“Barbz really won in being the most embarrassing fandom and having the most embarrassing fave,” one person joked on X (formerly Twitter). One more asked: “She must actually be joking at this point… how is she even associating herself with this?” Others came to Minaj’s defense, such as one user who wrote: “Nicki Minaj has been absolute savage on Gavvy Newscum and I’m here for it and so are most Californians.”

Many other users continued to criticize Erika for the public appearances she has made since her husband Charlie Kirk’s tragic death. The Turning Point USA co-founder was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University back in September. “What stage of grief is smiling on stage with a woman whose husband is a pedo while fireworks shoot off all around you??” one user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote. Another added: “I’ve been ignoring the Erika Kirk stuff until recently because I just assumed people were ganging up on a grieving widow but these entrances are f*cking hilarious.”

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Is Nicki Minaj Conservative?

While on stage, Nicki Minaj argued that Donald Trump “has given so many people hope that there’s a chance to beat the bad guys and to win and to do it with your head held high,” as caught by The New York Post. She has voiced her support for the President several times in recent months.

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Minaj also addressed the backlash she might face from aligning herself with the Republican Party. “We’re the cool kids. The other people, they’re the others that are still just disgruntled,” Minaj said. “They are angry with themselves… In a world that doesn’t want us to think, we will think.”

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The UK-born rapper wrote, “@gunna @youngthug Yall n****s fix that sh*t yall love each other[.] n**** you knew gunna wasn’t no gangster when he told the first time and we swept it under the rug for you[.] you know he wasn’t tryna leave you to hang[.] n**** f–k the streets we ain’t get sh*t but trauma from that sh*t.”

However, with some of those in the rap world, this message has fallen on deaf ears. 6ix9ine, Blueface, and Fivio Foreign are just a few that dismissed it. The former has had the most to say, however. “Now it’s f*ck the streets. But remember when it was ‘yo 69 we don’t care about your platinum records WE PLATINUM IN THE STREETS’ but now it’s f*ck the streets.”

Adding to that, Tekashi went on to claim that 21 Savage changes his tune whenever it’s convenient for him. Particularly when it comes to making up with alleged snitches like Gunna, in this case.

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21 Savage What Happened To The Streets? Sales

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“Didn’t I say this for THE PAST 5 years?????? THEY ALL DO THE SAME AND THEN COVER IT UP WHEN ITS IN THERE FAVOR! WHEN ITS CONVENIENT FOR THEM! BUT PEOPLE DONT LIKE FACTSSSSSSSS SO ITS ALWAYS NOOOOOOOO ITS DIFFERENT! BUTTTTTT IM SO HAPPPY NOW YALL SEE THE TRUTH!”

Wack 100 shares that exact same belief, expressing that during a recent phone call with DJ Akademiks. However, the artist manager expanded on 6ix9ine’s thoughts, coming up with an interesting theory in the process.

He believes that 21 Savage (also Young Thug) is just now being so outspoken against the streets because he’s in a decline in his eyes. Wack 100 explains his claim by advising Gunna to steer clear of 21 and Thug as he continues to succeed numbers wise without them.

“Gunna, don’t be no fool,” Wack begins. “21 Savage told the n**** Thug ‘Use the n****. don’t get rid of him yet. Use him until you can’t use him, then get rid of him…'” he claims.

He goes on to say that Thug didn’t mess with Gunna anymore because he thought he was “bigger than the program.” “See that they can’t sell out an arena like you can today. Do not befriend none of these n****s… Because you continue to flourish now all of the sudden, they wanna say ‘Aw, let’s make it right.’ F*ck them n****s,” Wack adds.

For context, 21 Savage has moved 73K album-equivalent units with his latest album, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS? Thug was even lower with just over 50,000 copies first week. Gunna did in fact surpass both of his peers in sales with The Last Wun as it moved 80K flat.

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Read More: December 19, 2025

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: Bigger Than The Devil

Quotable Lyrics to Supreme Sanders

A thirteen hour drive, me and God trapped together
I’m mashin’ ’til I crash it, if they flash them lights at us
‘Cause fleein’ and evadin’ better than pullin’ with this package
They catch me with it, it’s a life sentence, so it don’t matter

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“Savage’s streams look normal. ‘Mr. Recoup’ is the song that’s sticking out. If we look at the streams right now, it’s making up for about four or five songs on the album. If we’re talking about weighed streams, it’s streaming pretty well in comparison to the other songs. That’s not botting activity,” Akademiks began.

From there, Ak brought up a report from Talk of the Charts, which claimed that 37,000 pure sales were filtered from What Happened to the Streets?. Admitting that he posted and later deleted the news, Ak continued: “This is not a situation of botting. If it was botted, it would be astronomically inflated streams.”

“I never said there was no evidence of manipulation,” Ak eventually admitted. “I said there was possible manipulation.” He then alleged that Savage and his team may have adjusted the sales numbers while handing over their store data to Billboard.

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21 Savage’s “What Happened To The Streets?”

21 Savage dropped What Happened to the Streets? as his fourth studio album on December 12. The project features collaborations with Young Nudy, Latto, Drake, GloRilla, G Herbo, Metro Boomin, and Lil Baby.

After sharing the album, Savage made headlines for reaching out to Young Thug and Gunna in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He asked them to put their long-standing beef aside and work together again. The two have been at odds since Gunna took a plea deal in the YSL RICO case in 2022.

This led to a viral “f*ck the streets” campaign on social media. In his post, Savage had written: “@gunna @youngthug Yall n***as fix that sh*t. Yall love each other n***a you knew gunna wasn’t no gangster when he told the first time and we swept it under the rug for you you know he wasn’t tryna leave you to hang n***a f*ck the streets we ain’t get sh*t but trauma from that sh*t.” Thug replied to the post: “F*ck the streets.”

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Release Date: December 19, 2025

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

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To supplement that encouraging news, he also teased some of the project. One song in particular from the stream that is piquing fans’ interest is “National Treasure.” For the people who have been keeping their fingers on the pulse, that title may ring a bell.

But for those who missed it, “National Treasure” was initially leaked by crypto streamers who go by BagWork. As with most situations like this, it’s unclear how they got their mitts on it. DJ Akademiks did provide some context though on the song’s origins and other details.

“This is why I think the song got leaked, truth be told. I think the song was supposedly promised to Pressa. Drake, obviously he’s been doing his own thing, he didn’t clear the song. They thought the song was gonna come out ’cause they thought he was gonna do a video. But he was doing ‘100 Gigs.’ He drops the supposed video with ‘No Face,’ the song never got cleared.”

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When Is Drake Dropping Iceman?

While Drake was upset that this supposed Pressa collab got out early without his permission, it did generate a lot of excitement. A lot of stems from the slick one-liners and subliminal DeMar DeRozan diss.

“We used to be plannin’ our Mexico trip in the spring / We must’ve been dealin’ the spur of the moment / Cause why did we think you could get us a ring?“

But given how it got out, there was belief that it wasn’t going to make ICEMAN. Talking with Adin Ross, he sounded all the way ticked off back then. “I don’t even know who the f**k those kids are. I asked you who they are. What the f**k?”

However, with him teasing his first verse last night on his own terms, it appears “National Treasure” will have a spot on the tracklist.

Now, when that is coming exactly is to be determined. But the 6ix God did quell fan’s worries. “I know what you’re waiting on, trust me, we cheffin.'”

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Elsewhere in the stream, Blueface got on the mat and showed off his comically incorrect form. “Let me see you do one,” he suggested to Palmer as she laughed at his effort. Eventually, Blueface figured it out, and the group celebrated the success. “Good job!” Palmer shouted.

When The Neighborhood Talk shared clips from the livestream on Instagram, fans in the comments section weren’t thrilled. “Most of us are grown and move how we want to. Keke was calling out Trey Songz, RIGHTFULLY SO, yet here she is hanging out with Blueface like it’s a safe space. My God today,” one user wrote. Another added: “Very interesting she would pull up on blueface. Learning a lot about keke with this one.”

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Who Is Blueface Dating?

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Blueface has been making tons of headlines since getting out of prison last month. He had been serving time behind bars for a probation violation. In the time since, he’s gotten into and out of a relationship with Hazel-E. He’s also begun dating Nevaeh Akira.

Rumors recently surfaced that Akira is expecting her first child with Blueface, although the rapper’s mother, Karlissa Saffold, shut down the idea in a comment on social media. “He ain’t been out 60 days. Why would a woman want this before you even get of parole. He he think it’s because she love him,” she wrote, as caught by Hot 97.

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In other news, Blueface called out 21 Savage in a post on X (formerly Twitter) over the weekend. He took issue with the rapper’s ongoing “F**k the streets” campaign.

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Unfortunately, the response to Drake’s new songs was tepid at best. While the hardcore fans enjoyed tracks like “What Did I Miss?”, the detractors felt as though there was something missing. The artist eventually took the criticisms to heart and got back to work. For months, the artist has been hitting up various vacation spots, cooking up songs with his favorite producers.

On Sunday, the artist did a livestream with BenDaDonnn, and it was here that he got to offer a preview of his new album. There were some snippets played, all while Drizzy was playful about when he will finally drop the project.

“I know what you’re waiting on, trust me, we cheffin,'” Drake explained. Clearly, the artist is hearing what the fans are saying. Having said that, his response is an honest one that tempers expectations…for now.

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When Is ICEMAN Dropping?

Drake has not revealed the release date for ICEMAN. For now, it remains to be seen whether or not he will give the release date some time to breathe for a proper rollout, or if he will do a surprise drop.

However, his recent comments do suggest that this album won’t be dropping imminently. He is still working on it, and that could take weeks or even months. This is not an album that Drake can afford to rush. It will be his first solo album since beefing with Kendrick Lamar, and rap enthusiasts are hoping for a classic.

If he really wanted to be a troll, he could drop the album on January 16th, which is when A$AP Rocky is dropping Don’t Be Dumb. However, given his recent comments, we don’t think Drake will have the album ready in time for a move like that.

Either way, this ICEMAN rollout is going to be fascinating, and we can only imagine what Drake has in store.

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However, sometimes, winning simply isn’t enough. Drizzy has had issues with Spotify, and those issues have played out over the past year. In his lawsuit against UMG, one of the main points of contention was how streaming services handed Kendrick the win. Meanwhile, a more recent lawsuit against Spotify claims artists like Drake have allegedly been botting for years.

Needless to say, botting has become a buzzword of sorts. It’s impossible to really say who is doing it and who isn’t. Fans will never admit that their favorite artist is botting. Although they will happily accuse their least favorite artists of doing it.

Having said all that, Drake was recently on a live stream with Bendadonn, where he got to preview ICEMAN and give fans some insight into the project’s release. It was here that Drake took a shot at Spotify, saying “I can play it on Botify real quick, I mean Sp…”

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Drake Vs. Spotify

By reading between the lines, you can tell that this is a bit of a shot at people like Kendrick Lamar and his enemies. Of course, we have no way of knowing whether or not these artists are botting. However, it’s convenient for Drake to say something like this, as it unites his fans in one common goal.

The war against Spotify probably won’t last too long. After all, Drake needs the streaming platform on his side with ICEMAN dropping in the near future. Without their help, the album won’t be pushed as hard into the algorithm.

When Is ICEMAN Dropping?

At this very moment, ICEMAN does not have a release date. During his most recent stream, he noted that he is working on the album, and that it should be coming out relatively soon.

It’s been a while since fans got a new Iceman episode, and it feels like Drake has largely abandoned his rollout. That said, it is clear that he is, in fact, working on the project. For now, his fans will just have to be patient.

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Sneaker Bar Detroit reports that the Nike LeBron 23 “Out For Redemption” will be releasing on January 30th, 2026. With a release date now set for January 2026, this pair arrives at a moment when expectations around LeBron’s signature line remain sky high.

The “Out For Redemption” theme leans into resilience and legacy. LeBron has always used moments of doubt as fuel, and this colorway reflects that mindset. The design feels deliberate and layered rather than loud for attention.

It carries a sense of maturity that matches where LeBron is in his career. Nike Basketball continues to push the LeBron 23 as a performance-first model, but this pair clearly balances storytelling with court-ready function.

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Nike LeBron 23 “Out For Redemption” Details

The sneaker features a deep blue base covered in intricate engraved patterns that give the upper a layered, almost armor-like look. Darker navy tones wrap the mudguard and midsole, creating contrast without breaking the flow.

The upper shifts between matte and glossy textures depending on the angle and lighting. Gold detailing appears on the tongue and heel, adding a subtle premium touch. A small metallic Swoosh sits along the side, outlined in warm tones that pop against the blue.

The laces feature speckled detailing that ties into the midsole finish. Overall, the shoe feels dense, detailed, and intentional. It looks like a performance model built with storytelling in mind rather than a simple team colorway.

Nike LeBron 23 “Out For Redemption” Price

As January approaches, the Nike LeBron 23 “Out For Redemption” is shaping up to be a meaningful release for fans who have followed LeBron’s journey from the beginning. Also, the retail price of the sneakers will be $210 when they drop.

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