He also posed with the pair outside, surrounded by cameras. The box featured Victor Victor’s signature dog logo up front. That same logo also appears stitched onto the sneaker itself.

This marks the third colorway revealed from the ongoing collaboration. Black and yellow versions surfaced earlier through NBA star Victor Wembanyama. LeBron James was recently spotted wearing that yellow pair too. He wore it while attending Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium concert this week.

Khaled’s red pair uses a white swoosh and black outsole. That combination matches the color blocking seen across the other releases. The shoe brings back the chunkier, padded shape from the early 2000s.

Steven Victor previously worked with Nike on the Air Max DN8. He’s also tied to NIGO’s earlier “I Know NIGO Too” Air Force 1 project. This new collection is expected to launch sometime this fall. For now, Khaled’s pair remains one of the more visible early looks.

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DJ Khaled Receives Victor Victor AF1

Steven Victor runs Victor Victor Worldwide, a New York based label and management company. His roster includes NIGO, Ski Mask the Slump God, and the late Pop Smoke.

His music background has steadily expanded into footwear over the past few years. The brand’s Nike relationship started with a friends and family Air Force 1 in 2024. It later grew with the release of the Air Max DN8 in 2025.

This new Air Force 1 collection marks the label’s largest sneaker rollout yet. Each colorway keeps branding minimal, relying on the dog logo for identity. Seeing both Khaled and LeBron with pairs adds real visibility ahead of release.

Overall, this kind of early hype often begins to build momentum before a collection officially drops. This collab is turning out to be a big one.

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That original release leaned more toward lifestyle than pure basketball performance. Wilson Smith III designed the shoe, taking over from longtime designer Tinker Hatfield. That shift made the Air Jordan 16 stand apart from earlier models immediately.

A buttery suede upper gives the shoe a warm, ginger toned look. Dark charcoal accents run across the panels and midsole. White detailing rounds out the design near the sole. A removable magnetic shroud covers the laces, a signature feature of this model. That shroud lets the shoe shift between two completely different looks.

Full-length Zoom Air cushioning sits underneath for added comfort. Michael Jordan wore this exact colorway during a preseason game with the Wizards. It ended up being the last colorway he wore before switching shoes.

The connection adds to this specific pair’s history. Since debuting, the shoe has barely seen any official rereleases. Its first retro didn’t happen until 2008, seven years later. This 2027 version marks its most anticipated return yet.

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Air Jordan 16 “Ginger”

The Air Jordan 16 was a turning point for the entire signature line. Wilson Smith III took over design duties after years of Tinker Hatfield’s work. It was a change made the model one of the more polarizing entries at the time.

Its shrouded upper looked closer to dress shoes than typical basketball sneakers. Some compared its silhouette to a classic Timberland boot instead. Despite that shift, it still carried real performance features underneath.

Visible Zoom Air, a Phylon midsole, and a hidden lace system all remained. The “Ginger” colorway specifically leaned into that more refined, lifestyle-driven direction. Michael Jordan wearing it during his Wizards years adds extra historical weight. With so few past rereleases, this 2027 return carries real significance for collectors.

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PROTO uses transparent cases that expose the watch’s inner construction. BEAT leans into bold geometric shapes and sharp angles. HEAVY DUTY brings a chunkier, more industrial-looking build.

STREET BLING adds detailing for a flashier finish. AFTER HOURS rounds things out with darker, more understated tones. Off-White’s signature arrows logo appears throughout the dials. Transparent materials let some internal components show through openly.

The campaign leans on the phrase “this is not a watch.” That framing positions each piece as a design object, not just a timepiece. It’s a similar move to what Audemars Piguet did with Swatch. That collaboration also blurred the line between luxury and accessible fashion.

Both projects use hype-driven release strategies typically tied to sneakers. Limited runs, colorways, and drop culture all carry over here too. Off-White developed this collection with TMS Group, a fashion watch manufacturer. Together, these details show fashion labels increasingly treating watches like sneakers.

Finally, most pieces from the “TIME” collection have already sold out. A handful of styles are still in stock on Off-White’s website. Given the sneaker-style drop approach, remaining stock likely won’t last long. Anyone interested should check availability sooner rather than later.

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OFF-WHITE “TIME” Collection

Off-White’s approach to “TIME” borrows heavily from sneaker culture’s playbook. Frequent drops, rotating colorways, and limited editions all echo that same strategy.

The Audemars Piguet x Swatch collaboration followed a similar formula a few years earlier. That project turned an ultra-luxury design into something far more widely accessible. Off-White’s version works in the opposite direction instead. It takes a streetwear identity and pushes it into a more premium accessory category.

Both projects ultimately blur the same line between exclusivity and everyday wearability. Off-White’s Arrows motif functions as structural design here, not just branding.

That mirrors how AP’s Royal Oak pattern became central to the Swatch version too. Together, these projects show how fashion and horology increasingly borrow tactics from each other.

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As caught by The Hip Hop Wolf on Instagram, Capo claimed he has a better catalog than “over 90 percent” of New York rappers in history. This brings up a few questions: Who counts as an established rapper? What are the metrics? Why are younger and newer fans arguing about this take?

Jones’ assessment overwhelmingly rested on commercial success. It’s a fair one given his hit songs and high-selling albums, but one that landed on mostly critical ears from what the comments section indicates.

“I got real gold records, more than one of them,” the Dipset MC remarked. “Albums and s**t like that. I got real platinum singles. Some of your favorite rappers don’t have nothing platinum. Not platinum albums. That doesn’t make me better than anybody. But statistically, I got a hell of a catalog. Every album I put out, I had a dope-a** single on a dope-a** record. Especially in New York, hands down. I know I got 20 records I could do in my sleep.”

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Jim Jones’ Body Of Work

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Some of Jim’s most successful work includes his smash hit “We Fly High” and his albums Harlem: Diary Of A Summer and Hustler’s P.O.M.E. No matter what you think of the quality, you can’t deny his material has resonated powerfully over the years, even if it’s not as celebrated today as it was back then.

Jim Jones is still putting out music, as he dropped The Landlord just last month. But it’s not the same as it was before, something that worked against him with this catalog debate.

As for Jim Jones’ other hot hip-hop takes, he recently crowned Drake as the greatest of all time yet again. “When you got a pen game like he got a pen game, it’s kind of hard to fail out here,” he told The Danza Project. “It’s a different level.”

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As tends to happen with these commercial conversations, some fans are impressed, and others are calling this a flop. For context, compared to mainstream hip-hop releases in 2026, the Atlanta artist outperformed debuts for Yeat, Ken Carson, and Baby Keem while failing to hit the same highs as Don Toliver, Ye, J. Cole, A$AP Rocky, and Drake.

The Drizzy one (140 million with ICEMAN) was a particularly big debate for many fans. Of course, this is because of Drake and Future squashing their beef, which led many to believe the former would be on The Real Me.

Some OVO die-hards didn’t buy into the Pluto reconciliation to begin with, and used these numbers as a criticism. Others gave more grace to a limited rollout and questioned why people care so much about commercial metrics.

In any case, The Real Me certainly made a splash, and comparison is always the thief of joy. But what about the comparisons to Hendrix’s own recent releases? MIXTAPE PLUTO earned around 26.5 million, WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU earned 36.2 million, WE DON’T TRUST YOU earned 58.9 million, and I NEVER LIKED YOU earned 29.7 million.

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Future’s The Real Me Reactions

Fans and media titans alike have debated over Future’s The Real Me critically, expressing their likes and dislikes about the repetitive and lengthy tracklist. Joe Budden had a particularly disappointed reaction on his podcast, saying he nearly deleted the album after buying it.

But even Future’s hip-hop peers got to talking, and the results were not pretty. That being said, they had nothing to do with the music, as NBA YoungBoy dissed him this week to mess with the rollout.

Despite that taking up some space on the timeline, The Real Me is still the main topic. We’ll see how it ages with fans and how the streaming numbers contribute to first week sales.

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“I Almost Lost My Life. I’m So Sadddddddd,” she had written on her Instagram Story, as caught by No Jumper on IG. “I Have Never In My Life Been In A Car Accident Until Now. My Whole Foot Amputated! I’m SAD ASFFFF! It’s My Birthdayyyyy.”

Later, the “N.A.L.B.” artist’s management posted a clarifying update on her page’s Instagram Story. “Gloss Up was recently involved in a serious car accident and sustained a severe injury to her foot,” they wrote. “While the medical team is doing everything they can to save it, she is currently heavily medicated for pain and mistakenly thought it had already been amputated. To clarify: her foot as NOT been amputated. She is actively in surgery, and doctors are actively working to save and treat it. She needs all the support she can get right now. Please keep her in your thoughts and send your strongest prayers for her recovery and her medical team.”

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Gloss Up’s Car Accident

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Not many other details about Gloss’ car accident have emerged at press time. We’re sending her our best wishes and hope she recovers swiftly, smoothly, and safely. It must be a very stressful time not just for the Memphis femcee’s team, but for her family and friends. Hopefully the surgery goes well and medical staff can avoid amputation if possible.

Fortunately, many artists have Gloss Up’s back, as was recently the case when Sukihana defended her online. A man claimed Gloss receives food stamps, and she expressed criticism for folks mocking Gloss or putting her down. It was part of a larger debate around Gloss’ circumstances and income, details most people have no idea about.

But Gloss Up is no stranger to drama. Hopefully she deals with more social media discourse in the future instead of harrowing car accidents.

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Ak was talking about the “Pound Cake” duo’s recently resurgent beef, stemming from ICEMAN and Hov’s Roots Picnic freestyle. His point was that the 6ix God wasn’t actually worrying about the Roc Nation mogul, and plans to do with his music what Jay did outside of music. Via Akademiks TV‘s caption of the moment on Instagram and Akademiks’ implied comments, the Toronto superstar could have a gargantuan bag on the way.

“JAŸ-Z isn’t on Drake’s radar,” the commentator remarked. “Yes, he had lines like ‘the jig is up‘ or whatever. But he’s not really shooting at Jay. He’s not like, ‘I got to go compete with Jay.’ Jay made his billions outside of music. Drake is trying to get… And by the way, I heard some stuff. But I think the OVO chain prevents me from saying it. But he’s trying to get what JAŸ-Z couldn’t have even imagined. And, by the way, if it gets done, he might be richer than Jay.”

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Drake & JAŸ-Z Beef

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For those unaware, JAŸ-Z and Drake’s beef goes back a long way, stemming from competitive mindsets in the early 2010s. They collaborated a lot over the years, burying the hatchet and later digging it back up here and there.

But things really took a turn with the 2024 rap battle with Kendrick Lamar, which seemed to permanently put them at odds. We’ll see if they engage in an actual battle or if the “subliminal” disses will be their ammunition instead.

Meanwhile, DJ Akademiks is no JAŸ-Z supporter, as he continues to express criticism over his alleged media manipulation and his culture war with Drizzy.

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However, the issue really took a turn after Jacki allegedly posted an old DM from JT and claimed she blocked the newer-generation femcee. The “Numb” artist responded via IG by sharing an alleged DM from Jacki’s page expressing collaborative interest, as caught by The Shade Room on Twitter.

“This was before that page changed the name,” JT wrote. “Mind you this isn’t an argument. I won’t be having anymore of those. Nothing you say will change my mind about the music you made, it inspired me but you really have me f***ed up. Pastors don’t clout chase. God bless you!”

Then, the situation got even more complicated when Jacki-O claimed via Facebook that the account the former City Girl DM’d, posted about the interaction, and got blocked by isn’t even her real account. As caught by Livebitez on Instagram, she claimed the page is a fake one pretending to be her.

“I would NEVER say anything like that to JT or anyone else,” Jacki wrote. “I just sat there and told yall how much I was sad about not being a role model for her so why would I say I wont be associated etc…”

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JT & Jacki-O Beef

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She also explained why she declined a sample request (no direct reach-out from JT personally and her Christianity) and made it clear she won’t “bow to no one.” Still, the message still expressed love for the younger artist.

Sadly, it seems like this whole situation still led to a feud despite clarifications coming through. But many fans are still skeptical about the whole thing, so we’ll see if there’s another chapter here somewhere.

Elsewhere, Jacki-O is still a reference point for female hip-hop. As for other social media activity, JT was recently mournful, as she paid tribute to content creator DreamDollBri earlier this week.

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Ahmed/The Ears shared the fake clip generated by artificial intelligence on Twitter, in which the Roc Nation mogul told the crowd to make some noise for Dash, who took the stage and embraced his former business partner. Then, a SWAT team arrested Dame onstage as part of a child support case. This seemingly references Dame Dash’s child support issues in the past, but given how he shared it, maybe there’s a less negative or critical interpretation of the spoof.

Whatever the context for this is, fans still raised their eyebrows and theorized as to what Dash could be trying to say. Maybe he just found the clip funny or is trying to accuse Jay of setting him up for more scrutiny.

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JAŸ-Z & Dame Dash Beef

For those unaware, Dame Dash and JAŸ-Z’s beef has been one of the most persistent conflicts in their orbits for the past two decades or so. Following the dissolution of Roc-A-Fella, various business disagreements, and other conflicts, the two parted ways and did not end their dynamic on a good foot.

Since then, they have also engaged in various legal battles over corporate Roc-A-Fella rights, the Reasonable Doubt master recordings, and more. But for the most part, a lot of this saga is Dame making allegations about Hov, criticizing past moves during their friendship, and responding to incessant questions about their bond in media interviews and other public opportunities.

These days, it seems impossible that the two will one day bury the hatchet. This Yankee Stadium concert run, celebrating album anniversaries and paying homage to Jay’s career, could’ve been a good chance for reconciliation.

But it came and went, unless Dame surprises everyone at the “Extra Innings” show later tonight (Sunday, July 12). Stranger things have happened in hip-hop before…

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McGregor suffered a right knee injury just about a minute into the match, which was his first in five years. As such, Holloway won via technical knockout, and he couldn’t help but troll the 6ix God as he exited his post-fight press conference.

“You got to tell Drake I want my chips and the dip,” he remarked, as caught by FULL SEND MMA on Twitter. Max Holloway had also reacted to the Drizzy bet before the match, as caught by Championship Rounds.

“I think Drake actually is a Max Holloway fan, because we know what happens when he bets. So, shoutout to Drake,” he expressed.

“I had no injury / injuries going into the fight,” McGregor tweeted after the loss. “I was throwing kicks, planted and jumping, all throughout camp as well as backstage before the fight. This came out of nowhere. I am beyond dark here. I can only describe it as hell.”

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Drake’s Conor McGregor Bet

Beyond the memes and the viral discussions about the UFC match, this OVO bet was just a big shot and a big miss. But such is the gambling game, and there are plenty of examples of The Boy being a good luck charm.

For example, Drake’s FIFA World Cup bets were successful for Canada… Until they weren’t. He tried to do a “reverse curse” by betting a single dollar on Morocco beating his home country, which they did. But the Toronto superstar also won $30 million recently, so he probably doesn’t have many complaints.

At least Drake had a good time watching football, although he didn’t even get the satisfaction of a full match between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway. Maybe they will match up again in the future, but we’ll see how this saga develops for McGregor.

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