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Normani Shows Off Her 'Wild Side' With Cardi B, and There's More Than 'One in a Million' Great Tweets About It

"That was the best video I have ever seen in my entire life," Lil Nas X said, among many others who went all the way…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

7/16/21 9:30AM

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If It's Up, Then We're Stuck On Cardi B's Beautiful Pregnancy Photos

Cardi B posted two pregnancy portraits on Instagram: one of her and Offset and another with 3-year-old Kulture.

Tonja Renée Stidhum

6/29/21 9:23AM

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We Outside at the 2021 BET Awards!

BET Awards host Taraji P. Henson made sure we knew it was the Year of the Black Woman!

Tonja Renée Stidhum

6/28/21 8:23AM

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Let's Check Back on How the Black TikTok Creators' Strike Is Going

Megan Thee Stallion's new single isn't doing the numbers on TikTok like it would if Black creators made a dance for…

J.L. Cook

6/26/21 2:09PM

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BET Awards 2021: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Drake, Cardi B Among Nominees

The BET Awards, which recently revealed that it would be holding its 2021 ceremony live at Microsoft Theater in Los…

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Can You Copyright Dance Moves? 'Single Ladies', 'Formation' and 'WAP' Choreographer JaQuel Knight Made History Doing Just That

You can’t hear the rhythmic “oh-oh-OH-oh-oh-OHHH-oh-oh-oh…” in Beyoncé’s hit single, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

4/23/21 4:00PM

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Conservatives' Wet-Ass-Preoccupation With 'WAP' Leads to an Epic Back-and-Forth Between Cardi B and Candace Owens

The sanctimonious obsession with a popular song about moistened muffs continues! Thanks to this past weekend’s…

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If It’s Up Then It’s Stuck in History: Cardi B Is the 1st Ever Female Rapper With a Certified Diamond Single for ‘Bodak Yellow’

Cardi B burst into the hip-hop scene letting us know that she made “money moves” and she made “bloody moves.” She…

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'I’m a Very Sexual Person, but Not Around My Child': Cardi B Claps Back at Criticism of Her Refusal to Let Her Daughter Listen to 'WAP'

In today’s installment of wild-ass pop culture moments, folks online are ganging up on Cardi B for—get this—not…

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Cautious, But Optimistic: How The Root Staff Is Approaching the New Year

The year 2020 was... a lot, largely in part to a global pandemic, the beginning of a long-awaited and necessary…

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It Was the Best of Times and the Worst of Times at the Same Damn Time: Top 10 Moments of Joy From 2020

If I could sum up 2020 in one phrase, it would be “whew, chile” (see also: “I hate it here” and “I’m tired of this…

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From 'WAP' to Woman of the Year: Cardi B Receives Annual Billboard Honor

Ahead of its 15th Annual Women in Music event, Billboard released its Women of Music issue, highlighting a handful…

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AMAs 2020: Less Zoom Screens, More COVID-Compliant Stages—Can You Feel a Brand New Day?

The time has come for the world’s largest fan-voted award show and you’re now reading the world’s largest award show…

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AMAs and the 'M' Stands for Megan Thee Stallion, Who Will Perform at the 2020 American Music Awards

As we inch closer to the 2020 American Music Awards (AMAs), we’re getting more scoop on what to expect from the…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

11/10/20 10:30AM

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It's All Over but the Humping: Cardi B's Birthday Included an Offset Reunion, a Reebok Launch and a Regrettable Lack of Masks

Cardi and Offset, y’all won—we’re once again reporting on your shenanigans, despite your supposedly impending…

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Trash-Ass Rapper Tory Lanez Faces Assault Charges Stemming From Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

Over the summer, rapper Tory Lanez solidified his status as fuckboy extraordinaire after it was revealed he was…

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Megan Thee Stallion Is Performing on the SNL Premiere Hosted by Chris Rock—Oh, Did Something Else Happen? [Updated]

Megan Thee Stallion is having a stellar season.

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Yes, Cardi B Actually Did Want Lizzo's Wet Ass Presence in the 'WAP' Music Video

Now from the top, let us drop any further speculation about Lizzo’s absence from the hit “WAP” music video by Cardi…

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Megan Thee Stallion Posted Photographic Proof of Her Gunshot Wound, Which She Shouldn’t Have Had to Do

Following a frustrating discourse about the pain and emotional trauma she endured, Megan Thee Stallion posted a…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

8/20/20 11:00AM

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Fresh Off That 'WAP,' Cardi and Megan Dive Into Political Discourse

Fun fact: “WAP” may also be an acronym for “Women Active in Politics.” Both Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are…

Maiysha Kai

8/17/20 2:30PM

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