This colorway draws from Georgetown’s grey and navy identity, not an official school license. Jordan Brand has worked with Georgetown for years, dating back to Patrick Ewing’s playing days.

This version is built for retail, so more people can grab a pair. The upper uses nubuck instead of the usual suede seen on other Air Jordan 4s. Mesh side panels let a darker navy tone show through underneath. White breaks up the upper and carries down through the midsole.

A navy rubber outsole closes out the design at the bottom. Nike Air branding appears on the heel, a detail fans always appreciate. A Jumpman logo sits on the tongue, keeping things simple overall. Nothing about this release leans on flashy details or bold branding.

Instead, it sticks to a clean, wearable palette that fits into everyday rotation. Georgetown-inspired sneakers have shown up across other Jordan silhouettes before. This marks one of the first times the AJ4 gets this specific treatment.

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Air Jordan 4 “Georgetown”

The Georgetown color story connects back to Michael Jordan’s own basketball history. He hit the game-winning shot against Georgetown in the 1982 NCAA Championship. Patrick Ewing later played for the Hoyas under coach John Thompson.

That relationship helped tie Georgetown’s colors to Jordan Brand’s identity early on. Over the years, the brand has revisited this palette across several different sneaker lines. Grey and navy combinations have appeared on the Air Jordan 1, 3, and 6 already.

This upcoming pair brings that same tribute treatment to the Air Jordan 4. Nothing about the design ties directly to official Georgetown University branding. Instead, the shoe leans entirely on color blocking to tell its story.

Since these are still early mockups, small details could shift before release. The overall direction, though, looks locked in at this point.

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In a clip caught by Micah Jung Un on Twitter, you can see Budden ask the commentator about the Joy date. This was during a phone call in which Joe Budden questioned DJ Akademiks over his beef with fellow hip-hop media figure Charlamagne Tha God. But they eventually moved onto this other subject.

Joe asked if Akademiks “wrapped up there” and if he “did what he had to do,” whereas Flip asked if he “hit it raw.” Ak asked the following question to the group: “Do y’all think I paid for it, or I got it on the humble?” “I think the first one is for free, you have to pay after that,” Emanny answered, which led to an uproar.

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Why Did Daphne Joy Go On A Date With DJ Akademiks?

They went on to joke about “reinforcements” regarding the honey pack and teased each other about the situation. It was quite the lewd and comical conversation, but it didn’t really reveal much about the date. After all, that’s just for Ak and Daphne to know.

For those unaware, DJ Akademiks and Daphne Joy’s date came after an explicit video of her with Diddy and an adult film actor leaked. Akademiks interviewed her shortly after the scandal blew up, which she was very grateful for. Joy said she had a great time with him, and that he made her laugh at a dark time.

Following a Cam Newton interview in which he asked Daphne about Ak, they set a date up and shared it online. We’ll see if a full-on romance is brewing.

Elsewhere, Joe Budden and DJ Akademiks debate about hip-hop for the most part, not romantic entanglements. We’ll see what their next fork in the road is concerning hip-hop culture and what’s going on in the space today.

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For those unaware, secrecy rules around grand jury investigations only exist to protect active ones. Now that this case is heading towards a trial, prosecutors want the defense team and themselves to have all the grand jury testimony information from that investigation before trial begins next month. The request reportedly emerged this past Thursday (July 2) in Los Angeles.

The judge in this case is expected to approve, and the Chicago rapper’s lawyers reportedly did not object to the motion. Federal rules allow courts to release grand jury material in relation to upcoming trials, and both sides would benefit from its release in their preparations before witness testimony on the stand.

In addition, this motion does not indicate how the judge will rule on severance motions in Lil Durk’s case. These relate to not just his legal team’s efforts to separate new charges, but also reported efforts from his codefendants.

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When Is Lil Durk’s Trial?

The grand jury filing covers prosecutors’ planned witness list for the trial. We will see how the court rules on these matters and sets the pieces for trial, which will begin on August 20, 2026 if everything goes according to the current schedule.

Elsewhere, Lil Durk’s attorneys blasted the charges against him. “This indictment is lipstick on a pig,” his lawyers reportedly wrote about the new superseding indictment against their client. “Just two months before trial – a trial that Durk Banks has demanded [at] every turn – they pull this pathetic pivot, recycling old accusations into a scrambling prosecutor’s backup plan: allege racketeering and as many unrelated false claims as possible. This is not a sign of strength. It’s an acknowledgment of weakness. The fact remains: Durk Banks is innocent. No matter how many indictments they want to throw at him.”

Now, both sides of the court will have time to review grand jury testimony and prepare their cases accordingly.

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“Bad yellow b***h look like Bardi in this motherf***er,” the Bronx star rapped among the crowd, adding “Bad brown b***h, look like Henny in this motherf****er” later on in the song’s performance. Livebitez caught the clips on Instagram.

Of course, the main fan interpretation for this recent possible flare-up is Latto’s recent diss towards Cardi B on her new album Big Mama. But that’s if this interpretation is even accurate. After all, maybe Cardi just forgot the lyrics and had to improvise or has some other reasoning for the change that isn’t a diss. But you can see how that would sound odd to fans on both sides. It’s not exactly easy or clean to forget about another artist on a song, especially on a track they remixed.

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Latto & Cardi B Beef

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Still, the main reason why this raised many eyebrows for fans is because of Cardi B and Latto’s beef cooling off. Maybe this will re-energize conflict, but it seemed like both femcees moved on and were ready to be in a better place.

For those unaware, this all started because a leaked call of Cardi calling Latto “p***y” for allegedly ducking Ice Spice. Cardi apologized to her immediately when the audio leaked, and yet again when Latto dissed her on Big Mama.

“I was at an early stage of my pregnancy and I rushed to the studio to do this verse for her first week sales,” Latto recently remarked concerning Cardi B. “Literally like two days later, I’m seeing all over the internet I’m being called p***y. I’m pregnant, emotions tied. And it was someone I deada** looked at as a friend… We was on a texting basis. I’m open to a conversation. When? I don’t know. It wasn’t a diss, it was where I was in life.”

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He took to his Instagram Story after this song dropped with various messages at Rodriguez, including ‘Set’s proclamation that Rylo is now banned from Atlanta. “@rylorodriguez too broke to name drop me p***y,” the Georgia MC reportedly wrote. “Here go some clout p***y you n***as can’t come to ATL nomo. @rylorodriguez Alabama a** n***a u a country n***a u went against yo own ppl to d**k ride p***y I ain’t deleting s**t u want publicity p***y.”

“Check ya deal p***y Shrimp,” he added. “No for real why yall gotta mention set for clout… n***a you never even touched on what I made off my first album thumb lookin n***a.”

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Offset also shared a voice message from Rylo following these Stories in which he said the bar wasn’t even a diss. “even if I was to [sell] 10K that be cool it still be 2k more than your last tape. Lil boy day was yesterday,” Rodriguez reportedly clapped back at ‘Set on his own IG Story.

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Rylo Rodriguez & Offset Beef

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We will see if there are any more responses or updates on this whole situation. This is getting into dicey territory when it comes to Atlanta hip-hop loyalties, so we’ll see if there is a hatchet burial. After all, it seems like this didn’t begin as a diss, but it definitely turned into a beef by this point.

Elsewhere, Offset is dealing with other drama concerning Stefon Diggs and Cardi B, and he also has some other rap beefs to handle. In fact, the situation with Lil Tjay also involved a casino, so that could be another layer to these “Eliza” bars.

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What’s more is that the fútbol legend also shared the picture of them together on his Instagram. “@champagnepapi Nice to host us in your country bro,” he wrote. “We are the same height I swear [crying-laughing emoji] vamos!!! my brother @cristiano,” the 6ix God captioned his own IG Story post.

The OVO mogul also shared the jersey Ronaldo signed for his son Adonis. “To Adonis, Best Wishes,” the jersey read.

These are two of the GOATs of their respective fields, with millions of fans backing them as the top dogs. So for fans of both, this is a very special moment.

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Cristiano Ronaldo & Drake

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Elsewhere, the Toronto superstar also had another way in which he celebrated the Portugal team. Gonçalo Ramos’ wife asked him to sign his jersey at some point of the Croatia match, and he happily obliged. “Congrats! Vamos! 6’er, ICEMAN” the jersey read.

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Meanwhile, there is some more beef in Drake’s world, or at least, there might be. Fans took note of the new Ken Carson and Playboi Carti track “wedidit” off of Carson’s new album Xperiment. On it, Carti tells a “crodie” that he will still “blast” him, which might be a sly response to the “Whisper My Name” shots at his expense.

They both seemed like pretty simple disses, so we doubt this will devolve into anything further on wax. Maybe there will be some Internet drama, but what else is new?

In any case, Drake is just enjoying the World Cup in his country and hoping Canada makes it all the way. But along that way, he has a lot of stars and teams to commend for their greatness.

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Release Date: July 3, 2026

Genre: Alternative R&B

Album: #invite,sessions,only!! (due July 10)

Quotable Lyrics from Saturday

Sundays, I want your blessing,
Will you love me by the weekend?
My dirty little secret,
I hope one day you’ll see this

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As caught by Hollywood Unlocked on Instagram, she took to Twitter with a series of messages that seemingly referred to this speculation. “All mfs do is worry bout the next mf got going on in they life and try to say the most negative s**t. Worry bout yo mf self,” Da’Nae reportedly wrote.

“Like b***h this is MY MF LIFE!” she continued. “Live your life and worry bout yours and let me worry bout mines! MY LIFE DONT PAY YO BILLS!”

“And all you b***hes do is hate and make up lies. SALT KILL SNAILS NOT PLAYAS!”

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However, as caught by The Shade Room on IG, Marissa Da’Nae also allegedly liked a comment that read “PRINCESS POOH” under her recent maternity photos. So some fans see this as a confirmation that Shiesty is the father, whereas others think this isn’t proof enough.

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Marissa Da’Nae & NLE Choppa

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All in all, Da’Nae mostly hinted at this not being the case, but we will see if any other information comes out about all of this. Maybe some of these individuals could speak out and address the situation further, but it seems difficult, let alone likely these days.

For those unaware, Marissa Da’Nae’s coparenting dynamic with NLE Choppa has been less than perfect in the public eye. They have gone at each other multiple times for disagreements, accusations, and grievances over the years, which this situation (if true) could also impact.

Meanwhile, Pooh Shiesty’s Gucci Mane case grows more complicated every day. An alleged video of the robbery recently hit the Internet, which folks have scrutinized intensely.

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The original released in 1998 as Gary Payton’s signature shoe during his prime years with the Seattle SuperSonics. This 2026 version stays close to that original build throughout.

Black neoprene covers the upper, paired with a zippered shroud that conceals the laces underneath. That zip-up design earned the shoe its nickname, mirroring Payton’s suffocating on-court defense.

A white Swoosh sits on the toe, while red detailing appears on the heel tab and outsole. The color combination matches the original black, white, and university red palette exactly.

Underneath the shroud sits a “Monkey Paw” TPU support cage that wraps around the foot. That detail gave the shoe an unusually locked-in feel compared to most basketball shoes of the era.

Zoom Air cushioning handles impact throughout the forefoot and heel. Both features carry over from the original 1998 construction without changes.

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Nike Air Zoom Flight 98 “The Glove”

Gary Payton earned “The Glove” nickname for his ability to lock down opposing guards. His defensive intensity translated directly into how Nike designed his signature shoe.

he zip-up shroud was more than a style choice; it reflected his tight, suffocating approach on court. That connection between player and design made the shoe stand out from the rest of Nike’s late-1990s lineup.

The neoprene material used for the upper was uncommon for basketball shoes at the time. Most competitors used leather or synthetic panels rather than a fabric-based shell.

Nike leaned into that difference by building the entire upper around the shroud concept. The result was a shoe that looked unlike anything else on the floor in 1998.

This 2026 retro keeps all of those original details in place. A “Royal” colorway is also on the way later this year, adding a second option for collectors.

Nike Air Zoom Flight 98 “The Glove”

The reatil price of the Nike Air Zoom Flight 98 “The Glove” will be $170 when they drop.

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“Baby boy, please / I heard what you said to lil’ bro about me / Yeah, and when you run into the Iceman, what you gon’ do except freeze? / You not ‘bout to squeeze, you not in the streets / I’m cuttin’ n***as off at the knees, there ain’t no standin’ on business with me,” he had rapped on “Whisper My Name.”

The mention of “Teen X” in Carti’s bar is also interesting. It’s one of Carson’s projects and a bit of a nickname for him, but it’s also the title of Carti’s Whole Lotta Red collaboration with Future from back in 2020. Considering Drake and Future’s reunion, maybe this is a sly reference to Pluto really being on ATL’s side, but this is probably just a massive reach.

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Drake & Playboi Carti Beef

For those unaware, Drake and Playboi Carti’s beef is, like many other hip-hop conflicts these days, a byproduct of the Kendrick Lamar battle. They didn’t really have any issues between them before that, but when MUSIC came out with three K.Dot features, the dynamic was clear.

Prior to this, there had been tracks like “No Face” that were supposed to have Drizzy and Carti team up, but the OVO mogul dropped them solo, if at all. Some fans thought there were just clearance issues that didn’t have much to do with the beef.

But these days, it’s clear they are at odds. While neither of their purported disses towards each other is explicit, it’s hard for fans to interpret them in any other way.

Will they ever bury the hatchet? It seems unlikely, but the “Pain 1993” duo have done far more surprising things in their careers than something like this.

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