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Drake is in his feelings, allegedly. The Toronto rapper dropped a new freestyle, titled “Fighting Irish,” which features bars seemingly aimed at his former associates who aligned with Kendrick Lamar after their famed 2024 “beef.”
DRAKE
NEW FREESTYLE 🎙️
(PROD. CONDUCTOR WILLIAMS)
🚨OUT NOW🚨 pic.twitter.com/4KyXY2Yjug
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) January 3, 2025
Reportedly, the freestyle was originally released on Friday, January 3, via producer Conductor William’s YouTube page. However, it was taken down within the hour. But that was plenty of time to rip the clip elsewhere and for social media detectives to determine who the 6 God was aiming shots at, in verse.
“The world fell in love with the gimmicks, even my brothers got tickets, seemed like they loved every minute/ Just know the s–t is personal to us and wasn’t just business/ Analyzing behavioral patterns is somewhat suspicious,” spits Drake over a Quiet Storm-ready groove in the grainy clip that still managed to make the social media rounds despite the takedown of the original.
The consensus is that LeBron James is one of the subjects of Drizzy’s ire. “Talkin’ bout we family but I’m not the cousin to visit. God forbid we ever gotta tarnish your public image,” raps Drake—bars many assume are aimed at King James. Also, conspiracy theorists were quick to point out that the nickname of LeBron’s high school is the Fighting Irish.
All that to say, the shade isn’t going over well for Drizzy, save for his most devoted fans. In fact, it seems like the majority of folk are accusing the “God’s Plan” rapper of playing the victim.
See for yourself in the reactions compiled below. So much for new and old friends.
1. Can we leave LeBron’s family out of this, though?
2. Bruh…
5. Rick Ross definitely gonna say something.
9. Again, leave LeBron alone.
11. Azealia Banks has entered the chat.
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Coi Leray has a bun in the oven. The “Players” rapper announced that she is expecting her first child with fellow rapper Trippie Redd.
The daughter of rapper and reality TV star Benzino took to Instagram to make the announcement and set off the new year. “I’m a rock star mommy 💋🥹 we ready for 2025 🖤,” was her caption of 10 photos posted on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, that show off the petite MC’s growing baby bump. Per her IG Stories, she is about four months along—meaning a delivery day around May or June.
Also included in the flicks is the proud papa, boyfriend Trippie Redd.
Last we heard from Coi Leray, she was taking her dad to task earlier this year for his apparent defending of R. Kelly during a podcast appearance. To say their relationship is “strained” would be an understatement. Leray’s last proper album, her sophomore project Coi, was released in June 2023. Recently, Leray also shared that she just copped her second home.
Congratulations to the happy couple.
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It was a foregone conclusion that Beyoncé was going to slay. On Christmas Day 2024, Bey held down an exciting halftime show during the Houston Texans versus Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium game that aired on Netflix.
It was the second game of a double header of NFL games that aired on Netflix, a first for the streamer. As touted, Bey performed hits from her Cowboy Carter album, the stadium-worthy show in her Houston hometown also featured guests Shaboozey and Post Malone. We would have gladly taken Dolly Parton over the latter, though. Respectfully. And yeah, that was Blue Ivy dancing next to he Ma Dukes.
“Merry Christmas, God bless y’all, thank you so much,” is how Bey ended her performance. But you already know the reactions on social media are just starting.
See for yourself in the gallery.
EVERYBODY SAY THANK YOU BEYONCÉ #BEYONCEBOWL #NFLonNetflix
— Netflix (@netflix) December 25, 2024
1. Umm, that was not the assignment.
LOL.
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Grand opening, grand closing. Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori are reportedly on the way to getting a divorce.
TMZ reports that the couple is calling it quits after a smooth, almost 2 years of marriage. They were married in December 2022 (but didn’t let the world know for about a month), allegedly. According to their source, they broke up a few weeks, and Censori, and architect by trade, high-tailed down to Australia to spend time with her family.
In recent weeks, Kanye West had been spotted out and about town—particularly while he was galavanting about Tokyo—but without Censori by his side.
Prior to that, you couldn’t see one without the other, with Kanye rocking his sometimes questionable fits and the relatively voluptuous Censori often rocking clothes that left little to the imagination. As you might know, Ye was previously married to Kim Kardashian, with whom he shares four children.
We assembled some photos of Kanye and Bianca during happier times, either in Los Angeles or in Europse, in the gallery. You care.
1. Celebrity Sightings In Los Angeles – May 13, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 13: Kanye West and Bianca Censori are seen on May 13, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
2. Prototypes: Front Row – Paris Fashion Week – Menswear Spring/Summer 2025
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 19: (L-R) Bianca Censori and Kanye West attend the Prototypes Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 19, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lyvans Boolaky/Getty Images) vertical,color image,photography,celebrities,people,france,arts culture and entertainment,attending,paris – france,three people,18-19 years,fashion,fashion show,spring summer collection,paris fashion week,front row,june,menswear,paris menswear fashion week,ye – musician,2025,2024,bianca censori
3. Marni – Front Row – Milan Fashion Week – Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025
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MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Kanye West and Bianca Censori attends the Marni fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 on February 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)
4. Kanye West and Bianca Censori Arrive In Tokyo
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NARITA, JAPAN – JUNE 09: Bianca Censori and Kanye West are seen upon arrival at Narita International Airport on June 09, 2024 in Narita, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage)
5. Prototypes: Front Row – Paris Fashion Week – Menswear Spring/Summer 2025
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 19: (L-R) Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the Prototypes Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 19, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)
6. Prototypes: Front Row – Paris Fashion Week – Menswear Spring/Summer 2025
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 19: (L-R) Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the Prototypes Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 19, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lyvans Boolaky/Getty Images)
7. Celebrity Sightings In Paris – February 28, 2024
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PARIS, FRANCE – FEBRUARY 28: Kanye West and Bianca Censori are seen leaving their hotel on February 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
8. FC Internazionale v Atletico Madrid: Round of 16 First Leg – UEFA Champions League 2023/24
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MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 20: Bianca Censori and Kanye West are seen during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between FC Internazionale and Atletico Madrid at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 20, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot – Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
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Another luxury brand has formally embraced Black excellence. Chanel has announced Lupita Nyong’o as their newest brand ambassador.
As reported by Hypebeast, the Academy Award-winning actress will lend her star power to the French fashion house. In an exclusive statement to Women’s Wear Daily, Lupita explained that the brand has been outfitting her for years. “They were one of my first supporters. I remember wearing them as early as 2013 right when my first film, 12 Years a Slave, came out. And over the years, they’ve often invited me to things and treated me with wonderful hands, and so when they approached me to be an ambassador, I felt very honored,” she said. The New York Times bestselling author added, “of course, this is an important brand, a legacy brand, a historical brand, and I’m happy and very proud to add to that legacy.”
Lupita Nyong’o was born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents. She got her start in Hollywood as a production assistant and made her acting debut in 2008 via the short film East River. Soon after receiving her masters in fine arts from Yale University, she landed her breakout role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave. Her portrayal won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. She would go on to star in several blockbuster films including Black Panther and Us. Last month, she launched her own podcast Mind Your Own, which highlights the stories of Africans.
You can listen to it here.
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Janet Jackson seems to be fully down the rabbit hole of misinformation. During a recent interview, the music icon said she heard that Vice President Kamala Harris is not Black, and fans on social media are not happy about her apparent naivete.
To be clear, Kamala Harris has an Indian mother and Black, by way of Jamaica, father. So that makes her both Black and Indian—so, both. She has identified as Black her entire life, and even attended HBCU Howard University. So anyone entertaining the notion that she somehow is not really Black is either misinformed or operating in bad faith.
As for Jackson, in an interview that was published on Saturday (Sept. 21), she told the Guardian. “Well, you know what they supposedly said? She’s not Black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian.”
But when the writer told her that Harris was Black and Indian, she essentially doubled down on the ignorance, saying, “I mean, I haven’t watched the news in a few days. I was told that they discovered her father was white.”
For the record, Harris is 59 years old, meaning her daddy has been a known Black man for at least that long.
To add to the struggle, Jackson allegedly issued an apology on Sunday (Sept. 22) to Buzzfeed. However, her reps have since noted that the guy who provided that quote, Mo Elmasri, isn’t her manager as he claimed—so that mea culpa was not authorized. Also, Mr. Elmasri is now claiming he was fired by Jackson and Randy Jackson, with many pointing out that the latter has been known to believe conspiracy theories with his whole chest.
Man alive. Also, come on Randy.
Peep the reactions to Janet Jackson’s failure of the simplest of research in the gallery. Yes, Janet Jackson is icon, but she’s still going to catch this slander.
1. Cold world.
7. It’s real if they call her Damita
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It seems like Lil Reese just can’t help but attract legal troubles. The Chicago rapper is once again in hot water after allegedly putting hands on a woman.
Two months after the “Distance” rapper was booked on suspicion of rape in Los Angeles, TMZ is reporting that an arrest warrant has been issued for Lil Reese after he allegedly punched and choked his ex-girlfriend at a Texas strip club last week. The alleged assault took place at the Pinkhouse fka Barbie Nightclub around 6:30 a.m. when the woman in question was making her way out of the nightclub as Reese was entering the establishment.
Though the two had dated in the past, the woman wasn’t interested in rekindling the relationship as Reese apparently approached her in an amorous manner. That’s when things allegedly went left.
Per TMZ:
The woman claims she and Reese ended their relationship a month ago … after dating over a period of 2 months, and says she rejected him several times as he attempted to kiss her flirtatiously.According to the docs, the woman says Reese grew enraged once he realized his charm wasn’t working — and when the woman began to disengage from the situation, Reese allegedly punched her in the right cheek and applied pressure to her neck with both arms.The woman told cops she “was gasping for air” and was in fear for her life.
It wasn’t until a friend of hers saw what was going on and flagged security to intervene that the situation came to an end. After officers noticed the “fingernail scratches and redness along the victim’s throat,” an arrest warrant was issued for the “Come Outside” rapper.
TMZ reached out to Lil Reese’s attorney for comment but have yet to hear anything as of press time.
When will men learn that no means no? SMH.
What do y’all think about Lil Reese’s latest setback in life? Let us know in the comments section below.
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On Monday, September 16, Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in Manhattan after a grand jury indicted the disgraced Hip-Hop mogul. At the moment, the indictment ushered by the Southern District of NY is sealed.
USA Damian Williams: Earlier this evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY. We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time.
— US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) September 17, 2024
However, according to the New York Times, one of Diddy’s lawyerx, Marc Agnifilo, believed his client is facing charges that include racketeering and sex trafficking.
The arrest comes after months of Diddy being sued by various women, including former Bad Boy artists, suing the No Way Out rapper for allegations that included sexual abuse and assault. It all started when Cassie filed a lawsuit against Diddy back in November 2023, which was quickly settled the next. But the proverbial damn was broken as more women came forward accusing Diddy of similar crimes.
Although he continued to adamantly claim his innocence with regards to all the other lawsuits, in May 2024, CNN shared hotel footage of Diddy beating on Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel lobby. It was after the video evidence that Mr. Combs took to Instagram to apologize, in a now since deleted video that did little to earn him any sympathy considering the heinous abuse the world saw in the footage.
“Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community,” said Diddy’s reps in a statement to the New York Times. “He is an imperfect person but he is not a criminal.”
The latest lawsuit against Diddy was filed last week by former Bay Boy artist and Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard. In her suit she claims to have witness Diddy beating on Cassiue and to have suffered abuse that included unwanted touching, threats of violence so much overwork that she was hospitalized.
Right on cue, Xitter is reacting, with plenty of people absolutely going in on Sean “Diddy” Combs. Check out some of wildest reactions in the gallery.
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Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth “Zoo” Petty had one job. However, the level two registered sex offender decided to hurl a gay slur while on TikTok Live on Friday (August 30) with his wife and it didn’t go well for him.
“Don’t you let anybody or anything steal your mother f*cking joy,” said Nicki in the video, while Petty was seated behind her. He then proceeded to utterly fail the assignment.
He added, “That’s right, especially little f*ggots or f*ck boys.”
Besides the recklessness of his commentary, fans were also pissed that she didn’t say anything to correct his hate speech. Then there’s the elephant in the room that a healthy chunk of Minaj’s fans are gay men, or you would hope, people who aren’t with homophobia.
Don’t take our word for it, peep the various reactions in the gallery below.
2. That’s what had happened?
5. This you? always in effect.
8.