That connection was also reflected in their BET Awards performance. Foxx invited his daughter, Anelise Bishop, to join him onstage as he accompanied Kehlani on “Folded,” explaining that the song had become a favorite in their household. The moment blended multiple generations of musicians on one stage, setting the tone for the heartfelt exchange the pair later shared behind the scenes.

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Foxx Lavishes Kehlani With Compliments

In a video shared after their performance, Foxx explained why he continues to support Kehlani. “She’s very, very talented,” Foxx said in the clip. “She dodged the wolves, became what she is right now. An incredible artist that we all marvel at. We want to take time to say that we love you, we love your talent, we’re glad that you are here. We’re glad that you survived the wolves, and because of that, that’s what’s gonna make it even better.”

In the video’s caption, Kehlani reflected on meeting Foxx when she was young.

“Fun fact, i was like 13 or 14 and my band drove to LA to perform,” she said. “We got invited to Jamie’s house and we were fully convinced we were getting signed. whole time, he just thought we were epic and wanted to guide us in any way possible. fast forward 18 YEARS later and we just killed BET & are laughing about it at dinner. thank you Jamie for this day, for that day when i was a kid.. and for whatever we have to do next. i appreciate you and all the life you speak into me. you got family in me 4L!! @iamjamiefoxx to us!

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“YOU COULD’VE ENDED ME MANY TIMES. WELP? TIMES UP HERBERT ANTHONY,” the rapper wrote. To note, his name is Herbert Anthony Stevens IV. Many believe these messages are Ab speaking to himself. “YOU BLEW IT BROTHER. WHAT YOU THOUGHT U WALK ON WATER OR SUMTHIN? BLASPHEMY. AREN’T U A FATHER???” Then, “AFTER ALL THAT LOVE N ENCOURAGEMENT? YOU COULDN’T EVEN HELP OUT HERB? JUST PICC N CHOOSE WHAT N WHEN U WANT TO DO THINGS? LIFE DON’T REVOLVE AROUND YOU BRO. YOU KNOW HOW THEY DESCRIBE US NIGGAZ! MY FAULT! I MEANT BLACK MEN! DIDN’T YOU SAY “DO BETTER”? CMON HERB!”

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Ab-Soul Frees His Thoughts

As fans flooded Ab-Soul’s comment sections seeking clarity, the emcee continued to share what was on his heart.

“LOOK AT YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA RANTIN LIKE A SICC PUPPY,” he wrote. “EMBARRASSIN YA FAMILY N SHYT. SMFH. MAN UP!!! WHO GONNA WORK WITH YOU NOW? HOW U GONE TAKE CARE OF YA FAMILY NOW??? DID U THINK THIS THROUGH??? SHE JUST WANTED DA BEST FOR YOU MAN!!! HEALTH IS WEALTH BROTHER!!! YOU ACTIN LIKE A VICTIM. STOP ALL THAT FUCCIN CRYIN. YOU DID IT TO YASELF!!! U GON BLAME HER??? REALLY??? NAH WE AINT DOIN THAT. YOU GON OWN UP TO YO SHYT!”

He seemed to conclude with, “IM NOT DELETIN MY POSTS. I MEANT WHAT I SAID. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE. IM HEADED TO DA LAB. WHILE YALL KEEP TWIDDLIN YA THUMBS LOOKIN FOR CLEVER HEARTFELT HAL-MARK CARD ANSWERS. WHAT DA HOMIE SAY??? HEAD IS DA ANSWER???
SUMTHIN LIKE THAT. TAP IN IF ITS LIKE THAT. CHURCH ON DA MOON… YEA I SAID ‘MOON’. ALL I DO IS GROW.”

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Industry Hitmakers Pay Their Respects

Held at Central Synagogue in Midtown Manhattan, the service brought together musicians whose careers became closely intertwined with Davis over the years. Dionne Warwick, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, and Kenny G were among those who honored the longtime executive through speeches and performances, while additional attendees included Gayle King, Adrien Brody, Ja Rule, Ted Sarandos, and Pat Houston.

Warwick delivered one of the ceremony’s most personal tributes, recalling a time when she was without a recording contract and seriously considering leaving music behind. According to PEOPLE, Davis encouraged her to keep going, telling her the industry was “not willing to give you up.”

Warwick would eventually sign with Arista Records, where the partnership helped produce one of the most successful chapters of her career. Fighting back emotion, Warwick closed her remarks by remembering the friendship they shared, saying Davis was always asking, “Where’s my Dionne?” before adding, “Well I’m here, Clive, today, for you.”

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Jennifer Hudson performed just prior to Alicia Keys paying her respects.

“You saw something in me that I was only just beginning to see in myself, and that’s a gift I’ll never fully be able to repay, only honor,” said Keys. “You didn’t just sign an artist, you recognized a soul… Thank you for seeing me, from the very beginning, before I even saw myself.”

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According to NBC News, the newly unsealed indictment alleges that Beasley agreed to alter aspects of his on-court performance during the 2023-24 season while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks. Federal authorities claim Davis, who retired from the NBA in 2022, helped organize the arrangement by extending Beasley loans after the guard reportedly accumulated significant gambling debt. In exchange, prosecutors allege Beasley accepted bribes used to reduce or satisfy those debts, while Davis and other alleged co-conspirators placed wagers tied to Beasley’s individual statistics.

“Bribery and insider betting schemes like this one involving former NBA players … who exploited inside NBA information for profit erode the integrity of American sports and victimize the sports-watching public,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said.

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A Sprawling Gambling Probe That Involved Several Others

Rather than accusing the defendants of influencing game outcomes, prosecutors focused on prop bets involving specific statistical categories. Court filings describe alleged agreements involving Beasley’s points and rebounds in several Bucks games, claiming bettors used advance knowledge of those performances to place wagers worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Authorities also allege one of the planned bets failed after Beasley exceeded the targeted rebounding total during a March 2024 matchup against the Brooklyn Nets.

The indictment charges Beasley, Davis, and four others with offenses including wire fraud conspiracy, bribery in sporting contests, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy. Davis was taken into custody following the indictment, while Beasley was not in custody as of Monday (June 29). Attorneys representing both former players had not publicly responded to the allegations at the time of publication.

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In response, fans expressed praise for his showmanship, skill, dexterity, and charisma alongside his fellow musicians. Their setlist began with “Outta My System” before tackling “Fresh Azimiz,” “Shortie Like Mine,” “Bounce With Me” from the movie Big Momma’s House, “Let Me Hold You,” and closing it out with “Like You.”

The artist formerly known as Lil Bow Wow’s musical peers included music director Marcus Devine on keys, DJ Jus on the boards and background vocals, Andrew Ashford on keys, Nathaniel Lewis on guitar, Dre Bell on drums, Johnyce “Johdi” Jackson on background vocals, and Jahz Watts on background vocals.

The 106 & Park host seemed to have an amazing time, and fans agreed. Hopefully this re-energizes him to drop more material these days or celebrate his work in other ways.

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Bow Wow’s Tiny Desk

Although many fans loved the performance, not everyone was a fan. However, the most persistent criticism online seems to be about the tracks he didn’t play, which is probably the best-case scenario. After all, you always need to leave them wanting more.

The Tiny Desk Concert also made it clear how much Bow Wow dominated his era, as coming up in the 1990s and 2000s as a very young star opened him up to so many audiences who were finding themselves too. His 106 & Park run embodies that quite well. The platform had Bow constantly on their countdowns before joining as eventual host, and the fandom he garnered was emblematic of the era.

Fans React

These days, Bow Wow is enjoying other performances and the latter years of his career, which still goes strong. So much history preceded this NPR Music appearance, which younger music listeners likely don’t remember. So if you can relate, this is your chance to go back and discover it.

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The Nike collaborator will now play in the 2026-2027 season alongside Deni Avdija, Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday, and the rest of the Portland team… With an asterisk. Of course, the wealth of guards at the team’s disposal has some fans thinking there’s a big move on the way for Dame, Jrue, or Scoot Henderson.

But we will have to see how the rest of the off-season goes to determine how both teams will shape up for the season. Morant is still recovering from an injury, specifically a UCL sprain in his left elbow, that left him unable to play for much of the 2025-2026 season.

As fans continue to react to this trade, many are questioning Portland’s future moves, lamenting the loss of the star in Memphis, but also expressing excitement about the Blazers’ back court. Following the trades of Giannis Antetokounmpo, LaMelo Ball, and others, this is the NBA trade season’s latest debate-sparking bomb.

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Ja Morant On The Blazers

Sadly for Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, they have not found much success over the past few years, so this news lands with a bit of a damp effect. Still, recent trades such as sending away Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz and acquiring Isaiah “Beef Stew” Stewart from the Detroit Pistons indicate the organization is ready to move into a new era.

As for the Portland Trail Blazers, this move follows their recent playoff run, losing 1-4 to the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. It was their first playoff appearance since the 2020-2021 season, where they lost in six to the Denver Nuggets in the first round.

Ja Morant joined the Memphis Grizzlies as the second overall draft pick in 2019. While his career has run into extracurricular controversy and he has dealt with injury issues before, it’s a sad day for Memphis fans who hoped he would lead them to paradise one day. Or the mark of a new dawn. It’s too early to call for the 26-year-old.

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The masquerade party featured a lot of friends with wild outfits and things like animal masks, but it’s Censori’s feathered headpiece and corset-led ensemble that went viral on social media. The headpiece covered most of her face, save for her piercing eyes in some photos online. Elsewhere, Bianca donned wedge heels and a matching detachable skirt with various layers.

As for Ye, he went a little less flamboyantly, sticking to his usual style. A medieval-looking jacket complimented his face mask, and he continued the all-black look with leather pants and boots.

Fans are marveling at how the couple, Censori specifically, continue to draw attention with their fashion and aesthetics, with others leaning into sexualizing conversations. In any case, it’s clear they mastered the art of provocative fashion despite some lewd divergences here and there.

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Bianca Censori At Ye’s Birthday Party

Bianca Censori’s previous outfits have been more revealing, such as her infamous and basically nude look at the 2025 Grammys. This led to a lot of debate around whether or not Ye controlled her fashion choices or arranged this as some sort of humiliation ritual.

Ironically, those conversations take agency away from Censori herself, which is what they accuse Kanye West of doing. They are just happy to lean into the conversation and express themselves in this way, whether fans like it or not.

The masquerade ‘fit was not exclusive to the Château de Versailles, though. The couple and their friends reportedly took the party to a luxury hotel later in their night.

Fans React

As folks react to this newest look, we will see what fashion statement lights the timeline up next. Ye has more concerts around the world this year, where his wife could definitely make an impression. Or they could share more of their photoshoots online, which is their way of showing love in the public eye.

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Imani Archer, Morocco Archer, and Michael “Swayvo Twain” Archer Jr. took the stage to kick things off, as caught by R&B RADAR on Twitter. “To the world, he was D’Angelo. To us, he was just Dad,” Imani expressed.

“Our biggest hypeman and protector,” Morocco shared. “One of the things that brought our father the most joy was performing with his band, The Vanguard.”

“So it’s only right that they’re here with us, along with some other special guests to honor the man that meant the world to us,” Swayvo remarked. “To Pops, this one’s for you. Let’s do it.”

After a clip of the legendary singer performing “Untitled (How Does It Feel),” The Vanguard introduced Ari for a rendition of “Really Love,” followed by RAYE taking on “Spanish Joint.” George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic and Isaiah Sharkey took on “Chicken Grease,” followed by Durand Bernarr with “S**t, Damn, Motherf***er.” Finally, all the performers came together and BJ The Chicago Kid led a cover of “Devil’s Pie.”

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BET’s D’Angelo Tribute

Elsewhere, we have learned of other recent developments that seek to honor D’Angelo’s legacy. For example, Questlove revealed a few months ago that he would be reuniting The Soulquarians and continuing that legacy. The collective of collaborators continues to influence so much music today, so this could have very special results.

There are also rumblings of posthumous D’Angelo music that have some fans feeling nervous. Handling situations like those is always difficult, and fans hope any releases would be properly respectful and worthwhile additions to a historic career.

The music world will keep paying their respects to the soul and funk icon for an eternity, so fans can expect many more performances and tributes like these. While they don’t fill the void D’Angelo left behind, they do remind fans of his eternal resonance and heartening craft.

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According to court documents reportedly obtained by Complex, the rapper’s legal team asked the court to temporarily pause their appeal. They reportedly took issue with a search warrant for an iPhone that police found in a car allegedly tied to Saldivar’s murder. He had filed a motion to suppress those findings during his trial, arguing there was no probable cause. But the court denied that motion.

Now, Tay’s legal team wants an appeals court to order the previous trial court to provide a more detailed explanation about their decision and “findings of fact and conclusions of law.” Then, they will decide on how to use this information in their appeal.

“The need for detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law is essential to this case,” the present motion reportedly read. “Although the trial court made some off hand comments about the existence of probable cause, Counsel respectfully submits these remarks are insufficient for full and fair appellate review of [Tay-K’s] suppression claims. Without concise, written findings of fact and conclusions of law, it is impossible to adequately brief the suppression issues raised by this appeal.”

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When Did Tay-K Go To Jail?

Per the Texas-based MC’s legal team, this motion should not delay the deliverance of a brief laying their case out in a broad sense. That’s due on July 1, and the lawyers just want their client to have more time with the specifics of the appeal rather than that brief.

But they also proposed an alternative if the court doesn’t order this revision, which is a two-week delay to adequately complete their brief. Their appeal for Tay-K’s murder conviction in San Antonio emerged a month after he received an 80-year prison sentence for it. They claim one of the witnesses (and Tay’s alleged murder accomplice) was not trustworthy during the trial.

Tay-K’s serving another prison sentence of 55 years (running concurrently to the San Antonio sentence) for a 2016 home invasion that led to the death of Ethan Walker. Tay was arrested on June 30, 2017, the same day his music video for the breakout hit “The Race” dropped. His appeal attempts failed, and he is reportedly not eligible for parole until 2049.

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The high-budget skit features depictions of the comedian as the Jackson patriarch, threatening to whip his kids with a belt, arguing with his wife, preventing his kids from seeing other children, and subjecting them to grueling practice sessions. It ends up commenting on the perception of Joe today, as fans continue to argue about what he did to his family and whether or not the exploration of this dynamic is misrepresentative, sensationalized, or misleading.

Some folks just found it hilarious overall, whereas others were more critical of the depiction and found it insensitive. Some online users even theorized the King of Pop’s estate won’t be happy about this, although no official reaction has surfaced at press time.

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Druski’s Joe Trailer

Elsewhere, some folks still believe this is a real parody movie coming out, as the trailer looks quite legit. In any case, it hasn’t stopped the wave of debates online from floating in, whether it’s about the subject matter or the specific execution.

Beyond this Joe spoof, though, Druski is dealing with other forms of backlash. Back to his BET Awards hosting, he had asked award winners to limit their speeches to 30 seconds or have a saxophone player slowly but surely drown them out. When this happened to SZA and Doechii while accepting the BET Her award for their song “girl, get up,” TDE’s Punch blasted the comedian on Twitter for the “weird” sax gag.

Most folks pointed out the prior warning and clowned the Top Dawg executive for complaining. He deleted the tweet, so maybe that’s the end of that.

Fans React

When it comes to this Joe trailer, though, the debate will be much larger. Many folks already didn’t like Michael, so this is just adding to that fire. Or, on the other side of these discussions, folks just found it funny.

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