It's crazy how so many women were shamed for risqué pictures back then, and now everybody is showing everything except their tonsils 🥴. A lot of people were judged so harshly and their mental state paid the price. I hope she's well.
Girl they showin them tonsils too now😅🤣 They aint keeping nothing sacred! I wonder do women realize that ladies used to get paid for what they show for free? King magazine, Playboy, Maxim, Source magazine, music videos, Jet beauty of the week🤔Conservative is the new provocative😅 I get hollered at all day now, with no false lashes on, a grey sweater dress, and some low heeled booties😅
While he was scheming I was beamin' in the Beamer, just beamin' Can't believe that I caught my man cheatin' So I found another way to make him pay for it all🎶🎶 yesssssss
1. She was an older artist that’s why there’s so much filter on her music videos. In her mid 30’s when she had her first hit song. 2. She was an alcoholic, seen drunk on stage numerous times. 3. Also a former prawn star & known 304 allegedly. That’s why her career went nowhere, nothing to do with Bey who was an international mega star by the time Blu had her 1 & only hit song.
@@livelife5947 She was born in 76' she wasn't old in terms of being in the industry. Folks in their 20's and 30's was normal they started getting a lot of teens in the 90's, like Immature, Another Bad Creation, Tevin Campbell, Soul 4 Real, Subway, 702, Brandy, Monica, Usher, Bow Wow, etc. Then flooded in the 2010's
She has a very good voice. Amazing how the singers we’d love to hear have disappeared from the scene & the ones we’d love to have disappear won’t go away.
All smart artists (Jay Z particularly) are playing the game they're taught by the execs... "Shut up, put out, layoff...repeat." The dumb one's are in these videos, SMDH🙄😮💨😪
Im trying to figure out why everyone becomes so defensive when someone mentions Jayz and his possible cheating. He did admit to cheating and has been linked to other women throughout the years. He’s not perfect and neither is their marriage. Y’all go harder for their marriage than your own smh Do better please
@China Right That all may be true, but it does not take away from the fact that many of their songs generate continuous royalty checks that they never see and record companies do, in fact, rob artists at times.
@Jessica Mcdaniels Yall put words into ppl mouth. Mya never said jay z expected her to sleep with him. yall just lie for no reason. Mya said jay z was upset because she wasnt excited about getting a feature from him. Basically that Jay z was feeling himself a little too much and expected her to stroke his ego. no where did she say or insinuate that jay z wanted to sleep with her. Yall make up lies and run with it.
@Jessica Mcdaniels 50 cent was the culprit. She said 50 cents name. She never once said name or that jay z tried to sleep with her or derail her career. If she was also such a classy gurl why would she do the song with someone who wants to sleep with her before they do the feature??? Y’all should use your sense sometimes.
@Jessica Mcdaniels and I’m talking to you with your damn lies. Y’all watch videos and make assumptions. That video she mentioned 50 cent. Nowhere did she say jay z name.
I LOVE Blu's voice. Her runs and jazzy scats are epic. The similarities to Faith Evans was very weird to me at the time. But it's crazy how she fell off quicker than she blew up
I speculate it's an extremely competitive field. She had the looks and pipes that gave her a foot in the business and even these two weren't enough to guarantee "more sales". She needed more money for more publicity/marketing (her nudes didn't count for much) and a boatload of luck probably.
@@vss5383 I did watch the video. Now that I’ve answered your question, care to answer mine? “Shut her up” implies she was spilling information. I didn’t see that she was doing that. Feel free to clarify.
@@kklafrance Being in the industry probably turned her nuts tbf. This is why I don't idolise these ppl. There's a lot of shady stuff that goes on in the industry. It's no wonder so many of them die from drug abuse.
Her "breakdown" was similar to Martin Lawrence. These companies really do try to kill their artists/actors off if they don't comply with them. The industry is wicked.
She was never crazy. Martin , Mariah, Dave , Blu, Michael, Prince, Whitney and a few others were all labeled “crazy” after they told the EXACT truth about the industry. They never had a breakdown, they were exposing the truth about what ppl do for fame and what these demons want you to do to get to the top for certain things. JUST A SIDENOTE: I really feel like we’re gonna get something spilled on Jay and his ways and ykw as much as I love her , Beyoncé is gonna be brought to the table too. She been with him long enough to know the truth between them and their “business” but I don’t think Jay told EVERYTHING. Beyoncé was being a lil shady giving Blu a sign that Jay was hers and only hers only for it to come and bite her in the butt and get cheated on and humiliated publicly. JAY IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMMUNITY 🍆 . He was for everybody boo LMAO . Jay is her first experience so of course she gonna play her role and defend him . Jay and Bey definitely did some damage and played a dirty game for sure but it’s always best for things to happen naturally. I had a strong feeling about that for a few years….. we need to deal with Diddy first though lol
She’s such a beautiful woman. I’m wondering if they made her wear blue contacts because of her stage name. In my opinion, they took away from her natural beauty.
She said Blue was her favorite color. She might have decided to wear blue contacts on her own. Looks like Beyonce copied a,lot of Blu Cantrell's style. Sort of like Nikki did Lil Kim.
Yassss...Breathe with Sean Paul was no joke. Hit em up style tends to get the most attention in her song catalog, but Breathe was a headbanger too. And that was me at my 20-year old stage.🤣🤣🤣 😆😆😄😄.
I can’t believe “Hit em up style” came out in 2001. Blue Cantrell’s story reminds me of Vanessa Williams when she lost the Miss America title because of racy pictures from her past. To many haters out there especially when it comes to money. I don’t follow celebrities lives, but Beyoncé seems to be an insecure woman. All that glitters is not gold. I hope all goes well for Blue Cantrell. And btw, we all look a whole lot different after 20 years if we can’t afford plastic surgery and lipo. 💯
That's another issue. The lawyers and these wolves are a pack. Lawyers are paid to convince artists they're signing a good deal. Blu hired a lawyer too but still got robbed. Same thing with Dave chappelle.
So many artist were naive and only looked at the material things that these labels flashed in their faces to distract them from all the legal wordings of contracts, especially if these artists go in alone to meet with those leeches! Sad that she and many others had no one to guide them! It's even worse that many artists didn't read those contracts. Karma is real for these crooks! I guarantee they had things happen to them for what they did to those artists.
Soooo, Kim kardashian can build a whole empire from releasing her own sex tape, but blu can't capitalize on her own pics that were released without her knowledge???
That's Kim's only claim to fame. It's like famous porn stars. That's their area. Super head got famous off BS but again, it's her claim to fame. If Kim tries to step too far into anything outside of fashion & makeup, she's QUICKLY reminded of her beginnings & to stay in her place. Most major labels will be this way. Whatever the image they want to present is what they expect u to present. U deviate, they let u go
@@TheLeah2344 lol you are really dumb that doesnt have a thing to do with white privilege are you guys in America put every little thing about that subject you cant be serious lol laughable
Whatever... You are right only one of her... Who wants to be her anyways... She ie the one who is Jealous... If you follow & understand you'd see... Please... Respect the Opinion... Bye
More like Faith! I remember when Blu came out & Faith said “she wasn’t bothered by the comparisons, bcz she remembered when everyone compared her to Mary J. Blige”....
This just breaks my heart and motivates me even more to build an artist management brand that will keep artists from having to endure these types of things
@@123pb most time, true artists are focused on their craft, not necessarily fame and fortune. And it really kills me when folks say these artists don't know the industry, they should take courses in this that and the third....because for one, you're not going to know the industry until you're in it....secondly, alot of these artists come from extremely humble beginnings. Taking a class or whatever you say may not even be feasible or affordable. The blame needs to be placed where it should be....the crooks in the industry stealing from folks aint no different than someone going in a store and stealing something...folks just give the industry folks a pass though because of contracts and legalities....just because it's in a contract or legal though, doesn't mean it's morally right
Nobody bothered to find out the guys side of the story. Many of these women trick these guys into having children they did not want. Just because the child became famous later on does not negate the fact
Bey was just throwing shade to Blu letting her know that Jay was her man and Jay was confirming that as well to make Bey feel secure in the relationship...
When you get a notification from real Gossip everything else is put on the back burner. I loved hit em up🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😍😍😍 Mental health is such a serious issue praying for Blue
pretty much that is the protocol! yeah its so strange though these celebs are always running in the streets yelling someone is after them. like one case of it would be like erm ok its them but its been so many/more than one its definitely hellyweird!
So gaining weight makes people question one's mental health. Even though mental health is a serious issue, maybe blue is just enjoying her freedom and is doing things that she couldn't do as a celeb on spotlight
Blu Cantrell is the real deal!! Wonderful singer who can really sang, not scream to get a note out or heard. I'm sure she was excited to have her name passed onto a child. It speaks highly, of how people admire her!! 🥰😊♥️
we love Blu Cantrell and we pray for her and we hope that she comes back bigger and stronger than ever God bless no one's perfect we all have a story 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
She had one of the most magnificence voices, which sadly was overlooked by most. I will always be a fan of hers, because of how connected I felt to her music and voice. I saw Blu performance in Scotland in 2020, and I too was shocked by her weight gain, but I was more shocked that her beautiful, soul baring voice was not what it used to be. I will always wonder what could have been after Bittersweet.
I think Beyonce low-key admired the talent of Blu Cantrell. Imitation is a form of flattery. It seemed like she personally liked Blu. Who would name their baby after someone who they didn't like?
Admitting that you would have no qualms messing with a man you know is in a relationship is trash af. I don’t care who you are. I do hope she’s doing well and makes a comeback, though.
Yeah but it doesnt help that there are females here or on social media pitting women against each other saying Beyoncè ordered the hit of aaliyah or behind other female singers being blackballed 😡 How do yall expect men to respect us I mean they're the ones that rule these industries. We as women need to stop this nonsense
@@Bountylicious I guess. But men do all of those things as well. And to be clear lol I’m not a woman hating man or anything. I loveeeeee men! Lol just pointing out the hypocrisy of it all
@@daneaspeaks6499 Lol I struggle to understand you because we all know that 99% of female artists thrive in being sex symbols for them to be successful in the music industry and don't they get away with that?
@@dustyroad678 that’s nothing to “get away with”. Both men and women are sex symbols so I’m not sure how that’s relevant to what I said. I’m specifically speaking about her being black balled because of a sexy photo. Also, I made it a point to say this happened “then” in the early 2000s when things were different than they are now.
Omg I had the biggest crush on her when I was 15! Blu Cantrell is so beautiful and she had such a beautiful voice! Her style was like an soul jazz singer I miss her music!
Being a black feminist is stupid. Beyonce can't be a feminist and be married. Yall black women need to grow up. That's why yall still keep getting played. Just like Biden and Harris played yall
@@MrBrannew20 you big dummy! You don’t know what feminism is. You can be a feminist and be married. Hell you can be a man and be a feminist too!! What does wanting equal opportunity for men and women have to do with being married??
@@MrBrannew20 being a blk woman and a feminist is downright stupid the white women included us in their cause because they were prohibited from doing certain thing and needed the numbers we were already working voting running our own business. Some of us are quick to join other ppl fights but you definitely dont see them showing up for ours fights and causes...equal rights for women ment equal rights for white women. In corporate it goes Wman Wwoman and then it's a toss up between blk men & women which ever one shuts up and do as they are told. harris and biden smh nothing to say
@@lonelyenchantress2172 He is, if you will. LA Reid worked under Clive Davis. Clive Davis was label head of Arista, but was ousted out in 2000 and LA Reid was promoted. So yea, they're cut from the same cloth.. 😈
This sucks. If a Black tail cover came out today, it would be celebrated- it would not have been a career ender. lol but coming for Beyonce would have.
So many artist when they leave that industry, seem to take a hard fall. One minute you’re everything to the world, the next , it’s almost as if nobody knows you. For people who chase fame , that can be quite crushing, specially when they leave without a penny from all the work.
She said she moved to London to get away from being a celebrity 24/7 but honestly if she was standing beside me right now I wouldn’t know who she was..even during the year of her one hit wonder
Finally some truth And that’s it Face like a dropped pie Like he’s been set on fire and put out with a bike chain Just saying Signed Becky With the thrush throat
If y'all really think that Beyoncé was the one who named Blue Ivy....no black woman in her right mind would ever name her child after one of her husband's exes. Jay can't fool me lol
you know Blue cantrell is her stage name not her real name. Blue ivy is named after a tree and beyonce and jay z favorite number. yall just say shit because a gossip blog says it. Beyonce has a documentary on why she picked the name blue ivy. If you had an ounce of sense you would do research why. Besides Blue cantrell and jay never dated so who cares.
I know some say Bey did that to Amerie but Bey worked with Rich Harrison on "crazy in love", before Amerie recorded "this one thing". In fact, Tony Braxton recorded her gogo style song "take this ring", prior to Amerie's "this one thing". It was Jlo that specifically tried to take "this one thing" from Amerie. This right here though I can't defend her team. Idk why it almost feels like they're obsessed with blu idk.
"I love girls, girls, girls. Girls I do adore!" Come on man.... Its well known that Jay-z is a sleezeball. Himself and Beyonce being together is like an arranged marriage because of their statuses within the industry. They need each other for the fame and fortune. Hence why they stayed together. It wouldn't surprise me if that away from the cameras they hardly touch each other and sleep in separate bedrooms etc.
I've worked in the music industry for over 25 years and got stung on a publishing company that even though they are no longer in existence, still collect on my royalties and I never see a penny of it. I know how that feels to get screwed over by corporate contracts.
Are you still in the industry or did you leave it alone ? All this shit I’m hearing about contracts of death and record labels doing people dirty I would never sign with any of them mfrs
@@missblak00 I do, but I don’t have a record label any more or have a publisher. I press my own albums and am registered with PRS in the UK so the money comes back to me directly . The only set back is that it’s hard to get recognition in the mainstream and you have to really work hard to do your own publicity. We've done pretty well so far as we have a lot of fans within our music genre, but it would be really nice to get a 'big break' even just for a year.
@@AlexysB so what if you won’t be recognized in the industry. Most people do music for love not for fame. Who care if people love you music or not; as long as you love it that counts.
@@olaibunkun7902 no need to get emotional we can simply agree to disagree. There’s songs on the B Day album that I feel has the similar aggressive vibes and energy of hit em style. I swear Beyoncé stans are up there with Swifties and Barbes when it comes to emotional behaviour.
👀 I was thinking the same thing when I look at her closely close up.... They seem to give a sort of creepy, glassy artificial look.... Real eyes don't look like that.....
This is why I side eye Beyonce all the time. She did all that just for Jay to continuously publicly embarrass her. And the crazy thing is they were not even married
She did all what? Blu came for Beyoncé unprovoked, all she does is mind her damn business. Then when people try her, she buries them. Blu got what she was looking for!
@Nina Razzo sure she was, then why would she choose to speak about her man? Why not speak up about the copying instead of going out of your way to be a bitch...? We know who won in the end career wise so, clearly she did the wrong thing...
Her eyes are not naturally blue!!!!. I remember befriended her in rehab and the first day she was there she had one brown eye and one blue and her hair was a mess..but she was a very sweet girl.. Very humble
Funny how his 1st daughter w/B, has the same name as hers.
Hmmmmm
Ikrrrrrr
JayZ named Blu Ivy after her 🤔
🙄🙄🙄🙄🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@Sisnana63 yep!
It's crazy how so many women were shamed for risqué pictures back then, and now everybody is showing everything except their tonsils 🥴. A lot of people were judged so harshly and their mental state paid the price. I hope she's well.
Girl they showin them tonsils too now😅🤣 They aint keeping nothing sacred! I wonder do women realize that ladies used to get paid for what they show for free? King magazine, Playboy, Maxim, Source magazine, music videos, Jet beauty of the week🤔Conservative is the new provocative😅 I get hollered at all day now, with no false lashes on, a grey sweater dress, and some low heeled booties😅
Exactly and it's STILL JUST A BODY Y'ALL 🙄, why is everybody always bugging about it? So stupid. Flesh and fat and muscle that's it, get over it...
They are showing their tonsils
@@Introvertsan
I guess you're right about that! 🤦🏾♀️
@@Simplythetruthfulone
Very true! Lol they done took all the value out of it lol smh
"Hit 'Em Up Style" is still a banger.
Yup!
While he was scheming
I was beamin' in the Beamer, just beamin'
Can't believe that I caught my man cheatin'
So I found another way to make him pay for it all🎶🎶 yesssssss
The REAL banger is that ICE, boo!! Loving that ring. And congratulations!! ❤❤❤
Still love it!!!
Where and when.......stop
Blu’s career should have lasted a lot longer. She has genuine talent.
Beyonce competition always seem to disappear 🤔
Beautiful voice,, but as soon as I heard "sister car accident" "by fluke chance met usher"
.. I was like 👎
1. She was an older artist that’s why there’s so much filter on her music videos. In her mid 30’s when she had her first hit song. 2. She was an alcoholic, seen drunk on stage numerous times. 3. Also a former prawn star & known 304 allegedly.
That’s why her career went nowhere, nothing to do with Bey who was an international mega star by the time Blu had her 1 & only hit song.
@@livelife5947 She was born in 76' she wasn't old in terms of being in the industry. Folks in their 20's and 30's was normal they started getting a lot of teens in the 90's, like Immature, Another Bad Creation, Tevin Campbell, Soul 4 Real, Subway, 702, Brandy, Monica, Usher, Bow Wow, etc. Then flooded in the 2010's
@@SacredDreamerwhy did that make you say thumbs down?
She has a very good voice. Amazing how the singers we’d love to hear have disappeared from the scene & the ones we’d love to have disappear won’t go away.
Say that!!! I can't stand most of these "singers" nowadays
FACTS
what you stated is "So True!"
Exactly
🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s funny how everybody who went against Beyoncé just disappeared off the scene 😩
Such is life ppl got to deal with it that’s the business of entertainment in music , sports , movie
Thats the illuminati for ya ass
The Hayz curse is real.
Kinda like it’s magick huh? 💅🏽
Exactly what I was thinking
Alot of artist have accused beyonce of copying them.
Dolly Parton as of recent.
My Momma told me where there’s smoke there’s fire.
All smart artists (Jay Z particularly) are playing the game they're taught by the execs... "Shut up, put out, layoff...repeat."
The dumb one's are in these videos, SMDH🙄😮💨😪
Because she has. Amarie... i think thats her name smh.
@@gingerespinoza5015 Dolly Parton literally asked beyonce to cover her song Jolene ...
Im trying to figure out why everyone becomes so defensive when someone mentions Jayz and his possible cheating. He did admit to cheating and has been linked to other women throughout the years. He’s not perfect and neither is their marriage. Y’all go harder for their marriage than your own smh Do better please
I must agree!!! They fight tooth and nail for Jay and Bey
It's called idolatry.
I love me some jay z, but even I can call bs on his actions. People hate when the facts are pushed in their face
💯💯💯
Lol facts.
Always get your own team of lawyers, accountants, agents, mentors, coaches, etc. Trust no one.
Yes very true, but most of these artists are broke when they start their career. So they won't have any money to pay those greedy lawyers.
Exactly
@China Right That all may be true, but it does not take away from the fact that many of their songs generate continuous royalty checks that they never see and record companies do, in fact, rob artists at times.
Agree!! Outside family & Friends lawyers!
@China Right absolutely
The beauty of her voice can’t be denied... I hope she’s given another chance to shine💜
Jay Z seemed to have his hands in a lot of female entertainers careers didn't he?
Basically taking the same casting couch playbook the industry moguls use. Sick and demonic fiends for flesh, them.
@Jessica Mcdaniels Yall put words into ppl mouth. Mya never said jay z expected her to sleep with him. yall just lie for no reason. Mya said jay z was upset because she wasnt excited about getting a feature from him. Basically that Jay z was feeling himself a little too much and expected her to stroke his ego. no where did she say or insinuate that jay z wanted to sleep with her. Yall make up lies and run with it.
@Jessica Mcdaniels 50 cent was the culprit. She said 50 cents name. She never once said name or that jay z tried to sleep with her or derail her career. If she was also such a classy gurl why would she do the song with someone who wants to sleep with her before they do the feature??? Y’all should use your sense sometimes.
@Jessica Mcdaniels and I’m talking to you with your damn lies. Y’all watch videos and make assumptions. That video she mentioned 50 cent. Nowhere did she say jay z name.
Don't forget his first child (that's not with B).. I'm sure it'll be in a tell all when Jay and B are well in their 80's and 90's..
Sounds like she was blackballed from the industry.....
Beyonce
@@justicemai1517 yes
Absolutely
Yep
Oh she was BlackBalled alright
That goes to show how much of an impression she left on JayZ he named his first child after her
Jayz never dated her lol she had crush on him
Hahahaha 😆
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😮 😂😂😂
@@bluedalia1114 so u just be saying shit on the internet huh? You truly don't know wtf you talking about. They dated before he met Beyonce. 🤡
I LOVE Blu's voice. Her runs and jazzy scats are epic. The similarities to Faith Evans was very weird to me at the time. But it's crazy how she fell off quicker than she blew up
Faith and Blu could pass for sisters.
I totally agree!!!!
Legit. She hit em up and was goneeeeeeee.
I speculate it's an extremely competitive field. She had the looks and pipes that gave her a foot in the business and even these two weren't enough to guarantee "more sales". She needed more money for more publicity/marketing (her nudes didn't count for much) and a boatload of luck probably.
@@KishorTwist Does having the looks always mean being light skin?
She is NOT crazy, they wanted to end her and shut her up and it worked.
Shut her up about what?
@@vss5383 I did watch the video. Now that I’ve answered your question, care to answer mine? “Shut her up” implies she was spilling information. I didn’t see that she was doing that. Feel free to clarify.
yeah i dont see nothing crazy about her....
She was in a shelter with me where I live in Rhode Island and let’s just say your wrong.. She is nuts and very vain.
@@kklafrance Being in the industry probably turned her nuts tbf. This is why I don't idolise these ppl. There's a lot of shady stuff that goes on in the industry. It's no wonder so many of them die from drug abuse.
I played her CD all the time. She has an amazing voice. I hope she continues to perform because that’s a voice that needs to be heard.
Me toooooo!!!!
Her "breakdown" was similar to Martin Lawrence. These companies really do try to kill their artists/actors off if they don't comply with them. The industry is wicked.
Facts
Martin's never been the same since. Don't know what goes on but I can notice a personality change
@@deja_ right... you notice how heavy he breathes and how much time goes in between his words. I hope Marty Mar ok🙏🏽
So scary
@Buttercupp nah they killed Dave. His own family have said they don’t know who this new dude is 🤖
Jayz’s name comes up A LOT when it comes to female “where are they now” documentaries.
#KarmaNeverForgets
Seems like any and everything was being done to make Beyoncé “Queen”🧐🤔
She named her daughter after Blu lol
Lmbo
Damn. That is so true.
Well jay z is responsible for a lot of people becoming superstars, not every is going to make it. Why blame Jay? Weird
She was never crazy. Martin , Mariah, Dave , Blu, Michael, Prince, Whitney and a few others were all labeled “crazy” after they told the EXACT truth about the industry. They never had a breakdown, they were exposing the truth about what ppl do for fame and what these demons want you to do to get to the top for certain things. JUST A SIDENOTE: I really feel like we’re gonna get something spilled on Jay and his ways and ykw as much as I love her , Beyoncé is gonna be brought to the table too. She been with him long enough to know the truth between them and their “business” but I don’t think Jay told EVERYTHING. Beyoncé was being a lil shady giving Blu a sign that Jay was hers and only hers only for it to come and bite her in the butt and get cheated on and humiliated publicly. JAY IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMMUNITY 🍆 . He was for everybody boo LMAO . Jay is her first experience so of course she gonna play her role and defend him . Jay and Bey definitely did some damage and played a dirty game for sure but it’s always best for things to happen naturally. I had a strong feeling about that for a few years….. we need to deal with Diddy first though lol
Um half of these people had mental breakdowns but okay
@@dasiareed2708you can bully s.o. into a mental breakdown - but never mind!
@@Cylance-ji9tn I’m aware but half of these people weren’t
Jay z was not her first experience, she dated other men before him.
It’s amazing how easy it is for y’all to vilify successful Black men you don’t know based off of stories you’ve heard that were never confirmed
She’s such a beautiful woman. I’m wondering if they made her wear blue contacts because of her stage name. In my opinion, they took away from her natural beauty.
I think they did. Her natural eye color is gray and really pretty.
The blue is a little scary tbh
She said Blue was her favorite color. She might have decided to wear blue contacts on her own. Looks like Beyonce copied a,lot of Blu Cantrell's style. Sort of like Nikki did Lil Kim.
@@nardinadeleon yeah the ones she chose in the thumbnail were a bit too bright for her and it looks very weird
@@cleothsongbird y'all goin give this Nicki & Kim bs a rest.
15 year old me was obsessed with her song 'Breath' featuring Sean Paul
Yassss...Breathe with Sean Paul was no joke. Hit em up style tends to get the most attention in her song catalog, but Breathe was a headbanger too. And that was me at my 20-year old stage.🤣🤣🤣 😆😆😄😄.
I loved Breathe,it was and still my Anthem Breathe!!!!!
Me to!
@@lionelandrewignatios8394 and you're still a dumbass
@@morena1022 I'm from the UK and breathe was a huge no. 1 hit back in the summer of 2003. It actually knocked beyonces crazy in love off number 1.
I hate when artist end up without what they earned! I hope she gets all that she deserves!
I can’t believe “Hit em up style” came out in 2001. Blue Cantrell’s story reminds me of Vanessa Williams when she lost the Miss America title because of racy pictures from her past. To many haters out there especially when it comes to money.
I don’t follow celebrities lives, but Beyoncé seems to be an insecure woman. All that glitters is not gold.
I hope all goes well for Blue Cantrell. And btw, we all look a whole lot different after 20 years if we can’t afford plastic surgery and lipo. 💯
Thank you for saying this!! The perfection she puts across is uncomfortable!
I remember that but she did better than that pageant. She was in a lot of movies.
100% , cheers
I thought it was because she got pregnant?
@DOODAH MANN such venom
La Reid = signing to the devil., when you’re singing any contracts have a lawyer, if you can’t afford one then can’t afford to sign.
That's another issue. The lawyers and these wolves are a pack.
Lawyers are paid to convince artists they're signing a good deal. Blu hired a lawyer too but still got robbed.
Same thing with Dave chappelle.
Exactly. I don't know why anybody would trust him or his ex-wife. I would never ever sign to LA Reid.
I think that's easy to say from the outside looking in and after hearing horror stories about it
How about doing you're own thing stop chasing fame
So many artist were naive and only looked at the material things that these labels flashed in their faces to distract them from all the legal wordings of contracts, especially if these artists go in alone to meet with those leeches!
Sad that she and many others had no one to guide them! It's even worse that many artists didn't read those contracts.
Karma is real for these crooks! I guarantee they had things happen to them for what they did to those artists.
This is why you gotta read those contracts. She signed her life away without her knowing
She was naive … not seasoned in the music industry.
@LAMAR-HOP7777wdym?
LA Raid did a lot of people wrong
Especially financial How he have some of the biggest stars of an era , and they’ve had to file numerous bankruptcies while under him 🤦🏾♀️😭
he along with many music execs, tale as old as time.
Just like his wife Perri Pebbles stole from TLC
That's why u make sure u hire a lawyer to read out the contract to u. And sometimes And if not, they Gon get the best of u.
He and his wife !!
There’s going to eventually be a documentary on Jay z and all the women that SUPPOSEDLY fell off that coincidentally had ties with him
And I can't wait! He's definitely not right at all...
I heard Jay had something to do with Mya's career going downhill after she refused to bow down to him.
Can’t wait for a juicey Jay z scandal 😩lol
@@karmamarie816 that's juicy! Didn't know about them...
He's too relevant for that. Maybe in 20 yrs or so
That is so CREEPY that Jay .Z., and Beyoncé named their daughter Blue Ivey!
VERY. Almost as if to torment Blu Cantrell to no end. So annoying and evil smh
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have done some dirty shit.
Marquel Brown probably? they BEEN sold their souls
Yall are so corny i swear LMFAO
Yes and I can't stand them.They're gatekeepers for white corporate AmeriKKKa
@@lilyofthevalley9853 Check the court docs. Y'all sleep.
yup just ask Cathy White...oops she's DEAD
Soooo, Kim kardashian can build a whole empire from releasing her own sex tape, but blu can't capitalize on her own pics that were released without her knowledge???
White privilege
That's Kim's only claim to fame. It's like famous porn stars. That's their area. Super head got famous off BS but again, it's her claim to fame. If Kim tries to step too far into anything outside of fashion & makeup, she's QUICKLY reminded of her beginnings & to stay in her place. Most major labels will be this way. Whatever the image they want to present is what they expect u to present. U deviate, they let u go
@@TheLeah2344 lol you are really dumb that doesnt have a thing to do with white privilege are you guys in America put every little thing about that subject you cant be serious lol laughable
Ray J don’t get any love? He helped. Hahaha
Privilege and having a good manager as their mom
She (Bey) copied Amerie’s sound as well and killed her career.
She sure did
Amerie sounds NOTHING like Beyoncé lmao
yeah she went and amerie's producer and just stole amerie whole entire career you aint lying about that
@@DANNYBLVCK Beyoncé was out way before Amerie so this was not even possible.
@@Random.338 yes it was..look up the video
Damn. I forgot all about her. "Hit 'Em Up Style" was the cut, back in the day.
Breathe was a another great hit too! With or without Sean Paul. 🙄
@@keith108871 with Sean Paul. I remember that 🎵 & its was the ✂️
Still in my playlist...and I bought the CD back then. Love her voice.💕
Beyoncé’s whole style is hi-jacked from others and blended into her “own”.
Sooooo Trueeeee
Blu NEVER hi jacked BEY BLU had her own style DOWN!
Beyounce also stole Amerie's style
Whatever... You are right only one of her... Who wants to be her anyways... She ie the one who is Jealous... If you follow & understand you'd see... Please... Respect the Opinion... Bye
@Abioye Bidziil Exactly.
Blu Cantrell now resemble Faith Evans. Its a shame that her career was cut short.
And on top of that she look like Faith dropped a song called Hitem Up Style 👿
👁 where besides skin color. Faith features are more on the black side. This lady looks like a white woman with a tan.
I thought the 2 , Are Cousins?
@@ShanBaby80 I don't know if they are related.
@@Th3lite I agree I don't see any resemblance at all. Blu looks like beyonces mother Tina
Breathe was a massive hit in the UK. #1 for 4 weeks. Shame she disappeared.
Ok , if someone named “tricky” wants to do business..... it’s kinda tricky .
Damn... she was so extremely talented. It's a shame how she got taken advantage of
She and Claudia Jordan really FAVOR to me.
She looks like faith evans to me 🤣
I agree she looks like claudia
I think her and Beyonce favor
More like Faith!
I remember when Blu came out & Faith said “she wasn’t bothered by the comparisons, bcz she remembered when everyone compared her to Mary J. Blige”....
@@NinaProv31 she looks more like beyonces mother Tina Knowles lawson
This just breaks my heart and motivates me even more to build an artist management brand that will keep artists from having to endure these types of things
Artist focus too much on being/getting fame. Very few ever learn about the industry. They could take a course on business contracts for instance.
@@123pb most time, true artists are focused on their craft, not necessarily fame and fortune. And it really kills me when folks say these artists don't know the industry, they should take courses in this that and the third....because for one, you're not going to know the industry until you're in it....secondly, alot of these artists come from extremely humble beginnings. Taking a class or whatever you say may not even be feasible or affordable. The blame needs to be placed where it should be....the crooks in the industry stealing from folks aint no different than someone going in a store and stealing something...folks just give the industry folks a pass though because of contracts and legalities....just because it's in a contract or legal though, doesn't mean it's morally right
When you describe your dad as a dead beat NBA player, you don't give AF.
Cynthia G was right!
Nobody bothered to find out the guys side of the story. Many of these women trick these guys into having children they did not want. Just because the child became famous later on does not negate the fact
he didnt give AF so why should she
I definitely believe Jay and bey was doing that on purpose lol they stepped on alot of ppl to get where they are
And someone gon' step on them too, very soon.
Life is a circle.
Yep
Jay and bey have done alot of damage and they are still worshiped and praised, smh. These two are hardly ever called out for what they do.
They used similar words in a song that doesn't sound nothing like hers and that is stepping on people? Okay.
Bey was just throwing shade to Blu letting her know that Jay was her man and Jay was confirming that as well to make Bey feel secure in the relationship...
I would love to see her make a comeback. What a voice!
When you get a notification from real Gossip everything else is put on the back burner. I loved hit em up🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😍😍😍 Mental health is such a serious issue praying for Blue
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pretty much that is the protocol! yeah its so strange though these celebs are always running in the streets yelling someone is after them. like one case of it would be like erm ok its them but its been so many/more than one its definitely hellyweird!
So gaining weight makes people question one's mental health. Even though mental
health is a serious issue, maybe blue is just enjoying her freedom and is doing things that she couldn't do as a celeb on spotlight
Clearly the industry is the devils playground
Blu Cantrell is the real deal!! Wonderful singer who can really sang, not scream to get a note out or heard. I'm sure she was excited to have her name passed onto a child. It speaks highly, of how people admire her!! 🥰😊♥️
One of my favorite singer she’s so underrated and her vocals were untouchable
Now girl .....untouchable?
@@MrXierre yes girl her vocals is one of the underrated that we don’t mention
I agree💯💯💯 untouchable if she would’ve kept going she would be a major threat!
I clicked so fast like yea what happened 🤦🏽♀️😂😂
😂😂✌🏾✌🏾! Me too lol
Me too 😍
Same..
I never knew her
Even tho I'm not a fan of her music, I HAD to see what happened... SMH...I'm so nosy🤦
I wish her nothing but the best in every way. She has real talent and always will. I love Hit 'Em up Style, but my absolute favorite is Risk it All.
we love Blu Cantrell and we pray for her and we hope that she comes back bigger and stronger than ever God bless no one's perfect we all have a story 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
We agree. We believe. We receive. Amen 🙏🏾
She had one of the most magnificence voices, which sadly was overlooked by most. I will always be a fan of hers, because of how connected I felt to her music and voice. I saw Blu performance in Scotland in 2020, and I too was shocked by her weight gain, but I was more shocked that her beautiful, soul baring voice was not what it used to be. I will always wonder what could have been after Bittersweet.
I think Beyonce low-key admired the talent of Blu Cantrell. Imitation is a form of flattery. It seemed like she personally liked Blu. Who would name their baby after someone who they didn't like?
So who did Jay & Bey pay to spin that story to say Blu wasn't dating him or he was cheating with her...from my memory they were dating before Bey
They made sure she got paid to leave the country lol
Yeah they were dating not sure when the story changed
Exactly. Jay and Bey are some sick twisted people.
That’s what I thought. I thought Blu was first.
She reminds me of Faith Evans ❤
Agreed💯
Why they had her doing the backup vocals.
She really does have that vibe going on. 😊 I agree.
I thought that too
She does
Admitting that you would have no qualms messing with a man you know is in a relationship is trash af. I don’t care who you are. I do hope she’s doing well and makes a comeback, though.
Exactly, that was very tacky.
Agreed. That's where she messed up and the subliminal messages and black balling really started for her. She should've kept that to herself.
Yeah she's gritty AF.
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
Would rather gain the world and lose my soul tbh
That right there
That’s crazy. Men can literally do anything as artists lol but women then were judged for anything.....
Yeah but it doesnt help that there are females here or on social media pitting women against each other saying Beyoncè ordered the hit of aaliyah or behind other female singers being blackballed 😡 How do yall expect men to respect us I mean they're the ones that rule these industries. We as women need to stop this nonsense
@@Bountylicious I guess. But men do all of those things as well. And to be clear lol I’m not a woman hating man or anything. I loveeeeee men! Lol just pointing out the hypocrisy of it all
@@daneaspeaks6499 Lol I struggle to understand you because we all know that 99% of female artists thrive in being sex symbols for them to be successful in the music industry and don't they get away with that?
@@dustyroad678 that’s nothing to “get away with”. Both men and women are sex symbols so I’m not sure how that’s relevant to what I said. I’m specifically speaking about her being black balled because of a sexy photo. Also, I made it a point to say this happened “then” in the early 2000s when things were different than they are now.
It is what it is men rule the world
Omg I had the biggest crush on her when I was 15! Blu Cantrell is so beautiful and she had such a beautiful voice! Her style was like an soul jazz singer I miss her music!
Rumors involving Bey seems to ruin everyone but her. I think it’s messed how she’s a feminist but never speaks up for other black women
Being a black feminist is stupid. Beyonce can't be a feminist and be married. Yall black women need to grow up. That's why yall still keep getting played. Just like Biden and Harris played yall
Beyoncé doesn’t do drama or mess.
@@MrBrannew20 you big dummy! You don’t know what feminism is. You can be a feminist and be married. Hell you can be a man and be a feminist too!! What does wanting equal opportunity for men and women have to do with being married??
@@MrBrannew20 being a blk woman and a feminist is downright stupid the white women included us in their cause because they were prohibited from doing certain thing and needed the numbers we were already working voting running our own business. Some of us are quick to join other ppl fights but you definitely dont see them showing up for ours fights and causes...equal rights for women ment equal rights for white women. In corporate it goes Wman Wwoman and then it's a toss up between blk men & women which ever one shuts up and do as they are told. harris and biden smh nothing to say
@@OJennifer13 THANK YOU!! What a fool!! Smdh
What's crazy is Blacktails looks like the damn school book compared to what you see on Instagram.. My my my times have changed
That's exactly what I was thinking.
revisiting some of these vids. @RRG you are all always on point and thorough. very refreshing respect.
La Reid and all these shady deals chile 👀
He's like a black Clive Davis..👿📝
Yes!!! We know how he does 👀👀
@@lonelyenchantress2172 He is, if you will. LA Reid worked under Clive Davis. Clive Davis was label head of Arista, but was ousted out in 2000 and LA Reid was promoted. So yea, they're cut from the same cloth.. 😈
His ex wife too
This sucks. If a Black tail cover came out today, it would be celebrated- it would not have been a career ender. lol but coming for Beyonce would have.
Jayz is still obsessed with blu thats why he picked bey and named his first born blu
Met Blu at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills back in the early/mid 2000s- real cool, classy lady!
Rumor has it that Jay-z was in love with her
She's a beautiful!
So much more attractive than Beyoncé 👌🏻
@@elseabe6561 oh please. Really pushing it.
@@elseabe6561 I think so too!
Rumor has it your correct. And why so many black entertainers end up screaming in the street. Thier tryna kill me???
@@elseabe6561 stop doing cocaine
So many artist when they leave that industry, seem to take a hard fall. One minute you’re everything to the world, the next , it’s almost as if nobody knows you. For people who chase fame , that can be quite crushing, specially when they leave without a penny from all the work.
she was Becky with the good hair. J definitely has a type or either she was the prototype....
I agree
Man Blu Cantrell is MY GIRL!!!! She’s soooo criminally underrated!!!
Now she is just a sad pathetic junkie
Yes indeed, amazing voice
@@cbritt7637 so is your mother
No doubt sooo underrated and unsung!!!!
She said she moved to London to get away from being a celebrity 24/7 but honestly if she was standing beside me right now I wouldn’t know who she was..even during the year of her one hit wonder
I’ve always loved her voice. It’s absurd that those photos had such a major impact on her career, ridiculous.
Wow...she looks so different now, I wish her well!
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Ikr... 🙁
Jay z must have an awesome personality as hes having all these women coz hes not the best looker is he
Money and power*
"No such thing as an ugly Billionaire" lol
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Finally some truth
And that’s it
Face like a dropped pie
Like he’s been set on fire and put out with a bike chain
Just saying
Signed Becky
With the thrush throat
@@mattb7373 jayz isn't the best rapper is he, he might be a good music producer maybe a decent song writer but his rapping is crap
I am a BIG Blu Cantrell fan and I wish her only the best.
Not too late to show this lost lady some love. She was her authentic self. The world sees no value in that.❤️✨✨✨
Stay strong blu👍👍👍👍👍👍
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I love you Blu! I was a youth when I heard your song “Hit em up style”, and bought “So Blu”. Can’t wait to hear more from you Queen! 💙💙💙
She's extremely beautiful without those blue eyes..
She's a self loathing mixed race. She wished for her mum's eyes
What’s wrong with the blue eyes?
@@jakestroll6518 stfu
Contact lenses does that.
I agree she’s trying to look white like lil Kim I think she’s beautiful in hit em up
I’ve always thought she had a similar sound to Faith Evans.❤️
Im praying for her 🙏 she's so talented and deserves more 💙
If y'all really think that Beyoncé was the one who named Blue Ivy....no black woman in her right mind would ever name her child after one of her husband's exes. Jay can't fool me lol
"Honeyyyyyy" in my Lovelyti voice... who you tellin... but how she was ok with that name, is the question🤔🤔🤔....
Jay has a thing for blue like #4
you know Blue cantrell is her stage name not her real name. Blue ivy is named after a tree and beyonce and jay z favorite number. yall just say shit because a gossip blog says it. Beyonce has a documentary on why she picked the name blue ivy. If you had an ounce of sense you would do research why. Besides Blue cantrell and jay never dated so who cares.
@@nenep1872 I love Lovelyti!
Lol oh y did youuuuuu
It’s crazy how these record labels do these artists . Grammy nominations, hit singles and have nothing to show for it. That’s crazy
I want a what happened to Kat Deluna next
Who??
@@johnsoncarter104 ""Wind up Wind up Wind up..oh yeahhhhhh"""
Are we just going to ignore that Beyonce is always taking ppls. Ideas and music. This is the 3rd or 4th time I have heard this from different artists!
@Essential Oils How do you exactly ‘steal’ a producer? yall are deadass crazy lmfao
@@lilyofthevalley9853 not producers we are talking about songs. That she slaps her name on and dont pay for it.
Same thought! I was just going to post that. I just saw how she did Des’ree even shadier 👎
I know some say Bey did that to Amerie but Bey worked with Rich Harrison on "crazy in love", before Amerie recorded "this one thing". In fact, Tony Braxton recorded her gogo style song "take this ring", prior to Amerie's "this one thing". It was Jlo that specifically tried to take "this one thing" from Amerie. This right here though I can't defend her team. Idk why it almost feels like they're obsessed with blu idk.
If so. She does it very good.
I needed something new to watch.
That picture of Myá is so pretty.
"I love girls, girls, girls. Girls I do adore!"
Come on man.... Its well known that Jay-z is a sleezeball. Himself and Beyonce being together is like an arranged marriage because of their statuses within the industry. They need each other for the fame and fortune. Hence why they stayed together. It wouldn't surprise me if that away from the cameras they hardly touch each other and sleep in separate bedrooms etc.
I've worked in the music industry for over 25 years and got stung on a publishing company that even though they are no longer in existence, still collect on my royalties and I never see a penny of it. I know how that feels to get screwed over by corporate contracts.
Are you still in the industry or did you leave it alone ? All this shit I’m hearing about contracts of death and record labels doing people dirty I would never sign with any of them mfrs
@@missblak00 I do, but I don’t have a record label any more or have a publisher. I press my own albums and am registered with PRS in the UK so the money comes back to me directly . The only set back is that it’s hard to get recognition in the mainstream and you have to really work hard to do your own publicity. We've done pretty well so far as we have a lot of fans within our music genre, but it would be really nice to get a 'big break' even just for a year.
@@AlexysB thanks for the feedback 💯💪🏽
@@missblak00 Just make sure you have a good lawyer who has your back.
@@AlexysB so what if you won’t be recognized in the industry. Most people do music for love not for fame. Who care if people love you music or not; as long as you love it that counts.
The similarities in her and Beyonce's songs were interesting.
Jay has a Type.
That shit was a reach. Using the word "breathe". Really?!
@@lekhayes13 what about hit em up style
@@M360-w6o what song was similar. Beyonce does not have a single song similar to hit em style or breathe. The delusions
@@olaibunkun7902 no need to get emotional we can simply agree to disagree. There’s songs on the B Day album that I feel has the similar aggressive vibes and energy of hit em style. I swear Beyoncé stans are up there with Swifties and Barbes when it comes to emotional behaviour.
Blu could sing Beyonce under the rug over and over. I was thinking about her recently. Her voice is amazing 👌🏽💖
This is such a shady world we live in. People will never treat you right at a record label they always take sides
I was today years old when I realized her eyes are contact lenses 😳
👀 I was thinking the same thing when I look at her closely close up.... They seem to give a sort of creepy, glassy artificial look.... Real eyes don't look like that.....
@@theresaaubry2481 The permanently dilated pupils are a huge giveaway.
I didn’t even notice 🙈
Same.
Say what?? They're not her natural eye color?? I really thought they were, but it looked pretty good on her tho!
That one song hit em up style was a masterpiece.
still is in 2024!
Wow I guess the rumors of beyonce and jay z taking advantage of black artists is true
This is a sad story of a legendary artist. She's still beautifully talented. Bless her
Folks just use the word 'legendary' for everybody🙄
She would have been legendary if the industry didn't fuck her over
Jay and Bey better enjoy this life in this form now(and they are, lol). But in the next, they better hope they don't reap what they have sown.🤔
Breathe is on my top ten play list, Shame Blu cannot catch a break in her professional career and love life, l wish her the best in 2021👍👍🇬🇧
I remember Breathe being a big song when I lived in 🇬🇧 at the time.
@@zzizahacallar love it to this day, Blu was definitely underrated
This is why I side eye Beyonce all the time. She did all that just for Jay to continuously publicly embarrass her. And the crazy thing is they were not even married
Who wasn’t married when????🤭
She did all what? Blu came for Beyoncé unprovoked, all she does is mind her damn business. Then when people try her, she buries them. Blu got what she was looking for!
@@marthal8862 Oh please get off of Beyonce's nuts. She a wolf too.
Beyoncé is dead in the eyes! She has had very sad eyes for the past couple of years! Sis is not happy at all but she is good at pretending
@Nina Razzo sure she was, then why would she choose to speak about her man? Why not speak up about the copying instead of going out of your way to be a bitch...? We know who won in the end career wise so, clearly she did the wrong thing...
I always had an issue with Jay and Bey naming their child Blu due to his history. It’s sick.
People make me mad was she bad on stage or is it about her looks?. People act like women not allowed to gain weight
They do. I gained weight and folks acted like something was wrong. 🙄 Bad enough I was adjusting to the changes. I wish her well.
I always thought her eyes were really blue, now seeing them close up clearly not
I feel cheated
right
They are naturally grey. So honestly not that different.
wait a minute, am i missing something? they are blue.
Her eyes are not naturally blue!!!!. I remember befriended her in rehab and the first day she was there she had one brown eye and one blue and her hair was a mess..but she was a very sweet girl.. Very humble
It's nice to know that what goes around comes around jz and Beyonce better enjoy themselves cause when it rains it pours
Her “breakdown” sounds a lot like Martin Lawrence’s “breakdown”! 🤔🧐🤨
Very similar!
I thought the same damn thing. Smh
MK Ultra gone wrong.
Same thing I thought...
Right