As caught by My Mixtapez on Twitter, Gathright cried when the court revealed the guilty verdict, and an officer approached him to escort him out of the courtroom. Sean Gathright is the same defendant who allegedly tried to escape an interrogation room. Footage of that surfaced earlier this week.

It also joined other developments concerning Foolio’s convicted killers. One of them allegedly suggested their guilt, laughed during the trial, and had an outburst in court that led to officers escorting him out in handcuffs.

This has been a very difficult process to witness, whether for the severity and weight of the case itself or how it played out on the Internet. The rapper’s murder allegedly stemmed from gang conflicts and diss tracks, among other things. Now, though, those invested in this trial await the convicted killers’ fates.

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What Happened To Foolio?

For those unaware, Foolio was shot and killed almost two years ago while celebrating his birthday in Tampa. Chance and his girlfriend Alicia Andrews (who was previously convicted on lesser manslaughter charges) reportedly provided his location to the other three perpetrators, who carried out the shooting.

Andrews still awaits her sentencing. As for Foolio’s convicted killers, the penalty phase of their trial will reportedly begin next week on Monday (May 11). The court will determine whether or not the four men will face the death penalty or life imprisonment instead.

As such, all four men remain in custody while they await their sentences. Now, some folks recalled the origins of this feud in the public eye, mostly through Foolio’s beef with Yungeen Ace and others.

Sean Gathright’s emotional reaction followed a lengthy legal process and years of strife and tension. After the guilty verdict, we will see how this case wraps up. It’s been a long road for the late MC’s family, and it’s about to conclude.

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As caught by his DJ Akademiks TV page on Instagram, he reacted to Ross’ message during his livestream. Ak said he initially supported the idea of Rozay squashing his beef with The Boy and warming up to him again. But now, he feels differently because of the Maybach Music Group mogul’s remarks about them showing each other love back then and being some of the biggest artists. Akademiks interpreted these comments as him feeling like Drizzy still owes him.

“It’s not that I don’t want them to get back cool, but not under these circumstances,” he explained. “It [reeks] of entitlement… It’s almost like these guys are trying to punish Drake for not giving them what they want, whether it’s a song or a feature… What more do you want him to give? The guy y’all actually supported during the battle never gave you nothing… I thought it was not going to be filled with this pompous, ‘You got to have respect.’ I’m not saying he should apologize to Drake, even though I think he went further than Drake in any type of disrespect… It feels like you’re still trying to ‘little homie’ the guy.”

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Drake & Rick Ross Beef

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For those unaware, Drake and Rick Ross’ beef emerged during the Kendrick Lamar battle in 2024 following over a decade of friendship. Ross claimed the 6ix God sent French Montana a cease and desist over a verse among other jabs, and The Boy responded with some shots at Rozay’s success and physique.

Most recently, Rick Ross requested the removal of Drake’s vocals during his Verzuz performance of “Aston Martin Music.” While he still seems open to reconciliation, previous remarks about the Toronto superstar still needing to take accountability on his end may complicate things. In any case, this dynamic is not escaping scrutiny anytime soon amid this saga.

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As caught by Livebitez on Instagram, it was a very lavish, grand, and dramatic moment. The couple took to the front of colorful stage and counted down. Blue smoke and streams popped out along with fireworks while Tekashi 6ix9ine popped a bottle of champagne.

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As caught by No Jumper on Instagram, this all went down on N3on’s livestream on Kick. Adin Ross, Clavicular, Lil Pump, and others were also in attendance. “No Jeffrey Epstein victims,” Tekashi told the streamers at one point.

Daily Loud also caught a clip on Twitter of him saying he would abort the baby if it wasn’t a boy. Alzugaray laughed at him in response.

Elsewhere, the rapper and his friends got up to some more shenanigans during the lengthy livestream, which stretched out into Lil Tjay disses and much more. 6ix9ine’s been beefing with him a lot, so that didn’t come as any surprise.

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6ix9ine’s Kids

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Per reported court records, Tekashi has two daughters from previous relationship. This makes his abortion comments all the more divisive for fans, but controversy and provocation is his bread and butter.

For those unaware, Aliday Alzugaray is a Cuban Instagram model. They’ve been dating for at least the past few months, and we wish them the best on this heartwarming journey.

Elsewhere, 6ix9ine is celebrating romance in other ways. He recently gave $25K to a couple whose daughter’s heart disease required a transplant. Tekashi may garner more negativity than positivity via his online presence sometimes, but it’s heartening to see his good deeds help those in need on a large platform that will hopefully inspire others.

Congratulations to the couple, and we’ll see where their relationship goes next. Given 6ix9ine’s controversies and history of legal trouble, it’s nice to see him enjoy a more wholesome moment despite deviating into rage bait here and there.

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As caught by Bryson “Boom Paul” for Hot 97, Caleb reportedly posted a few Instagram Stories on Thursday (May 7) speaking on the matter. He said he wanted to say something for a long time, but didn’t want to disrupt the ongoing legal matter or take focus away from the Rivas Hernandez family’s pursuit of justice.

This follows Burke’s message against child sex offenders after D4vd’s arrest. Prosecutors claim the artist had an inappropriate sexual relationship with the underage Rivas and allegedly murdered her to prevent the relationship’s exposure.

“I’ve seen people say that I knew what was going on and was protecting my brother. This is not true at all,” Caleb Burke reportedly wrote. “I have not lived with my brother for years, and was not very close with him. We didn’t speak often other than when our family was brought on tour or he was visiting home. I was around Celeste a few times when I was 15, I did not know her well, and did not know her age.”

Caleb also denied presumptions from a video of him and Celeste backstage at a D4vd concert. He dismissed the notion that he snuck her backstage, explaining that they were instructed to get something from a fan after the show ended.

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How Old Was Celeste Rivas When She Met D4vd?

Burke also slammed the notion that he’s using this buzz to boost his music career, as he’s been an artist for a long time and planned releases that coincided with case developments well before the coincidence happened. He even explained how he changed his online name to avoid association with his brother. Also, Caleb called out false reporting about his age. He turned 18 last November.

D4vd allegedly met Celeste Rivas when she was 11 years old. His next court date will reportedly take place later this month. A preliminary hearing for evidence and trial considerations will take place on May 26 if everything goes according to the current schedule at press time.

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According to the Tampa Bay Times, the jury deliberated for eight hours and also convicted Gathright and the Murphys of attempted second-degree murder. This is because they allegedly wounded other individuals during the shooting that took the Jacksonville rapper’s life. The jury also reportedly agreed with prosecutors’ accusations about Chance and the Murphys were in a gang, which contextualized the shooting’s relation to gang activity.

This follows the conviction a fifth Foolio murder suspect, Alicia Andrews, on manslaughter charges. Chance and Andrews, his girlfriend, provided his location to the other three perpetrators. Gathright and the Murphys reportedly appeared in a surveillance video that showed them shooting guns at a parked car the Florida MC was sitting in outside of a Holiday Inn. The shooting happened while he was celebrating his birthday.

First Coast News caught the live verdict on YouTube. DJ Akademiks and No Jumper also shared notable occurrences during the moment on Instagram.

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Foolio’s Killers’ Sentence

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Now, prosecutors in the Foolio murder trial are expected to request the jury to recommend the death penalty for all four suspects. We will see if this is actually the sentence or if it’s life in prison instead. The penalty phase of the trial reportedly begins on Monday (May 11). Alicia Andrews also awaits sentencing.

Other developments in the Foolio murder trial concerned some antics, expressions, and updates from the suspects themselves. These include laughing in court, trying to escape an interrogation room, seemingly admitting guilt, having an outburst in court that led to a handcuffed removal from the trial, and more.

After almost two full years, this case is finally starting to wrap up. Its connection to gang conflicts and hip-hop beefs also saw a lot of documentation, especially considering the Yungeen Ace beef. We will see what comes of sentencing and if there are any other updates about this case.

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Ebro remarked how the Internet will make a big deal about Rick Ross requesting the removal of Drake’s vocals from his “Aston Martin Music” performance at the event. Ross then shared a message for the 6ix God.

“Drake, if you listening to this, homie, listen to me. My n***a, shine,” he expressed, as caught by Ahmed/The Ears on Twitter. “No real n***a want to see you lose. That ain’t what n***as about. This culture, this game, this rap s**t, this ain’t what it’s about… Real n***as just want to see real n***as shine together. Real n***as come up together. When I was the number one n***a in the rap game, I showed n***as love. When French was on fire, he showed n***as love… We hustled our way out of any situation. N***a don’t hate on no n***a…”

“Wherever homie at, Montana still f**k with you on 1,000…” Ross continued. “I’m not on no disrespectful s**t… It’s deeper than rap. This is the first time I said this… Montana like, ‘Call my n***a Drake.’ Cool. Before I knew him… I would love to throw in right now, that’s when you had the big nose. But we ain’t gon’ go there. This is the first time I’ma say this: Shoutout to homie. Montana riding for you… When you got real n***as riding for you, n***as gon’ respect it. I’m not gon’ disrespect it.”

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Drake & Rick Ross Beef

For those unaware, Rick Ross’ Drake beef began back in 2024 amid the Kendrick Lamar battle. He dissed The Boy and claimed he sent a cease and desist to French Montana over a verse, along with other jabs at his background and character.

This even led to The Biggest Boss getting into an altercation with OVO fans at a Canada concert. But now, it seems like there’s not as much bad blood… We’ll see if the Toronto superstar feels the same way.

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A LinkedIn post from Stacy Devino, a Principal Engineer who worked on SNKRS, framed it bluntly: “The org and the people behind SNKRS were obliterated yesterday.” She went on to describe the scale of what the team had built, handling traffic events where up to 100 million users were competing for as few as 5,000 pairs at once. That’s a hard engineering problem, and by most accounts they solved it well.

This latest move is part of a broader wave of cuts at Nike. The company already laid off 775 employees in January and another 1,400 in April, primarily in technology and operations. The SNKRS layoffs appear to be part of that same tech reorganization under CEO Elliott Hill’s “Win Now” turnaround strategy.

The bigger question now is what happens to SNKRS itself. Speculation is already circulating that Nike could lean on third-party platforms like EQL and Shopify being the names most frequently mentioned to handle future drops. Whether that means SNKRS the app goes away or simply gets rebuilt with fewer people behind it remains unclear.

For sneakerheads, the app has been the center of the launch experience for nearly a decade. A lot could change.

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Nike SNKRS Layoff

SNKRS launched in 2015 and became the primary way Nike handled limited sneaker releases at scale. Also te app introduced draw-based raffles, digital queues, and location-based drops that fundamentally changed how sneaker culture interacts with product launches.

At its peak, Saturday morning drops were essentially a DDOS attack on Nike’s servers with millions of users, thousands of pairs, and a countdown clock. Further, the team behind it built infrastructure that no one else in the industry had attempted at that scale.

EQL is a raffle platform that already powers drops for Jordan Brand and other Nike partners globally. Shopify handles e-commerce infrastructure for major brands. Overall either could theoretically absorb parts of what SNKRS currently does.

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Release Date: May 8, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: LOCKED IN

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Release Date: May 8, 2026

Genre: Pop

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from Changes

Tell me what you’re missing, mama
And tell me all the things you hear (Hee-hee)
Tell me your suspicions, mama (Hee-hee-hee-hee)
Tell me all the things that you fear

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Release Date: May 8, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: The Time Of Our Lives

Quotable Lyrics from Body

You know I stay on you like your clothes, I stay on your body
You know, you know, you know when you call, I’ll be on your body
Fuck you, I’ma wait, fuck out the door, fuck your way of standing
You know, when I get you, I’ma make you understand your body

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