“You got to think, chat. Every year, it’s a girl turning 18,” Blue said during his stream, as caught by DJ Akademiks TV on Instagram. “They’re updating like cars. This a 2026 right here.” “With tints,” one of the women replied.

“Blueface gets the bottom of the barrel,” Akademiks expressed at one point in reaction to the clip. “Apparently, if you’re 18, you’re like a 2026 car… The other one says, ‘He don’t want that old-a** Benz.'”

Ak seemed more shocked than anything else, whether for the age gap in question or for how brazenly the West Coast MC compared a woman to a car. We’ll see if he addresses folks calling out the age gap or if he moves onto other potential partners that are hopefully closer to his age.

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How Many Kids Does Blueface Have?

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Blueface has three children: son Javaughn and daughter Journey with Jaidyn Alexis, and son Chrisean Jesus Malone Jr. with Chrisean Rock. Chrisean Jr. has sadly been the topic of a lot of paternity speculation, as the rapper has denied being the father on multiple occasions and apologized for that claim on others. So maybe some fans will question that for the rest of time… Or until they stop caring, anyway.

What’s more is that Blueface is allegedly expecting more children. There’s his pregnant partner Nevaeh, but former partners of hers have recently suggested they might be the father. But Blue recently got a voicemail from a mystery woman who claimed he got her pregnant.

So he could be having two children on the way, one, or none. We’ll see what the next parts of this salacious drama saga are, which refuses to die down for any party involved.

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That was Breezy’s approach to assessing the mixed reception to his new album Brown. Many hardcore fans loved it and praised the extensive tracklist, whereas others saw that trait as a detriment. There were also debates about performances, songwriting, and features. All in all, it won’t convince a skeptic, but it still shows what makes him special as an artist.

As such, Brown took to his Instagram page to comment on the reception and dissemination of the LP, recalling what happened with his previous projects. “Just wanna say thank you to everyone who listened to this album,” he wrote, as caught by Complex Music on IG. “Been a lot of mixed reviews and I can take my audience’s criticism and opinions. The last 3 albums have came under the same scrutiny and it eventually grew on people. Thank you for even taking the time out to listen.”

It would be interesting to hear the singer engage with specific criticisms he might understand, or particular jabs he might find out of whack. But again, he knows to leave the discourse to the fanbase and rake in the benefits.

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Usher & Chris Brown Tour

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Chris Brown’s BROWN preceded a massive development, as it landed before the commencement of the “Raymond & Brown [R&B]” tour alongside Usher. The soulful legends will kick off their North American trek on June 26 in Denver, Colorado and wrap it up on December 12 in Tampa, Florida.

Fans are trying to get tickets amid huge demand, and there’s a lot more social media chatter about the trek. There are also some more debates about Brown and the use of artificial intelligence to promote it, but it’s all contributing to more attention and interest in these recent moves. We’ll see how the attention and reception to the actual music evolves over time.

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“Closing Ceremony” is a loaded name for a shoe worn in a game the Lakers desperately needed to win. Whether LeBron intended it as a message or not, the internet ran with it immediately. Down 3-0, with elimination looming, the name hits different.

The design pulls directly from the KITH x Nike LeBron 15 that LeBron wore during the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. That shoe became one of the most celebrated LeBron PEs ever made. This version brings that floral embroidery concept forward onto the LeBron 23 silhouette with roses, vines, gold details, all on a black base.

It’s a beautiful shoe. The craftsmanship is obvious up close. But the timing of the name, the series situation, and LeBron lacing these up specifically for this game created a storyline that was almost impossible to ignore.

No team has ever come back from 3-0 in NBA playoff history. The Lakers face that wall now. LeBron is 41 years old and still on the floor competing. Whether this series ends in Game 4 or somehow extends, the “Closing Ceremony” shoe will be remembered as part of this moment either way.

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Nike LeBron 23 “Closing Ceremony”

The Nike LeBron 23 “Closing Ceremony” draws its design DNA from the KITH x Nike LeBron 15, which LeBron wore at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles. That pair featured intricate floral embroidery across a black upper with roses, gold vines, and green leaf detailing covering most of the shoe’s mesh panels.

This LeBron 23 version recreates that same embroidered patchwork on an updated silhouette. Red roses and gold floral images sit against a black base, with smooth leather panels flanking the toe and heel.

The contrast between the ornate embroidery and the clean leather sections is what makes the shoe visually striking. The “Closing Ceremony” name was always going to carry weight. Nobody expected it to carry this much.

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Guwop kept up this end of the bargain on Mother’s Day, as Keyshia took to Instagram to show off the fabulous pink Rolls-Royce car he got her. It even says “Mrs. Davis” near the door hinges.

“Wow! Thank u to my beautiful children & my Husband for making Mother’s Day so special,” she wrote, as caught by No Jumper on IG. “Your love, support, patience, and everything you do for our family means more to me than words can explain. Thank you for always being there, for making me feel appreciated, and for being such an amazing husband and father. I’m beyond grateful for you, love u 4L MRS. DAVIS.”

“Happy Mother’s Day babe,” Gucci replied in the comments section. This joins many other consistent and luxurious celebrations of their relationship on social media.

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Gucci Mane’s Kids

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For those unaware, Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’oir’s family is comprised of their children Ice (their son born in 2020) and Iceland (their daughter born in 2023). Ka’oir reportedly has three children, two daughters and a son, from a previous relationship. But she is very private about that and keeps them away from the public.

Gucci shares an older son named Keitheon with Sheena Evans, who reportedly came into this world around 2007. He and Keyshia spoke in the past about coparenting dynamics, affirming they have a happy and healthy family.

Elsewhere, the Gucci Mane and Pooh Shiesty case continues to develop. To be clear, the former isn’t a part of the actual legal process in any way yet. Shiesty recently pleaded not guilty in the case, along with the other codefendants facing hefty prison time. These include his father, fellow Memphis rapper Big30, and others.

Hip-hop continues to criticize Guwop for allegedly snitching and holding Pooh under an allegedly exploitative contract. But many questions remain on the table. As such, he’d rather focus on the surefire things, like the loved ones in his life.

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The Art Of Dialogue caught a clip of the Friday (May 8) induction ceremony on Twitter. “Respect is earned, not given,” Eric said. “I just want to say thank you to everybody. Our security team, the drivers, management team, everybody. If it wasn’t for y’all, it wouldn’t be no Eric B. & Rakim. I love you. Thank you again.”

Outlawz member E.D.I. Mean accepted the honor on ‘Pac’s behalf. “Wow, good evening,” he said, as he shared on Instagram. “On behalf of Tupac, his family, the Tupac Shakur estate, his friends and fans all around the world, thank you to the Recording Academy for this incredible honor. Thank you to the Grammy Hall Of Fame for this incredible honor. I’m sure Tupac is smiling real big and saying, ‘I told you I was a legend.’

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2026 Grammy Hall Of Fame

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“He would tell us that,” E.D.I. continued. “He would look at us in our eyes and tell us that every day… But Tupac was more than an artist. He was a poet, a revolutionary spirit, and one of the most fearless voices of his generation. He spoke to pain, struggle, love, and the ability to overcome in spite of what you went through. Tonight, we honor him, but we also honor everybody who contributed to All Eyez On Me. I can’t overstate that enough.”

Other Grammy Hall Of Fame inductees this year include Alice Coltrane’s Journey In Satchidananda, Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, and Pink Moon by Nick Drake. With this and many more accolades over the years, All Eyez On Me and Paid In Full will resonate for generations to come.

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Whether or not you think she engages in this practice, she recently uploaded (and since deleted) various Instagram Story posts denying she ever tried to look or be Black, as caught by The Shade Room. The media personality went on a very lengthy rant due to resurfaced photos comparing her past appearance to how she looks now.

She blamed that difference on age above all else, explaining she grew up, changed her hair color, “sat in the sun,” and got lip filler “like who the f**k else didn’t???” Bhabie also said her management team didn’t give her creative control for her look back then. They allegedly “forced [her] to wear that red ponytail for 5 years.”

Bhabie claimed folks are being disingenuous with their Blackfishing claims. According to her, they criticized old and new photos all the same. “It literally does not matter what I do,” the 23-year-old wrote. “I have went as far as having my makeup Artist use a foundation on me that was three shades lighter and wore a blonde wig. And y’all still said I was trying to be Black.”

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What Ethnicity Is Bhad Bhabie?

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“I have never a day in my life said I wanted to be any other race but the race that I am which is white,” she continued. “I am Italian and Jewish. My father is Jewish. My mother was Italian. I was raised Catholic Italian. That is what I am. Tt is a mental illness to think you can magically know what someone else wants for themselves. Especially when they’ve never said that and they have denied it but you keep forcing it on them that is sick.”

Many folks did not give grace to the “Honest” artist, arguing her clap-back shows a tone-deaf lack of understanding of the accusations. We’ll see if they slow down at any point of her time in the spotlight.

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Poole has a history of memorable GT Cut PEs. The “Milk and Cookies” GT Cut 3 from last season turned heads league-wide. This gold GT Cut 4 takes that energy up a notch. The whole shoe reads like a trophy sitting on your shelf.

The pair retails for $200 and is set to drop in this summer 2026 through Nike and select retailers. That’s one of the better things about Poole’s PEs, they actually make it to retail. Most player exclusives stay in the locker room. Poole’s consistently land on shelves.

The GT Cut 4 has become the go-to canvas for NBA players without a signature shoe. Dylan Harper, Rob Dillingham, and others have all gotten their own versions this year. Poole’s gold edition might be the flashiest of the bunch.

His personal sunrise logo lands on the heel in black, giving the shoe a small personal touch against all that gold. The black laces and Swoosh branding add just enough contrast to keep the whole thing from going overboard.

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Jordan Poole’s Nike GT Cut 4

The Jordan Poole Nike GT Cut 4 PE runs entirely in metallic gold across the sculpted upper. Also horizontal ribbed detailing along the side panels gives the shoe a textured, almost armored look.

Black hits land on the collar, laces, and Swoosh branding which is the only real contrast against all that gold. Also Poole’s sunrise logo sits on the heel in black as well, continuing a PE motif he’s carried across several recent Nike Basketball releases.

Underfoot, a smoky translucent outsole extends the gold theme while the carved traction pattern keeps things functional. Finally, the shoe retails for $200 and drops this summer via Nike and select retailers.

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As caught by Livebitez on Instagram, things took a turn when the streamer had the following line: “Nick doing this show just to pay child support / But really, you should wild and abort.” PontiacMade apparently got the idea for that bar and others from ChatGPT. Of course, it refers to Nick Cannon’s many children by multiple women.

Then, Cannon responded with, “Talk about my kids, yeah, that’s fine / But at least my baby mama let me see mine.” This referred to DDG’s custody battle situation over his son, which he resolved with the child’s mother Halle Bailey back in October. Both dropped the restraining orders against each other and moved forward with a custody agreement.

The streamer then ended with these lines, which didn’t hit as hard either because they were weak or because they were way too intense: “You like 60 plus, and still not married / We don’t know s**t about you but Mariah Carey / I can see my kid, but you can’t see yours / You got like 20 kids / All your baby mamas is whores.”

“Not all of them,” Cannon responded before things wrapped up.

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Nick Cannon & DDG Wild ‘N Out

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But like most things Wild ‘N Out, we doubt this will actually turn into something serious. After all, the rapper and streamer later clarified that they didn’t mean anything they were saying to each other.

“Nick, I don’t think you should wild and abort,” he expressed on stream, as caught by DDGVerse on Twitter. “ChatGPT told me to say that s**t, bro. And I don’t think none of your baby mamas is whores. I don’t even know your baby mamas, I only know Mariah Carey. That’s all I could think of. I was a little mad when he said the line, so I had to say something mean. But I didn’t mean it. I can’t say nothing back on that bar. When n***as say s**t like that, it’s nothing that I can say back besides, ‘I do see my son.’ What I’ma say?”

Nick Cannon has addressed DDG’s romantic history before, and he’s been on Wild ‘N Out before. So this is probably all water under the bridge.

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Phil Knight, Tinker Hatfield, Dan Lanning, Bucky Irving, and Bryce Boettcher all signed the pair. That’s Nike’s founder and the designer behind some of the most iconic sneakers ever made. Add in the head coach of the Oregon Ducks and two Oregon football players. All on one shoe.

The combination of names is what makes this one unusual. Phil Knight and Tinker Hatfield signatures on a sample are rare on their own. Adding current Oregon program figures turns it into something more specific.

The base shoe is a tonal white Air Force 1 Low. It features a subtle all-over Oregon-themed graphic pattern across the upper and an iridescent heel tab carrying the Oregon “O” logo. Clean build, quiet details and it’s the kind of sample that lets the story do the heavy lifting.

@pgknows asked his followers what they think it’s worth. That’s a genuinely hard question to answer. There’s no direct comparable on the market. The signature combination alone puts it in a category of its own.

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Signed Oregon x Nike AF1 Sample

Nike and the University of Oregon have one of the most storied relationships in college sports history. Phil Knight, Oregon’s most famous alum and Nike’s co-founder, built that connection over decades.

He funded facilities, uniforms, and kept the Ducks at the cutting edge of athletic design. Oregon has received some of the most creative Nike samples and PEs of any college program as a result. This particular AF1 sample features a tonal white leather upper with an embossed graphic pattern across the panels.

An iridescent heel counter stamped with the Oregon “O” finishes the back end. Multiple signatures run across the lateral side in black marker. Overall it’s a one-of-a-kind piece by definition.

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NFR Podcast caught the clip on Instagram. But it remains unclear if this is a separate angle on the same day of Drake’s alleged CN Tower music video shoot a few days ago. Also, all the videos show is just the shadow of someone on the tower. So this might have nothing to do with Drizzy at all.

Still, it’s hard to imagine this is the work of anyone else. He recently rode around the city on the back of a truck with blocks of ice, which was clearly a video shoot. Photos also surfaced of him at a Toronto cemetery, as well as footage of the 6ix God at city hall. Fortunately, we won’t have to wait long to see what all these presumed shoots will lead to.

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Who Is Featured On Drake’s ICEMAN?

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Drake’s new album ICEMAN doesn’t have confirmed features. But fans have plenty of good ideas. Singles with Yeat, Julia Wolf, and Central Cee suggest they will make the final cut, although we don’t know if these and other singles will for sure show up on the final product.

Sexyy Red also appeared in the ICEMAN zine. Elsewhere, Lil Baby, Young Thug, Fakemink, and other artists have hinted at their possible involvement to varying degrees.

What’s more is that even Drake’s enemies might be turning around. After his “Aston Martin Music” colleague Rick Ross sent him a message wishing him well, many in the OVO camp and fanbase clowned him for trying to get back in his good graces. We’ll see if there are any answers for that and other matters on ICEMAN, which comes out next week on Friday, May 15.

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