This continues Nike’s ongoing run of Kobe Air Force 1 Protro releases tied to major moments in his life. This time, the tribute shifts away from basketball entirely. It leans into Kobe’s well-documented love for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

A light leather upper anchors the design, keeping things wearable rather than loud. Red baseball-style stitching runs across the seam connecting the mid-panel and heel, a detail also seen on the matching Kobe 5 Protro. That same stitching nods directly to actual baseball construction.

A snakeskin-textured Swoosh brings back the Black Mamba reference found throughout Kobe’s Nike lineup. On the heel, an oversized “8” continues a detail seen on past Kobe Air Force 1 releases, honoring the number he wore during the first half of his Lakers career.

Kobe’s connection to the Dodgers goes back years, with photos of him at games alongside his daughters becoming some of the more heartfelt images shared after his passing. Tying that memory into the Air Force 1 Protro line feels like a natural extension of Nike’s ongoing tribute efforts.

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Kobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 Low Protro “Dodgers”

This Air Force 1 isn’t dropping on its own. It launches the same day as the Nike Kobe 5 Protro “Dodgers,” giving fans a matching two-shoe release built around the same color story. Together, they form a fuller tribute to Kobe’s connection to Los Angeles sports.

It’s worth noting this isn’t an official Dodgers collaboration. The colorway draws inspiration from the team’s road uniforms without using licensed branding or logos. Nike has taken a similar approach with past team-inspired Kobe releases.

The shoe will be available through Nike and select retailers, including Foot Locker. Adult pairs run $150, with grade school sizing also expected at a lower price point. Given the pairing with the Kobe 5, expect plenty of collectors chasing both pairs together on release day.

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“Ooh, I don’t know,” she remarked, later speaking about her baby girl. “She’s so perfect. Like, I would. But then I’d be like, oof… That day was the best day of my life, but the most painful day of my life, too. So, I don’t know, I don’t know. We got to wait for her to get a little older. We got to revisit it… I will say this. I’m either gon’ be one and done or I’m gon’ have a tribe… It depends. If this business venture come through that I’ve been praying on, I’ll pop them out… I really wanted a girl real bad, so I got what I wanted.”

Elsewhere, Big Mama spoke on feeling amazing about being someone’s mother every day. But she also revealed she had planned to have an unmedicated water birth, but pulled out due to how painful it was.

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Latto & 21 Savage’s Relationship

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For those unaware, 21 Savage wants another baby with Latto. He recently shared a special message for her on Instagram while reacting to her snaps from her “Okayyy” music video with Doja Cat. “Can we have another 1 pleaseeeeeeeee [three heart-eyed emojis],” Savage wrote.

We will see if they take it slow or if they both get some serious baby fever. In any case, fans are very happy for the couple and are wishing them the best on this parenthood journey, wherever it takes them.

Elsewhere, Latto is still as head-turning as ever, as fans praised her new bikini pics following childbirth. With a tour on the way too, it’s been great to see her balance personal joy with career success. Hopefully that balance continues no matter how big their family gets.

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As caught by Bars on Instagram, Don changed the handle of his alternate IG account from @octanemountain to @activate_nitrous. This falls in line with his “Nitrous – Octane” world tour’s title. Not only that, but Toliver also took to his main account’s Instagram Story to share the alt page and get fans ready.

“Here we Go,” he wrote. “no better time than now.”

Speaking of that tour, the Cactus Jack artist has a whole 37-date second leg of it to go on in North America and Europe. It begins in just a couple of days, specifically on Tuesday (August 4) in Sacramento.

So some fans hope Nitrous will come out at some point during this run, which will wrap up on November 24 in London. Maybe that’s wishful thinking, but it seems like he’s been preparing for this second drop for a long time.

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Don Toliver’s Nitrous

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What’s more is that, according to some speculative fans, Don Toliver may have teased a Nitrous feature. In various social media posts celebrating the success of Octane, he shouted out Drake by quoting his “Ran To Atlanta” collab with Future and Molly Santana, as well as using it as the background music for these IG Story posts. One of them flaunted how Octane remains one of the best-selling rap albums each week, and so does ICEMAN.

Drake and Don Toliver have commercially dominated 2026, so a first-time collaboration this year could make a lot of sense. After all, they are both adept melodic crooners with a lot of versatility, and they have colleagues like Travis Scott in common.

As for a release date for Nitrous, none are in sight at press time. This will follow the high-speed and woozy direction of Don’s catalog so far, a trend 2024’s Hardstone Psycho crystallized. Hopefully it’s an even better project than the one fans have been bumping all throughout this year.

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As caught by Livebitez on IG, Mayweather captioned her Instagram Story post with “my friend,” tagging the artist. Previously, Jaidyn and Kai had posted close videos together on social media, although this seemed to be more promotional or strictly platonic.

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That’s because of how Bandz responded to Blueface’s mother accusing him of clout-chasing. “This is exactly why I told [Jaidyn] not to listen to y’all and to listen to me,” Karlissa Saffold remarked on IG. “That little boy was using her for clout. Now look at him, up over there… With NBA YoungBoy’s ex-girlfriend, moving onto the next little clout button. I told you not to let that little yellow boy use you. Y’all don’t listen to me, though.”

“Funk him Jaidyn he couldn’t even get in the club,” she wrote. “I was right again why [typo] don’t listen to me. He don’t like @yayasworld either.”

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In response, Kai accused Saffold of begging him to go on Jaidyn Alexis’ dating show. “Man ain’t nobody used Jaidyn,” he wrote on Instagram, as caught by BlueRockTeaTV on IG. “We was vibin & that was my ppls before alladis & still is [fingers crossed emoji]… but don’t act like you wasn’t trynna use me for that damn love show & kept blowin me up about it. u don’t talk about that tho.”

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Kai Bandz Responds To Karlissa Saffold

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To be clear, none of this outright confirms whether any of these people are in a relationship. We’ll see where the gossip train goes next.

Elsewhere, Jaidyn Alexis is still dealing with Blueface drama, and on the other hand, so is Yaya Mayweather concerning NBA YoungBoy. As for Kai Bandz, we will see if this relationship with Yaya lasts and how else he will address his dynamic with Jaidyn.

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As caught by 2Cool2Blog on Twitter, the New York superstar took to the stage along with the newly wedded couple to perform his hit “I Get Money” as Hali and Jade jumped excitedly. The point guard rapped along to the song, and he made sure to emphasize Fif’s “I run New York” line. As such, you can see plenty of New York Knicks fans in the replies clapping back.

Haliburton led the Pacers to winning the Eastern Conference against the Knicks last year (and beat them the year prior in the playoffs). But Tyrese suffered an injury in Game 7 of the NBA Finals that many fans believe secured the Oklahoma City Thunder’s victory. He clearly still holds onto that Knicks victory, even after they won a championship this year while he was recovering from an injury.

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Tyrese Haliburton & 50 Cent Partying

Depending on how this NBA season goes, maybe Hali will reclaim dominance or Jalen Brunson and company will shut that down. Speaking of Brunson, he was at Spida’s wedding, which is ironic with all this context in mind.

For those unaware, 50 Cent’s praise of Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers in the past got him in a lot of hot water with New Yorkers and Knicks fans. After all, he should be supporting his home city against all opponents in their eyes. To be fair, this was during that Knicks series last year, so Fif had to give respect to those who beat his city.

We will see if this leads to more trolling between Hali and New York, as it seems like the Knicks found a new villain to root against last year. The Trae Young saga was fun, and now 50 Cent has added more fuel to the next challenger’s fire.

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Some hosts really liked it, while others found it disappointing, underwhelming, or odd in other ways. However, as caught by CY Chels on Twitter, they all agreed the Philly MC gave a great performance on the cut.

Marc Lamont Hill and Ice thought “Nightmares To Dreams” was fire, but Parks asked if it’s weird or not to remix your biggest song. Budden agreed with him, with Parks saying it’s “not bad” but asking who else has redone their biggest song. Hill said there’s more precedent for this and that this feels more like a cover or an update, which Ice, Mona, and Ish agreed with.

But Joe wasn’t having it. Mona said it was odd to remix such a culturally significant classic, although she said Meek did a good job with the reimagining. Ice spoke on Mill’s independent journey and maybe wanting to garner more interest via this remix, comparing it to album sequels.

Parks said there could be another type of beat for the reimagining, and that the new song feels a bit diluted by not living up to the original. Joe Budden emphasized his Meek Mill fandom but argued the new song is nowhere near as intense or skillful as the original, and that it came too soon. However, he did praise the beat switch. Budden also wondered how this will play in a live setting, especially in comparison to the original.

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Meek Mil & Joe Budden

Joe Budden has criticized Meek Mill before, such as his Too Good To Be True collab album with Rick Ross. But this conversation shows he’s still a massive fan, just one with higher expectations as a result.

The JBP has also talked about Meek’s relationship with Jay-Z as of late, as recently as this February. Although this goes into some common criticisms of “Nightmares To Dreams,” it’s just one part of overall positive fan reception.

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The Bronx femcee took to Twitter earlier today (Sunday, August 2) to react to this clip. More importantly, she denied she’s the woman in the video, and a lot of fallout ensued.

“Now where the hell I’m at in this video ?” Cardi asked. It doesn’t seem like she’s responded in any other way at press time, but some subsequent developments may become relevant in the future.

willwyd apparently posted another video of an alleged Cardi fight, but Twitter took it down. “GIRL DATS YOU IN DAT BANANA YELLOW WIG GETTING YO S**T PEELED BACK FCK YOU MEANNN????!!!” willwyd allegedly wrote. “HERE GO ANOTHER VID.”

“YALL KNEW TO KEEP IT CUTE & MASS REPORT THAT WAS YALL BEST BET,” willwyd shared in another tweet. “THIS AINT NO AKBAR OR BIA BIG WILLY & WILLNATION BANGS. YALL GOT THE RIGHT MFS.”

Folks reacting to this whole situation on the social media platform shared more alleged fight videos. It doesn’t seem like any of them have been explicitly confirmed, but that isn’t slowing down the debate.

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Cardi B’s New Song

Elsewhere, the mother of four will likely keep responding to not just Internet chatter, but also more serious beef with her opps. Most recently, Cardi B’s new song “Ah Ha” led to reignited tensions with Akbar V after Tia Kemp mocked her with the song when Akbar pulled up to her livestream.

Cardi said the song doesn’t target Akbar, but a response to V is coming eventually. As such, the timeline is full of debates and divisive discussions right now.

We will see if she has anything else to say about these alleged videos or the online hate against her. It wouldn’t be surprising given Cardi B’s history of clap-backs. But these are debates about physical confrontations, and hopefully we don’t get any more alleged examples of those.

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The story behind this release ties back to March 8, 1998. Michael Jordan played his final game at Madison Square Garden as a Chicago Bull.

He wore the “Chicago” Air Jordan 1 High that night, scoring 42 points despite bloody feet from an older pair. That game later became one of the defining moments of ESPN’s The Last Dance.

Jordan Brand is also tying this release to something happening right now. The New York Knicks just won the 2026 NBA Championship, giving this drop a second layer of meaning tied directly to the city. Knicks superfan Fat Joe was even tapped to debut the shoe earlier this summer.

Getting early hands-on looks like this unboxing is rare for a release still weeks away. It suggests pairs are already circulating ahead of the official launch, whether through samples or early retailer allocations. That kind of leak usually only builds more anticipation heading into release day.

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Air Jordan 1 Low “Last Dance in the Garden”

The design leans on the classic “Chicago” color blocking fans already know. A white base carries red and black woven textile overlays, detailed with a floral pattern throughout. Metallic gold outlines the Nike Swoosh on both sides of the shoe.

Knicks blue and orange show up on the lace loop just below the “Nike Air” branding. The original Air Jordan Wings logo appears stitched into the heel, also finished in the metallic gold.

This will be a full-family release. Adult pairs run $140, big kids will be at $120, little kids come in at $80, and toddler sizing is priced at $65. It’ll be available through Nike SNKRS, Jordan Brand stores, and also other select retailers starting at 10 Eastern on release day.

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For those unaware, Miami had claimed she bit off her “Take Me To Chanel” snippet to make the single, although both tracks don’t have many similarities beyond the topic. Blackwell asked the South African artist about this, which she denied outright before explaining what happened.

“It’s funny because… When I saw [Miami’s] tweet, I was like, ‘I think this is about me,'” she expressed. “I remember we were in this room… [Miami] played, like, 20 songs. Months later, [a writer] sent me ‘Chanel.’ So she already made the vibes and the concept. She’s like, ‘Do you like this song?’ I was like, ‘Yeah!’ And it’s so long after. I’m not thinking about that. But I get it, because it’s happened to me before where I felt like, ‘Damn, I played this for someone. Why does this sound similar to my song?’ That kind of happens. So I get her. But no, that’s weird. I would never do that. Girl, do you think I’m trying to ruin my career?”

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Tyla Addresses Yung Miami’s “Chanel” Claims

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Tyla shouted Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat” out, singing and dancing along to show there are no hard feelings and that she’s a big fan. She also called the former City Girl “cool,” making it clear there are no issues here.

We will see if Miami herself decides to respond to this in any way. Hopefully the two can link up and make a hit together. After all, great minds think alike, and they love Chanel, too.

Elsewhere, Tyla’s celebrating her new album A*POP and its recent release, whereas Yung Miami sadly pulled out of tour dates. Both of them had big moments to follow the “Chanel” controversy, so they might move on from it altogether now. Maybe it’s an opportunity to find common ground and collaborate.

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As caught by Livebitez on Instagram, the singer serenaded the woman, who goes by Kareema Divine online, as her wrists were tied to a pole. As he performed, he licked her arm, kissed her thigh, grinded on her, put her legs around his body, and caressed her neck.

The IG post also shared Divine’s TikTok video criticizing Diamond’s post about Breezy’s relationship drama, to which Brown responded to with “Indeed.” “You f***ing the brand up,” she remarked. “You not building the brand, you’re f***ing the brand up. But you want to be the CEO.”

Kareema Divine allegedly posted her outfit for the show on her Instagram Story, which matches the one in the concert video. At the concert, the two also had a very steamy moment on a bed. Although, to be clear, it still hasn’t been explicitly confirmed if these are the same person. It certainly seems like it, from what fans are interpreting.

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Chris Brown & Diamond’s Dispute

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For those unaware, Chris Brown and Diamond are in a custody battle. So this alleged invitation for Kareema Divine made fans raise their eyebrows. Some wonder if there is more tension between the former couple due to their legal dispute. As such, maybe he wanted to send a message, or this is more coincidental. After all, Divine has been a longtime Breezy fan.

Diamond also clashed with Kareema before this situation blew up. “Girl, bye,” she commented under one of Divine’s TikToks about her. “You don’t know s**t except what we allow you to see. I aired out their business bc thse lil b***hes is weird. That girl tried to be my friend soo bad only for me to find out she was sleeping with my BD. And don’t get me started about Christopher!”

We will see if Brown himself reacts to any of this speculation.

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