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The Real Anti-Blackness of Comedy
Tiffany Haddish has had quite a year. From her breakout role in the film Girls Trip to landing her own comedy special on Netflix, Haddish has become quite the household name. Recently she had the opportunity to be the first black comedienne to host Saturday Night Live in the show’s 42-year run. While much of…
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#NYCStripperStrike: City’s Black Exotic Dancers Strike Against Colorism, Unfairness
While you’re sitting there worried about white supremacist terrorism, Russians subverting democracy and North Korea slingshotting nuclear bombs at us through the world’s largest spitball straw, the real apocalypse is happening in New York City. According to multiple outlets, Black Twitter and the moistness from tears of the forgotten victims—men who planned to go to…
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Offset Proposes to Cardi B Live Onstage at Powerhouse Philly
Our favorite hip-hop love story just got a little bit sweeter. Migos rapper Offset proposed to his girlfriend Cardi B in front of a concert full of fans Friday night in Philadelphia. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper was onstage performing with her boyfriend and his crew during the Powerhouse concert at the Wells Fargo Center when,…
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So This Cardi B and Beyoncé Collaboration Is Probably Actually a Real Thing That Is Happening
It looks like the rumored collaboration between Cardi B and Beyoncé is actually a real thing. The engineer who originally spilled the tea took to Snapchat to issue an apology, and Cardi B is said to have asked her fans to remove any pictures or video they may have shared of his original post. Michael…
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Rumor: Cardi B and Beyoncé Might Be Teaming Up for a Collaboration That Could Be Cardi’s Next Single
In today’s “Bitch, Don’t Play With Me” news, rumor has it that Cardi B and Beyoncé are collaborating on a single that could be the next release from Cardi’s upcoming album. I really want this to be a thing so that The Root staff writer Michael Harriot can shut up once and for all. We have…
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Cardi B, Kicked Out of Hotel Over Weed, Claims Cops Were Racist
Cardi B and her crew were in Albany, N.Y., over the weekend, and she says that the Hilton Albany Hotel where they were staying kicked them out over accusations of marijuana smoke. Early Sunday morning, after receiving complaints about the smell of weed, hotel employees told the rapper everyone had to leave, but Cardi says…
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Cardi B Signs Deal With Sony/ATV
In a move that proves she actually doesn’t dance no more because she is too busy making money moves, rapper, reality star and our crazy cousin from the Bronx, N.Y., has announced that she has signed a record deal with Sony/ATV. In an Instagram post Tuesday, the “Bodak Yellow” writer (although I continue to believe…
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‘Bodak Yellow’ Continues to Win and Is Coming for Taylor Swift’s Record
Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” continues to do what it do. And it be winning. The catchy rap diddy, released by the Bronx, N.Y.-bred rapper born Belcalis Almanzar, first made waves after surging to Billboard’s No. 1 spot in September, a feat not seen by a female rapper since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in…
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Judge of Characters: Clapback for the D
Clapbacks are having the best week ever! There’s no one better than Rihanna when you’re talking clapbacks. Ms. Fenty has clapbacks down to a simple and sophisticated science that leaves all of your edges on the floor. Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty took the world and women of color by storm, selling out almost everywhere within the…
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Cardi B Explains Her NYPD Choke Hold Allegation With the Most Beautiful, Ghetto-Fabulous Story of All Time
The national treasure of beauty and philosophical guru-level, wisdom-filled ghetto-fabulousness known as Cardi B recently revealed how she was reportedly put in a choke hold by a New York City police officer in one of the greatest, most hood-tastic stories ever told. Black America’s crazy cousin from the Bronx tweeted a story last week (now…