Production will reportedly begin this month and aim for a premiere date later this year. For those unaware, the show focuses on the couple’s careers, personal lives, their toddler KK, business ventures, and spotlit moments. Pantheon Media Group and Velvet Hammer Media will produce, with a slew of executive producers including the couple themselves, Tina Douglas, J Erving, Rebecca Quinn, Jennifer O’Connell, Nick Alarcon, Steve Michaels, Simon Thomas, Ariel Brozell, Oji Singletary, and Asabi Lee.

Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together premiered in June of last year. It reportedly became Peacock’s second-highest-reaching unscripted original first-year show, garnering a lot of praise for the eight-episode docuseries.

We will see if Season 2 is even better than the first. With recent life updates for both stars, we’re sure it will be a similarly engaging and compelling peek behind the curtain.

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Nelly & Ashanti’s Relationship History

For those unaware, Nelly and Ashanti have dated for years, but it was only relatively recently that they really took things to the next level. They began to go out in 2003, but the romance faded by 2013. However, ten years later, they got back together and tied the knot in 2023. They welcomed their son Kareem Kenkaide “KK” Haynes in July of 2024.

With this expansive relationship history in mind, fans hold the couple in high regard. We Belong Together‘s second season will only add to that iconic status, as the two are navigating taking care of a toddler.

While Nelly and Ashanti still tackle relationship drama every now and then, their supporters love to see them in this life space right now. They continue to stand by one another and drum up more interest in their relationship, whether online or on television screens nationwide. Fans only hope that We Belong Together‘s Season 2 will be even more compelling than the show’s initial run.

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It seems Wack 100 also decided to leak this alleged exchange because according to No Jumper, Ross threatened to sue Blueface. In the text chain, Ross allegedly tells Wack that they “should just kiss and make up” to put an end to this tense situation.

The talent manager allegedly responds by saying how this isn’t a game and that he’s owed lots of money from this fight. Apparently, Blueface has yet to receive the hundreds of thousands of dollars from the match against Chibu.

That total is reportedly at least $350-$400,000. On the high end it’s around $700,000 to $1 million.

Given that Adin Ross is known for being quite the troll, it’s hard to tell if he genuinely is making advances. But it’s worth noting that the streamer keeps pressing Wack further down the text chain. “Please?” he allegedly responds.

After Wack 100 affirms he doesn’t lean that way sexually, Adin replies that he is “gay.”

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Did Adin Ross Rig Blueface’s Boxing Match?

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Making this even harder to decipher is this text from Ross that follows. “Are you rejecting me because I’m white, Jewish, and gay? Wow an antisemite homophobe. Disgusting.”

Even with this potential act that Ross is putting on, Wack isn’t really taking the bait. Throughout the digital exchange he’s attempting to keep things strictly business and get the money he’s yet to allegedly receive.

Again, all of this stems from Blue’s boxing match at Adin’s Brand Risk Promotions event last weekend. The rapper lost by decision to Chibu after six rounds, which he didn’t agree with.

Right after the fight, Adin asked Blue if he would box with Brand Risk again despite the loss. It didn’t seem to be in the cards, and it still doesn’t seem that way. Back then, Blueface said, “Adin, you know damn well you ain’t gon’ lose your own money on your own fight card. It definitely wasn’t unanimous decision. I give it four to two. But hey, shout out to Brand Risk… I probably won’t get back on Brand Risk because you’re tampering with the bets.”

It’s also worth noting that Wack had some issues getting into the event, but it’s unclear if that is factoring into Wack’s calculated attack.

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The two met up at Cole’s childhood home at 2014 Forest Hills Drive in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Alexis brought up the other music that he wants to share in this semi-retired space, which led him to reflect further.

“You reminded me of stuff that I have to go do, that I got to go finish,” the Dreamville MC expressed, as caught by us on Twitter. “I don’t know what it is, I ain’t gon’ lie. I’m inspired. I’m in an inspired place. But not necessarily to make an album, you know what I mean? I want to produce. If my pen is inspired still, I would love to do a verse here and there. But I definitely don’t feel like I felt two years ago, where I was like, ‘Man, let’s just get this s**t out and be over with.’ I feel the opposite of that. I wish I had more time to dive in and work, basically. You know what I mean? I’m kind of in a life mode right now where I’m back on my normal life schedule. But I’m looking forward to those moments of diving back in. And I don’t know what will come out, you know what I mean?”

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J. Cole’s The Fall-Off Tour

To celebrate this moment, J. Cole’s taking The Fall-Off on tour very soon. The 73-date world trek begins in July in North America, later moving to Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Elsewhere during this interview, J. Cole spoke on “The Big Three” and how he really feels about Drake and Kendrick Lamar. “I admire these dudes, I got genuine love for these dudes,” he stated. “I hate to see the world s**t on either one of them in defense of the other. Even saying it out loud is a little silly.”

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In a clip from the YouTube video caught by us on Twitter, Cole explained his relationship with his “Big Three” colleagues. “I admire these dudes, I got genuine love for these dudes,” he remarked. “I hate to see the world s**t on either one of them in defense of the other. Even saying it out loud is a little silly.”

Elsewhere, J. Cole spoke on apologizing to Kendrick Lamar at the 2024 Dreamville Fest. This was after he dissed K.Dot on “7 Minute Drill,” and Drizzy’s response to Kendrick’s “Like That” shots for both came a few weeks later.

“It hit me an hour before [his set],” the Dreamville MC remarked, as we caught on Twitter. “Before that, I was stressing the f**k out. The moment the idea came to me, I lifted. And I got light, and I got so excited because two or three days before that, it was… This is terrible. I felt like I misrepresented myself. I’m giving life to division and to negative storylines and negative perceptions on somebody that I f**k with and got love for, somebody that I care about… We know why that happened in the first place.

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Have Kendrick Lamar & Drake Responded To J. Cole?

“That s**t had me feeling terrible… I can’t really say it made sense,” he continued. “But in a moment when I wasn’t clear, I chose to go this way… I felt miserable about it… An hour before, I was like, ‘Aha.’ […] [His wife] saw how it was weighing on me… I felt even better than I felt knowing I was going to [apologize].”

As for Kendrick Lamar and Drake, they haven’t spoken out about J. Cole’s recent remarks on the beef, whether in interviews or on wax. We will see if that changes soon, adding more dimensions to this historic moment.

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As caught by Livebitez on IG, Eliza shared a video of her daughter and her cousin playing in her home’s driveway. A white van pulled up to the property, and the driver exited the car. But when Eliza Reign opened the garage door, she claims the man quickly left and apologized, claiming that he had the wrong address. The video shows the whole interaction with audio. In Eliza’s caption, she warned that this could’ve been a kidnapping.

“I was in the kitchen cooking dinner for the kids when I heard this beeping sound,” she wrote. “It felt like a warning, so I went outside, and what do I see? A guy in a white van with tinted windows backed up in my driveway. As soon as he saw me open the garage door, he took off running! He casually yelled, ‘Oh, sorry, wrong address,’ like he didn’t bother to check before pulling in!

“Seriously, keep an eye on your kids when they’re outside,” Eliza Reign continued. “I’m glad I listened to my gut and went out. Usually, I don’t let Reign play outside alone, but today was one of the first times I did since her cousin is here for spring break. Lesson learned never again!”

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Who Is Eliza Reign?

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Eliza Reign gained recognition in hip-hop circles for welcoming her daughter with Future in April of 2019. Elsewhere, she is a reality television star, real estate agent, entrepreneur, and influencer who is very active online.

Future and Eliza Reign clashed over child support earlier this decade, a battle that hasn’t gotten any new updates in a while. At press time, he hasn’t publicly addressed this kidnapping scare, so we will see if more information or commentary emerges. For now, Eliza Reign can gratefully put this past the family and continue to be vigilant around them.

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As shown off in the IG post, Bron’s “King” logo appears on the luxury sedan’s body, its dashboard, and on the headrests. The exclusive light ivory non-metallic car comes from MANUFAKTUR’s Made To Measure program, and there’s apparently another one that they are still working on. “One of two Mercedes-Maybach S-Classes individually configured by LeBron James – one for his personal collection. And one to be revealed soon…” the post reads.

In the post, you can see the Los Angeles Laker sitting on the hood of the vehicle. Another image shows a certification of authenticity from the company that reads “LLTK,” presumably “Long Live The King.” There are also coordinates on it that correspond to James’ hometown of Akron, Ohio. It’s an impressive car fit for such a superstar, and we’ll see if fans spot him riding around in it soon.

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LeBron James’ Net Worth

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Fans also assume that this may have cost LeBron James or Mercedes-Maybach a pretty penny. Fortunately for him, he has cash to spare. The 41-year-old has an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion dollars as of March 2026, according to Forbes. Much of this money comes from NBA contracts, his Nike deal, brand partnerships and endorsements, and other investments in his own companies or others.

LeBron James is also a hip-hop fan, although no amount of money or fandom can prevent some clowning from other rap nerds here and there. Most recently, fans joked about how he walked around with a copy of The Fall-Off, the new album from J. Cole.

Of course, James has plenty of reason to push all those jokes aside. Speaking of new partnerships, LeBron James’ new Nike collection commemorates his decision to sign with the sports giant in 2003. So this custom Maybach should come as no surprise, since he is always celebrating his hard-fought journey to billionaire status.

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Taking to his Instagram late last night, he shared what he’s been using on the ladies as of late. He starts with “F3” and as evidenced by this screenshotted exchange, it confuses them. But that’s what he’s seemingly going for as he then gets to reply with this:

“Oh sh*t… my bad, I saw a snack & thought it was a vending machine.”

However, this hasn’t been landing with the women he’s pursued and apparently, a few of them have exposed him for reusing it.

As a result, The Game is deciding to retire it and folks in his comment section are getting a good laugh out of his announcement. The caption of his post reads, “F3 is now officially retired [skull emoji peace out emoji] …….. we shot, we scored.. we had a good run… on to bigger n better things now. F4 coming soon [laughing emojis].” 

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Is The Game Going To Be On ICEMAN?

Ludacris couldn’t contain himself, dropping several laughing emojis himself. Another user joked, “Ayo [laughing emoji] unplug the whole vending machine atp.”

Others are encouraging him to keep trying. “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it bro, just go to a different playing field [laughing emoji].” Another echoes that sentiment. “Do your thing OG, fisherman uses the same rod to catch different fish.”

While it has to be a bit humbling for The Game, at least he’s being a good sport about it.

In other news revolving around the veteran spitter, he’s been grabbing some attention for a change he made to his profile picture on the app. He recently updated it to a diamond, one that several Drake affiliates have currently as theirs as well.

It’s sparked conversation around a possible feature placement, although folks like football star Johnny Manziel have also done this. As a result, it’s cutting into this hope a bit, but you never know.

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The documentation Blueface’s manager shared late last night details the Detroit artist’s alleged motion to suppress evidence and statements stemming from his 2020 arrest. If you don’t remember, the “We Paid” rapper was apprehended back then thanks to a gun charge.

He and two other friends were firing weapons at an Atlanta gun range which he wasn’t allowed to do. That’s because about a decade prior, Dugg was hit with carjacking and felony gun possession convictions.

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The alleged court documentation reads in part, “the Defendant, Dion Hayes, by and through his attorney of record, and moves to suppress all evidence seized as a result of his cell phone that was seized from his person at the time of his arrest on March 9, 2020.”

It also says, “Additionally, Mr. Hayes moves to suppress any and all statements made by him to federal agents in Detroit, Michigan following his arrest in this matter.”

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Do 42 Dugg & Wack 100 Have Beef?

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Wack 100’s Instagram post of this paperwork, which was caught by DJ Akademiks, is captioned, “@teegrizzley told me why you on me when 42 is the one with the real paperwork.”

He continues, “WARNING @42_dugggg tried to suppress his statements that he gave to the feds… Rule #1 Plead the 5th… Now Duggie Dug wtf did you tell dem people that you didn’t want us to know. Sincerely, The Posers.”

Overall, it’s unclear what provoked Wack to share these allegedly real documents from Dugg’s 2020 gun case. But what is apparent is that he’s trying to damage his street cred.

It’s worth noting that Wack and Dugg didn’t see eye to eye a couple of years ago. The manager claimed that Dugg was robbed by Offset following an altercation. Dugg denied this story and it led to him exchanging a few words with Wack.

The latter seemingly apologized after being checked on his claims, but it seems things are getting tense once again.

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At press time, Russell’s Twitter and Instagram accounts are unavailable. Victor Baez covered this on Twitter, sharing a screenshot of an IG Story from a fan account. “A lot of people have assumed La Russell IG blocked you… he’s currently taking a break and will be back soon.”

While we don’t have an explicit explanation for this break, many fans assume it’s due to the recently performed “Heaven Sent” track. On it, he called Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, and Jeffrey Epstein “heaven-sent” alongside folks like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Kanye West. It was meant to comment on how people all come from God regardless of their crimes, behaviors, and beliefs.

Still, folks tore LaRussell apart online. He said his engineer advised him to not put this song out. While it’s not officially out, the reaction to this viral performance of it proved why that advice came.

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Where Is LaRussell From?

For those unfamiliar with the Something’s In The Water MC, LaRussell is from the California Bay Area’s city of Vallejo. His independently-minded grind as an artist has been very compelling to see, although controversies like these have tainted the discourse.

The 31-year-old seems ready to combat these narratives, though. In a “final statement” on the matter, LaRussell blasted the “Heaven Sent” backlash as performative outrage.

“The selective outrage and fake righteousness is a joke,” he tweeted. “It’s always US. Y’all been complicit in supporting serial killers, murderers, drug dealers, pimps, and n***as destroying they community for yeeeeaaaars!!!! But me saying God made me and he also made these sick a** n***as is where the line is drawn? CUT IT OUT. If you gone be outraged be outraged about it all! TURN THE MURDER MUSIC OFF AND EVERY OTHER DETRIMENTAL FORM OF ART YOU CONSUME! I’M ONE OF THE FEW N***AS IN THIS S**T SMILING AND PUTTING GOOD INTO THE ECO SYSTEM! IMA KEEP SAYING AND DOING WHAT I WANT WITH MY ART. BECAUSE IMA F***IN ARTIST! Y’ALL CAN KEEP BEING FAKE OUTRAGED AND COMPLICIT WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.”

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Caught by Billboard, acts like Erykah Badu, Mariah the Scientist, Kehlani, Wale, T.I., Brandy, Black Thought, and Jermaine Dupri are also on the docket. Badu will serve as the main attraction for the second and final day of the festival. Hov is filling that role for day one.

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If you want the rest of the lineup, you can check out the post from Roots Picnic below.

In terms of admission information, we got that for you as well. Tickets actually went on sale a couple of days ago with general admission general admission plus, and limited VIP packages being available. VIP Gold offerings are completely sold out, however.

If you want to try and grab tickets, you may want to do so at your earliest convenience. If you’re one of those people, check this link.

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When Is Roots Picnic 2026?

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Roots Picnic 2026 will begin at the end of May, specifically on Saturday, May 30. Like years past, it will end a day later, concluding this time on the 31st.

However, what’s different about this year’s festival is the location. Instead of being held at the Mann Center in Fairmount Park, it will now be at the Belmont Plateau. It’s also a park in Philadelphia that is most famously known for hosting the very first Earth Day celebration back in 1970.

As we said earlier, this should be a festival to pay attention to as Jay-Z will be performing. It will be his first time headlining here in over a decade, making it a celebratory moment that shouldn’t be missed.

His return also comes amid an announcement of a pair of shows at Yankee Stadium on July 10 and 11. One day will celebrate 30 years of Reasonable Doubt and the other will commemorate 25 years of The Blueprint.

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