Adam explained that he’s not sure whether this is permanent, stating that it’s a possibility that they could end up back together. However, he added that they are still married. He explained how his dedication to his professional life contributed to this decision, especially after having a kid.

“Over the last couple of years, in particular, since we had our child, that, I think my extremely one-sided lifestyle of doing podcasts all day every day and not really making myself a terribly active participant in the family life is probably like the biggest factor,” he said. “We had a child, and then she kind of just took on like all of the responsibilities of being the parent,” he added, explaining that Lena would basically be handling everything in the house, from choosing their child’s school and clothes to hiring contractors to fix things in the house.

“She said something kind of cutting to me. At one point, she said, ‘You know, you feel like your responsibility in this relationship is to go to work and come back,’ and I couldn’t even say anything,” he added.

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Adam22 & Lena The Plug Split

Adam then shared a statement on X. “Lena and I have officially separated. I hope we are able to work it out, but for the time being we are taking a break. We will continue to shoot adult content together for the time being. Thank you for your respect for our privacy during this difficult time,” he said. 

No word from Lena The Plug yet, but yesterday, she shared a post on her Story about the infamous Olympic breakdancer Raygun and her husband. The caption read, “I hope I find someone who loves me as delusionally as Raygun’s husband loves her.” 

The announcement comes weeks after Lena The Plug’s controversial appearance on Drake’s 20 v. 1 where she threw her wedding ring, and months after she claimed someone fraudulently filed for divorce on her behalf.

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The Vagabondage II is part of F.P. Journe’s exclusive Vagabondage series. This particular piece features an 18K rose gold case and movement. Also a smoked sapphire dial lets the mechanics show through clearly.

The watch skips a traditional dial layout. Instead, it uses a digital-style display with jumping numerals for the time. Small seconds sit at 6 o’clock, with a power reserve indicator placed up at 12.

F.P. Journe originally built this series in extremely limited numbers. Only a handful of pieces exist in this exact rose gold configuration. That is a big part of why watches like this one carry such steep price tags. Jay-Z closed out his London run with additional guest appearances from Dave and Sampha. The watch stood out clearly on stage, catching plenty of attention throughout the performance.

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Jay-Z’s F.P. Journe Vagabondage II

Jay-Z has built a reputation as one of hip-hop’s top watch collectors. He’s worn pieces from Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet, and Patek Philippe over the years. F.P. Journe now joins that list of brands he’s been spotted wearing on stage.

F.P. Journe itself remains one of the more understated names in high-end watchmaking. The brand builds its own movements, cases, and dials entirely in-house. That level of control is rare even among top-tier watchmakers.

Pieces like the Vagabondage II rarely appear in public settings like a concert. Most examples stay locked away in private collections or museum-level archives. Seeing one worn casually on stage says a lot about the kind of access Jay-Z has within that world.

For watch collectors, moments like this one are almost as rare as the piece itself. It’s not every day a watch this exclusive gets this much visibility.

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Curry said that he was promised a production credit in the docuseries–he said that he pulled together the talent, largely based on the people he talked about in his book. “I was the one who put that thing together. I was promised a production credit, and the production credit said that even if the documentary was sold, I would be grandfathered into the deal because I helped produce that whole documentary,” he explained. “I saw where 50 [Cent] was like, ‘The proceeds would go towards the victims.’ I haven’t seen that yet.”

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Mark Curry Calls Out 50 Cent

He continued, “Nothing really came about. I was like, ‘This right here is worse than any deal…’ you talk about a deal with Puff; this is a worse deal than the worst deal.’”

For all the issues he’s had to face over the years, Curry explained that he believed this documentary can create change for him and his story. This also includes issues related to payments for the songs he wrote. He explained that the lack of proper licensing for “Come With Me”  would’ve helped him get paid for every time it was viewed. The documentary was reportedly streamed over 50M times.

“Had I had sync license on it, which I thought we would have in place, then I would’ve made some money off of this Godzilla song, ‘Come With Me.’ Man, I made $69 off of that song because they didn’t have a sync license,” he said. Check out the full clip above and sound off with your thoughts in the comments below. 

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Pink Swoosh branding shows up on both sides this time. That’s a noticeable shift from the white and blue Swoosh setup on the first release. The formula otherwise stays close to what fragment already established with this model.

Black text still runs across the midsole, reading “The Classic: BOOK 2: Fragment.” That typography and placement matches the original collaboration exactly. Fragment’s usual restrained color-blocking carries through here too.

Fujiwara posted a photo of this exact pair nearly two months back. This latest shot just gives fans a clearer look at the actual colors involved. Devin Booker appeared alongside Fujiwara in a separate photo, holding a Nike box that seems to tease even more coming down the pipeline.

There’s no confirmed release plan for this colorway yet. Fujiwara has a track record of surfacing pairs that stay exclusive for a while before ever reaching retail.

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Fragment Design x Nike Book 2

The Nike Book 2 is inspired by the Air Zoom Spiridon, a late-90s running silhouette known for its lightweight build. Fujiwara has worked with that model before, giving this partnership a natural connection. His past Spiridon projects clearly influenced the design direction.

The original fragment x Book 2 dropped as an all-black colorway earlier this year. It leaned on suede and mesh, split between white and blue Swoosh branding. That release built on an ongoing relationship between Fujiwara and Booker that started with exclusive Book 1 pairs.

This lighter version suggests fragment isn’t done with the model yet. Swapping in pink over blue gives the design a completely different mood while keeping the same structure intact. It’s a subtle way to extend a collaboration without repeating the same look.

Whether this pair ever gets a wider release remains to be seen. For now, it’s another glimpse into how far Fujiwara and Booker plan to take this partnership.

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The build closely mirrors the “Grape” colorway most fans already know. White leather covers the upper throughout. Deep purple hits the tongue and midsole, with teal accents running through the lining and shark-tooth detailing.

A few small differences separate this sample from the final retail version. The outsole shows a slightly different speckled treatment across the black midsole panel. That kind of detail is common in trial versions before a design gets locked in.

Deadstock laces still carry their factory tips in these photos. That usually signals this pair sat untouched since it was originally made. Samples like this rarely leave private archives or collector circles.

The “Grape” colorway originally released back in 1990. It broke away from Chicago’s usual red and black scheme entirely. Further, this sample offers a rare look at the design work that led up to that final release.

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Air Jordan 5 “Grape” Pattern Trial Sample

The Air Jordan 5 “Grape” holds a unique place in sneaker history. It’s one of the most iconic non-Bulls colorways Jordan Brand has ever released. Will Smith wearing it on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air only added to that legacy.

Tinker Hatfield designed the Air Jordan 5 with World War II fighter planes as his inspiration. The shark-tooth midsole and translucent outsole both trace back to that concept. Also the “Grape” colorway took that same shape and gave it a different identity.

Pattern samples like this one show just how much testing goes into a design before it’s finalized. Small tweaks to color placement and material treatment often separate early samples from what eventually reaches shelves. This piece also offers a rare glimpse into that process for one of the model’s most beloved colorways.

Overall it’s a great piece of design history tied to one of Jordan Brand’s most celebrated releases.

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Unfortunately, it seems like he’s issued his first response to the matter, and it hasn’t been well received. During a live performance, Joey covered Hov’s “Song Cry” from 2001’s The Blueprint, an emotional record where Hov discusses heartbreak. Joey previously flipped the song in 1999, but during the performance, he covered the original, which many understood as some sort of reflection of his relationship with Serayah.

“I was just fuckin’ them girls, I was gon’ get right back/ They say you can’t turn a bad girl good/ But once a good girl’s gone bad, she’s gone forever/ I’ll mourn forever/ And I gotta live with the fact I did you wrong forever,” Joey Bada$$ raps along with a live band.

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Joey Bada$$ Roasted

Joey got flamed immediately online after footage surfaced. “Lmaooo don’t cheat on yo bitch if you gone be doing this,” one user wrote.  Another added, “We gotta call this shit exactly wtf it is—corny. How the fuck…what is happening dawg?? This is CORNY. You cannot do a cover of another rappers song at your show bruh. Idk. Just no bruh.”

The performance came after Serayah clarified that she and Joey are not back together. Following a brief encounter with TMZ, fans immediately believed she took him back. She later clarified that it is not the case, but that they are co-parenting. 

The two welcomed their first son together in 2025 and got engaged shortly after. Serayah announced the split in a message shared to Instagram earlier this month.

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“F*ck Durk. The money made dude a leader, and if you ain’t never really been a soldier, you can never fully lead a real boss leader whatever he call his self would never have n***as he love do sh*t he wouldn’t do or put his homies in a f*cked up position,” he said. “I just did 12 str8 for doing something with a n***a I didn’t really know. This was my first time being a free father to my son six months out, n***a get a call to come to LA. Not a call saying, ‘This is what you coming for’ but just come and when I got there, the situation was in my face with n****as I didn’t know.”

Jam admitted that he doesn’t like the fact that he turned into a cooperating witness, but he also feels a significant amount of resentment toward Lil Durk for this entire situation.

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Jam’s Alleged Statement

“Dude don’t give a sh*t but his self and his image to the world,” Jam said, explaining that Durk put everyone in the current position they’re in because he wasn’t concerned about their well-being. He also alleged that Durk was aware that there was an investigation because of the car and didn’t share that information with anyone else.

“He didn’t care we was going to jail. He cared about his image and n***as not being able to say slide for Von no more,” he added. “So Durk and y’all behind that n***a fans and all can suck my d*ck. I don’t feel sh*t behind y’all words gang. I’m just mad at myself for f*cking with goofy ass n***as.”

The account is not listed as OTF Jam’s official Instagram page. However, Trap Lore Ross and Ceddy Nash confirmed that it is, in fact, Jam’s page. 

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Footage surfaced of Drizzy vibing out to “Hoe Phase” and “Over” during Gordo’s set. But at one point, he paused the show to give Gordo his flowers.

“This is one of my best friends in the world. I’m so f*cking proud tonight just to see this guy get the recognition he’s deserved for so long. We’ve made a lot of music together, we’ve done a lot of things,” Drake said before Gordo jumped into “Over.”

For Drake, this marks the second time he’s touched the stage in his hometown in recent times to give his fans live renditions of some of his most recent releases. Last week, he jumped on stage with Don Toliver in Toronto to perform “Janice STFU” and “Burning Bridges.” 

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Drake’s New Project

Unfortunately, his pop-out during Gordo’s set didn’t include any new information on FOMO, the mysterious project that will debut later this month. The rapper hinted at a fourth project to follow ICEMAN, MAID OF HONOUR, and HABIBTI earlier this year, and last week, he confirmed that it would finally see the light of day on September 15th. The problem is that it’s unclear whether it’s a new album or a music video, or something else entirely. We’ll keep you posted with any further updates. 

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Release Date: September 4, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from ON MY MIND

Yeah, why you by yourself chillin’ in the club? Uh (In the club)
I know when I’m with you, I can’t get enough, uh (No, I can’t, baby)
If you really want me, baby, show me love, uh (Show me love)
It hit different when you’re rollin’ with the sun

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He went on to beat Tommy Paul in that match, keeping his run at the tournament alive. This marks the second Cactus Jack pair Alcaraz has debuted at this year’s US Open. He first wore the collaboration in a cream and brown colorway during his opening round match.

The Zoom Vapor 12 HC is Nike’s performance hard-court tennis shoe. It’s built around lightweight construction, Zoom Air cushioning, and lateral stability for quick movement. Scott’s version keeps that same performance base while layering in his own design language.

Nike has already confirmed several colorways as part of the wider Cactus Court collection. This black pair hasn’t been named among them so far. That leaves some question about whether it’s a separate one-off or part of a bigger rollout still to come.

Alcaraz’s on-court pairs typically differ slightly from retail versions also. Nike swaps in a specialized sole unit from the standard Vapor 12 for actual tournament use.

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Carlos Alcaraz Cactus Jack x Nike

The Cactus Court collection officially launched alongside Alcaraz’s opening match win. Nike and Scott revealed the full range hours later, including the Air Force 1 Low and various Zoom Vapor 12 HC colorways. A pop-up at 47 Chrystie Street in New York backed up the release with a physical presence.

This is Travis Scott’s first major tennis capsule with Nike outside of the 2023 collaboration with John McEnroe. The reverse Swoosh detail carries over from his other sneakers, the classic Travis Scott sign. That crossover has clearly resonated given how much attention Alcaraz’s pairs have drawn.

Seeing a new, unconfirmed colorway mid-tournament suggests Nike is still rolling out looks. With Alcaraz still alive in the draw, more pairs could surface before the tournament wraps. For now, this black version stands as another glimpse at where the collaboration might be headed.

Overall stay tuned for whether this pair ends up releasing or not.

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