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NBA Ben10 has no ill will toward Allstar JR for firing the shots that left him paralyzed, as Ben feels JR didn’t actually do anything wrong. Speaking out in an undated video that went viral last Saturday (Aug. 15), Ben acknowledged that the situation didn’t go well but that JR himself was just doing what he had to do.”The whole thing went wrong but […] he ain’t do sh*t wrong but take care of business,” he says in the clip. The Never Broke Again affiliate was shot at a restaurant in Houston on April 8, following an attempted robbery on…
Drake shows off a one-of-one Iceman-inspired Rolex Daytona.On Aug. 14, Drizzy shared a post on Instagram, giving fans a first look at his new one-of-a-kind timepiece, which features all blue diamonds.”Today I received the most important thing I have ever had the pleasure of owning,” Drake captioned the short clip. “This is the One of One Piece Unique Ice Gradient Daytona by @rolex. Crafted to celebrate the record breaking milestones of 2026. Please do not get your local jeweler to recreate. This is a stand alone and a part of history. Thank you to the wonderful team at Rolex for…
YoungBoy Never Broke Again appears to hint at a possible breakup with his wife.On Monday (Aug. 17), YB shared a post on his Instagram Story where he seemed to comment about a possible split with Jazlyn Mychelle.”Honestly I feel like I lost the only thing complete my family but it’s cool, 5 I love you you need To come home cause that ain’t it,” he typed. “I’ll mind my business though like a gangster suppose too.”In a follow-up post, he added a family photo with Jazlyn and two of their kids before adding, “I forgot I was famous.””You’ll never have…
Ice-T is a 68 year old MC, actor, songwriter, producer & author from Los Angeles, California by way of Newark, New Jersey known for pioneering gangsta rap with his 1987 debut Rhyme Pays under Warner Records. Power as well as The Iceberg: Freedom of Speech…Just Watch What You Say! & O.G. (Original Gangster) were all equally praised, dropping the underrated Home Invasion through Priority Records. Ice-T VI: Return of the Real & 7th Deadly Sin both came out independently to lukewarm reception, returning 2 decades after the poorly received Gangsta Rap for the Body Count frontman’s 9th studio LP. After the intro, “It’s What You Say” produced by Charlemagne begins with a piano-driven boom bap opener talking about…
Blueface is questioning whether his friendship with DDG is real or just for clicks after the YouTube star failed to show up to his baby shower with Nevaeh and has been spotty with communication. While streaming from his shower alongside his manager Wack100 Sunday (Aug. 16), Blue called DDG out and urged him to get in touch before there’s a problem. “DDG came out first and said he wanna tour with us. So we set everything up to tour and brother’s giving us some pushback, some inconsistent communication,” Blue said. “DDG, wassup brother? We touring or what? This the last…
Ye is standing ten toes down on the fashion empire he built, noting that no other company can bring out as many people as Yeezy can to a show. On Monday (Aug. 17), Ye hit X to tout the reach of his brand, claiming that no matter how big another company may be, “there’s no brand other than Yeezy that can bring out 120,000 people a night.”The statement is the latest in a series of big declarations from Ye about Yeezy’s place in the fashion world. Just days earlier, he compared the brand to Apple, writing that “Yeezy is Apple…
One of the men convicted in Pop Smoke’s murder has been sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling fentanyl into a Los Angeles County juvenile detention facility.On Thursday (Aug. 13), 21-year-old Deijae Jester was sentenced after he pleaded no contest to possessing 25 fentanyl-laced pills that his mother allegedly smuggled into Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles during a December 2025 visit, according to the Los Angeles Times.Jester was 15 when he and three others broke into the Hollywood Hills home Pop Smoke was renting in February 2020. It was Jester himself who ultimately shot the Brooklyn…
Six men and 10 women have been selected to serve on the jury for the Tupac Shakur murder trial.According to a Fox13 News report, published on Friday (Aug. 14), a jury of six men and 10 women have been picked for the trial in Las Vegas that involves Duane “Keefe D” Davis, an ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing. Details about their ethnicity or age have not been disclosed to the public. During the selection process, prospective jurors were questioned regarding their familiarity with 2Pac’s music, their views on gang activity, and their preferred books and films.…
Megan Thee Stallion has entered a new partnership with Interscope Records, but she will maintain control of her music in the process.On Friday (Aug. 14), the Hot Girl announced the deal, which will find Interscope handling global distribution and strategic support on her upcoming releases, while Meg retains full ownership of her masters and publishing. She will continue releasing music through her independent entertainment company, Hot Girl Productions, with Roc Nation also involved in the partnership.”I’ve always wanted to create music on my terms while building a legacy that extends beyond the industry,” Megan said in a statement. “This distribution…
Open Mike Eagle is a 45 year old MC, producer & comedian from Chicago, Illinois known for being a member of the Project Blowed collective. His full-length debut Unapologetic Art Rap wouldn’t arrive until 2010, following it up with Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes & 4NML HSPTL preceding his Mello Music Group debut Dark Comedy. Paul White would later be brought in to produce Hella Personal Film Festival & would depart MMG after Brick Body Kids Still Daydream to form his own label Auto Reverse Records. Anime, Trauma & Divorce alongside Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering and Neighborhood Gods Unlimited each had their own highlights but I thought his 10th studio LP marking his debut for Backwoodz Studioz distributed Rhymesayers Entertainment would be something special considering Kenny Segal’s…