Jennifer Lopez, a Latina actress who grew up in the Bronx, is facing a pretty serious scandal. Media Take Out learned that Black Twitter is trying to get her cancelled.
And it’s all because of a viral video circulating on Twitter, which shows Jennie From The Block jumping on stage during a Fat Joe concert, and singing along with the lyrics.
At one point in the song Fat Joe stops singing the lyrics, and J Lo can be heard yelling out the lyrics, “N*gg* this is life.”
A prominent member of Black Twitter re-posted the video, and also pointed out that in the past Jennifer stole credit for lyrics sung by prominent African American R&B star Ashanti.
Last month, Ashanti opened up about what it meant to finally receive public recognition from fans for her work in two of Jennifer Lopez‘s hit songs after 20 years. The list included the remixes to “Ain’t it Funny” and “I’m Real.”
Although Ashanti wrote the lyrics to both tracks, controversy erupted after her vocals for “I’m Real,” which was recorded as a reference track for Jennifer, ended up being used on the song’s final version. When the single was released in 2001, Jennifer was the only one labeled as the credited singer.
Here’s the tweet, which is going viral.
It’s not clear whether Jennifer Lopez plans on responding to the social media controversy.
Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, actress, and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993. For her first leading role in Selena (1997), she became the first Hispanic actress to earn over US$1 million for a film. She went on to star in Anaconda (1997) and Out of Sight (1998), and established herself as the highest-paid Hispanic actress in Hollywood.
Lopez is considered a pop culture icon, and is often described as a triple threat entertainer. With a cumulative film gross of US$3.1 billion and estimated global sales of 70 million records, she is considered the most influential Hispanic entertainer in North America. In 2012, Forbes ranked her the world’s most powerful celebrity, and the 38th most powerful woman in the world.
Time listed her among their 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. Her most successful singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 include “If You Had My Love”, “I’m Real”, “Ain’t It Funny”, “All I Have”, and “On the Floor”. For her contributions to the recording industry, she has a landmark star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and has received the Billboard Icon Award and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, among other honors. Her other ventures include beauty and clothing lines, fragrances, a production company, and a charitable foundation.
