Jester, now 21, admitted to possessing 25 fentanyl-laced pills that prosecutors say his mother, Nickia Randall, tried to pass to him during a December 2025 visit at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall. According to the Los Angeles Times and the L.A. District Attorney’s Office, authorities recovered one latex ball containing the pills after staff noticed the exchange. Investigators later reviewed previous visits and recorded calls that they said showed Jester discussing plans to bring contraband into the facility.

Prosecutors sought the maximum five-year sentence. Jester’s attorney instead pointed to his upbringing and the progress he had made while incarcerated, including earning his high school diploma. The judge ultimately settled on four years, saying Jester’s age and personal history had been considered but that he had shown an understanding of what he was doing when the fentanyl was brought into the facility.

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Jester’s Initial Conviction & The Murder Of Pop Smoke

The new case changes the custody situation created by Jester’s original juvenile conviction. He admitted first-degree murder in 2023 and acknowledged personally firing the gun that killed Pop Smoke. Because he was 15 when the crime occurred, he could not be prosecuted as an adult and was expected to remain in a juvenile facility until age 25. The L.A Times reports that the new four-year sentence will instead be served in adult prison. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office described the sentence Friday as four years in county jail. Either way, the fentanyl conviction takes Jester out of the juvenile placement where he had been serving time for Pop Smoke’s death.

The rapper was killed February 19, 2020, after a group entered the Hollywood Hills home he was renting. Detectives testified that Jester later described the shooting while speaking to a cellmate in a room equipped with hidden recording equipment. According to that account, Pop Smoke initially complied with demands for his jewelry before fighting back. Jester said he pistol-whipped the rapper and shot him three times in the back. A diamond-encrusted watch taken during the robbery was later sold for $2,000.

Corey Walker, who was 19 at the time of the robbery, received a 29-year state prison sentence in February 2025 after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of home-invasion robbery. He admitted supplying a firearm used during the crime. The remaining defendants were handled through juvenile court because of their ages when Pop Smoke was killed.

Randall also faces felony charges stemming from the alleged fentanyl handoff. Her case remains pending, and she has not yet entered a plea in that matter, states prosecutors.

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“I have been with a man for a while now,” she said, flashing a coy smile before adding, “I glow differently.”

The admission carries more weight than a routine dating update given how publicly Miami’s last major relationship followed her long after it ended. She and Sean “Diddy” Combs dated before his legal troubles dominated the conversation around him. Their relationship was over by the time his federal criminal case reached trial, but Miami remained connected to the fallout through questions about what she knew and criticism over the support she later offered him.

Before his sentencing, Miami submitted a character letter on his behalf describing the version of Combs she said she personally knew during their relationship. When the news circulated, Yung Miami faced a wave of backlash.

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Yung Miami Says Her Man Isn’t Jealous

Meanwhile, Angela Yee tested just how private the new relationship really is by asking how Miami’s boyfriend handles the attention she gets from other men. Yee specifically brought up her appearance on streamer Tylil James’ broadcast, where flirting became part of the interaction. Miami made it sound like there is little jealousy waiting for her at home.

“Oh, my man ain’t worried about that,” she said. “He’s not insecure. Nah.”

She did not offer his name or any other identifying details. For someone whose previous relationship became part of a much larger public reckoning, keeping this one largely to herself may be deliberate. Miami was willing to confirm that she is taken. Who has her glowing, however, is information she is keeping off-camera for now.

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“I don’t give a f*ck about that,” Doja told viewers. “I’m not in high school. I’m a 30-year-old woman.” Her response came while she was playing BIA’s music and complimenting her performance on the Fred again.. track, calling it “so f*cking nasty.”

That reaction apparently reached BIA. The following day, she addressed Doja directly on X and took responsibility for whatever she had contributed to their past tension. “THANK YOU @DojaCat,” BIA wrote. “I genuinely apologize for anything i ever said that was shady. I appreciate u playing my songs. I’ve always liked your music as well. Wishing you nothing but peace love and blessings.”

Doja responded, “No worries hope you’re having a good day .”

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Looking Back At BIA & Doja’s Relationship

The history between them stretches back several years. Both rappers appeared on the 2020 remix of Cousin Stizz’s “Perfect,” and accusations of tension surfaced around that period. Exactly what BIA said has become harder to pin down with certainty as old posts and secondhand accounts have circulated.

Doja’s response also avoided turning the moment into a scorecard over who said what first. She has pushed back before against attempts to manufacture conflict between women in Rap, and here she seemed more interested in the music in front of her than something said years ago. BIA’s beef with Cardi B, on the other hand, is still a raging fire.

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“We got shelved for a while because we didn’t want to sell it to certain individuals and certain companies that were kinda trying to come in and take creative control,” Sam said. “So, we’ve just been taking a step back and doing it the long way. Self-financing it a hundred thousand at a time.”

The result has grown into something much larger than a traditional feature documentary. Sam said the current version runs roughly eight or nine episodes and draws from an enormous archive assembled from throughout Nipsey’s life. “We got footage from everywhere. Footage from things I didn’t even think existed,” he explained. “We have hundreds and hundreds of hours of footage to go through.”

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An Intimate Look At Nipsey’s Life

That material reaches back well before Victory Lap or The Marathon Clothing store. Sam said viewers will see Nipsey as a child and follow the period when he first began teaching himself the ins and outs of music. The series also documents his early hustling years before tracing the point when music stopped being something he was experimenting with and became the career he intended to build.

“We kinda just documented everything, from Hussle’s childhood to when he first learned how to record himself and make beats,” Sam said. He added that the archive includes footage from when Nipsey was “selling dope” in his neighborhood, along with moments that show how his ambitions began changing. Moreover, the family footage may prove just as revealing. Sam added that the series gets into Nipsey’s home life and the birth of his daughter, opening parts of his story that remained largely private even as his public profile grew. That level of access is one reason the project has remained episodic.

“We’re looking at another five to six months to just finish it,” he told Bootleg Kev. “Then, once it’s finished, there’s nothing up for critique or anything, this is it, then I wanna go and figure out where we’re gonna put it at.”

Sam also said that after completion, the priority will be to find a home capable of putting Nipsey’s story in front of the widest possible audience. Netflix is high on his wish list, although no distribution deal has been announced.

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BroRilla, GloRilla’s sister, took aim at Shields in a series of videos, calling her irritating and questioning why she spends so much time responding to criticism. She also compared Shields to Serena Williams before bringing Remy into the conversation. The Remy Ma reference carries its own history given Shields’ public relationship with Papoose, whose split from Remy has played out publicly for years.

Shields eventually answered during a livestream and did not try to keep the exchange friendly. She called BroRilla a “clout chaser” and fired back with insults about her appearance. At one point, she questioned whether BroRilla had established an identity outside of being related to GloRilla.

“B*tch, I got my fight in two days. Nobody gives a f*ck if I look good or pretty to you,” said Shields. “You using your sister n*gga, we know GloRilla. You BroRilla cause you GloRilla sister. You don’t even have a f*cking name.”

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BroRilla Isn’t Looking For A Physical Fight

Moreover, Shields was willing to entertain the feud long enough to threaten an actual confrontation. After BroRilla suggested she would call the police if Shields tried to fight her, Shields joked that she would be gone before officers arrived. She also said she was willing to travel to Memphis to settle their issues in person.

BroRilla’s criticism appeared to be aimed at more than Shields’ appearance. She argued that a successful athlete in Shields’ position should not feel compelled to answer every negative comment circulating online. Shields, however, has rarely built her public persona around staying quiet. Her confidence outside the ring has often been nearly as visible as the résumé she has built inside it.

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50 Cent followed in that same year alongside Daddy Yankee and Nelly, helping Reebok’s sales jump 11% and the company’s shares gain 20%. It was a golden era that the brand has never quite recovered since. Some of these collabs got a second run but most didn’t.

Here are 7 Reebok hip-hop partnerships we want to see come back.

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Daddy Yankee x Reebok RBK

Daddy Yankee was part of Reebok’s mid-2000s “Now Playing” initiative alongside Nelly, Mike Jones, Lupe Fiasco, and Lil Wayne. His tie-in with the RBK line came at the peak of his career, right as reggaeton was exploding into mainstream American pop culture on the back of “Gasolina.”

The partnership was short-lived and never got the dedicated push it deserved. Looking back now, Daddy Yankee’s cultural footprint during that era was enormous. A collab with the kind of attention and design energy it deserved could have been a landmark release.

Steve Stoute has since spoken about how the “Now Playing” era was about letting cultural leaders express themselves through footwear. Daddy Yankee deserved more real estate in that conversation than he got. A return, with the right silhouette and the right story behind it, would land very differently in 2026.

Nelly x Reebok

Nelly was the anchor of Reebok’s “Now Playing” initiative, having already proven his ability to drive sneaker sales through his hit “Air Force Ones” in 2002. His Reebok work pushed the Classic line and gave the brand real mainstream credibility in hip-hop circles at the time.

The partnership produced some solid colorways but never quite became the defining moment a Nelly x Reebok collab deserved to be. In hindsight, Nelly was one of the most commercially dominant artists in the country during this period. His connection to sneaker culture was already proven.

A retro of his Reebok work, leaning into the early 2000s nostalgia wave that’s currently dominating streetwear, would be an easy win for both sides.

Cardi B x Reebok Classic Leather

Cardi B became a Reebok ambassador in 2018 before launching the Club C Cardi in 2020, a chunkier take on the brand’s classic silhouette. She followed that with a series of Classic Leather collaborations in 2021 that drew inspiration from New York City and her Bronx roots.

Reebok even created an entirely new shoe model specifically for her. The collab was genuinely good and showed real creative ambition on both sides. Since then, Cardi has moved deeper into high fashion, but there’s a real case to be made for a return to Reebok with a more focused and elevated approach.

The Classic Leather is the right silhouette. The Bronx storytelling angle is already built in. A 2026 version with the kind of pull that Cardi has right now would be worth paying attention to.

Pharrell x Nigo’s Ice Cream x Reebok

Pharrell went to Tokyo with Nigo around 2004, and together they co-designed the Ice Cream line for Reebok, building bold colorways and entirely new silhouettes that matched the BBC/Ice Cream clothing aesthetic perfectly.

The Ice Cream Flavour silhouette and the Board Flip 1 that came out of that partnership became instant collector items. They were beloved for their bright colors, unconventional shapes, and the creative energy behind them.

Pharrell brought the same bold approach to Reebok that he brought to BBC/Ice Cream clothing. He created a line that stood completely apart from everything else the brand was doing.

In 2026, with Pharrell running Louis Vuitton menswear and Nigo at the helm of Kenzo, an Ice Cream x Reebok revival would be one of the most interesting sneaker stories of the year. The demand is there. The cultural credibility is there. It just needs to happen.

Kendrick Lamar x Reebok Ventilator

Kendrick Lamar announced his Reebok partnership in December 2014, and his first release arrived in July 2015: a special take on the Ventilator built around a message of unity between the Piru Bloods and Compton Crips.

The left shoe came in blue and the right in red, with “BLUE” and “RED” embroidered on the respective heels. He followed with a Classic Leather collaboration that ran the same colorway story and was available in full family sizes. Kendrick performed at the Grammys in them. The whole chapter was one of the most interesting sneaker partnerships of the decade.

Since then, Kendrick has moved to Nike with his pgLang, but the Reebok era deserves to be revisited. A retro of the Ventilator with the original Blood and Crip unity story would land harder now than it did then, given everything Kendrick has become in the years since.

50 Cent x Reebok G-Unit G6

The G-Unit G6 first arrived in 2003 alongside 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’ debut, making him one of the earliest rappers to front his own sneaker. It shared shelf space with Jay-Z’s S. Carter at Reebok, and 50 Cent has claimed the G6 outsold it six to one, with the partnership reportedly generating around $80 million at its peak.

The G6 is actually returning on August 20th, 2026, as a 1:1 retro of the original white, blue, and red colorway, which is genuinely great news. It keeps the white leather upper, grey suede toe cap, silver G-6 lace dubrae, tri-color heel tab, and G-Unit embroidery all intact.

But, a straight retro is just the starting point. What we really want to see is a full creative revival. The retro proves the demand exists and this collab can certainly go further.

Jay-Z x Reebok S. Carter

On April 18, 2003, Reebok launched the S. Carter, and less than a week later it had sold more than 10,000 pairs. That made it the fastest-selling shoe in Reebok’s history at that point. It was the first sneaker Reebok produced endorsed by a non-athlete entertainer, and it pulled its design directly from the Gucci Tennis ’84 silhouette.

Jay-Z and Reebok parted ways in 2006, and he’s been at Puma ever since. But Jay-Z wore his S. Carter shoe at Super Bowl 58, which felt like the clearest possible signal that the door to a return isn’t entirely closed. The S. Carter isn’t just a great shoe. It’s the shoe that changed the entire industry’s relationship with hip-hop.

With Jay-Z’s current design sense and Reebok leaning into its moment, this return would be one of the most culturally significant sneaker stories in a LONG time.

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The “W.Y.F.L.” femcee, as caught by The Shade Room on Instagram, took to her IG Story recently to share a clip of the boxer. In it, Shields spoke on loving “Knuck If You Buck,” which comes from a wider conversation about Crime Mob’s Princess.

For those unaware, Princess had asked Claressa to walk out to her “Knuck If You Buck” verse for a fight, which led to the GWOAT blocking her. The Crime Mob femcee laughed the block off, and Shields addressed the situation during the interview Ma clipped.

“Listen, I don’t even know that lady,” she expressed. “I have nothing against her, I don’t know her. If she got blocked, it’s probably because she said something. But I don’t know her personally. It wasn’t because I don’t like the song. We all love ‘Knuck If You Buck.’ That’s an anthem… It’s nothing against her. Hopefully she still comes to the fight if she’s not too offended. A block is a block. We all live.”

Princess responded by telling folks to stream the iconic song and telling them to let Shields focus on her fight. She also showed love to Remy Ma’s new track online.

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Claressa Shields & Remy Ma’s Beef

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For those unaware, Remy Ma and Claressa Shields’ beef stems from the latter now dating the former’s ex, Papoose. They clashed a lot over cheating allegations and a lot of speculation about the relationship.

This has even led to diss rumors floating around concerning this new track “Wanna Go” and others. There are lyrical references to “hand-me-downs” and potential homophones that could be dissing the boxer and her partner.

It seems like this feud won’t end anytime soon. But both celebrities are focused on their craft; Remy in the booth and Claressa in the ring. Even if they continue to clash, they have bigger fish to fry in their careers.

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“N***as want to f**k me, kids want to f**k me, aunties, everybody,” Saucy had said while on Instagram Live, as caught by The Shade Room. He denied ever being involved with kids or referencing that behavior, reportedly sharing an old video of him shutting down children trying to flirt with him.

Santana spoke about this controversy with Angela Yee on her Lip Service show. Yee asked for a clarification, which is when he pulled up the old video.

The honorary City Girl said she doesn’t care to respond to people spreading misinterpretations of him online and said this drama has never been his character. Saucy said any sexual dynamic between adults and children is not cool, bringing up the family he would be disappointing and harming if the Internet’s gossip was true.

Also, he spoke on online narratives waiting for a celebrity’s success before jumping down their throats. This is what Santana believes is happening right now amid the success of “Quiet On The Creek.” Still, he said God is on his side and folks can’t strip away the song’s impact from him. Saucy Santana denied the song has anything to do with children.

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Saucy Santana Speaks On “Quiet On The Creek”

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Elsewhere, Saucy Santana has more Internet drama to handle. However, fortunately, it seems like the noise isn’t as prominent beyond this controversy. Previously, he found himself in the middle of various rap feuds, whether it was his issues with JT, the Cardi B and Nicki Minaj beef, or other narratives.

Saucy has faced more frightening scares before, and it doesn’t seem like this backlash is slowing down “Quiet On The Creek.” So he knows well that these Internet narratives come and go. Still, it goes to show how easy it is for comments to face misinterpretation, and intent won’t always save someone from having to be accountable for them.

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According to a Click On Detroit report, a Michigan court ordered Mathers to stay in Macomb County jail for various bond violations. Judge William H. Hackel III reportedly revoked her $5,000 bond from June, but said she can leave prison if she finds inpatient treatment for her alcohol use.

Prosecutors reportedly claimed Kim Mathers has repeated tether violations. She turned herself into district court in June after missing three hearings over the two drunk driving incidents. In addition, Mathers reportedly faces an OWI charge in Chesterfield Township.

Her attorney reportedly argued she’s made plans to receive treatment, but the judge and prosecutors did not see such compliance and disallowed her from turning herself in voluntarily for treatment.

Click On Detroit‘s report included the tether company’s indications about bond violations. Prosecutors argued against the defense’s claims of seeking treatment by claiming she hadn’t sought treatment in two months.

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Eminem & Kim Mathers’ Relationship

Despite the turbulence and strain of their infamous relationship, Eminem and Kim Mathers are still coparents. Reports emerged back in 2023 that they would reunite at their daughters Hailie Jade’s wedding. Still, they haven’t spoken much about each other publicly since their split. They dated in the early 1990s, welcomed Hailie Jade in 1995, got married, divorced in 2001, remarried in 2006, and separated for good months later.

These updates on Kim are saddening for many fans, and many folks expressed their concerns and best wishes for her amid this time. We will see if she decides to enter an inpatient treatment program further down the line.

Elsewhere, the Detroit rapper might have some new bars to share with fans in 2026. 50 Cent said new music from Em and Tupac would appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming Street Fighter movie. Also, Marshall Mathers will reportedly appear on the new album from Rakim, Kurupt, and Masta Killa, which comes out soon. We’ll see if these promises pan out or if we have to wait a little longer.

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Release Date: August 14, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Tracklist for The Don & Eye 3

1. Musalini’s Stroll
2. Lay Low (feat. Le$)
3. Two Letters
4. Shrimp Lo Mein
5. Can You Stand The Rain (feat. Swank, Silent Snipers & SWEATA)
6. Game Cold
7. Pocket Full
8. Off The Books
9. Memories (feat. Heather Victoria)
10. Salt Box
11. Pretty Lady
12. Owe It All
13. Car Keys
14. Fast Life
15. Picture Me Rollin’ (feat. Silent Snipers)
16. Capital Grille (feat. Eli Tha Don)
17. Live From Tokyo
18. Premium Plush (feat. Smoke DZA & Really Jaewon)
19. Time Travels

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