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Ari Fletcher caught the ire of some fans on Twitter after she allegedly posted the number of Taina Williams. This comes after G Herbo called off his engagement to Williams and fans online have questions about where the Chicago rapper is in all of this back and forth.
From what we can gather online, Ari Fletcher apparently posted then deleted a number said to be connected to Williams’ but it initially wasn’t confirmed. However, Fletcher, the mother of Herbo’s young son, explained that she did so because Fletcher wouldn’t answer the phone while her son visited with his father, thus sparking her to put the number on blast.
“My child was left in her care and she took my son outside somewhere and I called to talk to my son she had my number blocked and told herb mama I can’t have her number and to take it up with herb. If I can’t have a contact on who has my son because you don’t like me then you shouldn’t have my son. So now everybody got your number. Cause find somebody else to play with,” Fletcher wrote.
Continuing her Twitter replies to the criticism, Fletcher added, “His dad left town and I didn’t even know so my baby was left with her which isn’t a problem but at least let me have a contact so I can check on my baby. That’s crazy.”
Williams and Herbo have yet to respond but that does beg the question about the status of their relationship. It was reported over a week ago that Herbo and Williams ended their engagement and declared himself single.
The pair are parents to two children.
On Twitter, the discussion over Ari Fletcher airing out Taina Williams’ number is going strong. Read the reactions below.
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Gunna flourished under the Young Stoner Life Records (YSL) imprint founded by Young Thug and has a number of certified street classics under his belt. Gunna dropped his fourth studio album A Gift & A Curse (stylized online as a Gift & a Curse) to measurable fanfare on Twitter, somewhat proving that the snitch allegations are not sticking.
Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, just celebrated his 30th birthday earlier this week and caps it off with the release of a Gift & a Curse. The album clocks in at 15 tracks and doesn’t have one feature. Some have speculated that was by design but also due to the fact several individuals in and outside the music business believe Gunna delivered testimony in the YSL RICO case that may have sunk Young Thug’s chances at freedom.
As he did on the track “Bread & Butter,” Gunna addresses the best-interest deal he took and the stigma that hangs over him that he ratted out the YSL outfit. He also gives Thugger a loving nod on the track “I Was Just Thinking,” revealing a message that the pair might still have a chance at a connection in the future.
If nothing else, Gunna appears confident throughout a Gift & a Curse while addressing the rumors and attacks from his peers in Hip-Hop and civilians at home on social media far outside of any sort of criminal activity.
View those reactions below.
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Home Depot, the big box store for everything related to the inside of one’s dwelling, has a reputation where manly men who work with their hands do their weekend shopping. A beautiful Black woman who works at Home Depot decided to get a rather normal workplace selfie off, but somehow Black men are turning it into a debate and attack on the so-called “modern woman.”
For context, there is a contingent of Black men who are most likely devotees of the late Kevin Samuels and others of his ilk who shout down highly educated Black women and use the fact that the single women in that group are more concerned with their degrees instead of building families. Despite this same group of men chasing the dream of wealth via education and investment, this critique of the “modern woman” has persisted.
The unnamed Home Depot hottie became a hot topic of discussion when the Facebook page Black Men Real Convos shared the post below with the caption reading, “Modern Women swear their Masters and doctorate degrees matter. Most men would be happier with a woman like this that works in Home Debot as long as she is fit and friendly.”
We’ll let the misspelling of Depot go but the conversation took some wild left turns, including this doozy of a comment.
“I don’t care where she works as long as she’s feminine and cooperative. I don’t do all that extra lip service,” reads the lead comment.
We’re sharing the employee’s Twitter page only for illustration purposes and she’s well aware of the chatter while trying to mind her own business. Daily Loud actually tweeted if the woman should begin an OnlyFans, an idea she shot down swiftly.
As it often happens, someone brought this topic to Twitter and both men and women are embroiled in a debate on how silly it is to reduce anyone, much less Black women, to their chosen profession. Further, instead of unifying the Black family like many folks on both sides still want, this seems to be driving a wedge between Black men and women in a decidedly goofy way, which you’ll see in the tweets below.
We hope that Ariana continues to have a great day.
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To say that Shaun King is a divisive figure would be an understatement. The infamous political activist is seeking help from his followers to pay for some medical procedures, but the cloud of “funny with the money” that has followed him for years has Twitter questioning his motivations.
As NewsOne reports, King has been diagnosed with a nerve condition that he claims leavies him unable to do even the most routine movements without “excruciating” pain. He took to Instagram to explain his predicament.
“On most days I’m asking for help for someone else, but today I’m asking for some help for myself,” wrote King as the caption of a selfie from a hospital bed from his official Instagram account. “As you can see, I’ve been in the hospital a lot – trying anything I can to relieve the excruciating pain I’m experiencing after a lifetime of spinal injuries.”
He added, “I’ve now been diagnosed with something called occipital neuralgia, which is actually the worst pain I’ve experienced in my adult life. It’s so extreme that my own doctor and others that have experienced this warned me of suicidal ideation that often accompanies it. It’s that bad.”
Unfortunately, King says that his insurance doesn’t cover potential treatments, so he’s seeking help via donations.
“So I just met with my doctors and they want us to try several promising procedures that aren’t covered by my health insurance. And I just can’t afford to do them on my own, but I damn sure refuse to stay like this.,” he wrote, while sharing his CashApp, Venmo and Zelle.
And there lies the rub.
King has been repeatedly accused of essentially scamming people out of their money, whether it be allegedly skimming off donations to activist causes for his own personal gain or selling clothing at a premium ($150 hoodies) and supposedly not delivering the products. While it seems that King has never been convicted in a court of law of being a fraudster (the Daily Beast did take a damning look at his non-profit last year), the fact that his name constantly comes up for such allegations has Twitter questioning the credibility of his suffering and whether or not people should send any of their hard-earned coin his way.
For example, several Twitter users have noted despite his allegedly chronic back problems, King actually solicited donation to go…mountain climbing.
Don’t blame the messenger, you can see some of the passionate reactions below. Hip-Hop Wired does not condone any of this potent slander, respectfully.
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Black Americans are gathered in solidarity today on Twitter in taking out their anger against a Jamaican business owner who said she no longer wants to do business with the group. Known as The Barefoot Island Lady (TBIL), the owner of Rustic Mountain Living sparked outrage after saying she will no longer rent out her cottages to Black Americans for short-term stays because, in so many words, Black Americans lack couth.
Twitter user @NikkiThaGodB1 was among the first people to share videos regarding the Barefoot Island Lady’s stances against Black Americans and we did some digging on her TikTok page to discover that she’s held this position for a few days now.
In one video, TBIL opens up by sharing that she will no longer offer short-term rentals of her properties and put the blame on the. aforementioned group. The video can be viewed below.
In the following video, TBIL doubles down on her stances and even begins the video by admitting that she doesn’t think all Black Americans are the problem. That said, she continued to blast the group by saying that they were fighting amongst each other on her properties. She also called these particular guests “disrespectful” and “unappreciative” among other choice words.
If that wasn’t enough, TBIL tripled down and said she isn’t apologizing for vocalizing her disdain for the group despite the negative press and comments that have come her way since the airing of the videos.
On Twitter, Black Americans are naturally taken aback by The Barefoot Lady and her viewpoints. One user even dug up an alleged exchange between TBIL and a white customer with the pair sharing their displeasure of Black people.
As the saying goes, all press is good press but we’re wondering how this will play out for the business going forward.
Check out the reactions below.
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Ja Morant is proving himself to be excellent at hustling backwards. The NBA superstar was recently spotted once again flashing a gun while appearing on an Instagram Live, and the NBA is aware of the situation while NBA Twitter is as pissed as anyone.
Previously, Ja Morant flashing a firearm on IG cost him an 8 game suspension and time away from the team. Well clearly, he didn’t take the message to heart.
There was Mr. Morant holding what seems to be a black pistol while on IG which started circulating on Saturday night (May 13). In the since-deleted video (but nothing is ever truly deleted on the Internets), Morant is seen in his friend Davonte Pack’s account holding a handgun while in the passenger seat of a car and singing along to a rap song. Also, the original IG Live had a viewership of just over 100 people.
Bruh…
There is no doubt that the high-flying point guard will be suspended for a significant number of games for the 2023-2023 NBA season. But for now, the Memphis Grizzlies have already suspended Morant from all team activities according to ESPN.
“We are aware of the social media post involving Ja Morant and are in the process of gathering more information,” said NBA spokesperson Mike Bass in a statement Sunday (May 14).
Twitter has not been too kind to Morant considering this is his second offense of the same kind of incident. There have also been other off the count incidents that don’t place Morant in the best of lights like allegedly beating up a teen basketball player or beefing with workers in a sneaker store.
Check out reactions to Morant’s latest headass decision-making in the gallery.
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After posting a video of a live birth on his social media, Kevin Gates caught a ton of backlash from people online, including those on Twitter.
On Sunday (May 7th), the rapper shared a video of a pregnant woman giving birth with the assistance of a midwife through his Instagram Stories.
The graphic video shows a baby being born with the woman standing up, dropping the newborn into the father’s hands. “The Most Beautiful thing on earth is the gift of Life,” he wrote in the caption, along with emojis depicting praying hands and hearts.
The video was sourced back to another account on Instagram, indiebirths which regularly shows the work of midwives and the natural childbirths performed at home.
Kevin Gates Has A History of Sharing Too Much Information
The “Do It Again” rapper isn’t one to shy away from sharing about certain topics or finding himself in the middle of questionable situations.
He spoke freely in an interview earlier this year about drinking a woman’s urine because she was “super clean” and even enjoying “golden showers” during the act of intercourse. “I love it,” said Gates at the time. “I love for a woman to piss in my mouth. That’s beautiful.”
In an episode of Yung Miami’s Caresha Please podcast last year, he even ran down his top twelve moments where he was the most freaky and lewd. That episode reportedly broke viewership numbers for the podcast at that point.
This latest video garnered reactions ranging from shock and dismay to others cracking jokes over Gates’ unconventional behavior.
But some were on Gates’ side, somewhat, pointing out that childbirth is natural and stating that, on its face, there was nothing wrong with the Baton Rouge, Louisiana native’s post. Check out some of the reactions below.
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Former star NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown claims he will be signing with the Baltimore Ravens. However, Twitter is calling cap on the future Hall of Famer.
“Excited to return to the NFL this year,” tweeted Brown on Friday afternoon (April 28) along with a caption of himself in a Ravens uniform. Soon after Brown made his claim, the jokes started flying. Mostly about the Raven’s organization probably likely not being aware that he was joining the squad.
To say Brown’s life has been a rollercoaster since he left the NFL would be an understatement. In the last couple of years he’s showed his junk online, been involved in a standoff with police and was employed by Kanye West’s Donda Sports Agency.
He was also spotted an AFL game, too.
Peep some of the Twitter reactions to Brown’s for now far-fetched claim in the gallery.
What a time.
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Pras has been found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States, amongst other charges. The founding member of the storied rap group the Fugees allegedly got his hands dirty with corruption across the presidencies of Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
CNN reports that on Wednesday (April 26), Pras, 50, born Prakazrel Samuel Michel, was found guilty of 10 criminal counts that stem from an international conspiracy involving the US government. The charges all derive from Pras’ financial relationship with a Malaysian businessman named Jho Low and using his influence in the aid of the Chinese government to acquire access to US officials. Said officials got their pockets lined in attempts to gain favor with Trump and Obama.
The case drew attention due to Pras’ fame as an artist and then acquired extra scrutiny from social media recently when he seemingly admitted to being a federal informant while on the stand. It’s a claim his legal team denies.
Pras testified that Low gave him $20 million back in 2012 for the rapper to get a picture of himself and then President Obama. However, prosecutors say Pras took $800,000 of those funds to donate to Obama’s campaign on the low—no pun intended. Then in 2017, Low again got Pras to donate funds to Trump in order to urge the dropping of an investigation into his financial dealings. Pras defense was that it was his money to spend and that the $100 million the feds claim was for Trump influence was actually an investment to start a new media company.
Clearly, the jury called cap.
“We are extremely disappointed in that result but are very, very confident in the ultimate outcome of this case,” reportedly said Pras’ attorney, David Kenner, to reporters. “If we do move to a sentencing hearing I remain very confident we will certainly appeal this case. This is not over.”
Pras is facing more than 20 years in prison when he is sentenced at a yet undetermined date. As for Low, he’s reportedly somewhere in China.
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The Sacramento Kings have some explaining to do. Longtime Golden State Warriors fan, and Hip-Hop legend, E-40 was kicked out of his favorite team’s playoff game, and the rapper is saying racial bias is why he got booted.
There is footage of 40 Water, born Earl Stevens, talking to security before being escorted out of Saturday night’s (April 15) game.
Afterward, E-40 explained his side of story, and allegedly involved him addressing a heckler (a white woman), and potentially him being a Black man is what lead to him being asked to leave the venue, Golden 1 Center, in the 4th quarter of the game.
“On Saturday night, I was subjected to disrespectful heckling over the course of the Warriors-Kings game in Sacramento,” said E-40 in a statement. “During the fourth quarter, I finally turned around and addressed one heckler in an assertive but polite manner. Yet, shortly thereafter, Kings’ security approached me, assumed that I instigated the encounter and proceeded to kick me out of the arena.”
And from there, per 40, the Ops intervened. He added, “Unfortunately, it was yet another reminder that—despite my success and accolades as a musician and entrepreneur — racial bias remains prevalent. Security saw a disagreement between a Black man and a white woman and immediately assumed that I was at fault.
He continued, “I was absolutely humiliated by the Kings’ security team and I’m calling on the franchise to investigate the appalling conduct that transpired.”
Considering this is the first we have ever heard of E-40, a courtside staple at Golden State Warriors games, having a problem, you have to at least give him the benefit of a doubt. Balls in your court, Kings.
Social media observers are also calling out the jig, and you can see the reactions in the gallery, Twitter is standing with 40 Water. The Kings ended up winning Game 1 of the series.