In fact, they have seemingly never met each other as he lives in South Africa. She was primarily raised by her mom in the United States, living in New York and California respectively.

With that in mind, Doja doesn’t really have much to say about him, nice things especially. However, despite this dynamic, the 30-year-old superstar decided to try and contact him while she’s in his hometown.

She’s there right now for a show in Pretoria, which most likely just ended as it’s Saturday there at the time of writing. Doja Cat tells her TikTok followers per Pop Base that she asked him to come to her performance.

But that request fell on deaf ears. As she explains: “I was messaging my father, because he’s here in Africa, and he said he couldn’t make it to my show because I don’t message him enough, and I didn’t call him on WhatsApp.”

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Who Is Doja Cat’s Dad?

So, Doja Cat decided to pull a pretty wild prank on him to get her lick back. “So, I sent him gay p*rn, and said if you go to this link, you can get a ticket… and he said ‘I will send this to my management, my management will handle all of this. At the moment I’m just very busy doing costume and rehearsal,'” she added.

However, she expresses that he was being entirely hypocritical as he was still writing back to her despite saying how busy he was.

So, she decided to send him the adult film link again. “And then I sent him the website again because he said, ‘What is the website?'” Doja then mocks her father’s accent while reciting his texts back to her viewers. “He says, ‘Darling, what is this? What I’m seeing is gay porn… I don’t know if it’s a scam. I don’t know what to do with this, I can’t get the ticket,'” she says before letting out a hearty laugh.

Overall, it doesn’t seem like things are going to get any better between them. She also labels him a “deadbeat” in the caption, something she’s called him in years past.

For those wondering, her dad is Dumisani Dlamini, a famous South African actor and dancer. He’s most known for his appearance in the 1992 film Sarafina! alongside Whoopi Goldberg.

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A lot of people forget about this era because of everything that came after it, but the Nike Yeezy run deserves its flowers. Kanye was the first non-athlete to ever get a signature shoe with Nike. That alone changed what was possible in the sneaker world.

These 6 colorways are proof of that, and here they all are ranked from worst to best…

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How Kanye West Ended Up At Nike

In 2007, Kanye wasn’t just making great music. He was deeply obsessed with fashion and design, and he had been sketching sneakers since he was a kid. Nike took him seriously and linked him up with Creative Director Mark Smith.

The process took nearly two years, and what came out of it was unlike anything Nike had released before. It was a high-top lifestyle sneaker pulling from the Air Jordan III, the Air Force, and the Bape Roadsta. Retailing at $215, it was the most expensive Nike on shelves at the time.

When Kanye wore the prototype at the 2008 Grammys, nobody could figure out what he had on his feet. It was his own Nike signature, and that had never happened with someone outside of sports before.

The Air Yeezy 1 dropped in three colorways in spring 2009 and all three sold out fast. Three years passed, and then the Air Yeezy 2 showed up and broke the internet all over again.

eBay pre-order bids hit $90,000 before the shoe even launched, and the demand was so out of control that Nike basically had to invent the sneaker raffle to handle it.

Things went south in 2013 though. Kanye wanted royalties, the same deal Nike had with Michael Jordan, and Nike passed. He wanted to make Yeezys available to everyone and not just a lucky few, and Nike passed again.

He signed with Adidas shortly after and most people figured the Nike chapter was closed for good. Then out of nowhere, Nike quietly dropped the Air Yeezy 2 “Red October” in February 2014 with no announcement and no campaign. It sold out in eleven minutes, even though Kanye was already gone, the shoe became a legend anyway.

6. Nike Air Yeezy 1 “Net Tan” (June 2009)

The “Net Tan” has always been the quiet one of the group. While the Zen Grey and the Blink leaned into the Air Yeezy’s bold and futuristic energy, the Net Tan pulled back with tan perforated leather, a toned-down elephant print, and a softer, more fashion-forward vibe.

It feels more like something you’d see on a runway than something built to shake up sneaker culture. The craftsmanship is clean, but next to the other 5 colorways in this line-up, it just doesn’t hit as hard.

Calling it the worst Nike Yeezy is still relative, though. Because it resells for over $3,000 and lands at the bottom of one of the most legendary sneaker runs ever.

5. Nike Air Yeezy 1 “Zen Grey” (April 2009)

The “Zen Grey” was the first Nike Yeezy that the public ever got their hands on, and it deserves more credit than it gets. The colorway came out of a genuine back-and-forth between Kanye and Mark Smith. The result was balanced and wearable in a way the other Yeezy 1s weren’t.

Grey tones throughout, a glow-in-the-dark outsole underneath, and details that rewarded a closer look. It also proved that a non-athlete could move a $215 Nike, which was not a given at the time.

It might not be the most exciting shoe in this ranking, but it is the one that started everything.

4. Nike Air Yeezy 2 “Pure Platinum” (June 2012)

The “Pure Platinum” was one of the two colorways that introduced the world to the Air Yeezy 2. It was a totally new look for Nike. Reptile-scale texture on the upper, hieroglyphics tucked under the midfoot strap, the god Horus on the tongue, and a glow-in-the-dark Air Tech Challenge 2 outsole.

It was all wrapped in a clean grey palette that somehow made it feel wearable. It is the more restrained of the two original Yeezy 2 colorways. Further, it works kind of like the Chicago Air Jordan 1 in that it is classic and timeless without needing to shout about it.

3. Nike Air Yeezy 1 “Blink” (May 2009)

The Blink is criminally slept on and has been since it dropped. It came out a month after the Zen Grey and is the most aggressive colorway of the three Yeezy 1s by a mile.

The upper is blacked out with dark grey suede, and the ‘Y’ branding shows up on the strap and heel. The hot pink inner lining was also a direct nod to the neon visuals from Kanye’s Glow in the Dark Tour. This colorway is mostly Mark Smith’s work, which is probably why it feels so tight and focused as a design.

If this exact shoe dropped tomorrow with no backstory, it would be one of the most hyped releases of the year, and the fact that it always gets overlooked is genuinely wild.

2. Nike Air Yeezy 2 “Solar Red” (June 2012)

If the “Pure Platinum” is the composed version of the Air Yeezy 2, the “Solar Red” is what happens when you turn everything up. Black snakeskin panels, a jet-black upper, and deep red accents throughout make the whole thing feel dark and intentional in a way that matched exactly where Kanye was creatively at the time.

The Yeezus era hadn’t even started yet, but you can feel it in this shoe. The Solar Red is also part of sneaker retail history because it was one of the releases that made Nike realize the standard drop system couldn’t handle this level of demand.

The raffle model that every brand uses today traces back in large part to this shoe. If the Red October never existed, this would be the easy number one.

1. Nike Air Yeezy 2 “Red October” (February 2014)

Nothing else comes close. The Red October is the most iconic sneaker drop of the 2010s. Kanye teased it by name on “Hold My Liquor” off Yeezus before most people had even seen a picture of it, and when he left Nike, everyone assumed the shoe was dead.

Then, on a random Tuesday in February 2014, Nike dropped 400 pairs on nike.com with zero notice and no campaign, and the internet went into full meltdown. It sold out in eleven minutes.

All-red everything, gold lace tips, and triangular studs instead of the usual snakeskin texture made it look like no Nike before it and no Nike since. It was Kanye’s goodbye to the Swoosh, and current resale sits over $13,000 , which pretty much says it all.

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He’s actually had to add extra nights in certain cities because of that. He’s done so with Mexico City and Los Angeles respectively. Ye is giving himself the chance to do so again after announcing another stop in Southern Europe.

Specifically, he will be revisiting the Iberian Peninsula on August 7 when he travels to Portugal per Kurrco. A week before this performance, he will have hit the stage in Madrid.

Fans out in the beautiful country will need to head out to Algarve. That city is home to Estadio Algarve, which can withstand around 30,000 spectators. In comparison, it will be one of Ye’s smaller concerts in that regard.

However, 30,000 is nothing to sneeze at and based on previous ticket sales, he should have no problem selling this performance out. If you want to grab tickets, click this link here.

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When Is Kanye West Dropping Bully?

Ahead of this show Ye will head to India (New Delhi on March 29), Italy (Reggio Emilia on July 18), the Netherlands (Arnhem on June 6), and then France (Marseille on June 11).

The aforementioned Spain show takes place on July 30 whereas the two in L.A. are on April 1 and April 3.

Hopefully, fans in attendance will get to hear Bully live. Supposedly, the record will hit streaming platforms on March 27, which is next Friday. That means folks at the New Delhi concert will get dibs on hearing the 13-track collection live first.

Of course, given Kanye West’s history of delaying albums, including this one, there’s a chance it gets moved back. But Charlamagne Tha God did say he heard it was releasing this month, so we will see if his source is correct.

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As caught by us on Twitter, the Dreamville MC revealed his thought process behind the K.Dot apology, describing it as a weight being freed from him. Apparently, Heholt couldn’t contain her tears when her husband let her know he wanted to reverse his disses.

“In a moment where I wasn’t clear, I chose to go this way,” he expressed. “I felt miserable about it. My whole demeanor, my wife can tell. I’m like, ‘Oh, my God. I got to go on this stage and come out here and pretend almost.’ […] The drama of all of this is the biggest news happening, and I’m coming out as a representative of what the f**k they just heard. An hour before, it was like, ‘Aha! In a very public forum on your album, you said some s**t you didn’t believe in. Now you got an opportunity to go on a bigger forum and say something that you believe in.’ In that moment, I’m like, ‘Thank you, God.’ I told my wife. She’s the only one I told, I ain’t tell anybody else. She started crying. ‘Cause she knows how I feel about him… And she knows. She saw how it was weighing on me two, three days before that. She could see my whole energy… So when I go and do it, I felt even better.”

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J. Cole’s Thoughts On Kendrick Lamar

Elsewhere in the interview, J. Cole spoke on Kendrick Lamar and Drake in a more direct way. “I admire these dudes, I got genuine love for these dudes,” he told Nadeska Alexis during their recent Fayetteville conversation. “I hate to see the world s**t on either one of them in defense of the other. Even saying it out loud is a little silly.”

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In a tweet from earlier this week, she reacted to a report of her growing Spotify numbers. The Trinidadian superstar reportedly received the biggest boost for female rappers on various national charts for the streaming platform. These include the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Nigeria. In addition, she reportedly gained 10.1 million daily streams on the platform, presumably to her average.

“Winning is the new canceled. Thank you, Barbz. Love you. For LIFE,” Minaj quote-tweeted the post. Although she didn’t explicitly connect it to her Trump support, the context is impossible to ignore. Also, it wouldn’t be the first time the 43-year-old addressed all of this controversy, making it clear that she won’t change her views or expressions. Most recently, she tweeted about the Save America Act, imploring constituents to urge their representatives in Congress to pass the bill.

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Nicki Minaj’s Latest Tweets

“Do politicians realize it will be the beginning of the end for them if the #SaveAmericaAct doesn’t pass?,” the Young Money alum tweeted today (Friday, March 20). “I think they believe it would just be a little gotcha moment toward Trump & that they’ll ride off happily into the sunset cheating, lying, committing more fraud & prioritizing their new illegal immigrant base over their own citizens. Do they not realize the ppl have now seen behind the curtain & that can’t be undone?”

Elsewhere, Nicki Minaj has other narratives to address. Beyond her support of Trump, folks have also criticized her attacks on Jay-Z and Roc Nation. Nicki allegedly insinuated that she hired Tony Buzbee in a legal battle, the attorney who represented Hov’s sexual assault accuser. He’s in a defamation dispute right now with the Brooklyn native.

Nicki Minaj’s rap beefs have also gotten recent updates. Megan Thee Stallion and BIA recently threw shade at each other using Minaj and Cardi B’s respective diss tracks against them, creating more firm allegiances.

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As you all know, the latter is a double album with 12 songs each. However, during the creation of it, the Fayetteville native says the project was just 15 songs. But Cole reached a moment where he decided he was chopping it down too much.

“On this one, at a certain point, it was the opposite. I was cutting too many songs that I loved and felt passionate about… Eventually I was like, ‘Yo, I think this is—there’s two stories being told and I think this is a double disc project.'”

Ironically, the making of 2014 Forest Hills Drive was the exact opposite from The Fall-Off. “‘Forest Hills Drive’ was a double disc at one point. Then, right towards the end, I was like, ‘Oh, I’m bugging. This sh*t is way too long.’ Then we cut it down.”

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What’s Next For J. Cole After The Fall-Off?

Later into this segment of the interview, J. Cole explains where 2014 and The Fall-Off differ. He specifically points to the storytelling and how the former was more interpretive rather than being clear cut.

On the latter, he says how “Disc 29” is more obvious in its approach. Essentially, he views that portion of the album as there being explicit chapters.

Overall, it’s cool insight into both albums and how they are connected in their own way.

Elsewhere, J. Cole tells Nadeska that he’s not totally done when it comes to making more music. While he does have a world tour and more interviews in the immediate future, there was some belief that The Fall-Off was the end.

But he puts all of that to bed here. “You reminded me of stuff that I have to go do, that I got to go finish. I don’t know what it is, I ain’t gon’ lie. I’m inspired. I’m in an inspired place. But not necessarily to make an album, you know what I mean? I want to produce. If my pen is inspired still, I would love to do a verse here and there…”

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Production will reportedly begin this month and aim for a premiere date later this year. For those unaware, the show focuses on the couple’s careers, personal lives, their toddler KK, business ventures, and spotlit moments. Pantheon Media Group and Velvet Hammer Media will produce, with a slew of executive producers including the couple themselves, Tina Douglas, J Erving, Rebecca Quinn, Jennifer O’Connell, Nick Alarcon, Steve Michaels, Simon Thomas, Ariel Brozell, Oji Singletary, and Asabi Lee.

Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together premiered in June of last year. It reportedly became Peacock’s second-highest-reaching unscripted original first-year show, garnering a lot of praise for the eight-episode docuseries.

We will see if Season 2 is even better than the first. With recent life updates for both stars, we’re sure it will be a similarly engaging and compelling peek behind the curtain.

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Nelly & Ashanti’s Relationship History

For those unaware, Nelly and Ashanti have dated for years, but it was only relatively recently that they really took things to the next level. They began to go out in 2003, but the romance faded by 2013. However, ten years later, they got back together and tied the knot in 2023. They welcomed their son Kareem Kenkaide “KK” Haynes in July of 2024.

With this expansive relationship history in mind, fans hold the couple in high regard. We Belong Together‘s second season will only add to that iconic status, as the two are navigating taking care of a toddler.

While Nelly and Ashanti still tackle relationship drama every now and then, their supporters love to see them in this life space right now. They continue to stand by one another and drum up more interest in their relationship, whether online or on television screens nationwide. Fans only hope that We Belong Together‘s Season 2 will be even more compelling than the show’s initial run.

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It seems Wack 100 also decided to leak this alleged exchange because according to No Jumper, Ross threatened to sue Blueface. In the text chain, Ross allegedly tells Wack that they “should just kiss and make up” to put an end to this tense situation.

The talent manager allegedly responds by saying how this isn’t a game and that he’s owed lots of money from this fight. Apparently, Blueface has yet to receive the hundreds of thousands of dollars from the match against Chibu.

That total is reportedly at least $350-$400,000. On the high end it’s around $700,000 to $1 million.

Given that Adin Ross is known for being quite the troll, it’s hard to tell if he genuinely is making advances. But it’s worth noting that the streamer keeps pressing Wack further down the text chain. “Please?” he allegedly responds.

After Wack 100 affirms he doesn’t lean that way sexually, Adin replies that he is “gay.”

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Making this even harder to decipher is this text from Ross that follows. “Are you rejecting me because I’m white, Jewish, and gay? Wow an antisemite homophobe. Disgusting.”

Even with this potential act that Ross is putting on, Wack isn’t really taking the bait. Throughout the digital exchange he’s attempting to keep things strictly business and get the money he’s yet to allegedly receive.

Again, all of this stems from Blue’s boxing match at Adin’s Brand Risk Promotions event last weekend. The rapper lost by decision to Chibu after six rounds, which he didn’t agree with.

Right after the fight, Adin asked Blue if he would box with Brand Risk again despite the loss. It didn’t seem to be in the cards, and it still doesn’t seem that way. Back then, Blueface said, “Adin, you know damn well you ain’t gon’ lose your own money on your own fight card. It definitely wasn’t unanimous decision. I give it four to two. But hey, shout out to Brand Risk… I probably won’t get back on Brand Risk because you’re tampering with the bets.”

It’s also worth noting that Wack had some issues getting into the event, but it’s unclear if that is factoring into Wack’s calculated attack.

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The two met up at Cole’s childhood home at 2014 Forest Hills Drive in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Alexis brought up the other music that he wants to share in this semi-retired space, which led him to reflect further.

“You reminded me of stuff that I have to go do, that I got to go finish,” the Dreamville MC expressed, as caught by us on Twitter. “I don’t know what it is, I ain’t gon’ lie. I’m inspired. I’m in an inspired place. But not necessarily to make an album, you know what I mean? I want to produce. If my pen is inspired still, I would love to do a verse here and there. But I definitely don’t feel like I felt two years ago, where I was like, ‘Man, let’s just get this s**t out and be over with.’ I feel the opposite of that. I wish I had more time to dive in and work, basically. You know what I mean? I’m kind of in a life mode right now where I’m back on my normal life schedule. But I’m looking forward to those moments of diving back in. And I don’t know what will come out, you know what I mean?”

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J. Cole’s The Fall-Off Tour

To celebrate this moment, J. Cole’s taking The Fall-Off on tour very soon. The 73-date world trek begins in July in North America, later moving to Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Elsewhere during this interview, J. Cole spoke on “The Big Three” and how he really feels about Drake and Kendrick Lamar. “I admire these dudes, I got genuine love for these dudes,” he stated. “I hate to see the world s**t on either one of them in defense of the other. Even saying it out loud is a little silly.”

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In a clip from the YouTube video caught by us on Twitter, Cole explained his relationship with his “Big Three” colleagues. “I admire these dudes, I got genuine love for these dudes,” he remarked. “I hate to see the world s**t on either one of them in defense of the other. Even saying it out loud is a little silly.”

Elsewhere, J. Cole spoke on apologizing to Kendrick Lamar at the 2024 Dreamville Fest. This was after he dissed K.Dot on “7 Minute Drill,” and Drizzy’s response to Kendrick’s “Like That” shots for both came a few weeks later.

“It hit me an hour before [his set],” the Dreamville MC remarked, as we caught on Twitter. “Before that, I was stressing the f**k out. The moment the idea came to me, I lifted. And I got light, and I got so excited because two or three days before that, it was… This is terrible. I felt like I misrepresented myself. I’m giving life to division and to negative storylines and negative perceptions on somebody that I f**k with and got love for, somebody that I care about… We know why that happened in the first place.

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Have Kendrick Lamar & Drake Responded To J. Cole?

“That s**t had me feeling terrible… I can’t really say it made sense,” he continued. “But in a moment when I wasn’t clear, I chose to go this way… I felt miserable about it… An hour before, I was like, ‘Aha.’ […] [His wife] saw how it was weighing on me… I felt even better than I felt knowing I was going to [apologize].”

As for Kendrick Lamar and Drake, they haven’t spoken out about J. Cole’s recent remarks on the beef, whether in interviews or on wax. We will see if that changes soon, adding more dimensions to this historic moment.

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