What’s partly helping him reach this sort of level is the timelessness of his works. Projects like DAMN., To Pimp a Butterfly, and good kid, m.A.A.d city have that longevity working in their favor, especially the latter.

In fact, once the Billboard charts update tomorrow, Lamar’s sophomore album will have spent 700 consecutive weeks on the Hot 200. That’s an absurd feat and it also becomes the first studio record in hip-hop to reach this mark.

Fans don’t have much to discuss in the comments section under Kurrco‘s post other than the fact that it’s an undeniable classic. Honestly, that couldn’t be truer. With pristine bangers like “B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe,” “Swimming Pools,” “Poetic Justice,” Money Trees,” and more, the tracklist speaks for itself.

This record was wildly snubbed at the 56th Grammys. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s achieved so much elsewhere. It sold 242,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number two back in 2012.

Additionally, GKMC is eligible for diamond status as of earlier this year. It’s sure to go well beyond that mark as it is still selling really well. During the most recent charting week, the album sits at number 56.

Previously, it was at 59.

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What Has J. Cole Said About Kendrick Lamar?

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Overall, it’s another mind-melting achievement for Lamar and we are sure most of the hip-hop world is ready for his next endeavor.

He has been laying low for the most part, though. Although, recently, he’s been discussed at length. J. Cole’s run of interviews revolving around The Fall-Off have been why as the people want to know where him and K. Dot stand.

In summary, Cole’s got no issues with him. Moreover, he’s expressed how he hopes that Lamar and Drake can make peace, even though he knows it’s unlikely.

However, he did admit to being confused over one of the bars on “Not Like Us.” On that song, Lamar raps, “Did Cole foul, I don’t know why you still pretending.”

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Afterward, fans dug up more receipts than just her political contribution history. They noted that she follows Donald Trump Jr., Tomi Lahren, and Newsmax on Instagram. Further addressing the drama in a video post, she added: “That’s just not who I am. And, when it comes to organizations that I have donated to, these are things that support the veterans. I have always supported them, not just now, but for years. This is not something new… I’m just not about hate or anything like that. If you look on my page and see my posts, it’s all about love, faith, and connection. That’s what I’m all about and I’ve always been that way and I will continue to be just that way.” She concluded by thanking her fans for their “love and support.”

When LiveBitez shared the clip, fans had mixed reactions in the comments section. “Should have stayed quiet because the internet is forever,” one user wrote. Another countered: “I support Chilli! She can vote for whoever she wants!”

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Does Chilli Support Donald Trump?

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The backlash for Chilli began when The Independent reported that she contributed $1,000 in donations to organizations supporting Trump’s campaign in 2024. FEC records showed that she gave money to WinRed, the Trump National Committee JFC, and Never Surrender Inc.

“I WANT TO BE CLEAR: I am not MAGA and do not support any of the many policies that are causing great harm to the American people,” Chilli wrote in her initial response on Instagram. “I made a mistake too many make: I did not read the fine print. I thought I was supporting causes against human trafficking and for veterans.”

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As caught by Kurrco, The Boy recorded a video of himself reading his speech he wrote that honored Nelly Furtado. The pop star, after decades of hits and other indelible marks on the industry, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the award show.

After singing about how his love for her is “real” and “true,” he concluded his speech by congratulating the “Say It Right” hitmaker on her “overdue” hall-of-fame status while adding that ICEMAN is “coming soon.”

Furtado, was incredibly gracious during her time onstage, showing love to her country in the process. “I’m a product of the Canadian dream. I live and work here, I totally believe in Canada.” She also thanked artists Black artists like Drake, for taking the time to collaborate with her, especially during her career’s inception.

“They embraced me so much early in my career,” Furtado added.

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When Is Drake Dropping ICEMAN?

While this moment was all about the singer, hip-hop fans couldn’t help but focus more on Drizzy’s update. Overall, there’s a growing sense of worry and frustration as the album’s release date remains a secret.

One fan in the comments section is starting to think that ICEMAN is nothing more than a concept. “The more he talks about iceman, the more I think it’s a concept and not an album. And that’s actually worse because now I’m expecting it to be just more than music, so if he’s doing all this over some songs I’m already disappointed lowkey.”

Others are just begging for a concrete timeline. “Drake really turned Nelly’s Hall of Fame moment into an ICEMAN teaser [laughing emoji fire emoji]. Long overdue for her, and the album too at this point. Drop the date already bro, we tired of ‘soon’ [snowflake emoji].”

DJ Akademiks did try to quell the anxiousness late last week, predicting that within the next “90 days” that it will drop. Hopefully, it doesn’t take the full three months to come out, but it seems like Drake has felt he’s really needed to take extra time to make sure everything’s right.

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When Kurrco shared the streaming news on X (formerly Twitter), fans had mixed reactions in the replies. “Gross who still supports this lunatic in 2026?!” one user responded. Another countered: “BANG BANG.. Congratsss @kanyewest. Well deserved.. SoFi finna gooooo upppppppp!! Letss gooo!”

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Kanye West Concerts

In the coming months, Kanye West will be headlining several concerts in the Netherlands, Italy, and more locations. He will be performing at SoFi Stadium in April for his first concert in Los Angeles since 2021.

The update comes after Chart Data originally reported that Ye had amassed only 33.2 million streams on Spotify on Bully’s first day. Shortly after they published that figure, the distributor West worked with to release Bully, Gamma, issued a correction on Instagram. “Since they are giving a partial view, we’ll share a more accurate one,” the company’s post read. “BULLY did close to 50M in its first full day at Spotify. That would make it one of the biggest first weeks of the year on Spotify alongside BTS and Harry Styles, and the biggest hip-hop release of the year on Spotify far exceeding J. Cole. ‘Father’ did 4.1M streams on Spotify in its first full day globally.”

Before sharing Bully, Kanye West had begun trying to repair his public image. He penned a lengthy apology to the Jewish community in the Wall Street Journal back in January. “I lost touch with reality,” he wrote at the time. “Things got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret. Some of the people I love the most, I treated the worst. You endured fear, confusion, humiliation, and the exhaustion of trying to have someone who was, at times, unrecognizable. Looking back, I became detached from my true self.”

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Release Date: March 30, 2016

Genre: Hip-Hop

Album: Still Brazy

Quotable Lyrics from FDT

I like white folks, but I don’t like you
All the n****s in the hood wanna fight you
Surprised El Chapo ain’t tried to snipe you
Surprised the Nation of Islam ain’t tried to find you

Awards & Commercial Performance

“FDT” was never an awards contender in 2016. However, it ultimately sold 500K copies in the United States, and is considered to be certified gold. Furthermore, the cultural significance of the song and the moment goes far beyond just record sales.

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These facts are not new. What’s changed is how some of the most visible men in music are choosing to talk about them.

In a recent interview, J. Cole explained why he chose not to release a podcast episode about his past altercation with Combs. He said he didn’t want to “kick a man while he’s down.” Around the same time, Usher addressed the ongoing case by saying he didn’t have anything negative to say, adding that Combs had been “misrepresented” and pointing instead to his personal experience.

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Neither response engages what is already public. Instead, they redirect the conversation. One frames accountability as excess while the other leans on proximity, as if knowing someone in one context outweighs what has been documented in another. That matters when there’s already a video of Combs kicking and dragging Cassie across a hotel hallway floor. That alone should have settled the tone of the conversation.

Instead, what’s emerged in recent weeks is something else. It’s not confusion or uncertainty, but a change in the language from some of the most visible men in music, away from what’s been documented and toward something softer, more careful, and easier to sit with.

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“Not Kicking A Man While He’s Down”

J. Cole’s comment would have landed differently if the public record around Sean Combs were unclear. It isn’t. On Cam’ron’s Talk With Flee, Cole explained why he chose not to release a podcast episode detailing an altercation with Diddy in 2013 because he said it felt like “kicking a man while he’s down,” suggesting that adding to the conversation would only give people more reason to tear him apart.

That moves the focus. The most widely circulated image tied to this case isn’t speculation. It’s surveillance footage of Combs kicking and dragging Cassie Ventura in a hotel. That moment alone changed the public conversation. It removed any ambiguity about what kind of behavior was being discussed.

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So, when Cole talks about restraint, the question isn’t whether piling on is necessary. It’s why the language centers Combs at all. “Kicking a man while he’s down” suggests harm being done to him. This recasts accountability as excess. It turns public criticism into something bordering on cruelty, rather than a response to what’s already been shown. It redirects attention away from the people who have spoken, and toward protecting the person they’re speaking about.

“I Don’t Have Anything Negative To Say”

Then, in a recent interview, Usher said he had nothing negative to say about Combs. He described his own experience as different from what’s being discussed publicly and suggested that Combs has been “misrepresented.” The focus stayed on what he knew, what he saw, and how he chose to remember it.

That does something specific by narrowing the conversation to personal proximity. It suggests that if someone didn’t experience harm directly, they are not in a position to speak on it. On its surface, that sounds reasonable. In practice, it creates distance between the speaker and what has already been documented.

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There are lawsuits and testimony, undeniably. There is a video and multiple accounts that point in the same direction. None of that requires personal experience to acknowledge. It requires recognition, and that’s where Usher’s response lands differently.

Saying “I didn’t experience that” is one thing. Using that as the boundary for what can be said publicly is another. It shifts the standard from what is known to what is personally felt. When that happens, the people who were harmed fall out of the frame, and in this case, that relationship is doing more work than the record.

What Is Actually Known

The public conversation around Sean Combs is not built on a single allegation or one moment taken out of context. It is crafted from multiple accounts across different years and by different people, describing similar behavior.

Cassie filed a lawsuit detailing years of physical abuse and control. She later gave testimony in federal court. In one of the most widely circulated pieces of evidence tied to the case, surveillance footage shows Combs kicking and dragging her in a hotel hallway. Another former partner, Gina Huynh, described her own experience publicly, saying he stomped on her and subjected her to repeated physical abuse during their relationship.

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Further, Dawn Richard filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of abuse and alleged that she witnessed him assault Cassie—in front of Usher. She also described an environment where speaking out carried consequences. Amid that, producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, coercion, and exposure to ongoing misconduct while working closely with Combs. His claims expand the scope beyond personal relationships into professional spaces.

Moreover, in testimony connected to the broader case, Kid Cudi alleged that his car was set on fire after a conflict involving Cassie, an incident long rumored and now tied more directly to Combs through court proceedings. These accounts do not exist in isolation and point to recurring themes.

What Gets Lost When Men Choose Silence

What stands out in both J. Cole and Usher’s comments is not just what they said, but what they chose not to engage. Neither of them named Cassie Ventura. They didn’t acknowledge the video that has already circulated widely or the evidence collected by authorities, the one that shows Sean Combs kicking and dragging Cassie across a hotel hallway floor. That absence is noticeable because it requires intention. It requires looking at what is already public and deciding not to speak to it directly.

That same purposeful ignorance extends further. Huynh described being stomped during her relationship with Combs. Dawn filed a lawsuit and said she witnessed abuse. Other lawsuits and testimony have outlined patterns of coercion, control, and violence across different spaces, not just personal relationships, but professional ones as well. These are not isolated claims. They build and reinforce on each other.

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Instead, both men center on something else. J. Cole frames the moment around restraint, around not wanting to add to a situation where Combs is already under scrutiny. Usher frames it through personal experience, emphasizing that he did not see Combs in that way and that he chose to speak from that position. In both cases, the focus shifts away from the people who have come forward and back toward the man they know.

In industries built on access, relationships carry weight. They open doors, sustain careers, and shape public narratives. Speaking against someone with that level of influence is rarely neutral, especially if you’ve enjoyed those spaces with them. It can be read as betrayal and can close doors just as quickly as it opens them. In that environment, silence becomes easier to justify, especially when it can be framed as fairness, neutrality, or the avoidance of unnecessary harm. However, neutrality in a moment like this is not neutral.

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When multiple women have come forward, and lawsuits have been filed, when testimony has been given, and at least one instance of violence is visible, choosing not to engage those facts doesn’t remove you from the situation. It positions you within it. It draws a line between what is acknowledged publicly and what is left unsaid.

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Slimesito released his own airbrush SpongeBob tee back in July 2025. The design featured a menacing, graffiti-style SpongeBob rendered in bold yellows and greens.

It had the raw, hand-crafted energy of early 2000s swap meet culture. Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack x SpongeBob collection dropped recently and shares a similar visual language. The capsule leans heavily into neon cartoon aesthetics on heavyweight tees and hoodies.

Slimesito tagged both Scott and Kanye West in his stories via the IG song feature. His caption said it plainly: people at the top are biting his airbrush art.

To be fair, neither artist invented this aesthetic. Gangster cartoon airbrush art has deep roots in American street culture. It dates back to early 2000s swap meets, boardwalks, and bootleg vendors across the country.

SpongeBob has been a fixture of that world for over 20years. Both artists are pulling from the same well that independent artists and vendors built long ago. Still, the timing is hard to ignore. Slimesito dropped his version first.

Travis Scott’s collection arrived shortly after with a nearly identical visual concept. Overall Slimesito noticed and now, so has everyone else.

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Slimesito Calls Out Travis Scott

Slimesito’s airbrush SpongeBob tee came out in July 2025 through his own store. It featured a graffiti-style SpongeBob rendered in bold yellows, greens, and black.

The character wore a fitted cap and boots, dripping with the raw energy of early 2000s street art. It felt handmade and intentional in a way that mass-produced merch rarely does.

Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack x SpongeBob collection dropped recently and covers similar ground. The capsule includes heavyweight tees, hoodies, beanies, and hats built around the same gangster cartoon aesthetic.

Pieces like the Chum Bucket Tee lean into neon cartoon graphics with a spray-paint sensibility. The collection is polished and well-produced, but the visual DNA is strikingly familiar.

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A rare 1995 John Galliano two-piece set is currently leading the auction at $80,000,100. That number is almost too wild to believe. The set consists of a structured blazer and a floor-length satin skirt.

The single-breasted jacket is made of brushed angora and features an oversized, sculpted collar with dramatic sleeve trim. The look is dark, theatrical, and impossibly precise. A black satin high-waisted skirt with an embroidered leaf design completes the ensemble.

The third image above shows the original runway version from 1995. It walked so everything after it could run. Comparing the two is a lesson in how great archival fashion holds up across decades.

Kardashian wore the set during the All’s Fair Los Angeles press event in October 2025. The piece was altered to fit her frame but remains in very good vintage condition otherwise.

Kardashian launched the auction on March 27, with all net sales going directly to fund free legal services for women in need. Fashion and philanthropy do not always align this cleanly but this time, they did.

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Kim Kardashian’s John Galliano Set

John Galliano’s work in the mid-1990s redefined what fashion could be. His designs leaned heavily on drama, structure, and a gothic romanticism that felt entirely his own.

This 1995 set captures all of that. The jacket’s ruffled angora collar wraps the shoulders like armor. Oversized cuffs anchor the sleeves with the same textured detailing throughout. Below the waist, a sleek black satin skirt creates a sharp visual contrast.

The entire look is built in all-black, which only amplifies the silhouette. Pieces like this rarely surface publicly. When they do, they remind us why fashion carries so much cultural weight.

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It is one of the most anticipated sneaker releases of 2026 and Reddick had them on foot. The choice did not go unnoticed by sneaker fans watching his pre-race coverage.

Sneaker Bar Detroit reports that the Virgil Abloh Archive x Air Jordan 1 High OG “Alaska” is releasing on April 3rd, 2026.

Reddick entered today as arguably the hottest driver in all of motorsport. He has won 4 of the first 6 Cup Series races this season which is a remarkable feat.

Furthermore, his presence at a major race in such a culturally significant sneaker says something about where NASCAR’s audience is heading. The sport continues to attract a younger, more fashion-conscious fanbase with each passing season.

The “Alaska” colorway suits Reddick’s laid-back, understated personal style perfectly. He paired the shoes with black pants and a tan corduroy jacket for a clean overall look.

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Virgil Abloh Archive x Air Jordan 1 High OG “Alaska”

The Virgil Abloh Archive x Air Jordan 1 “Alaska” is one of the most meaningful releases tied to Virgil’s legacy. The shoe carries all of Off-White’s signature deconstructed construction details in a serene icy colorway.

Also pale blue and white tones give the upper a ghostly, almost translucent quality. The “SHOELACES” dubrae on the lace and the zip tie are both present and accounted for.

A tonal white Swoosh keeps the branding subtle against the cool blue panels. Further small orange and blue paint-stroke accents provide just enough contrast to feel intentional. “AIR” text is stamped cleanly on the midsole in classic Virgil fashion.

The release is limited to 25,000 pairs worldwide making it genuinely hard to obtain. Seeing a NASCAR Cup Series points leader wearing them before a race is a full cultural crossover moment.

Also the retail price of these will be $230 when they are released.

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His latest flex was an early pair of the Travis Scott x Jordan CJ1 T-Rexx “Green Spark.” Khaled posted a video holding the shoe directly up to his face with full enthusiasm just before the public drop.

The timing of the post felt like a perfectly placed preview for what was coming. The “Green Spark” officially released yesterday and landed exactly as hard as the sneaker community expected. Seeing Khaled with the pair early only amplified the anticipation heading into launch day. When DJ Khaled has something before the public, the energy always follows.

Khaled’s sneaker credibility runs deep across the culture. He has been gifted exclusive pairs from some of the biggest brands and athletes on the planet. Furthermore, his social media presence turns any sneaker he touches into conversation.

Travis Scott’s CJ1 T-Rexx marks a historic moment as his first fully original Jordan Brand silhouette. The “Green Spark” was first debuted courtside at a Celtics game before official images confirmed the release.

Overall, DJ Khaled gave the culture the perfect send-off into one of 2026’s biggest sneaker drops.

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Travis Scott x Air Jordan CJ1 T-REXX “Green Spark”

The Travis Scott x Jordan CJ1 T-Rexx “Green Spark” is a genuinely fresh addition to the Cactus Jack catalog. The silhouette was designed from the ground up with Travis Scott’s creative direction throughout.

Electric green leather panels dominate the upper against a deep black base. The contrast between the two colors is aggressive and intentional. A mint green Swoosh sits quietly against the louder surrounding panels.

The Cactus Jack logo appears on the ankle strap in matching green tones. Scott’s signature smiley face hits the heel in white as a subtle finishing detail.

A sculpted green outsole wraps the entire bottom dramatically. The custom brown T-REXX shoe box adds a collectible dimension that starts before you even open it.

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