“A man named Otgenasis approached me while I was out celebrating my best friend’s 25th birthday,” Grais wrote. “He began flirting with me while I was on the phone. I tried to remain polite and avoid conflict, but the interaction quickly became uncomfortable and inappropriate. He began telling me unsolicited and disturbing details about his past, including selling crack.”

“When I firmly told him to leave me alone and get away from me, he spit in my face,” she further recalled. “This was not a misunderstanding it was intentional, humiliating, and violating. I was left in tears and felt completely unsafe. Witnesses around me identified him afterward and provided me with his name.”

“No one should ever be treated this way,” Grais continued. “I did not go out to be harassed or assaulted. I went out to celebrate my friend. This experience ruined the night and left me feeling shaken long after. What happened to me should never happen to anyone else.” O.T. Genasis has yet to respond to the allegation.

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O.T. Genasis & Keyshia Cole Beef

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O.T. Genasis is best known for his 2014 single “CoCo,” but hasn’t released much music as of late. He made headlines, earlier this year, for issuing a public apology to Keyshia Cole during a stop on The Love Hard Tour. The two had been beefing after Genasis covered her 2005 song, “Love,” without permission.

“We was kinda going at it at one point, and listen, it was me,” Genasis admitted at the time, before adding, “I just want to sit here today, I want to tell you I apologize to you… I did call you a Ninja Turtle, I want to tell you I’m sorry. And when I met this woman, she is the sweetest, one of the greatest personalities, the greatest sense of humor, she’s really sent from God. She got a very, very, very good soul.”

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For example, the latter did so by claiming that the working conditions were less than desirable. Per Complex, a social media user reacted to the headline while saying that the crew had been doing the show virtually for the last five years and “mailing it in.”

Laura Stylez got in the person’s comments section calling cap on the trio not giving it their all. At the same time, she explained at least one reason why they weren’t at the station as much. “… We just didn’t want to go into a studio with roaches and homeless people sleeping in the hallways.”

While she does say this, there is an interesting statistic that counters Laura’s points to a degree. Per New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, there have been no reported complaints or violations at Hot 97’s building.

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Why Did Ebro In The Morning Get Canceled?

But it’s worth noting there is a transitional housing shelter. The Bowery Residents’ Committee’s Jack Ryan Residence is a block away from the studio.

Still though, it’s another interesting quote to remember as this story continues to develop.

It may be a bit though before we find out what actually caused Ebro In The Morning to be axed. Ebro has a theory that his progressive views and greedy ownership are to blame. “You look around at all the major media outlets, all of them, they all got to fold up ’cause they all trying to renew their deals and their licenses. We’ll get into more specifics another time… Bro’s a casino owner. You know those three licenses that they got here in New York City for the casinos? The guy that owns this sh*t owns one of the casino’s licenses. He got to raise half a billion dollars.

“They need my sh*t-talking, anti-Netanyahu, anti-government, progressive sh*t out the way, bro,” Ebro added in part.

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“N****a lost one job and showed up to the other job extra early.. making infomercials in the lobby while waiting to clock in,” Ak joked on X (formerly Twitter). “Got his corporate voice on.. he finally learned he just a f*ckin worker not no boss. I feel u bro … can’t get fired twice in a week.”

Akademiks previously trolled Ebro while covering his back-and-forth with Drake. The Toronto rapper had posted an axe emoji in response to the cancelation of Ebro in the Morning, which prompted Ebro to label him “right wing.”

“The lack of self-awareness from Ebro is astounding,” Ak said on a livestream while viewing the exchange. “The fact that Ebro would call someone else a hater. Go look back at the history. I’ve never hated on Ebro.” As for the “right-wing” accusation specifically, Akademiks continued: “So Ebro now feels like me, Drake, Trump, and MAGA felt he was too powerful at Hot 97.” He then made fun of Hot 97’s low view count on YouTube and joked about feeling “threatened.”

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What Happened To “Ebro In The Morning?”

Ebro Darden confirmed the end of his morning talk show in a post on X on Friday. “It’s done. More to come,” he wrote in a brief statement.

He later elaborated in a video message from his car. He claimed that the new ownership at Hot 97 wanted him out of the way. “Bro’s a casino owner. You know the three licenses they got in NY for the casino? The guy that owns the sh*t owns one of the casino licenses,” Darden said, as caught by Complex. “He gotta raise half a billion dollars. They need my sh*t talking, anti-Netanyahu, anti-government, progressive sh*t out of the way, bro. They need me out of the way.”

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In the clip caught by big_business_, the St. Louis native shared that another superstar from his hometown will be assisting its creation. “St. Lunatics 2026 executive produced by Metro Boomin. St. Louis we in the building we turning up 2026 one time!”

This is big for a couple of reasons. For starters, this will be the group’s first album since their 2001 Free City. That project is home to hits like “Midwest Swing,” “Let Me in Now,” and more.

Secondly, this is another incredible accomplishment for Metro Boomin. Not only has he been an icon in the trap subgenre and pushed the sound further, but he’s also now getting the chance to showcase what can do in a different lane.

He’s already delivered on the early 2000s Atlanta sound, so there’s no doubt he won’t do his birthplace’s aesthetic right. This will be the second time in the last three years that he’s held an executive producer role. Metro last did it for Young Thug’s BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.

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Nelly St. Lunatics Legal Battle

But last but not least, this is a sign that Nelly’s relationship with the St. Lunatics is continuing to improve.

If you didn’t know, the “Hot In Herre” hitmaker has been feuding legally with one of the members in Ali Jones. It’s been going on to some extent for the last two years, although Ali did retract his copyright infringement and unjust enrichment suit in April.

He claimed Nelly didn’t give the St. Lunatics proper credit for their contributions to Country Grammar. Weirdly though, Ali filed on behalf of the rest of the group, which Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, and City Spud didn’t consent to being a part of.

After retracting it, Nelly’s team asked the court to impose sanctions on Ali for the “frivolous” suit. So, with that in mind, it will be interesting to see if Ali is going to contribute to this comeback album.

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“Every record I do is not a battle,” Nas began, as caught by Hip-Hop-N-More. “I remember I had sent the song ‘Daughters’ to Eminem, and at the time, you know, he had spent so much time speaking on daughters, he was like, ‘Thank you, but I told my daughter I’m not doing any more songs directly about daughters at the moment because that’s a sensitive issue with all the music I put out.’”

“But he was like, ‘Thank you, ’cause most people wanna do songs where they’re battling me. It was refreshing to get a record where you’re not coming for me,’” he concluded.

“Daughters” was included on Nas’ tenth studio album, Life is Good, which released back in 2012. The track sees Nas tackling fatherhood, as he has a daughter named Destiny. “Took her from private school, so she can get a balance / To public school, they too nurture teen talents / They grow fast, one day she’s your little princess / Next day she’s talkin’ boy business – what is this?” he raps.

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Nas & DJ Premier “Light-Years”

In other news, the interview with Joe Budden comes after Nas and DJ Premier put out their new collaborative album, Light-Years. The project features a single guest appearance from AZ on the song, “My Story Your Story.” It also includes a third part to Nas’ iconic song, “N.Y. State of Mind.”

The album marked the end of Nas’ critically acclaimed Legend Has It… series for Mass Appeal Records. For the series, he spent the last year helping several legendary hip-hop artists put out new music. They included Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Mobb Deep, De La Soul, Big L, and Slick Rick.

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“The fat shaming claims against me have been officially dropped by my accusers,” Lizzo announced in a video on social media. “They conceded it had no merit in court. There was no evidence that I fired them because they gained weight. Because it never happened. Now the truth is finally out. They weren’t fired for gaining weight. They were fired for taking a private recording of me without my consent and sending it off to ex-employees.”

“I have never fired an employee for gaining weight,” she continued. “I have only encouraged and supported people with bigger bodies and shared my platform with them. The claim has haunted me since the day it came out. It has been devastating to suffer through this in silence but I let my lawyers lead and I’m so grateful for this victory.”

Lizzo concluded by confirming that there hasn’t been a settlement and she’ll continue to fight any allegations she faces. “I am still in a legal battle, I am not settling. I will be fighting every single claim until the truth is out,” she said.

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Lizzo Fat Shaming Lawsuit

Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez, and Crystal Williams filed the lawsuit against Lizzo back in 2023. They accused the singer of sexual harassment, racial harassment, and creating a hostile work environment, alleging that she fat-shamed them.

Speaking to TMZ, last week, Lizzo’s attorneys, Marty Singer and Melissa Glass, claimed that Davis was fired because she made an “unauthorized recording of Lizzo in a dancer meeting and sent it to Williams, who was no longer working on The Special Tour.” Afterward, the accusers dropped their appeal.

An attorney for the dancers, Ronald Zambrano, told the outlet: “We are maintaining that Judge Epstein was correct in his ruling denying Lizzo’s special motion to strike the vast majority of claims they attacked, including false imprisonment and harassment. Of the couple of claims Judge Epstein did dismiss, the plaintiffs have taken a considered approach to leave that be. One would hope to see the same level of intellectual honesty and neutral assessment from the defendants, but that hasn’t been the case thus far and it’s disappointing.”

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The interview, which took place inside Lamar’s Buick Grand National, of course took place amid the still active Drake beef. When asked about what he took away from their conversation, Chalamet praised his poise. “I was so impressed that this man was so calm sitting next to me and I was like, ‘Wow he’s engaged in a gladiator sport right now.'”

He continued, “As I was sitting next to him I was like, ‘I could not do that.’ I couldn’t believe that you could be that big at war with somebody that big and go about your life.”

However, what’s turning some negative attention towards him is when he imagined that this could be his last interview. “My white a*s was like, ‘Wow, he’s in the middle of this beef’ and like ‘can you imagine if this is how I go out?’… That would be a crazy end to the Wikipedia.”

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Timothee Chalamet Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Interview

Some are dubbing this comment as racist and tone deaf, with one X user writing, “lol that’s a racist comment, btw.” Another adds, “Hey white folks beef and battle aren’t the same [laughing emoji face palming emoji].”

However, others believe he was making a fair statement given how some rap beefs have turned deadly, a la Tupac and Biggie. “Nothing wrong with what he said, there’s so many examples of it and you are a fool to think otherwise. Disses turn into deadly altercations, history does repeat itself.”

“People corny asf in the comments ya know what he means,” another says in Chalamet’s defense.

It’s definitely an interesting to see the actor’s thoughts create this much division but that is the internet after all.

Chalamet and Lamar’s mobile chat aired on February 7 on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football. They discussed how they keep thoughts and ideas flowing. Elsewhere, Timothee gave props to Lamar. “Just being a fan of your music forever and knowing like, look where you’re at now. It’s just crazy, Super Bowl halftime show. You just keep climbing, bro. It’s like amazing.”

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For practically the entire decade, Dexter’s fans have been worried sick about his health. It got to a point where he decided to admit himself into rehab at the end of 2020. It was a short stint, lasting until late January 2021.

But that period of rejuvenation was short lived as he faced legal issues and a prison sentence. Then, there was another brief run of sobriety highlighted in 2023. But then the rollercoaster went right back down in 2024 thanks to some concerning posts from Dex.

Since then, his fans have had little hope that things would actually get better and stay that way.

However, in a new series of clips from Live Bitez, Famous Dex looks healthy once more. He states that he’s sober again and looks happy as all heck while on camera.

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Are Famous Dex & Rich The Kid Beefing?

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After giving viewers a short tour of his new mansion, he signs off with a simple message: “I love y’all.”

Folks in the comments are ecstatic to see him this way with one writing, “I can actually understand what dude saying. The entire video. He looks so healthyyyyy [three teary eye emojis].”

Another adds, “Omg he looks so good!! Last time i saw him he was nodding off! Look at God!!!” A third types, “I support overcoming any addiction! Go Dex ! [two red heart emojis] you look happy and [bar soap emoji].”

Hopefully, this is a sign of stability for the rapper. Even though they are mostly self-afflicted, he’s certainly had to overcome a lot and he’s showing great strength right now.

Even though this is a great update, there is one nagging issue looming in the background. Last month, Famous Dex alleged that Rich The Kid hasn’t been paying him for his contributions to Rich Forever 5. He even threatened to square up with his costar, saying, “I never thought I would make a video like this. He changed my life. I salute him, I love him for that. But, bro, all this sh*t you done done since 2016. On my mom grave, Rich, when I see you, I’m beating your a*s. All you been doing is scam, bro. Where my money from Rich Forever 5? Where, where is my money at? You think I didn’t save the texts and send some to my lawyer. That’s so unfair. Me and you and Jay Critch. We was the sh*t.”

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“Hot97 kept Ebro and Rosenberg employed for almost 2 decades. Even though they were never the top show in their market and were probably unprofitable their last 10 years,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “And the day they get let go, the first thing they do is trash the company instead of being appreciative for what the company did for them. That ungrateful attitude is what keeps employees like this forever employees. They’ll say the same thing about the next company that fires them.”

When Rosenberg responded in a since-deleted post, Vlad replied: “Never wanted a job, punk. Unlike you I built my own platform and made 100 times more than you. It’s funny how you talk sh*t to me on social media but the last time I approached you in person the first thing you did was apologize. P*ssy.”

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What Happened To “Ebro In The Morning?”

Ebro Darden confirmed the end of his morning talk show in a post on X on Friday. “It’s done. More to come,” he wrote. He later elaborated in a video message from his car, arguing that the new ownership at Hot 97 wanted him out of the way. “Bro’s a casino owner. You know the three licenses they got in NY for the casino? The guy that owns the sh*t owns one of the casino licenses,” Darden said, as caught by Complex. “He gotta raise half a billion dollars. They need my sh*t talking, anti-Netanyahu, anti-government, progressive sh*t out of the way, bro. They need me out of the way.”

Drake responded to the news of Ebro in the Morning‘s cancelation by posting an axe emoji on Instagram. This prompted Ebro to accuse him of being “right wing,” while Peter Rosenberg wrote on X: “It’s behavior like this that has made it impossible for people to defend the wack sh*t that he does.”

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Late last week, Nikki’s legal team alleged that LiAngelo Ball told them how much he brings in on a monthly basis. Allegedly, he makes $666,666, US Weekly exclusively reports. This is a little sketchy given that the number 666 has ties to the devil in religious scripture. Whether Ball did this to taunt Nikki’s team or the reverse remains to be seen.

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LiAngelo Ball Miss Nikki Baby Child Support

But that’s not the main focus here. What is so is that the rapper allegedly makes a whole lot more than the mother of two of his kids. “In a single month, LiAngelo makes more than Nicole’s entire net worth,” Miss Nikki’s lawyers claim. They say that includes “her cash, checking, investments, 50 percent equity in a Beverly Hills condominium and her equity interest in a Rolls Royce.”

Moreover, as of May 2025, Ball’s reported net worth totals to $3,894,562.55.

On the side of Miss Nikki Baby, she’s in a much tougher financial situation. Per the filing, the reality TV figure brings in just $4,167 per month. Her current occupation is an “influencer.” However, her lawyers claim that she’s not bringing that in from a salary, but rather her business ventures.

Around $2,000 of that comes from her lingerie and clothing brand, her lawyers say.

Moreover, Nikki included her expenses and her accounts. She’s reportedly got $20,000 in cash and bank accounts and real property worth $441,502. Additionally, she spends a little over $36K per month, but allegedly $31K of that comes from other people.

Lastly, she’s drowning in debt. Nikki reportedly owes American Express $28,000, $2,375 on a Range Rover lease and $5,800 on another car payment. She also has to satisfy $156,725 in loans for living expenses that family members helped her with.

US Weekly reports that both LiAngelo and Nikki will appear in court later this month. The former did try to legally demand that his ex turn over specific bank statements, including ones relating to jewelry purchases, cosmetic and plastic surgery and any sort of travel and vacation expenses.

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