Release Date: October 2, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: Black Samson: The Saga Continues

Quotable Lyrics from God Body

The Man is Method and y’all phonies
Using scam methods to get the credit that y’all owe me
The top of New York ’cause it’s only the top for me
Honey know me, just top only

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Release Date: September 30, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from Off Tha Meter

It’s young Xav, yeah, I got off the meter
Shе cheated on me so I don’t wanna see hеr
Yeah, flip phone on me, it buzz like a beeper
Serving that white, boy, I’m whipping that Peter

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Retail is expected to stay at $200. You should be able to find it through APB and SNKRS. This is APB’s first official Jordan Brand collab, and the style code is IU8266-400.

Deep navy patent leather covers the toe and sides, with softer leather above. A thin line of pink piping splits the two, and more pink pops up near the heel and tongue. An icy blue outsole finishes it off.

APB branding sits on the heel, and the insoles carry extra store graphics. A matching Sail pair is also part of the pack. It should land around the same time as the navy pair.

The delay is a bummer, but December is a great spot for an Air Jordan 11. The holiday season is when this model usually shines. Jordan 11s have a long history of dropping this time of year. That makes this one feel right at home.

Still, three months is a long wait. We don’t know why it moved. On the resale side, a delay like this can build extra hype. Collectors tend to get more locked in the longer they wait. That could make the December drop even more competitive.

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APB x Air Jordan 11 Low “Binary Blue”

APB is part of James Whitner’s Whitaker Group, which also runs A Ma Maniere, Social Status, and Prosper. A Ma Maniere has built a huge Jordan Brand history over the years. APB is now stepping into that circle.

Before this, APB’s biggest project was a 2022 LeBron 20 inspired by Florida A&M University. This is a much bigger stage for the store.

Collabs on the Air Jordan 11 Low are rare, which makes this pair stand out. Whitaker Group pairs also tend to sell out quickly. If this one follows the same pattern, expect strong demand on resale. Overall for now, it’s a waiting game until December.

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“You think the lawyer got your back, but no, the lawyer is actually in cahoots with the people that’s sending you an agreement,” the producer claimed in a video. “In the music industry, lawyers get five percent… They don’t give a f**k about what that agreement says. They give a f**k about the deal getting closed so they can get their five percent. So they be in cahoots with the exact same people they’re supposed to be protecting you against. So when I signed that contract, my lawyer made it seem like, ‘Oh, it’s all good.’ […] I own zero. I get nothing from six years of hard work. No publishing, no royalties… I’m waiting on money…”

In subsequent IG stories, Nas said he was retiring due to YZY allegedly ruining his career and making him unable to profit from his work or support his family. He listed a series of songs he helped Ye create, pleading with him to call him because no one at YZY was answering.

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Kanye West & Digital Nas

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However, Digital Nas later returned to Instagram to apologize for his remarks. “I’m getting off social media for a while,” he wrote on his Story. “Should’ve kept this private. I was impatient. I was getting no responses. It’s getting handled now.” The producer also shared a screenshot of a message from his mother expressing concern over his health.

Digital Nas has been in the game for years, so it’s sad to see this frustration emerge over something more recent. YZY and Ye haven’t publicly addressed any of this at press time.

However, Digital Nas has complained about his Kanye West collabs before, specifically over the track “CARNIVAL.” This joins many other producers’ complaints about royalties concerning Ye and other financial agreements. We’ll see if any others emerge.

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For those unaware, this tour recently kicked off in New York City and will feature special guest performances, DJ sets, and an overall listening session for his material. While the JBP seems to agree that this is a creative idea for Tory to make the most out of his situation, they got into an argument over whether or not this warrants backlash against folks’ support of the tour.

As caught by Restore World Order on Twitter, Marc Lamont Hill said he’s all for prisoners making their due money, but can’t condone Lanez’s efforts without him accepting true accountability for his crimes. The rapper and his supporters continue to claim he is innocent and did not shoot Megan.

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Tory Lanez Debate

Marc compared this to his opposition to R. Kelly making money before being in prison when his allegations and crimes were ongoing, clarifying that he doesn’t have a legally based issue with Tory’s tour or with any incarcerated individual making money. Rather, his stance is more of a moral one concerning accountability. Lamont Hill said Lanez has a right to do this (and his fans have a right to support it), but he said he personally can’t support it given the specific case.

Mona agreed, but took it a step further. She said there’s a “type” of man that supports Tory Lanez’s calls for freedom and reversal, being overly passionate and concerned over something that happened years ago. QueenzFlip pushed back on this assessment, saying he believes Tory’s innocent and bringing up evidence allegedly supporting this.

From there, Ish asked Marc if he would feel differently if Lanez took accountability, and Lamont Hill said he would. However, things got heated when Flip said this conversation was unfair, arguing over the specific charges and convictions. It goes to show this is still a hot topic of debate in hip-hop.

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This was apparent during episode six of the JAŸ-Z In 8 docuseries with Rick Rubin as the host, during which Jay-Z praised Kanye West as an astounding creative. This quote went viral last week, but now we have the full context for it.

More specifically, the Roc Nation mogul spoke about his guest verse on Ye’s 2021 Donda cut “Jail,” on which he raps the following: “Donda, I’m with your baby when I touch back road / Told him, ‘Stop all of that red cap, we going home.’” Ye previously spoke on feeling angry with Jay-Z over this line, and during the latest episode of the docuseries, Jay reflected on this a little more.

He saw the line as a “blanket of protection” since Jay was also criticizing himself on the verse. “There was issues there and it was almost acknowledging the elephant [in the room]. I also know if it was switched, he would stand by the artistic integrity of what he created,” Jay argued. He also said he told Kanye to take the verse off if he felt too uncomfortable with it.

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Kanye West & Jay-Z Beef

These days, Kanye West and Jay-Z’s dynamic is very complicated. That’s apparent by the way in which the latter discussed their dynamic in this docuseries. While some folks believe social media activity indicates Ye might want to reconcile, it’s clear Hov is not thinking about that as much. He dissed his Watch The Throne collaborator during his Roots Picnic freestyle, specifically over a disparaging rant Kanye targeted against Jay’s kids with Beyoncé last year.

Regarding “Jail,” though, all the arguments the duo had about it are ironic in hindsight. After all, it won Best Rap Song at the Grammys.

We will see if the Brooklyn MC ever truly speaks on his fallout with Ye in the near future. Kanye West has said a lot already, but not much since the aforementioned rant.

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When interviewer Jillian Superstar called Drake a “professional trick,” Monét laughed at the assessment but didn’t comment on him specifically. In fact, the singer didn’t mention his name. Still, the 6ix God responded to the debate about “tricking” between Victoria and Jillian in the comments section of Level Up Hip Hop‘s Instagram coverage of the interview moment.

“There’s a return on investment in your soul for doing things for people who you feel deserve it,” he wrote. “Whether you feel that way in the moment and they prove otherwise over time or it’s a gesture to acknowledge consistent love and loyalty the difference is there isn’t an expectation on the other side. It’s self awareness that you have been blessed with an obscene amount of money and joy is the emotion that excites you the most. So once you have experience enough joy from material things for yourself sometimes the only way is to see the joy on faces after unexpected gestures for others. Transactional exchanges with the expectation of intimacy are a different frequency.”

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Drake & Victoria Monét

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Now, it seems like Victoria Monét has allegedly responded to the situation. She reportedly commented under The Shade Room‘s post about Drizzy’s response on Instagram, as caught by Night Owls on Twitter. However, the comment doesn’t seem to be up on the page anymore if it was published in the first place.

“False news btw,” Victoria allegedly wrote. “The interviewer mentioned his name. I did not. He also didn’t respond. This is a comment from August that media is trying to run with.”

It’s unclear what she allegedly meant with the August comment. Some fans think it may have referred to the recording of the interview, while others pointed out the Toronto superstar spoke out against the “tricking” term in August of this year.

Maybe Monét realized her alleged comment was giving folks the wrong idea and deleted it. Either way, it’s not like either artist necessarily disrespected or criticized the other. They were just talking about their thoughts on the term. Sadly, folks have misinterpreted and misrepresented the whole thing, leading to a barrage of social media attacks against both.

Victoria Monét previously said she hopes to work with Drake one day. It seems like this misunderstanding and subsequent backlash is diminishing those chances.

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The Mind 001 is coming back in black. Nike is also adding a new blue colorway for both models. Further the Mind 001 in blue will come in men’s and women’s sizes, but the Mind 002 will exclusively be men’s only.

Nike hasn’t confirmed the pricing just yet. If it follows past restocks, the Mind 001 should run $95 and the Mind 002 $145.

You’ll only be able to buy these on Nike.com and the Nike App, not SNKRS. Nike is sticking with its LEO system, so you get a two to three minute window to enter. Afterward, you’ll get a notification telling you if you got a pair.

LEO means you don’t have to race the clock. Demand hasn’t slowed down, though. Every Mind drop this year has sold out fast, so we can expect the same here. Overall, set a reminder and make sure that you’re ready to go if you’re going after this restock.

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Nike Mind Restock

The Mind 001 is the mule, and the Mind 002 is the full sneaker. Both launched earlier this year and have sold out every time since. Nike markets them as neuroscience-based designs, which gives them a different story than most new releases.

The restock schedule is what really stands out. Nike has been bringing these back almost every month, usually mixing in a few returning colors with something new. This drop follows the same plan.

It’s a smart way to keep demand strong without every release turning into a total scramble. At $95, the Mind 001 is also an easy buy for a lot of people. Resale margins are pretty thin, but pairs still go quickly.

For a shoe that didn’t come from a big collab or a signature athlete, that’s a great run. Nike clearly knows it has a hit on its hands.

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In a collaborative post from K-Os and Complex Canada on Instagram, his sophomore album Joyful Rebellion appears as an inspiration or comparison point for this new song. The post states the OVO mogul financed the upcoming album and that Matte Babel managed it. Babel is the chief brand officer at DreamCrew, the management and entertainment company The Boy co-founded.

This follows K-Os’ previous revelation of Drake’s involvement in this new era, stating that the 6ix God told him, “I’m going to give you this money to go make a record. But please make a K-Os record.”

“Sometimes it takes your younger brother or someone who was witnessing you more in that stage of, ‘Oh my God, you’re amazing,’ for them to point out things you were doing that you forgot about,” K-Os, who also goes by Kheaven, shared.

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K-Os & Drake

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Drake and K-Os have collaborated before. Back when the former was starting out as a rapper, he was a huge fan of the latter’s work and sent him various tracks in hopes of a collaboration. They eventually made it happen on the “Faith” (parts one and two, an original version and a rework) tracks in the early 2010s.

This is very heartening to see, as it’s always dope to see two legends showing each other love and supporting each other in their careers as hometown heroes. They wouldn’t be where they are today without each other.

Elsewhere, Drake is commenting on his generous spirit, making it clear his good deeds for others are less about compensation and more about fulfillment. He recently responded to a new Victoria Monét interview in which the interviewer called him a “professional trick,” expanding on his view of the term and its implications.

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According to a court document from Thursday (October 1) reportedly obtained by Complex, the rapper provided a written waiver of his right to personally show up to pre-trial hearings in Florida over this battery case. As such, his legal team will represent him on his behalf during these conferences.

This follows a stay-away order in the case, which requires Ross to steer clear of the alleged victim for the duration of legal proceedings. The new waiver doesn’t resolve the charges themselves, but it establishes defense attorney as the only ones on the defendant’s side of the court who will hear about these matters in person, for now. We will see what the next steps are in establishing legal timelines.

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Rick Ross’ Allegations

Rick Ross was accused by his ex Jazzma Kendrick of physically abusing her last week. She posted a picture of her injured lip online along with her accusations. “I don’t know a lot of things, but I do know that a man that puts his hands on me, is a man that never loved me and never will,” Kendrick wrote on social media.

“It’s always good until it isn’t. If a man hits you one time, he will do it again. Don’t give him the opportunity. Value your life and leave.” Later, she thanked folks for their support.

However, it’s important to note this criminal case against Ross does not explicitly name Kendrick as the alleged victim. The arrest affidavit identifies the alleged victim only as “JK,” which led some fans to connect the dots. But this is not an outright confirmation yet.

The Maybach Music Group mogul’s arraignment will reportedly take place on October 2, if everything goes according to the current schedule. He pleaded not guilty to the battery charges.

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