Nicki Minaj Reacts To Michael B Jordan Rum Backlash

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00:00Trick Daddy defends his comment saying that Beyonce can't sing after facing backlash.

00:09Lil Baby is named ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards Songwriter of the Year.

00:13Plus, Nicki Minaj defends Michael B. Jordan after backlash over his new rum name.

00:19Hey guys, it's Ally for Hollywood Life with your music roundup starting with Travis Scott

00:26and his Astroworld Festival. The Sicko Mode star has invited fans to track down special cans of cacti

00:33that in true Willy Wonka fashion unlock tickets to his sold out 2021 edition of the Astroworld Festival.

00:40According to Complex News, Travis will release 100 signed cans of his cacti agave spiked seltzer

00:47that unlocks two tickets to the sold out 2021 Astroworld Fest. The signed cans in question are

00:52limited edition strawberry cans all decorated in a custom Astroworld Festival themed wrap

00:58designed by the Cactus Jack team. The cans will be hidden inside nine count variety packs of cacti

01:05on shelves at undisclosed retailers nationwide. And moving on to Lil Baby because he is moving on up.

01:11The ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards named him Songwriter of the Year. They announced this during the 34th

01:17annual award show which was held virtually on the performing rights organization's Instagram account.

01:23In honor of this big win, the organization will release an exclusive clip of Lil Baby performing

01:29a new version of his hit The Bigger Picture. And switching gears a bit to Nicki Minaj who stood up

01:34for Michael B. Jordan after the name of his new rum Jouvet caused some controversy especially with

01:41Trinidad and Tobago Nationals. The actor was accused of cultural appropriation after his girlfriend

01:47Lori Harvey shared photos from the launch party of the alcoholic beverage which showed a display

01:53of the islands of Trinidad and Tobago in a written reference to Trinidad and to Jouvet as a local

02:00celebration of emancipation and carnival. Shortly after the complaints and accusations of cultural

02:06appropriation began Nicki Minaj who is Trinidadian reposted a message from a user that explained the

02:12background of the word Jouvet and why it's offensive. Nicki's repost talked about how Jouvet originated in

02:20Trinidad with the festivities of Cambulé which was a time when sugarcane fields caught on fire and slaves

02:27were still forced to harvest the remaining crops before complete destruction. Nicki then went on to

02:33defend Michael's actions in her own caption but she also encouraged him to change the name of The Rum.

02:39The rapper wrote I'm sure MBJ didn't intentionally do anything he thought Caribbean people would find

02:44offensive but now that you are aware change the name and continue to flourish and prosper. Moving on

02:50to Trick Daddy now the Florida native is sticking to his quote unpopular opinion despite backlash. The

02:57rapper caught heat for saying Beyonce can't sing and even questioned Jay-Z's role in hip-hop. After facing

03:03some heat Trick Daddy jumped on the mic at 99 Jams Miami to clarify his comments he said what I said

03:10was I don't think Beyonce could sing Beyonce is to R&B what Jay-Z is to the state of hip-hop in New York

03:16at the time that Jay-Z began considering himself as the king of hip-hop the goat of rap which is my

03:21opinion and opinions like buttholes without them you'll be full of doo-doo that's my unpopular opinion

03:28that is a weird quote. Trick Daddy went on to say that he thinks Beyonce can sing but she can't

03:34sang in comparison to other acts such as Stephanie Mills, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, or Mariah Carey.

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