After 45 (Trump) put his foot in his mouth once again by asking NFL owners to fire any player who refused to stand for the American flag failed miserably, Actor and rapper Nick Cannon released a powerful black and white video explaining why standing for the flag is very wrong for people of color.
Watch the video and leave a comment below.
Cardi B is the first female rapper to have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Music Charts without a feature in 19 years. Her debut hit “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” rose from No. 2 to No. 1 on and we couldn’t be anymor happier for Cardi B.
Bodak Yellow makes Cardi B the second female rapper to top the Hot 100 without any other billed artists, following Lauryn Hill’s first solo Hit “Doo Wop (That Thing)”.
Cardi B is only the fifth female rapper ever to lead the Hot 100 in Hip Hop history. Cardi B is also the first female soloist to top the Hot 100 with a debut track unaccompanied by another artist since Meghan Trainor.
Cardi B’s breakthrough hit also spends a sixth week at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and a fourth frame atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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The Houston native, Imani Scott, is still working and releasing good content even after surviving hurricane Harvey. She made it out and she’s back with a new hot single titled, “Throwing Glitter”. In the lyrics, Imani is saying she’s living with no worries or regrets, and throwing glitter on her haters.
It’s a beautiful mix between pop, funk, and R&B thanks to the producer, Chill Vibes, who as also worked with Beyonce. So, throw some glitter with Imani Scott, and live life carefree!
Nov 28, 2013; Baltimore, MD, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watches from the sideline against the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY SportsThe Pittsburgh Steelers have joined the wave of protests throughout the NFL after President Donald Trump’s NFL-related comments. The Steelers will not be on the field for the playing of the national anthem before their game against the Bears this Sunday at 1 pm EST on.
Coach Mike Tomlin told CBS his team would remain in the locker room for the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner.
“These are very divisive times for our country,” Tomlin said. “For us, as a football team, it’s about us remaining solid. We are not gonna be divided by anything said by anyone. That’s the thing that I posted to our guys. I said, ‘If you feel the need to do anything, I’m going to be supportive of that. As Americans, you have that right.’ But whatever we do, we’re gonna do 100 percent, we’re gonna do together. We’re not gonna let divisive times or divisive individuals affect our agenda. This collection of men, we’re chasing something here in 2017, and we’re not gonna play politics with football players, with football coaches.
“We’re not participating in the anthem today. Not to be disrespectful to the anthem, to remove ourselves from the circumstance. People shouldn’t have to choose. If a guy wants to go about his normal business and participate in the anthem, he shouldn’t be forced to choose sides. If a guy feels the need to do something, he shouldn’t be separated from his teammate who chooses not to. So we’re not participating today. That’s our decision. We’re gonna be 100 percent. We came here to play a football game. That’s our intentions, and we’re gonna play and play to win.”
Several Steelers leaders, including defensive end Cameron Heyward, linebacker James Harrison and others, were involved in the discussion about Sunday’s protest, one team source said. Those discussions took hold Saturday as the team traveled to Chicago and got situated at the team hotel.
The decision was collaborative and the team wanted to show unity without being demonstrative.
It looks like the Kardashian Clan will be welcoming a new bundle of joy soon. Kylie Jenner is expecting her first child with her boyfriend/ rap superstar Travis Scott.
TMZ reported that Kylie (20 years old) and Travis Scott (25 years old) have already shared the news with friends. Kylie even posted a photo on Snapchat with her new baby bump and a group of friends.
No one knows the sex of the baby and no one from Kylie or Travis’s camp has made any official announcement. But from what we have seen so far via social media it’s safe to say a baby is on the way.
Congratulations Kylie & Travis!!
Queen Bey is in hot water for using 6 secs of a dead New Orleans rapper, Anthony Barre aka “Messy Mya” on her hit song ‘Formation’. ‘Messy Mya’ voice was recorded on the track saying “I Like that”, Anthony Barre’s estate is suing Beyonce for 20 million dollars claiming that Beyonce never signed a release to use the voice.
TMZ reported that Beyonce’s filed a response to the lawsuit, in the docs her lawyers say the use of Anthony’s voice is “reasonable and justified.” According to the docs, Beyonce’s team says Barre’s estate has no case because the use of his voice was very minimal and doesn’t require compensation. In addition to the response, Bey’s legal team invoked the First Amendment to justify the use of Anthony’s voice.
Freedom of speech or not, it is clear that Beyonce sampled his voice on her smash hit “Formation” and compensation is due. Take a listen to the videos below.
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This 2009 smash hit single by The Game featuring Kanye West is clearly a hip hop classic and it features some of the top video vixens of hip hop’s past. See if you can spot any familiar faces.
Newly signed Columbia Records singer/songwriter Camino is a native of Mississippi with a unique sound. The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has deep country roots intertwined with soulful rhythm & blues.
Camino left Mississippi for Atlanta, where he was homeless, struggling to make it in the music industry. Things were looking dim for Camino until he found Marcus Rippy, a mentor who helped him work with producers DJ Spinz and Polow da Don. Camino developed his unique soulful country and has even had singer Akon and rapper T-Pain co-sign his one of a kind sound.
Camino released his first single “Riot” in July, which has brought in more than 150,000 Spotify streams. He’s currently self-producing his 10-track debut album. His single was recently featured in a digital commercial for Monster Energy NASCAR cup series race at the Kentucky Speedway.
His single was recently featured in a digital commercial for Monster Energy NASCAR cup series race at the Kentucky Speedway.
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According to a report in The Sun, reps for the NFL offered Jay Z an opportunity to perform in the 2018 Super Bowl Half-Time show and Hov graciously declined.
No one is sure why Jay turned down the opportunity to perform during the Half Time show. Last week, Jay Z showed his support of Colin Kaepernick by dedicating his song Story of O.J. to him during his stage performance in NYC on his 444 tour.
Could this be Jay’s way of supporting the NFL boycott after the booting of Kaepernick and Ezekiel?
Hiphopenquirer.com will update this story as the details become available.
We have learned exclusively that prosecutors in Bellevue, Washington are close to filing charges against NFL player Jarren Reed stemming from an assault that occurred on April 26, 2017. The unidentified victim and Reed were engaged in a verbal dispute when she told police that Reed choked, hit and dragged her by the feet while she was laying down attempting to fight off the attack.
She attempted to flee from the assault by going into a nearby bathroom but Reed allegedly broke down the door.
From police report:
He continues to yell, “Shut the fuck up yelling in my house” and chokes me, pinning me to the bed. When I yelled louder he was trying to cover my mouth. I broke a nail trying to fight back. I mushed his face to get him off me, and when I finally got up he continued to grab me by my throat and pushed me to his bathroom.
According to a witness statement, the victim said that when another player from the Seahawks, who was also present realized she was calling the police, he told Reed that it was best he leave the residence before the cops arrived.
The unidentified assault victim then called her mother who also resides in Atlanta and is a police department instructor what had just occurred to her. According to a source, the mother instructed her to take photos with her phone of her injuries and seek medical attention.
According to the police report, the alleged victim is 5’1 and weighs 120 lbs. and the 24-year-old NFL player Jarren Reed is 6’3” and 311 lbs.
The former Alabama star was a second-round draft pick last year and started six games for the Seahawks, recording 34 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks.
Developing story.
Gleason faces murder charges for two deaths in the city limits of Baton Rouge and an attempted murder charge related to an attack somewhere in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The D.A. found DNA on shell casings at one of the shooting scenes.
“This is extremely unusual,” District Attorney Hiller Moore said at a joint press conference Tuesday. “To actually find DNA on spent shell casings is something that just doesn’t happen.”
Gleason has also been accused of firing shots into a neighboring home on Sandy Ridge. The home was occupied at the time of the shooting, but no one was reported injured.
Witnesses of the first deadly shooting on Sept. 12 reported seeing a white male in tactical gear leaving the scene in a red vehicle. Police arrived at the scene on Florida Boulevard to find 59-year-old Bruce Cofield shot to death.
Police say a second victim, Donald Smart, was shot 10 times on Alaska Street two days later. Again, authorities say a red vehicle and, potentially, a white male were spotted near the scene. The shells found at the scenes were apparently fired from the same firearm.
Authorities began searching for the vehicle, which was seen in surveillance video from both scenes. An officer then spotted the red vehicle on Saturday and took its driver, Gleason, into custody.
On Tuesday, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press that a copy of a speech by Adolf Hitler was found inside Gleason’s home.
Gleason was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison just after midnight, Tuesday morning on new theft charges. Gleason faces a single theft charge, according to prison records. He’d also been arrested last week on drug charges but had not been formally charged in the deaths of the men at that time.
New evidence, including the DNA found at one of the scenes, led to Gleason being charged in the shootings.
The shootings have captured the national spotlight and featured on Good Morning America Tuesday morning because officers say, the shootings could be racially motivated.
Story still developing.
The intoxicating aroma of “Rosa” by Rosa Acosta covered the streets of New York City last Friday as the dancer, model and entrepreneur celebrated the release of her new perfume.
The private event was held at Revel, and a number of well-known celebs came to show their support. Problem, Trinidad James, Fatboy SSE, Tori Brixx & Bernice Burgos, and ItsBizkit were all in attendance. The guest list also include Lil Key, Jaz Flow, Steve Lobel, Adam Wize, Ashvin Vaghani and more.
“I’m very, very happy with everything my team put together and I’m also really, really happy that all my friends and supporters came and showed me love. I’m really excited because there isn’t only a fragrance but also we have a body mist and a hair mist. We’re going to be adding so many products to this collection and I’m really excited for everyone to see it!”
You can learn more about “Rosa by Rosa Acosta” and purchase it at rosaacostafragrances.com.
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Hundreds marched throughout the city of St. Louis, chanting and holding up “Black Lives Matter” signs on Friday night after a judge found former police officer Jason Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 death of 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith.
“Anthony Lamar Smith was an African American man from St. Louis, Missouri, who was killed by Stockley in December 2011. Police officer Stockley and his partner have stated they saw Smith engaged in a drug deal. Dashcam video from their police car recorded Smith reversed his car into their vehicle twice, before driving off. A three-minute high-speed car chase ensued, then Stockley told his partner to ram the other car. Stockley was recorded during the chase as saying “going to kill this motherfucker, don’t you know it”. After the car was stopped, Stockley and his partner, Brian Bianchi, approached Smith’s vehicle. Witnesses testified and dashcam footage showed that Stockley yelled at Smith through the driver side window of Smith’s vehicle to open the door. Stockley testified that Smith did not comply but rather appeared to be reaching around the interior of his vehicle in search of something which Stockley believed to be a gun. Stockley testified that Smith’s demeanor suddenly changed, which Stockley believed indicated that Smith had found the alleged gun. Stockley then opened fire through the window and shot five times, killing Smith. A handgun was later found in the vehicle between the driver’s seat and center console. During the trial, the prosecution had argued that the revolver found in Smith’s car had been planted by Stockley to justify the shooting. However, in his ruling, the judge said the prosecution’s argument was not supported by the evidence. ”
Protests broke out immediately after Judge Timothy Wilson found former police officer Jason Stockley not guilty on Friday morning.
Police declared an unlawful assembly and deployed tear gas around 10 p.m. local time.
A video captured by a KSDK reporter shows one cop collapsing to the ground after a brick hurtled toward a line of police officers in riot gear.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department announced in a tweet that two officers sustained a serious injury and had to be transported to the hospital from bricks being thrown.
At least nine cops were injured during the day of unrest, along with a trooper from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, according to interim police chief Lawrence O’Toole. The injuries included a possible broken jaw and a dislocated shoulder in another case, O’Toole said.
Protestors even crowded outside Mayor Lyda Krewson’s home chanting for her to wake up, protesters broke a window and splattered red paint on the house. Local restaurants and the public library also sustained damage.
At least 23 arrests were made.
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Houston rapper, Ricardo Parker, recently released some heat with producer Mike Maserati titled, “Dope Boy Fresh”. The record is catchy and is guaranteed to have you bobbin’ your head. It’s a feel good record, and we think even non-hip hop lovers would agree.
Get ready to add to this track to your collection because it’s that good.
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In a stunning development shaking the entertainment world, Grammy-winning singer, entrepreneur, and reality TV star Kandi Burruss has quietly filed for divorce from her husband Todd Tucker, according to a newly uncovered divorce petition filed in Fulton County Superior Court on November 21, 2025. The filing was made under her married legal name, K. Lenice Tucker.
The court document confirms what fans and industry insiders have been speculating for months: one of reality television’s most successful power couples is now headed toward a legal split.
According to the petition, Kandi states that the marriage between her and Todd is “irretrievably broken,” the statutory grounds required under Georgia law when no reconciliation is possible.
The couple reportedly separated on July 15, 2025, and have lived apart since that date. 25CV016187 - PETITION
This means their separation had already been in effect for several months before Kandi filed the paperwork—suggesting that the marital issues had been ongoing behind the scenes.
The petition confirms that the couple shares two minor children, and Kandi is requesting:
The filing emphasizes that the children have always lived with both parents and that no other custody claims or competing legal actions exist.
Child support, she notes, should be determined under Georgia’s official guidelines.
One of the most significant revelations is Kandi’s insistence that the court enforce the prenuptial agreement she and Todd signed prior to their 2014 wedding.
If the prenup is upheld:
This could shorten what might otherwise become a lengthy and contentious divorce process.
Kandi requests that both parties be responsible for their own attorney fees—a sign that she may be aiming for a streamlined, minimally contentious resolution.
Her attorney on record is Adamma McKinnon, Esq., a respected Atlanta family law practitioner.
While the filing was submitted discreetly under her legal married name, its discovery is already sending shockwaves through:
Kandi and Todd—who married in 2014, built multiple businesses together, and became one of reality TV’s most profitable brands—have not yet issued public statements about the divorce.
Given Kandi’s stature as a major figure in music, television, hospitality, and investment ventures, the split could have significant personal and business implications.
Todd Tucker will now be formally served and given the opportunity to file a response. The court may then schedule hearings to address:
Hip Hop Enquirer will continue monitoring this developing story and provide exclusive updates as additional filings and responses emerge.
