“My first 3, I was younger, running around in the street. It was different,” Savage explained. “Now, I’m in the house, I’m with the baby all night, making her bottles, changing her diapers. It’s kinda like a different bond type sh*t.”

Savage was already raising sons Kamari and Ashaad and daughter Rhian before his Rap career reached its current level. He has spoken about fatherhood before, including the tension between providing his children with opportunities and actually having enough time to be with them. During a 2024 Club Shay Shay interview, he admitted that his career sometimes left him feeling as if he was falling short as a parent because work kept him away from home. His comments to Davidson suggest that his newest child has given him a chance to experience some of the daily routines that were harder to maintain when he was younger.

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Years Of Keeping Their Romance Under Wraps

The newborn is Savage’s first child with Latto, who confirmed in May that she had given birth to a daughter after keeping much of the pregnancy private. Their relationship followed a similar pattern. Years of speculation preceded Latto publicly acknowledging their romance in 2025, and the pair have continued limiting how much of their family life appears online. Latto has said that keeping the relationship from becoming the center of her public identity was intentional, even after motherhood made some of that privacy harder to maintain.

Savage’s comments offer one of his more direct acknowledgments of how his life with Latto and their daughter differs from the period when he became a father to his older children. This time, he says, he has created a bond he did not experience in quite the same way before.

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Every pair will retail for $95. The release goes live at 10 AM Eastern time. You will only be able to cop through the Nike App and Nike’s website.

This one follows Nike’s usual LEO format. That means everyone gets a short window to enter. You won’t know if you got a pair until after it closes. The Mind 001 has sold out almost instantly every time it drops. This restock probably won’t be any different. Demand hasn’t slowed down since the shoe launched back in January.

“Tarp Green” and “Hemp” are returning colorways fans have chased before. “Light Smoke Grey” is the original release making another appearance. All three colors sit in that quiet, easy-to-wear color range the Mind 001 built its reputation on.

If you’ve missed every drop so far, this is another shot. Just don’t expect it to stick around long once it goes live.

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Nike Mind 001 Restock

The Mind 001 isn’t just another mule with a hype cycle behind it. It’s built around actual neuroscience research from Nike’s Mind Science Department. The midsole packs 22 separate foam nodes into the footbed.

Those nodes move independently as you walk. The idea is to wake up sensory feedback most sneakers cushion away entirely. It’s a genuinely different pitch than most Nike releases get.

That story is part of why resale demand has stayed steady. A $95 shoe with some serious tech backing tends to hold interest longer than a pure hype drop. Also, sneakerheads who track resell trends have noticed the same pattern.

Nike has been restocking the Mind 001 close to monthly. Each drop tends to mix returning colorways with something new. October’s lineup leans toward the calmer, more neutral tones so far.

Expect another instant sellout once the clock hits 10 AM.

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That response is notable because the pairing has worked before. GloRilla and Sexyy Red teamed up on “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” from GLORIOUS in 2024, a Boosie-sampling collaboration that reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the album’s recognizable records. Their new preview reaches for similarly loose, rowdy energy, but some listeners are treating “Jiggly Bow Bow” as evidence that the formula is wearing thin rather than something they want repeated.

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Controversy Surrounds Both Rappers

GloRilla is also arriving at this release with considerably more fan chatter attached to her than she had during the first collaboration. Her relationship with Megan Thee Stallion became the subject of speculation in 2025 after she reposted something that happened to include a Tory Lanez song. Given Lanez’s conviction, the post immediately raised eyebrows. GloRilla denied that she was taking a side and called it an innocent repost, and the two rappers later appeared to refollow each other. That did not stop listeners from revisiting the moment this summer when some interpreted lyrics on GloRilla and Pooh Shiesty’s “MANE” as shots at Megan.

The speculation carries extra weight because GloRilla and Megan were not casual acquaintances on wax. Megan brought her onto the Hot Girl Summer Tour in 2024, and their “Wanna Be” collaboration later added Cardi B for a remix. That history is now being folded into complaints from listeners who believe GloRilla damaged some of the goodwill she built during that run, even when the evidence behind an actual feud remains circumstantial.

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On the other end, Sexyy Red brings her own set of arguments into nearly every release. Her blunt, sexually explicit club records have helped turn her into one of Rap’s most recognizable personalities, but that same approach has made her a frequent target for listeners who believe mainstream Rap has become overly dependent on deliberately crude hooks and viral moments. Politics have complicated that relationship further. She enthusiastically praised Donald Trump in 2023 and said she wanted him back in office. Questions about her MAGA ties resurfaced this year when she performed at the wedding of Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz alongside guests connected to the administration.

Put together, the response to “Jiggly Bow Bow” is less about two rappers unexpectedly making music together than two already polarizing figures hitting the same nerve at once. Some listeners clearly still want the kind of carefree record GloRilla and Sexyy Red have delivered successfully before, but the early conversation shows a sizable group questioning the sound before hearing a complete song. GloRilla has not announced an official release date for the collaboration, leaving the preview and the reaction to it as the only indication so far of whether “Jiggly Bow Bow” will actually become their next single.

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White leather covers most of the upper, with the model’s signature black removable shroud sitting over the laces. Musical notes run across that shroud, a detail tied to the original jazz-inspired concept for the shoe. College Blue wraps around the midsole and outsole, while a small Jumpman logo sits on the lace lock in matching blue.

The packaging is just as big a story here as the shoe itself. This retro brings back the original metal briefcase, replacing standard cardboard entirely. It’s one of the more unusual packaging choices Jordan Brand has ever used.

This marks the first-ever retro of College Blue in its true mid-top form. Past re-releases have stuck to the low-top version, leaving this specific build untouched until now.

Given the shoe’s 25th anniversary and its tie to Michael Jordan’s Washington Wizards run, expect plenty of demand once it finally drops.

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Air Jordan 17 “College Blue”

Michael Jordan wore “College Blue” during the 2001-02 season. It was his first year back in the league as a member of the Wizards. The white and blue color scheme pulled directly from the team’s home uniform at the time.

Wilson Smith III designed the Air Jordan 17 around Jordan’s love of jazz music, working that theme into almost every part of the shoe. Beyond the musical notes on the shroud, the original release even included a CD insert packed inside that same metal briefcase.

That approach made the Air Jordan 17 stand apart from every other model in the line. Few basketball shoes at the time treated packaging as part of the actual design story, rather than just something to hold the product.

With official images now confirmed and a firm release date locked in, “College Blue” looks set to be one of the most talked-about retros of early 2027.

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The racial attacks became the sharpest part of the exchange. N.O.R.E. repeatedly baited Vlad over whether he has ever used the N-word privately and suggested that he believes the answer is yes. He offered no evidence that Vlad has used the slur, making the posts accusations rather than proof of racist behavior. The taunting nevertheless extends an argument N.O.R.E. has been making since the feud became public. He has accused Vlad of profiting from conflict involving Black artists while remaining outside the culture he covers.

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Vlad’s History Of Public Criticisms

Vlad has faced versions of that criticism throughout his career. During his own appearance on Drink Champs, he acknowledged that being white meant there would be experiences involving Black people that he could not completely understand. Asked about racially insensitive questions, Vlad conceded that he could be insensitive on some subjects while arguing that his perspective was also part of what attracted viewers to his interviews. That discussion did not amount to Vlad admitting racism, but it now gives N.O.R.E.’s current attacks another piece of old footage for fans to revisit.

The ridicule has also returned to one of VladTV’s oldest running reputations. N.O.R.E. joked that artists who sit with Vlad have a habit of ending up arrested or incarcerated, an accusation that has circulated around the platform for years whenever a guest discusses crimes or street activity in detail. Vlad has consistently rejected claims that he works with law enforcement or deliberately incriminates guests. Earlier this year, he pushed back after speculation connected VladTV to AllStar JR’s arrest and said he would refuse to cooperate if authorities sought information from him about a private pre-interview conversation.

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Keefe D gave N.O.R.E. an especially timely target for that joke. Duane Davis was convicted this week of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder after prosecutors leaned heavily on public accounts he gave over the years. His VladTV interviews were among the statements scrutinized during the case, and VladTV itself recently reposted one of Davis’ conversations under the description that it was being used in his trial. Still, the interviews alone did not convict Davis. Prosecutors also relied on his memoir, other recorded statements and witness testimony as they argued that Davis repeatedly placed himself inside the Cadillac used in the shooting.

Meanwhile, Vlad has taken his own swings. His recent response framed the original disagreement as a matter of professionalism and accused N.O.R.E. of pressuring him to drink during negotiations for a Drink Champs appearance. He also criticized the show for encouraging intoxication around guests who may already have complicated relationships with alcohol or substance abuse. N.O.R.E.’s newest posts do not address those concerns in any sustained way. Instead, he appears intent on attacking Vlad’s credibility inside Hip Hop itself, and neither man is showing much interest in dragging this argument back behind closed doors.

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PEOPLE states that the competition places Minaj alongside Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia and real estate investor Grant Cardone on the judging panel, while Lois & Clark actor Dean Cain will host. According to the SBA, the five finalists were selected from thousands of applicants and will compete for awards ranging from $75,000 to $400,000. Clover Network is reportedly funding the $1 million prize rather than taxpayers. The event was previously promoted as the Patriot Pitch Competition before being folded into the administration’s broader Freedom 250 celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary.

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Styled After The Apprentice

There is also an unmistakable Trump-era television callback built into the presentation. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler has described the event as bringing “boardroom energy” to Washington, language that immediately recalls The Apprentice, the NBC competition Trump hosted before entering presidential politics. The comparison is especially notable with Minaj now occupying the celebrity-judge seat rather than simply attending another administration event. PEOPLE reports that the administration hopes to distribute the Sept. 18 finale to a wider audience, further pushing the competition beyond a conventional small-business awards ceremony.

Meanwhile, for Minaj, the assignment extends a political relationship that has become much more visible throughout Trump’s second term. She appeared alongside him at the Trump Accounts Summit in January and returned to the White House in July, where Trump introduced her as a friend of what he called “common sense” rather than conservatism. Minaj has also publicly embraced figures and causes associated with Trump’s political movement, a shift that has drawn attention because of her earlier criticism of his immigration policies.

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The five businesses competing represent manufacturing, defense technology, and industrial services across Maine, Iowa, Wyoming, California, and Georgia. First place will receive $400,000, while the remaining finalists will divide the rest of the prize money. Minaj, Cardone, and Gebbia are scheduled to make those decisions when the Million Dollar Pitch Competition holds its live finale in Washington on Sept. 18.

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Purple suede covers almost the entire upper, replacing the red associated with the model’s “Ferrari” nickname. Carbon fiber runs along the midsole and heel, while metallic gold hits show up on the plate and heel branding. A yellow shield badge near the collar keeps the design tied back to its Ferrari-inspired roots, even with the color swap.

Reports suggest as few as 50 pairs may exist, though that number hasn’t been confirmed. The card accompanying the shoe shows that scarcity, a personal gift tied directly to Michael Jordan rather than a standard release.

This isn’t the first sighting of “Purple Ferrari” either. Nigel Sylvester revealed a version of the colorway back in July, labeling it a WNBA Player Exclusive tied to Jordan Brand’s Friends and Family program. This latest reveal suggests the purple build may extend beyond that group, reaching Jordan Brand’s wider inner circle as well.

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Air Jordan 14 “Purple Ferrari”

The Air Jordan 14’s Ferrari connection dates back to 1998, when designers Tinker Hatfield and Mark Smith built the shoe around Michael Jordan’s Ferrari 550 Maranello. Its sleek shape and badge on the collar both pulled directly from that car’s design language.

The original “Ferrari” colorway leaned into bold red suede, closely matching the car it was inspired by. “Purple Ferrari” flips that entirely, trading red for a deep purple that gives the shoe a completely different feel while keeping its shape intact.

Gifts like this have become part of how Jordan Brand rewards its closest athletes and collaborators. Rather than a public release, pairs like “Purple Ferrari” circulate quietly among a small group before any wider details come out.

With no public release currently expected, this remains one of the rarest versions of the Air Jordan 14 in circulation. Any additional pairs will likely surface the same way this one did, through leaks rather than official Jordan Brand announcements.

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Daniels sued in September 2023 after working for less than three weeks on the European portion of Lizzo’s Special Tour. Her complaint centered largely on alleged conduct inside the wardrobe department, including racist and fatphobic comments, sexual conversations, and mistreatment after she suffered injuries at work. Lizzo disputed the allegations, while her attorneys argued that Daniels never worked directly for the singer and acknowledged that the two had never met.

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Accuser Couldn’t Prove Her Case

The judge ultimately determined that the conduct Daniels described did not establish the type of gender-based hostility required for her Title VII claims. He also found insufficient evidence that men and women were treated differently in the workplace. Some of the alleged behavior was still characterized as inappropriate or unprofessional, but Aenlle-Rocha concluded that distinction was not enough to create a viable federal discrimination case. Daniels’ disability claim failed as well, with the court finding that injuries to her ankle and foot did not meet the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Lizzo addressed the result without speaking in a video posted to Instagram, instead allowing a written statement to scroll across the screen. “Today I am relieved to announce that I have won the case against me and my touring company, Big Grrl Touring,” she wrote. She emphasized that Daniels had never met her and described the claims as “ridiculous,” before reiterating something she has said throughout the litigation. She plans to keep fighting rather than negotiate settlements simply to make the allegations disappear.

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Additionally, the ruling also should not be confused with the separate lawsuit brought by former dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez. Their 2023 complaint accused Lizzo and members of her team of sexual harassment, discrimination, and other workplace misconduct. Lizzo has also denied those allegations. A judge dismissed one of their fat-shaming claims in December 2025, but the case remains active.

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The Trafalgar Square installation opened Tuesday as part of Jay-Z’s ongoing 30th anniversary campaign. It’s been built largely around the 25th anniversary of The Blueprint, and the space uses televisions from the early 2000s to screen music videos and performances connected to that period of his career. Limited-edition merch is also available throughout the five-day run.

London has actually been getting the anniversary treatment in stages. A separate JAŸ-Z 30 pop-up opened at UMusic Shop in Camden on Aug. 27, stocked with London-exclusive merch and vinyl releases while local DJs handled evening sets. The Camden location runs through Sept. 2, while the Trafalgar Square installation remains open through Sept. 5.

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Performing In London Before Moving On To France

The timing puts Jay-Z directly in front of fans before his first solo UK concerts since the Magna Carta World Tour in 2013. He last performed in Britain in 2018 alongside Beyoncé during their On the Run II Tour. His Sept. 4 and Sept. 5 Tottenham shows are the only UK dates on the current anniversary run.

Those concerts follow a three-night stretch at Yankee Stadium that leaned heavily into surprise appearances. Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eminem and Nas were among the artists who joined him during the New York dates, setting expectations high for what he may have planned in London. No special guests have been officially announced for the Tottenham performances.

The Trafalgar Square appearance at least gave London fans their first unscheduled Jay-Z sighting of the week. Once the two stadium shows wrap, the anniversary run moves to France for a Sept. 10 performance before returning to the United States for two Los Angeles dates in October.

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As it turns out, 6ix9ine has actually been a sizeable storyline throughout the trial. His interview with Wack 100 and DJ Akademiks was played in court, as 6ix9ine urged Durk to “slide for Von.” The prosecution used this to paint a picture of Durk allegedly being pressured into seeking revenge for the death of King Von.

Today, OTF Vonni was on the stand, and he furthered the narrative surrounding Durk and 6ix9ine. Vonni says 6ix9ine’s viral comments bothered him and made his alleged revenge plot that much more urgent.

When 6ix9ine saw that report today, he took to his IG story and wrote “Damn…rent free.”

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6ix9ine Continues To Get Mentioned During Lil Durk’s Trial

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This week has been a difficult one for Lil Durk in his trial. Both Flacka and Vonni have taken the stand and have directly accused Durk of orchestrating the murder-for-hire scheme at the center of this case.

At the time of writing this, Drew Findling is currently cross-examining Vonni to poke holes in his story. By the end of today or tomorrow, the prosecution will have rested its case. From there, closing arguments will take place, and the jury will deliberate.

If convicted, Durk faces life in prison. This trial remains a developing story, so stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest news and updates.

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