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What Is AllStar JR’s Charge?

A criminal complaint from April 17 obtained by Complex outlines federal gun charges against the Michigan MC. The official charge is being a person with a felony conviction in possession of a firearm. Investigators accused him of firing the gun at the Houston restaurant Confessions on April 8, and released alleged surveillance footage of the incident.

Authorities claim various individuals jumped AllStar and tried to snatch his jewelry. Per their allegations, a handgun fell to the floor during a fight, which JR allegedly picked up and fired while people ran. He allegedly fired at an injured individual at close range while they laid on the floor, along with allegedly striking them with the weapon and spitting on them.

As for NBA Ben 10, authorities still haven’t confirmed he was one of the individuals AllStar JR shot during this incident. He did suffer a shooting injury that same night at the same location. Also, AllStar JR’s trolls towards NBA Ben 10 on social media are a big part of this alleged context. He released the J Prince Jr. and Mob Ties diss track “Mob United” over Prince’s assessment of the situation online. He claimed he was there at Confessions when this went down, but had nothing to do with it.

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When Was AllStar JR Arrested?

On Wednesday evening (April 23), reports emerged that authorities arrested AllStar JR in California. Interestingly, rumors also surfaced about him being on his way to a VladTV interview with DJ Vlad at the time of his arrest.

Vlad later addressed this rumor, claiming they were going to speak remotely in Detroit and that AllStar never showed up. He said he later received information about JR’s arrest, and denied conspiracy theories about him putting the police on his guests.

NBA Ben 10 is recovering from the shooting, although he still hasn’t confirmed if he’s claiming AllStar JR is responsible. He allegedly has (or had, his recovery is unclear) no feeling in his legs following the shooting. Ben 10 also called out fake narratives about the incident.

With all this in mind, we will see what the next step for AllStar JR is in court, and whether or not we get more confirmation on these details. Many updates and claims about the situation on the Internet still need further assessment and verification in court.

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As caught by Hollywood Unlocked on Instagram, the clip is of the singer performing his track “Afterlife.” The emotional moment, per an account from an IG fan page, happened at his album release party on April 28. Rivas’ date of death was reportedly listed as around April 23, 2025. Her body was found in September later that year, and authorities arrested the Queens native earlier this month.

Speaking of musical developments, some of D4vd’s previous collaborators recently reacted to his arrest. Specifically, it was through pulling their collaborations from streaming services. These collaborators include Kali Uchis, Holly Humberstone, Laufey, and others.

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This resurfaced concert footage follows scrutiny of D4vd’s old music videos, specifically from a collaborator. Cassidy Clarke, an actress who played his girlfriend in the “Here With Me” visual, recently spoke out on TikTok and disavowed any connection to him.

“I do not associate with D4vd by any means,” she expressed. “I did it for a job, I did it for a check, I didn’t know who D4vd was, I don’t follow him on Instagram anymore. I’m going to remove him as a follower, and I think that he deserves even more than what’s happening to him right now. He’s a monster. And I do not associate with him by any means. I’m not making this video to make this about me. I’m making this video to put an end to my association with D4vd.”

We will see how fans continue to discuss this case on the Internet while it develops in court. The artist pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charge against him. On the other hand, prosecutors alleged they found child pornography on his phone and provided their alleged details about the alleged murder. Outside of court, every clip is causing conversation.

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As caught by Complex, Funkmaster Flex reportedly took to his Instagram Story to relay that on multiple days this week, he’d be playing new music from Kehlani, Lil Tjay, and more. In addition, he also claimed he’d be playing an unreleased Drizzy song and an unreleased Ye and Ty Dolla $ign collab on Thursday (April 23) or Friday (April 24). But these efforts were to no avail, and Flex hasn’t explained anything on social media yet.

Of course, maybe he will play these tracks today (Saturday, April 25) instead. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Still, the timing of these promises is very curious. Drake is dropping ICEMAN in a few weeks, whereas his former collaborator Kanye West’s new album BULLY just came out. So there’s a lot of demand for new music from these two right now, whether a solo album comeback in the former’s case or a potential deluxe expansion in the latter’s.

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Drake & Kanye West Collabs

Some fans even hoped Drake and Kanye West have more music together for Funk Flex and others to share. Their previous collaborations include “Forever” with Eminem and Lil Wayne, “Glow,” “Blessings” with Big Sean, and the 6ix God’s vocal credits on “All Of The Lights.”

But given the two’s rocky relationship throughout their entire careers, no one knows if they will reconcile and drop more tracks together. Ye did support the Toronto superstar against Kendrick Lamar last year… after dropping a diss track against him and UMG’s Lucian Grainge during the 2024 battle. Needless to say, things are complicated.

Still, maybe Funk Flex will follow through on his promise a little late and premiere new heat for fans. In any case, listeners can’t wait for more music from these two, and we will definitely get some very soon. Whether it’s them working separately or together is a wholly different story.

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Release Date: April 24, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

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Release Date: April 24, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

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Quotable Lyrics from Misconceptions

Wonder if you still’d love me if I wasn’t next to blow
Can’t look inside your eyes for a long time at all (Time at all)
‘Cause it make it harder for me to tell you no
Hate fallin’ in love, it make it harder for me to let you go

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Release Date: April 2024, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

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The album opened big and stayed there. The songs held their place in a way that didn’t feel normal for a release that size. “One Dance,” “Controlla,” and “Too Good” lingered. You heard them in different places, at various times, and they kept coming back. That stretch didn’t really break.

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Looking back, the numbers explain part of it with celebratory first-week sales and streaming records. There were also weeks at No. 1, but what stood out in real time was how constant it felt. He wasn’t dropping into the year for a moment because he was already there. Once Views landed, there wasn’t much space left for anything else to take over. It read like control across the charts and radio, shifting the way music was starting to move.

Before Views: Drake Was Already Running The Year

Late January 2016 set the tone for Drake that year. “Work” dropped on January 27, and within weeks, it was everywhere. It spent nine weeks at No. 1 and carried through February into March without giving anything else room to take over. Rihanna had the record, but Drake was tied directly to it, which meant the biggest song in the country already had his voice on it before his own album cycle even started.

Then, three days later, on January 30, he released “Summer Sixteen.” That record didn’t move the same way commercially, but it did something just as important by framing the year. His direct shots and confidence made it clear he wasn’t easing into anything. It wasn’t built for radio but to set a position. That combination mattered.

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At the same time, Drake was already coming off a stretch where his presence didn’t really drop off. If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and What a Time to Be Alive were still recent enough that he hadn’t left rotation. So, going into 2016, there was overlap.

Views & The Moment It Took Over

Everything came together with the arrival of Views, and the album didn’t ease in. The streaming numbers were already pushing past what albums had been doing up to that point. That first week wasn’t just big, it reset expectations for what a release could look like in the streaming era.

Still, the bigger move came after that. Twenty songs from the album landed on the Hot 100 at the same time. It meant the album wasn’t being carried by one or two singles. The whole project showed up at once, across the charts, playlists, radio, and social media.

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Thirteen weeks at No. 1 means nothing else fully replaced it for months. Other albums came and went, but Views kept its position, which says more about the moment than the first-week numbers do. The sound helped it travel.

Moreover, Drake wasn’t working in one lane here. You had Noah “40” Shebib holding the core of the album together, that slow, atmospheric style that had already defined his sound. Around that, there were others. There was Nineteen85 on records like “One Dance,” Murda Beatz adding a different energy, Kanye sprinkling his writing talents on “U with Me?,” and Southside bringing in a harder edge. It didn’t feel scattered, but it didn’t stay in one place either. The features added to that reach.

Rihanna shows up again on “Too Good,” keeping that connection from “Work” going into the album. Artists like Future and PARTYNEXTDOOR pulled the album into different corners of the sound at the time without tearing it apart. Further, the rollout mattered, too.

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Views lived on Apple Music early, which kept it slightly gated at a time when access was starting to define how music moved. That exclusivity didn’t limit the reach, but concentrated it. People went to find it, and once they did, the album spread through everything else.

The Songs That Made 2016 Feel Like Drake

It wasn’t one record carrying this year. “One Dance” arrived with Views on April 29, and within weeks, it took over. Ten weeks at No. 1, but more than that, it stayed in rotation in a way that didn’t drop off. Still, the year doesn’t make sense if you leave it there.

“Pop Style” dropped April 5, a few weeks before the album, and set a different tone. Then “Controlla” followed as a single on June 7, and that’s where the sound of Views really settled in. With Dancehall influence and a slower pace, it was something that stayed in rotation even without needing to peak at the top of the charts.

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“Too Good” with Rihanna came later, released as a single in July. It didn’t hit as hard as “Work,” but it didn’t need to. It extended that same connection, keeping both of them tied to the same sound that was already shaping the year. Even outside of Views, “Hotline Bling,” which dropped July 31, 2015, was still active in 2016. It carried into the year through awards and radio. It didn’t feel like a leftover but a current hit. That’s what made the year feel the way it did.

You weren’t hearing the same Drake record over and over. You were hearing different versions of him, released at different points across the year, all overlapping and staying in rotation at the same time.

Awards, Records, & Being Everywhere At Once

Moreover, that fall, Drake pulled 13 American Music Award nominations, which broke Michael Jackson’s previous record of 11. It was the kind of stat that made the year look even bigger in hindsight because it confirmed how the music already felt. He was taking up an unusual amount of space across formats.

The Grammys carried that same idea into the next awards cycle. Drake picked up eight nominations for the 2017 ceremony tied to his 2016 work, including nods connected to Views, and walked away with Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Performance for “Hotline Bling.” That matters because “Hotline Bling” started in 2015, but its reach was still extending into 2016, active enough to pay off at the highest level. Then there’s the year-end sweep.

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Billboard’s own year-end framing around Drake’s 2016 makes it clear that he wasn’t dominating one lane. He finished the year all over the rankings, not just as an album artist or a singles artist, but as a constant presence across radio, streaming, rap, and R&B. IFPI naming him the Global Recording Artist of 2016 only widened the picture.

Plenty of artists have had No. 1 records and huge albums. Yet, 2016 felt different because Drake had the hits, the album, the features, the streaming records, and then the awards bodies and global industry rankings came in behind it. His dominance has never been abstract. It kept getting confirmed, and ten years later, people are expecting the same with his Iceman rollout.

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The shoe features a bold pink gradient upper, contrasted by black detailing through the lining and laces, with a dual-layer Swoosh setup combining dark navy and white on the side. Furthermore, Bronny’s personal logo takes up most of the heel real estate. The toe features “bronny” embroidery in a gothic-style font.

Additionally, the shoe carries personal significance beyond just the colorway. The Nike LeBron Witness 9 PE symbolizes Bronny James as a survivor who has overcome several obstacles to reach his NBA dream. After suffering cardiac arrest during an early-morning USC practice in July 2023, Bronny made a remarkable recovery and was eventually selected 55th overall by the Lakers in the 2024 NBA Draft.

Meanwhile, Nike has continued to build out Bronny’s presence on court. A second Witness 9 PE colorway has since been unveiled. It features a tonal upper with layered textures and sharp red accents.

Nevertheless, seeing the first PE hit outlets less than two months after release raises questions about consumer demand. For a shoe with such a meaningful story behind it, the outlet appearance arrived faster than most expected.

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Bronny James Witness 9 PE

The Bronny James Nike LeBron Witness 9 PE is a performance-first basketball shoe dressed in a head-turning pink colorway. The pink gradient upper fades from vivid hot pink at the toe to a softer pastel shade toward the heel, with a sculpted midsole in a translucent pink finish and React cushioning underfoot.

Bronny’s signature logo features a sharp, lowercase “b” integrated with his jersey number 9, using a jagged, contemporary font that differentiates his brand from his dad LeBron’s legacy.

The toe embroidery and double-stacked Swoosh complete the design. It’s a bold, personal shoe that tells a real story.

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The Nike Ja 4 is set to release in Fall 2026, with a low-top version launching first and a high-top debuting during the holiday season. Furthermore, this marks the first time Morant’s signature line will include a high-top option, retailing at $180, while the low-top ranges from $130 to $140.

Additionally, the Ja 4 keeps the armored upper theme from previous models but switches up the silhouette drastically in look and feel. The “JA” side panel logo returns, formed by combining a large reverse Swoosh at the heel and a triangle-shaped forefoot stability panel that forms an “A.”

Early information indicates the shoe will feature Cushlon 3.0 foam combined with a ZoomX drop-in insole. Moreover, confirmed colorways already include JAWS and Slam Magazine collaborations, along with Halloween and Christmas holiday editions.

Morant also used the moment to respond to critics online. On his Instagram story, he wrote: “Can’t be what they say if da Swoosh still here.” The statement was brief and to the point. The Ja 4 did the rest of the talking.

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Nike Ja 4

The Nike Ja 4 is a significant visual departure from its previous models. The upper features an all-over 3D diamond texture for protection, moving away from the repeating monogram pattern seen on the Nike Ja 3.

The green colorway in the first in-hand images features a gradient from mint to darker grey, with a chrome-finish reverse Swoosh and a reflective triangular “A” panel at the front of the shoe. Black lacing, a black collar, and a low-profile midsole complete the overall look.

The overall silhouette feels closer to a soccer boot or performance cleat than a traditional basketball shoe. It’s a bold evolution that sets Ja’s line apart from anything else in Nike Basketball right now.

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He’s earned the respect of so many people and a result; book publisher Simon & Schuster is commemorating this major milestone. Per Shore Fire Media, S&S will be releasing a special centennial edition of Miles Davis’ autobiography, Miles: The Autobiography.

The book was originally published in 1989 and for this new issue, there will be some exclusive features of those looking to add it to their collections.

One, or two things we should say that will make this printing are two new forewords. One was written by renowned essayist Hanif Abdurraqib and the other by hip-hop luminary, Nas.

The latter’s dad, Olu Dara, was a jazz cornetist during Miles Davis’ run, so he’s learned a lot about the Kind of Blue innovator.

However, it goes beyond that as Nas recognizes how much influence Davis’ genre has on his.

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When Is Miles Davis’ Autobiography Available?

As a result, he was a natural fit, especially since he’s one of the greatest to ever do it in rap. Even though the book isn’t out just yet, Rolling Stone was able to get a hold on Nas’ foreword.

He writes in part, for example, “Miles and hip-hop share the same blood, sweat, and tears. The same struggles and triumphs. Hip-hop is heavily influenced by jazz music. It’s our roots. So many of our biggest songs have jazz samples in them.”

“Hip-hop and Miles are both innovative and extremely bold. Learning about his personal life was a whole different experience. His journey reflected the times and different eras he lived through. He faced discrimination head-on. He got bloody and received scars, but he kicked his elegant shoes through racism like it was trash on the streets.”

This edition of Miles: The Autobiography, will release on May 21, 2026.

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