Photo Swizzbeatz IG By Mwabi Kaira What rapper and producer Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) thought was an appreciation post to his wife Alicia Keys and a message to men, turned left with a quickness last week. Continue Swizz posted, “Attention all MEN. You shouldn’t be jealous or upset if you have a Queen that’s successful, smarter or better than you!…
Monica & Brandy By Brenda Alexander So Brandy is still mad at Monica and no one knows why. There’s nothing worse than an adult throwing subliminal shots day in and day out but remains elusive when asked what’s true tea. At this year’s Essence Fest, Brandy took it upon herself to alter the lyrics to she and Monica’s classic duet,…
Jay & Bey By – Ta-ning Connai Whenever your doubters have you down for the count, here’s a list of things to do to show them you’re still on top… 1. Shut down the Louvre in Paris 2. Rattle out some lyrics hot enough to burn down the Amazon Rainforest 3. Make sure you get it all on film Simple…
Wendy Williams By Ta-ning Connai The clapback of the week comes from a community highly encouraged to turn the other cheek. But it was Wendy Williams’ cheek that turned when church folk went psycho after hearing she dissed beloved gospel legends, The Clark Sisters. Continue Wendy was congratulating Snoop Dogg on the tremendous success of his new gospel album, Bible…
Forgiveness and unconditional love aren’t human qualities, they are Soul qualities…God qualities. That’s why you feel fake when you’re doing your best to live these principles! The ‘you’ that you think you are, can’t forgive nobody lol! Continue To extend unconditional love to yourself and others, and to truly forgive or wish well the people that have mistreated you,…
By Ta-Ning Connai We all have a past. Some are tainted by shattered dreams, lost love or unbearable regrets. Others have enough scandal, dirt and drama to beat EMPIRE in the ratings. Fortunately for me, I’m just glad I didn’t catch a case like Cookie or be left for dead like Lucious, ’cause that could’ve been me with my formerly…
By Veronica Wells For as much damage as social media is probably doing to all of our psyches, it’s provided endless inspiration for me as a writer and thinker. It’s a study in human behavior at our fingertips. A few weeks ago, I stumbled across this post on Instagram. It resonated with me immediately because in the past few years…