In the midst of this debate, DJ Akademiks is weighing in, as he usually does in times like these. As many already know, the man has close ties to Drake. Not only is he a super fan, but he also has an OVO chain. With that in mind, you can imagine whose side he is taking.

On X, Akademiks went so far as to say that Drake’s first three albums are worth more than Jay’s entire discography. It is an extremely bold thing to say, but not surprising given the source.

“It hurting their feelings when I pointed out jay z can’t talk catalog or contract talk to Drake since he ain’t ever been in position of this much leverage as Drake! Drake first 3 albums are valued more than Jay Z entire discography. The numbers say that not me!” Akademiks wrote.

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DJ Akademiks Weighs In on Drake Vs. Jay-Z

Akademiks then went on to say that it is hypocritical how some people were lamenting numbers a few years ago, but refuse to do so now that Drake is back on top.

“Before 2026: Everybody: MEN LIE, WOMEN LIE, NUMBERS DON’T!!! After 2026: NUMBERS DONT TELL THE FULL STORY,” he continued.

Regardless of how you feel about this particular topic, you can’t help but hope a Drake vs. Jay battle happens. It would spark some fascinating debates, and we can’t help but feel as though it would be just as big as the Kendrick battle.

Let us know who you think would win, in the comments below.

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Initially, Big30 was given a $100,000 bond. However, it was eventually ruled that the artist, whose real name is Rodney Lamont Wright Jr., was a flight risk. Since that time, Big30 has remained in jail, awaiting trial.

However, according to XXL, a judge has decided to reverse the previous ruling. As a result, Big30 has been granted pre-trial release. This is a big win for the artist, especially since Pooh Shiesty’s father received a similar ruling just last week.

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Big30 Free Before Trial

“The Court finds that the Government has failed to establish that Wright is a flight risk or that the conditions of release imposed by Judge Christoff will not reasonably assure the safety of any person in the community,” the ruling explained. “Accordingly, the Court denies the government’s motion. The Court vacates any stay of the release order.”

As for Pooh Shiesty, he remains in jail. He has attempted to receive a bond, but has not been successful in that endeavor. Meanwhile, at this time, it is expected that the Gucci Mane kidnapping and robbery trial will go down on July 6.

This is all happening quite fast, with the trial set to begin in about a month. All eyes will be on this trial, as the Pooh Shiesty-Gucci Mane dynamic has been of interest to hip-hop fans for months at this point.

The situation continues to develop every week, so stay tuned to HNHH for all of the natest news and updates.

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One of those lawsuits was filed by one of Diddy’s former employees who accused the mogul’s chief of staff of participating in sex trafficking. According to TMZ, his chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, has formally responded to the claims made by Phillip Pines in his lawsuit. While Pines suggested that she’s the “Ghislaine Maxwell” to Diddy’s Epstein, Khorram denied this completely. She said that Pines didn’t provide any evidence that backs up their claims.

One of those claims alleged that Diddy forced Phillip into engaging in sexual acts with another woman while the mogul watched. Kristina, however, said she doesn’t feel the claims amount to anything because the primary allegation against her is that Pines told him not to speak about an incident in which Diddy allegedly kicked someone. She said the lawsuit should be tossed out.

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What Is Diddy And His Chief Of Staff Accused Of? 

Phillip sued both the mogul and his assistant for sexual harassment, sexual battery, and sex trafficking, revealing that he worked for Diddy between 2019 and 2021. The accuser claims that he was largely in charge of setting up the hotel rooms for Diddy’s freak-offs. His responsibilities reportedly included stocking up the rooms with baby oil, towels, and setting up red lights. He also said that his duties on the job included cleaning up after the alleged freak-offs.

A member of Diddy’s team denied these claims to be true in a statement to TMZ after the lawsuit was filed. “No matter how many lawsuits are filed, it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor. We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth, and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail in court.”

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Ultimately, this has become a big story on the internet, although Adam and Lena’s reputation as trolls has certainly clouded things. Some feel as though this is one big joke, or perhaps just a way to promote their next video.

DJ Akademiks, on the other hand, has a few theories as to what is going on. As he explained on stream, the way in which the divorce was filed is dubious. The email address links to some seedy Backpage websites, which goes against Lena’s brand.

Furthermore, Akademiks finds it interesting that only one house is listed in the assets section. As Ak notes, Lena has told him directly that she owns multiple houses.

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DJ Akademiks Is Convinced

Akademiks seems to think the only viable explanation here is that someone is stalking the couple and is trying to sow doubt. Ak also believes there is a scenario in which an employee filed this as some sort of promotional tool. Whatever the case may be, filing fake divorces is illegal, so one has to wonder what the motivation would be.

Despite these theories, Adam22 is still reacting to the divorce as if it is very much real. Of course, this could all just be a troll, but that is simply a theory…for now.

No matter what, it remains clear that Adam and Lena have the whole internet talking today, for better or for worse.

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The two artists are actually tied at #39 with $1B each. However, their claims to that wealth are listed differently. For Beyoncé, her wealth largely derives from media and entertainment, while Rihanna’s derives from her stake in the fashion and retail industry through Fenty. 

Forbes describes a large part of Beyoncé’s wealth coming from her three decades in the music industry, first as a member of Destiny’s Child, then her impressive run as a soloist. She ascended into billionaire status in 2025. The Cowboy Carter tour last year ranked in some serious dough that helped cement her place on this list. 

Rihanna, on the other hand, has made her coins off of music too but also because of her stake in Fenty Beauty. The cosmetic brand, which is co-owned by LVMH, has been a massive success in the beauty industry.

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Who Else Is On The List?

Outside of Beyonce and Rihanna, the list also includes Kim Kardashian at #25 with a net worth of $1.9 billion and Taylor Swift at #23 with $2 billion. Oprah currently sits at #15 with $3.4 billion. At the top of the list is Diane Hendricks, the co-founder of ABC Supply, with a net worth of $21.7 billion. 

Who do you predict will make the list in 2027? Let us know in the comment section below.

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The mother of Sauce Walka’s child claimed that Drake had a fling with her in 2024, and even bought her a Maybach. Meanwhile, she also claimed that Sauce destroyed that Maybach and made threats against Drake. He has since responded to all of this with a song called “Baby Mama Drama.”

According to DJ Akademiks, Sauce Walka’s issues with Drake have been ongoing, and this is not the first time they have had a run-in. Having said that, Ak said that Sauce is making some pretty eye-opening claims about Drake and his behavior in Houston.

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Sauce Walka Continues To Criticize Drake

Sauce Walka alleges that Drake has been giving out money to women in the Houston nightlife scene. For instance, one woman allegedly received $25K per month for a penthouse. Additionally, it was alleged that Drake bought multiple G-Wagons and was also paying rent for some of these women.

While the women were not stated by name, it is clear that Sauce Walka is trying to muddy the waters around Drizzy right now. He is upset with the artist, and it seems like there is some pent-up anger being unleashed.

Sauce Walka has even been going off on the likes of Adam22, who recently got hit with a divorce filing from Lena The Plug. Sauce wasn’t kind to Adam and sees the divorce filing as a W.

Needless to say, it has been a hectic week for Sauce Walka, who very clearly has a few targets. Whether or not he keeps this up remains to be seen.

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During a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, Latto shared her side of the story and why she felt compelled to address the issue on her new album. When asked if the rumors were true, she said, “Well, yes it was about Cardi.”

“I rap about what was going on in my life at the moment…. I was at an early stage of my pregnancy and I rushed to the studio to do this verse for her first week sales, whatever… for ‘Errtime (Remix).’ Literally like two days later, I’m seeing all over the internet I’m being called p***y,” she said. “I’m pregnant, emotions high… And it was someone I deadass looked at as a friend. I understand this industry shit first, too, but we was on a texting basis, so I feel like, yeah, you tweeted to the world but we got each other’s number.”

Latto explained that Cardi reached out two months later, but she didn’t feel the need to respond at that point and revealed that they haven’t talked to each other since.

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How Did Cardi B Respond To Latto?

In a lengthy tweet, Cardi said that she understands Latto’s perspective, though she made several attempts to reach out in an attempt to make it right. She also said that she “chose to apologize publicly because the disrespect became public.”

“I truly understand how you feel,” she said. “On that call I didn’t even mean to call you that, I didn’t mean any harm.. There’s a difference in what I said vs what I meant. What I could have said was you was too forgiving and gave too much mercy in that situation.. But it was a heated conversation and I let my mouth get the best of me.”

Similar to Latto, Cardi was also going through her pregnancy while off the heels of her sophomore album and in an emotional state. “That’s not to excuse what I said but to let you know where I was in my head. I genuinely felt bad about what happened. In 2025 and 2026 I made multiple attempts to connect…I spoke with your manager, your sister, and even texted you directly to take full responsibility,” she wrote. “I always had love and respect for you ! I always wanted to make it right but making it right looks different for the both of us… I wanted to connect with you but you wanted to address it on your album.”

Check the post above and let us know how you feel in the comments below. 

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Authorities allege that Durk played a role in organizing a retaliatory attack against Quando Rondo in California. While Quando survived, his cousin, Lul Pab, was fatally shot during the incident near the Beverly Center.

Prosecutors claim Wilson helped coordinate the shooting by recruiting other people from Chicago to travel to Los Angeles. The court documents claim that this group in particular monitored Quando Rondo for a day before they allegedly shot at him.

The prosecutors described him as a key figure in the murder-for-hire trial, but Wilson’s team has tried to argue that his alleged involvement was less significant than other people charged in the case. However, the government challenged that with surveillance footage captured in the aftermath of Robinson’s death, where Wilson allegedly ordered food and talked to other people involved in the shooting less than an hour after it happened. Moreover, the filing also accuses Wilson of being out on bond in a separate murder case in Chicago when he traveled to Los Angeles. It should be noted that he was eventually acquitted on those charges. However, prosecutors cited it as part of his criminal history.

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What Charges Is Durk Facing?

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While prosecutors plan to oppose Wilson’s release, he’s also possibly facing charges of Murder in Aid of Racketeering and conspiracy to commit stalking. However, the possible new charges against Durk are reportedly also related to older incidents, including the 2019 Varsity restaurant shooting and the 2022 murder of Stephon Mack. Durk was charged in the Varsity restaurant but the charges were dropped. Authorities did not file charges related to the Mack killing, though Durk was linked to it in federal documents. 

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Well, on Thursday, Baby Keem provided some interesting insight into his whereabouts during his hiatus. During an interview with Highsnobiety, he revealed that he was dealing with a serious health issue. That said, he is not ready to say what the exact issue was.

“I’ll never be super public about what it was because I don’t want that to be the narrative,” Keem explained. “Going through that was the hardest setback for me.”

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Baby Keem Speaks On His Health

Keem went on to say that he felt as though he may never make music again. This led to dark times where he isolated himself in his home and barely went outside. It is a harrowing story, and one you can’t help but be empathetic towards.

“You have all these moments where you’re like, ‘Damn, I really won’t make music ever again.’ I turned off my Twitter. I didn’t need to see people telling me to release when I physically could not make music for a year. I had to learn how to do it again. It really f*cked me up to where I didn’t want to go outside at all.”

Thankfully, Keem appears to be doing a lot better these days. He has persevered, and now, he finds himself in a new era where he has the ability to do great things.

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“l’mma beat her the fuck up. I’mma knock her the fuck out. All y’all. l’mma beat her ass. I’mma get Riot beat up by my n***as. Y’all gonna see what the fuck is up. Y’all think I’m fucking pussy ass Latto?” Cardi said.

She then followed this up with an apology, saying, “I was ranting and hot at the moment but I fck with Latto HEAVY!! I respect everything about her including her team thats so sweet.. AND NOPE! I’m not too prideful to apologize to somebody I really respect so this my public apology and now ima privately buy her a bag.”

Latto was then able to get back at Cardi on the song “Gimme Dat.” “Bitch said what? Let’s clock it / Really got a Hermes store in my closet / Talkin’ ’bout buyin’ big mama a bag like my n***a ain’t already bought it,” she raps on the song.

Today, Latto was on The Breakfast Club, and it is here that she got to address whether or not the diss was really about Cardi B, and whether or not the two can ever be on good terms again.

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Latto Dissing Cardi B On Gimme Dat

“Well, yes it was about Cardi,” Latto began. “I rap about what’s going on in my life…I was at an early stage of my pregnancy and I rushed to the studio to do this verse for her first week sales (Errtime Remix) literally like two days later, I’m seeing all over the internet I’m being called p***y. I’m pregnant, emotions tied. And it was someone I deadass looked at as a friend… we was on a texting basis. I’m open to a conversation, when, I don’t know. It wasn’t a diss, it was where I was in life.”

At this point, it does not appear as though a reconciliation is likely. However, that is not to say it can’t happen. Even Latto admits that she would be open to it.

For now, Cardi will just have to wait and hold out hope that she can eventually reconnect with her friend and collaborator.

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