While the artist has apologized, some wonder if it’s enough. Only the hardcore fans seem to still be interested in the man’s music. Those who checked out back in 2018 during his MAGA hat crusade still haven’t returned. Ultimately, the reputational harm has been significant. Yet still, the man can sell upwards of 200K units in his first week.

Critically, these new Ye albums have not been particularly well-received. For instance, on Wednesday, Pitchfork officially published its Bully review. Writer Kieran Press-Reynolds gave the album a 3.4 out of 10, which is about as bad a score you can give an album these days.

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Pitchfork Gives Its Take On Bully

Kanye West fans have proven to be exceptionally insecure these days. They think every single critique of his music is some sort of indictment of the rapper’s politics. However, sometimes, the music just isn’t very good, regardless of who the artist is voting for. Bully is the perfect example of this.

Kanye West Fans Show Their Insecurity

The reactions to the album review were quite extreme. While other Pitchfork users largely agree with the score, Ye stans on X were very quick to voice their complete and utter displeasure. They began to attack the reviewer for the crime of stating their unfiltered opinion. They also tried to claim that Pitchfork is irrelevant, despite constantly complaining about every single one of their reviews.

At this point, it can be argued that Ye fans are just in a cult. Whatever he does is the greatest thing ever. No criticism, no critical thought, nothing. Just constant praise and adulation. It is this kind of Yes Man mentality that ultimately got Ye into the position he’s in right now.

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On X, The Breakfast Club’s Loren Lorosa revealed that she was attending last night’s show when it was paused out of nowhere. Fans were told to stay seated, and Megan Thee Stallion was eventually replaced. This led to lots of confusion in the crowd, with social media speculating that Meg had been sent to the hospital.

“Came to see Meg The stallion on broadway and that was short lived. The few opening scenes I saw her in she was great on stage! I was excited BUT… They just stopped moulin rouge mid show apologized to the audience and said ..”stay inside and seated” I asked security if we’re safe .. they told us “for now, we’ll update you if anything changes,” Lorosa wrote.

“Milan rouge on Broadway has removed Meg the stallion for the night (no explanation as to why) … Announcement just came on in the theatre .. they have removed Meg Thee Stallion from the show as Zidler for the rest of the night. Her part was replaced by a black male actor I’ll get his info bc he’s amazing. We are safe .. show is continuing on without Megan thee stallion.”

Subsequently, Lorosa put out an update, noting that Meg’s spokesperson had delivered a statement about the artist being hospitalized.

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Megan Thee Stallion Hospitalized

“During Tuesday night’s production, Megan started feeling very ill and was promptly transported to a local hospital, where her symptoms are currently being evaluated,” the statement read. “We will share additional updates as more information becomes available.”

At this time, there are no updates on the artist’s condition. However, as the statement explains, updates will be provided as soon as possible.

Our thoughts are with Megan Thee Stallion during this difficult time.

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Release Date: April 1, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: NDA

Quotable Lyrics from Paperbag Boy

He talk down on me, then, he met his end
I’m capital B, I stomp a fucking ant (Yeah)
Shawty, turn up, get these bands
Real shit, don’t miss your chance

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The shoes show real wear. These were not kept in a box or treated as a display piece. Rodman actually put them on his feet, which makes them exponentially more interesting as a collector’s item. The creasing, the aged midsole, the worn laces. All of it tells a story that a deadstock pair simply cannot.

The provenance here is what makes this pair genuinely special. Virgil Abloh personally gifted these to one of the most iconic and also unconventional figures in NBA history.

That connection between two cultural disruptors, fashion and sports, gives this pair a layer of meaning that goes well beyond the shoe itself. Virgil passed away in November 2021, making anything he touched directly even more significant.

Lost ‘N Found Vintage specializes in exactly this kind of find. The Miami shop has built a reputation for surfacing rare and storied pieces. This might also be their biggest score yet. A pair this deep in history does not show up every day.

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Off White x Air Jordan 1 “UNC”

The Off-White x Air Jordan 1 “UNC” is one of the most iconic sneakers Virgil Abloh ever created. Also the shoe runs in a bold university blue and white colorway with Virgil’s signature design language throughout.

The orange zip tie hangs from the lace collar. “AIR” is stamped in quotes along the midsole. “Virgil Was Here” is written across the lateral side in Virgil’s handwriting. Further the Off-White branding and product description text covers the toe box.

Originally released in 2017 as part of “The Ten” collection, it remains one of the most sought-after collaborations in sneaker history. On a deadstock pair this is iconic enough. Overall, on a worn pair gifted by Virgil himself to Dennis Rodman in 2020, it becomes something else entirely.

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Their song was previously used to promote the FX series Reservation Dogs, and was released three years before Cardi’s. They pushed for Cardi’s track not to be featured on her sophomore album, Am I The Drama?

“Should Cardi B and her associates be permitted to release the album including the single ‘Enough (Miami),’ the damages to plaintiffs will not only be irreparable, but almost impossible to calculate,” their attorney, Robert Flores, argued. “Enjoining the release of one song from an album with 23 song slots is less damage than allowing it to be released.”

AllHipHop’s Grouchy Greg Watkins exclusively reports that a federal judge in Texas has dismissed the lawsuit, claiming that it was filed in the wrong place. The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning that Fraustro and Aguilar have the option to refile in the future.

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Cardi B Legal Issues

This isn’t the only legal win Cardi has under her belt, either. Back in 2022, she also won a major defamation lawsuit against Tasha K. The gossip blogger was later ordered to pay a $3.9 million judgment.

Tasha K ended up starting a GoFundMe earlier this month in hopes of paying it off once and for all.

“For years many of you have asked me to start a fundraiser to help me pay off the judgment against me. I always refused because I believed it was my responsibility to handle it on my own,” the description reads. “But after many conversations with you all, I’m finally listening.”

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“People don’t know that the Democrats are the party of the KKK,” Cannon said on the show in a viral clip. “People don’t know that the Republicans are the party that freed the slaves.” While a commonly cited fact, the idea of the Republican Party being responsible for ending slavery fails to acknowledge the structural realignment of both parties in the mid-20th century.

“Both you and I have some conservative views. You just a little bit more outspoken about it than I am. I honestly don’t subscribe to either party,” Cannon continued. “I rock with W. E. B. Du Bois, when he said there’s no such thing as two parties. It’s just one evil party with two different names.”

Cannon went on the described Trump as “cleaning house,” adding that “he’s doing what he said he was going to do.” He explained: “We got the Gulf of America now. He’s like the club. He’s charging a $5 million bottle service fee to get into the country. I (expletive) with Trump.”

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Amber Rose’s Donald Trump Support

Rose has voiced her support for Donald Trump and the conservative party numerous times in recent years. She even spoke on stage at the 2024 Republican National Convention. Speaking with Maxim for an interview, last year, Amber Rose addressed the backlash she’s received. “During the election, I was ‘canceled.’ Now? All the naysayers are quiet,” she said at the time. “They see he’s already changing our country for the better… Unfortunately, the ‘woke’ left cancels people for having a different ideology. Fortunately for me, I don’t give a f*ck and will always stand 10 toes down until the wheels fall off, regardless of what my beliefs may be.”

Rose and Cannon aren’t the only celebrities to make headlines for speaking out in support of Trump in recent months. Nicki Minaj has also been coming under fire for praising the Republican Party.

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The topic began with Benny Blanco asking Lizzo for the “craziest” celebrity to slide into her DMs. “All of them,” she said, referencing hip-hop artists. “I was really confused. Mind you, I grew up a big girl and I grew up like, guys didn’t like me like that. Where I grew up, if you were fat, you were ugly, which, that’s not true. Fat doesn’t equal ugly, but where I grew up, that’s what it was. So, I was kind of invisible to all the guys. No one liked me in high school. One guy liked me in high school, and he was like, so ashamed that he would pass me notes. ‘Come and hook up with me at this place,” and I was like, ‘No, I’m not gonna do that. What the f*ck is wrong with you.'”

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Lizzo continued: “When all this shifted, and I started getting these DMs, I was confused. I was like, ‘I don’t even know what this person’s intention is. I thought it was all friendly. People had to tell me, ‘Hey, no. This person is trying to f*ck you.’ I was like, ‘What?’ I’m so oblivious.”

As the clip has been circulating on social media, fans have been having mixed reactions. “This is exactly why you gotta be careful being nice to people cuz then they friends or delusions gon gas it despite what sense is telling them,” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Another questioned: “Every is a stretch. So, Jay Z?”

Lizzo’s “Don’t Make Me Love U”

Lizzo’s interview with Benny Blanco comes after putting out a new music video for her latest single, “Don’t Make Me Love U,” earlier this month. She finished recording her fifth studio album, Love in Real Life, last year, but has yet to release it.

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“I am not going to lie. This was a banger album,” he explained, as seen in a clip shared by Kurrco. “I feel like he didn’t do too much overly experimental sh*t. I feel like he did just enough. You feel me? I ain’t gonna lie, I like this one. I really like this one, honestly. I’ll f*ck with it.”

Cenat is far from the only person feeling Ye’s latest release, as so far, it’s been a huge streaming success. Recently, it was even reported that it’s charted at No. 1 on Apple Music in more countries than any other rap album released this year. That record was previously held by J. Cole’s The Fall-Off, his seventh and potentially last album.

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Kanye West BULLY First-Week Sales Projections

BULLY racked up an impressive 30 million Spotify streams in its first day, making it the strongest hip-hop debut of the year so far. It’s expected to move anywhere from 250K to 275K album-equivalent units in its first week, with 100K coming from pure sales.

Kanye West and Kai Cenat have an interesting history. While the Chicago-born artist has praised the internet personality in the past, he’s also insulted him on various occasions. Last April, Ye even claimed to have “invented” streaming and accused Cenat of stealing his ideas.

“I invented the streaming s**t with Donda,” he said during a livestream. “N***as is taking the whole swag and running with it.” Ye later called out both Cenat and Adin Ross for only wanting to collaborate when it’s “safe” to do so, and not in the midst of his controversies.

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As for the tour, according to HipHop-N-More, it’ll kick off in Albany, New York, on May 24 and feature a total of 26 shows. They’ll travel to Washington, D.C., Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Boston, and more cities across North America before wrapping up in Buffalo, New York, on July 3.

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French Montana & Max B Collaborations

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The news comes after French Montana and Max B previously teamed up this year on the project, Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos. While speaking with Revolt, at the time, Max B compared working with French Montana to the “Power Rangers.” He explained: “When Voltron comes together… the Power Rangers, it’s like you need all them pieces to form the big s**t. So, it was just excitement, just getting back with bro. We could just sit down and listen to beats and vibe out, and y’all got this 3.5 [mixtape]. Y’all got some s**t.” Their work together comes after Max B’s release from prison in November 2025.

French Montana & Max B Tour Dates

• May 24 – Albany, NY
• May 27 – Washington, DC
• May 28 – Richmond, VA
• May 29 – Raleigh, NC
• May 30 – Charlotte, NC
• June 1 – Atlanta, GA
• June 3 – Jacksonville, FL
• June 4 – Miami, FL
• June 6 – New Orleans, LA
• June 7 – Houston, TX
• June 8 – Dallas, TX
• June 10 – Phoenix, AZ
• June 11 – Anaheim, CA
• June 12 – Las Vegas, NV
• June 14 – Los Angeles, CA
• June 15 – San Francisco, CA
• June 18 – Denver, CO
• June 19 – Omaha, NE
• June 20 – St. Louis MS
• June 21 – Chicago, IL
• June 22 – Detroit, MI
• June 24 – Cincinnati, OH
• June 26 – Rochester, NY
• June 27 – Allentown, PA
• June 28 – Boston, MA
• July 3 – Buffalo, NY

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“Twenty years is a lifetime in this business, and I’m proud of the work John and I did together that was rooted in creativity, trust, love, and ambition,” Stiklorius said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m energized by what’s ahead for both of us as I pass the music management baton to Jay Brown at ROC Nation. I continue to be John’s partner in the many for-profit and non-profit ventures we built together and John’s biggest champion.”

He has yet to officially announce the move and was still with Stiklorius as recently as last month. In February, Stiklorius discussed working with Legend during a panel discussion for a Global Citizen event. She is still representing several high-profile artists at Friends at Work, including Charlie Puth, The National, and more.

As for Roc Nation, they represent a plethora of popular celebrities, including Alicia Keys, A$AP Rocky, Rihanna, Clipse, Lil Uzi Vert, and Megan Thee Stallion, among others. They also have a sports management division that rosters a number of successful athletes as well.

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John Legend Tour Dates

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While there hasn’t been an official announcement from Legend, Roc Nation did share a picture of him performing on his A Night of Songs & Stories tour on Instagram on Monday. Legend kicked off the tour on March 18 with a show at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. Over the next two months, he’ll be performing in Birmingham, Charleston, Virginia Beach, Newark, Portland, and more cities.

“I’m excited to bring A Night of Songs & Stories back – just you and me, the piano, and the stories behind the songs. This is one of my favorite things to do; there’s something really special about these nights,” Legend said of the tour in a statement on Instagram.

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