#TSR Staff China! China_lovelace ___________________________________ #FatJoe is speaking out after BET Networks pulled the plug on the Hip Hop Awards and Soul Train Awards. The rapper calls the move a result of “gentrification.” Joe, who hosted the BET Hip Hop Awards for the past three years, opened up about the decision on his podcast with Jadakiss, making it clear he’s not holding back. ___________________________________ In his eyes, BET’s decline didn’t just start now, it traces all the way back to 2001, when founder Robert Johnson sold the network to Viacom for $3 billion. That’s when Joe first started seeing the issues arise. He claims employees were being let go and the budget for the Hip Hop Awards kept shrinking, and the overall quality began to slide. (SWIPE) ✍🏾: #TSRStaffAS 📹:(joeandjada )