<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="14223780" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="coi-leray" source="Orion">Coi Leray</keyword>'s song "TWINNEM" is one of the most popular tracks on <keyword id="11894125" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tiktok" source="Orion">TikTok</keyword>.</li></ul><ul class="summary-list"><li>The rapper told Insider that she doesn't feel pressure, however, to make another hit that goes viral. </li></ul><ul class="summary-list"></ul><p>Even though she's amassed more than 10 million followers on TikTok in part due to her viral song, "TWINNEM," rapper Coi Leray told Insider that she does not feel the music industry's pressure to have her music go viral on the social media platform.</p><p>"I'm just naturally viral and I feel like I always go viral," said Leray during an interview earlier this month at <a href="https://www.insider.com/asap-ferg-begs-crowd-to-move-back-at-gov-ball-2022-6">Governors Ball Music Festival</a> in New York where she was a performer. "It's very different."  </p><p>Leray's 2021 song, "TWINNEM," went viral on the platform last year, and was a popular song choice on other social media platforms, such as Instagram, as well. </p><p>Still, the 25-year-old rapper, born Coi Leray Collins, has been a burgeoning fixture in hip-hop long before she signed to Republic Records in 2019 thanks to her father, rapper and <a href="https://www.insider.com/love-and-hip-hop-then-and-now-2018-10">"Love and Hip Hop Atlanta" star Benzino</a>.</p><p>Coi Leray joins other music artists, who have been talking about industry pressures to go viral on social media in recent years. </p><p>Halsey, <a href="https://www.insider.com/governors-ball-best-dressed-people-photos-2022-6">one of the festival's headliners</a>, said their label prevented them from releasing new music without a TikTok-friendly marketing plan attached.</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@halsey/video/7100595685912775979?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">They wrote in a May post on TikTok</a> that although they've "been in this industry for eight years and ... sold over 165 million records" their record company said they "can't release" a new song "unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok."</p>

Coi Leray says she doesn't feel the same pressures to go viral on TikTok as other artists

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Latto told Insider that women are dominating the rap game right now because of their "unapologetic energy."</li><li>On Monday, the rapper scored her first ever No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Seven."</li></ul><p>Latto told Insider that she believes women are dominating the rap game right now because of their "unapologetic energy."</p><p>On Monday, Latto <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/jung-kook-latto-seven-number-one-debut-hot-100-jason-aldean-1235377400/">scored</a> her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Seven" — <a href="https://www.insider.com/latto-lot-of-people-prove-wrong-after-the-rap-game-2023-7">her collaboration with BTS singer Jungkook on his debut solo single.</a> The song has already been streamed over 100 million times on Spotify since its release on July 14.</p><p>"There are so many females that are flourishing right now and it's very raw, uncut, authentic, like a take-me-for-who-I-am type of energy," the rapper, who recently partnered with Wingstop for a new, limited edition meal, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu17BZTLFSB/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">the Latto Meal</a> — which contains 21 wings, fries, and two dips — said in an interview last week.</p><p>Ice Spice, Coi Leray, Nicki Minaj, and now Latto herself have all scored top 10 hits on the Hot 100 since the turn of the year.</p><p>Coi Leray, Minaj, and Latto also enjoyed top 10 hits in 2022, as did Doja Cat, Lizzo, GloRilla, and Cardi B.</p><p>Latto added that she thinks people "just respect the authenticity" of the current crop of female rappers.</p><p>"Southern female rap, especially, has a strong presence right now," she said. "There are so many women from the South taking over and just being unapologetically themselves."</p><p>Asked why she thinks female rappers are now able to be so "unapologetic," the 24-year-old star, who last month won the award for best female hip-hop artist at the 2023 BET Awards, credited the like of Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott.</p><p>"I think the women who came before us kind of just set the tone and opened the doors and now we just kicking them down," she said.</p>  <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QU9c0053UAU" frameborder="0"></iframe>  <p>Latto first rose to prominence in 2016 after she <a href="https://www.insider.com/latto-says-her-mystery-boyfriend-pays-all-her-bills-2023-2">won the inaugural season of Jermaine Dupri's now-defunct talent show, "The Rap Game."</a></p><p>After turning down a record deal with Dupri's So So Def label, the rapper signed with RCA Records in 2020 and has since released two studio albums, the latest of which, "777," peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and included the smash hit "Big Energy."</p><p>Latto's new collaboration with Jungkook is her biggest hit to date and sees her join an exclusive group of female rappers, <a href="https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10">including Megan Thee Stallion,</a> Cardi B, and Missy Elliott, to have scored No. 1 hits on the Hot 100.</p><p>Speaking to Insider about how her collaboration with Jungkook came about, Latto said the K-pop star "single-handedly chose" her for the record.</p><p>"As soon as I heard it, I was like, 'Oh my gosh, this is outta here. What can I add?' I was literally like, 'What can I add? It's already a hit.' But, yeah, I did my little thing," she said.</p><p>"He was so nice and very genuine and humble," she added of Jungkook, 25. "The whole experience has been very fun. His fan base, oh my gosh, they really are an army."</p>

Latto, who just scored her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, shares why she thinks women are dominating rap right now: 'It's this unapologetic energy'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Madeleine White shared a TikTok cutting a $2,100 Prada jumpsuit to create a Milan Fashion Week look.</li><li>White wore the three-piece DIY set to the Prada fashion show that same day.</li></ul><p>Model and influencer Madeleine White <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@madeleine_white/video/7203390638623083818" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a TikTok</a> of herself taking scissors to a <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?postID=63fce5412001444c4d205e04&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prada.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fwomen%2Fready_to_wear%2Fjumpsuits%2Fproducts.Stretch_poplin_jumpsuit.P209HT_129X_F0112_S_231.html%3Futm_campaign%3DGoogleShopping_US%26utm_medium%3DCPC%26utm_source%3DGoogle%26utm_content%3DPMax%26s_kwcid%3DAL%218549%213%21%21%21%21x%21%21%26gclid%3DCjwKCAiAxvGfBhB-EiwAMPakqoer_cInxkFI7TjSCbcPeQn9D4GLu-zGOggDCs04BmI1AKJPs8VvmxoCD8sQAvD_BwE%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds">$2,100 Prada jumpsuit</a> to create her Milan Fashion Week look.</p><p>Posted Thursday, the TikTok has garnered over 3 million views as of Monday — and has received mixed reviews from social media users.</p><p>White began the TikTok trying on the Prada jumpsuit, describing it as "chic" and "utilitarian." In the next shot, White shows off her scissors, declaring "I think we need to make it a little more me." </p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@madeleine_white/video/7203390638623083818" data-video-id="7203390638623083818" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@madeleine_white" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@madeleine_white?refer=embed">@madeleine_white</a> Playing it safe was not on the agenda for @prada day  <a title="grwm" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/grwm?refer=embed">#grwm</a> <a title="ootd" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ootd?refer=embed">#ootd</a> <a title="diyfashion" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/diyfashion?refer=embed">#diyfashion</a> <a title="milanfashionweek" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/milanfashionweek?refer=embed">#milanfashionweek</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Players - Coi Leray" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Players-7169336299524982786?refer=embed">♬ Players - Coi Leray</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>White's TikTok account, which has 4 million followers as of Monday, consists mostly of White's "outfit of the day" and "get ready with me" videos. The 27-year-old Los Angeles-based influencer began making TikToks during the pandemic, <a href="https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/maddie-white-tiktok-fashion-influencer-interview-1235142764/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to WWD magazine.</a></p><p>In Thursday's video, White cut the top of the jumpsuit first, creating a long-sleeve crop top. Then, she cut off the jumpsuit's legs to create a miniskirt.</p><p>White then holds the legs of the Prada jumpsuit to the camera as she explains how they'll be incorporated into the final look. "Because we don't waste in this house, we're gonna use these as legwarmers," White said.</p><p>She finished the ensemble with a Prada belt and a Prada bra under the crop top. To accessorize, White added two Prada hair clips and a white flower pin from the fashion house's show invitation. </p><p>In the comments section, White clarified that she paid for the jumpsuit herself, and that it wasn't sent to her from Prada. </p><div type="image" title="Madeleine White attends Prada Fall/Winter 2023 Womenswear Fashion Show on February 23, 2023 in Milan, Italy." height="5084" width="3390" msid="98286265" hostid="261" sizebytes="817020"></div><p>TikTok users weighed in on the DIY look in the over 850 comments, as of Monday. One user commented, "Most expensive 5 minute crafts ever," to which White replied, "Hahahahahha 100%." </p><p>Some commenters thought she "slayed" the final product, but admitted that they were scared by the cutting process. </p><p>Other social media users weren't as thrilled with the slashed Prada look. "I am mortified….." one user wrote. </p><p>"I'm mad cause she didn't need to cut it up to make it more chic and wearable," <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/universalxright/status/1630015817898242050" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one Twitter user</a> reacted. </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBGSvFrSgU/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White took to Instagram</a> on Friday to share photos of the final look, with the caption, "<a href="https://www.instagram.com/prada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@prada</a> .. with a little shaping ✂️." The post has garnered almost 130,000 likes and over 250 comments at the time of publication.</p><p>The fashion house's Fall/Winter Womenswear Fashion Show was filled with preppy collars, blazers, and trousers. The guest list included other content creators, like lifestyle guru <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?postID=63fce5412001444c4d205e04&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettyimages.com%2Fdetail%2Fnews-photo%2Faimee-song-wears-a-white-pearls-necklace-a-pale-blue-tank-news-photo%2F1469081965%3Fphrase%3Dprada%2520milan%2520fashion%2520week%26adppopup%3Dtrue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aimee Song</a> and beauty influencer <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?postID=63fce5412001444c4d205e04&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettyimages.com%2Fdetail%2Fnews-photo%2Fnathalie-fanj-wears-a-black-dress-bag-and-white-sandals-news-photo%2F1469019433%3Fphrase%3Dprada%2520milan%2520fashion%2520week%26adppopup%3Dtrue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nathalie Fanj.</a> Actors <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?postID=63fce5412001444c4d205e04&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettyimages.com%2Fdetail%2Fnews-photo%2Fmaya-hawke-attends-prada-fall-winter-2023-womenswear-news-photo%2F1468918329%3Fphrase%3Dmaya%2520hawke%2520milan%2520fashion%2520week%26adppopup%3Dtrue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maya Hawke</a> and <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?postID=63fce5412001444c4d205e04&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettyimages.com%2Fdetail%2Fnews-photo%2Femma-roberts-attends-prada-fall-winter-2023-womenswear-news-photo%2F1468919236%3Fphrase%3Demma%2520roberts%2520milan%2520fashion%2520week%26adppopup%3Dtrue">Emma Roberts</a> were also in attendance.  </p><p>Prada did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. </p>

A model went viral on TikTok for cutting up a $2,100 Prada jumpsuit and turning it into a skirt, top, and legwarmers

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Students at Dream Catchers Academy went viral for recreating Rihanna's iconic Super Bowl halftime choreography.</li><li>The all-girls school integrates creative arts, like dance, to build leadership skills.</li></ul><p>Students at Dream Catchers Academy are going viral for their perfect execution of Rihanna's Super Bowl dance. In less than 24 hours, it's generated 5.4 million views.</p><p>On <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7208644553652423941?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 9</a>, more than a dozen girls participated in the TikTok that was coordinated and shared by the school. Dream Catchers Academy is a nonprofit that provides food, shelter, and access to the arts to orphaned and disadvantaged girls in Nigeria. The academy, based in Ikorodu, Lagos, uses "dance, drama, music, visual arts, and leadership skills," to encourage girls to stay in school and pursue a "purposeful life," states its <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=0734941f12f5af24f64df76d22c3f58edbcd1b67062b151fa7339302c2df4a6c&amp;postID=640b70b73295307f211f83e0&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fdream-catchers-academy%2F%3ForiginalSubdomain%3Dng" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">LinkedIn bio</a>. </p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7208644553652423941" data-video-id="7208644553652423941" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@dreamcatchersda" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda?refer=embed">@dreamcatchersda</a> Hitting this African style  <a title="girlsoftiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/girlsoftiktok?refer=embed">#girlsoftiktok</a> <a title="dreamcatchersacademy" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dreamcatchersacademy?refer=embed">#dreamcatchersacademy</a> <a title="rudeboy" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rudeboy?refer=embed">#rudeboy</a> <a title="superbowl2023" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/superbowl2023?refer=embed">#superbowl2023</a> <a title="rihannasuperbowl" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rihannasuperbowl?refer=embed">#rihannasuperbowl</a> <a title="rihannanavy" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rihannanavy?refer=embed">#rihannanavy</a> <a title="rihannahalftimeshow" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rihannahalftimeshow?refer=embed">#rihannahalftimeshow</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - officialroyalfamilydancecrew" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7200216415759108866?refer=embed">♬ original sound - officialroyalfamilydancecrew</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>Viewers were astonished at the girls' skill and precision — and how it took very little production value to captivate so many people. "Budget: $0, Talent: 1000%," one top comment reads.</p><p>Some commenters even encouraged the nine-time Grammy-award-winning artist to hire the group for upcoming performances. </p><p>From <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7202624468169018629?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 21</a> onwards, the account has posted multiple Rihanna Super Bowl 2023 recreations as part of the app's #rihannachallenge — a trend that encouraged users to put their own spin on <a href="https://www.insider.com/super-bowl-backup-dancer-didnt-know-rihanna-pregnant-2023-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the "marshmallow" choreography that instantaneously went viral.</a></p><p>The school's TikTok account is full of joyful and talented dance numbers, from celebratory <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7202715966562700549?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Afrodance</a> to pop culture-trending choreography. It's also posted vignettes of what life is like for girls at the school, like <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7205747856764849414?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dance and musical rehearsals</a> to <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7197756613510319366?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lunch preparation</a>. A <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7195846305820822789?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 3 TikTok</a> shows "how we get ready for school on Fridays" as the girls in uniform are seen dancing in tandem to the TikTok-famous song "Players" by Coi Leray.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7206079413287537925" data-video-id="7206079413287537925" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@dreamcatchersda" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda?refer=embed">@dreamcatchersda</a> Replying to @REAGAN another one  <a title="rihannamarshmellow" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rihannamarshmellow?refer=embed">#rihannamarshmellow</a> <a title="applemusichalftime" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/applemusichalftime?refer=embed">#applemusichalftime</a> <a title="superbowl2023" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/superbowl2023?refer=embed">#superbowl2023</a> <a title="duet" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/duet?refer=embed">#Duet</a> <a title="rihannafenty" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rihannafenty?refer=embed">#rihannafenty</a> <a title="rihannanavy" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rihannanavy?refer=embed">#rihannanavy</a> <a title="afrodance" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/afrodance?refer=embed">#afrodance</a> <a title="fypシ" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed">#fypシ</a> <a title="royalfamilydancecrew" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/royalfamilydancecrew?refer=embed">#royalfamilydancecrew</a> <a title="rihannachallenge" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rihannachallenge?refer=embed">#rihannachallenge</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ sonido original - Rihanna_Navy98" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/sonido-original-7199779666156145413?refer=embed">♬ sonido original - Rihanna_Navy98</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>It's not the first time the school has plucked material out of the zeitgeist and made it its own; In a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7200027156607487238?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 14 TikTok</a>, the group riffs on the Spanish hit series "Money Heist" with masks and their own choreography. </p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda/video/7200027156607487238" data-video-id="7200027156607487238" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@dreamcatchersda" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda?refer=embed">@dreamcatchersda</a> Call it an Amapiano Heist !!! -  <a title="amapianodance" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/amapianodance?refer=embed">#amapianodance</a> <a title="amapianovibes" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/amapianovibes?refer=embed">#amapianovibes</a> <a title="yahyahyah" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/yahyahyah?refer=embed">#yahyahyah</a> <a title="moneyheist" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/moneyheist?refer=embed">#moneyheist</a> <a title="february14th" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/february14th?refer=embed">#february14th</a> <a title="valentinesday" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/valentinesday?refer=embed">#valentinesday</a> <a title="southafricatiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/southafricatiktok?refer=embed">#southafricatiktok</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Justin99" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7192942642735434501?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Justin99</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>The academy, which currently has <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamcatchersda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">339,000 followers on TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dreamcatchersda/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">309,000 on Instagram</a>, also has a link in its social media profiles for the <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/dream-catchers-home-for-100-girls?utm_source=widget&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">academy's GoFundMe for donations</a>.</p><p>"An art-based education teaches students that there are multiple approaches to solving problems," the GoFundMe campaign description <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/dream-catchers-home-for-100-girls?utm_source=widget&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reads</a>. "Art is our way of keeping our dreams and hopes alive."</p><p>Its viral Rihanna dance has called many people around the world to donate. "Saw your TikTok and loved the videos! The kids look so happy and are so talented. Keep up the great work," one person wrote with their donation.</p><p>Insider has reached out to Dream Catchers Academy, as well as Rihanna's team, for comment.</p>

Students of an all-girls school in Nigeria are going viral for their perfect execution of Rihanna's Super Bowl choreography

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ja Rule is one of the most successful rappers of all time.</li><li>Insider recently sat down with the rapper to discuss his career and his new <a href="https://industryworks2.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3c3e0a68a61619b9d75fba843&amp;id=48aabecaef&amp;e=1453998870" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">VIBES Concert Series</a>.</li></ul><p>In the early 2000s, <a href="https://www.insider.com/then-and-now-biggest-rnb-rap-star-2000s">Ja Rule was the kingpin of rap music.</a></p><p>Best known for his frequent collaborations with R&amp;B's biggest songstresses of the time – Christina Milian, Jennifer Lopez, and Ashanti included – the "Always On Time" rapper scored three No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 2000 and 2004.</p><p>He also had a further six songs peak in the top 10.</p><p>In 2005, however, at the height of his success, Ja did what not many in the music industry choose to do: walk away. Since then, he's released just one studio album, 2012's "Pain Is Love II," instead choosing to dedicate his time to his other endeavors. </p><p>He's starred in movies, launched his own whiskey brand, and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ja-rule-harvard-business-school-online-certification/">even completed a course</a> in entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School.</p><p>Most recently, <a href="https://iconn.live">Ja founded ICONN Media</a>, a live-streaming entertainment marketplace, and its accompanying app, ICONN Live, a social media platform for creators. The app also broadcasts exclusive live content such as Ja's <a href="https://industryworks2.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3c3e0a68a61619b9d75fba843&amp;id=48aabecaef&amp;e=1453998870" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">VIBES Concert Series</a>, in which iconic artists perform their classic albums with a live band while telling the stories behind the music.</p><p>So far, Big Daddy Kane, Ghostface Killah, and Rule himself are among those to feature in the series.</p><p>Insider sat down with Ja to talk all things VIBES, his career, and his long-awaited return to music.</p><div type="image" title="Ja Rule performs onstage during day 2 of the 2022 ONE MusicFest at Central Park on October 09, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia." height="1334" width="2000" msid="100901748" hostid="261" sizebytes="110504"></div><p><strong>What inspired you to start the VIBES Concert Series?</strong></p><p>Just being a fan of hip-hop, first and foremost. All of these artists that I get to do VIBES, I grew up on, man. These guys were my heroes. They're the reason why I do what I do, why I make music in the first place. So getting Rakim and Big Daddy Kane and Ghost to do the series, I'm like a kid in a candy store.</p><p><strong>You've had some great guests already. Who else have you got lined up?</strong></p><p>In a couple of weeks, I've got KRS-One. He's doing "Criminal Minded," which is gonna be outta this world. I can't wait. I've spoken to KRS a couple of times during the process of getting everything ready and he's so excited. He wants to put on a really, really great show. </p><p><strong>What makes the concert series so unique?</strong></p><p>It's about showcasing that body of work, that classic album that a lot of these artists don't usually perform back to front. As rappers, we're accustomed to doing the hit records whenever we perform, we do our catalog of hits instead of focusing on certain bodies of work or certain classic albums. These concerts are an ode to classic albums.</p><p>The crowds are real intimate and I wanna keep it that way. When Big Daddy Kane did his show, he went out in the crowd and sat and talked with people. I walked through the crowd during my entrance at my show. Those moments you can't capture on the bigger stages.</p><p><strong>You were the star of the first concert, where you performed your third studio album, "Pain Is Love." Tell us about that.</strong></p><p>Man, it was such a trip for me because I had to rehearse. Some of those records, I hadn't performed in 20 years or maybe never performed them. I had to get in there and just touch up, refresh my memory a little bit. The show was such a vibe, though, hence the title. I really enjoyed performing "Pain Is Love" front to back. 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overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CY4azPioHy0/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by JaRule (@jarule)</a></p></div></blockquote> <p><strong>Speaking of "Pain Is Love," that album was your most successful ever and took you right to the top of the rap game. How fondly do you look back on that period of your life?</strong></p><p>It was a moment in time. A great moment, nonetheless, but I look at life in quarters. That was my second quarter. My first quarter was a little rocky, growing up in the hood and trying to figure it all out. My second quarter was great, I achieved a lot of success, got to experience what it's like to be successful, and go through the trials and tribulations of that. I had failures attached to that as well, which is amazing. You gotta go through it all. You have to go through certain failures to even know what success feels like.</p><p>Now I'm in my third quarter and I'm just enjoying everything. I've been through so much and have grown and learned so much through my first two quarters. I'm truly blessed. I couldn't ask for anything more.</p><p><strong>Collaborating with female singers became your trademark in the early 2000s. Was that always your intent?</strong></p><p>I mean, yeah. I was in a moment where I felt like I was kind of lost in what was going on in hip-hop and I wanted to create my own lane. I wanted to be in a class by myself. So that's where the whole style and everything you hear and see from the second album on came from. I kind of dabbled in it a little bit on the first album, but the second album, I made it my own and took control of that sound.</p><p><strong>You had four smash hits with Ashanti — "Always On Time," "Wonderful," "What's Luv?," and "Mesmerize." What about you two together was so special?</strong></p><p>Me and Ashanti have great chemistry, obviously. In the studio, we make amazing songs. But it's so crazy because I doubled up with all of my female collaborators. Me and J.Lo had two massive records, me and Lil' Mo had two big records as well. And then, of course, me and Ashanti, it's so weird.</p><p>I have luck good luck with females. I think it's the yin and yang. My voice is very raspy and rough and dark, and female voices are usually light and friendly and loving. Put those two together you have something special.</p><div type="image" title="Singer Ashanti and rapper Ja Rule perform in concert at Buckhead Theatre on September 9, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia." height="1333" width="2000" msid="100901751" hostid="261" sizebytes="238140"></div><p><strong>We are seeing fewer of those rap-R&amp;B collaborations these days. Where have the Ja Rule and Ashantis of the world gone?</strong></p><p>Hip-hop is always changing, elevating. Every three or four years, it kind of reinvents itself, whether it be through fashion or through the sound. Right now, we're seeing a female takeover. All the ladies are making their mark on hip-hop, and we're seeing less and less male artists getting that spotlight. I think that's the way it's gonna be for a while now, it's gonna be a female-dominated game for a minute. Guys, you're just gonna have to deal with it.</p><p><strong>Are there any female rappers you particularly love right now?</strong></p><p>I like artists that step outside the box and do different things. I like Lizzo. Her music is different. Of course, I like Cardi and Nicki and Meg and the usual suspects, even the new artists like Ice Spice. But I really like the artists that are setting themselves a little bit outside of what everybody else is doing. Coi Leray is doing that. She's setting herself apart from what some of the other girls are doing, which I like.</p><p><strong>What about your own music? It's been over a decade since you released an album. Any plans for a new one? </strong></p><p>I'm a big timing person. And right about now is coming up due time for me, so get ready.</p><p><strong>Can you expand?</strong></p><p>Just get ready.</p><p><strong>Many of your older songs are still extremely popular today. Why'd you think that is?</strong></p><p>I think a lot of those records put people in a place in time. They remember what they were doing when those records were important in their life. A lot of people were partying and in high school and in college, and those records were a soundtrack to those moments. It's a blessing to have that because that lives with people longer than just, 'I like this song.' This was the jam to our picnics, our barbecues, or our late-night car rides. Those moments are very important to how people see you later on in life as a hip-hop artist.</p><div type="image" title="ja rule rapper microphone" height="1281" width="1709" msid="100901753" hostid="261" sizebytes="123418"></div><p><strong>What's your favorite Ja Rule song and why?</strong></p><p>Probably "Daddy's Little Baby" and "Put It On Me." The first, I made for my daughter. "Put It On Me," I made for my wife. Those records are personal, so they hold a little more meaning to me.</p><p><strong>Are there any songs you regret? </strong></p><p>Not because I didn't like the record per se, or I didn't think it was a good record, but because of the content of the record. I don't always make nice records. Some of those records I've made in the past, I listen back to them and it's not that I regret making them or anything, because at the time they were necessary, but you can still be ashamed of some of the lyrics.</p><p>As you get older, you start to realize that words are very powerful. And sometimes you may not even realize that you're hurting people with your words. I had to learn that words are very powerful and be careful how I use them.</p><p><strong>What would be your advice to younger artists in that respect?</strong></p><p>It's like the age-old fight between the hero and the villain. If you feel like you have powers, you should use them for good. Hip-hop is a power and if you have powers to speak to millions of people and uplift them, then that's what you should aim to do. You're not always gonna achieve that, but that should be your aim and your goal, instead of using your power for bad.</p><p><em>This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.</em></p>

'Guys, you're just gonna have to deal with it': Ja Rule on women dominating modern rap, the lyrics he's 'ashamed' of, Ashanti, and his long-awaited comeback

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Family vlogging and child-oriented content have been popular on the internet for ages.</li><li>However, a new wave of creators, including so-called "watchdog moms," are pushing back on this trend.</li></ul><p>Mada Graviet built a following of over 515,000 people in the last couple of years with a variety of TikToks, namely clothing hauls, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@madagraviet/video/7082603539289165098?is_from_webapp=v1&amp;item_id=7082603539289165098" target="_blank" rel="noopener">daily vlogs,</a> and many clips featuring her two-year-old son, Rez.</p><p>Her fans were as enamored with Rez as they were with Graviet herself. She posted frequent videos of him napping in his stroller, showing off <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@madagraviet/video/7078797834941697323">adorable fits</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@madagraviet/video/7150041578503982382?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in funny skits</a>. However, late last year, he stopped appearing in TikToks altogether. The absence prompted viewers to ask what happened to him.</p><p>In December, Graviet <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@madagraviet/video/7173784359772720427" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filmed a response</a>, explaining that it didn't "feel good anymore" to record her young son so she could have content on her own channel. Plus, and most importantly, she said her son began verbalizing that he didn't want to be filmed anymore.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@madagraviet/video/7173784359772720427" data-video-id="7173784359772720427" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@madagraviet" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@madagraviet?refer=embed">@madagraviet</a> Replying to @oxcasewill <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - mada" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7173784432782887726?refer=embed">♬ original sound - mada</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>"I don't ever want him to feel like, 'Make content for mommy,'" she said in the video, explaining that she began filming him for TikTok when he was only five months old.  "I acknowledge that I posted him for a long time, and as time went on I learned more and have changed what I'm doing," she said.</p><p>The announcement drew a largely positive response from Graviet's fans. Commenters said they're proud of her for drawing this boundary for her son.</p><p>Graviet is part of a new wave of momfluencers and parent creators who are choosing not to show or spotlight their children on the internet anymore. Parents are both becoming more conscious of <a href="https://www.insider.com/poll-parents-profit-children-social-media-photos-instagram-youtube-2018-12">who's profiting</a> when they feature their children on their own social media accounts, and about potential safety risks, like predators being able to easily find these videos.</p><h2>Family vlogging has been a cornerstone of internet video content for ages</h2><p>Since social media has been around, parents filming and sharing videos of their young children have been mostly normalized. And, at times, even lucrative.</p><p>One of the most widespread content genres online is family vlogging, which usually involves parents documenting "day in the life" family videos and broadcasting their young children performing various activities. Popular TikTok hashtags used for these videos, like #MomTok and #FamilyVlog, have over 32 billion and 500 million cumulative views, respectively. </p><p>While most family vlogs are quite mundane, there are times when they can be exploitative and even abusive. Perhaps the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/12/youtube-parents-children-heather-mike-martin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most infamous case</a> involved the YouTube channel FamilyOFive, whose mom and dad creators were convicted of child neglect in 2017 after they posted videos in which they broke their children's toys and screamed at them under the guise of a "prank."</p><p>In 2019, The LaBrant Family faced <a href="https://www.insider.com/cole-and-sav-youtube-april-fools-prank-defense-apology-video-2019-4">widespread social media backlash</a> for an April Fool's Day video that showed the YouTuber parents telling their daughter, who was 6 at the time, that they gave her puppy away.</p><p>Despite ongoing ethical and legal issues, family vlogging has endured as a staple of platforms like YouTube, where controversy-ridden channels like the ACE Family, the Bee Family, and the LaBrant Family continue to have millions of viewers who tune in every day.</p><h2>Parent creators are now starting conversations about the dangers of showing children on the internet</h2><p>The tenor surrounding family content seems to be changing, however slowly.</p><p>Janie, a momfluencer with over 10,000 TikTok followers, told Insider she only features her children in videos today if their <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@allforthemm/video/7173047716598009131?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"faces are concealed"</a> or if they're mostly in the background.</p><p>"There's a lot of bad people on the internet that have ill intentions and I do not want to expose my children to that," said Janie, whose two children are 11 months and 4. "Another reason is that they can't consent to me plastering them on the internet and I advocate for autonomy."</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@allforthemm/video/7173047716598009131" data-video-id="7173047716598009131" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@allforthemm" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@allforthemm?refer=embed">@allforthemm</a> Wheres my mamas that dont show their babies full faces for privacy?! <a title="sharenting" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sharenting?refer=embed">#sharenting</a> <a title="kidsprivacymatters" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/kidsprivacymatters?refer=embed">#kidsprivacymatters</a> <a title="momtok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/momtok?refer=embed">#momtok</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ YUH IM A MOTHHAA - Industry Music " href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/YUH-IM-A-MOTHHAA-7065371320590191406?refer=embed">♬ YUH IM A MOTHHAA - Industry Music </a> </section> </blockquote> <p>Janie said she was inspired to start concealing her children in videos from other influencers like Catie Reay (@thetiktokadvocate) and Sarah Adams (@mom.uncharted). Reay and Adams are part of a wider network of self-anointed <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/tech/tiktok-watchdog-moms-wellness-parenting/index.html">"watchdog moms"</a> who make videos calling attention to the ways adults accidentally or intentionally exploit their children with online content. They also stress the importance of maintaining a child's right to privacy.</p><p>In one of Adams' recent videos, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mom.uncharted/video/7182375217283468549?_r=1&amp;_t=8YtWg4ihkw2&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;item_id=7182375217283468549" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she lambasted</a> the way some parents seem to "care more about getting a 'viral moment' on Christmas morning" instead of properly spending time with their kids.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@mom.uncharted/video/7182375217283468549" data-video-id="7182375217283468549" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@mom.uncharted" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mom.uncharted?refer=embed">@mom.uncharted</a> Then they publicly post the video and allow their children to be bullied and criticized by strangers online- oh, the magic of the holidays  <a title="socialmedia" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/socialmedia?refer=embed">#socialmedia</a> <a title="trending" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/trending?refer=embed">#trending</a> <a title="viral" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/viral?refer=embed">#viral</a> <a title="christmas" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/christmas?refer=embed">#christmas</a> <a title="parenting" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/parenting?refer=embed">#parenting</a> <a title="parents" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/parents?refer=embed">#parents</a> <a title="parentsoftiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/parentsoftiktok?refer=embed">#parentsoftiktok</a> <a title="viralvideo" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/viralvideo?refer=embed">#viralvideo</a> <a title="sharenting" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sharenting?refer=embed">#sharenting</a> <a title="exploitation" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/exploitation?refer=embed">#exploitation</a> <a title="dobetter" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dobetter?refer=embed">#dobetter</a> <a title="momsoftiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/momsoftiktok?refer=embed">#momsoftiktok</a> <a title="dadsoftiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dadsoftiktok?refer=embed">#dadsoftiktok</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Coi Leray Players DJ Saige Mashup - Saige" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Coi-Leray-Players-DJ-Saige-Mashup-7174260137358641966?refer=embed">♬ Coi Leray Players DJ Saige Mashup - Saige</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>These influencers are also very aware of the ways predators can archive and propagate images of internet-famous children and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thetiktokadvocate/video/7181646126896991534?_r=1&amp;_t=8YtWjayoJ3r&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;item_id=7181646126896991534" target="_blank" rel="noopener">use their likenesses</a> to create disturbing and non-consensual deepfake content. </p><p>"Once you post something on social media, you lose control of it, and you don't know where it will end up," Adams said <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mom.uncharted/video/7182762177713966342?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a recent video</a>.</p><p>Parents no longer want to take these risks. In a video explaining <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@babywearingmama/video/7113998636320738606?_r=1&amp;_t=8YtWtJJ7BB0&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;item_id=7113998636320738606" target="_blank" rel="noopener">why she decided to stop</a> showing off her kids, mom influencer Dakota Dudley said she was startled into change when she saw a video from another creator who said her child's images were shared on a child porn website.</p><p>"It sucks because I love my girls," said Dudley, who has over 1.5 million followers on TikTok. "I can't take the chance of knowing that there's creepers out there."</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@babywearingmama/video/7113998636320738606" data-video-id="7113998636320738606" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@babywearingmama" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@babywearingmama?refer=embed">@babywearingmama</a> Reply to @emilyharames <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Dakota Dudley " href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7113998663428508462?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Dakota Dudley </a> </section> </blockquote> <p>Dr. Mary Jean Amon, an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida who has done research on parenting styles and social media use, told Insider that we're only beginning to understand the longer-term effects of "young children being featured in online content."</p><p>Amon said parents sharing their lives openly can be positive, like showing affection and documenting happy memories for the future. But it can also have downsides, like unintentionally giving out private information, embarrassing the child, and strangers misusing the digital content. </p><p>"Oftentimes, the child whose photograph or information is shared is not old enough to consent or comprehend the nature of social media and its potential risks," Amon explained.</p><h2>Still, some fans are wrestling with whether these changes are too little too late</h2><p>The discussion around some of these changes sparked conflicting discourse recently after the mega-popular TikToker Maia Knight started covering her twins' faces in videos. The single mother has over 8 million followers on the platform and grew to fame from sharing bounteous clips of her two children.</p><p>After Knight began concealing their faces — either by positioning the camera away or by pixelating their faces — she received some backlash from confused fans who were upset about the decision. </p><p>"Why are they covered up now?? What happened?" one user <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@maiaknight/video/7176260122858114350?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote on a clip</a>. Knight has turned the comment sections off of other videos.</p><p>Knight <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@maiaknight/video/7180340280397139246?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">addressed the chatter</a> in a video on December 23, saying that she was "not taking a big stance about showing your kids" online, but was making a choice to protect her daughters. She said she was slowly privating all of her videos and condemned a few people who were mad in her comment sections.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@maiaknight/video/7180340280397139246" data-video-id="7180340280397139246" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@maiaknight" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@maiaknight?refer=embed">@maiaknight</a>  <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Maia Knight" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7180340289668172590?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Maia Knight</a> </section> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/bitch_rights/status/1605253017867018242">Still, some critics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/elsieee966/status/1604851163618086912">accused</a> the influencer of implementing these changes way too late. For one, she's already grown a massive following off of their likenesses. And others believe she has already done <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRgMDKxm/">irreparable harm</a> by allowing fans to develop parasocial relationships with her toddlers.</p><p>But the general response has been <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@abbymillennialmom/video/7180503249106013482?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">overly supportive</a> of Knight and these widespread changes in the parenting influencer industry.</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@abbymillennialmom/video/7180503249106013482?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>"Some people are like, 'it's too late.' It's never too late to make a better decision," <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRgMCFeh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said fellow TikToker</a> Mayte Elizabeth. "That's what she's doing right now, considering how out of control some of her fanbase is."</p>

A new wave of parent influencers and mom TikTokers are choosing not to spotlight their children on the internet anymore

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <keyword id="11894125" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tiktok" source="Orion">TikTok</keyword> user named Grace Brumfield shared a video that's amassed more than 10 million views.</li><li>Brumfield showed screenshots of adult <keyword id="11892960" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="facebook" source="Orion">Facebook</keyword> users mocking her <keyword id="12217858" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="homecoming" source="Orion">homecoming</keyword> dress online. </li></ul><p>A high school student revealed that she was shamed for her homecoming dress by adults on Facebook. </p><p>Grace Brumfield, a 17-year-old junior at an Alabama high school, shared the <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mgracebrumfield/video/7015417246008855813?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1p=v1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> to her <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mgracebrumfield?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en;lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok account</a> in early October. It gained more than 10 million views and sparked a discussion among users. </p><p>The video began with Brumfield sharing photos of her and her boyfriend in their homecoming dance attire. The couple posed in a sunflower field ahead of the event.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@mgracebrumfield/video/7015417246008855813" data-video-id="7015417246008855813" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@mgracebrumfield" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mgracebrumfield">@mgracebrumfield</a> <p><a title="greenscreen" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/greenscreen">##greenscreen</a> I hate my town...<a title="homecoming" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/homecoming">##homecoming</a><a title="karen" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/karen">##karen</a><a title="happierthanever" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/happierthanever">##happierthanever</a><a title="facebook" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/facebook">##facebook</a></p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Happier than ever - Spam = blck" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Happier-than-ever-6990801922110343941">♬ Happier than ever - Spam = blck</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>"We took our homecoming pictures in a sunflower field that was planted in memorial for a fellow peer named Dalton Defilipi, who passed away last year," Brumfield told <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristatorres/facebook-shame-homecoming-dress?d_id=2744346&amp;ref=bffbbuzzfeedvideo&amp;utm_source=dynamic&amp;utm_campaign=bffbbuzzfeedvideouzzfeedvideo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BuzzFeed News</a>.</p><p>She added that her black dress was altered and customized to resemble <a href="https://www.insider.com/princess-diana-statement-making-outfits-2020-12#one-of-princess-dianas-most-iconic-fashion-moments-was-in-1994-when-she-wore-an-off-the-shoulder-number-that-became-known-as-the-revenge-dress-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Princess Diana's iconic 1994 revenge dress. </a></p><div type="image" title="princess diana revenge dress" height="2957" width="2000" msid="87231747" hostid="261"></div><p>"I loved how my pics for homecoming came out," Brumfield wrote in the video. "My boyfriend's mom posted them on Facebook." </p><p>She then showed screenshots from the Facebook post - shared in a group called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2933888760213614/?ref=share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunflowers and Daisies</a> - that showed adults mocking Brumfield's dress in the comment section.</p><p>"My boyfriend's mom started telling me how the pictures had somewhere around 32,000 likes. She was talking about all the nice comments, and then she said, 'And of course, there are the negative ones as well," Brumfield told BuzzFeed.</p><p>Brumfield told the outlet that her "heart sank" because she was confident about her ensemble. She told BuzzFeed that she previously faced bullying and transferred schools her freshman year. </p><p>Many of the Facebook comments focused on Brumfield's dress. </p><p>"Wow. Did her parents see her in that?" a comment featured in the video read. "Way too short and looks trashy on such a pretty girl. Leave something to the imagination, no need to put it all out there." </p><p>Another Facebook user called Brumfield's dress "ridiculous." One user attempted to draw a correlation between attire and sexual assault, which Brumfield felt was especially hurtful.</p><p>"She said that based on the way I was dressed, I was asking to be raped. As a victim of sexual assault, it just made my blood boil because clothes are not the reasons that men and women are assaulted," Brumfield told BuzzFeed.</p><p>Brumfield added that she was "shocked" by comments she said mainly came from mothers and grandmothers.</p><p>Fortunately, Brumfield received support from her parents, her boyfriend, her boyfriend's mother, and thousands of comments online.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@mgracebrumfield/video/7015486911242374406" data-video-id="7015486911242374406" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@mgracebrumfield" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mgracebrumfield">@mgracebrumfield</a> <p>Reply to @hannahbelleclout  <a title="greenscreen" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/greenscreen">##greenscreen</a> me and Rhonda had to have a talk</p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ TWINNEM - Coi Leray" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/TWINNEM-7010057968234268674">♬ TWINNEM - Coi Leray</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>"I think that what any man or woman decides to put on their body is their choice. As long as no one is being harmed, it's nobody's business," Brumfield told BuzzFeed.</p><p>"I dress the way I dress because I know what looks good on my body and what makes me feel confident in my own skin. Nobody else has the right to tell someone to cover up more because it's distracting - older men and women need to be taught to control themselves."</p><p>She added: "My body is a work of art, and no matter how I want to display it, they can either admire and compliment or, if they don't like it, disagree and move on graciously. Making comments on a young person and a woman's body can cause body dysmorphia and seriously affect their mental health."</p><p>Insider reached out to Brumfield for comment but did not immediately hear back.</p>

Teen girl says she was shamed for her Princess Diana-inspired homecoming dress by adults on Facebook

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Brittney Rae went <keyword id="11896837" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="viral" source="Orion">viral</keyword> on <keyword id="11894125" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tiktok" source="Orion">TikTok</keyword> for altering a <keyword id="12251507" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bridesmaid-dress" source="Orion">bridesmaid dress</keyword>.</li><li>She turned a long-sleeve gown into a short-sleeve tea-length dress with a cinched waist.</li><li>People accused Rae of trying to upstage the <keyword id="6357873" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bride" source="Orion">bride</keyword> with her alterations.</li></ul><p>A <keyword id="11931250" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bridesmaid" source="Orion">bridesmaid</keyword> is getting flak on TikTok for trying to "upstage" the bride with her dress - even though the bride has said she loved it.</p><p>Brittney Rae was recently a bridesmaid in her friend Bailey Gross' <keyword id="11896825" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wedding" source="Orion">wedding</keyword>.</p><p>Ahead of the wedding, Rae, who describes herself as a source for fashion, <keyword id="11893304" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="lifestyle" source="Orion">lifestyle</keyword>, and healthy-recipe content on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brittneyraetoday/">Instagram</a> for her 66,000 followers, posted a series of TikTok videos documenting her journey to transform her bridesmaid dress.</p><p>In the first <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday/video/7012980060294597894?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1p=v1">video</a> she posted, which had 1.9 million views on Tuesday afternoon, Rae wrote: "Watch me try to make this bridesmaid dress less ugly before the wedding this weekend."</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday/video/7012980060294597894" data-video-id="7012980060294597894" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@brittneyraetoday" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday">@brittneyraetoday</a> <p><a title="bridesmaiddresses" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bridesmaiddresses">##bridesmaiddresses</a> <a title="bridesmaiddresschallenge" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bridesmaiddresschallenge">##bridesmaiddresschallenge</a> <a title="dressreveal" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dressreveal">##dressreveal</a> <a title="sewingtiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sewingtiktok">##sewingtiktok</a> <a title="dressdesign" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dressdesign">##dressdesign</a> <a title="sewingtransformation" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sewingtransformation">##sewingtransformation</a> <a title="badbridesmaid" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/badbridesmaid">##badbridesmaid</a> <a title="donttellthebride" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/donttellthebride">##donttellthebride</a> <a title="sewing" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sewing">##sewing</a></p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Unbreakable (with Sam Gray) - Telykast &amp; Sam GrayGray" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Unbreakable-with-Sam-Gray-7000931679183325186">♬ Unbreakable (with Sam Gray) - Telykast &amp; Sam Gray</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>The velvet green dress had long sleeves, a tie at the waist, and a floor-length skirt. </p><p>Rae told Insider that the dress she ordered didn't fit her as she imagined it would.</p><p>"The original dress was ordered online and, unfortunately, did not fit me at all like it fit the model, which both the bride and myself were disappointed in," she said.</p><p>In the video, Rae adds that she paid $300 for the "frumpy robe."</p><p>"The process of altering the dress was difficult because it required me to take the dress apart first," Rae told Insider. </p><p>Indeed, in the video, Rae wrote, "If I mess up I have nothing to wear and the bride will KILL ME."</p><p>Luckily, Rae's vision came together. She shared the results of her dress in a follow-up <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday/video/7013862320594078981?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1p=v1">TikTok</a> post.</p><p>The altered dress had short sleeves, a tea-length skirt, and a cinched waist. Rae also lowered the neckline to create a plunging look.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday/video/7013862320594078981" data-video-id="7013862320594078981" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@brittneyraetoday" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday">@brittneyraetoday</a> <p>Pt. 2: dress result! <a title="bridesmaiddresses" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bridesmaiddresses">#bridesmaiddresses</a> <a title="bridesmaidchallenge" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bridesmaidchallenge">#bridesmaidchallenge</a> <a title="dressreveal" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dressreveal">#dressreveal</a> <a title="bridesmaiddresschallenge" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bridesmaiddresschallenge">#bridesmaiddresschallenge</a> <a title="sewingtiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sewingtiktok">#sewingtiktok</a> <a title="donttellthebride" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/donttellthebride">#donttellthebride</a> <a title="badbridesmaid" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/badbridesmaid">#badbridesmaid</a></p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ The Assignment - Tay Money" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/The-Assignment-7002693909839087618">♬ The Assignment - Tay Money</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>"The final product turned out exactly as I hoped, and the bride thought it was beautiful," Rae said to Insider. </p><p>The second video had 1.4 million views on Tuesday afternoon, as well as nearly 1,000 comments. Some people wrote that they loved the dress, but many people criticized Rae's changes.</p><p>Some said that they liked the original dress and didn't understand why Rae thought it was "frumpy." Others accused Rae of trying to steal the bride's thunder with her updated look.</p><p>"Imagine thinking you're the main character at someone else's wedding," one user wrote.</p><p>"If my bridesmaid had the cheek to do this to the dress that I chose I would tell her not to come to the wedding," another TikTok user said.</p><p>But the bride commented on Rae's original post and said she loved the dress. She added that all the bridesmaids were wearing different gowns. Gross did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.</p><p>"Hi, bride here," Gross wrote, adding that Rae did not change a dress she had picked. "They picked their own dresses in green. I LOVE what she did to her dress," Gross said.</p><p>Rae told Insider she was surprised by people's reactions to her altered dress.</p><p>"I thought the TikTok would be a fun before and after," she said. "I never imagined that it would get so much attention or that so many people would react negatively."</p><p>Rae also responded to accusations that she was trying to upstage the bride in a humorous <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday/video/7013918151431769350?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1p=v1">video</a>, saying that she would have to do more than just wear a green dress.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday/video/7013918151431769350" data-video-id="7013918151431769350" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@brittneyraetoday" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday">@brittneyraetoday</a> <p>Reply to @iamyourmommyn0w  <a title="greenscreen" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/greenscreen">##greenscreen</a> <a title="bridesmaidsdresses" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bridesmaidsdresses">##bridesmaidsdresses</a> <a title="bridesoftiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bridesoftiktok">##bridesoftiktok</a> <a title="weddingtiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/weddingtiktok">##weddingtiktok</a> <a title="whatiwouldwear" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/whatiwouldwear">##whatiwouldwear</a> <a title="weddingguestdress" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/weddingguestdress">##weddingguestdress</a> <a title="weddingguestlook" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/weddingguestlook">##weddingguestlook</a></p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ TWINNEM - Coi Leray" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/TWINNEM-7010057968234268674">♬ TWINNEM - Coi Leray</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>In the video, she shows a series of gowns she thinks would upstage a bride. Some are totally sheer. Others have daring slits, and a few are white and had a bridal look.</p><p>Rae also posted a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@brittneyraetoday/video/7014886489536335109?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1p=v1">video</a> with pictures of her and Gross smiling at the wedding to show that her bridesmaid dress didn't cause any tension between them.</p>

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Coi Leray says she doesn't feel the same pressures to go viral on TikTok as other artists

Keyaira Boone

Latto, who just scored her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, shares why she thinks women are dominating rap right now: 'It's this unapologetic energy'

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A model went viral on TikTok for cutting up a $2,100 Prada jumpsuit and turning it into a skirt, top, and legwarmers

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Students of an all-girls school in Nigeria are going viral for their perfect execution of Rihanna's Super Bowl choreography

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'Guys, you're just gonna have to deal with it': Ja Rule on women dominating modern rap, the lyrics he's 'ashamed' of, Ashanti, and his long-awaited comeback

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A new wave of parent influencers and mom TikTokers are choosing not to spotlight their children on the internet anymore

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Teen girl says she was shamed for her Princess Diana-inspired homecoming dress by adults on Facebook

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People are criticizing a woman on TikTok for altering her bridesmaid dress, but the bride said she loved the changes

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