Erykah Badu might vibe with Kanye West‘s music … but, she doesn’t want to talk about him in the streets — turning down our request for comment earlier this week.We caught up with the R&B star outside Nya Studios West in Hollywood on Tuesday … and, we had to ask her about her recent trip with her daughter to see Ye perform at SoFi Stadium.
However, Erykah didn’t want to talk … turning us down flat out — totally her right, of course — though it’s unclear why she didn’t want to discuss Ye.Badu’s thrown her support behind the controversial rapper for years … calling him “beautiful and kind” after they ran into each other during London Fashion Week in 2022.
As you know … Kanye played two sold-out shows at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium last week before news dropped that the London festival he was headlining got canceled — and Badu, Dave Chappelle and more stars pulled up to watch him perform.Badu seemingly loved the show … but, she doesn’t wanna talk about it.
Things just got even more serious for Pooh Shiesty, as the Memphis rapper has officially been denied bond following a federal detention hearing in Dallas. Shiesty will remain behind bars as prosecutors push forward with their case involving explosive allegations that he orchestrated an armed robbery and kidnapping involving Gucci Mane at a Dallas recording studio earlier this year.
On April 7, the Queens legend confirmed he locked in a massive multi-million dollar deal with Hulu to bring his life story to the screen in a three-part documentary series. The upcoming doc will take viewers all the way back to Fif's early days in Queens, New York — from his time hustling on the streets to surviving the infamous shooting that nearly took his life.
Warner Bros has tapped director Melina Matsoukas to helm the feature film adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's 1993 science fiction classic Parable of the Sower.
