About Shamika Sanders

Shamika Sanders is the managing editor for HelloBeautiful where she carries out a vision to uplift Black women by telling their unique stories. She began working at iOneDigital in 2011 and has penned articles for iOneDigital, Essence, Billboard, and has interviewed celebrities like Oprah, Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, and Regina King. Shamika is a seasoned reporter with over 10 years of experience in digital media. She is the mother of an adorable two-year-old, enjoys spending time with her friends and family, enjoys good music, and good eats. Keep up with her on social media.

Beyonce’s New Vid Deets about Beyonce‘s new album have been tightly kept under wraps, but it appears that King Bey is working on new material. She was spotted shooting visuals for new music at a Houston roller skating rink this weekend, so says tweets from Amir Diamond. He also tweeted a photo of the wardrobe […]

Kanye West lost it on the paparazzi after they showed up to his house at four in the morning. And we don’t blame him! One of the persistent paps greeted Ye. “Good Morning Kanye,” he said. Kanye bitterly responded “shut the f**k up.” They persisted to poke and prod him while asking him about his […]

Rihanna Ain’t Got No Worries Teyana Taylor may have been bent out of shape over her Twitter feud with Rihanna, but she could care less. The man behind the wig, of the now infamous parody video of Teyana Taylor, Yusef ,opened up about the debacle. Yusef told EnStarz “Honestly, I just finished making the wig. […]

Back when Drake was just a young light skin kid, writing music in his mother’s basement, I bet he faced a tough decision–sing or rap? I am convinced the Canadian star originally wanted to be a singer, but his rapping talent far exceeded his vocal ability. Instead of deciding to be the next Trey Songz […]

Rihanna Overdosed? We love Rihanna‘s carefree, twenty-something year old attitude that includes binging on liquor, partying and smoking. But even Rockstars need to slow down. Ri Ri is known to get high on liquor and weed, but a recent rumor alleges that she had to have her stomach pumped after smoking a laced joint. According […]

Miley Cyrus has a polluted depiction of the Black culture. If you let her tell it, Black women all have big butts and this is her determining factor for race. “People are like, ‘Miley thinks she’s a black girl, but she’s got the flattest a** ever. I’m like, ‘I’m 108 pounds! I know,” Cyrus said […]

Kanye West sees himself as some sort of savior–for music and fashion. During his highly talked about interview with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, Kanye West attacked the glass ceiling Black musicians and artists face and denounced racism across the industries, all while ironically using his “valley voice” to do so–I digress. Among other things (we’ll […]

Lamar Odom Speaks Out It looks like the Kardashian’s aren’t as superficial as we think. Lamar Odom says they’ve been by his side throughout his darkest days. Odom’s been dealing with his drug addiction silently. But that didn’t stop sources and Odom’s estranged father from talking about it. It struck a cord with Odom when […]

Even if some people think Drake’s third album “Nothing Was The Same” is soft, his peers think its exceptional. Nelly, who’s promoting his own album right now “M.O.”, took the time to talk about his fellow rapper. “When you look at someone like Drake, who loves it so much, he took the time to study […]

I am the biggest Drake fan there is (OK, maybe not the biggest) but if there came an opportunity to choose between world peace or a date with Drizzy, it would be a no-brainer. However I can’t even get with his latest video for the song I adore, “Hold On (We’re Going Home).” Seriously, it […]

Rihanna is totally that popular chick in high school who everyone wanted to be friends with so she didn’t pick on them. And now she’s brought that mean girl attitude to the music industry. Ciara got the treatment first–now she set her sights on Teyana Taylors! But, BadGalRiRi turned out to not be to bad after […]

Drake On Chelsea Lately After watching Drake‘s charming interview on “Chelsea Lately” last night, we see why Amanda Bynes wants him to murder her vagina! The “Nothing Was The Same” rapper visited the popular talk show host, baring gifts and laughs. Setting the mood with a three wicker candle, Drizzy presented Chelsea with tooth brushes […]