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There has been much said in recent months regarding the federal case against G Herbo. The Chicago rapper has been flying high in his career with each of his releases earning RIAA certifications or topping the charts, but he’s been named in a case along with five alleged associates that are accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. As Herbo’s legal team works overtime to make sure avoids jail, the rapper looked forward to the arrival of his baby with fiancée Taina Williams. 

In the wee hours of the morning on Friday (May 28), an Instagram post made by Herbo began circulating online showing the rapper holding his little boy. In the caption, he only included two emojis: a black heart and a white heart.

Later, Taina returned to her Instagram with a first look. “Essex William Wright May 27, 2021 12:23am 6lbs 12oz,” she added in the caption. She also included the hashtag “myrainbowbaby,” and for those who may not know, a Rainbow Baby is the first child born after a mother suffers a miscarriage. 

Back in early 2019, G Herbo caught up with XXL and talked about being a father. “People say when you have kids they change your life. It’ll really go over your head until you have one of your own,” said the rapper of his son, Yosohn, that he shares with Ari Fletcher. “That’s a life that I brought into the world and somebody that is always gonna depend on me. I’m their protector, their caretaker. That’s my full responsibility and I act off of that. This is my firstborn, so I’m just excited.”

Baby Essex is Taina’s firstborn and the second child for Herbo. Fawn over Baby Essex below.

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We can only imagine the number of stories that Jay-Z has about DMX, and he shared a few of them during his visit on The Shop. The episode is one of the most coveted of the series thus far, and while Jay dropped plenty of gems and spoke on his life and career, he took some time to speak about memories he shared with the late DMX.

“By the way, the first time I boycotted the Grammys was for him,” said Jay. “We both came out that year. He didn’t get nominated. He dropped two albums, had two No. 1 albums in the same year. They didn’t even nominate him.”

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“I won that year for Rap album, so my first Grammy win, I wasn’t there,” he continued. “I wasn’t even in the building because I boycotted it for him. So, there was a competitive thing but it was big love. He was so competitive with me. I never met a human being more competitive with me. Ever. Not even my big brother. No one.”

“We met battling. That’s how we met. We was in the Bronx, in the pool hall. After that battle, he went to like, a show. He got on stage and said, ‘Jay-Z, where you at?!'” Hov recalled as everyone laughed. “I was like, this guy is nuts. He was just all passion.” Then, Jay shared his “fondest memory” of DMX.

“He improved my stage show. Remember, Rap tours weren’t going out at that time. There was no Rap tours. Maybe the Fresh Best in the ’80s, but there were no Rap shows. Me, DMX, Method Man, Redman, Ja, The Lox—this tour is packed. First night, 360 sold out. Everyone has a great show. Meth and Red are flying in the audience. Incredible performance, everyone’s destroying it.”

“X is about to go on and I’m like, I wanna see. X is going before me,” said Jay. “The lights are off. He’s in the hallway.” Hov described the atmosphere, explaining that the music began and the “arena’s shaking.” Out of nowhere, DMX’s signature growl is heard as the rapper took to the mic. “And the f*cking arena goes crazy.”

“First of all, it’s deafening, and I’m like, ‘Oh sh*t.'” Check out the clips below and walk down memory lane with Jay-Z and The Shop.

It’s been a little over 24 hours since DMX’s posthumous album Exodus has hit streaming services and fans can’t get enough. The project boasts looks from Jay-Z, Nas, Alicia Keys, Bono, Snoop Dogg, Usher, Westside Gunn, Conway, and many more, but prior to its release, there were rumors regarding a possible posthumous inclusion from Pop Smoke. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out, and Swizz Beatz explained what happened while on The Breakfast Club.

“They used the verse already. I know X wouldn’t want an old verse. We fought for it,” said Swizz. “It was two verses and both of them was used. We went to get another verse and it was used.”

The DMX track that was slated for Pop was “Money Money Money.” Swizz added, “I just put Moneybagg on the song.” It may have been a disappointment to not have Pop Smoke, but the hitmaking producer admitted, “Not that they the same energy, but they the same demographic. X wanted to touch that part, too. I’m not mad at it. I like [the] Moneybagg verse better anyway.”

Fans seem to be enjoying it, as well. DMX’s legacy was well-preserved on Exodus and the project continues to receive praise from Earl Simmons’s supporters, friends, fellow artists, and family. Check out Swizz’s interview with The Breakfast Club below and let us know what you think about Moneybagg Yo filling Pop Smoke’s spot.

What in the world is going on with NBA fans lately? They’re known to be fiercely tied to the teams they support, but this week, there have been three separate incidents that have given league officials pause. We previously reported on two: Russell Westbrook getting popcorn dumped on him from the stands as he was being ushered off of the court with an injured ankle, and a fan spitting on Trae Young. It has also been reported that several Utah Jazz fans have been banned from the league following what ESPN dubbed a “verbal altercation” following Wednesday’s (May 26) game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

According to reports, Grizzlies guard Ja Morant’s parents were the targets of three Jazz fans who made offensive and vulgar remarks toward them during the game. It was also noted that the three fans weren’t in a single party; Morant’s relatives dealt with three separate incidents.

“I know heckling,” Tee Morant told ESPN. “We were doing that the whole game. But that’s different than heckling. That’s straight-up disrespectful. That was too far out of line. You don’t say nothing like that heckling. That’s beyond heckling.” He explained that one person made sexually explicit comments to his wife, and while Tee was confronting the man, the fan was escorted out by security.

Another person said to the NBA dad, “I’ll put a nickel in your back and watch you dance, boy.” Surrounding Jazz fans confronted the man and he, too, was shown the exit. A third fan targeted Jamie Morant, Ja Morant’s mother, and reportedly said to her, “Shut the f*ck up, b*tch.” The Utah Jazz issued a statement regarding the incidents, condemning the behavior of those three individuals.

“The Utah Jazz have zero tolerance for offensive or disruptive behavior,” they stated. “An incident occurred last night involving a verbal altercation during Game 2. Arena security staff intervened, and the investigation resulted in the removal and banning of three Jazz fans indefinitely. We apologize to all who were impacted by this unfortunate incident and condemn unacceptable fan behavior.”

Check out a few responses from Ja Morant and LeBron James below.

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It was back in 2018 when an unlikely social media spat occurred between Tyson Beckford and Kim Kardashian. According to Beckford, Kardashian’s people contacted him because she wanted him to train her. When he was given a reference photo of Kim’s goal, Beckford was critical of her plastic surgery. During their back and forth, Beckford said that Kardashian insinuated that he was gay and that’s where things took a turn.

“It didn’t need to go that far,” he said of the feud to Sharon Carpenter. She took it there, but before I could even say anything, the gay community stepped up and was like, ‘Oh no girlfriend, you’re not gonna mess with one of our ambassadors who looks out for us and [is] always a guardian for us.'”

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“And then, it was so weird that she called me gay because I was like, ‘Uh, sweetheart. You must’ve forgot, you know, I ain’t that way’… She said something like, ‘Sis, this not for you.’ And I was like, ‘My sister in the room?’ I was like, ‘Honey, I ain’t gay.'” He added, “I’m pretty, but I’m not gay. But I do have such utmost respect for the gay community.”

He also confirmed that he had a brief rendevous with the reality star. “Yeah, I think we dated for a weekend,” he recalled. “It was for a weekend. Her mom even invited me over to the house… They invited me to the house for dinner and stuff like that, but some people forget. In the end of all of this, Sharon, I got no beef.” He also shared that following it all, he attended Ralph Lauren’s birthday party and saw Kanye West.

“I was standing in the middle of Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton. He was on the other side of the table, and when I tried to make eye contact with him, he wouldn’t look at me,” said Beckford. When he went to the restroom, Beckford accuses West of sending in a member of his entourage after him. The model claims he told the man, “I suggest you get out of this bathroom before I wipe you all over the wall.”

Check out Tyson Beckford’s lengthy interview with Sharon Carpenter below.

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It has certainly been a busy season for Drake and he hasn’t even begun rolling out Certified Lover Boy yet. The rapper’s fans have been on edge awaiting more information about the project that is slated to top the charts, but Drizzy is taking his time preparing an epic moment. With summer months upon us, there has been a playful call for artists to drop the albums as soon as possible because Drake season has arrived before CLB‘s release has officially been announced.

We recently saw Drake receive major recognition as he was crowned Art istof the Decade at the Billboard Music Awards, and viewers will remember that little Adonis Graham made his big debut by his daddy’s side. 

Drake has become much more open about sharing his “proud dad” moments online, albeit still careful, and on Friday (May 28), the superstar returned to Instagram to show off his growing boy. In the photo, Adonis is seen holding up his masterpiece drawing on a whiteboard and Drake teased that this is why there hasn’t yet been a Certified Lover Boy tracklist.

“They keep asking for a track list…can’t seem to get one off [crying laughing emoji],” the rapper penned in the caption. We’ll have to wait and see if Adonis follows in his father’s footsteps and makes an appearance on the record. Check out the post below.

This all may boil down to a bit of miscommunication, but Boosie Badazz is setting the record straight. Yung Bleu is a young star on the rise who has multiple deals in his pocket, including a contract with Boosie’s label, Badazz Music Syndicate. However, last year when Bleu sat down with VladTV, he suggested that things weren’t necessarily what they seemed.

“My situation, it’s more difficult than contracts,” Bleu previously said. “It’s really more like, it’s not really contracts. It’s like, loyalty… I’m not technically signed to Boosie. I’m just singed to him like, just because like, we just tied in. He let me sign my other deal, he let me go to sign my new deal, I just let him keep what was in the contract.”

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In a recent follow-up, Boosie was told of Bleu’s remarks. “Nah, bruh, I don’t really know what Bleu is talkin’ ’bout,” said Boosie. “He owe me three-album right now. I’m waiting on him to turn the first one in. Turn this one in and he probably was sayin’ that because, I let him do him. I don’t hold him down. Stuff I let Bleu do a CEO don’t let go, but he’s a megastar. Sometimes you gotta let megastars do what they do, ’cause they still gon’ bring the bag in. I been believing in him. I been believing in him since day one.”

“It’s paying off right now,” Boosie continued. “He finna drop the album and it’s just, sky’s the limit.” He added that Yung Bleu has been in Los Angeles working with hitmakers as he crafts his record and fans should be excited to hear what he’s cooked up. Additionally, Boosie praised Bleu’s hustler’s mentality, saying that the budding artist is “hungry,” setting him apart from many of his cohorts.

Watch Boosie Badazz speak about Yung Bleu below.

We often hear about contentious relationships between exes who co-parent, but Meek Mill and Milan Harris are doing just fine. While they were together, the pair kept details of their relationship close to the chest, including Milan’s pregnancy, but after they decided to part ways, they’ve kept things cordial. Neither party has directly addressed the other in a negative light and if the two are to be believed, Milan even bought the rapper a new ride.

On Instagram, Meek took to his Stories to share a photo of a car with a big red bow on top. “Thank you BM @iammilanroug,” Meek wrote over the images.

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On her page, Milan reshared the post and added, “You’re welcome BD.” Then, Meek stirred things up on Twitter when he wrote, “I need vibrating panties with the remote lol they on Amazon? Lol.” Some people began speculating whether or not Meek and Milan have reunited, but even if they did, it doesn’t seem that they would alert the masses. Regardless, timelines lit up with jokes pointed toward the rapper.

After catching a few hits over his tweet, Meek brushed it all off with a series of crying laughing emojis. Check it all out below.

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