Release Date: January 14, 2026

Genre: Ambient/Electronic

Tracklist of Giane 2

1. tokyo song
2. aerial passing (with Rue Jacobs)
3. just climbing
4. purgatory
5. future
6. terms
7. the white house
8. once before
9. poker (with Clams Casino)

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As caught by CY Chels on Twitter, Akademiks reacted to the track on his livestream. It was a pretty harsh and scathing critique, following previous criticisms of Cole’s music and his unforgiving perspective on the Dreamville boss’ role in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle.

“This s**t is jokes, man, I’m not listening to this bulls**t,” Ak remarked. “Cole got to cut it out… It’s still not too late to delete this s**t, too. You got to change a couple of lines, talking about ‘the best alive and what you hear now is work.‘ What the f**k are you talking about? Yo, Cole, we f**k with you and everything. But you a vegan rapper, bro. […] Best alive at what? Riding a bicycle? This is a contact sport, this is hip-hop…

“Cole, maybe your daddy a killer, but you just like Bronny James, man,” he continued. “That’s how we’re looking at you. It’s over. We don’t want to hear none of that. We just want to hear you rap about a boring-a** day. […] You just can’t respect a n***a who popped his s**t, and then he ran. […] You’re not involved in these conversations no more, man, you’re Lil Tecca, bruh. No diss to Tecca…”

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When Is J. Cole’s The Fall-Off Coming Out?

From there, DJ Akademiks said that anyone who raps with J. Cole these days would be a “goofy” and compared his competitiveness to a youth basketball league. Overall, he’s not impressed with Cole’s artistic approach, saying he should’ve went hard at both Kendrick and Drizzy back when he had the chance.

Ak also called the North Carolina MC “the rap [Joe] Biden” and “an impossible burger.” He would rather see Cole write for someone with more conviction, acknowledging how he thought Cole was rapping better than the rap game two years ago.

Hopefully J. Cole proves DJ Akademiks and his other haters wrong on The Fall-Off on February 6. Or, in this case, disprove the negative connotations of being a “vegan rapper.”

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To some, it looked like bitterness, but it wasn’t shocking because this wasn’t a new approach between the two. Their messy story is almost a decade long, and apparently, still unresolved. It began with music and reality TV, moved through pregnancy and paternity denials, and stalled in a cycle of co-parenting conflict that played out under the peering eyes of the public.

Love, Lust, & Reality TV

Fetty Wap was already a breakthrough star in 2015. His music was everywhere, and “Trap Queen” put him on the map. Around the same time, Masika Kalysha was already a reality television personality on Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood. Soon, the rumors began. Then, things came to a head on national television.

That same year, Fetty was also romantically linked to Alexis Skyy, a fellow Love & Hip Hop personality, and part of the tangle that would come to define this chapter of his life. A feud played out on the show after Masika accused Alexis of being involved with Fetty while she was pregnant. Alexis fired back, claiming Masika’s connection to him was less serious than it looked and that she was actually the other woman. These tit-for-tats became plotlines on VH1, played out as kitschy drama.

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However, the drama around Fetty’s romantic life went beyond television feuds. When Masika announced she was pregnant in late 2015, Fetty’s response was hesitant, even hostile. He publicly questioned the paternity of her unborn child, demanding a test before he would accept responsibility. It was a move that flamed their disputes and fed tabloid narratives about “baby mama drama.”

Masika, for her part, pushed back hard. She later described their relationship as more than casual. That version conflicted with Fetty’s distance, but even he made appearances on Love & Hip Hop to say he wanted to co-parent peacefully.

Pregnancy & Paternity Issues

Masika announced she was carrying Fetty Wap’s child, and reactions flooded in quickly. Their dynamic was already tense, made messier by the reality TV machine. Masika held her ground on Love & Hip Hop. She was fighting on multiple fronts against public scrutiny, Fetty’s dismissiveness, and Alexis Skyy.

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What complicated everything was that Alexis would later have a child of her own and name Fetty as the father. That tension lingered for years until a DNA test proved otherwise. He wasn’t the father. Yet, by the time that truth surfaced, the damage had already been done. Masika had spent years being dismissed, while Fetty moved through the drama without ever really answering for what started it.

Khari Barbie Maxwell was born in March 2016. Eventually, Fetty acknowledged his child with Masika as his daughter, but she would fire off a flurry of accusations about his parenting and lack of attention in Khari’s life.

Read More: Alexis Skyy Called Out By Masika Kalysha For Lying About Fetty Wap Paternity

Social Media Clashes & Co-Parenting Struggles

After their daughter arrived, the conversations between Masika Kalysha and Fetty Wap moved through social media. Instead of private text messages or phone calls, they broadcast their tiffs for anyone to scroll past or screenshot.

More recently, after Fetty Wap’s release from prison, Masika’s response was scathing. On X/Twitter, she wrote things like, “How you get out and be an immediate disappointment?” and, “1st day out and still a b*tch ass n*gga. Go back.” She doubled down with another post saying, “I don’t play about my babies and idgaf who don’t like it. My kids have been through enough! Let my babies down and you gonna see a different side of me.”

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Fans and commentators could see it all play out. Fetty even addressed the controversy on The Breakfast Club after the social media storm, saying he had “nothing negative” to say about Masika. He added he was thankful she helped him keep his connection with their daughter while he was incarcerated, emphasizing that “time” was the most important thing he could give his children.

Prison & Personal Turning Points

Between 2020 and 2022, the volume of coverage of Fetty Wap and Masika Kalysha’s public conflict decreased. The direct shots faded, and the subtweets slowed. Masika seemed to pivot her focus. She leaned into motherhood, posted more about business moves than personal feuds, although they still existed, and distanced herself from the Love & Hip Hop machine that had made her a flashpoint for on-screen drama.

Fetty Wap, meanwhile, was still making music, but the momentum had changed. The hits that once put him on every chart had slowed to a trickle. He was still performing, but the momentum seemed to slow. The “My Way” hitmaker’s career wasn’t charting like it once had. Then came the indictment, federal charges that connected him to a drug trafficking ring. The allegations were heavy and would change the direction of Fetty’s life.

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He pleaded guilty in August 2022 to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. In May 2023, he was sentenced to six years in federal prison. During his time inside, Masika didn’t say much. That silence felt deliberate because while he was inside, she was still raising their daughter. Masika was still fielding questions and watching her child grow up with a father whose very presence had become a hashtag or headline.

“You know, it is still taking a lot to get used to,” Masika explained during an interview with The Neighborhood Talk. “It’s the new norm, which I’m not ready to accept that. You know, and it’s just… my daughter, she’s seven. So it really affects her. But we’re working with it, we’re working together, they communicate very often. We’re just trying to figure out the healthiest way to manage this until he comes home.”

Who Owns The Narrative?

This feud was a fracture in their relationship that kept opening, year after year, under the weight of unspoken things. It would be easy to reduce this to drama or to ask why they couldn’t just get along for the sake of the child. That would ignore what was happening underneath it all. How one parent’s absence can reshape the other’s entire life, and how years of unaddressed harm don’t just go away when the cameras do.

Khari is growing up in a world where everything is documented, from arguments to absences. In the end, neither Fetty nor Masika owns the narrative. The story belongs to time, and time has a way of telling the truth, whether we’re ready to hear it or not.

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Release Date: January 16, 2026
Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap
Album: Slime Cry

Tracklist For Slime Cry

1. Love Speaks
2. Mask And Gloves
3. Another Episode
4. Anti-Social
5. Headtap
6. Badder Than Yours
7. Me and You
8. My Life I Apologize
9. Perfecto
10. Ballin
11. Bang Out
12. Don’t Break
13. Good Dope
14. Teary Eyes ft. Burna Boy
15. For You
16. Bruce Wayne
17. FYWT
18. Role Model
19. Baby Boo
20. Vendetta
21. Horsepower
22. My Grave
23. My Brothers
24. I Want
25. . L.O.V.E.H.A.T.E
26. . Resume
27. . Steal The Show
28. . Factor
29. . Leaving Me
30. Devil Go Away ft. Jelly Roll

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Rather than chasing polish or radio formulas, “Fake Jeezy” thrives in controlled chaos, leaning into experimentation and fearless collaboration. All three acts continue to push their respective lanes forward, and this link-up feels like a natural collision of creative momentum and boundary-pushing energy.

Release Date: January 16, 2026
Genre: Hip-Hop
Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics

Trigger Maxo like to drank (Uh-huh)
Trigger Maxo like to smoke (Uh-huh)
Draco, chopper hit your partna’
Spot ’em, got ’em, T-K-O (Maxo)

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Khaotic stays true to Wiz’s roots while still keeping things exciting through a strong lineup of collaborators. The project features appearances from longtime creative partner Juicy J, as well as RMR, Dave East, Max B, 2 Chainz, HoodRich Pablo Juan, and more. Across the tracklist, Wiz delivers his signature mix of smooth hooks, hustler confidence, and conversational bars over production that’s built for late-night drives and relaxed vibes.

Release Date: January 16, 2026
Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop
Album: Khaotic

Tracklist for Khaotic

1. Intro
2. RN Check (feat. Skilla Baby)
3. Head Money Trees Clothes (feat. RMR)
4. If You Know You Know (feat. Juicy J)
5. Wiz Money (feat. Dave East)
6. I Put That Shit On
7. Back Against The Wall (feat. RMR & Max B)
8. Go Hard Everyday (feat. HoodRich Pablo Juan)
9. La Vida
10. Wit My Twin (feat. 2 Chainz)
11. It’s Been A Minute (feat. RMR)

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So far, the reception to the album has been mixed, although that is to be expected. After all, the social media response to this album is skewed due to Rocky’s past feud with Drake. Drizzy’s fans are planning a coordinated attack against Don’t Be Dumb, and it is easy to see why.

In fact, it appears as though Rocky has thrown quite a few shots at Drake on his album. While he recently said that he doesn’t want his bars to be misinterpreted, it feels like the animosity is still very much real.

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A$AP Rocky Unleashes On Drake

The first time we get a sense of Rocky’s anger with Drake is on the song “Stole Ya Flow,” which comes fairly early in the album. It is here that he starts talking about copying flows, getting BBLs, and throwing dirt on his name. Overall, it is pretty easy to make the Drake connection here. There is also the Rihanna element here, which is probably the most scathing retort to Drake.

“First you stole my flow, so I stole yo’ b*tch / If you stole my style, I need at least like ten percent […] N***as getting BBLs, lucky we don’t body shame / Throwin’ dirt on Rocky name, turn around and copy game […] First you was my bro, p***y n***a switched / Turned into a opp, f*ck his block, he a b*tch”

On “No Trespassing,” Rocky keeps it going by invoking Drake’s move to Texas.

“N***as lookin’ jealous, see it in his eyes N***as actin’ desperate, you ain’t gotta lie / I might move to Texas, roll ’round with protection, pull up to your section, hit ’em with the fire”

Finally, on the song “Playa,” Rocky speaks about not having any “baby mama drama” to speak of. He also talks about taking care of his child. All criticisms that have been levied about Drake in the past.

“Takin’ care of your kids, boy, that’s player sh*t / One b*tch, boy, that’s player sh*t / No baby mama drama, no new friends, boy, that’s player sh*t”

Clearly, there is still a whole lot of animosity between these men, and that probably won’t change anytime soon. Whether or not Drake ends up responding is something that still very much remains to be seen.

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Release Date: January 16, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: Don’t Be Dumb

Quotable Lyrics from Fish N Steak (What It Is)

I ain’t got no gas for you, but my passengers are relaxed (Yeah)
‘Cause I got max space like NASA does
The seats are warm and toast
Most don’t know how it feel to glide on boats with wheels (Yeah)

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On the remix, Brown slides effortlessly across the steamy production, trading melodies with Gunna over hypnotic synths that amplify the track’s late-night energy. The original version of “WGFT,” featuring Burna Boy, enjoyed an impressive 16-week run on the Billboard Hot 100, proving its staying power and crossover appeal. With the remix now in rotation, Gunna looks poised to keep that momentum rolling as he sets the tone for another big year ahead.

Release Date: January 16, 2026
Genre: Hip-Hop / R&B
Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics

Bring ya friends
Don’t wanna separate ya
Take it in cause I’m takin ya up tonight

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Gunna’s executive guidance brings a sleek, modern polish to the album while still allowing Ayada to establish her own voice. He also appears as the only feature on the project, via the track “no rush.”

Release Date: January 16, 2026
Genre: Hip-Hop / Pop Rap
Album: IDENTITY

Tracklist For Identity

1. won’t let go
2. problems
3. bad example
4. no rush (feat. Gunna)
5. you again
6. chills
7. wild
8. lowkey
9. identity
10. alive
11. don’t get me started
12. damage

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