Nevaeh recently gave birth to their son, but that does not mean Blue has gotten any more sensitive to his girlfriend’s needs. Instead, his disrespectful and outright abusive behavior has continued.

Just one day after the two were detained at King of Crabs in Santa Clarita, Blueface began berating Nevaeh after finding out her four-year-old son didn’t make it to school. Nevaeh seemingly slept in and was unable to get her child up on time to take him.

As you will see in the clip below, Blueface then used this as an opportunity to attack Nevaeh as a mother. He also called her a b*tch numerous times.

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Blueface and Nevaeh Fight On Stream

Nevaeh was understandably agitated about the situation as Blueface continued to call her names. When the camera was turned on Nevaeh, she immediately told the cameraman to point it in a different direction.

This clip is yet another example of what Blueface has going on during these streams. He has turned his Kick into a 24-hour version of a reality TV show. Whether it is fighting with Nevaeh or hanging out with Chrisean Rock, Blue has figured out a way to capture people’s attention.

The streams are now raking in tens of thousands of dollars every single week. Even Chrisean is streaming now, which has created a way for her and Blueface to make money together. It all feels like a cynical ploy for more fame and more fortune. Something that Kick as a platform has absolutely no qualms about.

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The violence of that ending can flatten everything that was happening in Aaliyah’s life before it. Her self-titled third album had arrived only weeks earlier and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. She had already made the jump into film with Romeo Must Die and finished playing Akasha in Queen of the Damned. Work on The Matrix sequels was also waiting.

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Four days before her death, she sat on the 106 & Park couch discussing her album and acting career before announcing that “Rock the Boat” would be her next single and that filming would begin the following day. The production began in Miami before moving to the Bahamas, where director Hype Williams and a large crew filmed Aaliyah dancing on the beach and aboard a yacht. Choreographer Fatima Robinson told W Magazine the concept was intentionally “beautiful, classy, elegant,” a softer visual built around a song that was steadily gaining momentum.

Finishing her portion of the shoot early changed the plan for getting home. What followed has been reconstructed through an official aviation investigation, testimony from people at the airport, and later accounts that did not surface until many years after the crash. Some of those details are firmly documented. Yet, there are others, including the claim that Aaliyah resisted boarding the aircraft and was carried onto it after taking an unidentified pill, that remain based on witness recollection rather than an investigative finding. Separating those accounts matters because the established failures surrounding Flight N8097W were already sufficient to explain how a routine charter flight became fatal.

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August 21–24, 2001: The “Rock The Boat” Shoot Moves To The Bahamas

After Miami, the production then moved to Treasure Cay on Great Abaco Island. Aaliyah was through hair and makeup and on the beach by 6:30 a.m. on August 24. The change in location loosened the feel of the shoot. Dancer Nadine Ellis remembered the Miami work as highly technical, with performers having to hit exact positions. “When we got to The Bahamas, it was definitely more of a free space,” she told W. “We just got to flow.” Robinson said choreography was adjusted once everyone reached the yacht because movements that worked in rehearsal did not always translate to the boat.

The footage captures that ease. Aaliyah dances barefoot near the water, performs with the women around her on a yacht, and moves through underwater shots surrounded by fabric. Nothing about the production was conceived as a farewell. The people working beside her were finishing the next video for an album she had released only the month before, while other music and film projects remained ahead of her. Contemporary coverage after the crash described several of the people traveling with her as longtime members of the team behind her videos, including young stylists and production personnel whose work had helped construct the images audiences associated with the singer’s brand.

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The schedule was moving faster than expected. Aaliyah’s portion of the Bahamas shoot would be completed ahead of the original plan, setting up a decision to leave Abaco earlier. That change placed her and eight others at Marsh Harbour airport on the evening of August 25, where the amount of luggage aboard their charter aircraft would become far more consequential than anyone involved in the video could have anticipated.

August 25, 2001 | The Shoot Wraps Early

There was little in the mood surrounding the shoot to suggest anything was wrong. Williams recalled the atmosphere as unusually close, saying the group had “worked together as a family.” He described that Saturday as “one of the best I’ve had in this business.” Dancers who worked on the video have offered similar memories. Lesley Nicole Lewis recently recalled joking with Aaliyah during the shoot and said the singer told the dancers she would see them again at rehearsals in New York, where preparations for upcoming performances were continuing.

Leaving early also meant changing the travel plan. Aaliyah and her team needed a charter flight back to South Florida rather than waiting until the following day. The group had arrived in the Bahamas aboard a larger aircraft, but the plane assigned for the return was a Cessna 402B operated through the Florida charter company Sky Limo. It was scheduled to fly from Marsh Harbour to Opa-locka Airport near Miami.

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August 25, 2001: Warnings At Marsh Harbour

Concern about the return flight surfaced before the aircraft ever left the ground. The Bahamas Civil Aviation Department’s final report states that witnesses saw pilot Luis Antonio Morales and members of Aaliyah’s party arguing over the number of passengers and the amount of baggage being loaded. Investigators also learned that the Cessna 402B was a last-minute substitution. A Cessna 404 had originally been scheduled for the charter, but the owner of Blackhawk International Airways replaced it with the smaller aircraft that eventually crashed. The report does not say Aaliyah personally participated in the dispute over the load.

Accounts published immediately after the crash described the disagreement in greater detail. The Washington Post reported that a Bahamian charter pilot said Morales repeatedly warned the group, “There’s too much weight for a safe flight to Opa-locka.” Other local reports cited a baggage handler who also believed the aircraft was too heavy. Investigators had not yet determined the exact weight when those stories appeared, but the concerns themselves were later reflected in the official report, which confirmed that witnesses recalled an argument over the passengers and bags.

The way the passengers were seated raised another problem. Witnesses told investigators that two of the heaviest passengers, each estimated at approximately 300 pounds, were placed toward the rear. One witness said Morales personally loaded the aircraft. That placement would become important once investigators calculated the Cessna’s center of gravity, but those findings would not come until after the accident.

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A much more disturbing account entered the public record two decades later. In Kathy Iandoli’s 2021 biography Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah, Kingsley Russell said he was 13 and working with his family’s transportation business on Abaco when Aaliyah’s group arrived for the flight. Russell claimed Aaliyah objected after seeing the aircraft and did not want to board. According to his recollection, she complained of a headache, received an unidentified pill from someone in her party, and fell asleep. He said he then watched members of the group carry her onto the plane.

That account has frequently been reduced to the claim that Aaliyah was “drugged” and forced onto the aircraft, but Iandoli has objected to that characterization. She told ABC News that she could not identify what pill Russell claimed Aaliyah received and stressed that headlines stating her book definitively said Aaliyah was drugged had gone beyond what she wrote. “Whatever that pill was, I can’t say,” she explained. Russell’s story did not surface during the original investigation and remains a later witness recollection rather than an official finding.

Damon Dash has also said Aaliyah was uncomfortable with the aircraft. Speaking with Us Magazine, Dash claimed she texted him, “I don’t like the plane,” and that he told her not to board. He has long described Aaliyah as fearful of flying, telling the outlet that she was nervous “every single time” she flew. His account supports the broader picture of her discomfort with air travel, but it does not independently establish Russell’s claim about what happened at Marsh Harbour.

August 25, 2001: The Flight Lasted Only Seconds

The Cessna 402B began its takeoff from Runway 27 at approximately 6:45 p.m. Weather was not a problem. Investigators recorded clear visual conditions and no significant weather that would have prevented the flight from departing.

Witnesses watched the aircraft lift off and immediately enter an unusually steep, nose-high climb. It reached only about 40 feet above the ground before banking left. The nose dropped, and the Cessna struck marshy terrain alongside the departure end of the runway. According to the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department’s final report, the aircraft cartwheeled before coming to rest roughly 300 feet from the end of Runway 27. A fire broke out after impact.

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Alongside Aaliyah, the crash also killed Scott Gallin, Keith Wallace, Douglas Kratz, Eric Forman, Gina Smith, Anthony Dodd, and Christopher Maldonado. Morales also died. Contemporary authorities reported that six people, including Aaliyah, perished at the crash site while three others initially survived the impact but later died from their injuries.

Abaco Island official Silbert Mills was at the airport when the plane went down and joined the effort to pull people from the wreckage. The official investigation found a flight that had departed with severe problems already built into its takeoff. The Cessna was carrying far more weight than it was permitted to handle, and the way that weight was distributed pushed its center of gravity outside the aircraft’s allowable limits. Investigators also uncovered troubling information about Morales and his authorization to fly for Blackhawk International Airways. Those findings eventually shifted the story away from an unexplained accident and toward a series of safety failures that existed before the Cessna ever left the runway.

What Investigators Found

The investigation ultimately found that the aircraft should never have taken off in the condition it was in. The Cessna was approximately 941 pounds over its maximum allowable takeoff weight, and its center of gravity sat about 4.4 inches beyond the allowable rear limit.

Pilot Morales also came under scrutiny. The final report found that he was not properly qualified to operate the Cessna 402 for the charter company and had falsified portions of his flight experience. Twelve days before Aaliyah’s death, Morales had pleaded no contest in Florida to charges that included cocaine possession. Toxicology testing later detected cocaine in his urine and traces of alcohol in his stomach, although investigators did not determine that either substance caused the crash.

Twenty-five years later, some details about Aaliyah’s final hours remain disputed, particularly the later account that she did not want to board the plane and was carried aboard after taking an unidentified pill. The cause of the crash itself is far less uncertain. The official investigation found that an aircraft was operating well outside its safe weight-and-balance limits and was flown by a pilot whose qualifications had also raised serious concerns.

The flight from Marsh Harbour may have only lasted seconds, but Aaliyah’s music and influence have outlived the tragedy by decades.

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Black covers most of the upper on this pair, giving it a sleek, stealthy base to work from. Infrared hits the midsole, tongue, and heel detailing, adding a sharp burst of color against all that black. It’s one of the model’s most iconic color stories, also it traces back to Michael Jordan’s playing days.

Carti’s been a consistent presence in sneakers and streetwear throughout this year. This Dublin stop continues that pattern, putting a certified classic in front of a massive stadium crowd.

The show itself marked one stop in a packed European run. Carti’s been opening for The Weeknd across multiple countries this summer, hitting major stadiums in England, Ireland, and Spain within the same stretch of dates.

Finally, teh Air Jordan 6 “White Infrared” is also returning this year, landing November 7th. It’s the shoe’s fourth release since 1991, this time with Nike Air branding back on the heel. That gives Carti’s “Infrared” stage pair some extra timing with the model’s 35th anniversary run.

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Playboi Carti’s Air Jordan 6 “Infrared”

Sneakers have become a regular part of Carti’s stage presence over the past few years. He’s worn a wide range of Jordan silhouettes throughout his live performances, often turning up in colorways collectors immediately recognize.

Moments like this are actually really important, especially in the sneaker resell market. When an artist like Carti performs in a specific pair in front of thousands of fans, it tends to spark renewed interest in that shoe almost overnight.

The Air Jordan 6 “Infrared” specifically has stayed a favorite among collectors for years now. Its bold color contrast has made it one of the more requested colorways whenever Jordan Brand brings it back.

With more European dates still ahead on this tour, Carti’s sneaker rotation will likely keep drawing attention alongside the music itself.

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It was revealed that OTF Jam and OTF Vonni would be testifying on behalf of the prosecution after taking plea deals. Subsequently, the defense made the claim that Vonni has already admitted to orchestrating the hit. Vonni previously said he orchestrated the hit because Durk told him to, and Durk’s lawyers are arguing that this was not the case.

Outside of the court, Lil Durk had lots of supporters looking to show solidarity. Many of these supporters were famous artists and collaborators. For instance, G Herbo and Doodie Lo were among those wearing “Free Durk” t-shirts.

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Lil Durk Trial Continues In Los Angeles

Both G Herbo and Doodie Lo were a part of a larger group that was holding up “Free Smurk” and “Innocent” signs. They are clearly hoping for a not guilty verdict and are making those feelings known in downtown Los Angeles.

This is a trial that is not going to be solved in a matter of days. Instead, it is going to take between two and four weeks to play out. There are numerous witnesses who will be taking the stand. Durk’s defense, which consists of Drew Findling and Brian Steel, will be looking for any avenue to get their client a not guilty verdict.

Numerous hip-hop-related cases are going on right now. For instance, Yella Beezy is currently in jury selection, while Keefe D is in the midst of his trial. Be sure to stay tuned to HNHH for updates on all of these cases.

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Much of this surrounds the work from Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy documentary that explores the allegations surrounding his name. They said Diddy is obliged to cover a degree of the legal costs under anti-SLAPP laws since the case targeted free speech. 

“Combs does not dispute that Defendants are entitled to fees. Instead, he complains that despite demanding ‘not less than $100 [million],’ Defendants should have retained less-experienced counsel and devoted less time to defeating his defamation claim,” documents read.

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Diddy Loses Defamation Lawsuit Over Peacock Documentary

The lawsuit in question surrounded allegations from the documentary that Diddy said were not only false, but damaging to his reputation. The documentary explored possible links between Diddy and the deaths of a number of people, from Heavy D to Kim Porter and Biggie, along with allegations of surrounding underage girls, among others.

However, a judge said that Diddy failed to prove that the companies were irresponsible in their reporting, nor did the judge believe that it created any further damage to his reputation. “It is inconceivable as to how the Documentary created additional damage to [Diddy’s] reputation, which was already tarnished by the numerous lawsuits.”

Diddy will possibly have to cough up $990,292 in total if NBCUniversal gets their way. We will keep you posted on any further updates.

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The partnership puts him directly inside Under Armour’s creative process, with a focus on fitness, wellness, and community work across an international scale. CEO Kevin Plank pointed to Gunna’s personal discipline and drive as the reason the deal made sense. Tying it back to the run clubs and movement-focused community he’s already built around himself.

Gunna previously fronted the brand’s We Are Football campaign, along with a more recent Bouncy Tee push alongside country artist Parker McCollum. The brand has also backed his Wunna Run 5K series and Wunna Warriors, his high school football program.

This announcement is just the starting point for P-Star as a platform. A Wunna Run capsule is planned for early 2027, opening that experience up to the public for the first time. A higher- end line, P-Star Lux, is expected to follow by Summer 2027.

For a rapper who’s already built serious footwear credibility through past sneaker moments, this deal gives Gunna a creative stake in a major performance brand.

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Gunna x Under Armour

Gunna’s move continues a growing trend of rappers stepping into legitimate creative roles at major sportswear brands. It pushes past rapper just fronting a single campaign.

Under Armour in particular has leaned into that space recently. They’ve been mixing athletes with cultural figures who bring their own built-in community. Gunna’s run clubs and football program already gave him that foundation before this deal even happened.

Multiple past campaigns show this wasn’t a first-time pairing, but a relationship that’s clearly been building over time. With music still his main focus, this new role adds another layer to Gunna’s public identity.

For sneakerheads and streetwear fans watching his moves, it’s one more sign he’s building something that outside of the studio. As stars like Gunna continue to push the boundaries past music, it will be interesting to see what new projects surface in the coming months.

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The case has led to an abundance of speculation and commentary. Trap Lore Ross suggested that Durk snitched on OTF Vonni before Moe Gangat clarified that wasn’t the case. But more recently, Akademiks called King Yella on the phone to divulge on the politics of Chicago and provide his theories on the case. Yella said that Durk was actually trying his best to turn his life around but eventually, his efforts came a touch too late.

Yella said that Durk was trying to make amends with his past and some of his feuds before his incarceration. However, he explained that too many people died by that point. Still, Yella said that Durk was largely a product of his environment and much of the violence that surrounded him isn’t exclusive to his status as a rapper. 

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King Yella Speaks On Lil Durk Charges

“This is what I’m saying about people in the trenches. That sh*t is regular: sell drugs, f*ck b*tches, get money, kill people… rob people, steal, kill, destroy, which is what the f*cking devil wants motherf*ckers to do,” he told Akademiks during a livestream. “This is demonic sh*t. This is why the labels promote behind this sh*t.” Yella added that even Akademiks War In Chiraq series fed into this agenda. 

“You got money because that’s what they wanted you to do, what keeps dumbin’ n***as down,” he continued. “Keep feeding, the devil work. Keep makin’ n***as kill n***as… The white man don’t like n***as. The white man don’t want to see n***as make it.”

When asked if he thought Durk was drunk off of power, Yella agreed, stating that the labels were aware of how things would play out. “That’s what I said about the labels. They know when they give a ignorant n***a some money, he’s gonna go do some ignorant sh*t.” he said, using EBK Jaaybo as an example. Check out the clip above and sound off with your thoughts in the comments below. 

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This subsequently led to a discussion between Aron A. and Gabriel Bras Nevares about whether or not The Game is trying to bait Kendrick Lamar into a battle. There were also discussions about the album itself and whether or not this lives up to previous Game projects.

From there, Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw became a point of conversation. The artist recently unveiled the lineup for his festival. Yet again, Tyler has shown that he is tapped into the young generation.

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Elsewhere in the livestream, there was a conversation about DJ Akademiks’ latest comments about hip-hop journalism. Ak seems to believe that unless you’re doing investigative work, you cannot call yourself a journalist. He praised the likes of What’s The Dirt and Trap Lore Ross, while calling out publications like this one. Ak’s narrow view of journalism has put his own work under intense scrutiny.

The livestream ended with a conversation about Dr. Dre and his recent comments about AI. Artificial Intelligence has become a major debate in the hip-hop world as of late. It is becoming disheartening to see so many legends embrace the technology, which is taking the humanity out of the art. Ultimately, the fans are deciding whether or not these AI songs are worth their time.

HotNewHipHop livestreams on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube every Friday at 5 PM EST. Tune in and ask us anything. We always enjoy interacting with the chat. Also be sure to continue rating new songs and albums right here on our website.

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Commitment had become a defining part of how the couple spoke about their relationship. During a May 2025 interview with ESSENCE, Joey addressed his past embrace of polyamory and said that meeting Serayah had changed what he wanted from a partnership. “I’m very much monogamous now,” he said. Serayah was pregnant with their son at the time, and the two spoke openly about the family they were preparing to raise together.

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Serayah now describes a much different reality behind that public picture. “I loved deeply, believed wholeheartedly in the life we were building,” she wrote in her breakup statement before explaining why she could no longer remain in the relationship. She later became even more direct on Instagram, posting and deleting what appeared to be a recorded conversation between Joey and another woman discussing Serayah without her knowledge. She presented the clip as part of the “receipts” supporting her accusations. Joey has not publicly responded to the infidelity claims.

Their breakup brings renewed attention to a relationship that unfolded for more than three years, beginning with dating speculation surrounding Joey’s “Show Me” video, then moving into parenthood and an engagement. Along the way, there were moments when the couple pushed back against assumptions about problems between them and others, speaking confidently about the life they were creating together. Serayah’s allegations do not explain every private moment from those years, but they do change the context surrounding a love story that, until this week, appeared to be moving toward marriage.

2021–2023: From First Meeting To A Public Relationship

Before Instagram posts made them an obvious couple, Serayah and Joey Bada$$ had already known each other for nearly two years. They first reportedly crossed paths in 2021 at a mutual friend’s birthday party on a boat, an encounter both would later remember as immediately intriguing. Joey told ESSENCE that his first thought was, “I’ve never seen a woman so beautiful,” while Serayah remembered him as “very mysterious” and “very magnetizing.” Nothing developed between them that night, and it would take roughly another year before they reconnected.

That second meeting changed the dynamic. Serayah recalled feeling the same pull she had noticed the first time, while Joey said he was increasingly wanting to talk to her and spend more time with her. However, by early 2023, whatever was developing privately had not yet been acknowledged publicly. Serayah had confirmed that February that her longtime relationship with Jacob Latimore was over. Within days, photos of her looking cozy with Joey began circulating online. The images were tied to his upcoming video for “Show Me,” which premiered March 1 with Serayah playing his romantic interest.

By summer, there was considerably less ambiguity. Joey referred to Serayah as his “love” in a June birthday post filled with vacation photos, effectively confirming what fans had suspected for months. He followed that in August with a National Girlfriends Day tribute featuring clips of the pair kissing and traveling together. “I heard it’s National gf Day,” he wrote before sharing the montage. Their music-video speculation had become a relationship neither was trying to hide.

2024: Breakup Rumors And A Relationship Under Scrutiny

The first sustained questions about Serayah and Joey came months after they made their relationship public. By the end of 2023, breakup rumors were circulating online, but the couple entered the new year together. When TMZ caught up with them in New York in January 2024, Joey dismissed the gossip and said they were “doing good.” The sighting was enough to quiet talk of a split for the moment, and the two continued appearing together publicly.

That changed in March when footage surfaced of Serayah crying during an emotional conversation with Joey on a Los Angeles sidewalk. The clip showed the pair talking closely before Joey wrapped his arms around her while she continued to cry. Without any context for the discussion, social media quickly filled in the blanks and treated the video as evidence that the relationship was in trouble. Neither Serayah nor Joey explained what had prompted the exchange.

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Joey instead pushed back against the idea that a few minutes of footage could explain what was happening between them. “TMZ all in our business they don’t even know the facts, they don’t see the sh*t we witness only what the cameras catch,” he wrote on Instagram alongside photos of the couple. Serayah reposted his response to her own Stories and added, “Down to ride to the very end ...”

Whatever disagreement had been captured on camera did not end the relationship. Three months later, Joey celebrated Serayah’s birthday with another public tribute. “Celebrating you is easy because you never ask for much and always appreciate everything,” he wrote, calling her “my heart.”

2025: A Baby, A Ring And A Public Promise Of Monogamy

The relationship took on a different level of permanence in 2025. Serayah revealed her pregnancy during the Adore Me runway show at New York Fashion Week in February, turning what had been private news into a very public milestone. She later told ESSENCE that she had been roughly five or six months pregnant when the opportunity came together and that she and Joey agreed the runway felt like the right place to share it. “I was really big on not making my reveal feel contrived or forced,” she said. “So I felt like it was really just God aligning.”

Their May ESSENCE cover interview offered the clearest picture yet of how seriously they were describing the relationship. Joey spoke openly about having embraced polyamory earlier in his life, but said that no longer reflected what he wanted. “That was where I was at in my life at the time,” he explained. “I was very much living a lifestyle of a bachelor and it just aligned with what I was doing.” He credited Serayah and the home they were building together with changing his outlook. “So I’m very much monogamous now,” he said. “This is where I’m at now and this is where I feel secure.”

Their son arrived that summer, Serayah’s first child and Joey’s second. The engagement became public soon afterward. In a July postpartum update, Serayah showed her diamond ring while reflecting on motherhood and the support she had received at home. She called Joey “a good man” and said he had “held it DOWN,” writing about him with the kind of certainty that matched the way both had spoken about their family only months earlier.

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2026: Building A Future In Public, Privately Breaking Down

Nothing about their public appearances in summer 2026 suggested that their engagement was nearing its end. Serayah and Joey attended a FIFA World Cup event together in New Jersey on June 27, posing as a couple nearly a year after welcoming their son. Less than two months later, they traveled to Atlanta for Invest Fest, where they were booked for a relationship panel called Couples Who Build Together.

That appearance would become their final major public moment before Serayah called off the engagement. Sixteen days later, she announced that the relationship was over and alleged that Joey had been unfaithful. She said she had decided to leave Joey Bada$$ after confronting what she described as “repeated infidelity throughout our relationship.”

Serayah also expressed she was not speaking publicly for sympathy or retaliation. Instead, she addressed women who find themselves questioning their own instincts when something in a relationship feels wrong. “If your intuition is telling you something is wrong, listen to it.” She also made clear that ending the engagement meant giving up the future she had expected with Joey. “Don’t compromise your values because you’re afraid of losing the future you imagined,” she wrote.

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Her Instagram Stories were considerably less restrained. Serayah said Joey “needs to be shown for exactly who he is,” accused him of cheating after proposing, and claimed she had “receipts.” She then turned her camera toward what appeared to be a recording of Joey speaking with another woman about Serayah and their relationship. Over the clip, she wrote, “Already talking to another woman about me and what we’re going through… smh.” She deleted the posts soon afterward and left followers with one final message. “Post and delete. If you saw you saw.”

Even with the public callout, Serayah drew a line around what she plans to disclose about their private life. She said she would not continue sharing intimate details because protecting their son’s “peace, privacy, and relationship with both parents” remains her priority. Joey had not directly responded to her accusations as of August 25.

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