“During the Drake vs Kendrick beef, numbers went crazy, biggest money period of my career, I’m sure it was the same for other media outlets too,” he explained, as seen in a clip shared by CY Chels on X. “So media stayed stuck there that’s why they keep milking it long after it ended.”

“Hip-hop runs on storytelling, not just sound,” he continued. “And when media keeps recycling one beef, it stops building new narratives, new stars, and new moments.” This isn’t the first time Ak has pointed out the long-term effects of Drake and Kendrick’s beef. This isn’t all he’s had to say about the Toronto MC in recent months, either.

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When Is Drake Dropping ICEMAN?

During an interview with VladTV posted back in October, he also claimed that Drake should avoid bringing Kendrick Lamar up on his next album, ICEMAN. Moreover, he said Drake should avoid feuding with any other rappers moving forward.

In his opinion, taking swipes at the Compton rapper directly will likely do little for his career at this point, making it both a waste of energy and a risk.

“When I mean leave him alone, we’ve got to leave the moment. There’s no more direct engaging. There ain’t no more with diss songs. It’s over,” he explained. “He’s still gotta sneak diss him. It’s gotta be the Jay-Z approach.”

“After this battle, it should be Drake’s last,” he continued. “Like, why engage with rappers? In any of these situations, you have nothing to gain. Would you go on a business deal you got nothing to gain?”

“When you look at Drake’s career as a whole, why would he engage? It’s over,” Ak concluded. “He’s already solidified.” Drake’s new album still doesn’t have an official release date, though it’s expected to drop sometime in 2026.

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“If I could save one girl from going through what I went through last year, please, because I almost killed myself,” she said. “It destroyed my life, my career. Everything.” From there, an unknown man chimed in to double down on the woman’s claims.

“She’s telling the truth,” he alleged. “East took $30K from this girl. Bro, I’m tired of this.”

Of course, all of this has earned big reactions from social media users. Many, for example, are claiming that 50 Cent is going to have a field day with these latest allegations.

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Dave East 50 Cent Diss

For those who haven’t been keeping up with the mogul’s countless feuds, he seemingly issued a warning to East, Fabolous, Maino, and Jim Jones online this week. “Let’s toast to success, health, and prosperity,” he wrote. “I’m planning my new year. When I’m done, I’ll come out to play. You know everyone who plays with me wishes they didn’t in the end.”

His post came after the Let’s Rap About It podcast hosts dropped a fiery freestyle, which seemed to contain at least a few jabs at Fif.

Before that, 50 Cent alleged that they’re in serious debt in various social media posts. “These guys are squatters, they owe 250,000 k for the space they are filming their podcast,” he alleged in one of them. “These bums are trying to win best dressed award and can’t pay their bills.”

He even went on to post audio of the owner of their podcast studio accusing them of owing thousands.

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That’s why a recent bucket list attributed to the artist was seen as no big deal. On Sunday, the list started making the rounds. While most of the items were simply about traveling the world, there were some that had to do with pole dancing and swimming with sharks.

At the time, it was made clear that this was only an alleged list. While the list was physically real, its ties to Kanye were still up in the air. Thankfully, Ye made a return to X on Monday, where he set the record straight, and put any sort of confusion to rest.

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Is Kanye West’s Bucket List Real?

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As you can see from the screenshot above, Ye is not the owner of this bucket list. He claims that this is fake and isn’t his handwriting. So there you have it. You won’t be seeing Kanye West pole dance, anytime soon.

However, you may just see him drop an album in the not-so-distant future. He has been apologizing to those he offended, and it seems like he is eager to return to public life. Whether or not he is accepted by the public is still something that remains to be seen.

After all, he kind of cooked his reputation with the Nazi worship back in 2022. Furthermore, his public comments over the past year or so haven’t exactly been “productive.”

With all of that being said, there are Ye fans still out there, and they have this hopefulness about his future that verges on naivety at times. If Ye can return and deliver a classic album, then perhaps all will be forgiven. Unfortunately, that doesn’t say much about society, but alas.

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Zeus Chief Executive Lemuel Plummer originally shared the trailer on social media on Monday. The show will follow the lives of Justin and Christian as their father remains behind bars. Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, earlier this year.

After facing backlash for showing the Combs family’s side of Diddy’s recent legal drama, Plummer put out a statement clarifying that the company is not endorsing the Bad Boy mogul.

“To be clear, this documentary is about giving Justin and Christian the opportunity to share their personal story. We’re not here to endorse Diddy or anyone else. As a network, we believe in giving individuals a platform to tell their own experiences, just like any network that enters the documentary space. We’re simply allowing these stories to be told, and that’s the essence of what we’re doing here. Thanks for understanding and for letting us bring these narratives to light,” Plummer said.

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50 Cent’s “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”

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Sean Combs: The Reckoning premiered on Netflix, earlier this month. The series examines numerous allegations about the disgraced music mogul and features appearances from various celebrities. Diddy’s team labeled it a “hit piece” in a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter before its release.

They also complained about 50 Cent’s role in the project. “50 Cent is a longtime public adversary who has mocked Mr. Combs for decades, posted fabricated accusations, and publicly celebrated his legal challenges,” the statement read.

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According to him, this means a whopping 20 blunts, each packed with an impressive 7 grams of weed. Obviously, his math was pretty far off, sparking reactions from several social media users and peers. This includes G Herbo, who chimed in with a laughing emoji and elicited a bold response from the Memphis MC.

In a clip shared by DJ Akademiks on Instagram, he makes it clear that he didn’t appreciate the comment and takes a swipe at one of the artist’s exes.

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Finesse2tymes & G Herbo Beef

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“G Herbo, I seen you laughing under the post, grown baby-looking a** n***a,” he said. “That sh*t wasn’t funny, n***a. […] I guess you’re mad because [FNG Shugga] look better than Ari [Fletcher].” At the time of writing, neither G Herbo nor the mother of his first child has addressed Finesse2tymes’ latest diss.

They’re not the only ones he’s had issues with lately, either. Last month, he also got into it with Offset after weighing in on Cardi B’s new relationship. This didn’t sit right with the former Migos member, who promptly told him to keep his name out of his mouth.

“Don’t get mad at me,” Finesse fired back. “Get mad at the football player.” Offset proceeded to share a series of fiery posts on his Instagram Story, indicating that he wasn’t about to let the disrespect slide.

“What I look like beefing with a BBL,” he wrote. “Ain’t finessed sh*t but a bbl sweet as n***a get in the gym lol.” Finesse2tymes later went off on Offset during a FaceTime call, shouting and insisting that he didn’t do anything to warrant the reaction he got.

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“I miss that n***a,” Black began. “If X was alive, I’d be way more happier. My n***a was a rockstar. He would’ve made sure I’d met Zendaya already. I would’ve already met Zendaya if X was still alive.”

When No Jumper shared the clip on Instagram, fans had mixed reactions in the comments section. Some took Black seriously, such as one user who wrote: “Translation: x really had the world in his hands and was a genuine dude. One of the realest ones Kodak came across and would’ve really pushed him to go over the top and reach a much bigger demographic.” Others joked about Black’s focus on Zendaya. “‘I miss gang bro do you know how many baddies I would’ve met fr,'” one commented.

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Kodak Black Celebrity Crushes

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Kodak Black has been showing love to Zendaya for years at this point. In 2024, he referenced her on his song, “Versatile.” He raps: “Tell Zendaya I’d like to meet her. Had crush on her since she was on Shake It Up. Seen her on Disney I think she pretty and she fit me and like her name ‘cuse I’m Z’d up.” Before that, he dedicated a poem to her on Valentine’s Day in 2020.

Zendaya isn’t the only celebrity Kodak Black has expressed his affection for in recent days. During another video on social media, Black made lewd comments about Cardi B. “Every time Cardi B see me, she be like, ‘My brother!'” he remarked. “I can’t even f**k Cardi B, I don’t even think she would give me that c**chie. She won’t even give me that p***y. ‘That’s my brother!'”

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Release Date: December 25, 2025

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from Feed The Streets

This that gangster shit that Malcom X was preaching ’bout
That Tupac was teaching ’bout, that Suge and Puff was beefing ’bout
They wanna build you up and break you like they did Iron Mike
Need that shit that J was smoking when he got his mind right

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2026 is just a couple of days from now, and still, the album has yet to be released. While Drake was seemingly gearing up for a 2025 release, it has become crystal clear that he wants to take his time. It’s an admirable decision to make, especially when you consider the importance of this album.

ICEMAN will be Drake’s first solo album since For All The Dogs. It will also be his first solo album since his beef with Kendrick Lamar. It’s easy to see why Drizzy would want to make a good impression with this project and put in the maximum amount of effort.

Luckily, for fans, it would appear as though Drake is reaching the final steps of the recording process. We know this thanks to DJ Akademiks, who made some interesting revelations about the album on stream recently.

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Drake Plays ICEMAN For His Friends

“I’ve heard drakes been playing the album for some folks. The album is nearing its final stages,” DJ Akademiks explained.

Perhaps the most interesting tidbit from this clip is Akademiks admitting that this is an important album for Drake. At this point, the artist needs this to be a success, and he needs it to have bona fide hits.

When Is ICEMAN Dropping?

For now, there is no release date for ICEMAN. When you consider the name of the album, you would suspect that this would be made specifically for the Winter months. After all, $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U came out in February. Perhaps that could be the golden month for Drake.

At this stage, fans are just going to have to be patient for an announcement. This album could either be a surprise release or a long rollout that attempts to rival Marty Supreme. Whatever the case may be, fans are going to be tapped in.

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Since that time, the Drake and Kendrick beef has rocked hip-hop to its core. As for Cole, there are some who feel as though he completely botched the situation. Some fans felt as though it was some sort of performance art to promote the underlying themes of an album called The Fall Off.

What we do know is that Cole has not dropped the album. It’s been years since he first mentioned the words The Fall Off, and now, fans have been left waiting. According to Mal from the Rory & Mal Podcast, there is a very good reason why Cole has yet to drop the project.

Essentially, Cole had features from both Kendrick and Drake on the album. However, following the beef, no one is really rocking with each other, and it has forced Cole to re-record everything.

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“Yes, Kendrick was on the album, and Drake was on the album,” Mal said. “Well, was, which is why we didn’t get the album, cause now he gotta do his whole album over.”

When Is J. Cole Dropping The Fall Off

As for when J. Cole will finally drop The Fall Off? At this point, we simply do not know. Cole has gone ghost on social media and doesn’t seem eager to return anytime soon. It feels as though the artist is letting some of his contemporaries get their releases out of the way.

A$AP Rocky is dropping Don’t Be Dumb on January 16th, while Drake is going to be releasing ICEMAN in the New Year. Once those projects are out of the way, perhaps it will give Cole some runway to come through and drop The Fall Off.

Whatever the case may be, fans are still hungry for new Cole music, and there is a hope that he will drop something sooner rather than later.

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However, many fans of rap have argued that the musical output and state of the culture have been affected in a negative way. Jim Jones, who’s witnessed his fair share of culture shifts since stepping into the game in the late 1990s, has that view since the battle concluded, too.

In an honest debate with Conway the Machine on his latest episode of Artist 2 Artist, the Diplomat alum argued that Drake and Lamar’s respective absences are why there’s this perceived “dry spell” right now. He states that their music is what has carried the genre for a decade and without them, it feels empty.

This and Jones’ following comments have fans angry and a bit confused. Capo also believes that while Kendrick is an outstanding talent, he doesn’t provide “the vibe” that Drake can.

He argues that we need more music like that as Jones says more rappers are “outside” than battling each other.

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Jim Jones 50 Cent Beef

Folks in the comments section of joebuddenclips‘ repost strongly disagree with his take. “Omg this narrative annoys me. Drake dropped way more music in 2025 than Kendrick did… if it’s not hitting it’s cuz U don’t like it!!! Ask him why he’s dropping MID???”

Another X user responds, “Yall claim this and that when it comes to Drake. If hes such a vibe, how come you guys don’t stream his current music like you stream his older music? You cant say hes a vibe if you dnt fk w his current music.”

What’s sort of ironic about all of this though is that Jones is kind of caught up in his own rap beef right now. Him and his Let’s Rap About It podcast co-hosts, Maino, Fabolous, and Dave East, dropped a combined freestyle called “Squatter’s Rights” made for 50 Cent.

However, it’s Fab’s bars that have been the talk of the town as him and Fif had exchanged words directly at one another.

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