Exclusive: BIA Sends A Message To Her Haters Following Her Summer Smash Set

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 09: Rapper BIA performs during halftime of Game Two of the 2024 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden on June 09, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
HNHH's Tallie Spencer caught up with BIA in Chicago, where the rapper remarked on why she doesn't try to think about negativity too much.

BIA is keeping her foot on people's necks this year, something she showed with a great Summer Smash set on Saturday (June 15). Moreover, HNHH's Tallie Spencer spoke to her after her performance for an exclusive interview, and asked her about how she deals with the haters and with overall critical reception. Of course, this takes on a different meaning nowadays compared to if one had asked the Massachusetts MC the same question before her beef with Cardi B exploded. But her answer is one that doesn't harp on this specifically, and speaks to the general need to eschew giving this negativity too much mental energy.

"Well, you see when I came out, I said 'F**k that b***h,'" BIA responded. "That's my message to my haters: F**k that b***h. Like, I really don't dwell on my haters 'cause I feel like I'm really so positive that I'm having such a great time with my life. So I really try not to let, like, outer interferences mess up my mood because I'm so grateful to be here. We're having fun, like, who gets to do this for fun? We just do this every day. We're blessed, so I don't let stuff like that bother my frequency."

BIA At Summer Smash 2024

Furthermore, BIA's list of reasons to be grateful for her position and her success continue to mount. She recently released a new collaboration with JID titled "LIGHTS OUT" for the Bad Boys: Ride Or Die soundtrack, one of her biggest but also most skillful releases yet. The 32-year-old's been impressing with projects and creative genre fusions for a while now, and with a hot 2023 behind her, it looks like this year will be even better. Hopefully she's able to keep this balance and have a great time while doing so.

Also, thanks to some teases back in August of last year, some fans think that BIA and Nicki Minaj could have another banger on the way. This was from a while ago, but who are we to assume anything about rollouts and release schedules? Regardless, we look forward to seeing what she does next in any capacity, and know that it'll be the fruit of some hard work. After all, the "Whole Lotta Money" star is too grateful for her position to offer anything less.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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