In one moment of the sit-down, Minaj urged young fans to support Republicans in the U.S. midterms this year. “Now is not the time to think that your voice will not be heard,” she expressed. “Your voice will not only be heard, but your voice is very necessary right now for the country and for the world. We need you guys involved more than ever before. This is your country. This is your world. You guys are so blessed to be able to vote. And you have to, more than ever now, take advantage of that ability that you guys have to be able to vote. Please. And vote red.”

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In another moment, Lara Trump asked what Nicki saw in Democrats that made her think they didn’t have “the best interest of the country or for [her] in mind.” “I think the Democrats have gotten way too caught up in pop culture, for lack of a better term,” she remarked. “I think that they’ve allowed their relationships with artists to cause them to act like children and to be so petty and childish.”

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Nicki Minaj’s Trump Support

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Nicki Minaj’s support of Donald Trump and the current Republican Party structure has manifested in various ways. For one, she was recently a celebrity judge for a Trump-linked reality program that saw five small business owners compete for portions of a $1 million prize pool.

Elsewhere, the Queen of the Barbz’s feuds with other public figures made the support even more clear. She clashed with Joy Reid, Anthony Fauci, and many others due to her political beliefs and other folks’ opposition to Trump and the MAGA movement.

Also, this interview follows Nicki Minaj’s previous Fox News appearance, during which she explained her admiration for the president. “Every time I see him speaking to other people, he’s just himself,” she noted. “He’s very grounded. It’s easy to connect with him, it’s easy to feel like he heard you, he understands you, and I just love him… I’m not ever going to make excuses for that, because I don’t know why I should.”

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According to The NWI Times, various Northwest Indiana police agencies attended the service and other processions to honor the Chicago rapper’s life. Specifically, officers from the Merrillville Police Department provided security for the procession, which began at Taft Street and ended at Calumet Park Cemetery.

“We often handle precautionary measures for events in our town and most of the time they go unnoticed,” Assistant Chief of Police Matt Vasel reportedly stated. “However, today was a funeral on a major roadway for a well-known subject. Out of abundance of caution, we worked with our partner agencies to make sure that this event went off without a hitch.”

BloodHound Q50, whose death sparked many hip-hop reactions, reportedly said he grew up between Chicago and Northwest Indiana. At press time, no suspects have been arrested for the Chicago murder.

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BloodHound Q50’s Funeral

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However, this Q50 situation has also led to a lot of other reports and updates on his affiliates and alleged foes in Chicago and in hip-hop. Various pages are reporting on the alleged murder of BloodHound Poohman, an affiliate tied to Q50’s group and Drill City in Chicago. In fact, they claim Poohman had attended Q50’s funeral hours before the murder.

The murder they claim had Poohman as a victim is a Chicago South Side shooting from last night reported by ABC 7 Chicago. Two suspects in a black sedan reportedly pulled up on a man standing near his car outside a business, and one of them opened fire. The man got into his car and drove off. The suspects reportedly chased him and continued shooting, hitting him in the back and knee and leading to him crashing into a pole near East 74th Street near 7PM local time.

Medical authorities reportedly pronounced the man dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center after the shooting. Neither them nor law enforcement have publicly identified the victim as BloodHound Poohman (or identified him at all) at press time. So the rumors around his death remain speculative until official confirmation.

The tragedy of this BloodHound Q50 situation is seemingly spilling over. But street rumors are mixing with official updates, so folks will have to wait for both to line up.

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Release Date: September 24, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from Barbiturates

They see the Benjamins and want to piggy-back,
No thanks, it’s only one slot at the top like a piggy bank,

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Release Date: September 25, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from Loaded

Look how the spot got loaded,
Your heart cold as mine, let’s dress up like it’s snowing,
I get high sometimes, that’s just my way of coping,
I’m way too focused ‘fore you cause a commotion

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Via Twitter, Buzbee shared a picture of him and Fif with Buzbee’s wife Frances. It was at a Houston Children’s Charity event, and he spoke on the G-Uit mogul’s character and acumen.

“Good to see @50cent at the Houston Children’s Charity event,” the lawyer wrote. “Frances and I really hanging with him. Entrepreneur, musician, and philanthropist. A very good man!!”

50 Cent’s previous comments on this Jay-Z situation flipped from Internet trolling to condemnations of Buzbee and the accuser. So folks don’t really know where he stands today, although this picture with Tony Buzbee certainly indicates amicability. Still, fans can only speculate regarding this.

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Jay-Z’s Accuser

The accuser in question now has new legal counsel amid her filing in federal court stating her allegations were false. However, the accuser’s lawyer said she’s a sexual assault victim, just not at the hands of Hov. He dropped her as a defendant in his lawsuit against Buzbee, which he’s reportedly pursuing in New York. This is because Jay-Z’s lawsuit against Tony Buzbee was dismissed in California, but this walk-back from the accuser could reportedly lead to fresh legal action and more developments in New York.

Elsewhere, Tony Buzbee’s lawsuits against Roc Nation also experienced dismissals. Both sides accused the other of frivolous legal action, defamation, and more. Now, though, it’s unclear if their legal fight will continue via appeals, additional filings in different jurisdictions, and more, or if they will just keep things here.

50 Cent’s online trolling and statements on all this chaos may flip between jest and condemnation, but that’s how he’s always handled his Internet presence, for the most part. We’ll see if he has anything to say himself about his run-in with Tony Buzbee and this scandal’s development.

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“Come on, now,” Cam remarked amid lots of laughs, as caught by Killa on Twitter. “So out of all the artists in the world… The year that you got your masters back from Reasonable Doubt, the year you sell out Yankee Stadium three nights in a row, they year that you in Paris and Europe and all these places doing tours right now, nobody can find time for the NFL? ‘I just might have to do it myself… what I’ma do.’ Come on, Jay. We can see you… Just say you’ve been lining this up for three-and-a-half years…

“And I’m not knocking it. ‘Cause that’s what I would do too…” he continued. “You having trouble finding talent for the Super Bowl? Send the email out… This has been planned for three years… If Jay-Z does the Super Bowl, to me it’s gon’ be fire… You bring out Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Rihanna. Jay-Z has songs with the best of the best… It wouldn’t even be enough for everybody to perform… It would be a phenomenal show. But don’t say you having trouble finding talent.”

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Cam’ron On Jay-Z

To be clear, these rumors did not come directly from Hov or Roc Nation. Rather, they emerged in a Daily Mail article with information from an alleged source close to Jay and the NFL. So the veracity of the struggle itself is still up in the air. We’ll see what else we learn or how folks react when they announce a performer soon.

Elsewhere, Cam’ron and Mase had other Jay-Z-related comments on It Is What It Is, specifically about Colin Kaepernick. They reacted to the former NFL player’s book tour for his The Perilous Fight memoir, arguing he’s trying to play both sides by still wanting to be in the league despite calling Hov out and protesting.

Cam’ron’s past comments on Jay-Z suggest some friction and disagreement, but nothing in a truly beef-heavy sense. They have a complicated history from the Roc-A-Fella days, but it’s all relatively smoothed out.

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As caught by yazzerz_87 on Twitter, he emerged from the stage to perform “Runaway” before running through “N***as In Paris,” “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” “Flashing Lights,” and “All Of The Lights.” The crowd went wild when the Chicago artist came out, and while he didn’t say much, he did dap Breezy up. Given all the respect the two have formed for each other over the years (and how they are both highly criticized musicians), this solidarity should come as little surprise. Still, there was a shock factor to all this regarding the performance itself, and you can tell by how fans reacted.

Kanye already performed at SoFi this year, as his L.A. shows kicked off an ongoing tour. Future tour stops include an October 24 show in Indonesia, an October 31 performance in Houston, a November 7 concert in Dallas, and a November 21 live set in Phoenix. As for Chris Brown and Usher’s “R&B” tour, they will perform at SoFi Stadium again tonight (Saturday, September 26) and will continue their trek before returning to L.A. on November 15 and 16 and wrapping up the tour about a month later in Tampa on December 11 and 12.

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Kanye West Joins Chris Brown & Usher

Kanye West and Chris Brown’s dynamic has made their camaraderie clear over the years, although the former hasn’t been as publicly linked to Usher. Still, we imagine the respect and appreciation is there regardless.

We will see what other surprises the R&B superstars have in store for fans on this successful and wide-ranging trek. Elsewhere, Ye has more shows to look forward to amid his attempts at redemption, which should hold some surprises too.

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First, we spoke on Chris Brown facing fresh re-litigations of his allegations in the public eye, thanks to a journalist falsely claiming he’s actively abusing women and a state representative walking back a Congressional honor. Aron and I emphasized the importance of taking allegations seriously, but also stressed the need to not conflate those with actual convictions. With a huge fanbase and a “no friends in the industry” mentality, Breezy continues to find success and downplay narratives against him, whether you like it or not.

Concerning Macklemore and Ed Sheeran’s controversy over the former’s advocacy for Palestine, we discussed how the rapper’s “Free Palestine” tour is keeping the focus on humanitarian efforts that his removal sought to quell. Aron and I also commented on the irony of Ed’s Gillette Stadium shows being canceled due to weather. Stadium owner Robert Kraft had allegedly threatened Sheeran to cancel his shows there if opener Macklemore remained.

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HNHH Live

Speaking of live performance controversies, Aron and I also spoke on the rumors that Jay-Z’s struggling to book a halftime show. While these rumors could be completely false, they do speak to logistical and cultural challenges of this booking that don’t even account for more sociopolitical controversies. In addition, we talked about Colin Kaepernick’s book tour for his memoir The Perilous Fight and how his desire to play in the NFL represents a cognitive dissonance for some.

On a lighter note, Aron and I made some dream label/collective joint tour pairings inspired by Cash Money and No Limit’s tour. These aren’t all realistic, but we can dream. Among out picks were Odd Future and A$AP Mob, Quality Control and Cactus Jack, G.O.O.D. Music and Young Money or Roc-A-Fella, and the Dungeon Family and Native Tongues.

For our First Listen segment, Aron and I specifically discussed Remy Ma’s new EP Alimony, DDG’s new stream-emergent album HIT-A-THON, Che and Tezzus’ new two-pack, and the new 2Dead Boyz single. As for artists “On The Come-Up,” I encourage you all to check out Rockitneedspace, and Aron points you to the Guatemalan-Canadian MC Romeo Don’t Die.

Let us know what you think about all these topics in the comments below. Make sure to stay updated on HNHH to rate new songs and albums and check out our news and feature coverage. We’ll see you again next week with more of hip-hop’s buzzing developments.

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As caught by Livebitez on Instagram, she pulled up in an all-black fit with a leather jacket that had “Jezebel” on the back. Not only that, but the New York City star had a “Jezebel” chain as well. She performed the EP during the event with fans and had a lot to say afterwards.

“We live in a society where if you don’t say something, that means it’s true,” Remy expressed. “Or if you do say something, you’re bothered… Don’t f***ing bother me. When you do bother me, you get s**t like the Alimony EP… I peep the plan now ahead of time… Nobody ever really takes them seriously… They want me gone. I’m here. I’m staying here, I’m not going anywhere. And I’ma be popping my s**t while I’m here, and can’t nobody do nothing about it.”

“People are mad that I’m the wife,” she continued. “Nobody, and I swear nobody, is more mad than me… Let’s move on. Everybody’s adults here… I don’t care from this point on, what’s said, what’s spun…”

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Remy Ma & Papoose Beef

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Elsewhere during the event, Remy Ma also shared a video that included some more shots at Pap. “He’s asking for f***ing half, he don’t pick up my f***ing daughter,” she ranted. “She hasn’t seen him in months. That n***a don’t pay for s**t. He still got my f***ing jewelry. Literally looked me in my face and told me, ‘I want half of everything,’ when he was supposed to come and sign the f***ing papers… Couple times, he’s f***ing mad b***hes. Always has been. And I kept it a f***ing secret like everybody else keeps their f***ing husband’s secret.”

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The comments at the Alimony event might also refer to Remy Ma’s feud with Claressa Shields, Papoose’s current partner. They have been going at it on social media as well, but like both have pointed out, nothing has escalated yet despite threats. Hopefully it stays that way. You can watch the full Alimony event below.

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This follows his earlier responses to the situation. The commentator and streamer broke it down during his livestream and responded to some folks on Twitter’s commentary on the situation.

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Regarding QueenzFlip’s podcast appearance, he explained he had reached out to Rory following his health scare, and he thought they were cool. He thought his “suckers” comments about Farrell and Mal were “water under the bridge. But this didn’t turn out to be the case. Flip was mad at Rory saying “Clip that” after the confrontation, and let the anger stew for a while despite REASON’s attempts to diffuse the situation. Emanny also told both the podcasters to not let things go too far.

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Rory & QueenzFlip Beef

Flip also said he knows how the JBP still has love for Farrell, but he said he doesn’t “f**k with him” anymore after hearing his response to this. “You made me aware of how you view me, and I’m not with none of that,” he expressed. Still, QueenzFlip said he was wrong for calling him and Mal “suckers” in the first place, and shouted out Demaris as well.

Other JBP highlights include Emanny saying he won’t try to play middleman with Rory anymore, Joe Budden arguing Farrell looked like he wanted to get into it, and Flip realizing when the confrontation became too tense for comfort. We’ll see if this develops any further or if both men just let it stay in the past.

Elsewhere, QueenzFlip got into other arguments during this nightclub outing in New York City for a “Girls Love Karaoke” event. Remy Ma called him a “b***h,” so he had to deal with a lot of animosity this week.

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