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Sexyy Red tried to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on MLK Day. It did not work out. The rapper decided to share an AI-generated photo of her and the Civil Rights leader in a club setting. Needless to say the King family was not pleased. Dr. Bernice King, MLK's youngest daughter, reached out to Sexyy Red via social media and blasted her for her decision. She dubbed the photo "distasteful," and demanded it be taken down. Red, to her credit, did exactly that and issued an apology.
Dr. Bernice King made it clear that she was offended by Sexyy Red's Twitter antics. "This is intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful," she wrote. To my family and my father." She also claimed that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was not around to defend himself because he put his life on the line to improve living conditions for people like Sexyy Red. The rapper got the message, and deleted the AI-generated post. She then quote tweeted Bernice King's post and made it clear she was in the wrong. "You ain’t wrong, never meant to disrespect your family my apologies," the rapper wrote.
Sexyy Red also stated that she did not intend to offend, and that she didn't create the image in question. "Just reposted something I saw that I thought was innocent," she added. The superstar rapper has had plenty of controversies in the past, ranging from her lyrical content to her endorsement of Donald Trump during a 2024 podcast appearance. More recently, however, Red has tried to place the focus back on her music. The rapper drew attention for another social media exchange on Tuesday, but in a positive light.
Bruno Mars voiced his desire to make a "strip club anthem" with Sexyy Red via Instagram. "I'm headed to the studio right now to make a strip club anthem so I can celebrate and properly act up this weekend," he wrote. "Someone please help me get in touch with Sexyy Red." The rapper immediately @'d Bruno Mars on Twitter, and he got back to her. It sounds like these two superstars are going to be linking up for a new song sooner rather than later.
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A$AP Rocky has revealed that it took years of persistence before Tim Burton agreed to create the cover artwork for his upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb. The rapper reflected on how the unlikely collaboration finally came together during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday.
Going into detail about the process, Rocky confessed that he “basically had to stalk and harass him for a few years” before things clicked. He explained, “I reached out and told him I would love to hang out, play him some vibes and just connect. I ended up going to Malibu while he was on a break, and he was feeling it. I played him an early version of the album and he really liked it. That’s when I asked, ‘Do you think you might want to do the illustration for this?’ He was open to it, but then suddenly he had Wednesday and Beetlejuice 2 going on. I realized this was going to take a lot longer than I thought.”
A$AP Rocky went on to describe a moment that really stuck with him during that visit. “While I was there, I noticed a sketch sitting on the table and asked if he drew it,” he said. “He told me that every morning he and his daughter work on drawings together. He starts one, then she comes in and finishes it or changes it. It’s something they practice daily. I saw it as their bond, and to me, that felt priceless.”
On Tuesday, A$AP Rocky also released a double music video for his tracks “WHISKEY” and “BLACK DEMARCO.” Tim Burton appears in the visual and contributed multiple illustrations that tie into the project.
Alongside the release of the “WHISKEY” and “BLACK DEMARCO” video, Rocky officially unveiled the Don’t Be Dumb World Tour. The run will include 42 dates across North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom, with shows scheduled throughout 2026.
