There’s a new black kid on the block. Singer/songwriter Marcel Alexander has dropped the official music video for his new track “EinnerGy.” The song features J Alston with direction from Fortune Visuals.
He also recently dropped his IV Songs in Winter EP, check it out here: http://smarturl.it/IVsongsinwinter
A racist video that began circulating on social media caused walkouts at a Charleston, South Carolina college.
HUNDREDS of College of Charleston students walked out of class Friday afternoon in protest of a social media video that includes some rancidly racist comments, reports Live 5 News.
In the video, three men are in a truck at Charleston’s Francis Marion National Forest making statements about visiting “a slave farm.”
“Yes sir, we are here in the country about to visit my slave farm,” says one of the people in the video.
“Leroy, I told you to get back to that plantation. Leroy! Get your black *** up here tonight,” adds another.
CofC Interim President Stephen Osborne says the college’s Division of Student Affairs is investigating.
“This week, I learned of a social media video that was deeply offensive and featured racist statements that made light of our country’s historical wrongs regarding slavery,” Osborne said. “These disturbing comments run completely counter to our core values of integrity, respect for the individual student, diversity and community.”
Students allege that the college has a history of racism.
“As much as I would like to say I was shocked. I wasn’t. It was,’Here we go again,’” said Courtney Hicks, a senior at the college told Live 5.
We applaud the students who walked out over this incident. Students shouldn’t have to study alongside their (clearly) racist peers.
Many parodies of R. Kelly‘s emotional interview with Gayle King have been made already, but SNL’s spoof was certainly one worth watching. Kenan Thompson took on the role of Kelly while Leslie Jones hilariously played Gayle in the show’s opening skit and they didn’t miss a beat. But that wasn’t the end of the R. Kelly talk on Saturday’s show.
SNL cast member Pete Davidson gave his two cents on the pied piper’s recent antics saying
“If you support the Catholic Church, isn’t that like the same thing as being a R. Kelly fan? I don’t really see a difference, only, like, one’s music is significantly better. Look, I’m not saying it’s an easy decision, I’m just saying, you don’t know how good someone’s music is until you find out they’re a pedophile. “And the reason everyone’s so upset is because R. Kelly and Michael Jackson made great music. If I found out Macklemore did some weird stuff, I’d be happy to free up the space on my iPhone.”
LOL. Check out the full skit above.
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Before Fashion Nova changed the game with fly, affordable clothing, there were clothing lines and fashion brands that made sure folks always looked their best — but on a budget. Brands like FUBU, which literally stands for For Us By Us, were specifically designed to give Black folks their own lane in the fashion industry. Creators of the sportswear brand, Daymond John, Keith Perrin, J. Alexander Martin and Carl Martin, recently spoke out on how much racism plagues the fashion industry:
“Remember how much flak we got when people thought we were only for black people? But we weren’t. We came out and said, ‘Who’s ever going to respect and value the hip-hop culture?’ Because we heard all these brands didn’t respect rappers or African-Americans. We weren’t going to be prejudiced like we thought other people were. You only see the four of us here, but in our peak we had 400 [employees] and I think we were evenly broken up with Asian, African-American, Middle Eastern, Jewish.”
The brand was so impactful and monumental to the culture that Solange made a song about it.
When explaining her lyrics to F.U.B.U to Genius, Solo said:
“I remember reading stories on the product placement, and seeing LL Cool J wearing a FUBU hat in a national GAP advertisement. FUBU exhibited Blackness in any space, on a huge global level, and that is what I wanted to do with the song.”
Earlier this month, it was announced that the popular brand was making a comeback, and Black Twitter was hilariously hyyype.
“They tryna bring back Fubu and Blackplanet. Ja Rule back in trouble with the law. Y’all tryna turn this back to 02-03 again huh?” – @JunoDaHippie
“If you think imma cop some FUBU at a reasonable price in the year of 2019, you’re damn right!” – @Cool_Mintz
“FUBU and baby phat coming back. B2K and Pretty Ricky back on tour. A new “bad boys” is coming out. Its really 2003 right now” -@BellaRoona_
Speaking of nostalgic brands, Kimora Lee Simmons also announced that she was bringing Baby Phat back. The mogul posted a video on Instagram with the caption, “Guess who’s bizaack… 😍#DontMakeMeHaveToRelapseOnThese…. #HappyInternatinationalWomensDay”
“Baby Phat is the original bad bitch attire” – @BumbleXbeee
“I’m gone need them baby phat jumpsuits in EVERY color. Lol”— @Star_Maviya
We put together a list of brands that totally For Us, By Us. Take a look walk down memory lane at the dopest clothing brands that were adored by the hood.
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R. Kelly will walk out of the Chicago jail where he’s been sitting since Wednesday after he was arrested for back child support.
According to the AP, much like his last exit from confinement, “someone” has paid the $161,000 arrears on Kelly’s behalf.
A spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff’s Department, Sophia Ansari, said that Robert would likely be released this afternoon, but she did not know the name of the person who paid the debt.
Somebody keep an eye on that janky daycare owner.
SMFH @ these people who still ride and enable R. Kelly.
Angela Bassett has partnered with the Ford Motor Co. for two commercials that celebrate the African-American experience.
The ads, “Built Ford Proud: We Lead” and “Ode to the Builders,” is narrated by Bassett and feature African-American families and Ford employees along with imagery like Detroit’s Joe Louis Fist and the Los Angeles Crenshaw Mural.
“I am proud to have narrated these inspiring and powerful Ford spots that showcase the leadership and strength that are embedded in the African American community,” Bassett said in a statement.
Bassett premiered the two spots last month at Essence’s “Black Women in Hollywood” luncheon before celebrating “Black Panther’s” historic win at the Academy Awards.
Check out the spots above.
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BOSSIP was fortunate enough to be in attendance last night for the very first screening of Jordan Peele‘s new horror masterpiece Us at SCAD Show here in Atlanta. We’re not going to spoil anything for y’all, but we wanted to share our thoughts on the event as well as the enthralled social media reactions.
First and foremost, Jordan, the folks at Monkeypaw Productions, Cashmere Agency, and all related parties did not even remotely attempt to obfuscate the fact that this screening was FUBU. The entire theater, with the exception of one gray-haired white man who appeared to be an employee, was Black. Everyone. Prior to the start of the film, it was explicitly announced that Black media, influencers, film fans, and celebrities would be the first people to view Us. We were the first to see ourselves, which is very on-brand for the film’s ethos. Even the official hashtag #UsFirst was overtly on-the-nose despite the fact that Peele had previously stated that Us is not about race. But who are we kidding? Everything is about race, especially last night. It was beautiful.
Again, without spoiling anything, the movie itself is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. It’s subversive while still adhering to and nodding at horror trope tradition. Jordan Peele executes these directorial ideologies with the effortless technique of Gabby Douglas on the balance beam. The pacing demands your attention. The cinematography could produce an economy of iconic movie posters. If you were creeped out by the way Jordan used The Luniz classic “I Got 5 On It” in the trailer…just you wait. Some of your favorite songs will never be the same thanks to the insidious score and maniacal music supervision. The way light is used to make Black skin leap from the screen might make you shed the same tears that Lupita does in the trailer. It’s all done brilliantly.
Speaking of Lupita and brilliance, listen, ok, we all know that the Academy Awards can be full of it, but sometimes they get it right like they did with Get Out. If the Oscar folk thought that Get Out was worthy of their self-serving praise, then we can’t even imagine a world in which Lupita Amondi Nyong’o doesn’t get one of their lil’ gold trinkets for this performance. During National Women’s Month no less. Give her ALL of her things, create some more things, then give those to her as well. There aren’t enough superlatives. She’s THAT good as are M’Baku-turned-dork-dad Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss (OfFred was WILDIN’), and Tim Heidecker.
Screenings took place simultaneously nationwide in Austin, Texas at SXSW, Atlanta, New York, and Los Angeles. BOSSIP, along with many of our Black media peers, got to see the movie at the same damn time and reactions from Twitter began rolling in immediately after the credits ran.
Flip the page to see more of the #UsFirst conversation.
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When the one-and-only Nipsey Hussle is in the room, you can always expect that he’s dropping knowledge.
The Crenshaw rapper stopped by Power 106’s The Cruz Show earlier this week to show some love, and while he was in the building, he gave details on anything and everything about his upcoming projects. Hussle talked about working with the likes of YG and DJ Khaled, Blueface’s controversial record deal, and so much more.
Peep the full interview below to get the inside scoop:
Y’all already know we love finding new artists and listening to new music. Minneapolis rapper Nimic Revenue has one of our favorite songs “Therapy” off Def Jam’s new ‘Undisputed’ mixtape.
What y’all think about this one???
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Things have gone from bad to worse for Jussie Smollett. The “Empire” actor’s been indicted on 16 felony counts in connection to that allegedly false hate crime report. CBS Chicago reports that a grand jury returned the disorderly conduct indictment on Thursday. All of the “false report of offense” charges are class 4 felonies.
Jussie was originally only facing a single count of felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report which could carry a three-year sentence plus fines.
This comes after the Chicago PD announced that they’re conducting an internal investigation into those leaks surrounding the case. They admit that some of the leaked information was “not factually accurate.”
Jussie will be arraigned on March 14.
The news apparently comes as a surprise to Jussie’s legal team.
We’ll keep you updated on this story as it continues to develop…
You can add Bobby Shmurda to the list of folks who want nothing to do with Tekashia69 after his November arrest. VladTV interviewed Bobby via phone and reminded him that 69 is fully cooperating with police before asking whether or not he’d do another track with the rainbow haired rapper.
Bobby, who was featured on 69’s chart topping track “Stoopid”, didn’t hesitate to answer, saying:
“Hell m****ck*ng no! I don’t even want to be next to that man—I’m good. These m*****ckers would have everybody locked up. That’s why I tell these kids, too: These entertainers they just entertainers. They ain’t living that shit they be talking.”
Bobby added that he avoided snitching in his case by taking more prison time. However, he says that he’ll be a free man in 20 months and it’s “gonna be a movie”. Meanwhile, Tekashi’s sentence went from a minimum of 47 years to him being released in 2020 thanks to the terms of his recent plea deal.
Should be an interesting two years for hip hop.
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Saturday night’s episode of “Iyanla, Fix My Life” is definitely a tough one, as the ultimate fixer returns for Part 2 of a controversial family attempting to confront the demons of their past and heal. Iyanla invites five siblings back to face the woman who abandoned them. Will the siblings find the strength to forgive their drug-addicted mother, or will they cast her aside just as she did them 30 years ago? The clip that we can’t shake is the one where the siblings reveal the horrible extent of abuse they suffered while in foster care.
Just awful, right? How do you heal from those things.
Episode: Raised By Monsters Part 2 airs Saturday, March 9 (9 p.m. – 10 p.m. ET/PT)
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Iyanla Talks to An Angry Brother About Yelling at His Sister | Iyanla: Fix My Life | OWN
A Mother Who Abandoned Her Kids Speaks On Her Past Crack Addiction | Iyanla: Fix My Life | OWN
A Man Reveals the Horrific Childhood Abuse That Led to His Epilepsy | Iyanla: Fix My Life | OWN
This one is just heartbreaking