Now, YG is seemingly reflecting on these allegations via his new album THE GENTLEMEN’S CLUB, specifically on the song “WE KNOW THE TRUTH.” It includes lines like “They say I murdered this, they say I murdered that / Well, if that was true, you’d be a f***ing rat / And I’d be in the cell sleeping on a rack / But too bad that ain’t a f***ing fact” and “I came to get the dough, was finna hit the stage / Then I heard how y’all heard, somebody got hit with a blade / I heard n***as saying, ‘YG paid’ / Stop lying, n***a, come run YG fade.”

Elsewhere, the track includes possible references to the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and his past life, overall denying any involvement in The Ruler’s passing. It divided a lot of fans, but the conversation continues to evolve online.

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YG’s “WE KNOW THE TRUTH”

Some fans never believed this to begin with, calling back to YG’s earlier denials of being responsible for Drakeo The Ruler’s death. Others continue to criticize him and doubt his sincerity and perspective, calling “WE KNOW THE TRUTH” corny and dismissive.

Allegations around YG and Drakeo The Ruler resurfaced as a result of this new THE GENTLEMEN’S CLUB record, with fans looking back and scrutinizing every detail. But as the West Coast rapper says on the song, nothing developed legally concerning them.

However, in regards to the case surrounding Drakeo The Ruler’s death, there are other recent complications and updates. For example, Snoop Dogg wants the plaintiffs in Drakeo’s wrongful death lawsuit to drop his company from the suit.

Snoop’s entertainment company was one of the entities that promoted the Once Upon A Time In LA festival. With many more questions waiting for an answer concerning The Ruler’s tragic death, these new apparent reflections from YG should be more fuel for debate and discussion.

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Kodak The Blessing arrived on June 12th with a stacked tracklist. With 26 songs in total, it includes appearances from G Thugg, Shadea Chaa, 1900Rugrat, Albee Al, Friday, Reese Youngn, Lil Crix, and Rylo Rodriguez. 

It’s one of the first bits of good news to come from Kodak’s corner in recent times. But as an independent artist, it does make us wonder what comes next in his career. Obviously, he has built an incredibly dedicated fanbase who ride with him through thick and thin. And while he might not be topping the charts with each release, Kodak has consistently delivered music to his fans over the years. Surely, that won’t stop now that he’s independent. Frankly, he’ll probably be able to release even more music from the vault moving forward.  

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Kodak Black Enters A New Era

Yak’s latest project comes after a consistent stream of projects he dropped over the past three years since fulfilling his contract with Atlantic Records. From projects like When I Was Dead to 2024’s Trill Bill and last year’s Just Getting Started, there was no shortage of music from his corner. 

Unfortunately, the news of his independent era comes after a string of legal troubles. The rapper was hit with drug trafficking charges in Florida in May related to a search of his vehicle in 2025. 

We’ll keep you posted on any further updates surrounding Kodak Black and this new era of his career. What’s your favorite track off of Kodak The Blessing? Let us know in the comments below. 

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As caught by Livebitez on Instagram, Jayda Wayda took to social media to react to her feet pics getting millions of views on sites like wikiFeet. She wondered if there’s another party making money off of this practice, which seems to consist of taking pictures of her feet from her online accounts and posts and sharing them on these sites.

“They always talking about the wikiFeet score,” the entrepreneur, influencer, and style guru remarked. “Like, what is that? Every time I post a little bit of my feet, it has, like thousands of screenshots. Is somebody getting paid off my little s**ts? For real… ‘Cause they always – what is wikiFeet? That’s why I don’t be posting my toes no more… ‘They using your feet.’ Oh, see, no. I’m calling corporate… What the f**k is wikiFeet? Yeah, no, I’m calling corp today, not tonight. I didn’t sign off on that. For real. I realized it because I posted my feet, right? It had like, I swear y’all, a thousand f***ing screenshots on Snapchat. That’s, like, a lot. That’s considered a lot. I’m like, ‘Did I accidentally post my t***ies? What the f**k?’ It was my feet. Weird. OnlyFans for feet? Oh, my goodness…”

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Jayda Cheaves Beauty

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Elsewhere, Jayda Cheaves is worrying about her businesses. She has her WAYDAMIN clothing brand, the Jayda Cheaves Beauty products, and significant work for Fidéle Kids and Girl Wipes. Jayda Wayda juggles a lot of endeavors at once, and has a lot on her plate that she never expected.’

This feet pic saga is certainly one example of that. Meanwhile, Jayda Cheaves continues to catch heat over allegations concerning her former partner, Lil Baby. Emily Huff recently accused them of trying to jump her on multiple occasions.

Amid all the drama and gossip, though, Cheaves usually keeps it solid and moves to dismiss these narratives and issues. Whether it’s dating rumors with other rappers or more Internet fodder, she wants to keep the focus on her success and her growth. Unexpected ventures like this feet interest are just part of the course of fame, and Jayda doesn’t want others to profit off of her for their own gain.

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Some of them believe the Chicago artist ran into issues with the release and had to push things back due to sample clearances, feature placements, and many other hypothetical and possible explanations. But others are less optimistic. They believe the Yeezy mogul never confirmed the release date enough for die-hards to hang their hats on it.

In any case, it’s clear the BULLY era still has more legs despite relatively middling reception. Still, fans enjoyed it more consistently and generally than the VULTURES series with Ty Dolla $ign and DONDA 2, so it’s still a promising step in this redemptive personal and artistic moment for Ye.

We will have to wait and see if this project ends up coming out. On the other hand, it could join the long list of Kanye West full-lengths that, for one reason or another, never saw the light of day. At least we got the original tracklist, if worse comes to worst.

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Kanye West’s Concert Dates

Elsewhere, Kanye West has more concerts to look forward to. Fans hope these upcoming shows will host live BULLY deluxe premieres. But again, that’s just a speculative wish on their behalf, so we’ll have to wait for the deluxe project to actually drop before adding to that hype.

Most recently, Ye announced concerts in his home city of Chicago and in San Antonio, which will take place on September 3 and 4 and on July 4, respectively. There is still a lot of backlash to these concert bookings due to his history of bigotry, antisemitism, and other controversies. For example, Kanye’s upcoming Tampa show continues to catch heat, whereas various European and overseas bookings fell apart.

Fans React To BULLY Deluxe Not Dropping

Perhaps more introspective and truly accountable content on the BULLY deluxe could mitigate this response. But the album will actually have to drop for that to happen.

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Release Date: June 19, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: The Gentlemen’s Club

Quotable Lyrics from On The Low

Thirty M’s in the bank, for sure (Oh, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy)
But you would never know, I act broke (Act broke)
Yeah, I’m tryna hit, for sure (Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy)
But, baby, gotta keep it on the low (On the low)

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Release Date: June 19, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from WTF GOIN

I still be in the hood, on the wicked wеt like, “Fuck that”
Ghetto fine shit say shе grew up where the bluff at
I still’ll sell a brick, play caller, where that stuff at?
I rent right up the street, I’m finna buy it back

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As such, when Fivio took to his Twitter account with some reservations, many fans felt like he was hating on the two. But this is not the case at all.

“Idk who need to hear this but I better b performing in that parade in NY on Thursday !!” he wrote on the social media platform. On the day of the parade, the drill lyricist defended Keys and showed her love.

“No Alicia Keys should not have brought me out she did a beautiful job with her set she got a beautiful career and beautiful family and we deff preformed that song together in a past and im grateful to even had been a apart of that I’m just happy the city is being enjoyed rn. So stop the negative comments. Alicia been blessing the world with her voice since I was a kid.”

Also, he replied “Bet” when a troll had the following message for him on the social media platform: “They put Yung Miami on a float before you. You not working hard enough gang. Lock in.” Yes, it’s a competitive and dismissive statement, but not one that downplays the former City Girl’s appearance.

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Alicia Keys & Fivio Foreign Collabs

Alicia Keys and Fivio Foreign’s “City Of Gods” dropped in February of 2022, and marks their only official collaboration. Kanye West was also a part of that track, and it appeared on Fivio’s 2022 album B.I.B.L.E.

Ironically enough, Alicia Keys has other New York City odes, most notable her Jay-Z classic “Empire State Of Mind.” We’re sure there will be many more opportunities to celebrate the city. For now, everyone’s just happy at the happiness of the Big Apple, and sharing that joy.

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Release Date: June 19, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

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Release Date: June 19, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from KILLOFFSEASON

The money in the safe, the car from outer space, the weed smoke blacked my face
But these hoes can’t see me anyway, watch me escape, textbook, getaway
Castle Crook, stashin’ what we took, bitch, we made it
See me stylin’ in the look book, bitch, who famous?

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As caught by Complex, Hov’s Roc Nation recently announced they will host a two-day series of pop-ups in NYC starting next Thursday (June 25). The pair of immersive and interactive events will take place at DUMBO Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan. The best part? It’s free to the public, so anyone can go celebrate this tribute to the June 25, 1996 breakout.

Of course, Jay-Z has more to do in New York City. Later in July, he will host a three-part concert series at Yankee Stadium, which fans are incredibly excited for. The first show will pay homage to Reasonable Doubt and bring it to life once more, whereas the second will give The Blueprint its due treatment.

As for the third show, this “Extra Innings” performance could span the rest of Jay’s legendary career and include some very special surprises. We’ll have to see what goes down in July, as new album buzz and other narratives continue to gain momentum.

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When Are Jay-Z’s Concert Dates?

There are also other upcoming performances in Paris and Los Angeles in September and October respectively.

Also, longtime fans of the Roc Nation mogul probably feel some déjà vu with these upcoming pop-ups. That’s because of the “Book of Hov” exhibition that emerged in 2023 at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch. In between archival pieces, awards, clothing items, and more special memorabilia and pieces of history, it was a wide-spanning and partial reflection of this monumental run.

We will see how these Reasonable Doubt pop-ups preview a very exciting concert run from Jay-Z. The Yankee Stadium shows will take place on July 10, 11, and 12. On the other hand, the Paris show will take place on September 10 at Stade de France, and the Los Angeles concert at SoFi Stadium will go down on October 23.

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