Digital Underground further reflected on Mack’s impact in a statement, writing that he was “more than a part of the movement — he was part of the soul behind it, bringing warmth, loyalty, and quiet strength to everyone around him. He will always be remembered by his humility, love, and spirited energy, qualities that lifted those around him and made a lasting impression on all who knew him.”

When TMZ shared the news on X (formerly Twitter), fans flooded the replies with tributes to the late artist. “Mann.. sending my deepest condolences to his family.. him & Shock G up in heaven making beats!! Rest well Clee.. Oakland native!! !!” one fan wrote. One more added: “Another DU member gone… Cleetis Mack joins Shock G in the afterlife while the industry keeps popping pills and ignoring real talent. Humpty Dance curse hitting different.” Another replied: “Rest easy .. Digital Underground was a foundational piece of West Coast hip hop history and Cleetis Mack was part of that legacy.”

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Cleetis Mack’s Role In Digital Underground

Digital Underground rap star Cleetis Mack has died.

What we know: https://t.co/z7V2jeWKXD pic.twitter.com/JLUzveqb27

— TMZ (@TMZ) April 28, 2026

Shock G, Chopmaster J, and Kenny-K founded Digital Underground back in 1987. Cleetis Mack ended up joining six years later, dropping “Wussup Wit the Luv” as his first single with the group. That song featured an appearance from 2Pac, whose career the group helped to launch.

Mack isn’t the only important member of the group to pass away in recent years. In 2021, Shock G died of an accidental overdose at the age of 57.

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“Cinq regretted that it had agreed to the [option terms], and, therefore … did everything it could to frustrate plaintiffs’ efforts to complete the purchase,” T.I.’s lawyer, Robert Jacobs of the law firm Manatt Phelps & Phillips, writes.

T.I. alleges that Cinq tried to “artificially inflate” the price of the masters in an effort to get more money out of him. “Using these tactics Cinq sought to extract a purchase price from plaintiffs that was nearly 20 times higher than the price mandated by the parties’ agreed-upon formula,” his lawsuit alleges.

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T.I. & 50 Cent Beef

Cinq Music isn’t the only entity T.I. has gone up against recently, however. He also has some serious problems with 50 Cent, which were reignited earlier this year. During a podcast appearance, T.I. accused 50 Cent of backing out of a Verzuz battle they had both agreed to, and claimed to have lost all respect for him as a result.

Fif fired back with full force, even dragging T.I.’s wife Tiny into the drama. This prompted two of her children, King and Domani Harris, to rush to her defense. They each released diss tracks directed at 50 Cent, bringing up his shooting, domestic violence allegations, and more.

T.I. later admitted on The Breakfast Club that he believes King went too far when he dissed his foe’s late mother.

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Fans shared plenty of jokes in response to the post on X. “Put him in the pool……NO ladder!!!” one user wrote. Another added: “AND DELETE THAT DOOR!!” One more shared a clip of themselves playing NBA 2K and lowering Thompson’s durability statistics. “I already handled him in 2k,” they wrote.

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Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson’s Breakup

The breakup news hit fans over the weekend when Megan Thee Stallion accused Klay Thompson of being unfaithful in a post on Instagram. “Cheating, had me around your whole family playing house… got ‘cold feet.’ Holding you down through all your HORRIBLE mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season now you don’t know if you can be ‘monogamous’???? B*tch I need a REAL break after this one .. bye yall,” she wrote.

From there, she confirmed that they had officially broken up in a statement provided to TMZ. “I’ve made the decision to end my relationship with Klay,” she said. “Trust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there’s no real path forward. I’m taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity.”

In the wake of the drama, Megan ended up dropping her role in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway. “It’s been such an honor to be part of thee Moulin Rouge family and I’ve met so many amazing people in this theater! Y’all work so hard and I have so much respect for the dedication, the stamina, the work ethic, the time and the effort y’all put into the work!” she wrote on Instagram. Thompson has yet to comment on the situation.

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It didn’t take long for Offset to chime in, sharing a photo of the three of them taken in 2021. “On dat!!!” he wrote. Of course, all of this has led to theories that some kind of Migos reunion could be underway.

The last time Migos released an album as a trio was 2021, when they dropped Culture III. After that, Quavo and Takeoff teamed up for Only Built for Infinity Links. The following month, Takeoff was fatally shot outside of a bowling alley in Houston.

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Offset & Quavo Drama

Offset and Quavo have had their fair share of issues in the past. In recent years, however, the two of them have appeared to have been back on good terms. During an appearance on 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony last August, for example, Offset confirmed that they actually speak on a regular basis.

“It be the internet trying to do some old sh*t, but with us, it ain’t about that,” he explained at the time. “We gotta holla at each other in the day, at the end of the day, man. That’s family at the end of the day, man. You’re gonna bump heads with your family sometime. In the day, a n**** ain’t finna play with him, or a n**** ain’t finna play with me.”

‘Set later appeared on Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, where he shut down the long-running rumor that Saweetie had something to do with the demise of his friendship with Quavo.

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Release Date: April 28, 2026

Genre: R&B

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from It’s Ok

Yeah, who that to the right, yeah
Tеll her it’s okay, she can shake that ass right, yеah
Tell her it’s okay, she look good up under lights, yeah
It’s okay to take them heels off when they tight, yeah

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This has all led to widespread discourse about paying for interviews and whether or not artists should even be paid at all for such appearances. This has also led to some issues for Vlad when it comes to some of his other high-profile business relationships. Case in point, Aries Spears is now looking for more money.

During an interview with DJ Akademiks, Vlad was steadfast with his response to Spears’ request. While Spears does have great chemistry with Vlad, the YouTube media mogul noted that Boosie’s videos still perform a whole lot more. Vlad then used some vulgar language against Spears, which some fans were surprised by.

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DJ Vlad And Aries Spears Are Beefing

Spears subsequently responded to Vlad in the only way he knows how. He dropped a scathing response in which he noted that Vlad is someone who uses black culture for his own personal and financial gain. He then went on to say that Vlad should invite him on for one last interview.

Ultimately, this is an interesting situation that could have major ramifications for Vlad and his channel. At the end of the day, his interviews are reliant on the personalities. Vlad gets the best out of his guests, but the fans still want to see people like Boosie and Aries Spears give their takes on the day’s events. If those guys stop coming around, then Vlad will need to find new recurring guests to fill their spot.

Of course, the Spears and Vlad beef could very well be all for show. After all, there was something very WWE about the way they were speaking to each other in these clips. There is a chance this was all just a work, and that Spears will be back sooner rather than later.

Either way, DJ Vlad has us very intrigued about the future of his platform.

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“Put some respect on this man’s name,” one YouTube commenter writes. “THE REAL FANS WAS ALREADY BANGING SNIPPETS OF THIS shout to meek, for releasing something the streets needed,” another claims. Someone else says, “This is EXACTLY why Meek is in my top 10 of greatest emcees of all time! Love it.”

This latest freestyle is one of many that Meek has dropped in recent weeks. Last month, he delivered his “Head High” freestyle, “Victory” freestyle, and a new song called “600 Racks.” It also arrives amid demands for a new album. Fortunately, Meek confirmed that one is on the way on Twitter/X back in March. At the time of writing, an official release date has not yet been announced.

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Charlamagne Tha God Criticizes Meek Mill

While plenty of fans are impressed by how far Meek Mill has come over the years, not everyone is on the same page. During an episode of his Brilliant Idiots podcast earlier this month, Charlamagne Tha God argued that Meek’s career never managed to truly recover from his beef with Drake.

It didn’t take long for Meek to fire back. He set the record straight in a passionate tweet.

“Since Drake beef I drop tap 3x platinum… peta double platinum… blue notes 1 and 2 platinum… uptown vibes with legend from Brooklyn fab platinum… what’s free feat jayz meek mill I think it’s plat… f*ck on me ft cardi b platinum,” he wrote. “How far we came… he actually switched up on drake because he helped power the meek was done narrative was done… now he’s using the same against drake… im good with drake and jayz as far as I know… keep me out this weak a** sh*t.”

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Release Date: April 28, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Tracklist for Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 2

1. Pink Panther
2. The Coin Toss
3. Champagne Bottle Emotes
4. Smoke N’ Pray
5. Long As You Live
6. Storm Shadow & Snake Eyes
7. z28
8. Palm Island

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“Now I see all her stan fans hating on me,” PlaqueBoyMax said during his own stream. “First of all, all y’all can suck my d*ck. Second of all, why is y’all hating on me, bro? I f*ck with y’all’s artist. I f*ck with Doja Cat. Like, why do they be on my d*ck?”

From there, he told Doja’s fans to “get off her nuts.” “If she wanna play Fortnite, she wanna play Fortnite,” he added. “If she wanna apologize to me, she gonna apologize, n***a. Shut the f*ck up. We don’t give a f*ck about y’all. Shut up. So, let’s get that Fortnite off.” He then invited her to play the game with her on stream.

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Doja Cat’s Apology To PlaqueBoyMax

Doja Cat shared her apology on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday afternoon. “Getting rid of some of my mods for banning plaquboymax cuz that wasn’t even my idea and i don’t appreciate people doing that when he didn’t do anything wrong,” Doja said. When some fans blamed it on PlaqueBoyMax’s prior criticism of her Scarlet album, she added: “I don’t f*ckin care???”

During the same series of posts, Doja also addressed her apparent snub of Kai Cenat. During another stream, Cenat gifted her 50 subs, but she appeared to ignore the donation. “Also thank you Kai Cenat for the gifted subs,” she wrote.

The streaming drama comes as Doja has been traveling on the Tour Ma Vie World Tour. She’s set to return to North America in October for another leg with shows in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Miami, and more cities. It will wrap up in New York City in December.

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Early on, authorities confirmed that no foul play was suspected. Forté’s cause of death, however, hadn’t been revealed until now. According to the Vineyard Gazette, the state medical examiner’s office has determined his cause of death to be complications from influenza A.

Reportedly, his seizure disorder also played a contributing role in his untimely passing. He had been taking medication to control his seizures since a health scare put him in the hospital over two years prior to his death.

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John Forté’s Death

News of Forté’s death resulted in an outpouring of love from his fans and peers. This included his former Fugees collaborators Wyclef Jean, Pras, and Lauryn Hill. Hill reflected on their friendship in a heartfelt Instagram post.

“I can’t remember the exact moment I met John Forte or Forte as we used to call him, but I know we became fast friends very soon after,” she wrote in part, “I loved him, my family loved him… I remember meeting his mom with her sweet voice for the first time and walking New York City streets with him in full youthful fascination mode.”

“Our generation of hip hop was young and at the ascent of its epic rise. We were both there…participating and taking it all in, full of excitement and possibility. Forte was a gentlemen and a scholar with a strong pen, deep soul, and kind heart,” Hill continued. “This loss is unexpected and surreal and my heart aches… for his family, for his wife, for his children, for his friends, and for all of us who were blessed to know him. I Love you John. Rest in peace gentle King.”

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