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Professionally Outside ( Cardi B Sophmore album delayed, Diddy Trial update, Death of George Floyd Anniversary)
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Lauren LaRosa
You're listening to an iHeart podcast. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody exclusive. You know she don't lie about that, right? Lauren came in hot. Hey, y' all, it's Lauren LaRosa. And this is the latest with Lauren LaRosa, your daily dig on all things pop culture, breaking trending and exclusive news. But y' all know we get into the conversations that shake the room. Now, speaking of the room, for those of you guys that have been following me on social media, y' all know I've spent Memorial Day Weekend in the Dominican Republic. Shout out to Memorial Day Getaway, beat, get men. I didn't even know what to expect. This is my first time in the Dominican Republic. This is my first time working with Memorial Day Getaway. They're a travel group and they celebrate HBCU and black alumni. So if you went to HBCU or if you're a black alumni from a college, we get together, we have a good time, and we just honestly just take a break from life and work for the Memorial Day weekend. When I tell y' all we had a good time. Okay, Freddy O, didn't we have a good time? We had so much fun. My two friends were here with me, and then Freddy O, who's also shooting the podcast here with me today, was here with me for the full weekend. And it was just a great weekend to, like, disconnect. I think what I'm learning how to do more of is disconnect. This weekend. I was kind of freaking out. Cause I didn't really know what was going on in the world. And. And one of my friends was like, it's okay. And I was like, let me just real quick go on Twitter, see what's trending. And I was like, I'm gonna get off. And then I posted pictures in, like, a swimsuit, and I posted pictures in a halter top. And people act like they ain't never seen natural boobies before. Child. The people went crazy. Like, I was getting texts about I shouldn't post photos and bikinis because of my career. And I'm like, it's a swimsuit. It's a halter top. My body is here. What am I supposed to do? I can't help the fact that I'm in 100 degree weather and I don't want to be here in a freaking cardigan. But I didn't let that stop me. I didn't care. We still had a good time. I just thought it was kind of crazy to See people react in that way. But hey now make sure you guys check out my YouTube channel. Lauren LaRosa TV Some of the behind the scenes videos will be there. I'm going to do a wrap up vlog once we are finished shooting this podcast. So. So when we talk about the check in. Cause we do a behind the scenes of the grind check in here on the podcast. Back on the grind. I would say right now I am feeling rejuvenated. Feel. I mean, I physically am tired and I can't wait to just like sleep, but I feel rejuvenated already just because I just got to do nothing but be a person, be a girl in her 30s having a good time and enjoying the fruits of my labor while making money to do it. Making money to be here. So shout out to Memorial Day getaway and just. Man, being an HBCU graduate has, when I say has opened up so many doors for me. I've been able to make so much money being an alumni of an hbcu. I've been able to meet so many amazing people, work with so many amazing people. My heart is just always so full when things come back full circle because I always remember being told, like, if you go to hbcu, you won't have a good career. I don't know what'll happen to you. After college, people don't respect HBCU graduates and their degrees. And now look at me. I'm an HBCU grad who got to come to Dr. And experience this with my friends and have a good time just because I'm black and I went to a black college. And I understand, you know, just the blessing that is. We had a really good time this weekend. I'm so, I don't know if y' all could feel it, but I'm just so full of like, man, God is so, so good. So that's how I'm feeling. That's my check in. But y' all know, even in disconnecting, it's still kind of hard for me to ever fully disconnect because I do get news alerts. So taking y' all into the latest, at the top of the list, Cardi B. So Cardi B announced that she is pushing her album again. And when I saw it, I'm like, at this point, it can't be her. Like, the Cardi B that we've grown to know and love has such a work ethic and she puts out such quality work. I mean, what her rollouts are normally like, super tight and planned, right? Everything from the photo shoots to how we. When she's popping out outside, how she looks, where we see her, the visuals, everything that goes with it. So I'm like, well, what is the issue? Is it her label? Is it, like, what is happening? Because at this point, I think it's added pressure on herself to keep having to have the conversation about pushing an album back. So for those of you guys who do not know rap star Cardi B, who's also, you know, television star as well, too, but rap star Cardi B has been supposed to deliver her sophomore album following her first very successful album, Invasion of Privacy, for years now. Originally, Cardi B's album was supposed to come out this. Her sophomore album was supposed to come out in 23. And then it was pushed. Then it was supposed to come out in 24. And then she finally made an announcement toward the end of 24 that, like, it would happen at the top of 25. It is 25. What month are we in, Freddy, y' all? It's March, April, It's May. Cause Memorial Day week, it's May. This is not even given top of 25 anymore. And I think at this point, as a fan of Cardi B, I mean, I'm still holding out for the music, and I still feel like the music is going to be good. I just want her to, like, put it out and do it and, like, stop the world, to kind of shut people up. People give her so much shit. Like, it's kind of unfortunate because I think the beauty of Cardi B and what we've known to love from her is her being to just, like, be a regular person, even though she's not a regular person anymore, but be able to be honest about, like, here's what's happening with my album. Here's why it's not coming out. Originally, she was honest. She's like, I feel like things are missing. I'm nervous about, you know, is my sound right? If I'm coming, I gotta come harder. This time it got like, I gotta. It has to make sense this time around because they've been waiting so long, and that's pressure. I also feel like there's an element with her a lot of times now because of the pressure that she has on her that she's not able to be her full self in a sense of, like, a lot of what we've seen her experience in her life since Invasion of Privacy. She has to be so careful how she talks about it, because everything is news with Cardi B. Now, when Invasion of Privacy dropped the whole narrative and concept around that album. The reason why it was called Invasion of Privacy B is because there was something beautiful happening at that time with Cardi B, where we were watching her celebrity and her star rise. And she, in real time, was getting used to not having privacy and having to talk about certain things and going through relationship things and revealing the fact that she was expecting her first child and trying to hide that and not being able to hide that for so long, right? And now it's to a point where, like, it's full blown. Like, she's kids in divorce is filed, she has a new boyfriend. We've witnessed a lot publicly her offset going back and forth. You know, just her growing as a mother and as a woman and just. And a lot of it she gets online and she talks about all the time. But I think being able to throw all of that into one body of work. Picking and choosing what you're not going to talk about, because whatever you talk about becomes the story that you now have to. Because Cardi B, one thing she gonna do, Cardi B gonna get online, okay? She gonna get online, she gonna argue back and forth. So picking and choosing is important because whatever she throws out there, we invading her space and she's giving it to us to do. You know what I mean? As entertainers do. But I think what I'm saying is that it's a different ball game once the star begins to rise, once the people are, you know, cling to you and your brand and your story, and they want to know more and they want to be in your business. Me, prior to being in the role that I'm in now, I would have been disappointed by Cardi B coming back out again and saying the album's not coming because of Bun. And for those of you guys who don't understand why bundles are important for artists, when you bundle things like hard copies of the album or vinyls or merch, it helps. It can add to album sales. It can add to your album sales and your units. But also, too, it's a fan experience as well. Like you want. Beyonce does it very well. She drops the merch. She has the visuals, she has the vinyls. You want your fans to be able to, like, do more than just listen to music. The fan experience is so important, especially for artists like Cardi B. Because again, like I mentioned, she's taking us with her along this ride every step of the way. So I get it. If the business ain't right, you don't want to put it out but as a fan who didn't understand people being in your business and being in your mess, I would have been very disappointed. I wouldn't have been wanting to hear nothing about no bundle packages. It's like, girl, drop the album at this point. Are you scared? But me now, and me now, it's different. Because I'm looking at it like. No, I get it. She want things to be right. Cause if not, she gotta hear it from y' all. And it's no winning in that situation. A fan is gonna be a fan. A hater gonna be a hater. Y' all either gonna like it or y' all not. She gonna hear it regardless, right? But she's also gonna hear the great things about it, too, and the things that people love. You pick and choose what you wanna entertain, so you can't get around that. But as a person putting out this artwork, she wants to make sure everything is right. But, hey, I mean, thanks for the update, Cardi, but we want the music, sis. We do. I. I really want the music because I really want. I pray and I hope that she actually explores a lot of what we've gotten to see play out in the media. Because Cardi has always been that. And I really, you know, in being in this new space, I understand the difficulty of being able to stay there and still have your peace of mind. I do think that there's a balance. There's a way that you can do it. And I'm very interested to see on this sophomore album how Cardi does that, how she still remains her relatable. Bear it all, take you on my journey with me. Cardi, that we loved in her first album, Invasion of Privacy, but, like, it's heightened now. Cardi B. Is a superstar at this point now. So I'm interested to kind of see how she. You know what I mean, Finds that middle point. But also in the latest, y' all know leaving doctor and leaving vacation means that I'm taking y' all back to court. Love to take y' all to court. Diddy is back in court again this week. Leaving Dr. Means we're going back into court with Puff. And this week is going to be an explosive week, in my opinion. First up, Capricorn Clark will be the first witness that is going to take the stand this week in the Diddy trial. So that'll be the day after Memorial Day. And for those of you guys who do not know who Capricorn Clark is, she is a former personal assistant of Diddy. Capricorn Clark is the. Is the woman who Kid Cudi testified called her from outside of his home while she was in the car, allegedly with Diddy, saying, hey, there at your house. Capricorn Clark is the woman that Cassie testified was almost kind of like a friend and a confidant to her, to a certain extent, in a lot of what she was going through as she was going through it, even though she worked for Diddy. We've heard Capricorn Clark's name so much almost every day at this point in this case. I believe her testimony and what will come out of her testimony is going to be revealed. The prosecution has been like, laying things out and it's been very, like, subtle and very slowly that they've been laying things out. But the more that I'm in court and I'm watching how they go about this, I'm seeing that, like, okay, they might question one witness about something over here and really not close the loop. So you're like, why did they bring that up? And then they bring another witness who kind of closes that loop a bit. And now you're hearing it from multiple people. So it kind of verifies it on the prosecutor side. Right. I think Capricorn Clark for the prosecution is going to be that she experienced and worked with Diddy through so many different things, allegedly. She's going to be able to tie up a lot and put a bow on a lot of things from the, you know, everything with Kid Cudi, you know, the hotel setups versus not the escorts, because she, you know what I mean? She was involved in so much stuff. This is going to be a huge witness for the prosecution. But I'm always interested to see how the defense handles witnesses like this, because this witness, Capricorn Clark, is obviously not coming to because there was another witness on the stand, George Kaplan, another previous personal assistant of Diddy's, who made it very clear, I still love Diddy. I still think that there's a great person inside of there. He just has some messed up things. This is a complicated relationship that me and him had because as much as I feel like that I couldn't stand beside him and watch him physically abuse Cassie and some of the other things that this assistant claimed. He also brought up Capricorn Clark as well, too, because he worked so closely with her. But that witness made it clear too, that he didn't want to be there. He was subpoenaed. He didn't have a choice. I believe a witness like Capricorn Clark, even if she doesn't want to be there, is going to have to draw a really hard line in the sand. Because if not, and when I say that, I mean you're either here to tell it all and kind of stake your claim of what you believe. Do you believe by your testimony, by her testimony, we will understand whether she believes Diddy deserves to be in jail, Diddy deserves to be locked up for the things that he's allegedly done or not. It'll be very clear by how her testimony is angled from the prosecution, how she handles Diddy's team and, you know, everything they bring back around her way because she was involved in a lot. And what they've been doing, what Diddy's legal team has been doing with people who have been involved in a lot of this stuff, they've been leaning heavily in on. But you're not innocent either. And it's kind of been to their detriment with some people. I will say it was to their detriment with Cassie only because the physical violence that we've seen from Diddy, it's like you don't get that out of your mind. So the two don't match up. So I'm just interested to see kind of how this is going to play out, you know, with the defense and the prosecutors ping ponging, you know, with this witness, I would, I definitely would say that Capricorn Clark is another star witness. So I'll be bringing you guys an update on what her testimony was and, you know, just my opinion on it. But also this weekend, too, it's Memorial Day weekend. I, you know, just even being here, I'm like, man, this is a different life for Diddy. Memorial Day weekends used to mean yachts and you know what I mean, the sexy clothes and the Ciroc and the Delion and you know what I mean? Y' all remember the videos that he would post from the boats? Delion owned by a black man and, you know, all of those things. Not this day. Not this Memorial Day weekend. He is behind bars. There was a story that came out, there was a report that came out that talked about what his weekend, Memorial Day weekend would look like behind bars. It mentioned him being able to have barbecue chicken, play spades, play dominoes, you know, with other people in the yard. I doubt he's out just enjoying his time while they're. I mean, I don't know that for certain, but it got a lot on his mind right now. I wouldn't be shocked if he wasn't just there trying to enjoy himself. It's not, you know, what I mean, but it's just very different life. And one thing I will say, too, I always think about the kids in this situation because they didn't make the decisions for their dad, whether he did these things that are alleged to him or he did not. They did not make the decision to do any of these things, but they're having to suffer as well. Dad not at graduation. Seems like the men in the family, you know, Justin, Christian, and Quincy, his sons, Diddy's sons, have stepped up. And, you know, that's a natural thing because they're older in the family, and they're the guy. The boys in the family. But just thinking about how unfortunate it is that now you have these kids who have to deal with all of this. It's their graduation weekend, and people are recapping your father being, you know, called a sex. Allegedly a sex trafficker and, you know, an abuser and, like, all of these things, allegedly, right? But we back in court this week, y' all, so I'm gonna keep y' all updated. Taking it to the street. You for the tweets. We outside. We outside. We outside. Outside in the tweets. Every other page are gold. Really quick, before we get out of here, I do want to acknowledge that, you know, with it being Memorial Day weekend, we are now five years since George Floyd passed away. George Floyd is trending right now, as he should be. And one of the things I thought about was I remember the actual, like, moment when everything happened and George Floyd's video went viral and, you know, just how it felt and what the shift was like in the world for that moment, at least what it felt like. And I reposted this article. I believe it was from NBC. It was either NBC or New York Times. But I reposted this article where the outlet was having a conversation of. And this is the conversation I've been seeing online. Are we really. Did we really progress from George Floyd? Like, what. Where are we now, five years later? Felt like in the moment when George Floyd passed away, there was a lot of, like, hold on, let me check myself. Let me. From people all over the world, no matter what color, anything, right? People wanted to be educated on, like, race and racism and all of these things. And people were, you know, very considerate of each other. And, you know, like, there was just a regard for human life. It wasn't about the color of your skin. It was just the fact that you're a human with a family and people you supposed to go home to. And, you know, George Floyd had a daughter Right today. I don't know, it just. It feels like a lot of that space in working. And for me, as a black woman working in this media space and not even, like, outside of my job, just being a black woman navigating life every single day and trying to figure things out. If I'm being honest, I feel like that the moment when all. When everything happened with George Floyd, you know, these five years ago to where we are right now, it does feel like for me, as speaking for myself as a black woman, what happened with George Floyd and what the world had to watch on camera, that was a reality for me before the world had to watch it on camera. So it was something that, as sad as this is going to sound, I was conditioned to understand, to try and know how to prevent happening to myself or people I love from the time that I was born. And then the world caught wind of it, and it was like, my God, this happens. This is a thing. Let us help. We want to figure out how we can help you guys, as in black people, make sure this isn't happening, because this isn't okay. And it was like, yeah, duh, this isn't okay. And now I feel like we're back at the point where it's like, well, I mean, you guys can figure it out. Every man for themselves. Like, it just doesn't feel like that. Hey, we want to be allies. It doesn't feel like that anymore. And I'm not disappointed by it. And the reason why I'm not disappointed by it is because I'm not shocked. Like, if you're not a person who has had to experience certain things or live certain ways or whatever, you're never going to really understand it. So it. The privilege of not being afraid that what happened to a man like George Floyd can happen to you is really a privilege. And I think I realized a long time ago that privilege provides a certain opportunity for people to pick up and put down certain things. So when it was trendy, when it was a conversation to have, when being a good person and just caring about a human was like the march on the world did it. When it became not trendy, when the headlines didn't get the clicks anymore, I mean, there are still some good people out there who have hopefully learned from what they saw on that video. I'm not saying that, but I don't know, it just doesn't feel like the world is moving in that way anymore. And I want to say that I'm disappointed, but I'm not, because it's just A like, it's just the world that we live in. It's the world I've been living in all 33 years of my life. So I say this to say anybody out there that is feeling like, okay, it's five years later and what else has happened? Like, what have we done? Where have we gotten? Don't be discouraged. Do not be discouraged. We've been living in this space for a very long time and prevailing and being able to change things and being able to grow things. And I think as generations come, we'll be able to do that. We will. It's gonna take some time, and it's gonna take us understanding that there is this very loud privilege out there that we don't have. But we can't let that stop us. We gotta let go of that. We can't let that stop us. We gotta keep. You know what I mean? And shout out to people who have, like, still been 10 toes down in all these things. Like, people like Tamika D. Mallory and, you know, Angela Rye. Like, they got loud when things happened, but they've been loud every day since, not just when the black squares were posted. So shout out to those women. And there's so many more people. Like, those are just two top of mind, you know, people that I follow closely and that, you know, I've actually gotten to meet and learn to love and, you know, had the privilege to be, like, guided by a bit. So, yeah, I just wanted to end with that. Like, you know, just put that in the world of, like, they're having a lot of conversation online right now about what's not happening since George Floyd. But I say if you see what's not happening, figure out a way, you know, within your own space to make it happen or support people who are making it happen. Like, we was giving money to these different criminal justice organizations and doing so many different things. When, you know, everything happened with George Floyd in the beginning, you can still do that. You can take your own moment and make your own moment in time, not just be a moment. So let's do it. That is my challenge to you guys as we sit here five years later after the tragic killing of George Floyd. It doesn't have to be a moment, but that starts with you and you choosing to not just make it a moment. I'm Lauren LaRosa. This has been the latest with Lauren LaRosa. I'm so make sure you guys are following me on all of my socials. Lauren Therosa. I tell you guys every day, and at the end of each episode. At the end of the day, there's so much to talk about all the time, and y' all could be anywhere with anybody talking about it. But you are right here with me, and I appreciate that, little riders. Make sure you tell a friend to tell a friend they need to be right here. Listen, because this is where all the good stuff get going down. Okay, I'll see you guys in my next episode. You're listening to an I Heart podcast.