Wale Speaks On Hate, Addresses Old Rapper Tweets With The Breakfast Club

I’m pretty sure most of you have seen the dig up of a lot of rappers disgruntled tweets from years ago (if not, here’s a pretty good exposé courtesy of D-Dot Omen)….Wale was certainly one of of the most ‘critiqued’, so to speak. Above, the D.C. emcee speaks on these Tweets, as well as general hate that he can’t seem to get away from. By the way, his new album is out now (and is already number one).

Paula Deen’s ‘Today Show’ Interview (Full)

The folksy Southern cooking queen tearfully took to NBC “Today” show Wednesday for the first time to talk about the racism scandal that has rocked her cooking empire. She said that she is in “somewhat in a state of shock” over what she said has been “hurtful lies said about me.”

Asked by host Matt Lauer whether she was a racist, Deen said, “No, I’m not.”

“If there’s anyone out there that has never said something that they wished they could take back, if you’re out there, people pick up that stone and throw it so hard that it kills me,” Deen said near the end of her interview.

Swizz Beatz Speaks On ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’

Swizz Beatz stopped by VIBE‘s office to speak on his involvement on Hov’s upcoming album. He also spoke on the marketing plan through Samsung and Billboard not counting the first million sales.

He was being innovative. Some people—they can’t relate to innovation. It’s his album [so] he can do what he wants to do. He’s earned the rights to do whatever he wants to do. He’s put enough time into this game with Billboard and any other outlet. He’s his own boss and there’s a reason why he did it that way.”

India.Arie Speaks On Skin-Lightening Rumors, Controversy

From OWN TV:

One of the themes that resonate most in India.Arie’s music is her unapologetic embracing of her authentic self. Back in the spotlight in 2013 with the release of her single “Cocoa Butter,” the last thing India.Arie expected was the controversy around a publicity shot in which people accused her of lightening her skin. Watch as she reflects on the controversy and shares her prayer to heal colorism.

Trinidad James Takes The High Road In Response To J. Cole’s ‘Villuminati’ Diss

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From MTV:

The Atlanta newcomer hit it big last year after he dropped his super-catchy “All Gold Everything” single, but not everyone was a fan initially. “My pops was club hoppin’ back when Rick James was out, and all I get is Trinidad James/ Wait a minute, that’s strange,” Cole rhymes, casting a shadow of doubt on Trinidad before he ultimately concludes: “If the hoes like it, I love it.”

Rappers have been known to feud over less, but not James.

“He was just expressing himself,” he told MTV News on Saturday backstage at Power 106’s Powerhouse concert in Los Angeles. “Just in general if you really step back and listen to the song, he was just spittin’ how he felt and I can’t never be mad at somebody spittin’ how they feel.”