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The 40/40 Club is set for another comeback. JAY-Z’s former hot spot will be returning to Fanatics Fest.
As per The New York Post the famed nightclub will be recreated once again for the annual Fanatics Fest. For this edition the lounge will host V.I.P.’s personally invited by JAY-Z and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin. In 2024 the pop-up experience hosted an array of high profile celebrities, athletes, musicians and more. In the house were the likes of Quavo, Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Carmelo Anthony, Dez Bryant, Jalen Rose and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. According to the periodical JAY-Z is slated to attend the 2025 Fanatics Fest.
Originally launched in 2003, The 40/40 Club was a chain of upscale sports bars and lounges. Its name was a nod to the very exclusive group of Major League Baseball players who attained 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in one single season. The venue decor featured memorabilia from some of the greatest moments in sports. The brand would eventually open other locations in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn. All of the locations have since been closed.
Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin detailed his enthusiasm for the event in a formal statement. “Seeing the pure joy, excitement and enthusiasm from all the fans who attended our first event last summer was absolutely incredible and I could not be more excited to bring Fanatics Fest back to New York City this June” he said. “We’re going bigger and better next year, adding hundreds of athletes and celebrities to the roster, blowing out the event space to add many more interactive experiences from the top leagues and teams, creating more opportunities for fans and collectors to meet their favorite athletes, more exclusive product drops and overall taking the entire event to a new level. June can’t come fast enough.”
Fanatics Fest will take place June 20-22 in New York City. You can find out more information about the event here.
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We’re now just weeks away from the highly anticipated trial of Diddy and while the Hip-Hop world waits to see what kind of evidence and stories prosecutors have in the chamber against the embattled music icon, we’re learning that Diddy’s dress code will be limited when his trial gets underway (huh?!).
According to Newsweek, Diddy has been given instructions on how he will be allowed to appear in court. Before anyone jumps to conclusions, this is apparently a standard practice as the courts do not want anyone coming to court in jailhouse jumpers looking like a common criminal. That being said, Diddy will be allowed to have a mini-trial wardrobe that ensures he looks like a man who’s to be presumed innocent before a jury of his peers. He’s known for his flashy ways, but we doubt he’ll be incorporating any of his infamous shiny suits when his trial gets underway on May 5.
Per Newsweek:
Judge Arun Subramanian issued the order in response to a request from Combs’ legal team. The directive permits Combs to wear “up to five button down shirts, up to five pairs of pants, up to five sweaters, up to five pairs of socks, and up to two pairs of shoes without laces” for his trial in New York.
Newsweek reached out to representatives for Combs for comment.
At a court appearance in March, Combs was seen in a beige-colored jumpsuit, with graying hair and a grey beard, as depicted in courtroom sketches.
Will Diddy at least get to put on some Just For Men for his greying hair and beard? Just asking.
Opening statements for the trial are set to begin May 12 following jury selection. After that the trial will get underway and will probably get the same kind of attention that the OJ Simpson trial got back in 1995.
Diddy for his part has not only pleaded not guilty to all charges, but even turned down a last minute plea deal on the eve of his upcoming trial. No details about the deal have been revealed but according to the Daily Mail , it did involve some prison time and that seemed to be enough for Diddy to say “nah.”
What do y’all think about Diddy’s upcoming trial? Should he have taken a plea deal? Let us know in the comments section below.
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For the past few months the entire Hip-Hop culture has been convinced that Diddy is pretty much cooked as his sex trafficking trial is set to get underway in just a few weeks. But low and behold former Diddy critic, Ray J, believes that Diddy will not only walk away Scott-free, but feels the charges lobbed against him are “nonsense.”
In a recent appearance on Sneako’s livestream, Ray J made the shocking prediction that the embattled music icon will be getting out of prison because he feels that the case against Diddy is a conspiracy, which will apparently somehow come crashing down and Diddy will once again be a free man.
“Puffy ’bout to get out too. On The dead homies, n*gga. Puffy getting out. All that sh*t they trying to charge that n*gga for is nonsense, bro. He did something bad that we all seen and that sh*t’s unacceptable, but that’s not what the charges are for. The charges are weak.”
Yeah, we don’t know about that, Ray. Unless he’s privy to some kind of inside information, it seems like the feds wouldn’t bring this big a case against someone like Diddy unless they had all their ducks in a row. But hey that’s just us.
Though Ray J talks about the laced bottles of baby oil and Diddy using remote controls as sex toys as “nonsense,” Diddy’s actually being charged with sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Things that seem like he might’ve done given the stories we’ve heard.
Still, this is 2025, and with a certain “business man” in power who’s known to get charges dropped for people who kiss the ring and even importing sex traffickers into the United States, Diddy may very well have a slither of hope of walking out a free man at some point during or after his highly anticipated trial. Just sayin’.
What do y’all think about Ray J suggesting that Diddy’s coming home sooner or later? Is he onto something or just straight bugging out? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Well, it’s not the Oscars like he originally hoped for, but Kevin Hart will indeed finally be hosting an awards show. And truth be told we can’t wait to see what kind of comedic hi jinx he has in store for us.
According to TheGrio, Kevin Hart has been tapped to host the 25th Annual BET Awards on June 9 and with that will come all kinds of jokes and “insults” aimed at celebrities that only Kevin Hart can get away with making. Having already been a part of the BET family with his 2013 cult classic comedy show, Real Husbands of Hollywood, the only question is why did it take BET so long to come to this decision? Regardless of the delay, Kevin Hart is excited about taking on hosting duties for the BET Awards 25th anniversary, and we don’t blame him one bit.
TheGrio reports:
“I love a celebration! It’s a chance to reflect, cherish, and honor life’s unforgettable moments,” Hart said in a press release. “I’m truly honored to host the 25th BET Awards and celebrate the culture’s biggest night. This year marks the 25th anniversary, and my partners at Hartbeat, BET, and JCE [Jesse Collins Entertainment] are pulling out all the stops to make it a night to remember. It’s a Black-Tie affair, and you’re all invited.”
Kevin Hart isn’t the only one bursting at the seams about hosting the BET Award’s 25th Anniversary show. BET President and CEO Scott Mills is also elated at Hart’s involvement in this year’s ceremony.
“For over a decade, Kevin Hart has been a beloved part of the BET family, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him return to host the 25th anniversary BET Awards,” said BET President and CEO Scott Mills. “His unparalleled talent, infectious energy, and deep connection to our audience make him the perfect host for this historic celebration. Kevin has continuously pushed boundaries in entertainment. On the heels of the successful launch of BET+ original series Lil Kev, we are eager to expand our partnership and continue to bring groundbreaking projects to life.”
Check out the comedic announcement of Kevin Hart hosting the 2025 BET Awards below, and let us know if you’ll be checking out this year’s show on June 9 in the comments section below.
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Lil Uzi Vert was rushed to a local hospital in New York City on Monday, April 21. The Philadelphia rapper was seen getting loaded into a waiting ambulance.
TMZ reports that paramedics were summoned to a hotel on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in response to a “sick person.”
The 29-year-old, born Symere Bysil Woods, was wheeled on a stretcher through the hotel lobby and placed into a waiting ambulance. Reportedly, they were accompanied by their girlfriend, City Girls rapper JT. Security did their best to shield them from cameras.
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Lil Uzi Vert was rushed to a local hospital in New York City on Monday, April 21. The Philadelphia rapper was seen getting loaded into a waiting ambulance.
TMZ reports that paramedics were summoned to a hotel on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in response to a “sick person.”
The 29-year-old, born Symere Bysil Woods, was wheeled on a stretcher through the hotel lobby and placed into a waiting ambulance. Reportedly, they were accompanied by their girlfriend, City Girls rapper JT. Security did their best to shield them from cameras.
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This past March the Hip-Hop culture was aghast when news broke that Druski was one of the latest celebrities linked to Diddy’s infamous “freak-off’s” and was accused of partaking in some non-consensual sexual depravities.
Though Druski immediately rebuked the allegations made by Ashley Parham, that didn’t stop the online community from piling on the jokes about Druski possibly violating women at a Diddy party in Northern California. Now, it seems like Druski has a little vindication in the form of leaked documents that seemingly prove his innocence in the incident that was alleged to have taken place on March 23, 2018, well before anyone knew Druski even existed.
According to TMZ, they were able to obtain not only Druski’s phone records, but also bank statements, which show that not only was Druski living with his mother in Georgia at the time of the incident, but was so broke he couldn’t even afford public transportation, much less a plane ticket to a Diddy swingers party. With less than $1 in his bank account and phone calls showing that he was in Georgia the entire time of the alleged violation, Druski seems to be in the clear as he continues to get his name dropped from the lawsuit.
Per TMZ:
The records show Druski’s balance ending the period of March 10, 2018 – April 9, 2018 was capped out at just $0.91 cents!!!
He only had enough for the bare essentials … a bite at Mickey D’s and enough gas at to get from point A to A.2.
We’ve also seen Verizon documents showing Druski was under his mother Cheryl‘s phone plan and made 16 calls on March 23 — all incoming or outcoming to and from Georgia phone numbers.
Yeah, we doubt that Diddy would invite anyone with less than $1 to their name to one of his extravagant house parties where the baby oil flowed like water and celebrities left with all kinds of stories to tell (but probably never will).
At this point, one has to wonder how long it’ll be before Druski is able to get his name dropped from the lawsuit as it’s looking like all evidence points to him not being anywhere near Diddy at the time of the alleged assault.
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It’s become obvious in 2025 that Kanye West will say and do damn near anything for attention, but would he lie about his marital status too?
Weeks after rapping about his wife, Bianca Censori, leaving him due to his online antics, Kanye West and Bianca were spotted heading to an intimate dinner together in Spain even though they are supposedly split up. According to Page Six, Yeezy and Bianca were seen entering an Indian restaurant in the Balearic Islands this past Friday (April 18). Of course Kanye made sure that his trophy wife wore something that showcased every curve that the good Lord blessed her with.
Per Page Six:
The “Carnival” hitmaker — who now goes by the name Ye — wore an oversized hoodie for the outing while Censori donned one of her usual skintight looks, wearing a black bodysuit.
Prior to their Spain outing, the rapper spent some time alone in Japan, where he fled to last month to “decompress” following his many divisive social media rants.
Earlier this month, West rapped that Censori, 30, “ran away” from him on his track, “BIANCA,” which is featured on his new album “WW3.”
And here we were thinking she smartened up and got as far away from the self-destructive Yeezy as possible. A las, she did not, and that begs the question, did Kanye West lie about Bianca leaving him? Are they currently working on their marriage? At the time Page Six confirmed that Bianca did in fact leave Kanye, but with Kanye West, you just never know.
At the time, a source told us the former Yeezy architect left him because she had “had enough” of his antisemitic stunts after West started selling Swastika-branded shirts.
“The swastika shirt [he was selling] was the last straw. She told him that’s not who she is, and that she can’t be associated with that,” a source said at the time.
On the flip side, Kanye West did in fact change his mind about being a Nazi. He took to X in a now deleted tweet to announce he no longer identifies as one. So there’s that…we guess.
What do y’all think about this latest twist in the Kanye West and Bianca Censori story? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Another day another cup of tea out of the kitchen of Cardi B who is now accusing Offset of cheating on her during their marriage with Moneybagg Yo’s girlfriend, Ari Fletcher.
Earlier this week, online blogger 1goatalexis leaked some DMs that apparently shows Ari having a text exchange with someone saying “Coming to a woman as a woman or telling on a woman to her man gotta be top 2 corniest most miserable b*tches alive!”
Adding some of her own context to the screenshot 1goatalexis wrote “I kept it p, I ain’t tell the world she was talking about Cardi. I didn’t tell the world how she called Bagg tryna tell on Ari because of Offset.”
The second screenshot is apparently a DM from Cardi in which she states “Why you saying that I f*cked offset this weekend? Like b*tch idgaf who you support – lying on my pussy is crazy and he have not f*cked me neither,” she wrote. “Y’all truly gotta leave me the f*ck alone. We both move on. Tell him to tell you how he was f*cking Ari while we was together but yet I’m wrong from moving on huh? Leave me the f*ck alone!!!”
We swear it’s always something with these two. We wouldn’t be surprised if they’re twin flames destined to repeat this kind of drama in every single lifetime or something.
While their relationship has been toxic to say the least for the past few years, recently Offset said he was “happy” for Cardi B as she continues to step out with NFL star, Stefon Diggs.
Well, at least he’s putting on a good front if anything. While we don’t know if Offset is truly happy that his ex-wife is officially moving on with an NFL star, we do know that this won’t be the last cup of hot tea that we get out of this drama. Just sayin’.
What do y’all think about this latest twist in the soap opera that is the days of Cardi B and Offset’s lives? Let us know in the comments section below.
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We may not get another Travis Scott x Air Jordan collaboration anytime soon, but La Flame is working with the WWE to drop off some new merch just in time for Wrestlemania 41 this coming weekend.
Yesterday (April 16), Travis Scott took to his official Instagram page to showcase some of the pieces wrestling fans can look forward to copping today (April 17) at WWE World in Las Vegas and on his website on Friday (April 18). Consisting of some Topps Chrome trading cards of your favorite WWE stars such as Roman Reigns, The Undertaker, and himself of course, the collection will surely be a must-have for Travis Scott / WWE fans alike.
While it would’ve been next level had some exclusive Travis Scott x WWE x Nike kicks would’ve been a part of this collection, sneaker heads will have to settle for some dog tags, trading cards and whatever else Scott and the WWE conjure up. Either way we’re sure they’ll be a hot commodity this weekend as wrestling fanatics converge on Las Vegas for the annual wrestling festivities.
Check out what you can expect from the WWE and Travis Scott below and let us know if you’ll be copping any of these pieces in the comments section.