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Lil Poppa’s Manager Breaks Silence On His Passing At Funeral Service

Gabriel Bras Nevares — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:21:06 +0000

Today (Saturday, March 7), Lil Poppa’s family and loved ones hosted a funeral service in his home city of Jacksonville, Florida, which was livestreamed on YouTube earlier today. At one point of the service, his manager Deedee took the stand and broke her silence on his tragic passing. It seems like this is the same person that Poppa met with shortly before he passed away, reportedly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

As caught by No Jumper on Instagram, the manager tearfully broke the ice by claiming her client never wanted a funeral. She reflected on trying to motivate him and make sure he fulfilled his duties like shows, saying that she was never easy on him. Deedee also said it was never about business, instead trying to keep Poppa’s family close and emphasizing this human element. The manager also seemed to reference speaking to Yo Gotti from Poppa’s CMG label about her fear about making a statement on the matter.

In addition, she spoke to the Almost Normal Again artist’s supportive circle, despite their inability to help him due to his personal issues being ones that only he could work through. “It’s quite obvious he had more love than he could even deal with,” Deedee expressed. “Sometimes, people are dealing with their own things inside, and it has nothing to do with other people. ‘Cause if Poppa was here, he would say all y’all the reason… he’s not here.”

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“Poppa was a family man, he loved every person in his life,” she added. “He took care of every person in his life… I protected him then, I’m protecting him now… If you really knew Poppa, you knew this is what Poppa wanted. Poppa never was happy with life. It had nothing to do with anybody. He just felt like he wasn’t making nobody happy. And that wasn’t the way it was supposed to be. Because in truth, he made all of us happy, and we showed him that and we appreciated him for it. We thank y’all and continue Poppa legacy the way he would’ve wanted y’all to, love on his family, love on his son, don’t be rude, don’t be mean. If you know Poppa, he was love.”

Lil Poppa’s previous memorial service sadly went left after a shooting injured various individuals. Hopefully his loved ones can continue his legacy and honor his life moving forward without these tragedies.

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Ari Fletcher Threatens To Take DJ Akademiks “To Hell” For His Gossip

Gabriel Bras Nevares — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:50:17 +0000

Ari Fletcher has been through a lot of ups and downs in her current relationship with Moneybagg Yo, especially amid people spreading gossip about her. As it turns out, she wasn’t happy at all with DJ Akademiks’ recent claims on his livestream. He claimed that Fletcher has slept with “half of Atlanta” in reference to popular rappers, and she did hesitate to retaliate.

She took to Twitter to threaten the commentator for his remarks. “I want everybody to play very close attention to what I’m about to do to @Akademiks,” Ari wrote today (Saturday, March 7). “I let yall play for way too long but you KEEP defaming my character. I’m taking it to hell. I hope that streaming money tucked b***h cause I’m coming!”

Also, she clapped back at fans who are taking Ak’s side or dismissing her threats. “Oh the s**t I got for you,” Ari Fletcher replied to one user. “don’t ever think it’s just him. He just KEEP dragging it but it’s 6 of yall. And you are definitely one.” “You gone need it for yourself!” she responded to a fan willing to help Akademiks, and had another retort for someone who mocked her apparent legal threat. “I gave my lawyer 250K a month ago and another 100K this morning. You spread them cheeks open b***h.”

Who Has Ari Fletcher Dated?

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This is what DJ Akademiks said about her and an unspecified woman in the clip above, possibly referring to rumors surrounding Ari Fletcher and other rappers. “She said Ari f***ed her dude, but Ari f***s everybody’s guy,” he alleged, as caught by The Neighborhood Talk on Instagram. “Ari’s like community p***y. Everybody f**k Ari. When I’m talking about the popping rappers, half of Atlanta f***ed Ari. It just is what it is… The only question I ask is, ‘He bought her something?'”

Ari Fletcher has blasted DJ Akademiks before, specifically after calling her G Herbo’s “baby mama.” She does share a child with the Chicago rapper, but she took issue with him minimizing her and referring to her as this instead of saying her name outright. We will see if this actually develops into a more direct battle between the two or if they eventually let it slide. While rumors about Fletcher are numerous, she has only been confirmed to be with Moneybagg Yo, Herbo, and Gervonta Davis.

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Taboo – Song by Isaiah Falls

Tallie Spencer — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:05:00 +0000

Isaiah Falls leans further into his late-night R&B lane with the release of “Taboo,” a smooth, sultry record built for dim lights and intimate moments. Driven by atmospheric production and soft, hypnotic melodies, the song finds Isaiah exploring desire and vulnerability while maintaining the understated confidence that has become his signature. On the track, he teases listeners with the line, “What’s your fantasy? I’ll take you there,” setting the tone for a seductive slow-burn that unfolds effortlessly. The record blends modern R&B textures with subtle hints of classic soul, allowing Isaiah’s vocals to glide over the beat without ever feeling forced. With “Taboo,” Isaiah Falls continues building momentum as one of the genre’s most compelling new voices, further proving his ability to balance timeless R&B emotion with a contemporary edge.

Release Date: March 6, 2026
Genre: R&B
Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics

What’s your fantasy?
I’ll take you there
No time to spare
Let’s get it started here

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50 Cent Shades Jermaine Dupri & Dame Dash After Dame Questioned His Trauma

Gabriel Bras Nevares — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:00:50 +0000

50 Cent is in the middle of heavy rap beef with his current rival T.I.. But that doesn’t mean that he’s too busy to clap back at his other foes. As caught by 2Cool2Blog on Instagram, Fif allegedly responded to Jermaine Dupri liking a post that featured Dame Dash questioning 50’s trauma. This even got a response from Rick Ross.

Fif supposedly posted and deleted a response to Dupri’s like. It was for an IG post in which Dame made the following claim on the TFU Podcast. “Even guys like 50 Cent. I’m like, ‘Damn, he must not have got [a hug],” he posited. “‘Cause if a baby doesn’t get held the first five minutes, there’s some things that f**k with them for the rest of their life. They have issues with touching, loving. If you get abused when you can’t protect yourself, it can make you depressed.

“Let’s say you’re undiagnosed autistic, and then you become traumatized as a young person,” the Roc-A-Fella alum went on. “That can turn you into a schizophrenic. So when I see people that are bitter now, that are hurt for no reason or want to hurt people, I attribute it to something that happened to them when they couldn’t protect themselves.”

50 Cent’s alleged response to Dame Dash also shaded Jermaine Dupri for allegedly leaving a like on the post below, which has since supposedly been removed. “Dr Dame says I’m depressed, undiagnosed autistic as a result to trauma and could possibly become schizophrenic and Jermaine Dupree likes the post,” he allegedly wrote. “It’s a good thing I didn’t come to make friends. F**k you old p***y a** [ninja emoji]’s !”

Why Do 50 Cent & Dame Dash Have Beef?

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Even Rick Ross trolled 50 Cent. He chimed into the comments section of the IG post above. “Haaaaa,” Rozay wrote simply. We’ll see if Fif claps back at him as well.

For those unaware, 50 Cent’s long beef history with Dame Dash stretches back to Dame’s advice to 50 at the start of his career. Apparently, Dash dismissed Fif’s deal with Eminem and Dr. Dre, and they continue to go at each other.

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DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Why He Thinks Jay-Z & Drake Started Beefing

Gabriel Bras Nevares — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:30:18 +0000

DJ Akademiks recently went on his livestream to react to Michael Eric Dyson’s recent revelations about a conversation with Jay-Z. For those unaware, Jay privately disagreed with the author’s take that Kendrick Lamar unrightfully questioned Drake’s Blackness during their beef. As such, Ak took advantage of the opportunity to speculate about Drizzy’s supposed beef with Hov.

That’s “supposed” because they collaborated on “Love All” on the 6ix God’s 2021 album Certified Lover Boy. However, Akademiks thinks these two artists’ tensions go way back, and that things haven’t been the same since around 2015.

As caught by DJ Akademiks TV on Instagram, he posited that Jay’s caping for Kendrick in a collusion-like manner due to the Super Bowl connection. Ak theorized that the Roc Nation mogul hasn’t messed with the Toronto superstar ever since The Boy eschewed a Tidal deal with the Brooklyn MC in favor of launching Apple Music in 2015.

He also brought up Nicki Minaj’s complaints about this Tidal deal, suggesting that Jay took all the money and that the OVO mogul didn’t want to jump on, preferring Apple’s money. Per DJ Akademiks, this allegedly angered Hov, which then lined up with his support of Meek Mill during his Drizzy battle around this time.

Drake & Jay-Z’s Beef Rumors

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As such, Drake supposedly stopped messing with Jay-Z. Again, though, there are counterarguments here based on their collaborations. But Ak also posited that “Charged Up” was actually a diss for Hov, not Meek, as that came later on “Back To Back.” According to the commentator, Drizzy might have felt like Jay sent Meek to battle him, which might be the focus of “Charged Up.” Akademiks then went on to break down the lyrics on this song, comparing these dynamics to the 6ix God’s beef with Pusha T and his shots at Kanye West.

For those unaware, Michael Eric Dyson recently apologized for his Jay-Z revelations, saying he shouldn’t have spoken on a private conversation. As for Drake and Jay-Z’s supposed tensions, the most recent proof of this is the latter enlisting K.Dot to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show last year. But things remain quite unclear and unconfirmed. They also have a long history of subliminals, hatchet burials, and everything in between.

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T.I. Reveals Which Rapper Gave Him “The Greatest Ass-Whooping” On A Song

Gabriel Bras Nevares — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:00:24 +0000

T.I. was a recent guest on The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show, during which he answered questions about his ongoing feud with his current rap rival 50 Cent and many more topics. At one point, he recalled his “Sorry” collaboration with André 3000 in 2012 for his Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head album, naming it “the greatest a**-whooping” he ever got from a collaborator on record.

Peter Rosenberg asked about the collab, which led to Tip’s reflections at the 47-minute mark of the YouTube video below. “Yeah, it’s probably one of the greatest a**-whoopings I received on record,” he remarked. The hosts joked that the Atlanta artist did it to himself by enlisting 3 Stacks in the first place.

“I did my thing, you know what I’m saying?” he continued. “I was confident walking in. And he just kept saying, ‘I’ma do it, I got it.’ I’m like, ‘Man, what the f**k?’ And then finally, he came in. And he didn’t have one piece of paper. This man had stacks of paper. And I’m like, ‘What the f**k?’ He just started, I’m like, ‘Oh, man, what?..” I wanted to say, ‘Get him out of there,” but I’m like, ‘That’s my record!’ I don’t have that story [of re-recording a verse after a collaborator upstaged him]. ‘Cause for one, him talking about him and Big Boi’s situation, I can’t top that. What the f**k I’ma do? So I just left my s**t where it was. That was the greatest a**-whooping I received.”

From there, Tip assessed which other rappers are at the Outkast legend’s skill level on the mic, naming himself, Kendrick Lamar, Scarface, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Eminem, and Jay Electronica. “I think there are people who are as good… It’s a rare air,” he shared.

Why Is T.I. Beefing With 50 Cent?

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Of course, these comments are particularly curious due to T.I.’s ongoing beef with 50 Cent. They have traded diss tracks (much more on Tip’s end, though), so this talk about getting beaten by another rapper is oddly relevant.

This whole thing stems from 50 Cent allegedly backing out of a T.I. Verzuz, and has since devolved into petty, disrespectful, and combative shots. But when it comes to collaboration, André 3000 remains undefeated. We’ll see if Tip puts this energy into another diss track or seeks more competitive collaborations.

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No More Tricks, No More Tries – Song by 50 Cent & Max B

Gabriel Bras Nevares — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:12:11 +0000

50 Cent doesn’t tend to drop new music these days, but it seems like his feud with T.I. has inspired him to get back in the booth. After he responded to Tip with “No One Told Us What We’re Here For,” the Leon Thomas-assisted theme song for the Power: Origins show, he decided to remix Max B’s track “No More Tricks” off of his 2025 project Public Domain 7: The Purge. 50 shared “No More Tricks, No More Tries” on YouTube, showing off a boisterous intro and outro that might reference his beef with the Atlanta rapper. He also takes over hook duties and drops a simple verse, with Max keeping up with the braggadocio.

Release Date: March 7, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: N/A (original song appeared on Max B’s Public Domain 7: The Purge)

Quotable Lyrics from No More Tricks, No More Tries

I come back like that Ready Rock, cut with that Fetty Wap,
Cock it and let it pop, snitching? You better not,
I grew around different weeds, demons do different deeds
Pressure, I feel the squeeze, he say he can’t breathe

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50 Cent Drops New Max B Remix After Finally Responding To T.I.’s Disses

Gabriel Bras Nevares — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:58:16 +0000

50 Cent would much rather produce hit TV shows than get in the booth these days, but fortunately for fans, he’s dusting off the mic these days. Not only did he finally respond to disses from his current rap rival T.I. and his family, but he also dropped a new remix of a recent Max B song that may or may not speak to that feud.

The track is called “No More Tricks, No More Tries” and it originally appeared as “No More Tricks” on Max’s Public Domain 7: The Purge project from last year. Fif appears on the chorus and on the first verse, and fans immediately combed the track for any references to Tip and their spat. However, no such direct shot appears.

Of course, the song’s generally combative tone against hip-hop opps, lies, tricks, and snitches means this could be a subliminal message to the Atlanta rapper. Also, the intro and outro’s remarks about being polite, needing backup, and things getting spooky could refer to this beef.

In any case, it’s just nice to hear the G-Unit mogul engage with his original claim to fame, even if the results are not stellar. We’ll see if Max B puts in a word about this development.

50 Cent’s Max B Collabs

50 Cent and Max B don’t have many official collaborations to their name, with this one being their first in a long time. They also worked together on “Hole In A N***a” with Uncle Murda and French Montana on Max’s 2017 project Million Dollar Baby (Vol. 2.5).

50 Cent celebrated Max B’s release from prison, although it was more of an opportunity for Fif to troll Jim Jones. Still, it seems like 50 and Max are cool, and they might have more work to share in the future.

As for 50 Cent’s feud with T.I., he recently responded to Tip on his new song “No One Told Us What We’re Here For” with Leon Thomas, which is the theme song to the Power: Origins series. As such, it seems like he might have even more new music to share soon. We’ll see if this is the case, and if this is separate from the Tip beef.

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Michael Eric Dyson Apologizes To Jay-Z For Spilling Details About Their Texts

Gabriel Bras Nevares — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:30:14 +0000

As an accomplished academic and author, it’s very interesting to hear Michael Eric Dyson comment on what’s going on with hip-hop today. Following his viral take on the Kendrick Lamar battle with Drake, he chose to apologize for spilling details about his conversation with Jay-Z about his perspective.

For those unaware, Dyson revealed that Jay privately disagreed with his comparison between Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” and the xenophobic political identity of Donald Trump. He took to Instagram this week to apologize to Hov for speaking on this private conversation, elaborating on his Kendrick Lamar and Drake take before attending Jesse Jackson’s funeral.

“I remember once when Kanye [West] posted publicly a text exchange between us,” the author remarked. “It was private. And I was hurt by that. I’m thinking about that because I’ve done the same thing to Jay-Z. No, I didn’t publicly post a text. But I talked about a private exchange between us that should’ve remained between us, as it has for the last 20-some-odd years. So I want to apologize to him here. Why am I doing it here and not to him directly? Because the old Black people said, ‘Where you get it is where you get it. Where you messed up is where you fess up.’ And that’s what I’m doing here.”

Jay-Z’s Take On Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef

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From there, Michael Eric Dyson said he and the Roc Nation mogul text (and don’t call) about The Godfather, geopolitics, and much more, going deeper into Jay-Z’s disagreement with his K.Dot take. His main retort was that Trump is a politician and the Compton lyricist is a rapper, making the impact and intent behind their statements difficult to compare or conflate. “He said this is what rappers do,” Dyson said, bringing up Jay’s Nas beef as proof of his knowledge.

“I mischaracterized him,” he continued. “He said it ain’t that serious. He wasn’t vigorously disagreeing with me… So I want to apologize to him. And the reason I clarified my position in the first place is because he made the distinction between Trump and Kendrick that I wanted to make clear that I completely understood and did not intend. So God bless you all on this morning. Rest in peace Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jay-Z, my sincerest apologies. Much love to you, my dear brother.”

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Blueface Reignites Chrisean Rock Drama By Claiming Junior Is Not His Son

Gabriel Bras Nevares — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:01:32 +0000

Blueface has had a lot of relationship updates to share as of late, but folks are still most curious about his coparenting dynamic with Chrisean Rock. They have been through a lot of drama in their romance, and it seems like one of their biggest points of contention has re-emerged on the Internet.

Last night (Friday, March 6), Blue took to Twitter to claim once again that he’s not the biological father of their son Junior. “Jr is not my biological son RIP to his father Ronnie, he wrote. “I can no longer continue the plot. it doesn’t feel right as a present father in all my kids life to be discredited as a absence father to a child that is not biologically mine. I tried my best to fill in the blanks because his biological father is no longer with us but I can’t continue the plot. it doesn’t feel right.”

As caught by DJ Akademiks TV on Instagram, Rock responded to this via some IG Stories. She said that the California rapper has disrespected Junior in the past, that she’s protecting her son from him and rejected his recent invitations, and that she won’t fully engage in these presumed attempts to get a rise out of her. Chrisean also shared alleged Instagram DMs with Blueface establishing her boundaries and expressing fear of him. He responded to this by saying he wants nothing to do with them.

Who Is Chrisean Rock’s Ex, Ronnie?

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For those unaware, this is far from the first chapter in Blueface and Chrisean Rock’s Junior paternity saga. He previously claimed he wasn’t the father months after childbirth, which she responded to with proof of an alleged paternity test proving his parentage in February of last year. During a stream last November, Blue claimed Junior and dismissed rumors about a paternity dispute.

Chrisean Rock’s ex Karon “Ronnie” Cann passed away last year, and he (also referred to as Ronny) had also claimed that he was the real father of Junior. We will see if there are any other updates in this saga or if this really is an attempt to stir the pot and get a reaction.

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