Whoa: ‘LHHNY’ Star Cyn Santana Shuts Down the Internet With Half-Naked Photo

Love and Hip Hop: New York” star Cyn Santana apparently shook her fans to their core after sharing a photo of herself wearing Fenty Savage lingerie.

Clearly feeling bold and confident this weekend, the 27-year-old mother showed off some major skin on her Instagram Story and posted a picture of herself trying on a black bra and panty set. The scanty attire revealed quite a bit of Santana’s physical assets, including massive cleavage and her bodacious curves.

Cyn Santana
Cyn Santana. @cynsantana/Instagram

Santana’s half-naked appearance comes days after she went blond, apparently for the first time. She posted a photo of herself in downtown New York showing off her flowing blond ringlets. She added in her caption, “Alexaaaa play No Question by Cyn Santana 😁🌹.”

Fans instantly showered her with a wave of compliments.

Cyn Santana
Cyn Santana. (Photo: @cynsantana/Instagram)

“🔥 That color on you is EVERYTHING  damn girl you’re absolutely gorgeous so fine”

“WOW ! You are breathtakingly beautiful 😍. Come tf through with the blond sis”

“Loving the blonde on you, you look more gorgeous than usual 💛!”

As of late, Santana has been the talk of social media after she was spotted hanging out with ex-fiancé and retired rapper Joe Budden, 38, last week.

The pair attended Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels‘ lavish baby shower together. Budden even shared a photo of himself and Santana all smiles as he wrapped his arm around her back, a picture he posted with the following cryptic message: “Sometimes you gotta come together to defeat Thanos.”

 Cyn Santana.
Joe Budden and Cyn Santana. (Photo: @joebudden/Instagram)

Santana and Budden’s picture immediately sparked fans’ curiosity about their existing relationship.

“I wonder if they’re back together or just f–king? Anyway happy to see you guys on good terms ✨👌🏽 ,” one person wrote at the time.

Another added, ” Love always wins 💯 that’s why y’all gotta stay out of couples arguments they end up right back together.”

Santana and Budden got engaged on Dec. 19 during the retired rapper’s Christmas-themed event for his podcast series in New York. They reportedly called it quits in early May after cheating rumors surrounded them.

Although the pair seemingly are no longer together, they’ve apparently worked out an arrangement to co-parent their nearly 2-year-old son Lexington Budden.

Still independent.

We hope this story was worth your time. For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed Black-owned and independently run. We didn't get here by waiting on ad budgets that were never built to prioritize us. Our readers did that.

Corporate support for Black media has always been thin. Outlets like ours get roughly 1% of the $170 billion spent on U.S. advertising each year, and that margin is shrinking further as advertisers walk back the DEI-linked commitments they made in 2020. That's the backdrop. It's not why we're asking.

The wider picture isn't any steadier. Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under, it's rarely the ones built to center a Black perspective from the ground up that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Back to top