As caught by CY Chels on Twitter, Budden looked at Wilson’s history and independence as a journalist compared to that of VladTV. What’s more is that the Slaughterhouse MC wondered if this is a downgrade for Elliott considering his previous success.

“Elliott paired with Vlad looks funny,” he remarked. “Because Elliott has always been, at least optically, his own pillar. Elliott has been the pillar. And then there’s been all these ancillary pieces. The Vlads, the me’s, and he’s the pillar. So now, to see him on Vlad, where you kind of have a good understanding of the mechanics, it looks a little funny. It looks like a demotion. It looks like you’re taking a check, it looks like you’re taking a job. Which leads to the question I have for y’all: Jay-Z, ’96, famous song. ‘Can’t Knock The Hustle’?”

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Joe Budden On Elliott Wilson & DJ Vlad

Then, the rest of the pod chimed in. “If we’re going to knock a hustle, there are hustles we should knock,” Ice remarked. “I don’t knock nobody for going to do an interview with… ‘I’m on this platform, I’m on this platform.’ We know Elliott just had a health scare, Elliott just had twins. Life be life-ing. He’s not out here knocking nobody upside the head, robbing, selling drugs. He’s not out there doing none of that. So I’m definitely not gon’ knock your hustle for going to sit with Vlad… That’s what I never understand.”

“There will be people who will be more outraged by that than the dude that’s actually selling crack,” Marc Lamont Hill shared. “That’s the s**t that’s crazy to me. ‘He had to feed his family, but don’t go on Vlad.'”

Overall, this discussion may have to do with DJ Vlad’s previous hip-hop media controversies, and there are a few sides to consider. Joe Budden and Elliott Wilson have clashed before, but not in any truly serious way.

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Black leather covers most of the upper, giving the shoe a smooth, tonal base instead of leaning on bold color blocking. Grey accents work through the mudguard and the tongue logo, keeping things from feeling like a straight all-black build. Chrome details hits the signature crossover lace straps, catching light in a way that gives the shoe its namesake shine.

The Air Jordan 8 first released during Michael Jordan’s 1992-93 championship season, one of the busiest designs in the entire Jordan catalog. “Chrome” took that same detail-heavy shape and stripped away the bold color, leaning fully into black and metallic accents instead.

It’s a formula that’s aged pretty well. The colorway first dropped in 2003, then came back once more in 2015, building a real cult following each time. This marks its first appearance since that 2015 release, giving longtime fans another shot at a pair that’s stayed in demand for years.

Full family sizing is included in this drop, running from toddler up through adult sizing. With the classic silhouette and a colorway collectors have been asking about for years, this one should move fast.

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Air Jordan 8 “Chrome”

Tinker Hatfield designed the Air Jordan 8 to be one of the most detail-packed shoes in Jordan Brand’s entire history. Crossover straps, support cables, and heavy paneling defined its original look.

“Chrome” took that same busy design and pulled it back toward something simpler. Instead of leaning on bold OG colors, it built its identity entirely around black and metallic tones.

That contrast is part of what’s made the colorway stand out over the years. It proves a shoe known for being loud can still work in a quieter, more restrained form.

With this release marking its return after over a decade away, “Chrome” gives collectors a chance to grab a pair that’s spent years building its reputation purely through scarcity.

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Release Date: August 28, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: BIGGER THAN THE DEVIL (due September 11)

Quotable Lyrics from YA DIGG

Shoutout to Kehlani, we fold s**t too, but not clothes up,
I hit licks on Papi in my projects, I’m my own plug,
When Ric had his Audi, they want to book me, but I own clubs,
We ain’t forget about it, all that hate, know we got they h*es f***ed

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Last night (Friday, August 28), the Chicago superstar performed at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was par the course given Ye’s previous concerts in recent months: a nostalgic and hit-filled setlist, the globe stage, big fireworks, and so on. But fans in New Orleans were in for a big surprise, as Kanye’s Los Angeles collaborator joined him onstage to perform “EVERYBODY,” “CARNIVAL,” and their The Life Of Pablo collaboration “Fade.”

Bars caught a clip of the first song on Instagram. GoodAssSub on Twitter caught Ty’s message for his collaborator: “Make some noise for the realest in the motherf***ing game, the best artist alive, Ye!”

Does this mean VULTURES 3 is actually on the way? We will just have to wait and see what happens…

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Kanye West’s Concert

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For those unaware, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign fell out due to the latter denouncing hate speech after the former was on one of his Twitter bigotry storms. Ye claimed the labels forced Ty to speak out against him in an interview with DJ Akademiks.

“You letting them put words in your mouth,” he claimed. “I 137x his career… And while I’m on a plane, you put up word-for-word Jews vernacular. My thing is, we can sit and talk it out. I know they [the record label] on your head, but you ain’t got to denounce me.”

In the months since, Ty Dolla $ign kept his distance from Kanye West, but that all seems to have changed now. The question is whether or not they hashed issues out or if they just let the backlash run its course.

Either way, fans now have renewed faith in VULTURES 3. We will see if they link up again soon or if this will be another mythical project that never emerges.

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“God is good. My dad is truly a miracle, and I’m so blessed to still be able to say he’s here. God’s grace has carried us through every moment,” she captioned the post. It featured a picture of the executive with his family.

Other updates on Pierre Thomas’ condition, though, have been a bit more serious and potentially conspiratorial. His mother took to social media to claim someone is to blame for the heart attack, and to fight back against false death rumors that were spreading around his name.

“Let me straighten y’all all out,” she expressed. “First of all, my son is not dead. No matter what my son has done to me, no matter what he’s done to you, he’s still my child. Somebody did this to him, and I know it because there’s neurologically no reason [for the heart attack]. Pierre is alive. Is he well? No. But don’t count nobody out… We reap what we sow in this life… I can’t just walk away from my child like that and he’s incapacitated. But cut the lie… My son is not dead. I don’t know who gave TMZ that story, but cut the lie. He’s healing. He’s recovering. And I’m here. He rising up like Lazarus.”

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Pierre “P” Thomas’ Condition

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At the top of the week, TMZ spoke to an allegedly close source who reportedly confirmed Pierre “P” Thomas’ health is improving. He’s reportedly still in the hospital, but his recovery is going steadily and progressively well.

This follows the Quality Control CEO’s past public spats with artists associated with the collective, namely with Young Thug. Beyond that, though, he’s been low-key and focused on his craft and career. We wish P all the best as he continues to recover.

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Via Instagram, the G-Unit mogul mocked these cancelations in two posts, each covering one of the shows. “oh my goodness cancelled, things not going well? cheer up you can drop a new flavor wings. LOL,” he captioned the first one. “So now ya want to try to focus on selling bum juice blue wine that’s not champagne. LOL,” Fif captioned the second.

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In both cases, he referred to Ross’ extracurricular endeavors like his Wingstop franchises and his brand ambassadorship for the Luc Belaire sparkling wine. This comes after Rick Ross tried to troll 50 Cent over his G-Unit Reeboks. But this wasn’t too successful, as the shoes sold out quickly and Rick was only left with the option to call cap and refuse to believe in the success.

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Rick Ross & 50 Cent Beef

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Again, the reason for the Maybach Music Group mogul’s concert cancelations is unclear at press time. But for 50, it’s easy to give zero benefit of the doubt and assume no one wanted to go.

Rick Ross’ beef with 50 Cent is pretty vague when it comes to how it started, but it’s one of the most reliable realities in hip-hop dynamics today. Tensions allegedly stem from 50 giving Ross a cold look at the 2008 BET Awards, a moment they were happy to exploit for diss tracks and plenty of attacks in the years since.

These days, though, Rick Ross and 50 Cent clash over trivialities, for the most part. They are just clearly not fans of each other in the business and lifestyle sense above all, and as veterans in the game. At this point, no one’s keeping score beyond how funny they can be.

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During a conversation with The Shade Room, he opened up about his recent comments about not talking with Kendrick Lamar and addressed fans who continue to speculate about this relationship. While it seems clear there’s no real tension or feud here, it’s also clear the “Hate It Or Love It” spitter is never turning a challenge down.

“When you are a real man, you get on the phone and communicate,” he remarked. “I’m not saying who’s not or who is… But if somebody wants to talk to me about something, you can call me. We can talk like men. Or we could meet up… I’m not with hiding in the background and leaving things for people to figure out. If you want to know how Game feel, call Game… I’ll tell it to you the same way I’ll tell it to you on the phone and your face. Whoever don’t like that, you just at your house with your phone in you hand, on your keyboard. It’s not gon’ spill no gas out my Maybach, your opinion. So have it.”

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The Game On Kendrick Lamar

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Then, The Game responded to the notion he may be trying to goad K.Dot into a competitive rap battle that isn’t indicative of any real problems. “I don’t got to prove nothing else,” he responded. “Look at me… I’m alive, I’m right here. I have one of the most amazing hip-hop discographies in the world. 21 years later, almost 22, I’m still gassing, still spitting. This is just what I do. I’m just good at what I do. I’m not baiting nobody into nothing. But I’m not running from nothing. You could say it’s Kendrick, it could be Hov, it could be Drake, Ye. Everyone knows what it is with me. I can rap. And also, I’m gon’ stand on whatever it is outside of that. I’m not baiting nobody in no beef. But I do beef very well. And I’m alive and kicking.”

Elsewhere, The Game elaborated on this perspective in a conversation with Jeremy Hecht for UPROXX. Hecht asked Game if he saw Dr. Dre doing the “I see dead people” for “Not Like Us” at The Pop Out as a shot at him, given how Game used the same intro on “One Blood.” He doesn’t see it that way, explaining how he spoke to Top Dawg about it.

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At around the 1:22:18 mark of the YouTube video below, the Organized Rhyme MC brought up how hip-hop is a “s**t-show” right now in reference to those cases. It was part of Joey Crack’s larger point about warped media discourse and how volatile the space is right now.

“Sometimes it’s a real s**t-show out here, in hip-hop?” he remarked. “Holy Christ. It’s a s**t-show going on out here with everything. One minute, we love Lil Durk. The next minute, we think he’s snitching. The Tupac trial got me sick. ‘Cause everybody’s a rat. So I’m sitting here, like… I’m too old-school, I’m too based off morals and all that. I’m looking at this trial. The guy on trial’s a rat. He flew to New York with a wire and the feds to get Von Zip. The guys telling on them, they’re all OGs… I can’t believe what’s going on in all these situations and trials.

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Fat Joe On The Breakfast Club

“[There was a code] all the way,” Joe continued. “Snitches got stitches. There was a huge code. I know crews that went to jail together 40, 50 deep in the ’80s that nobody told. They did their time, they came home. Legends of the street… Did I live by the right morals and codes? […] This guy was a gangster… Seems like he deliberately got himself locked up to take credit for killing Tupac… He’s forcing himself in jail for Tupac. They found a shrine in his house. Who’s killing somebody and keeping the articles? […] But he told on everybody… I might be confused on this game of life.”

We will see if other folks in hip-hop agree with this assessment or if they point out more nuance.

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As caught by No Jumper on Instagram, Lo took to social media to share a message allegedly straight from Durk himself. It concerns his supporters’ criticisms of Ross, who has accused defense lawyer Brian Steel of lying amid the snitching debate.

“Aye, this is the word from Smurk,” Doodie Lo remarked. “Leave Trap Lore Ross alone. Let him do him. Everything’s in a good space right now. Don’t mess it up. Please don’t mess it up. We need a peaceful, nonviolent movement. I will be back out there with shirts. Y’all come support. We need a peaceful, nonviolent movement. Please don’t mess this up. Leave that man alone. Let him do his job. We love y’all.”

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Trap Lore Ross & Lil Durk

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Doodie Lo’s remarks come after Lil Durk supporters confronted Trap Lore Ross at trial. A lot of these interactions have been outside the courthouse, with fans walking up to him and chastising him. Ross has also claimed folks went up to him in the courtroom to criticize him.

Trap Lore Ross’ coverage of hip-hop crime stories has always been controversial, as many folks have called him exploitative or insensitive. Now that he’s on the ground covering a criminal proceeding, the nature of his YouTube coverage and his direct updates on trial proceedings are clashing in public and divisive ways, regardless of whether or not you agree or disagree with his perspective.

Meanwhile, Lil Durk’s trial has more important updates in court, where OTF Jam recently testified. Jurors saw search results for “Slide for [King] Von” tweets tagging Durk, allegedly adding to prosecutors’ claims that the murder-for-hire here was due to revenge. The Chicago MC denies all charges against him.

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“RIP TO THE BADDEST EVER! LOVE U FOREVER MOMMY. this one’s gonna hurt,” the artist wrote as his caption, sharing a picture of her, a more recent picture of the two, and an older one with family. Our condolences go out to him and Hill’s family and loved ones during this difficult time.

At press time, there is no information publicly available about Hill’s cause of death. We will see if the DREAMBOY creative has anything else to say about this development or if he keeps it private.

In the past, Lil Nas X hasn’t talked too much about his mother and his family life, but what he has said gave fans a view of a complex dynamic. As covered by Hot 97 back in 2021, he had spoken about Tameka Hill’s struggles with addiction and substance abuse.

“But y’all n***as don’t know how many nights I’ve cried myself to sleep feeling guilty because nothing I tried would help my mom,” Nas had expressed. “Paint me as the bad guy all you want, but at the end of the day, you don’t know me outside of this internet s**t.” “She’s an addict, so we don’t have the closest relationship. Even trying to get her better, things didn’t quite work out. But there’s still love…” he had said the previous year.

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Lil Nas X’s Mother

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Elsewhere, Lil Nas X is moving on from legal trouble amid his lived experience with bipolar disorder. For those unaware, authorities in Los Angeles had arrested him last year for the alleged assault of a police officer after a naked stroll through Ventura Boulevard. In April of this year, Nas X’s motion to enter a mental health diversion program saw approval from a judge.

Fans and regular social media users alike are sending him their best wishes and support with his mother’s passing in mind. Hopefully there will be brighter days ahead.

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