There was some cause to pause in JB’s case especially given his recent health issues both physical and mental. As a result, it seems folks online were generating rumors about who the Canadian singer’s stand in was going to be.

SZA’s name was thrust into this discussion, with the allegation even claiming that she was being paid a hefty sum to be Bieber’s emergency replacement. To be slightly more specific, she was going to get a six-figure check to fill this role.

However, according to the SOS artist herself, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

As caught by Buzzing Pop and Bossip, the TDE signee firmly quieted this rumor under a post alleging this news. “Lmao who made this up? I’ve seen this 4 times now. I’m in New York no one paid me a dime. Wishing everyone the best [red heart emoji],” she wrote.

Perhaps she’s there recording her new album, which she’s been teasing as of recently.

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Justin Bieber’s Coachella Performance

But overall, it doesn’t seem like SZA was offended or anything like that. She just wanted to put an end to it for the sake of clearing the air.

It sounds like she’s also supporting Justin Bieber, whose first of two shows at Coachella has proved to be divisive.

If you didn’t see it, the hitmaker, about halfway through his set, whipped out his MacBook and played various music videos for his older songs.

Some have criticized it for being unprofessional and lazy, whereas others feel it was refreshing and personal. Many of his fans have grown up with Bieber since his teenage years and seeing him look back at his work from that era was moving for the die-hards.

While it’s been controversial, we have to imagine many are looking forward to seeing what he’ll do this coming Saturday.

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Now, the artist is engaging in some unique antics to show that the album is, in fact, on the horizon. For instance, he recently took to Scotiabank Arena in Toronto with some customized courtside seats. These seats are now covered in icicles, which proves that the album is on the way. For now, a release date remains unknown.

DJ Akdemiks has been a huge cheerleader for this upcoming album. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that he would have some strong opinions on when the project should be released. However, in the clip below, he offers Drake some advice that some may see as surprising.

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DJ Akademiks Gives Drake Advice

You would think Akademiks wants Drake to drop the album right away. Instead, he believes the artist should wait until next year. That way, he can stall out all of those who have been opposing him.

“I’ve given my official advice to Drake… you could drop it in 2027, I like what’s going on. Stall ’em out,” Akademiks explained. “With every single day, we’re having a hater reset. They’re all coming back, they’re like, ‘Drake, I miss you.'”

It is an interesting theory, although it is more likely that Drake ends up coming out with the album sometime in the Summer or the Fall. The artist has been in the studio recording, and with the anticipation buzzing, we expect Drake to act soon.

There is a lot riding on this album. It will be his first solo effort since For All The Dogs back in 2023.

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Footage from the fight quickly went viral and heading into this new week, folks are still trying to figure out what caused it to go down. Others though are simply enjoying the content and talking about it just for kicks.

One of the people is Floyd Mayweather’s daughter, Yaya Mayweather. The Shade Room caught her reaction on Twitter and its quite humorous.

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Her tweet mainly focused in on Dess Dior, who threw some nasty bows at someone in the clip. Seeing as her father is one of the greatest boxers ever, Yaya likened Dior’s fighting chops to her pop’s.

“Dess was in the club straight walking s**t down… ok dess mayweather [laughing emojis],” she joked.

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Dess Dior & Jayda Cheaves Night Club Fight

It’s unclear how long this skirmish actually was, but with the evidence we have, Dess Dior really does hold her own here. Unfortunately for Jayda Cheaves, she was on the wrong end of things.

As you’ll see in the video above, she was getting pinned down by a man while the madness ensued. He looks to be a bodyguard of some sort, so maybe he was holding her back from making things worse.

However, at the same time, she looked to be in serious pain.

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As it stands today, it doesn’t appear that Dior or Cheaves have addressed the fight directly. Interestingly, though, the latter did post her and the artist vibing in the car. It’s unclear if this footage was from before or after the fight, though.

For the most part, it seems folks think Cheaves and Dior were fighting back together, rather than battling each other. That makes sense given the aforementioned post from the entrepreneur.

Some are claiming that Cheaves’ ex-friend, Emily Huff, was on the receiving end of Dior or the former’s wrath. But that remains a rumor for now. You may remember Huff’s name from the Ari Fletcher-Lil Baby sleeping rumors. Then, she accused Cheaves of backdooring her so she could shoot her shot with the rapper.

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“I think, at some point, f*ck the street code,” Charlamagne Tha God said on an episode of his Brilliant Idiots podcast with Andrew Schulz. “These guys are businessmen, man. Here’s the thing: This is all alleged. I don’t know if Pooh Shiesty did any of this. I’m just going off the stories I heard. I know that Pooh Shiesty wouldn’t do that to a white man. Whenever you hear these stories, it’s literally always the Black executives getting put in this position by Black artists.”

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Pooh Shiesty’s Arrest

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Authorities originally arrested Pooh Shiesty for the alleged kidnapping and robbing of Gucci Mane, earlier this month. In doing so, they claimed he organized a “coordinated takeover” of a Dallas music studio on January 10, 2026, in an effort to force Gucci to release him from a contract with 1017 Records. His father, Big30, and six other co-conspirators are also facing charges related to the incident.

Last week, a judge denied Pooh Shiesty’s attempt at getting out of jail on bond. Shiesty’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, spoke with reporters after the unsuccessful hearing. “What we didn’t hear today was [that] there is no contract — this mystery contract — they have no contract. They have no video of this alleged signing of a contract. They have no guns, no jewelry — they have none of that physical evidence,” he said. “What they have is allegedly five individuals, one of them being a very well-known individual, that is allegedly cooperating with the government and making these allegations…” Shiesty will remain behind bars while awaiting trial.

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Of course, it’s been some time since he’s played the sport at this level, so rust was inevitable. But still, the internet had a field day with pretty low-hanging fruit. J Cole came off the bench for eight minutes and shot 0-5 from the field.

All he could muster was a rebound, an assist, as well as a personal foul. DJ Akademiks has of course been his loudest critic in the days following his performance.

His reaction went viral yesterday as he ripped his “highlight reel” for eight minutes straight. Perhaps partially as a result of all of the jokes and criticisms, J Cole is talking about his experience.

As caught by our Twitter page, the North Carolina superstar took to his blog, “The Algorithm,” which is on his Inevitable website, to do so.

Overall, he was incredibly grateful for the chance the Nanjing Monkey Kings gave him. He also appreciated all of the love from his fans, admitting that he didn’t know he had such a huge following there.

Moreover, he praised the people of China, the country’s cleanliness, and peacefulness as well.

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J Cole’s Nanjing Monkey Kings Game

But diving deeper into the game and the team, Cole reveals that he’s already done playing. He explains why, writing, “Initially I was scheduled to play in at least 3 games for the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the CBA. The work visa process took way longer than expected, so I was only able to play in one before heading back.”

Despite that being the case, he still cherishes the fact that he got to do this and in such a notable basketball league. “I got to play 8 minutes in one of the top leagues in the world, got a few good looks but wasn’t able to hit one. A couple more games and maybe those shots would have started to fall! Either way I’m fulfilled and grateful! Sh*t, I feel like I dropped 20!!! [laughing emoji] And my knees felt like I played 40 minutes! [weary face emoji].”

Cole concludes by expressing interest in coming back with the Monkey Kings, cracking a joke in the process. “I told the team that if I could stay in shape I would be down to play for a longer amount of games next year after I’m done with tour. I’m wildin???? [laughing emojis] we’ll see. DREAMER.”

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As fans asked for further details, she added in more posts: “Before I open up about something incredibly raw and traumatic, I tell myself ‘it’s ok, you don’t need people to believe you, you just need to get it out of your poor body, before it gives you cancer.’ But then I see this post and tears consume me, in a good way. Thank you.”

“I’m now 40,” she continued. “It has taken almost 2 decades to say this publicly. Though I am so grateful to have made it long enough to find my voice, it just shows how much of an impact trauma and sexual assault takes. Thank you for seeing me.”

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As for exactly what happened, Rose alleged: “She saw me ‘resting’ on my best friends lap to avoid her and bent down, pulled her underwear to the side and rubbed her disgusting vagina on my face until my eyes snapped open and I projectile vomitted on her.”

Rose also claimed that she decided to stay silent about her story after Perry helped her secure a US visa. When one fan criticized Rose for publicizing her claim against Perry, but not taking legal action, she replied: “just left the police station.”

Has Katy Perry Responded To Ruby Rose?

As of Monday morning, Perry has yet to address Rose’s allegation. She attended Coachella alongside former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. While the two have avoided speaking about their relationship, they’ve made several public appearances together in recent months. In one picture from Perry’s Instagram recap of the event, she and Trudeau are holding hands.

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Various angles of Frost striking this girl have come to light as well and certain ones make it look much worse. The one that started it all was a shot from inside the yacht, fairly far away from where Frost and this woman were fighting.

Another view shows a more up close and personal POV of the altercation. From that shot, it appeared that Frost did nothing more than take the girl’s wig off and throw it in the water.

But Frost is admitting that he “mushed her a*s” after she allegedly was being physical with him multiple times during shooting. The 25-year-old says he cut a lot these tense shots with her because over demonetization concerns.

Frost also claims that this woman made several remarks about his family, particularly his sister, that didn’t sit right with him.

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Deshae Frost Assault Controversy

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That part is true as the woman who says she was hit came forward and owned up to talking about Frost’s sibling.

He then goes on to say that she was purposefully trying get under his skin. Additionally, right before he “mushed” her, he thought that she was going to hit him again. All of these factors, including admitting being drunk at the time, played a role in him doing what he did.

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Deshae Frost does reiterate multiple times in this clip that what he did was wrong and that his explanation wasn’t to diminish the optics of the situation. Moreover, he tells his audience that you shouldn’t stoop down to someone who’s already going low, man or woman.

Additionally, the streamer says that you should never put hands on a girl, unless she’s being physical with you, but only to a certain extent.

However, things, take an interesting turn towards the end of his explanation video. Frost alleges that after he apologized to the girl, she was kissing him and engaged in sexual activities soon after talking things out.

Before getting into all of this, he says that he doesn’t want to per her business out there like that. Overall, it was an odd decision to do include that information. For context, the woman did say that Frost hit her because she turned down his sexual advances. In the end, it seems like he broke one of his own rules. It will be interesting to see how the internet receives his response.

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While the ghostwriting allegations aren’t confirmed, there is no doubt that a discourse has been set in motion. Drake fans are doing pre-emptive victory laps. Meanwhile, some are trying to defend Push by saying that he was simply using Miller for hooks.

One commentator that fans wanted to hear from was none other than DJ Akademiks. Akademiks is a huge Drake fan who defended him throughout the Kendrick Lamar beef. You can imagine that he would have some strong opinions about Push potentially using the same ghostwriter as Drizzy.

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DJ Akademiks On Pusha T Situation

As Akademiks puts it, you can’t say it’s bad for Drake to use ghostwriters for hooks, and then say it is acceptable when someone else does it. There needs to be some sort of intellectual consistency there.

While Ak can’t confirm or deny if Push really did use a ghostwriter, he did note that Quentin Miller’s pen is easily one of the most underrated out there. He delivered some monster hooks and got relegated to being the fall guy in the Meek Mill and Drake situation.

At the end of the day, ghostwriting in hip-hop is one of those controversial topics that will never truly go away. There will always be debates about it, and certain fans will always attack it with a bias. If your favorite artist looks bad, they will find a way to defend them. If your least favorite artist looks bad, they will find a way to attack. That is just human nature at this point.

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Fans in the comments section of the post were loving the outfit. “It should cost a billion to look this good,” one user wrote. Another added: “Her and Zendaya will be studied for centuries!!!”

Coachella 2026 kicked off on Friday, and tons of high-profile artists have already performed at the event. During the first weekend, Sexyy Red, Swae Lee, Ethel Cain, Fakemink, Justin Bieber, BIA, Addison Rae, Oklou, Clipse, Geese, and more artists took the stage. The festival will continue with even more sets, next weekend.

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Teyana Taylor In “One Battle After Another”

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Teyana Taylor’s appearance at Coachella comes after she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards, earlier this year. At the event, she lost out to Amy Madigan, who took home the award for her role in Weapons. On the television broadcast, Taylor could be seen celebrating Madigan’s achievement, which some fans weren’t happy with.

Afterward, she took to X (formerly Twitter) to address the backlash. “The world holds so much misery that miserable hearts forget the face of happiness,” she wrote. “They grow comfortable being sore losers, so when they see real sportsmanship it unsettles them! like holy water touching a demon. Because clapping for someone else’s victory requires something many people never learned…how to win with grace & pure joy, and how to lose with grace, chin up & dignity.”

While Taylor didn’t win Best Supporting Actress, One Battle After Another did win Best Picture, Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Supporting Actor (Sean Penn), and Best Casting.

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Some people, including AllStar Jr, are saying that J Prince Jr. had a hand in this situation escalating. Because of that, he’s speaking out against all of the rumors, attempting to clear his name for good.

One of his posts on social media to address this includes a direct response to AllStar Jr. As caught by DJ Akademiks, JR called out Prince Jr. for allegedly fleeing the scene of the crime. Essentially, JR is claiming that Prince Jr. was involved in jumping him and trying to steal his jewelry.

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“@jprincejr damn n**** u still running up Kirby?” JR begins. U left the Cullinan and all say u ain’t know what to do when that pressure on. now I’m literally finna show the whole world how soft you is. You been getting horsed for years. I’m pulling the curtain back now… #MobUntied.”

Prince Jr. would clap back with, “How I’m running anywhere and I just had acl surgery [thinking emoji] I barely can walk [face palm emoji].”

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Did AllStar JR Shoot NBA Ben 10?

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The label founder would also post a lengthy paragraph on his Instagram Story to share why he was at the same restaurant by happenstance.

“First off I went to the restaurant by ‘myself’ to meet OG 3 for his birthday dinner. I didn’t have not one of my guys with me and everyone who was [there] was there organically to celebrate the homie birthday. I didn’t know [AllSatr JR] was there.”

Additionally, he says that he wouldn’t harm “a child” and how “that lil boy loves me to death.” We assume here he’s referring to AllStar JR as well. He concludes by encouraging everyone to tell the actual truth while wishing NBA Ben 10 and the other victim a speedy recovery.

As for the JR angle, he made a post yesterday that suggests he allegedly shot Ben 10. He claims he was the man being beat up in the fight and who subsequently pulled out a gun and started shooting to fend people off. The caption of his viral post read, “Had To Shoot To The D And Get New Ice Cuz My Mans Ben 10 Took Some Of My Stuff To The Hospital With Him…”

He also wrote, “Thought He Was Mob Ties [crossing fingers emoji] Til I Shot His A*s A Few Times.”

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