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Earlier this year, Wicked star Cynthia Erivo low-key campaigned for the role of Storm in the inevitable X-Men film that Marvel Studios is said to be working on. And now, we have another big name in the game angling for the role of the popular mutant superhero, and we wouldn’t be mad at this casting.
According to HuffPost, during an interview on The Jennifer Hudson Show, the Top Dawg Entertainment artist detailed her iinterest in becoming a part of the Marvel universe. The “Kill Bill” singer is hoping that she’s able to land the role of Storm whenever Marvel Studios decides to introduce the X-Men following the events of Avengers: Secret Wars. Though SZA is basically a rookie in the film game, she’s made quite the name for herself on the music scene. Given her popularity and how well she faired in her big screen debut in One Of Them Days, it would be the right time for her to at least float the possibility of Marvel considering her for their upcoming Mutant saga.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of Jennifer Hudson, who went from singer to Oscar-winning actress, SZA is looking to show she has range when it comes to acting and has her eye on playing one of the most popular mutants in the comic book world
Per Huffpost:
“I would love to be a superhero!” SZA exclaimed.
She went on to share that her father “collects first-edition comics,” and growing up, she developed a deep appreciation for both the Marvel and DC universes. Naturally, when it came to choosing a superhero role, she already had one in mind.
“I was thinking, you know how Storm has an origin story,” SZA mused. “I think that would be so gnarly if I could be Storm’s origin story.”
She sealed the moment with a statement fit for the Mistress of Elements herself: “I love to bring the rain.”
Well, she did make a helluva Catwoman in that “Bateman” State Farm commercial. With that in mind we wouldn’t mind seeing her alongside Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine for a few years, as it’s rumored that Marvel Studios will be keeping his iteration of Logan around the MCU for the foreseeable future.
Whether or not Marvel goes with big name stars for their X-Men lineup or introduce new actors for the project is anyone’s guess, but we wouldn’t mind seeing SZA play Ororo Munroe aka Storm in a future X-Men film.
What do y’all think about SZA starring as Storm in an X-Men film? Should Marvel consider the songstress for the role, or should it be given to another actress? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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In today’s episode of Nah, Seriously, It Might Be Time To Give Up On Yeezus, Kim Kardashian reportedly cut short a meeting between her daughter North West and North’s father, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, because she learned that two accused sex traffickers would be attending that meeting.
According to TMZ, Ye — who is already drowning in controversy surrounding his most recent bigoted tweet storms, including one in which he called the younger children of Jay-Z and Beyoncé the R-word — invited incel advocate and pseudo-alpha male Andrew Tate, and Tate’s brother, Tristan Tate, to his and his daughter’s studio session, which is why Kim had to pull the plug. After all, it’s hard to call yourself a good parent when you’re inviting two men who still have pending sex trafficking cases to a meeting that includes your 11-year-old child.
In 2023, Andrew, Tristan and two others were charged in Romania with human trafficking, rape, and forming an organized crime group.
Just Wednesday, Ye was on X claiming his ex, Kardashian, is a “sex trafficker” who is using their four children, which he tweeted after Kim sent a cease-and-desist notice to him, attempting to block the release of the track “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine,” which features North as well as a clip of Sean “Diddy” Combs, according to the New York Post.
So, just to recap: Ye accused Kardashian of being a “sex trafficker” and using their children in her alleged activities. Meanwhile, Ye is out here inviting accused rapists and sex traffickers to a studio session with his daughter, who is featured on a song that also features Diddy, who is currently drowning in sexual assault allegations among other heinous alleged crimes. (It’s also worth mentioning that Ye and Diddy recently bonded during a recorded prison phone call.)
It’s almost as if when it comes to Ye, every allegation is actually a confession.
From the Post:
Kardashian, West and their legal reps met with a mediator to discuss West’s recent social media tirades, which included everything from him confessing he’s a Hitler-loving Nazi to him selling swastika T-shirts.
Discussions also briefly touched on the Tate brothers, TMZ adds.
The controversial brothers arrived in Florida on Feb. 27, after which Florida’s attorney general opened a criminal investigation.
Last week’s hearing also touched on North’s involvement in West’s new song.
The outlet adds that the rapper agreed not to release the track during the meeting, but went back on his word over the weekend.
The Post has reached out to Kardashian’s and West’s reps for comment.
After releasing an audio clip of the song on X, Kardashian has reportedly been receiving advice from her legal counsel on filing for sole custody.
West alluded to taking a similar approach.
It’s wild how Ye keeps voluntarily putting all his family business in the street as if he truly believes he is the one who comes off as sympathetic. Like, bro, you’re fighting your ex-wife for custody and control of your children while keeping the company of accused rapists and sex traffickers.
Something is really wrong with Donda’s son. It’s sad.
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Quite often some of the most serious conversations are presented on social media through viral clips and tweets. Still, in most cases, online responses rarely receive the benefit of the care and nuance needed to be transformative.
In the case of the most recent viral clip from rap phenom and Billboard Woman of the Year, Doechii, this couldn’t be closer to the truth. Her most recent soundbite, in which she shared with DJ Miss Milan that her top “red flag” was “heterosexual men,” generated quite the buzz from rap critics and fans alike who saw her honest quip as confirmation of her hatred for mankind.
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Admittedly, my knee-jerk response was to feel the same way. For many male rap fans who champion the music of what the genre would deem as lyrical music, we saw her comments as hurtful and divisive, a reflection of a growing multitude of society that views heteronormative mannerisms as oppressive. But after some reflection, I had to begrudgingly concede that feelings aside, the sentiment of her words were true. For many Black women who’ve been caught in the crosshairs of the misogyny of rap and popular media, queer people and, in particular, queer Black women, were often fodder for the endless flame of insults and criticism churned out.
Just last month, Doechii, who identifies as bisexual, shared her experience as a middle school student with bullying, a commonality that other Black women and Black people in the LGTQBIA community have spoken about at length, which ties back into the central theme that Black men deserve rightful skepticism for their intentional and sometimes unintentional reinforcement of oppressive conditions.
An article titled, The Status of Black Women in the United States from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows that “more than 4 out of 10 Black women suffer violence at the hand of an intimate partner in their lives” while also sharing that they tend to suffer psychological abuse at a higher rate than women from other racial groups. Most of the violence that affects women comes at the hands of men, often stemming from archaic ideas about what a woman should do and be. Add to that the historic elements of racism and in the case of many darker-skinned women like Doechii—colorism—and you have a culture that openly celebrates otherizing people. With all of the violent ideas and actions Black women encounter in a lifetime then, it makes perfect sense for Doechii to feel that way.
It may sting to hear, but somewhere deep inside it reminds us that we have the power to positively affect people and shape their perceptions for better or worse. Instead of condemning her for her opinion, we should choose to focus on her work and the importance of the moment she’s in. She made history just this year when she became the third woman to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album and has not stopped breaking ground in areas where her creativity and innovation can be fully celebrated.
So for others who may have felt as I did when I heard her comments, I would implore you to do what I had to, which is appreciate her thoughts for what they were and continue the work of making a safer world for other Black people who are also geniuses.
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It has been 28 years since the Notorious B.I.G.’s life was tragically cut short at just 24 years old. Since then, and to many even before, the Brooklyn MC has been deemed the greatest rapper of all time, and the continued adulation of his music is a testament to that claim.
While Biggie Smalls masterfully commanded the streets and the clubs with his music, his chart topping singles like “Juicy,” “One More Chance (Stay with Me Remix)” and “Mo Money Mo Problems” cemented him as a mainstream success. But it’s a fair argument to say that it’s his album cuts, those records that buoy a project and are what’s needed to deem an album a classic that truly cemented his legacy.
No video or fancy marketing behind the record, just bars and beats. The stuff that had fans hitting the rewind button over and over and making an ugly face. You know the vibes.
So with the spirit of the Notorious B.I.G. in mind, here’s a list of his 9 best album cuts. A lot of these should have been singles, with videos and all that, if we keep it a bean.
1. “Who Shot Ya?”
This is the song many thought at Tupac after the infamous Quad Studios shooting, but BIG and Junior Mafia always insisted it was not. The sinister beat cooked up by Nashiem Myrick from David Porter’s “I’m Afraid the Masquerade Is Over” was the perfect backdrop for the menacing lyrics. Technically, it was an unreleased b-side to the “Big Poppa/Warning” single but was added to subsequent posthumous, “remastered” releases of Biggie’s Ready To Die debut.
2. Junior M.A.F.I.A. – “Realms of Junior M.A.F.I.A.” ft. Notorious B.I.G
The Notorious B.I.G. managed to put on his own Junior Mafia crew, and set them up with a record label, Undeas, via Atlantic Records. Biggie bats clean up on this song produced by the late, great DJ Clark Kent. Keep in mind that save for Jamal, it sounds like he wrote all the lyrics. Yes, he was that great. “Realms of Junior M.A.F.I.A.” is from the Conspiracy album that dropped in August 1995, a little less than year after B.I.G.’s own debut album.
3. “The What” ft. Method Man
Notorious BIG and Method Man was gold off the rip. And if you were in NYC when BIG debut dropped,this was the track you heard on the streets. Wu-Tang Clan was asserting themselves and insisted on keeping their ranks tights, but Method Man snuck out and dropped an absolute heater with the same guy Rae and Ghost would accuse of being a shark biter.
4. “Gimme The Loot”
If you don’t know, Easy Moe Bee produced this track along with a healthy chunk of Ready To Die. The Notorious BIG got his Slick Rick on by rapping with dual personalities and going as far saying he would even rob a pregnant woman. Yes, it was all just for the sake of rap and kind of heinous, but damn it was good.
5. “Kick In The Door”
Jeru The Damaja allegedly sent sublimals to the Notorious BIG. DJ Premier was good money with both men. But that didn’t stop Premo from producing “Kick In The Door” whose line, “Son, I’m surprised you run with themI think they got cum in them, ’cause they nothin’ but dicks,” was aimed at Jeru and Premier. Damn, son.
6. “Just Playing (Dreams)”
The story goes that “Just Playing (Dreams)” was a promo single that featured Biggie Smalls wittily (that’s a nice way to put it) rapping about bedding famed female R&B singers. He wanted it on his album, but word was Patti Labelle (who was on an affiliated label) was not happy, and that was that on that. Time must heal, because years later it made it only remastered albums.
7. “I Got A Story To Tell”
If someone asks you if Notorious BIG was a great storyteller, play this song. We got word years ago that it was allegedly Anthony Mason who got caught up in the real life caper, rest in peace. The flow, the groove (via Buckwild and Chucky Thompson), and comedy (a rained out basketball game?!), all flawless. What a time.
8. “Ten Crack Commandments”
The Notorious B.I.G. on the bars, DJ Premier on the beat and Chuck D (via a scratch vocal sample) on the hook. What’s not to like. You also have Biggie dropping bars that any illicit pharmaceutical distributor trying to not get caught up should live by. Biggie taught ya.
9. “Notorious Thugs”
There is a reason Bone Thugs-n-Harmony were so unique in their style—that cadence is difficult as hell. But Notorious B.I.G. was such a talented MC he managed to keep up, not an easy feat, and it managed to be one of the hardest records on Life After Death. Respect.
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Legendary Hip-Hop producer Scott Storch‘s baby mama, Florence Mirsky, was seen and heard hurling a racial slur, and going full racist while retrieving her car from valet parking. It seems to have gone down Tuesday (Jan. 28) in Beverly Hills and it’s not hyperbole to say she was acting horribly.
According to TMZ, it was the mother of Storch’s son, who is also an “influencer,” going full racist while retrieving her whip—pun intended—and trashing the valet employees.
Reports TMZ:
Video of Mirsky — an L.A.-based influencer — is circulating online … and, in it, she called a man jawing at her a “wet****” before adding President Donald Trump is doing great things because “you guys rape and kill people.”
Obviously, Mirsky is speaking to people she believes are Latino — and, she’s hurling every disgusting insult she can think at them.
Clearly, she’s also racist. But, of course, she’s copping pleas.
Obviously, Mirsky is speaking to people she believes are Latino — and, she’s hurling every disgusting insult she can think at them.
Mirsky says she had such a strong reaction because of past trauma and manic episodes … but, adds people who know her know this isn’t the real her.
She also posted a clip to Instagram … explaining the same situation and adding she didn’t want to go to jail for hitting the guy because of her child — Leo Storch — who she shares with Scott.
Mirsky even went on to say that she hangs out with Mexicans all the time, and has even dated them, so she can’t be racist. Yeah, okay.
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Drake is in his feelings, allegedly. The Toronto rapper dropped a new freestyle, titled “Fighting Irish,” which features bars seemingly aimed at his former associates who aligned with Kendrick Lamar after their famed 2024 “beef.”
DRAKE
NEW FREESTYLE 
(PROD. CONDUCTOR WILLIAMS)
OUT NOW pic.twitter.com/4KyXY2Yjug
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) January 3, 2025
Reportedly, the freestyle was originally released on Friday, January 3, via producer Conductor William’s YouTube page. However, it was taken down within the hour. But that was plenty of time to rip the clip elsewhere and for social media detectives to determine who the 6 God was aiming shots at, in verse.
“The world fell in love with the gimmicks, even my brothers got tickets, seemed like they loved every minute/ Just know the s–t is personal to us and wasn’t just business/ Analyzing behavioral patterns is somewhat suspicious,” spits Drake over a Quiet Storm-ready groove in the grainy clip that still managed to make the social media rounds despite the takedown of the original.
The consensus is that LeBron James is one of the subjects of Drizzy’s ire. “Talkin’ bout we family but I’m not the cousin to visit. God forbid we ever gotta tarnish your public image,” raps Drake—bars many assume are aimed at King James. Also, conspiracy theorists were quick to point out that the nickname of LeBron’s high school is the Fighting Irish.
All that to say, the shade isn’t going over well for Drizzy, save for his most devoted fans. In fact, it seems like the majority of folk are accusing the “God’s Plan” rapper of playing the victim.
See for yourself in the reactions compiled below. So much for new and old friends.
1. Can we leave LeBron’s family out of this, though?
2. Bruh…
5. Rick Ross definitely gonna say something.
9. Again, leave LeBron alone.
11. Azealia Banks has entered the chat.
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Coi Leray has a bun in the oven. The “Players” rapper announced that she is expecting her first child with fellow rapper Trippie Redd.
The daughter of rapper and reality TV star Benzino took to Instagram to make the announcement and set off the new year. “I’m a rock star mommy 
we ready for 2025 
,” was her caption of 10 photos posted on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, that show off the petite MC’s growing baby bump. Per her IG Stories, she is about four months along—meaning a delivery day around May or June.
Also included in the flicks is the proud papa, boyfriend Trippie Redd.
Last we heard from Coi Leray, she was taking her dad to task earlier this year for his apparent defending of R. Kelly during a podcast appearance. To say their relationship is “strained” would be an understatement. Leray’s last proper album, her sophomore project Coi, was released in June 2023. Recently, Leray also shared that she just copped her second home.
Congratulations to the happy couple.
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It was a foregone conclusion that Beyoncé was going to slay. On Christmas Day 2024, Bey held down an exciting halftime show during the Houston Texans versus Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium game that aired on Netflix.
It was the second game of a double header of NFL games that aired on Netflix, a first for the streamer. As touted, Bey performed hits from her Cowboy Carter album, the stadium-worthy show in her Houston hometown also featured guests Shaboozey and Post Malone. We would have gladly taken Dolly Parton over the latter, though. Respectfully. And yeah, that was Blue Ivy dancing next to he Ma Dukes.
“Merry Christmas, God bless y’all, thank you so much,” is how Bey ended her performance. But you already know the reactions on social media are just starting.
See for yourself in the gallery.
EVERYBODY SAY THANK YOU BEYONCÉ #BEYONCEBOWL #NFLonNetflix
— Netflix (@netflix) December 25, 2024
1. Umm, that was not the assignment.
LOL.
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Grand opening, grand closing. Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori are reportedly on the way to getting a divorce.
TMZ reports that the couple is calling it quits after a smooth, almost 2 years of marriage. They were married in December 2022 (but didn’t let the world know for about a month), allegedly. According to their source, they broke up a few weeks, and Censori, and architect by trade, high-tailed down to Australia to spend time with her family.
In recent weeks, Kanye West had been spotted out and about town—particularly while he was galavanting about Tokyo—but without Censori by his side.
Prior to that, you couldn’t see one without the other, with Kanye rocking his sometimes questionable fits and the relatively voluptuous Censori often rocking clothes that left little to the imagination. As you might know, Ye was previously married to Kim Kardashian, with whom he shares four children.
We assembled some photos of Kanye and Bianca during happier times, either in Los Angeles or in Europse, in the gallery. You care.
1. Celebrity Sightings In Los Angeles – May 13, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 13: Kanye West and Bianca Censori are seen on May 13, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
2. Prototypes: Front Row – Paris Fashion Week – Menswear Spring/Summer 2025
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 19: (L-R) Bianca Censori and Kanye West attend the Prototypes Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 19, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lyvans Boolaky/Getty Images) vertical,color image,photography,celebrities,people,france,arts culture and entertainment,attending,paris – france,three people,18-19 years,fashion,fashion show,spring summer collection,paris fashion week,front row,june,menswear,paris menswear fashion week,ye – musician,2025,2024,bianca censori
3. Marni – Front Row – Milan Fashion Week – Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025
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MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Kanye West and Bianca Censori attends the Marni fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 on February 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)
4. Kanye West and Bianca Censori Arrive In Tokyo
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NARITA, JAPAN – JUNE 09: Bianca Censori and Kanye West are seen upon arrival at Narita International Airport on June 09, 2024 in Narita, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage)
5. Prototypes: Front Row – Paris Fashion Week – Menswear Spring/Summer 2025
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 19: (L-R) Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the Prototypes Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 19, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)
6. Prototypes: Front Row – Paris Fashion Week – Menswear Spring/Summer 2025
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 19: (L-R) Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the Prototypes Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 19, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lyvans Boolaky/Getty Images)
7. Celebrity Sightings In Paris – February 28, 2024
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PARIS, FRANCE – FEBRUARY 28: Kanye West and Bianca Censori are seen leaving their hotel on February 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
8. FC Internazionale v Atletico Madrid: Round of 16 First Leg – UEFA Champions League 2023/24
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MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 20: Bianca Censori and Kanye West are seen during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between FC Internazionale and Atletico Madrid at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 20, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot – Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
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