This moment was at a Cleveland show where the family of Collin Griffin attended. Cole shouted them out and showed love to Collin before diving into “Love Yourz,” remarking how they had pictures of him. Collin met the Dreamville MC in 2017 when he was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Collin’s Make-A-Wish was to meet Cole, and they met backstage at a Washington, D.C. show where they shared a special moment about inspiring each other. Collin sadly passed away the next year, and the rapper was mentioned in his obituary.

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Mal’s J. Cole Apology

Following this revelation, Mal apologized to Cole for calling his emotions “performative.” Considering Mal praised J. Cole’s The Fall-Off tour before, fans were happy to see him correct the previous misinterpretation.

“Let me start with an apology,” Mal said, saying he means it and doesn’t speak with malicious intent. CY Chels caught the clip on Twitter.

“I did not know that Cole had the family of a fan who was in the audience,” he continued. “We recorded way before that information came out. I was talking s**t, I said Cole felt performative. The information came out [about] the family of his fan who passed away from cancer, Colin Griffin was the name. Rest in peace and prayers to the Griffin family. So yes, I apologize to J. Cole. I sit here and talk s**t about Cole, but I actually do f**k with him. I’m a Cole fan, but I’m gon’ give him s**t, it don’t matter. I was not aware of this. I said it felt performative, him crying for ‘Love Yourz.’ Obviously, this had something to do with it. So I do apologize. J. Cole, my bad, bro. Nothing but love, nothing but respect.”

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The sources reportedly offered the following statement to TMZ after a witness name-dropped him during Keefe’s trial. “Diddy had absolutely nothing to do with the Tupac murder,” the alleged sources reportedly stated. “He did not pull the trigger or set it up. It would be a waste of time if prosecutors ever called him as a witness.”

A former detective for the Los Angeles Police Department claimed Combs tried and failed to pay Keefe for ‘Pac’s murder, according to a conversation with Keefe himself. As a witness on the stand, Daryn Dupree testified on Wednesday (August 19) that he interviewed Keefe D regarding the murder of Biggie Smalls in L.A. in 1997.

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Diddy’s Tupac Allegations

Dupree claimed under oath that Keefe denied involvement in Biggie’s death, but made allegations about the Tupac murder concerning Diddy. He testified that Keefe D claimed Combs owed him money. The Bad Boy mogul allegedly was supposed to give the money to an associate named Zip Martin, who would then give the money to Keefe per Dupree’s testimony about his conversation with Keefe D. Per Dupree, the money never got to Keefe, and he claimed Keefe told him he could “rekindle that relationship with Mr. Zip Martin and [talk] about the money that was given from Sean Puffy Combs to Mr. Martin that never got to Mr. Davis.”

Also, Daryn Dupree reportedly claimed on the stand that Keefe D told him Combs solicited the murder of Tupac while they were talking at Los Angeles deli Greenblatt’s. This follows long-standing allegations tying Diddy to Tupac’s murder, all of which remain speculation at press time.

Elsewhere, Keefe D’s trial for Tupac’s murder will continue with its fifth day today (Friday, August 21). He pleaded not guilty, claiming his previous admissions of guilt were fabrications for entertainment purposes. Prosecutors accused Keefe of orchestrating the murder in retaliation for an attack on his nephew, Orlando Anderson.

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Release Date: August 21, 2026

Genre: Underground Rap

Tracklist for Pretti Loves U 2

1. Rollacoasta
2. Scene
3. Steps
4. Deposit
5. Just Me
6. Nobody
7. Moon and the Stars
8. All Knowing
9. Room
10. Wtf Idk
11. UI
12. All Love!

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Drake, of course, appears on the project, too, but references to his name are scattered across the project, even in some of the wildest contexts. Take “40 Nights” with Kanye West and Mike & Keys, for example. The song contains some particularly questionable bars related to Ye’s anti-semitic comments and his appreciation for Drake.

“Last year Ye said we mad at the Jews/ I said, ‘What that mean? We ain’t gettin’ no more shoes?’/ Drake half Jewish, I like the Jews/ Not all of ’em, but, most of them cool,” he raps on the song.

Needless to say, the bars ultimately turned a few heads online. One user joked, “Drake his ghostwriter? I didn’t know they swapped notes in class .” 

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The Game & Kanye West Unite On The Documentary III

What’s interesting is that it rehashes the controversies that Ye has evidently been trying to distance himself from since the beginning of the year. Ahead of the release of BULLY, Kanye shared an open letter in the Wall Street Journal apologizing for his anti-semitic comments and the offensive remarks made toward the Black community. 

It’s unclear when this song was recorded, but The Game was among those who stood by Kanye’s side during the past few years of controversy. The two locked in together on “Eazy,” which peaked at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100. 

Check out The Game’s song above and sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below. 

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That’s due to a Drake collab appearing on the tracklist, as well as various lyrical references to K.Dot. There are nods to not fearing or having a problem with “the boogeyman,” not wanting to pick sides between the two feuding MCs, and having loyalty to his and Kendrick’s city of Los Angeles above all else.

Now, some of Lamar’s affiliates have responded to this whole endeavor. But for fans looking for beef, it seems like there isn’t any here… Yet.

Kendrick isn’t on TDE anymore, but Top Dawg’s president Punch had some thoughts to share on Twitter. “The world’s really gone crazy,” he wrote, which is promoting a new release while also seemingly reacting to the announcement of The Documentary III. Punch also denied the notion that he’s mad at the Compton MC for his sound, and didn’t really indicate anything beef-related either way.

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The Game & Kendrick Lamar’s Dynamic

Kendrick Lamar and The Game’s tensions are mostly about the latter’s friendship with Drizzy and presumptions of jealousy or betrayal concerning Kendrick. But he’s made it clear his friendship with the 6ix God isn’t a diss at Lamar, and hasn’t really done anything to diss him beyond competitive flexes. At the end of the day, it seems like fans on both sides have more beef with each other than the artists themselves, and the subjects are mad at fans for keeping this narrative up.

Elsewhere, Game’s manager Wack 100 claimed to DJ Akademiks that Kendrick will be in the studio with Game soon. Cousin Tino caught a clip of this on Twitter.

Also, Hitta J3 (who was on GNX) had a lot to say about this on Twitter. He overall denied any feud between the two artists.

So did TDE affiliate MackWop on Twitter… But there’s room for interpretation. “Yall Want The Homie To Make Another Example Out A N****a Bad!!! Lmaooo Ion Know Who More Desperate The Internet Dweebs Or These Rappers,” he wrote. Mack also had another post calling fans out for “reaching,” although it’s not clear if he thinks Game is sending shots here.

Fans more on the OVO side are still calling these people out for ignoring alleged shots and allegedly making excuses for K.Dot. They want a proper feud, and they think this is not ending anything. The only thing that could settle this is a collaboration or direct shots, both of which seem in the cards. We’ll see if The Game himself clarifies any of this or if he will let fans think what they will think.

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Release Date: August 21, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Tracklist from HIGH + RISK

1. HIGH + RISK
2. CANT+LET+THEM+RUIN+ME
3. PRESS+DELETE
4. PLAYA$+ONLY
5. GET+OUT+MY+WAY
6. LOCKED+IN
7. RESPECT+ME
8. TEACH+EM+HOW+TO+BE+TOP+RANK
9. AN+ELEGANT+HOMICIDE
10. PO+TION
11. I+HATE+YOU
12. FREAKY+FROG
13. YOU+LYING

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Release Date: August 21, 2026

Genre: R&B, Pop

Tracklist for What Are The Odds

1. For Life
2. What Are The Odds
3. What’s Done Is Done
4. This City (ft. Devlin)
5. Pretend
6. The Way It Was
7. I Lied, You Lied
8. Dancing
9. Alive ft. Wizkid
10. Young Heart
11. Make It Your Home
12. When It Gets Like That

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According to TMZ, Drizzy arranged for a date between him and Pinkchyu at Toronto’s Casa Loma, a massive castle he reportedly flew her out for. Per a source who reportedly spoke to the outlet, they pretty much had the 98-room property to themselves. For the sushi date, the castle reportedly shut down entirely save for security, a bartender, and a server.

This follows Drake and Pinkchyu’s viral livestream moments during their “20v1” time. She ended up being the winner of his biggest affection, and he promised her he would buy her mother a house. TMZ spoke with Pinkchyu last week, and she said the 6ix God is fulfilling that promise.

Even with trolls and haters clowning this whole saga, it’s heartening to see this dynamic wasn’t just for the cameras. After all, some of these stories die down quick after they get their viral play.

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Drake & Pinkchyu Reactions

Drake certainly went viral with his Pinkchyu interactions, leading to a lot of debate and reactions from the hip-hop world and beyond. Charlamagne Tha God, for example, was one of a few media figures who clowned the dynamic, saying the Toronto superstar’s choice of Pinkchyu shows “how white he is.”

Drizzy barking at Pinkchyu also led to a lot of memes and amused reactions, and seems to be driving the negative reception to the segment. But these are just fans debating over image and aesthetics, as most folks just found it to be a funny moment.

Drake clearly has a type, as he was quick to prove after these interactions hit the timeline. Now, he’s just following up on promises and further connecting with people he seeks to help and form friendships with. We’ll see if there are more castle rentals in the future or if the next step is a new house.

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Release Date: August 21, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Tracklist for GHETTO HIPSTER

1. A GLOOMY MORNING
2. LORDZ NEVER WORRY
3. WHITE SOX CAPZ
4. PISTOLET
5. MEMBERSHIP
6. RIDICULOUZ
7. POETRY JAMZ
8. JEUNE OG
9. NORTHSIDE SYNONYMZ
10. DWNTWN LUV
11. LYRICZ
12. BRAND NEW
13. EMOTIONLEZZ ft. Trippie Redd
14. HIPSTER ENCORE
15. MICROPHONE FEIN
16. JOURNALISTIC

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For those unaware, AB had an awkward interaction with Brandy when he accused her of ignoring him when she greeted them upon arrival, which she denied. He had also seemingly shot his shot with her in addition to some other odd interactions which fans called him out over.

The California MC joined in on this during their time together on stream, scolding him for disrespecting the siblings. “Alright, again, I want to apologize again,” Adrien Broner remarked, as caught by dailyclips on Twitter. “I’m sorry to Brandy, I’m sorry to Ray J. I didn’t mean it like that.”

Then, The Game asked AB to apologize to Game’s mother as well, as she’s apparently a fan of the streams. “And sorry to Miss Lynette,” Broner expressed.

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The Documentary III

Elsewhere, The Game is drawing conversation for The Documentary III, partly due to his references to Kendrick Lamar. Fans have been speculating about a potential feud between them for years now, although this tracklist doesn’t give bloodthirsty die-hards any significant new material.

Rather, the references on the tracklist seem to be more about confidence, representing Los Angeles, and eschewing picking sides against Drake. Still, there will probably be a lot more debate about these topics moving forward.

As for the boxer and streamer, Adrien Broner is facing legal trouble, as he recently received a sexual battery lawsuit from a woman named Havana Saint. He and his legal team denied these accusations, and we will see how they play out in court.

This interaction with the Compton MC shows how Broner’s viral antics and on-stream behavior has effects beyond its physical and online limitations. That reputation carries through, and folks want to see him do better with the large platform he enjoys.

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