The style code is JA3823-463. Royal blue covers the entire zip-front upper. White leather panels break things up along the sides for some added contrast.

White Swoosh branding hits both the lateral side and forefoot. That same blue continues down through the sculpted midsole underneath. Heel script still reads “The Glove,” tying everything back to Payton’s longtime nickname.

The zippered top remains the shoe’s signature feature. It wraps around an inner bootie instead of using traditional laces. That setup gave Payton the locked-in fit he wanted on court back in the late ’90s.

Interestingly, the royal blue shade is actually inspired by the packaging of Payton’s own well-known cannabis strain. It’s a small personal detail tucked into what’s otherwise a straightforward retro release. The sneaker is known not just for teh vibrant colorway, but also for its performance features.

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Nike Zoom Flight “The Glove”

The Zoom Flight 98 platform gave The Glove its shape. Zippered basketball sneakers were rare even back then but Payton’s version stood out immediately for skipping the laces.

Also that zip-front look has picked up new momentum recently. Retro Air Max 95 Zips, the Converse Shai 001, and the Adidas Don Issue 7 have all leaned into hidden-lace designs lately. The Glove fits right into that style that’s seemingly making a comeback.

Interest in Payton’s shoe got another boost earlier this year too. Steph Curry stepped out in an original pair as a nod to teammate Gary Payton Jr.’s Hall of Fame father. That moment likely played a part in Nike’s decision to bring this colorway back now.

Overall 12 years is a long gap for any colorway to sit quietly. For longtime fans of The Glove, this Royal Blue return feels well overdue.

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Rock addressed the incident while speaking with Variety about his upcoming film Misty Green, which he wrote and directed. When asked how he feels about the Oscars now, he initially made clear that he did not want an old controversy taking attention away from the movie or its star, Rosalind Eleazar.

“I wish nothing would have happened,” Rock said. He then put the experience against problems far removed from Hollywood. “It’s a crazy world. We walk by homeless people. There’s all sorts of sh*t going on right now. Me having a bad day is not the biggest, it’s not that important.”

That answer is considerably shorter than what Rock had to say when he finally addressed Smith at length during his 2023 Netflix special, Selective Outrage. After largely avoiding public discussion of the slap for nearly a year, he used the closing portion of the stand-up special to unload on Smith and reject the idea that he viewed himself as a victim. Netflix billed the live event, its first of its kind, as including Rock’s thoughts on the confrontation.

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Chris Rock Isn’t Planning An Oscars Return Either

Rock’s reluctance to revisit the slap also extended to questions about returning to the Academy Awards. He has hosted the ceremony twice, in 2005 and 2016, but said he is not particularly eager to take the job again. Rather than campaign for another turn, Rock praised Conan O’Brien and Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser and said his time as an awards-show host may have passed.

Attending is another matter. Rock joked that he would return to the Oscars if Misty Green somehow earned him a nomination, though he quickly dismissed the likelihood. “The only way I’ll go back is if I’m nominated, and I’m not getting nominated,” he told Variety. “And that’s okay.”

Smith struck Rock during the March 2022 ceremony after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Smith returned to his seat and shouted at Rock before later accepting the Best Actor Oscar for King Richard. The Academy subsequently barred Smith from its events for 10 years. Smith also apologized publicly, saying in a video months later that his behavior was “unacceptable” and that he had attempted to contact Rock.

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Gold metallic leather covers the entire build here. Concrete Boys branding gets stitched into the back of the boot. It’s a much flashier take than the Speedsweep 8 typically gets.

Yachty wore the pair during his first-ever match, taking on Baron Corbin at Sunday Night’s Main Event. The match lasted 5 minutes and helped set up a bigger moment for the night. His teammate Trick Williams went on to win the United States Championship later in the show.

There’s no confirmed release date, price, or retailer tied to this colorway. Nike hasn’t given any indication it plans on a wider release either. For now, this pair stays exclusive to Yachty and fans will only be able to watch from afar.

This isn’t Yachty’s first time working with Nike of course. He’s built out an ongoing Concrete Boys Air Force 1 series that’s dropped multiple times already.

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Lil Yachty Concrete Boys x Nike Wrestling

Yachty has been working alongside Trick Williams as a hypeman and ringside presence since earlier this year. That role has helped him build real credibility within the wrestling world.

Celebrity cameos in WWE often draw criticism from longtime fans. Yachty’s case has played out differently, with plenty of wrestling fans crediting him for engaging with the sport. His custom entrance robe and now these boots only reinforce that commitment.

The Speedsweep 8 itself is a niche model most sneakerheads rarely think about. Getting a custom, gold-leather version made specifically for a WWE debut adds some real novelty to the shoe’s usual profile. It’s a fun crossover between two worlds that don’t often intersect this directly.

Whether Nike ever brings a version of this colorway to retail remains unclear. For now, it exists purely as a personal keepsake from Yachty’s first night in the ring.

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The dispute began during the Sept. 4 show, when Macklemore told the crowd that part of his reason for joining Sheeran’s stadium tour was the opportunity to say “Free Palestine” before large audiences. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he said people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank had not been forgotten. He then performed his 2024 protest record “Hind’s Hall” as footage from Gaza and pro-Palestinian demonstrations appeared on the screens behind him.

By the following night, the response to his set had already begun spreading online. Macklemore addressed Jewish listeners directly during his Sept. 5 performance, saying criticism of Israel and his opposition to what he described as apartheid and genocide were “in no way a criticism” of Jewish people. He said his message was rooted in peace and equal treatment before calling for freedom for Palestinians and people in several other countries.

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Petition Asks Ed Sheeran To Remove Macklemore From Remaining Shows

The Israeli-American Council subsequently launched a petition asking Sheeran and tour organizers to remove Macklemore from the remaining dates. The organization argued that an Ed Sheeran concert should not be used by an opening act to promote what it described as a “one-sided political agenda,” while also objecting to the imagery shown during “Hind’s Hall.”

“This was an Ed Sheeran concert, not a political rally, not a protest, and not an activist event,” the petition states. The group also urged tour organizers to set clearer limits on political messaging during performances. The group has not made a specific signature total public.

Meanwhile, Macklemore’s support for Palestinians predates the Sheeran tour. He released “Hind’s Hall” in May 2024 amid pro-Palestinian student demonstrations at Columbia University and other campuses. The title references Hind Rajab, the Palestinian child killed in Gaza whose name protesters used when temporarily renaming Columbia’s Hamilton Hall. Macklemore pledged the song’s proceeds to UNRWA USA, which supports humanitarian assistance for Palestinian refugees.

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The complaint was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court and seeks damages from D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, as well as his companies, managers, mother, and a security guard who allegedly lived at his Hollywood Hills home. According to the Los Angeles Times, the family claims those around Burke knew or should have known about his relationship with Celeste and helped provide the housing and transportation that allowed it to continue.

Burke, 21, has pleaded not guilty in the separate criminal case. Prosecutors accuse him of killing Celeste on April 23, 2025, when she was 14, after she allegedly threatened to expose their sexual relationship. Her dismembered remains were discovered nearly five months later in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined that she died from multiple penetrating injuries and ruled the death a homicide.

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Celeste Rivas’s Lawsuit Extends Beyond D4vd

The civil complaint largely tracks allegations prosecutors presented during Burke’s preliminary hearing, but it places additional scrutiny on the people and companies surrounding him. The lawsuit alleges that Burke began a sexual relationship with Celeste in November 2023, when she was 13, and continued seeing her despite a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy allegedly informing him that she was underage.

Celeste’s parents accuse management company Mogul Vision of leasing Burke’s home and arranging security there. The lawsuit also names his mother, Colleen Burke, alleging she ran one of his companies. Finance manager Robert Mogenroth is accused of approving payments connected to Burke’s lifestyle and travel. Mogul Vision and Mogenroth have previously denied knowing about Burke and Celeste’s relationship.

Security guard Sheldon Jacques is also named in the complaint. The family alleges he lived at the home and helped transport Celeste. Along with wrongful death, the lawsuit includes claims involving sexual abuse of a minor and negligence against defendants the family believes bear civil responsibility for what happened.

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The lawsuit arrives one year after Celeste’s remains were found on Sept. 8, 2025. Her family has also publicly urged Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman to seek the death penalty if Burke is convicted, although Hochman has not announced whether prosecutors will pursue capital punishment.

Burke replaced his private attorneys with the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office at his Aug. 31 arraignment and again pleaded not guilty. He remains jailed without bail. His next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 19, while a trial date has not yet been formally set.

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At issue is more than $1.3 million Konvict allegedly received from a distributor in late March for T-Pain record sales generated during the second half of 2025. Under his agreements with the label, T-Pain says he is entitled to 75 percent of the net royalties Konvict receives from distributors.

According to the lawsuit, Konvict paid T-Pain $489,047 in early June. He claims that represented only half of what he should have received because another portion of the royalty payment had gone to Konvict affiliate BuVision. T-Pain alleges Konvict directed his representatives to seek the remaining money from BuVision, but those attempts did not result in a payment. BuVision is not named as a defendant.

T-Pain’s attorneys later sent written notice accusing Konvict of failing to pay the outstanding amount required under their settlement. The lawsuit says the company did not resolve the alleged breach after receiving that notice.

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T-Pain And Konvict Already Spent Years Fighting Over Royalties

The new complaint revives a financial dispute dating back to the recording contract T-Pain signed early in his career. He joined Konvict in 2005 and released the records that made him one of the era’s leading voices while working under the label.

Their relationship eventually made its way to Fulton County Superior Court in 2018. T-Pain sued Konvict over money he said he had not received in connection with his fifth studio album, Oblivion. The lawsuit sought at least $400,000 over an allegedly unpaid advance and also requested royalty accountings and payments under his recording agreement.

That case remained unresolved for years as the parties went through mediation. Konvict denied liability but ultimately agreed to pay T-Pain $114,000 under a 2025 settlement, according to court records reviewed by the AJC. The agreement covered royalties collected through the end of 2024.

The disputed money now falls outside that period. T-Pain says the $1.3 million payment Konvict received in March was connected to sales from the latter half of 2025. He also told the court that he received separate royalties directly from the distributor for Freaknik: The Musical. Further, the lawsuit places Akon alongside another legal fight involving the label that helped launch T-Pain’s career, but it does not accuse him personally of withholding the money. The allegations target Konvict Entertainment and its obligations under agreements with T-Pain.

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Houston was shot and killed near Ketchum Road and Long Street on Jan. 10, 2025. He was 21. Memphis police reportedly spent several months investigating the shooting before authorities obtained a warrant for Jones on June 27.

The charge against Jones does not accuse her of first-degree murder itself, reports WJTV. Under Tennessee law, facilitation applies when prosecutors allege that a person knew someone else intended to commit a specific felony and knowingly provided substantial assistance without having the intent required to be held criminally responsible as a principal.

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Talia Jones Returns To Court Before Sept. 21 Trial

U.S. Marshals tracked Jones to Minneapolis and arrested her on July 15, 2025. The agency said she fought task force members and resisted being taken into custody before officers subdued her without anyone being injured. She was later returned to Tennessee to face the charge.

We previously reported on Jones’ arrest when investigators had released few details explaining exactly how they believed she was connected to Houston’s death. Authorities had confirmed the facilitation charge but had not publicly laid out the evidence they planned to use against her.

Jones is scheduled to return to court Thursday, Sept. 10. Her trial is currently set to begin Sept. 21 at 9 a.m.

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White called into a Sept. 5 livestream hosted by MrLawtonTV and pushed back against the murder-for-hire allegation prosecutors spent much of his trial trying to establish. “I didn’t get paid to do nothing, bro,” he said, according to XXL. White also rejected the idea that he was attempting to protect Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway, saying his only interest was telling the truth.

The comments are notable because of how White is addressing the case publicly. He did not testify during his trial, leaving his attorneys to challenge the state’s payment theory in court. During closing arguments, defense attorney Bree West conceded that Mo3, born Melvin Noble, had been murdered but argued prosecutors failed to prove White received or was promised money for the killing.

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White’s Denial Targets A Key Part Of The State’s Case

Prosecutors argued that Beezy hired White to kill Mo3 following a longstanding conflict between the two Dallas rappers. Detective Eric Barnes testified that investigators believe Beezy and Trapboy Freddy helped finance the alleged plot. Jurors were also shown financial records indicating Beezy withdrew $40,000 on Nov. 20, 2020, nine days after Mo3 was killed. Prosecutors did not contend that the entire withdrawal went directly to White.

The state instead alleged that White ultimately received $20,000. During closing arguments, Assistant District Attorney Tommy Adams told jurors the evidence showed White killed Mo3 because Beezy had paid or promised to pay him. White’s defense argued there was no proof of either remuneration or a promise of payment. The jury deliberated for roughly three hours before convicting White on Sept. 4.

White is not disputing the sentence he received in the livestream comments, and he acknowledged that he has to live with choices he made. What he is challenging is the prosecution’s explanation for why Mo3 was killed and Beezy’s alleged role in arranging it.

Meanwhile, Yella Beezy has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder charge against him. Prosecutors must prove their allegations against him separately. Jury selection in Beezy’s trial is currently scheduled to begin Sept. 14 in Dallas. Devin Brown, another defendant charged with capital murder in connection with Mo3’s killing, is also awaiting trial.

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The role will mark SwayvoTwain’s first major film appearance. Born Michael D’Angelo Archer II, he has primarily worked as a recording artist and songwriter, including releasing “Ms. Angie’s Son” and “DoveSoar.” His parents were two defining voices in R&B and Soul. Sadly, Stone died at 63 in a March 2025 highway crash in Alabama, while D’Angelo died at 51 that October after a battle with cancer.

Casting Biggie also gives a little more shape to the story Snoop intends to tell. Christopher Wallace and Snoop Dogg became major figures on opposite coasts as tensions surrounding Bad Boy Records and Death Row Records intensified during the 1990s. However, their relationship was more complicated than the rivalry that came to define that period publicly. Variety notes that the two shared mutual respect, even as conflict within their respective circles grew increasingly hostile.

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Snoop Dogg Biopic Continues Filling Out Its Death Row Era

SwayvoTwain isn’t the only new addition. Bentley Green has been cast as Snoop’s cousin RBX, who was part of Death Row’s early roster, while Los Angeles rapper G Perico will play Big Reecie Cup, a figure tied to Snoop’s Long Beach history. The film already has Jonathan Daviss in the lead role, with Camron Jones portraying Tupac Shakur and Myles Bullock Be playing Dr. Dre. Lauren London will play Snoop’s late mother, Beverly Tate.

The growing cast suggests the film will spend substantial time with the people surrounding Snoop during his rise in the 1990s rather than treating that period as a quick stop on the way through a decades-long career. That includes the Death Row years that put him alongside Dre and Tupac while also placing him near one of hip-hop’s most volatile conflicts.

Craig Brewer is directing Snoop from his rewrite of a screenplay originally written by Black Panther co-writer Joe Robert Cole. Snoop is producing the film with Imagine Entertainment and Death Row Pictures, with music from his catalog expected to be incorporated throughout the movie. Universal has set Snoop for a theatrical release on August 6, 2027.

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These days, Blue has found himself at the center of a career change. In the past, he was known as the offbeat rapper who made songs like “Thotiana” and “Bleed It.” Now, Blueface is a Kick streamer. He makes tens of thousands of dollars every week on the platform, and it has him streaming every single day.

In fact, over the weekend, Blueface was in Miami with Wack 100, and they found themselves having an excursion to the club. However, during the ensuing stream, Wack 100 found himself in a heated argument with someone working at the establishment. As you can see in the video below, he even puts his hands on the man.

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Eventually, cooler heads prevailed, and the tensions subsided. However, it is still a clip that showcases what kind of antics are going down on these daily Blueface streams.

Wack 100 has been in the news as of late, especially amid the Lil Durk trial. Just last week, he found himself in a heated argument with the mother of FBG Duck. An argument that many felt was in poor taste, given that the subject was Duck himself.

Wack 100 was simply never shied away from being a big personality. These latest arguments are an example of that. Add Blueface and his streams into the mix, and you clearly have some fireworks.

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