“I really think you’re, number one, full of yourself. Number two, it’s been shown that you’re just not that entertaining and you’re just behind the times. I rarely do this, but I’m down. Me and you, you can come to my studio if you want to and we can debate any topic. You don’t gotta send me the topics, just sit in front of me,” Akademiks says in one clip from the livestream circulating on social media.

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In another clip, Akademiks blasted Ebro and Peter Rosenberg for their ratings. Akademiks began by calling them “stupid,” adding, “If you haven’t realized where the media game is when you’re talking about ratings, you guys having ratings on terrestrial radio does not matter. Why? People have stopped putting on radio in their cars,” he said. “Everything is digital now.” From there, he brought up The Breakfast Club going to Netflix to further argue the importance of streaming platforms.

Why Did Hot 97 Fire Ebro?

When Hot 97 announced the change to its morning slot, Ebro blamed his firing on politics. “Bro’s a casino owner. You know the three licenses they got in NY for the casino? The guy that owns the sh*t owns one of the casino licenses,” Darden said a the time. “He gotta raise half a billion dollars. They need my sh*t talking, anti-Netanyahu, anti-government, progressive sh*t out of the way, bro. They need me out of the way.”

Since their departure from Hot 97, Ebro Darden, Laura Stylez, and Peter Rosenberg have begun hosting their own show. Mero has stepped in as the next host of Hot 97’s morning slot. Ebro voiced his support for Mero in the wake of the station’s announcement, earlier this year. “Shout to @THEKIDMERO…. This is so great!” he wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

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Ever since the child was born, there have been rumblings that Chrisean Jr. might have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or another debilitating disability. Blueface and his mother, Karlissa Saffold, have been banging this drum for months. However, Chrisean doesn’t seem to care.

In a recent interview with The Danza Project, Chrisean made the claim that she doesn’t need anyone’s help. She also stated that the doctors are wrong. While they have, indeed, made it clear that Chrisean Jr has a disability, she says it just isn’t true. Her child is two and a half years old and still can’t walk or talk. She says he is just moving at his own pace.

Throughout all of this discourse, Chrisean has refused to waver. Instead, she is doubling down and showing videos of Chrisean Jr. on social media.

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Chrisean Rock Continues To Post Her Son

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Above, you can see a video of Chrisean holding Chrisean Jr. in her arms. It almost feels as though the video is an act of defiance in the aftermath of the discourse surrounding her parenting.

There are some who believe that Chrisean is robbing her child of necessary resources, and as a result, Jr. should have been taken away from her. Obviously, Chrisean does not feel the same way whatsoever.

In the midst of all of this, Saffold has continued to sound the alarm, stating that Chrisean refuses to get help for her child. Overall, it is a sad situation, regardless of how you swing it. A mother is refusing to listen to doctors and is trying to spread that mentality online.

This is one of those situations that shouldn’t be playing out so publicly. Unfortunately, Chrisean has chosen to make it public, and fans are making their voices heard as a result.

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While Cole’s tour hasn’t even started yet, it’s already managed to break several records. According to Live Nation, he sold over 800K tickets during presale, marking the most pre-sale tickets sold for a hip-hop tour across 18 markets. He also expanded the tour from 54 dates to 73 due to demand and added 19 arenas thanks to the success of the presale.

News of J. Cole breaking multiple impressive records with his upcoming tour comes just weeks after he wrapped up his “Trunk Sale” tour. During that tour, he drove around the United States in his old Honda Civic, selling CDs out of his trunk in an attempt to revisit his roots.

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J. Cole’s “Trunk Sale” Tour

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“Today I got my old civic (with the brand new engine) a tour bus and some sprinters,” he announced on Twitter/X before the tour. “In the trunk of my car is boxes of The Fall-Off CD’s.”

“As a teenager I had copies of the Fayettenam Bommuh’s album that Nervous gave me to sell,” he continued. “I used to go up to the gas stations trying to sell the album to strangers ‘yo you like hip hop??’ Was the beginning of the sales pitch.”

“When I was working on this album I had the desire to go feel that feeling again, and that’s what I’m about to do,” Cole concluded. “Trunk Sale Tour 26!! I don’t know where we bout to drive to, but catch me outside! Cop a CD from me or just show love. I truly appreciate all the love and the reaction to the music.”

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Hypebeast reports that the Kobe Bryant x Nike Dunk Low Protro “Lower Merion” will drop on March 23rd, 2026.

Every detail on this shoe tells a specific part of Kobe’s early story. The most emotional detail sits on the heel of the shoe. Also Kobe’s signature is embroidered there in cream script on both sides.

His Lower Merion number 33 appears as a patch on the lateral side panel. These touches make the shoe feel more like a tribute than a product.

The colorway is pulled directly from Lower Merion’s team colors. A deep crimson red covers the entire upper in a mix of satin and textured materials. Cream piping runs along the Swoosh and panel edges, adding contrast without breaking the tone.

A gum outsole finishes the look and keeps everything grounded. The tongue features Kobe’s logo, and the insoles carry additional personal details. The heel collar reads “Friends hang sometimes, banners hang forever.”

That phrase alone captures exactly who Kobe was as a competitor. Overall Nike is handling this tribute with the level of care it deserves.

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Kobe Bryant x Nike Dunk Low Protro “Lower Merion”

The Kobe Bryant x Nike Dunk Low Protro “Lower Merion” is one of the most personal Kobe releases Nike has ever produced. Also the deep crimson red satin upper immediately connects to Lower Merion High School’s team colors in Pennsylvania.

Textured chenille on the Swoosh adds a premium, tactile quality that separates it from standard Dunk releases. Further the number 33 jersey patch on the side panel is a direct nod to his high school number. Kobe’s signature on the heel is embroidered in soft cream thread.

The gum outsole keeps the look classic and clean. Everything about this shoe points back to where Kobe’s greatness first began to take shape.

Also, the retail price of these will be 135 when they release.

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Curry has been financially supporting Howard University’s golf teams since 2019. His contributions helped bring both the men’s and women’s programs back to Division 1 competition. Howard Golf had been absent from that level for roughly 50 years before Curry stepped in. The “Howard” Air Jordan 1 is a direct tribute to the university’s navy, white, and red colors.

What makes this moment bigger is the context surrounding Curry’s sneaker future. His longtime deal with Under Armour is reportedly coming to an end. The sneaker world has been watching closely to see where he lands next. Showing up in Air Jordans while his situation remains open is a significant move.

Jordan Brand would be a massive get if Curry does make a switch. He is one of the most marketable athletes on the planet. A Curry signature under the Jumpman would open entirely new doors for Jordan Brand. Nothing is confirmed yet, but Steph Curry certainly seems to enjoy wearing Jordans….

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Steph Curry Sneakers

The “Howard” Air Jordan 1 Low was created to celebrate Howard University, the historically Black university located in Washington DC. The shoe features a clean white leather base with navy blue overlays that mirror the school’s official colors.

Red accents appear on the small Swoosh near the toe and on the wings logo at the heel. The low-top silhouette gives it a relaxed, wearable feel that works well with casual fits.

Howard’s identity is woven into every color choice on the shoe. It’s a meaningful sneaker that goes beyond just aesthetics. Curry wearing it in DC, very close to Howard’s campus, made the moment feel entirely intentional.

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On Tuesday, Aftroman testified about his decision to bring a news crew with him to the Sheriff’s Office to pick up cash officers seized during the raid. He explained that he didn’t want to get “beat up or Epsteined.”

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Afroman’s “Lemon Pound Cake”

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The song title references a moment during the footage in which an officer stares at a lemon pound cake in the kitchen. “I asked myself, as a powerless Black man in America, what can I do to the cops that kicked my door in, tried to kill me in front of my kids, stole my money and disconnected my cameras?” Foreman told NPR during an interview at the time. “And the only thing I could come up with was make a funny rap song about them and make some money, use the money to pay for the damages they did and move on.”

Four deputies, two sergeants, and a detective are behind the lawsuit. They are seeking all profits that they say Afroman made with their image. This includes song revenue, music videos, merchandise sales, and concert tickets. They had a probable cause warrant for narcotics and kidnapping, but found no evidence of criminal activity.

“All of this is their fault,” Afroman said of the case as a whole. “If they hadn’t wrongly raided my house, there would be no lawsuit, I would not know their names, they wouldn’t be on my home surveillance system, and there would be no songs … my money would still be intact.”

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He went on to reflect on the reactions to a photo his mother, Solange, posted of him when he was in seventh grade. “Grown a** adults were calling me gay at 13,” he recalled, as seen in a clip shared by Watch Live Bitez. “They were saying I’m pretty, I’m a pretty boy. […] I started modeling, and I went from bashing women to automatically now I’m gay.”

Later in the stream, Julez opened up about his love life. According to him, he was in one fairly serious relationship when he was a teenager, which ultimately didn’t work out. “It was my junior year of high school, so 17 to 19,” he explained. “She came to Europe with me.”

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Julez Smith Career

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While dealing with rumors is certainly no easy task, Julez’s fame has managed to open doors to some great opportunities. During a 2025 interview with Teen Vogue, however, he admitted that he doesn’t think he’ll ever decide to pursue a career in music like his mother or aunt, Beyoncé.

“I messed around with production, making beats and stuff,” he said. “I like executive producing—putting people together and creating a sound. But I never wanted to rap or sing. That was never my thing.”

Julez went on to recall a video of him rapping going viral. “We had a studio at school, and part of the class was making a song,” he shared. “So I went in there, rapped, and posted it on my Story—which, I guess, was my mistake. It went viral. But nah, I’m not good at rapping. It’s not my thing.” 

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All of his songs are political in nature, and there is a real hatred for anything that is considered “woke.” Meanwhile, Trump has had rappers like MacDonald at his rallies. MAGA supporters who would otherwise hate rap pretend to tolerate MacDonald’s music, simply because he’s a white guy acting on behalf of their interests. Quite frankly, he’s a joke, and so is fellow MAGA rapper, Forgiato Blow.

Forgiato Blow has somehow garnered even more legitimacy than MacDonald over the years. In fact, eight years ago, he managed to get a Rick Ross and Vanilla Ice feature. Now, he attempts to be as offensive as possible in order to “own the Libs.”

His latest song “White N****” is a perfect example of this. The whole song is just him using the N-word, “because he can.” That’s it. That’s the concept. Nothing interesting to say. Just a white guy repeating the N-word over and over. Somehow, WorldStarHipHop is co-signing this and premiering the song on their YouTube channel.

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Rap Fans Roast Forgiato Blow Into Oblivion

In the comments section on the WorldStarHipHop YouTube channel, fans were having a blast with their reactions to this song. Clearly, they felt that this new single was a joke, and they wanted to make that absolutely clear.

“I’ve been paraplegic for 30 years, but this song gave me the strength to get up and jump out of the window,” one person wrote sarcastically. “A direct result of y’all inviting everybody to the cookout,” said another. One fan completely unleashed on this Forgiato Blow track, saying, “This was the worst notification I have ever gotten on YouTube wtf.”

It is very difficult not to agree with all of these comments. At the end of the day, this kind of music is just embarrassing, and everyone involved should be ashamed. As long as Trump remains president, these MAGA rappers will continue to harm our ears.

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JustFreshKicks further reports that the Nike LeBron 23 “Masked Menace” is dropping on March 24th!

The collection is anchored by a dark charcoal tee featuring a masked LeBron portrait. The graphic also mimics the layout and energy of the Madvillainy album cover almost exactly.

The backstory behind the mask goes back to the 2014 NBA Playoffs. LeBron suffered a facial injury while playing for the Miami Heat and was forced to wear a protective mask. He kept playing through it and the image became one of the most memorable in playoff basketball history. Nike is now turning that moment into a full cultural statement.

The collection goes beyond just the graphic tee. Hoodies and tour-style tees are also part of the lineup. The LeBron 23 sneaker will be included in the release as well. Overall everything is set to arrive this month, making March 2026 a big moment for LeBron product.

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Nike LeBron 23 “Masked Menace”

The Nike LeBron 23 arrives in a blacked-out colorway that looks incredibly sleek from every angle. The upper features a textured mesh material with a subtle carbon fiber-like pattern running throughout.

Also small gold accents appear near the tongue and heel, adding a premium touch to the all-black build. The outsole carries the same dark tone, keeping the whole shoe cohesive and clean.

It’s a low-profile basketball silhouette that works just as well off the court as on it. That connection feels genuine rather than forced.

LeBron “Masked Menace” Hoodie

The Nike “Masked Menace” collection celebrates a specific moment in LeBron’s career through a hip-hop lens. The centerpiece graphic tee is a dark charcoal with a high-contrast black and white portrait of LeBron wearing his infamous protective mask.

Further, the composition directly references the Madvillainy cover, right down to the cropped framing and sparse layout. Beyond the tee, the collection includes hoodies and tour-style graphic pieces that carry the same moody, editorial energy.

Overall, this is a big collection with a great collaboration.

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“Keep my sister’s name out of your mouth, and if not, I’m gonna slap the f*cking daylights out of you when I see you,” he warned. “One thing n****s ain’t gonna do is talk sh*t about my sister without me going back on these big head ass n****s. Shyne, Ma$e, and Cam. I don’t know, I never had a problem with them, but I saw some sh*t today where they gotta know that a n***a gonna come back strong and say some sh*t because a n***a is not gonna let a n***a say anything and laugh and giggle and joke about a n***a’s sister without me going big.”

When Live Bitez shared the clip on Instagram, fans in the comments section had mixed reactions. “None of them n****s on that show is afraid of Ray j,” one user wrote with laughing emojis. Another responded: “He ain’t slapping nobody [laughing emojis] they ain’t even say anything negative about her.”

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Ma$e & Shyne’s Relationships With Brandy

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During the interview, Cam’ron asked Shyne and Ma$e to address their relationships with Brandy. “I was special. He came in and wanted to be special too, so I had to let him be special,” Ma$e joked. Shyne added: “No lies told. He was Shaq, he was the champion, he was the MVP. I was Kobe, no pun intended, because they said Kobe was a special friend of Brandy’s as well, but I was coming out of high school on the championship team, and he was the superstar, but I definitely did want to be special.”

From there, Shyne elaborated that Brandy was his “dream girl,” but he had no idea about her relationship with Ma$e. Eventually, one of their mutual friends let them know about each other.

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