Masa, Remixer HAIM

Best Immersive Audio Album
Eye In The Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition 
Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson, & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Steve Gadd Band
Steve Gadd

Best Gospel Performance/Song
Never Alone 
Tori Kelly & Kirk Franklin, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
You Say
Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters

Best Roots Gospel Album
Unexpected
Jason Crabb

Best World Music Album
Freedom
Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media winner
Black Panther
Ludwig Goransson, Composer

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman

Best Song Written For Visual Media
Shallow
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)

Best New Age Album
Opium Moon 
Opium Moon

Best American Roots Performance
The Joke 
Brandi Carlile

Best American Roots Song
The Joke 
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

Best Americana Album
By The Way, I Forgive You
Brandi Carlile

Best Bluegrass Album
The Travelin’ McCourys 
Travelin’ McCourys

Best Traditional Blues Album
The Blues Is Alive And Well
Buddy Guy

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Please Don’t Be Dead 
Fantastic Negrito

Best Folk Album
All Ashore
Punch Brothers

Best Children’s Album
All The Sounds 
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio, Books & Storytelling)
Faith- A Journey For All 
President Jimmy Carter

Best Latin Pop Album
Sincera
Claudia Brant

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Aztlan 
ZOÉ

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
¡Mexico Por Siempre!
Luis Miguel

Best Tropical Latin Album
Anniversary
Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Best Regional Roots Music Album
No ‘Ane’I 
Kalani Pe’a

Best Music Video
This Is America 
Childish Gambino, Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers

Best Music Film
Quincy 
Quincy Jones; Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones video directors; Paula Dupre Pesmen, video producer

Best Country Solo Performance
Butterflies 
Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Tequila
Dan + Shay

Best Country Song
Space Cowboy 
Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Pop Solo Performance
Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?) 
Lady Gaga

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
My Way
Willie Nelson

Best Pop Vocal Album
Sweetener 
Ariana Grande

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh

Best Orchestral Performance
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording
Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs 
Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)

Best Choral Performance
McLoskey: Zealot Canticles
Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Anderson, Laurie: Landfall
Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental
Kernis: Violin Concerto
James Ehnes;Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Songs Of Orpheus – Monteverdi, Caccini, D’India & Landi
Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo’s Fire, ensembles

Best Classical Compendium
Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘Spiritualist’; Poems Of Life; Glacier; Rush
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Kernis: Violin Concerto
Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Woman Worldwide
Justice Music

Best Reggae Album
44/876
Sting & Shaggy

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Don’t Fence Me In
John Daversa, soloist

Best Dance Recording
Electricity
Silk City & DUA LIPA Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson

Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Window
Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Emanon
The Wayne Shorter Quartet

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom
John Daversa

Best Latin Jazz Album
Back To The Sunset
Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Best R&B Performance
Best Part
H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar

Best Traditional R&B Performance (TIE)
Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand
Leon Bridges
AND
How Deep Is Your Love
PJ Morton Featuring Yebba

Best R&B Song
Boo’d Up 
Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Everything is Love
Beyonce and Jay-Z (The Carters)

Best Rock Performance
When Bad Does Good 
Chris Cornell

Best Metal Performance
Electric Messiah
High On Fire

Best Rock Song
Masseduction 
Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)

Best Rock Album
From The Fires
Greta Van Fleet

Best Rap Performance (TIE)
King’s Dead
Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
AND
Bubblin
Anderson Paak

Best Rap/Sung Performance
This Is America
Childish Gambino

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Pharrell Williams

Awards Announced on Live Broadcast:

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Shallow
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Song of the Year
This Is America
Childish Gambino

Best Country Album
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves

Best Rap Album
God’s Plan
Drake

Best New Artist
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa

Record of the Year
This Is America
Childish Gambino

Album of the Year
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves

Best R&B Album
H.E.R.
H.E.R

Best Rap Song
God’s Plan
Aubrey Graham (Drake), Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

Best Rap Album
Invasion Of Privacy
Cardi B

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There's one thing Cardi B. might like just as much as checks - a Grammy win! Watch her performance from her history making night inside.

Cardi took us to the burlesque club - or brothel, whatever mood you're in - for her "Money" performance for the Grammys Sunday night. And nailed that ish.

Chick gave us Maleficent meets Josephine Baker like only she could, all set to live piano playing by Chloe Flowers. Check it:

Her husband Offset clearly liked it:

Looking at your food in the microwave #TheGrammys#Grammy2019pic.twitter.com/v9Pw3CUkRR

— JoJo (@JOJO_Riley20) February 11, 2019

She’s got dollars, she’s got diamonds -- she’s got a FIRE #GRAMMYs performance under her belt!@iamcardibpic.twitter.com/Mh5CEXdwS5

— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 11, 2019

Congrats again, Cardi!

Photos: Getty

Jennifer Lopez is defending her Motown tribute at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Find out what she had to say about the backlash, plus see the Aretha Franklin tribute and Diana Ross celebrate her 75th birthday inside...

There was an uproar on social media when it was announced Jennifer Lopez would be doing a Motown Tribute during the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. And folks are still pissed. Especially after seeing the performance.

No disrespect, we love a good J.Lo performance, but THIS was NOT it. Honestly, there was no "soul" in the performance (plenty of salsa though), and the booty shaking and sexy piano grind would NOT make our grannies proud. However, she did cop a co-sign from Motown legend Smokey Robinson.

In case you didn't see it, check out the Bronx babe's performance below:

JENNIFER LOPEZ IS SUCH A QUEEN WHEN IT COMES TO PERFORMANCE AND BEING ICONIC WOW WOW WOW... #GRAMMYspic.twitter.com/D4i8JOOgbn

— VINI  (@Viniciuslamegoo) February 11, 2019

Straight from her performance, Jenny from the Block spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier backstage to defend her tribute. Basically, she said she grew up on Motown's music and she did the tribute for her mother. Check it:

"Any type of music can inspire any type of artist... You can't tell people what to love. You can't tell people what they can and can't do — what they should sing or not sing." An emotional Jennifer Lopez responds to her critics backstage after her #GRAMMYs Motown tribute. pic.twitter.com/1dK3OEs9OH

— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 11, 2019

Still...folks still were NOT here for the Motown tribute that featured cameos from Smokey and Ne-Yo.  Smokey defended her before the performance, but everybody isn't here for the blackest music label to ever do it and do it well - because they HAD to (if you know the history) - getting gentrified with a Latinx component. 

We hope Beyoncé gets invited to the Latin Grammys to salute Celia Cruz or the like......

Here are some (because there were plenty) of what folks were saying on social media following her performance: 

 

 

 

 

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We see we weren’t alone in our thoughts on that #Motown tribute..........

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Oop.

Motown Records posted a reaction and then deleted, likely due to all the "no" responses in the thread: 

People felt robbed of the opportunity to have BLACK artists perform music written and performed by black artists. And for God's sake, it's Black History Month. It is what it is.

 

 

 

 

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A PERFORMANCE TO REMEMBER. @jlo x @smokeyrobinson x @aliciakeys x @neyo

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As for another tribute...

Yolanda Adams, Fantasia and Andra Day made iconic singer Aretha Franklin proud. The powerhouse singers tore the stage up as they performed the late singer's version of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”

Get into their homage to the Queen of Soul below:

Powerful tribute to the late Aretha Franklin! Yolanda Adams, Fantasia, and Audra Day did that! #Grammyspic.twitter.com/jCbtpcw0M5

— Opinionated Me (@opinion8dmecom) February 11, 2019

Auntie 'Retha would approve. Although, they could have let the ladies perform more than one song. Just sayin'.

As for a living legend's tribute...

Who says you can't celebrate your birthday early? Living legend Diana Ross doesn't turn 75 until March 26th, however, she kicked off the B'Day festivities early with her 75th birthday Grammy's performance.

It's official: @DianaRoss' grandson has the cutest #GRAMMYs performance introduction of the night. pic.twitter.com/tITfJMnKOc

— CBS (@CBS) February 11, 2019

Introduced by her adorable 9-year-old grandson Raif-Henok Emmanuel Kendrick, the iconic singer opened her performance with her classic hit “The Best Years of My Life.”

“Thank you for being here to celebrate my 75th birthday,” she said to the audience.  She then walked through the crowd singing “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)" and Jaden Smith even got in on the action:

Diana Ross y Jaden Smith collab #GRAMMYs#grammystntpic.twitter.com/g7SHHxvrQK

— G. Esrarlin Portillo (@EsrarlinG) February 11, 2019

Ha!

Throughout her performance, Diana was a whole diva making demand after demand. "Don't be lazy! Get your hands up! I can't see them! Turn down the lights! Put your hands back in the air!" Listen, Diana said she did not come to perform in front of a lazy audience.

“Happy birthday to me!," she said, ending her performance.

Check it below:

WATCH A TRUE ICONIC LEGEND show the girls how it's been done. Miss DIANA ROSS! pic.twitter.com/r5ut0Vaudx

— Opinionated Me (@opinion8dmecom) February 11, 2019

Diana's family was front-and-center to celebrate with their mom/grandmother:

 

 

 

 

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Today, R&B singer Brandy Norwood turns 40! Celebrate with the singing queen we all grew up with inside...

From dancing our hearts out in the mirror to "Sittin' Up In My Room," to wanting our hair braided like Brandy's when she starred in her hit sitcom "Moesha," to belting out her classic hit with Monica, "The Boy Is Mine," with our besties, to becoming the first black Cinderella (ever) - Brandy has defined our childhoods like none other.

And today, it's the Grammy winner's birthday!

Brandy Norwood turns the big 4-0 today and she looks absolutely amazing.

"dear God, Let your will be done in my life as it already is in your mind. #happybirthdaybrandy," she captioned in a birthday post to herself on Instagram.

 

 

 

 

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dear God, Let your will be done in my life as it already is in your mind. @rennyvasquez 2/11/79 #happybirthdaybrandy

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She's arguably one of the best singer's of our generation. Don't @ us. It's not up for debate. She def paved the way for many of our faves today.

In honor of her 40th, tell us which Brandy track is you fave in the comments! Even if it's that epic "Moesha" theme song.

Happy B'Day B-Rocka!

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A few people who live in the same Chicago neighborhood as Jussie Smollett are speaking out. And they're having a hard time believing all of the details he shared about his horrific homophic attack. More inside...

It's been two weeks since Jussie Smollett made claims that he was involved in a racist and homophobic attack, and Chicago PD hasn't made any arrests.

The investigation is still going on and now, people in his neighborhood are speaking out about it. And they aren't totally sold on his account of what happened to him.

You'll recall, the "Empire" star said he stepped out around 2AM after landing in Chi-town (where he lives while filming the hit FOX series) for a bite to eat. He went to Subway for a sandwich and a salad and claims two men stopped him in his tracks, began yelling out racial and homophobic slurs at him and then physically assaulted him, allegedly pouring bleach on him and tying a noose around his neck.

“I don’t believe it happened the way he said it did,” said Agin Muhammad, who lives in the same luxe high-rise near the Navy Pier as the TV star. “I’ve been in this neighborhood five years. I don’t believe it, not around here … Half the people are gay and the other half are black.”

Another man, who wanted to remain anonymous, is also skeptical. He flat out said Jussie is lying about it all because Chicago is a "liberal city."

“It’s a lie, because Chicago is the most liberal city around,” the man told the New York Post. “They have cameras everywhere … Why can’t they find the attack?”

Chi-town may be liberal, but it's always been segregated and racist AF. And who's to say his attackers are even from Chicago?

The publication spoke with a patron at Lizzie McNeil's - an Irish Pub about a block from where the attack happened. They claim Jussie's story "doesn't make sense."

It was previously reported Chicago PD rounded up surveillance videos in the area, but none of the footage captured the attack. However, we all know Chicago PD has been known for corrupt activities. Let's not forget about how three Chicago cops were accused of trying to cover up the shooting of Laquan McDonald.

We're not on the investigation team, but we find odd that the New York Post was able to find evidence - seemingly in plain site - that may have been used during the crime.

The site reported they traced a route to the underpass from the 24-hour Subway that Jussie likely took on the night he was attacked and they reportedly found an "empty hot sauce bottle partially filled with a clear liquid that smelled like bleach." They said they turned the possible evidence into police and Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said it was turned over to the FBI for analysis.

After Jussie cleared up several details about the incident that were reported incorrectly, Chicago PD claims he still hasn't turned over his phone records to prove he was on the phone with his music manager, Brandon Moore, at the time of his alleged attack. It was reported his manager heard the assailants yell out racial and homophobic slurs.

“We have no reason to doubt the statements, but for a criminal investigation, we need to independently confirm the phone records,” Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. "We offered to take the phone to download the data and he expressed he couldn’t be without his phone for several hours.”

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson also spoke out about the attack. He said Jussie is being treated as a crime victim, however, if it's proven that he filed a false police report, he will be held accountable.

While Jussie's neighbors may not believe his story, his "Empire" co-star/on-screen mom Taraji P. Henson does. Find out what she told us about the attackHERE.

EXTRAS:

1. Chris Brown’s friend is speaking following rape allegations made against him and the singer. He claims any sex that went on that night was consensual and wants out of a lawsuit claiming he committed sexual battery. STORY

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Lawdt!  If you were expecting a reaction from Nicki Minaj after Cardi B. won the one award Nicki hasn't, a reaction is what you just got.  She just dropped out of the BET Experience after they shaded her over the Grammys.  Now, the network is apologizing. Deets inside.

Nicki Minaj obviously skipped out on the Grammy awards after not being nominated this year, but she still hosted a Grammy party for Church on Sundays at Argyle in L.A. last night.  She was spotted leaving out with her boyfriend Kenneth Petty (above).  We guess she saw the fall out with BET's Twitter while out partying.

Fast forward to this morning, chick announced she and Young Money are OUT of the BET Experience this summer.  Oop.

Here's what happened: Once Cardi B. made history as the first solo woman to win Best Rap Album at the Grammys, BET applauded Cardi on her first Grammy win, while simultaneously dragging her nemesis Nicki.

The person who wrote the tweet is still getting dragged with her picture and Twitter account being exposed. Nicki saw all the dragging, and dragged BET right back. So, YMCMB is no longer part of the BET Experience the network has been promoting for weeks:

Meanwhile, BET is being dragged by their lace front. pic.twitter.com/7rFn58hwXx

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019

Dang @bet still getting dragged by that lace pic.twitter.com/ZoHqMZ7UwW

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019

Who said “we were sick of watching Baby Boy anyway” I- @BET

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019

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— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019

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— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019

She's pushing for folks to get a refund:

Absolutely. Get your refund ASAP https://t.co/Fj2JU6lHxR

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019

Nicki's also planning to expose, the executive producer of the Grammys, and the reason she hasn't won one yet on the next Queen Radio:

I pissed off the same man Ariana just called out for lying. Grammy producer KEN. I was bullied into staying quiet for 7 years out of fear. But I’ll tell my fans the REAL on the next episode of #QueenRadio they deserve the truth.

Also, CONGRATS to everyone who won last night.https://t.co/YjmoIOPt6o

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019

BET must be feeling the pressure, because they claim the tweet was "unauthorized."  It's unclear how it was unauthorized when the tweet was put on their platform, by their employee, with a link to their article that is still live.  But here's what they're saying:

The network says, “BET loves Nicki Minaj. We have supported her from the very beginning of her career and will continue to do so moving forward. Nicki has paved the way for so many performers and has solidified her place as one of the most powerful figures in the music industry."

The statement continues ... "Unfortunately the respect we have for Nicki was violated by this post that should never have been written. The post does not reflect how we feel about Nicki. And further does not reflect our company values. We deeply apologize for the hurt, disappointment and confusion that this post has caused. We are committed to doing everything we can to address the situation."

BET also says, "We are also conducting an internal audit to assure these types of posts are not published again.  We have apologized to Nicki and her team. The post has been removed and we have taken additional appropriate action. We understand Nicki’s position and look forward to continuing our dialogue with her. Finally, we apologize to all of her fans. This should have never happened.”

Y'all waiting on this Grammy tea?

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It's an interesting day in the NFL! Ballers Kareem Hunt and Eric Reid have signed new contracts, but there's controversy behind them both. More inside...

Kareem Hunt is getting a chance at redemption with his hometown team. But, folks aren't here for it.

Today, the Cleveland Browns announced they signed former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt to a one-year deal that could be worth more than $1 million, not factoring in his potential suspension, a source dished to the NFL.com.

You'll recall, the 23-year-old NFL player was cut from the Chiefs organization after a http://theybf.com/2018/11/30/disgusting-nfler-kareem-hunt-caught-on-vide... ">video of him shoving and kicking a woman in the hallway of a Cleveland hotel surfaced. It was reported the woman called him a "n*gger" and he lost it. The incident happened in Febraury 2018, but the video didn't make its way online until November 2018.

He admitted to lying to the Chiefs about the incident when they initially approached him about the matter in his first televised interview with ESPN's Lisa Salters.

2018 was in insane year for the football star. Here's everything he was involved in...allegedly:

In January 2018, Kareem (and former Chiefs running back George Atkinson) was accused of beating down a man at the Mosaic nightclub in Ohio. The aftermath of the fight was caught on video, which can be seenhttp://theybf.com/2018/12/05/another-video-of-kareem-hunt-surfaces-after... "> HERE. The alleged victim stopped cooperating with police and no charges were filed in that case.

Then, the incident with the woman in the hotel hallway went down in February 2018. Following that incident, the NFL revealed they were also investigating him for a third incident where he allegedly punched a man in the face at an Ohio resort back in June 2018 (there's no video from that alleged incident).

So yeah, this explains why people are up in arms over the NFL giving him another chance.

Here is your new Pro Bowl RB @Browns fans@Kareemhunt7pic.twitter.com/3PItZm4qxr

— Bearded Browns Fan (@Browns_Beard32) February 11, 2019

Browns general manager John Dorsey released a statement, revealing their were two main factors that were considered when they decided to sign Hunt.

"There were two important factors: one is that Kareem took full responsibility for his egregious actions and showed true remorse and secondly, just as importantly, he is undergoing and is committed to necessary professional treatment and a plan that has been clearly laid out.”

Read his full statement below:

Statement from GM John Dorsey: pic.twitter.com/TUgoBalvkg

— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) February 11, 2019

Hunt also released a statement, issuing another apology for his previous actions:

Statement from RB Kareem Hunt: pic.twitter.com/JPRFnkRdCy

— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) February 11, 2019

“First off, I would like to once again apologize for my actions last year. What I did was wrong and inexcusable. That is not the man I was raised to be, and I’ve learned a great deal from that experience and certainly should have been more truthful about it after the fact. I’m extremely grateful that John Dorsey, Dee and Jimmy Haslam and the Cleveland Browns organization are granting me the opportunity to earn their trust and represent their organization in the best way possible on and off the field. I am committed to following the necessary steps to learn and to be a better and healthier person from this situation. I also understand the expectations that the Browns have clearly laid out and that I have to earn my way back to the NFL. I’m a work in progress as a person, but I’m committed to taking advantage of the support systems that I have in place to become the best and healthier version of myself.”

As far has his game suspension goes, the NFL.com reports:

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell noted during Super Bowl week that if Hunt were signed by an NFL team "the clubs understand he'll go on the Commissioner's Exempt List at that point in time until the discipline process has concluded whether there is discipline or not discipline we will finish the investigation and then make a determination."

Rapoport also reported that Hunt, who has been undergoing alcohol and anger management counseling, has had his meeting with NFL investigators regarding the three incidents under review.

Folks are mad and confused over the Browns signing the troubled free agent:

Kareem Hunt is ON VIDEO kicking a woman while she’s on the ground and still got signed.
Thank God he didn’t take a knee protesting social justice.

— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) February 11, 2019

Well kids, he might be an abuser, but he’s really good at football and that’s what really matters.

— Lebron Is The GOAT (@lebronbots) February 11, 2019

How many more women does Hunt need to beat up in order for him to not get anymore chances?

— OffSZN (@xCash24) February 11, 2019

Kareem Hunt: signed by Browns
Colin Kaepernick: still unsigned

Because remember guys...
Knee to the face of a woman = OK. Knee to the ground during a song = VERY NOT OK.

— Joe Praino (@FixYourLife) February 11, 2019

Kareem Hunt got a job before Kap. The NFL is trash lmao

— gene-dragon (@eugenehu) February 11, 2019

So the Browns just gonna sign Kareem Hunt and y’all gonna tell me Kaep still doesn’t have a job? Lol NFL trash

— Fran Kilinski (@Fran_Kilinski) February 11, 2019

You cut Josh Gordon because it is in his best interest to get professional help. You have a successful RB committee in Duke Johnson and Nick Chubb. You have probably the biggest fan base you have ever had since the 70’s... and to throw it all in the trash, you sign Kareem Hunt...

— Thats Mr Jones (@braedenjones27) February 11, 2019

Thoughts?

Like we said, today was a wild day in the NFL...

Eric Reid - who filed a collusion lawsuit against the NFL in May 2018 - just signed a three-year contract worth $22 million to return to the Carolina Panthers. The safety believes the move is additional proof that NFL owners conspired to keep him out of the league last season. Reid said he believes he got "fair market value" after only making $1.69 million last season from the Panthers.

The AP reports:

"If anything, it proves my point from last year," Reid said. "I didn't sign until the (fourth) week and did for almost the league minimum. And this year I signed a more substantial contract. And nothing has changed. I'm still the same player."

Reid still has a collusion case pending against NFL owners, alleging that he wasn't signed last offseason as a direct result of his decision to kneel for the national anthem alongside former teammate Colin Kaepernick in protest of social and racial injustice.

As we all know former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick - who has also signed a collision lawsuit against the league - is STILL out of a job at the NFL and Reid believes that won't change anytime soon.

"Knowing what I know my hope tank is on E (empty)," Reid said.

Reid also addressed the joint statement from the NFL and the NFL Players Association in January that he was not targeted by the league with too many drug tests in 2018.

"I believe otherwise," Reid said.

He might be on to something.

No reaction from his homie Colin just yet.

Photos: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com/Getty

Is this a gospel/WWE love connection? Sure looks like it. See what Yolanda Adams and Titus O'Neil have been up to...together...inside...

Yolanda Adams and Titus O'Neil have been out here hitting up events together, looking MORE than just friends. And now, we're wondering if they're a cute couple.

A gospel/WWE love connection? We're here for this black love. IF they are a couple, we're not mad at it.

The WWE star real name (Thaddeus Michael Bullard Sr.) joined the 4-time Grammy Award winning singer and her daughter Taylor at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards last night. All coupled up and things.

 

 

 

 

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On the red carpet at the #GRAMMYs!! @titusoneilwwe @taylorayannaa @sydneyykh

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Backstage, Titus got on cameraman duty to snap a pic of Yolanda with Fantasia and Andra Day after theypaid tributeto the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Fanny had a fan girl moment:

 

 

 

 

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My girls #AndraDay and #Fantasia took pictures backstage after our performance at the #GRAMMYs⁠ ⁠, and ‘Tasia fanned out a little bit over #TitusONeil!!

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Titus and Yolanda also snapped it up with her daughter Taylor during the ceremony:

 

 

 

 

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Great time at The Grammys Aretha Franklin Celebration with the Family!! @titusoneilwwe @yolandaadams @davebautista - Makeup: @dandremichael Hair: @bobbytsbabygirl @adele.r.thorpe

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The gospel singer married Taylor's dad/former NFL player Tim Crawford in 1997. They divorced in 2004.

It's unclear if Titus, who once played arena football, was ever married. However, he used to date reality star/former White House aide Omarosa Manigault. Their relationship ran between 2013 - 2014.

 

 

 

 

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.@Buccaneers Vs @AtlantaFalcons game with my Kids today then @WWE LIVE tonight @AmalieArena #WWETampa

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The 41-year-old has two sons, Thaddeus Jr. ("TJ") and Titus.

Yolanda and Titus also share something very important in common: their faith. He's a devout Christian:

Christian? Yeah.
Perfect? Nope.
Forgiven? Yeah.
Worthy? Nope.
Accepted? Yeah.
Deserving? Nope.
Loved?… http://t.co/GI7h8yPXSK

— Titus O'Neil (@TitusONeilWWE) March 12, 2014

In December...

Yolanda and Titus attended Ebony Magazine's Ebony's Power 100 Gala together held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA.

Around Christmas time...

Titus O’Neil delivers joy, toys and Gospel singing star Yolanda Adams to Tampa https://t.co/wJAUQnySBU

— Chris Latvala (@ChrisLatvala) December 28, 2018

The Tampa Bay hero hosted his 9th annual Joy of Giving event at the Raymond James Stadium (where the Bucs play) where an estimated 10,000 youth and their families were given thousands of gifts. And guess who was in attendance? Yolanda! She was tapped to perform.

Last summer...

 

 

 

 

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Yolanda's daughter Taylor hit up one of Titus' WWE events.

Yolanda and Titus have been doing red carpets together since December and the earliest we've seen them together is this summer, so it sounds like things are heating up between to two. We're surely here for it. Another #BlackLove couple to fawn over.

Photo: Taylor's IG

When rappers do the most foolish things. Deets on NBA Youngboy's recent arrest inside...

NBA Youngboy is a whole mess.

The 19-year-old rapper was arrested in Atlanta and chraged with three misdemeanors: possession of weed (less than an ounce), use of fighting words and physical obstruction with another.

His bond hasn't been set yet, but he's expected to go before a judge this morning before he's released from the Atlanta City Detention Center. So here's how he allegedly got locked up...again.

Apparently, the "No Mentions" rapper - who is the father of 4 children with at LEAST 3 baby's mothers who thinks his & his sometimes girlfriend's Herpes situations are fun and games - was up to no good, squatting in a hotel room that was supposed to be vacant with a female "friend" named Starr Thigpen (above). It's unclear if she is one of his kids' mothers.

According to TMZ, housekeeping came to the room and found them hanging out. It's reported NBA Youngboy told Starr to "get them out" and that's when she allegedly hit one of the maids in the face. Sheesh. Luckily, the maid was able to get away and call the police. When they got to the scene, the rapper and his friend were arrested.

You'll recall, NBA Youngboy was arrested on a kidnapping warrant in 2018. The arrest occurred aftersurveillance footage of the rapper slamming his girlfriend/baby's mother (Jania) on the floor of a hotel hallway in Waycross, Georgia. He faced felony kidnapping charges for it.

Meds and therapy really should be talked about more often.

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Photos: TMZ

It's Valentine's Week, so Ciara is dropping new music to remind us how good love can be once you level all the way up.  Get into "Greatest Love" inside, plus Normani Kordei's new "Wave" video and H.E.R.'s epic "Ellen" debut.

Ciara just dropped her latest single “Greatest Love,” a new track rooted in classic R&B vibes and accompanied by a sultry video, directed by Sasha Samsonovo (P!NK, Gallant, Teyana Taylor). Y'all know Ciara is good for a classic love-bop ("Promise" is still in rotation), and this one is no different.

She said in a statement about the track,“Greatest Love is an ode to that 1 person in your life you can't live without.  The person you'd do anything for, and you know they'll do anything for you. Your ride or die.”

“Now it’s me and you against the entire world…the entire world.” Yesssss Ci, give us all the feels.

She and her Pro-Bowl hubby Russell Wilson already gave us #relationshipenvy multiple times this year:

 

 

 

 

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Loves it.

Coming off a major GRAMMY win, H.E.R. floated over to the "Ellen" show today to rock her first performance on the show.  She performed "As I Am",from her album "I Used To Know Her - The Prelude." She did it without her custom transparent guitar she had made for Sunday night's performance though.

Check it above.  Bomb as always.

In other new music videos:

It's been a busy few days for the former Fifth Harmony princess - the Roc Nation brunch, Grammys and more.

After releasing “Waves” in November, our fave queen on deck Normani Kordei just dropped the music video for her single feat. 6LACK. Directed by Emil Nava (Calvin Harris, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez), the video finds Normani in a world like no other, a place lost between space and time, and features Normani’s signature, bomb choreography and smooth vocals.

Check it above!

Future, are you in your bag sir? Hmph. Find out why the petty rapper (possibly) canceled his pre-Grammy performance, plus flicks from the Grammys afterparties inside...

Future. Future. Future. You still in your feelings, bruh? Sure seems like it. Let that hurt go, beloved.

Word on the curb is that the "Dirty Sprite" rapper canceled a performance at Clive Davis' pre-Grammys party at the last minute. Well all know copping an invite to the gala is a huge deal as everyone in the music industry wants to be in the THAT mix.

Not only did he get an invite, the ATL rapper nabbed a performance at the soiree, but decided NOT to show. Reason? That's unclear. BUT, we do know his ex-son's mother Ciara and her Super Bowl winning husband Russell Wilson attened the event. See the flicks of the gorgeous couple HERE. 

Coincidence? You decide. Some sources claim the reason he bailed is because the promoters were being "messy" by inviting the Wilsons. Meanwhile, other sources claim Future was over an hour behind schedule that day and that's why he didn't show up. 

TMZ reports:

Eyewitnesses at Clive's Beverly Hilton bash Saturday night -- which was a who's who of Hollywood event ahead of Sunday's award show -- confirm Future was booked to perform, but hightailed it when his team realized his ex-fiancee and her new hubby were in the front row.

Our sources -- who were present during the exchange -- say someone in Future's camp accused the event organizers of being "messy" by having Ciara and Russ there, and said their guy wouldn't perform. We're told Future was briefed about it outside, and then dipped.

HollywoodLife first reported Future's departure. Now, there's another side to this story -- sources close to Future tell us he didn't bail because of Ciara or RW.

Our Future sources say the show was behind schedule by nearly an hour, and he and his team were instructed to shorten his performance significantly, which, we're told, Future wasn't down with. We're told he had no idea Ciara or Russ was there.

By the way, Future copped the Best Rap Performance award that she shared with Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, and James Black for "King's Dead." It was actually a tie in that category with Anderson .Paak alsowinning.

On the Grammys afterparty scene...

Singer H.E.R. had PLENTY to celebrate after copping her first two Grammy Awards. She attended the Sony Music Entertainment 2019 Post-Grammy Reception at NeueHouse Hollywood, following the show. The 21-year-old signed to RCA Records at the age of 14 and RCA is owned by Sony Music.

Others at the party...

R&B crooner Usher, superproducer DJ Khaled, singing sisters Chloe x Halle, R&B singer Miguel and his wife Nazanin Mandi came out to celebrate.

This red jacket...

At another event...

When rapper's unite!

Hip Hop heads made their way to Delilah nightclub in West Hollywood for the post-Grammys turn up. Rapper Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, Kodak Black and Rich The Kid were on the scene.

Oh, and so was former "Basketball Wives" star Laura Govan.

Elsewhere...

"The Talk" co-host Eve showed up on the red carpet at Universal Music Group's Grammys afterparty held at ROW DTLA. And she looked BOMB in this white jumpsuit with a train.

The self-proclaimed "King of R&B" Jacquees came out to party.

After being involved in Twitter wars with Wale and D.L. Hughley,"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Terry Crews made his way to the party with his wife Rebecca King-Crews.

Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and TV personality Aisha Tyler were also in the mix.

At another bash...

Republic Records threw their annual post-Grammys bash held at Spring Place Beverly Hills.

Guests included "STAR" actor Quincy Brown,"STAR" actress Ryan Destiny, Jaquees and Cash Money exec Ronald "Slim" Williams, singer Melanie Fiona, actor/author Hill Harper, legendary producer Quincy Jones, NFLer Larry English and his wife/ "WAGS" star Nicole Williams:

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A$AP Rocky being mistaken for Travis Scott (again) outside of a pre-Grammy party.  Ha.

In case you missed, be sure to scroll through the site for all the YBF coverage from the 2019 Grammys!

Photos: Getty/Splash/Backgrid

A whole riot broke out at a Travis Scott concert in Tulsa last night after the rapper postponed the show at the last minute. See the chaos that ensued, plus flicks from his daughter Stormi's first birthday inside...

Fresh from the 2019 Grammys (where he was nominated for three awards), Travis Scott had to pospone his sold-out show in Tulsa, Oklahoma last night. And let's just say his fans were MORE than pissed.

We're sure they were upset they weren't going to be able be able to see ASTROWORLD come to life, but the fact that it happened so last minute probably sent folks over the edge.

Once they found out the show was postponed (promoters put "Postponed" signs on the doors), chaos ensued and it resembled his Grammy performance. In case you missed, watch the Houston native "tear the 'stage' up" HERE.

Fans got totally out of control. They cracked the glass on the doors of the BOK Center after throwing guard rails at it. They also tried to rush inside, but police were able to slam the doors back shut to keep them out. The mob of fans stood outside the venue chanting, "Let us in!"

Eventually, the cops got fed with the riot and began shooting paintballs filled with pepper spray. Watch it all go down below:

 

 

 

 

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#TravisScott canceled his #ASTROWORLD stop in Tulsa last night at the last minute and his fans lost it! Tulsa Police had to use pepper spray to disperse the crowd after they started throwing guard rails at the doors and were opening doors to the venue. via @William_Brownn @Recidivistic_

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Lordt.

The "Sicko Mode" rapper hopped on Twitter to apologize and told his Tulsa fans the show would be postponed until March 26th.

Tulsa so sorry I can’t perform at tonight’s sold out show. We had last minute production issues and I can’t give y’all an incomplete show. Rescheduled to March 26 all tix still valid. Everyone get home safe

— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) February 12, 2019

One person claims Travis canceled the show 30-minutes before it was supposed to start:

The canceled show at the BOK center last night in Tulsa was chaos. Our lovely Police Dept fired pepper balls into the crowd to get people to evacuate. Travis canceled 30 min before show time and folks were confused abt what was happening. Front door of BOK center SMASHED! WOW!

— misty ament-pace (@wifeofrock) February 12, 2019

I talked to two guys who had spent so much money, $500+, to get here. I’m sure there were similar stories. How many people from out of the Tulsa area bought tickets to this concert @BOKCenter? #astroworld

— Cornelius Hocker (@FOX23Cornelius) February 12, 2019

The BOK Center revealed there were "technical production issues" with Travis' set, so they had to postpone:

Due to technical production issues, tonight's sold out Travis Scott show in Tulsa will be moved to March 26th. All tickets purchased for tonight's show will be honored at the rescheduled show on March 26th.

— Arena of the Year (@BOKCenter) February 12, 2019

This isn't the first time he has had to postpone shows due to production issues for his elaborate set, which includes a roller coaster.

Before the show and the Grammys...

 

 

 

 

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The "Stargazing" rapper and his girlfriend Kylie Jenner threw their baby girl Stormi Webster her 1st birhtday bash,and of course, it was extravagant AF.

The theme of the party was inspired by her dad's ASTROWORLD. They hosted "Stormi's World," which featured life-sized teddy bears, a blow-up face that resembled the birthday girl and amusement park rides. Must be nice.

DJ Khaled came out to party and gifted baby Stormi her very first Chanel bag. Check it above and below:

#DJKhaled gifts #Stormi her first #Chanel purse...but can we get one too?? pic.twitter.com/orsEBfNSUq

— Power 106 (@Power106LA) February 10, 2019

Adorbs.

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After singer Justine Skye spent Grammy night with her new boyfriend, "Crew" rapper GoldLink (lef)t), she accused her rapper ex Sheck Wes (right) of attacking her, her man and friends that night.  She also identified him as her abuser she spoke about months ago.  Shek denies everything, but Justine is providing what she claims are receipts.

Just months after Justine Skye went public about being in an abusive relationship in her recent past on her song and video "Build," sh*t has hit the fan now that she's identified her alleged abuser.

Late yesterday, Justine took to Twitter to blast rapper/model Sheck Wes for stalking and attacking her, her man and friends on Grammy night.  And she didn't stop there, she pointed out he's also the abuser she's been speaking of.

Taking a walk with my friends and my man and Sheck Wes (my abuser) and his friends decide to STALK US and attack my friends.. two cars full of niggas while he sat in the car like a bitch. You’re pathetic sheck and you beat women. You hit your girl before me and you’ll do it again

— Justine Skye (@JustineSkye) February 12, 2019

You’re pathetic... and all the people defending you, ya whole bitch ass label.. everyone. You spreading lies about me. Moral of the story is, if you never put your hands on me.. you wouldn’t be in this situation and you just keep making it worse.

— Justine Skye (@JustineSkye) February 12, 2019

Don't know who Shek Wes is? He's the rapper behind that "Mo Bamba" song, and he's also a fashion model:

Sheck Wes / Mo Bamba pic.twitter.com/clEOUcGy03

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Shek took to Twitter to defend himself earlier today, denying her ever hit any woman:

I’ve chosen to remain silent until now out of respect for actual victims of abuse. But I cannot stand by while lies are repeatedly told about me.

I never hit or beat any women and I did not beat up or jump anybody.

— Sheck Jesus (@sheckwes) February 12, 2019

Justine wasted no time clapping back. And she went in, with videos, texts and stories:

I literally have footage of you jumping over the fence of my crib to attack me Sheck... your lies are even more disrespectful https://t.co/1idhM1p6Ue

— Justine Skye (@JustineSkye) February 12, 2019

All your friends know what happened pic.twitter.com/ojG2ODugmY

— Justine Skye (@JustineSkye) February 12, 2019

Are you going to lie now and say this is not you too? pic.twitter.com/yGyEmIr3WN

— Justine Skye (@JustineSkye) February 12, 2019

Shek says he was just trying to get his things back from "a girl":

Just clarifying this is a video of me hopping a fence to get my stuff back from a girl who refused to give me my stuff . Once again for the record I never hit or beat up any woman .

— Sheck Jesus (@sheckwes) February 12, 2019

Justine continued the clapback:

Refused? THIS specific incident was BECAUSE I was trying to give you your things... you decided to react violently and irrational because you “are a grown ass man and I’m not going to disrespect you” because I put them in garbage bags for you to pick up. https://t.co/c1Z5vZitG3

— Justine Skye (@JustineSkye) February 12, 2019

Did you forget about the time you launched my phone across the room at the Montrose hotel, slapped me in the face with money saying “get a new one bitch”, the two hotel security guards holding you back from attacking me while I ran away. The cops coming... https://t.co/c1Z5vZitG3

— Justine Skye (@JustineSkye) February 12, 2019

Justine spoke about her then-unnamed abuser back in November on The Breakfast Club while promoting her latest video "Build" which is centered around domestic violence.

“It’s not even about protecting him,” she said to the radio hosts.“The people who need to know, know. For me, it’s not about revenge…It’s not even about this person.”

Skye also said that she would speak more about her experience "on [her] own time" and suggested that one of the reasons she isn't naming her abuser is because of the rap community's attitude towards domestic violence.

"In rap culture, people don’t care. It’s about how talented the artist is, and they’ll still be bumping their music, they’ll still be playing [their album]," Skye said. "They’ll be like, ‘That’s fucked up what he did, but his new album is fire.'"

 

 

 

 

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“It wasn’t my fault and it won’t be the next girl’s fault” - #JustineSkye opened up about experiencing domestic abuse (Full interview in bio)

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If you need support, resources and advice for your safety, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), available 24/7, 365 days a year.

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All the "black-ish" ladies are glowing up! Get the deets on Tracee Ellis Ross possibly nabbing a spin-off, Marsai Martin's HUGE movie deal and see Yara Shahidi in her new movie, The Sun Is Also A Star inside...

Who runs the TV world? The "black-ish" ladies!

That's right. "black-ish" stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Marsai Martin, and Yara Shahidi are copping spin-offs, movie deals, movie roles and more.

Tracee Ellis Ross might be getting her own spin-off like Yara Shahidi ("Grown-ish").

Deadline reports a flashback episode about a teen version of her character Rainbow (Bow) Johnson could branch off into her own series. The episode, which is set to air in March, will feature flashbacks of a teen version of Bow, set in the 1980s-90s. Viewers will get to see how Bow grew up. It's reported the episode could become the backdoor pilot for a potential prequel series, but no deals have been made just yet.

According to the site, "black-ish" executive producer Peter Saji is in talks to pen the episode and the show's creator, Kenya Barris is expected to be an executive producer. However, he likely won't be in the day-to-day creative mix as he has an overall deal commitment to Netflix.

As you know, "black-ish" already has one successful spin-off, "Grown-ish," which follows Yara's character Zoey Johnson in college.

Are you here for a Bow "black-ish" spin-off?

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Marsai Martin is making MAJOR money moves. Not too long ago, we learned the 14-year-old actress came up with the idea of her new movie, LITTLE. She's starring AND executive producing, becoming the youngest executive producer in movie history. Now, she's looking to expand her resume behind-the-scenes.

The 14-year-old and her Genius Productions company has inked a first-look deal with Universal Pictures. Woot!

She's slated to develop a number of scripted projects for the film studio, and most importantly, she already has her first movie under the deal in the works. It's a comedy titled StepMother. She'll work alongside Genius Productions co-founder Joshua Martin, head of creative Prince Baggett, and VP Carol Martin.

Variety reports:

Martin cited diversity efforts by Cramer and Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, in the announcement.

“I am so excited for the magic I’ll be able to create and produce with Universal,” Martin said. “Mr. Cramer and Ms. Langley’s commitment to investing in, and uplifting diverse and young voices is both refreshing and important, and I’m happy to be a part of that legacy. My goal is to show young women and girls that our voices and ideas matter and you are never too young to dream BIG!”

Martin began working as an actress at the age of five and received her first major recurring role as Diane Johnson on “Black-ish” in 2014, portraying the twin sister to Miles Brown’s Jack.

Be sure to check out Marsai in the upcoming comedy, LITTLE, starring opposite Issa Rae and Regina Hall, on April 12th.

Also coming to theaters...

Yara Shahidi will fall in love in a new romantic drama titled, The Sun Is Also A Star.

It's a modern-day story about finding love against all odds, and whether our lives are determined by fate or the random events of the universe. Hmm...interesting concept.

Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley (Yara Shahidi) and college-bound romantic Daniel Bae (Charles Melton) meet—and fall for each other—over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? With just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family’s deportation as fiercely as she’s fighting her budding feelings for Daniel, who is working just as hard to convince her they are destined to be together.

The film is based on the acclaimed bestseller "Everything, Everything" by American-Jamaican author Nicola Yoon. Female director Ry Russo-Young (“Before I Fall”) will helm the film from a screenplay by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip”). The film’s producers are Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton, who served as producers on “Everything, Everything." Pamela Hirsch served as executive producer.

Peep the trailer above.

The Sun Is Also A Star hits theaters nationwide May 17th.

EXTRAS

1. Famed producer Will Packer is producing a series about the murder of 29 African American children in Atlanta for Investigation Discovery. STORY

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21 Savage found himself free again today after posting bond, thanks to his celeb friends and Jay-Z's lawyers.  Mystikal is also out on bond today after a year and a half behind bars on a rape case.  Everything inside.

21 Savage is officially out on bond as he awaits his deportation case.

Just before his release today, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, SZA, Mike Tyson, T.I., J.Cole and over a dozen other celebrities, musicians and activists joined together in a video for Mic to call for the rapper to be released from the custody of the Immigration Enforcement Agency (ICE). ICE says 21 Savage is a citizen of the United Kingdom and entered the country legally in July 2005 as a minor, but subsequently overstayed his visa. He apparently had applied for a U-Visa recently and was awaiting a response.

She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, aka 21 Savage, was arrested by ICE in Atlanta during Super Bowl weekend and has been placed into deportation proceedings. Because the rapper was being held without bail up until now, he missed the Grammys on Sunday, where he was scheduled to perform.

. @KendrickLamar, @SZA, @DJKhaled, @JColeNC, and others share the #21Ways undocumented people can face deportation in America, in solidarity with 21 Savage and others detained by ICE https://t.co/tB8D9GQ2edpic.twitter.com/SD7xryYjuK

— Mic (@mic) February 12, 2019

In Mic’s new video, Malone and others are speaking out about 21 Savage's case, while also highlighting the stories of other undocumented immigrants who have been either detained or deported by ICE and other government agencies while going about their everyday lives, or as Lamar says, for "just living life in America."

She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (@21Savage) has been released! #TeamRochttps://t.co/xou2dOY2AP

— Roc Nation (@RocNation) February 12, 2019

TMZ reports:

It's unclear why ICE held 21 for so long because, by all rights, he should have been allowed to bond out the day he was arrested. He was neither a flight risk nor a danger to his community, which is the standard for holding someone in jail pending a deportation hearing.

His legal team - which reportedly is being paid for by Jay-Z and Roc Nation - gave a statement saying:

21 isn't the only locked up rapper with good news. New Orleans' rapper Mystikal is getting released after a new record deal, family and friends helped him post a $3M bond.  Back in August 2017, he was wanted, then arrested, for rape and kidnapping charges.

Mystikal (real name Michael Lawrence Tyler) was charged after an alleged incident that went down in a downtown Shreveport casino back in October 2016.  Investigators say DNA evidence from the 46-year-old rapper and 26-year-old Averweone Holman and a woman who were also tied to the alleged rape.

According to reports:

Mystikal's attorneys tell us the rapper was able to scrape together $3 million for the bond ... securing his release from a Louisiana prison. We're told the money came from an advance for a new recording deal, and funds raised by Mystikal's family and friend.

TMZ broke the story ... Mystikal -- real name Michael Tyler -- was ironing out the final details last month. He'd been behind bars since August 2017 when he was booked for first-degree rape and second-degree kidnapping.

We'll see what happens.

Coming to America just got a premiere date and it has been confirmed Eddie Murphy will STAR in the flick. More insie...

Coming to America is gearing up for a comeback 30+ years after the original.

We already told you lead star Eddie Murphy was attachedto the sequel, but it wasn't clear whether or not he would star in it. Now, we know.

Paramout Pictures confirmed the 57-year-old actor will star in the upcoming sequel, set to hit theaters next year. Details about the plot are being kept low key for now. Will the African prince Akeem and his wife Lisa still be married and happily in love? Will the sequel follow the life of his heir to the throne of Zamunda? So many questions.

There were a few hints a sequel might have been on its way before the official announcement in 2017.

In 2016, Vanessa Bell Calloway got all glammed up in her Princess Imani outfit for a photoshoot and she totally nailed it. Also, Vanessa and her co-star Shari Headley (who played Lisa) got dressed up in their costumes to celebrate Halloween on the “Steve Harvey Show." Check it out HERE. We're keeping our fingers crossed at least one of the ladies return for the sequel.

The good news is Kenya Barris has signed on to executive produce and Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Empire) will direct, so it's in good hands.

The Coming to America sequel is set to hit theaters August 7, 2020. We're here for it.

Life is looking good for Eddie. The Hollywood actor/comedian and his fiance Paige Butcher welcomed a son, Max Charles Murphy, last year. Now, he's a father of 10.

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Soulja Boy and Blac Chyna might be the newest Hip Hop couple. Deets inside...

Looks like Soulja Boy has moved on from Nia Riley and Blac Chyna has moved on from Kid Buu, because they were all over each other during Grammy weekend.

Word on the curb is that Soulja and Chyna have sparked a new romance. And they're seemingly getting closer than close by the minute.

Source tell TMZ the rapper and Lash Boutique owner slid into each other's DMs and have been dating for about a week now. They reportedly met up at Sean Kingston's LA penthouse last week, and now, they're dating.

Since then, the two have practically been joined at the hip where they hit up several Grammy parties together.

 

 

 

 

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Yesterday, they were together getting mani and pedis:

Neither of them miss a beat when it comes to thirst and clout chasing. And neither does Chyna's ex-Kid Buu.

He's posting up videos of himself and Chyna all loved up, likely when they were together:

 

 

 

 

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You'll recall, Chy and Buu broke up after they got into a nasty fight that turned physical while vacationing in Hawaii. It was reported Chyna "scratched Kid Buu" and "he then slammed her against the wall several times and choked her." Lordt.

Not only that, Chyna's mom, Tokyo Toni, has been blasting her on social media, claiming her kids - Dream Kardashian& King Cairo - are not safe with her and that they should go live with their fathers - Tyga, and Rob Kardashian - until she gets her self together.  Tokyo popped up on social media with these rants after someone called the cops on Chyna for "child endangerment." 

The other day, Chy hopped on IG Live and blasted everyone who had something to say about her parenting skills. She said she's a good mom and just because you don't see her posting pictures of her children all of social media doesn't mean she's not taking care of them. She bragged about buying her kids all these luxury items - Gucci included - to prove her kids are well taken care of.

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#BlacChyna just hopped on Instagram Live to pop back at claims that she’s an unfit mother that were made by her own mother #TokyoToni. #MeekMill randomly popped up in the comments section with laughing emojis. #KingCairo #DreamKardashian #Tyga #RobKardashian #Gucci

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Octavia Spencer stars in a new thriller, Ma. And the trailer just scared the **** out of us. Go inside to see it, plus see Lupita Nyong'o effortlessly mesh crazy and and scary on the magazine front inside....

We're spooked, shooketh, hell, just plain SCAREDT.

Octavia Spencer takes her talents to a new horror thriller and might feel the same after watching the trailer that just dropped.

Universal and Blumhouse Productions (where Jordan Peele delivers his scary ass flicks as well) are behind the psychological horror film, which stars the Oscar winning actress as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, Maggie (Diana Silvers) - a new teenager in town - goes to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.

She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.” Def seems like she would be good peoples, aside from inviting strangers into her basement but, whatevs. 

But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth. And Octavia plays the hell out of this role.  We would say that's what Becky gets for stupidly chillin' in a stranger's basement but nobody deserves this.

Peep the recently released trailer below:

Ma also stars Juliette Lewis (August: Osage County) as Maggie’s mom, Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) as a local dad, Missi Pyle (Gone Girl) as his girlfriend, and McKaley Miller (TV’s Hart of Dixie), Corey Fogelmanis (TV’s Girl Meets World), Gianni Paolo (TV’s Power) and Dante Brown (Lethal Weapon TV series) as Maggie’s friends. 

Director Tate Taylor (The Help and Get On Up) will helm the film, written by Scotty Landes (Comedy Central’s Workaholics).

Get ready! Ma hits theaters May 31st. We're def going to see it!

Speaking of scary movies coming out of Blumhouse Productions....

Lupita Nyong'o graces the cover of AnOther One magazine's Spring/Summer 2019 issue. And the Oscar winner is serving up crazy and beautiful at the same damn time. Only 'Pita.

We're super excited to see the YBF actress expand her repertoire as she's gearing up for the release of Jordan Peele's Us. She plays the female lead and she shared with the magazine how accepting the lead female role was a no-brainer.

“I’d walk off a cliff for Jordan Peele. I was madly in love with the mind of Jordan from the Key & Peele days, and I remember putting him on my ‘one day I’ll work with’ list. Then I saw Get Out. I saw it in the cinema five times in one month. I was just so fascinated by it. Then he approached me to do this film. He sent this script – I’m usually very slow at reading scripts. He sent it to me and in 24 hours I knew I would be insane to pass it up.”

She'll be starring opposite her Black Panther co-star Winston Duke, as well as Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker in the second of Peele’s five-part social thriller series.

Here's a synopsis of the upcoming thriller:

Set in present day along the iconic Northern California coastline, Us, stars Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o as Adelaide Wilson, a woman returning to her beachside childhood home with her husband, Gabe (Black Panther’s Winston Duke), and their two children (Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex) for an idyllic summer getaway. Haunted by an unexplainable and unresolved trauma from her past and compounded by a string of eerie coincidences, Adelaide feels her paranoia elevate to high-alert as she grows increasingly certain that something bad is about to befall her family. After spending a tense beach day with their friends, the Tylers (Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon), Adelaide and her family return to their vacation home to discover the silhouettes of four figures standing in their driveway. Us pits an ordinary American family against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves.

Peele produces for his Monkeypaw Productions, alongside Monkeypaw creative director Ian Cooper, in the company’s first solo production venture. Also producing are Sean McKittrick and Jason Blum.

You can read Lupita's full interview with AnOther One mag here.

Us is the first film under Jordan's first-look deal with Universal Pictures and is the follow up Get Out, which was a huge hit at the box office, raking in $255 million worldwide. We expect Us to do the same, if not better.

If you haven't seen the trailer for Us, watch it HERE.

The flick will hit theaters March 19, 2019. Y'all ready?

Photos: Willy Vanderperre via AnOther magazine

Black Excellence was dripping all over the 2019 BAFTAS in London Town. Celebrate with the winners, and see the red carpet flicks inside....

Awards season takeover!

YBF celebs were front-and-center during the 72nd British Academy Film Awards held at The Royal Albert Hall in London because, winners!

A few of our faves jetted to London to accept their BAFTAS for the work they put into their blockbuster hits.

Oscar winnerMahershala Ali - who's nominated for another Oscar this year - nabbed Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTAS for his role in the biographical drama, Green Book.

Presented by FENCES star Viola Davis (above, alongside her hubby Julius Tennon), the 44-year-old actor thanked the important people and quickly exited stage left. Peep his acceptance speech below:

YAS! Black Panther breakout star Letitia Wright was also included in the winner's circle.

But first, let's get into this winter white pantsuit! Get it.

Presented by Oscar nominated actress Regina King (styling in a pink Versace Atelier dress and Stuart Weitzman shoes) and actor Luke Evans, Letitia was awarded the EE Rising Star Award. Woot! 

During her acceptance speech, she thanked God for helping her when she reached rock bottom as she battled depression. The 25-year-old actress said she got so low that she didn't want to act anymore. See her emotional acceptance speech below:

After copping her award, the British actress chopped it up with British Royal, Prince William.

Another YBF win...

Famed director Spike Lee and his team nabbed the Best Adapted Screenplay award for BlacKKKlansman. Spike whipped out his "Crack Berry" to make sure he didn't miss recognizing anyone. After running down his list, he yelled out, "Brooklyn's in the house!"

Check it:

On the carpet...

His wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, was there for support.

And BlacKKKlansman actress Laura Harrier was also on the awards scene.

9-time Grammy award winner Mary J. Blige was also on the scene to present. And she looked amazing.

Styled by Wayman & Micah, she slayed this Ralph and Russo Couture ensemble, which she paired with Jimmy Choo shoes and clutch, Lorraine Schwartz earrings and David Morris rings.

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MJB kept it real saucy for the afterparty too.

Black Panther star Danai Gurira was snatched in a black Thom Browne gown.

Black Panther won Best Special Visual Effects during the ceremony.

Actress Cynthia Erivo had a Cinderella moment when she hit the carpet.

And she really did it up Cinderella style, changing into another gown for the afterparty dinner at Grosvenor House:

Which of her looks are you feeling?

British babes Thandie Newton and Sophie Okonedo hit the carpet together, wearing similar style dresses.

Fellow British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor brought his model girlfriend Frances Aaternir as his date for the awards festivities.

FAB times! And CONGRATS to the winners!

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