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Black America Web
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
A First Look at Tyler Perry's She The People
Source: R1 / R1 Tyler Perry brings us a new comedy series to Netflix with family, faith, and politics, with She The People. Created by and Starring Terri J. Vaughn and Jo Marie Payton. While many of us have met both actresses in signature roles and shows like The Steve Harvey Show and Family Matters, Terri J. Vaughn and Jo Marie Payton create their own set of family values while being in the public eye. Terri plays Antoinette Dunkerson, who is now the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. After she wins her election, what's next? She The People takes us on her journey of success, while being a Mother, and leader in the South. Part 1 is streaming now on Netflix. Part 2 airs on August 14th SEE ALSO A First Look at Tyler Perry's She The People was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A Year Later, No One Can Get Over the Kendrick and Drake Beef
One year ago this week, Kendrick Lamar and Drake engaged in a monumental rapid-fire rap beef, trading scathing diss songs like 'Euphoria' and 'Family Matters' back-to-back, sometimes in a matter of minutes. On the night of May 3, fans couldn't even absorb the potency of Drake's 'Family Matters' before Lamar dropped the even more scathing 'Meet the Grahams' 24 minutes later. The two rap icons had been in a cold war for years, but social media started buzzing once their subliminals turned into headline-worthy accusations of assault, infidelity, and hidden children. Rap fans couldn't put their phones away. Hip-hop-heads got to see two respected lyricists going for blood, and proponents of Shaderoom-style gossip had more than enough drama to feed off of. A year later, no one can get over the Lamar and Drake beef. Stans on both sides continue to speculate and re-litigate the battle as if it were still going in real time, convinced that their fave has one more diss in the tuck. There are communities like r/DarkKenny that have popped up to speculate on Lamar's seedier allegations against Drake. At the same time, Twitter's OVO Community mounts daily evidence insisting that Drake won the duel. Drake himself refuses to move on, filing a lawsuit against UMG alleging that it artificially inflated the popularity of 'Not Like Us.' And in turn, Lamar lampooned Drake's litigious streak during his Super Bowl LIX halftime performance and, most recently, during his Grand National Tour. More from Rolling Stone Yeat Finally Drops Cover of Drake's 'Feel No Ways' 2025 American Music Awards: Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Billie Eilish Lead Nominations List Lil Wayne Says He'll Never Play the Super Bowl After 2025 Snub: 'They Stole That Feeling' No matter what any court rules, the impact of the nine-times-platinum 'Not Like Us' is already too massive to roll back. 'Family Matters,' which dropped the night before, was Drake's strongest effort in the beef. Drake went low, but Lamar got subterranean on 'Meet the Grahams.' And the next day, he expertly switched the vibe with a DJ Mustard-produced slapper. It was impossible not to hear its bouncy swing, recite lines like 'a minor' along with the song's affirmatory hook, and not feel like it was a celebration, one that happened to be atop Drake's figurative grave. Lamar had 'certified pedophile' accusations blaring through the speakers of Kamala Harris events, NBA games, and eventually the Super Bowl. It was an impeccable chess move that marked him as the victor of their weeklong duel, which we're reminded of every time it plays. So far on the Grand National tour, Lamar has prefaced the record with a skit that plays on the set's big screen. In the short video, Lamar is being deposed, with a prosecutor asking him if he was familiar with the term 'drop, drop, drop' — Drake's refrain on 'Family Matters.' Then, he performs the smash that would be a disservice to his fans not to play. Even Drake played the Meek Mill diss track 'Back to Back' years after it dropped. Last November, Drake filed petitions accusing UMG, iHeartRadio, and Spotify of colluding to inflate the streaming numbers and radio play of 'Not Like Us.' He's settled with iHeartRadio and Spotify, but is still at odds with UMG, amending his lawsuit last week to include Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance as additional evidence of defamation. While Drake's fans believe he's calling UMG to account on behalf of artists, many others feel like it's just sour grapes. His lawyers claim UMG 'approved, published, and launched a campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap track that falsely accuses Drake of being a pedophile and calls for violent retribution against him.' Still, he also issued defamatory claims against Lamar throughout their war of words. Some fans believe he's using the courts to penalize Lamar's diss, a move not far off from prosecutors using lyrics against rappers in court. As long as Drake's litigation continues, and Lamar continues to perform 'Not Like Us,' the hip-hop community will keep talking about the beef. The rap world may hold on even longer, as we'll likely never see anything of the same magnitude. Many of the world's biggest rap stars no longer value lyrical supremacy, and the artists who covet their pen can't capture the world's attention like Drake and Lamar's beef did. Last year's showdown was a perfect storm of rap superstars who were reared in the era of rap battles as a rite of passage, and just so happened to hate each other. Both felt they had to go through the other to be viewed as the 'king' of their era. This is by no means the first rap feud to drag on over time. Nas and Jay-Z fans still argue about 'Takeover' versus 'Ether,' even as the two rap icons have been friends and collaborators longer than they were at odds. 50 Cent and Ja Rule still trade shots more than 20 years after their first skirmish. And it feels like we're always one Pusha T subliminal away from reigniting the Drake-Pusha cold war. To quote Nas, 'Some beef is everlasting.' But stan culture makes Drake-versus-Lamar more annoying than anything we've ever seen. A look back at hip-hop message boards in the heat of aughts-era rap beefs shows a simpler time. Rap fans took sides during these disagreements, but aside from the Death Row and Bad Boy clash of the Nineties, which ended in tragedy, it rarely seemed like fans of yesteryear felt compelled to genuinely hate one rapper over another in a beef. But today, rap beef is propagandized by stans consumed as much by slandering their supposed enemy as celebrating their fave. The women's rap scene is its very own Game of Thrones, with stan clans constantly clashing in support of their girls. In the months following the Drake and Lamar beef, fans have become hypervigilant of every piece of news, labeling each tidbit as a win (W) for their person or a loss (L) for the other. Lamar and Drake stans argue whether the World Cup or Super Bowl Halftime Show means more, and track Lamar's and Drake's monthly Spotify listeners as if their self-esteem is tied to the results. Years ago, rap beef was about who had the best rhymes. Now, it's about who has deeper parasocial ties. These fans are taking cues from Drake and Lamar's mutual personal vitriol. On 'Meet the Grahams,' Lamar told Drake's mom, 'I think niggas like him should die'; the beef got darker and more personal than many expected. Both men manipulatively used accusations of violence against women as their main gripe against the other, turning what was supposed to be a debate about the better MC into a competition about who could sell themselves as the better person. We heard accusations about infidelity, secret children, abuse, and sex trafficking when we would've been fine with wordplay and height jokes. Since that fateful week last spring, devoted fans on both sides have been obsessed with proving their man right. Random children have been posted on social media in attempts to validate Lamar's 'Meet the Grahams' claim that Drake has another child. When two women filed a sexual-assault complaint against TDE executives, onlookers viewed it through the prism of an 'L' for Lamar instead of two women coming forward about misconduct. People plunged to conspiratorial depths about how Lamar received the items on the 'Meet the Grahams' cover, prompting journalist Christopher Alvarez to debunk salacious rumors. And that's exactly why we should probably let it go. There's no further depth these men can go to that's productive for anybody. And because they were so outwardly vitriolic toward each other, we don't have to fish for subliminals in their music. When Drake posted an ominous clip of Rasheed Wallace opining 'We will win Game Two,' fans speculated that he was about to reignite the beef. But the last time he wanted to go at it with Lamar, he taunted him for weeks and dropped two disses. The extreme nature of last year's exchange indicates that neither man is scared to take it there if they wanted to. Therefore, fans should stop overanalyzing every line and scene of a video as a shot at the other. If they ever want to say 'Fuck the other guy' again, we will all know. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Buzz Feed
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
You Think Of These 21 '90s Child Stars As Little Kids, But They're Actually Getting Kinda Old — So Here's What They Look Like Then And Now
It's hard for us to imagine child stars getting older. Especially for the ones who aren't in the spotlight as much anymore. So when you see a current photo of a star you loved as a kid, it's a total whirlwind. We've talked about the '00s–'10s child stars, but today we're going back a bit further! Here are some "then and now" comparisons of some '90s child stars we all loved: 1. First, here's Edward Furlong from Terminator 2: Judgement Day at age 15: And here he is now, age 47: 2. Here are Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen from Full House at age 4: And here they are now, age 38: 3. Here's Danielle Fishel from Boy Meets World at age 13: And here she is now, age 43: 4. Here's Macaulay Culkin from Home Alone at age 10: And here he is now, age 44: 5. Here's Mara Wilson from Matilda at age 9: And here she is now, age 37: Technically, she was 32 in this picture — it was the most recent one I could find! But you get the point. 6. Here's Jodie Sweetin from Full House at age 8: And here she is now, age 43: 7. Here's Jaleel White from Family Matters at age 13: And here he is now, age 48: 8. Here's Kristen Storms from Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century at age 16: And here she is now, age 41: 9. Here's Jonathan Lipnicki from Stuart Little at age 9: Steve Granitz / WireImage And here he is now, age 34: Michael Loccisano / Getty Images for JITC Hollywood Bureau 10. Here's Ariana Richards from Jurassic Park at age 14: Frank Trapper / Corbis / Getty Images And here she is now, age 45: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images 11. Here's Tahj Mowry from Smart Guy at age 12: Steve Granitz / WireImage And here he is now, age 38: Monica Schipper / Getty Images 12. Here's Omri Katz from Eerie, Indiana at age 15: Ron Galella / Getty Images And here he is now, age 48: Emily Assiran / Getty Images 13. Here's Anna Chlumsky from My Girl at age 11: MediaPunch / Getty Images And here she is now, age 44: Jean Catuffe / GC Images 14. Here's Haley Joel Osment from The Sixth Sense at age 11: Ron Galella / Getty Images And here he is now, age 37: Amanda Edwards / WireImage 15. Here's Bryton James from Family Matters at age 5: ABC Photo Archives / Disney General Entertainment Content / Getty Images And here he is now, age 38: Michael Tullberg / Getty Images 16. Here are Tia and Tamera Mowry from Sister, Sister at age 16: Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic, Inc And here they are now, age 46: Gilbert Flores / Variety / Getty Images 17. Here's Danica McKellar from The Wonder Years at age 15: Ron Galella / Getty Images And here she is now, age 50: Tibrina Hobson / Getty Images 18. Here is Madeline Zima from The Nanny at age 9: Lynn Goldsmith / Corbis / VCG / Getty Images And here she is now, age 39: Steve Granitz / FilmMagic 19. Here's Thora Birch from American Beauty at age 17: Ron Galella / Getty Images And here she is now, age 43: Araya Doheny / Getty Images / Film Independent 20. Here's Ross Bagley from The Little Rascals at age 5: Ron Galella / Getty Images And here he is now, age 36: Shirlaine Forrest / WireImage 21. Here's Larisa Oleynik from The Secret World of Alex Mack at age 14: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Images And here she is now, age 43: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images / Nickelodeon Who's your favourite child star from the '90s? And whose transformation shocked you the most? Tell me in the comments below! Last thing: you should follow BuzzFeed Canada on Instagram and TikTok for more nostalgic content!
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kendrick Lamar Takes Latest Verbal Jab At Drake During Grand National Tour
Kendrick Lamar reignited his feud with Drake in dramatic fashion during the explosive opening night of the Grand National Tour on Saturday (April 19). Held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota, the joint tour with fellow TDE alum SZA kicked off with a bang — literally and lyrically — as Kendrick took aim at his longtime rival in a bold, theatrical moment that had fans buzzing. Midway through the show, the stadium's jumbo screen lit up with a pre-recorded skit featuring Lamar under cross-examination by a fictional attorney. The scene was set like a courtroom drama, as the lawyer grilled Kendrick about a key date: 'Sunday, Feb. 9,' a nod to his appearance at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. 'I don't keep up with the dates,' Lamar coolly replied. But the moment that truly stole the spotlight came when the attorney fired back, 'Ok, does this ring a bell? Drop. Drop. Drop. Drop….' The phrase — clearly mocking Drake's 'drop, drop' ad-lib from his own diss track Family Matters — echoed through the stadium. Then, the screen abruptly cut to black. Seconds later, the pounding first line of Kendrick's chart-topping diss 'Not Like Us' blasted through the speakers, sending the crowd into a frenzy. It was a calculated move, showcasing Kendrick's flair for narrative and spectacle, as well as his refusal to let the rap beef simmer down completely. In a further flex of dominance, Lamar also performed 'Euphoria,' another fiery installment in the lyrical war between the two rap juggernauts. Now more than a year since the first lyrical shots were exchanged, Kendrick made it clear he has no plans to let the dust settle. With this opening act, he turned a live performance into a battlefield — proving once again that when it comes to rap rivalries, he's still very much in the fight. See footage of Kendrick's jab at Drake during his opening Grand National Tour set below. More from DeMar DeRozan Throws Hands After Being Accosted By Drake Fan At Sushi Restaurant Kendrick Lamar, SZA Bless Fans With Every Hit On Grand National Tour: Full Setlist Ye Calls Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG The "Biggest Victory In Music"
Express Tribune
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Kendrick Lamar mocks Drake on tour with skit as defamation lawsuit over Not Like Us escalates
Kendrick Lamar reignited his feud with Drake during the opening night of his Grand National Tour on April 19 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota. Lamar staged a skit that openly mocked Drake's signature 'drop drop' adlib from his diss track Family Matters. The skit featured Lamar seated in a mock deposition. When an off-screen voice asked about 'Sunday, Feb. 9'—the date of Kendrick's Super Bowl halftime show—he quipped, 'I don't keep up with dates.' The voice then mimicked Drake's 'Drop. Drop. Drop' refrain, triggering a transition into the opening beat of Kendrick's Not Like Us, which played across the stadium as fans erupted. The stunt quickly drew reactions online, with fans debating whether Lamar's jab was clever or overplayed. Fans commented praises for Kendrick's boldness to claims that the feud is the only thing keeping him in the spotlight. Some argued that Drake elevated Lamar's public profile, while others applauded Kendrick's persistence and theatrical flair. As Lamar turns up the heat on stage, Drake is responding through legal channels. According to CNN, the rapper has amended his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), citing recent censorship of lyrics from Not Like Us. His legal team noted that both the Super Bowl performance and the Grammys redacted a line implying criminal behavior, which they argue supports Drake's defamation claims. With lyrical shots and legal filings both in motion, the feud between Lamar and Drake shows no signs of cooling. Whether in courtrooms or stadiums, each move continues to captivate fans and stir debate.
