“Please pray for Samuel Monroe Jr. my son who is now on life support,” she captioned a pair of pictures of Monroe. “God don’t make no mistakes but he is gracious and I am humbly asking for his mercy and grace for Sam. I love you son… to the moon and back 100 times.” In one of the pictures, he appears to be in a hospital bed.

Fans in the comment section shared supportive messages for the family. “Joyce, May God grant Samuel healing and your family peace that surpasses all understanding,” one user wrote. Another added: “Definitely Praying Mrs. Patton!!!!! He Means a Lot to Us Too!”

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Why Is Samuel Monroe Jr. In The Hospital?

While Patton didn’t provide any further details about her son’s hospitalization, Monre’s wife, Shawna Stewart, clarified that he is battling meningitis in a statement to Complex. “Around 18 months ago, Samuel was in Las Vegas filming, and unfortunately, that is where he contracted meningitis,” Stewart told the outlet. “He went to several different hospitals, where his condition was repeatedly misdiagnosed and because of this negligence, the meningitis went untreated for eight months.”

Stewart added that, once doctors “finally identified” the infection, it had “already spread not only to his spine but also to his brain.” She ended by asking that Monroe’s fans “keep him in their prayers, as Samuel remains on life support due to meningitis.”

In addition to Menace II Society, Samuel Monroe Jr. appeared in a number of other popular films from the 1990s. They include Set It Off, Tales from the Hood, and The Players Club, among others. He also has credits in TV shows, such as Out All Night and NYPD Blue.

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He played it live in front of tens of thousands of people during his most recent tour stop in Rio de Janeiro. What’s more is that The Weeknd also displayed what looks to be the accompanying visuals for the single.

They were directed by iconic Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike and take on an animated/Anime direction. The Weeknd, who already possesses dozens of hits, may have another one on his hands.

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The track has a synth-heavy instrumental and nocturnal feel, somewhat similar to the duo’s previous collaboration, “Sao Paulo.” As a result, it’s got us wondering if it’s a sequel-like track. The song also appears to be titled “Rio,” which is of course another Brazilian city.

But the crowd seemed to really enjoy the unreleased record, and we hope it comes very, very soon.

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Is The Weeknd Dropping A New Album?

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It just might though as The Weeknd has been seemingly hinting that he’s in the process of making another album. During one of his other shows for this latest leg of the After Hours Til Dawn tour, the Hurry Up Tomorrow artist said that he’s been “cooking” and that he’s got some “sh*t for you.”

Fans were already speculating this even before this not so subliminal hint. They took notice of some new photos that didn’t say much of anything. However, they still theorized that Abel was teasing something big and potentially on purpose to step on Drake’s toes.

They do have beef, but we aren’t going to put that much stock into that, unless he drops this track on May 15. In our opinion, The Weeknd is far away from announcing a new LP, especially since HUT dropped just over a year ago in January.

Moreover, he has suggested that he won’t be making new music under his iconic moniker again. With that possibility, we feel he’s still sharpening his new sound. But at the end of the day, we don’t know, although it is fun to speculate.

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Jake began by suggesting that Shiesty wanted to make Gucci “feel some type of way.” “Growing up on Gucci too, like Gucci had a lot of people crashing out and living what he was rapping. And that’s why a lot of people feel some type of way… Everybody looked at him like a gangster because that’s how he carried himself. He’s always talking about, ‘You try me, I’mma smoke you. You do this, I’mma smoke you.’ He got tried, and no one believed it because of his reputation as a gangster. That’s why nobody believed it,” he said.

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1090 Jake continued: “To hear he went out like that. Hernandez Govan said he was like crying or some sh*t. He did an interview saying Pooh Shiesty was the one taking the jewelry out of his ears and that Gucci was like teary-eyed.”

When VladTV shared the clip on Instagram, fans had mixed reactions to the claim. “I can only see Gucci crying if he was so heart broke that shiesty back door him ion think he expected that outta Pooh,” one user wrote. Another added: “Some of the biggest gangsters of All Time told.”

Pooh Shiesty’s Arrest

The drama began when authorities arrested Pooh Shiesty for the alleged kidnapping and robbing of Gucci Mane, earlier this month. They claimed that he and several other co-conspirators organized a “coordinated takeover” of a Dallas music studio on January 10, 2026. There, they forced Gucci to release Shiesty from a contract with 1017 Records. Gucci made his first public appearance since the arrest to perform at the halftime show of the UFL Birmingham Stallions’ home opener, earlier this month.

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While fans wait for the project, the speculation surrounding the ICEMAN is in full swing. DJ Akademiks has become a public mouthpiece for the diehard Drake fans. He is the person who is going on stream every night and revealing what he wants to see from the artist.

Furthermore, no one is more confident in this album being a success than Akademiks. He has full faith that Drake can get back to being the artist he was before the beef. A confident artist who could give you a chart-topping hit or two or three or even four.

During a recent stream, Akademiks theorized what kind of numbers Drake would get in his first week on the charts. This led to a bold prediction in which AK claimed Drake could do between 400K and 600K. It’s a broad range, but one that other fans believe in.

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ICEMAN Coming Soon

This would easily outsell Kendrick Lamar, who did 320K first week with GNX. Of course, there was no rollout for GNX. The album came out with no promotion. No heads up. It was a project that fans did not know about until it eventually hit streaming services.

Drake has had about a year’s worth of promotion for this new project. The anticipation has been building, and his fans want to dive into whatever he has in store for them.

If he starts to bring out the album bundles, then his sales will go up even more. Subsequently, he is expected to go on tour, which could prove to be one of the biggest of his career.

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“Stopping my payments because I have my own streaming app and I wanted more for my life than just what I had—it’s illegal and it’s just plain evil,” Hernandez wrote. “Telling my husband you won’t fund our business is illegal. Telling us to take our content down—it’s illegal. While I’m pregnant it is evil.”

She continued: “I’m a 39-year-old woman that is with child and you are doing evil to me because you are not able to have me back and do what you want with me. He immediately stopped my payments and trying to make me stop my content on Why Are You Here TV. I will sell everything I own before I’m in the streets. This evil man is trying to destroy my family and trying to make something bad happen to me and my unborn kid.”

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Lemuel Plummer’s Response To Joseline Hernandez

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In another post on X (formerly Twitter), she accused Plummer of “trafficking young ladies across country lines like Puffy” and threatened to get the FBI involved. She also tagged 50 Cent in a post and told him to message her.

Plummer ended up addressing Hernandez’s allegations with a series of statements on his Instagram Story. “Joseline… Bullying won’t work. Manipulation won’t work. I’ll continue to move with professionalism and respect,” he wrote in one message.

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Plummer further wrote: “The idea that she hasn’t been paid is ridiculous. She’s been paid well beyond standard fees, along with additional support, opportunities, and residual-style payments we’ve consistently honored. From day one, my goal with Zeus was to create more financial upside for our partners, and we’ve done exactly that. What I won’t do is ignore repeated breaches. I’ve tried to handle this privately and respectfully, but instead it’s been taken public with disparagement and threats. That doesn’t change the facts.”

He concluded by confirming that he would never hurt anyone. “And to be clear, I’ve never attempted to harm anyone, especially Joseline, who could probably beat me up anyway… and I’ve always treated her and her husband with respect,” he added.

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Now, there are folks like the people over at Industry Blackout who are actively trying to effectively end his music career. They are a collective whose mission is to address and reform systemic inequities that plague the music world.

Just about a week ago, they launched a petition on change.org to remove all of D4vd’s music from streaming.

They are also doing this because of the femicide pandemic that’s spreading more and more every day. Industry Blackout writes in their petition: “Celeste’s case is not isolated. It is part of a devastating global pattern of femicide, the targeted killing of women and girls by men who sought to control them, silence them, or eliminate the consequences of their own predatory behavior.”

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D4vd Charged With Murder Of Celeste Rivas

They continue, “Prosecutors allege D4VD sexually abused Celeste for over a year, beginning when she was 13, then killed her specifically to protect his career. That is femicide. That is what it looks like when a girl’s life is treated as a threat to be neutralized. She was a child, and she deserved protection from the very industry that gave this artist a platform, a label deal, and global visibility.”

As a result, they are calling on all DSPs to take action. “Music streaming platforms have terms of service. They have value statements. They have the ability to act. We are calling on them to exercise that ability now, by removing D4VD’s music from all streaming platforms while these charges are adjudicated.”

For those wondering, D4vd was hit with several charges after his arrest two weeks ago at his Hollywood home. They include first-degree murder with three special circumstances. Those are lying in waiting, murder for financial gain, and murder of a witness in an investigation.

Additionally, he was hit with continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 (lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14) and unlawful mutilation of human remains. At the time of writing, the petition has over 2,400 signatures with California governor Gavin Newsom co-signing it.

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The Hyperboot is a wearable recovery boot developed through a collaboration between Nike and Hyperice. It is designed to support both warm-up and recovery using heat and Normatec dynamic air-compression technology. The high-top silhouette allows athletes to use it while moving rather than staying stationary.

Nike and Hyperice spent more than two years developing the product with input from Olympic athletes. Sha’Carri Richardson and Jayden Daniels were among the athletes who provided feedback during testing. The Hyperboot was later named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025.

Users can select from three heat levels and three compression levels directly on the boot. The Hyperice mobile app also allows for additional customization and session tracking. Each standard recovery cycle runs for 15 minutes.

The Hyperboot retails for $900 and is HSA-eligible for qualifying consumers. It is currently available through Nike, Hyperice, and select retail partners. Sylvester’s casual use of the product at home reflects how the boot is designed to fit naturally into an athlete’s daily routine rather than function as dedicated gym equipment.

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Nigel Sylvester Wearing Hyperice x Nike Hyperboot

The Hyperice x Nike Hyperboot looks nothing like traditional recovery gear, and that is entirely by design. The boot features a high-top silhouette with a clean athletic profile that sits closer to a performance sneaker than a clinical compression device.

The black colorway keeps things sleek and minimal, with grey accents and white midsole detailing breaking up the dark upper. Two circular buttons sit prominently on the lateral side, allowing athletes to control heat and compression levels directly on the boot.

A bold Swoosh runs across the midfoot, keeping the Nike identity clear throughout. The overall aesthetic is futuristic without being costume-like, which is a genuinely difficult balance to achieve at this price point.

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In the sit-down published yesterday, the former Roc-A-Fella CEO took aim at his former friend and trashed his sports casting career. He’s actually already done this, doing so on the Ghetto Runways platform.

There he said, “Is that fly? That’s not no fresh sh*t. Fly n****s don’t talk about sweaty men. You gon’ go in the locker room with n****s taking showers and all that? And then talk about them? We used to laugh at that type of sh*t. Like, look at this. What the f*ck is this?”

However, on The Art Of Dialogue, Dame Dash went on to make a bold claim about the dynamics of It Is What It Is.

In this particular clip, caught by joebuddenclips, Dash confidently says that Cam’ron and Ma$e’s relationship is purely transactional. According to him, he had a conversation with Gillie (assumedly Gillie Da Kid) where he revealed that they weren’t going to do It Is What It Is without Ma$e.

Dash explains that Cam allegedly wasn’t wanting to do this with Ma$e because of some disrespectful comments about God.

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Cam’ron & Dame Dash’s Beef

However, once Cam’ron heard how much money this could bring in, Dash claims that’s when he agreed to get Ma$e for the show. Moreover, he claims the latter knows it’s only airing for business reasons and that Cam’ron has always been like this.

Additionally, Dame Dash says that the two rappers allegedly never hang out outside of the studio that what Cam is doing is “terrible.”

This verbal onslaught is partially a result of the recent viral clip of Cam’ron asking Kevin Hart a sensitive question about Dash recently. It caused the comedian to exit the chat early and it’s reignited their long running feud.

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With ICEMAN on the horizon, there is a lot of pressure on Drake to perform. To deliver an album that is going to get hip-hop back on the Billboard charts. It is not going to be easy, but if he gets deep into his hitmaking back, this could be the comeback fans have been hoping for.

All eyes are on Drake right now, and the pundits are coming out with their hot takes on the upcoming album. This could come as a surprise to no one. After all, the Canadian megastar is someone who elicits discourse.

Over the weekend, Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schultz sat down for a new episode of Brilliant Idiots. It was here that Charlamagne warned Drake to stay away from the topic of Kendrick Lamar. In his view, no one wants to see that.

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Charlamagne Tha God Gives His Take

“Ain’t no circling the block. Just go ahead and make your records for the club. Make your records for the ladies. Like, keep it moving. Nobody want to see you circle the block. You lost,” Charlamagne explained. “He’s still Drake. But you lost a rap battle. That’s it. Keep it moving. The only person that made this situation worse after the fact was you.”

Fans should probably expect a few subliminal shots throughout the record. After all, Drake has been the king of subs over the years. This is going to make ICEMAN exciting but also intriguing. There are so many directions Drake could go, and no one knows what he will do.

It is very unlikely that he takes Charlamagne’s advice. It would be uncharacteristic for him to do so.

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Fatu delivered that super kick while wearing the Air Jordan 13 “Chicago” on his feet. The photo captured by Getty Images went viral across sneaker social media within hours. It is the kind of crossover moment that sneaker culture lives for.

Fatu is one of the hottest acts in WWE right now, having won the WWE United States Championship at WrestleMania 41 on Night 1. Furthermore, he recently challenged World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns on Raw, setting up what could be a massive feud ahead.

The fact that Fatu wore Jordans into one of his biggest SmackDown segments to date adds another layer to his already compelling character. Additionally, the choice of the “Chicago” colorway feels fitting given Jordan Brand’s deep roots in sports entertainment culture.

WWE athletes wearing heat on their way to the ring is nothing new. However, Fatu super kicking someone in a pair of “Chicago” 13s is a different level. It is a perfect collision of sneaker culture and sports entertainment that neither world planned but both can appreciate.

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Jacob Fatu WWE

The Air Jordan 13 “Chicago” is one of the most beloved colorways on the entire silhouette. The shoe features a crisp white leather upper with varsity red and black accents throughout.

Red hits land on the toe box, midsole stripe, and heel detail, while the iconic holographic cat’s-eye sits at the ankle. The “Chicago” color blocking immediately references Michael Jordan’s Bulls career, giving the shoe that cultural weight.

The 13 itself was designed to resemble a black cat, with the paw-print outsole and panther-inspired lines throughout the upper. Seeing those specific details at the end of a super kick on national television is great content for sneakerheads everywhere.

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