Just 5 months after ABC unveiled news they were set to revive their classic live sketch comedy series, ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’ (as we reported here), the show – toplined by Tiffany Haddish – made its premiere to rave reviews from industry critics and viewers alike on October 6.

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‘Bring ‘Em Out’ hitmaker T.I. brought out the worst in Nicki Minaj fans (affectionately called #Barbz) when he proclaimed the recently retired rapstress did not deserve a slot on the ‘Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All-Time’ tally.

Taking to his podcast, ‘ExpediTIously,’ the 39-year-old waxed honest on his thoughts about Hip Hop’s history-making figures while trying to compile a list of the most noteworthy emcees to ever touch a mic.  When the discussion on women’s impact on the genre came forward, the Grammy-winner was adamant Minaj and Lil Kim – two of the most celebrated female rappers in history – did not both deserve listing in the top 50.

“It’s between Lil’ Kim and Nicki [Minaj],” said T.I. “I don’t think we can have both because they are a direct reflection of one another.”

Ultimately deciding on Kim over the Harajuku Barbie, his selection infuriated a number of the ‘Megatron’ maestra’s fans (who took to Twitter in droves to voice their disapproval).  See the reactions inside:

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‘The Little Mermaid Live!’ will glide into action on ABC on November 5th!

Leading the way for the live-action retelling of the story (which is to star Halle Bailey), this version of the story will see Queen Latifah play the voice-stealing sea witch Ursula , Moana‘s Auli’i Cravalho portray the love-struck Ariel and Shaggy play her good pal Sebastian.

Now hit the play button below to catch a teaser created to generate hype for the fantastical release.

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As far as Black Twitter is concerned, Evelyn Lozada is a persona non grata.

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Much to the dismay of Iggy Azalea (click here to read why), Lizzo logs another frame atop the Hot 100 with her breakout hit, ‘Truth Hurts.’

Placing her that much closer to tying the all-time record for longest running #1 Rap single by a female (currently held by Azalea’s 2014 hit ‘Fancy’), Liz (born Melissa Jefferson) has yet another week of handsome streaming, digital downloads, and radio airplay to thank for the tune’s ongoing domination of the charts.

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Shaunie O’Neal is urging fans of her series ‘Basketball Wives’ not to invest too much time or energy in the series….as portions of it are edited to deceive them.

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Cardi B is back with a brand new visual!

That’s right, as her fans await her sophomore album the Hip-Hop star teams up with Fat Joe to unleash the visual beast that is the video for ‘Yes‘….their collaborative single!

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Daniel Caesar is rocking out on Spotify!

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Rihanna continues the flow of new releases. And this time, it’s of the literary persuasion.

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While some divas have become synonymous with Christmas, Christina Aguilera is embracing all things Halloween.

The vocal supernova recently released the track ‘Haunted Heart’ as the centrepiece offering from the soundtrack for ‘The Addams Family’ animated movie.

Ahead of the release of both this week, Xtina took to the stage on Freeform’s 31 Days Of Halloween special to perform the song.

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Justin Bieber‘s chart break may be over sooner than most anticipated.

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‘Fyre’-starter Ja Rule was in the hot seat on Sunday’s episode of BRAVO’s ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’ (October 6).

Formally on hand to discuss his role on the WeTV reality series ‘Growing Up Hip Hop: New York,’ the ‘Always on Time’ hitmaker took a little time to shade longtime rival 50 Cent to remind viewers their nearly 2-decade long feud is still alive and well.

As if that wasn’t enough, Rule also weighed in on those pesky rumors his longtime collaborator Ashanti was the real vocalist behind his #1 hit with Jennifer Lopez, 2001’s ‘I’m Real.’

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