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Beyoncé Covers Vogue’s September Issue; Talks Weight Gain, Ups & Downs and More

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After shutting down the Boston show of her On The Run II tour alongside Jay-Z last night (8/6), Beyonce graces the cover of Vogue’s September Issue. Shot by Tyler Mitchell, Beyonce penned the entire issues and gives us an insight into her personal thoughts on issues in the latest cover story.

Read excerpts from her cover story below and be sure to purchase your copy and check out behind the scenes looks here.

On pregnancy and body appearance:

After the birth of my first child, I believed in the things society said about how my body should look. I put pressure on myself to lose all the baby weight in three months, and scheduled a small tour to assure I would do it. Looking back, that was crazy. I was still breastfeeding when I performed the Revel shows in Atlantic City in 2012. After the twins, I approached things very differently.

I was 218 pounds the day I gave birth to Rumi and Sir. I was swollen from toxemia and had been on bed rest for over a month. My health and my babies’ health were in danger, so I had an emergency C-section. We spent many weeks in the NICU. My husband was a soldier and such a strong support system for me. I am proud to have been a witness to his strength and evolution as a man, a best friend, and a father. I was in survival mode and did not grasp it all until months later. Today I have a connection to any parent who has been through such an experience. After the C-section, my core felt different. It had been major surgery. Some of your organs are shifted temporarily, and in rare cases, removed temporarily during delivery. I am not sure everyone understands that. I needed time to heal, to recover. During my recovery, I gave myself self-love and self-care, and I embraced being curvier. I accepted what my body wanted to be. After six months, I started preparing for Coachella. I became vegan temporarily, gave up coffee, alcohol, and all fruit drinks. But I was patient with myself and enjoyed my fuller curves. My kids and husband did, too.

I think it’s important for women and men to see and appreciate the beauty in their natural bodies. That’s why I stripped away the wigs and hair extensions and used little makeup for this shoot.

To this day my arms, shoulders, breasts, and thighs are fuller. I have a little mommy pouch, and I’m in no rush to get rid of it. I think it’s real. Whenever I’m ready to get a six-pack, I will go into beast zone and work my ass off until I have it. But right now, my little FUPA and I feel like we are meant to be.

On opening doors for other people:

When I first started, 21 years ago, I was told that it was hard for me to get onto covers of magazines because black people did not sell. Clearly that has been proven a myth. Not only is an African American on the cover of the most important month for Vogue, this is the first ever Vogue cover shot by an African American photographer.

On going through ups & downs:

I’ve been through hell and back, and I’m grateful for every scar. I have experienced betrayals and heartbreaks in many forms. I have had disappointments in business partnerships as well as personal ones, and they all left me feeling neglected, lost, and vulnerable. Through it all I have learned to laugh and cry and grow. I look at the woman I was in my 20s and I see a young lady growing into confidence but intent on pleasing everyone around her. I now feel so much more beautiful, so much sexier, so much more interesting. And so much more powerful.

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Gunna Announces New Album ‘One of Wun’

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April 15, 2024

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Gunna has announced the release of his new album, “One of Wun.”

The cover art, created by Calvin Clausell Jr. with creative direction by Spike Jordan of The Genius Club and art direction/design by Tal Midyan, was unveiled to accompany the announcement on socials. While no release date has been specified, the album is now available for pre-order, including physical copies.

The album will be distributed by Young Stoner Records/300 Entertainment.

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BIA Disses Cardi B on Dreezy’s ‘B**ch Duh Remix’

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BIA took aim at Cardi B on Dreezy‘s ‘B**ch Duh Remix,’ despite denying any issues between them just last month.

The track, dropped last Friday and featuring Lakeyah, KenTheMan, and BIA, subtly throws shade at Cardi B, adding to the speculation of a brewing feud. This started when Cardi B released her “Like What (freestyle),” sampling Missy Elliott‘s 1999 single, “She’s A B***h.” BIA responded to fans, noting similarities to her own track, “I’m That B***h,” featuring Timbaland, which also sampled the same record. This escalated further when Cardi B teased her new track, “Enough (Miami),” leading fans to draw parallels to BIA’s 2023 ‘REALLY HER‘ EP single, “Fallback.”

The visuals for Cardi’s new release bear resemblances to BIA’s “Millions.”


In her verse on ‘B**ch Duh Remix,’ BIA fired shots with lines like, “I hear b***hes poppin’ sh*t and that’s so funny to me/ How you say you runnin’ down but you can’t walk on the beat?” referencing Cardi’s struggle to catch the beat on an unreleased version of Ice Spice’s “Munch” remix.

“I did a thing for Ice Spice, but I did not like how it sounded,” Cardi admitted in an interview with Speedy Mormon last month. “I can’t catch the beat for sh*t. Doing drill music is not as easy as it looks.”

BIA also threw in, “I can never turn my phone on just to cry on a live/ I hate a sneaky n***a, pick a side/ If you wanna get up with me, tell that b***h that we outside,” possibly alluding to Cardi B’s emotional Instagram Live in December addressing rumors of her partner’s infidelity with Chrisean Rock which led to their separation.


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Ari Lennox Reignites Beef with Joe Budden

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Ari Lennox has reignited her feud with Joe Budden again after he mentioned her name on the most recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast.

During the episode, Joe Budden engaged in a discussion with his peers about J. Cole’s apology for his previous diss towards Kendrick Lamar, delivered at Dreamville Fest. Budden expressed skepticism about the sincerity of Cole’s apology, noting the wavering tone in his voice and the choice of words from someone esteemed as one of the greatest lyricists.

Expressing his frustration, Budden exclaimed, “I don’t want to hear no more about that record. “It sounded like he didn’t mean it. His voice was trembling like he didn’t mean it. His choice of words as one of the greatest lyricists says he didn’t mean it. I don’t want to hear a fucking peep out of Earthstone Twitter … Cole is on that— Y’all think I’d be playing with the Ari Lennox, Scottie… They do all that earthy college campus, grass root shit. If you listen to [J. Cole’s] raps, he just been trying to be the best fucking— the best rapper, the best MC. But it been, you got to listen to the n***as story. It’s been college life.”

Lennox, displeased with Budden once again bringing her name into a discussion, took to social media to share footage of Budden being punched by rapper Consequence during the 2013 Love and Hip Hop: New York reunion.

In a series of Instagram Stories, Lennox repeatedly uploaded the clip along with a message aimed at Budden, stating, “Knocked your little glasses off and everything. Keep my precious name out of your psychotic, animal abusing, women terrorizing, demonic trolling, nicotine encased mouth. All this meth smoke for a woman but not for any man beating your ass in real life. Bald bitch!”

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