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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More specifically, he critiqued the Atlanta femcee for supposedly setting a bad example for women. “Latto just announced she’s pregnant by a married man with 3 kids and made it part of her ALBUM ROLL OUT .. and that’s who today’s women look up to? we’re doomed,” the former NFL player wrote.

In addition, he followed this up by referencing her anti-Donald Trump lyrics on Young Nudy’s “WHAT’S HAPPENIN'” track. “‘f**k donald trump, I ain’t vote for this presi’’ Latto we got something in common, I fw you.” the Ohio native wrote. Considering Le’Veon Bell’s previous Trump support, this might be a sarcastic comment rather than a walk-back. We will see if Big Mama herself responds to this sentiment, whether it’s from Bell or from others.

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Who Is Latto Pregnant By?

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For those unaware, Le’Veon Bell’s commentary refers to 21 Savage’s purported marriage to Keyanna Joseph. The two share two sons, Kamari and Ashaad, whereas 21 shares his daughter Rhian with an unknown former partner.

The couple reportedly got married after Savage’s arrest regarding his visa, leading to legal resident status via a green card. Joseph reportedly liked the pregnancy and album announcement on Instagram, so it seems like they are in a good place.

All in all, we will see if Big Mama contains some lyrical references to these rumors and conversations. Reactions to Latto’s pregnancy and new album announcement have been all over the place, but everyone seems ready to dive in and see what’s next.

She seemed to confirm that 21 Savage is the father of her child in the music video for her “Business & Personal” single. In it, a hand with the same tattoos as 21’s caresses her.

As for the critical parts of this commentary, Bell’s perspective speaks to a lot of romantic scrutiny concerning the hip-hop couple. After rumors followed them for years, this is a massive step. Only time will tell if they explain their relationship dynamics further regarding Keyanna Joseph and others.

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Loren LoRosa took to Twitter with a video debunking these reports. She explained that Jason Lee hosted this brunch with Kirk Franklin and others in attendance. He invited the Madea creator, who reportedly had not met Hampton before this brunch. As such, LoRosa claimed that these dating rumors are not true.

As for Hampton, the Real Housewives Of Atlanta alum is Catherine Brewton’s best friend. She reportedly took some pictures and videos with Tyler for their first meeting. But Loren LoRosa clarified that the photos that went the most viral, featuring the alleged kiss, are fake and A.I.-generated. Instead, she shared the actual picture of the two from the event after speaking to the brunch’s photographer.

In addition, the reporter stated that, according to the photographer, the media titan wasn’t trying to engage with photo opportunities and make this about him. Rather, he was just enjoying the brunch and supporting his friend, which led to some unexpected gossip. Now, though, we know the real photos in contrast to the fake ones.

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Who Is Tyler Perry’s Ex Girlfriend?

Tyler Perry’s dating history may have experienced this recent debunk, but fans are still curious as to his romantic status. However, he’s been very private about his personal life. Still, fans know the multi-hyphenate shares a son, Aman, with his former partner Gelila Bekele.

Elsewhere, though, Tyler Perry faces more serious rumors. The sexual assault allegations against him recently got a response in court, seeking to dismiss a lawsuit against him from actor Mario Rodriguez.

Perry claims that Rodriguez levied accusations with “no basis in fact or law and no merit” after Perry stopped giving Rodriguez financial assistance. After text messages between the two leaked, the accuser explained them as a moment of coercion. We will see how that legal battle continues to develop in the future.

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Just a few months ago in an interview with Shannon Sharpe, the “Hate It Or Love It” rapper shared that he and Drizzy are more than okay. “That’s my brother. I don’t cut no corners about my friendship with Drake. He always been solid with me… ain’t never done me no wrong. He always look out, you know, for the kids when they want to go to shows and whatnot.”

Well, it seems that love from The Boy could be reciprocated on Game’s end in the form of a feature. Caught by Kurrco, he recently updated his Instagram profile picture to an image of a diamond.

But it’s not just any diamond. If you caught wind of our article yesterday, several affiliates of Drake have this very same photo as their PFP like The Game now does.

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When Is Drake Dropping ICEMAN?

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Folks like TVGUCCI, SURF BOARD WAVE, Kai, Johnny Manziel, and 4karri are teasing their potential involvement with ICEMAN. Given that someone like Manziel—an ex football player—is a part of this social media stunt makes us believe this doesn’t necessarily mean anything in regards to features.

So, The Game doing this could just mean he’s showing love and nothing else. But with it being nearly 11 full years since their last collab, “100,” we are holding out hope for a track.

The same can be said about the release date which remains elusive. There were some “insiders” swearing up and down that ICEMAN was going to drop, or at the very least be announced, earlier this month. But that didn’t happen and we are now still left in the dark as to its progress.

However, The Game’s post along with everyone else’s has us hoping a big announcement is coming sooner than later.

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