Rihanna’s ‘BBHMM’ Officially Becomes the Protest Song We Always Knew It Was

What do you do when your university’s financial aid office has been accused of finessing $1 million worth of aid money? You tap your inner Rihanna and let the school administration know that bitches those fools better. have. your. money. Suggested Reading A Peek Inside Travis Hunter’s New Jacksonville Mansion Cardi B, Offset and the…

What do you do when your university’s financial aid office has been accused of finessing $1 million worth of aid money? You tap your inner Rihanna and let the school administration know that bitches those fools better. have. your. money.

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Which is actually what Howard University students did Thursday night, rallying at the school’s financial aid building and shout-singing, with feeling, Rihanna’s iconic demand for just financial compensation: “Bitch Better Have My Money”:

https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/979456564221399042

None other than Queen Fenty herself approved the message, retweeting a link to the video later on that evening, along with a bicep and high-five emoji:

https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/979517736752525312

Welcome to 2018—the year “BBHMM” became a protest anthem. Pay me what you owe me. Don’t act like you forgot.

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