Rocket shared several instrumentals on his Instagram Stories on Thursday (Oct. 29), showcasing some of his latest production work. XXL noted that he tagged North in one of the previews, although neither teenager has confirmed a collaboration. North has been developing her own sound as both a rapper and producer, leaning into the aggressive, bass-heavy production associated with the newer generation of Hip Hop artists.

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Pharrell Williams’ Son Already Has A Production Credit

Rocket already has experience working with another famous Hip Hop family. He produced “Sam & Colby,” a collaboration between Mag!c and Lil Novi, the son of Lil Wayne and singer Nivea. Interestingly, North has also worked with the pair, producing their song “Justswagup” earlier this year. She and Novi subsequently released “MULA THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL” in June. That gives Rocket and North a musical connection through artists they’ve both worked with, even without a confirmed collaboration of their own.

Rocket’s interest in music began well before he started posting beats online. Pharrell previously revealed that his son was already playing piano at just three years old, well before he learned the instrument himself. “He plays keys, it’s amazing,” the producer said during a 2014 interview with Good Morning Britain. “I didn’t start playing piano until I was like in my twenties because I was a classically trained drummer.”

Despite having one of music’s most recognizable producers as a father, Rocket has maintained a relatively private life. He’s occasionally appeared alongside Pharrell and his mother, Helen Lasichanh, including at his father’s debut Louis Vuitton menswear show in Paris in 2023. Now, with his 18th birthday approaching in November, he’s sharing more of his own creative work. Whether North will be part of an upcoming release remains unclear, but Rocket already has a production credit to his name, and his latest previews suggest more music is in the works.

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However, Wham said Meek pulled out of the process. It’s a curious tale, as we could’ve gotten Atlanta, Chicago, and Philly teaming up for a full LP with three MCs who have chemistry together and boast comparable artistic skills and aesthetics.

“Meek Mill had a house in Atlanta close to my house, I think Durk stayed somewhere close too, and he had us just pulling up,” Baby recalled. “So at first, we was making a joint tape, us three. Then, in the midst of it… We going to James [Harden’s] house recording, we coming to New York recording, we had got, like, six different records… [Meek] wasn’t really feeling it at the time. He was just like, ‘Y’all just do it.’ And I’m like, ‘We was really only doing it for you.’ We already was making records. Pre-then, me and Durk ain’t really make songs. We was, you know, cool. We weren’t collaborators, we wasn’t really studio buddies. But that’s what started me and him making the records… It wasn’t intentionally like I thought about who I needed to do a joint tape with.”

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The Voice Of The Heroes

Both Baby and Meek have supported Lil Durk throughout his legal woes this decade. After a jury acquitted Durk on murder-for-hire charges, he now faces a racketeering case next year.

Elsewhere, Meek Mill is hitting the road soon after dropping some new singles this year. It’s a short six-city run, but should hype up his newest releases and pave the way for future ones.

The Voice Of The Heroes made a pretty big splash in 2021. Maybe if Meek was on it, it would’ve been an even bigger moment. But everything happens for a reason.

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On Tuesday (October 27), lawyers for the late rapper’s mother, Titiana Patrice Davenport, and his estate filed legal documents asking Judge Huey P. Cotton to impose “terminating sanctions” on the plaintiff. They accused the Jane Doe of allegedly deleting text messages that would’ve been highly relevant to the defense team’s case. If Judge Cotton issues the sanctions and dismisses the case, the accuser could reportedly face a default judgement.

The new court documents cite Doe’s October 14 deposition, during which she reportedly admitted to deleting everything in her phone after she filed the lawsuit. “Plaintiff Jane Doe has admitted under oath that she systematically double-deleted her text messages relevant to this lawsuit after she had already filed her complaint,” the documents reportedly read. “Such spoliation is set against the backdrop of her own friend testifying that plaintiff’s claims in this lawsuit are fabricated with the help of her other friends with whom she broadly engaged in text communications… The court should not tolerate such conduct and should impose terminating sanctions in the form of dismissing plaintiff’s case.”

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Takeoff Trial

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Per defense attorneys, the text messages are relevant because Jane Doe plans to use select messages in her case. “In sum, plaintiff herself recognizes the relevance of text messages because she intends to rely on cherry-picked snippets, the same token, self-selected snippets she shared with the police, notwithstanding that she systematically deleted entire text threads with the same third parties and other witnesses,” they reportedly alleged.

Takeoff’s sexual assault accuser also reportedly filed a $6 million creditor’s claim against the artist’s estate. The court will reportedly hold a hearing on this matter on January 21, 2027. In April of 2021, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office rejected prosecution due to insufficient evidence. He had denied the allegations against him before his murder in 2022.

Elsewhere, the trial of Takeoff’s alleged killer is coming up next week on Thursday, November 5. Also, there’s a lot of hype about new music coming soon via teases of solo projects and a Migos reunion from Quavo and Offset.

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The podcast hosted Joe Budden as a special guest, who claimed he would be near his prime rapping level if he picked up a pen again. This led Fab and Maino to say many rappers “went bad” and didn’t return to their lyrical standard over the years. When Budden asked who was nice that went bad, Maino said 50 was an example. “Let me shut the f**k up,” he said later on. This led to silence and some laughs from the team, and Joe disagreed.

He also said he knows Let’s Rap About It has beef with 50 Cent, but Maino said that isn’t a factor in his assessment. “I love 50 Cent,” he remarked, later joking about cutting Budden’s mic off when he started to talk about Fif doing theme songs for his TV shows.

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50 Cent & Maino Beef

For those unaware, the beef between 50 Cent and Maino is part of a wider battle between the G-Unit mogul and Let’s Rap About It. The podcasters criticized 50’s role in executive producing the Diddy docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning on Netflix, which later led to excessive trolling and a whole lot of jabs from Fif.

Beyond that beef, though, conversations about the Queens star’s musical prowess have always been a thing. After all, he’s one of the biggest rappers to ever do it, so of course the criticism will be loud. But with very little new music in sight from 50 beyond the occasional Power theme or guest feature, maybe there isn’t even enough material to make an assessment like this.

If Curtis Jackson responds, it will most likely be by trolling the Let’s Rap About It crew over something unrelated to his lyrical ability. We’ll see if these folks actually decide to get in the booth.

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“Chill… I’m on that level. ‘Baby fell off.’ What?” he expressed. “The people that it applies to, you don’t hear it about… It applies to a lot of people. That’s the cycle of it. The cycle that I’m on, the level that I’m on, it’s not a lot of people that are on that level.”

It seems like the Atlanta rapper believes people who actually fell off don’t even show up in the conversation the same way he does. As such, this is a sign of engagement and interest that, although negative, shows he’s still relevant in the game and operating on a high level. While some fans replied to this with sympathy or defense, others pointed to factors like the Gunna feud, lowering sales, and other narratives as counterpoints.

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Lil Baby & Gunna Beef

Speaking of which, Lil Baby addressed this Gunna dynamic on Popcast as well. The former collaborators fell out after Wunna’s plea deal in the YSL RICO case.

“Whether I like them or they like me, it’s like, we all going to be on that personal vibe,” he shared. “We can not like each other but we going to play it cool for y’all, you know what I’m saying? It’s like an unspoken thing. It’s like a new thing now. I see like, people be going at each other and stuff, like, we ain’t really on that. We got a problem? We can handle our problem off the Internet, in person, just us… I’d rather have that beef or problem personally because we’re… really like the ones who hold it down for the town.”

Lil Baby has other drama to handle, such as continued conflict with DJ Akademiks online. But ahead of Fresh‘s release, he wants to show he’s still got it.

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Release Date: October 30, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from LOCK JAW

You n***as ain’t taking me ’round the coast,
N***as ain’t really on s**t, I’m h*e-key
New face, crop top, long hair, thick locks,
Face give ’em whiplash, body give ’em lockjaw

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It’s an unsurprisingly dramatic track with a grand instrumental and no breaks in between the verses, and it won’t convince anyone on the other side of this feud or anyone who isn’t already invested. Still, there are some sharp bars throughout from Eazy, even if the subject matter is what folks really care about in this situation.

On that note, as the diss track’s title suggests, The Block Captain reached out to Shields. He said she could be doing better and warned her of Pap’s alleged misdeeds. It’s a far cry from previous disses, which took more of a taunting jab at the Claressa romance and focused more on Papoose’s relationship dynamics with Remy.

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Eazy The Block Captain’s “Letter To Claressa”

We’ll see if the female boxer responds, or if Pap himself decides to drop another track on the matter. This messy situation will only get messier if they keep this up, and that’s exactly what many ravenous fans want to see.

Elsewhere, Papoose’s diss track towards Eazy The Block Captain, the recent “Food For Thought” freestyle, was particularly dismissive and off-the-cuff. In comparison to Eazy’s formal music video for “Letter To Claressa,” it shows how both MCs might be feeling about their combat.

One side seems more “unbothered,” while the other is “adamant.” We’ll see if this actually pans out into more explosive claims or bars, or if it just stays in the Internet gossip space.

Throughout all of this, Remy Ma is chiming in as well. She recently dropped her Alimony EP, which addresses some of these narratives. On the other hand, Claressa Shields is always quick to dismiss drama, clap back at haters, and make her presence felt online.

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Release Date: October 30, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Tracklist for Wit 3 iii’s

1. Old Me
2. Know Sum
3. Heavy
4. GIRLS WANT BOYS WHO STFU
5. Reward
6. BYB
7. Bounce It ft. Tate Kobang & Zae France
8. Still On Dat
9. Don’t Worry Bout It

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Authorities said that they are searching for three suspects who were armed with guns and a hammer and broke into the home. They said that the individuals barged into the home through the back entrance, leading to a vicious struggle. The masked suspects confronted a father, mother, and their two adult daughters before unloading their firearms “multiple times.” Const. Shannon Eames said the father and daughters were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds, while the mother was hit with a hammer. Two of the victims face life-altering injuries, while authorities stated that the other two victims are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Home Invasion In Toronto’s Bridle Path Neighborhood

No suspects have been apprehended yet. The police said they were spotted leaving the scene in an SUV. Insp. Kristy Smith noted how there’s no clear indication of the motive, but the suspects demanded valuables from the victims.

Cecil Hawkins, a neighbor of the victims, said that it’s a “terrible shock and tragedy,” while also comparing it to the 2024 shooting at Drake’s house.

“The attack on Drake’s house was awful, but he’s a celebrity and you don’t think it’s ever going to happen to you as a more normal person,” Hawkins said.

Police have since identified the CEO of the Mac Group, David Morton, as one of the victims, along with his daughters Cristina and Maggie and his wife, Doriana Zohil-Morton. We will keep you posted with any further updates on this. 

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Release Date: October 30, 2026

Genre: Underground rap

Tracklist for 9

1. intro
2. come closer (feat. kuru)
3. 1moreday (feat. Slayr)
4. waiting (feat. Egobreak)
5. novocaine (feat. Lucy Bedroque)

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