‘The Kids Today Could Neva’: Toya Wright Hypes Fans Up After Showing Off These Skills

“Priceless Inspirations” author Toya Wright served as jump inspiration this week to her seven million followers as she once again proved why she’s the master of double dutch.

The 36-year-old mother of two and her companion Robert “Red” Rushing held their 5K walk on Saturday, Oct. 5, for their fitness and health company Weight No More. During the event, Wright decided to incorporate double dutch aerobics, seeing as the last jump roping video of the reality TV star went viral.

In a clip uploaded to her Instagram on Sunday, the “How to Lose a Husband” author once against displayed her heart-pumping talent. Jumping between the turning ropes without any hesitation, Wright managed to do a couple of spins and crisscrosses while springing.

Toya Wright
Toya Wright jump roping at Weight No More. @toyawright/Instagram

She captioned her clip with the hashtag “#wheremyjumpersat” and racked up more than 328,000 likes.

“Get that shit Toya 😜! The kids today could neva this is impressive”

“She nice with it! Yes girl you got skills. This use to be so much fun when I was a little girl growing up in the islands.”

“T is undefeated! Sis is still the queen of double dutch hands down 🔥🔥”

Speaking of the debatable “Queen,” rapper Nicki Minaj challenged Wright to a jump-off, writing underneath her post, “I want all the 💨.”

Toya Wright
@toyawright

Wright arrogantly responded back, “🧢 Say when cuz I’m ready.”

The mother of two’s double dutch post comes a week after a New Orleans man was convicted on Sept. 30 of murdering her two brothers.

Ryan “Rudy” Johnson, 24, and 31-year-old Joshua Johnson were gunned down in the early hours of July 31, 2016, near their home in New Orleans. New Orleans police said that now convicted murderer Antoine “Tweezy” Edwards killed the young men after a argument, Nola.com reported.

Since the conviction of the man who has been responsible for the slaying of her two brothers, Wright took to her Instagram on Oct. 3 and shared a post that read “Justice” with the hashtag “rudyandjoshforever.” She also added in her caption, “3 years later….”

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