Shaboozey is not easing into his next chapter. The genre-blending star is going full cinematic with his newly announced album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales.

Red Bull Spiral is back for season four, and the innovative freestyle series has once more found spitters worthy of the one-take treatment. For the newest installment of Red Bull Spiral, Denzel Curry, TiaCorine, and Key Nyata all spit fire and flames in the cipher.

The Scythe is the supergroup spearheaded by Denzel Curry and features the aforementioned TiaCorine, Key Nyata, Bktherula, and A$AP Ferg. While each artist within the collective has their own style and lane, they’re aware of one another’s strengths as it relates to the greater goal of The Scythe.

“It’s fiery,” offered Key Nyata. “It’s like a volcano of energy, just fire all over the place. Denzel is real goofy and Tia matches his energy and Bk is off doing some crazy sh*t and I’m just kind in the eye of the storm. I’m a part of the tornado, but I’m in the eye. I’m the calmest part.”

TiaCorine added her perspective of the crew, saying, “We’re all in the room expressing our artistic ideas. We’re bouncing off each other, and they’ll be like, ‘Go in the studio.’ It’s just a bunch of chaos. It’s like a frat house in there. It’s fun.”

Denzel Curry concluded with, “I mean, aside from creative, it’s just pure comedy. Everybody just in their own right is just kind of funny. Everybody’s pretty much cool. All of us get along with each other. All of us joke around with each other. We don’t take too many ideas too seriously. We like to have fun and whatnot. But when it does get down to the nitty gritty and we need to show up and we need to show out, everybody’s on point.”

Check out members of The Scythe Denzel Curry, TIaCorine, and Key Nayata on the season 4 opener for Red Bull Spiral.

Learn more here.

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Megan Thee Stallion’s legal battle against blogger Milagro Cooper has taken unexpected turn. 

After a jury awarded Meg $75,000 in damages, finding that Cooper inflicted emotional distress and engaged with deepfake pornographic content involving the rapper, the Houston rapper claims the harassment continued followed the verdict.

However, according to court filings, the judge found no additional evidence to support those claims. There was no indication that Cooper continued the alleged harassment, attended any of Megan’s concerts, or contacted her directly.

While the financial damages have already been awarded, the court declined to take further action regarding ongoing harassment. The judge noted that Megan’s concerns were based on the possibility of future incidents rather than verifiable evidence.

Outside the courtroom, Meg also experienced a health scare during her Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Doctors later confirmed she was suffering from exhaustion and dehydration.

“On Tuesday evening, Megan was transported to a local hospital to undergo a medical evaluation after experiencing concerning symptoms,” a rep for the Houston rapper confirmed to Variety. “Doctors ultimately identified extreme exhaustion, dehydration, vasoconstriction, and low metabolic levels as the cause of her symptoms. Megan has since been treated, discharged, and is now resting.”

She returned to the stage shortly after recovering.

Tory Lanez has filed a large lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections after he was stabbed over a dozen times in a 2025 attack. Tory Lanez was stabbed 16 times, suffering several injuries as a result.

As reported by The Guardian, Tory Lanez, real name Daystar Peterson, is levying blame against the California Department of Corrections for housing him with the fellow prisoner who stabbed him with a sharp homemade weapon known as a shank.

Lanez, 33, wrote in the filing that the department “knowingly” placed him with the prisoner, and has done little to shield him from harm, considering that he is a celebrity.

“It should also be noted that I am an A-list celebrity. It should also be noted that my case is a public interest case that involves another celebrity of A-list status,” Lanez wrote.

He added, “[t]he attempt of assassination on my life could very easily … been a plot to steal my intellectual property which is and has been proven to be worth millions of dollars.”

Lanez claims that while he was hospitalized last year after the attack, prison officials took books of unpublished lyrics, which the Canadian rapper and singer claims will contribute to him losing large amounts of revenue.

Peterson was found guilty in December 2022 on three felony counts connected to the shooting of fellow artist Megan The Stallion.

Tory Lanez is currently serving a 10-year sentence.

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iShowSpeed is following up his life-changing Africa tour by taking his streaming antics to the Caribbean.

Fresh off his spectacular performance at WrestleMania 42, iShowSpeed announced that The Caribbean Tour will kick off on April 25.

He also shared a list of his destinations where he will be taking the chat, while also getting his fans at the destinations he will be visiting hyped up, and they include:

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Jamaica
• Puerto Rico
• Sint Maarten
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United States Virgin Islands

In the trailer announcing his next streaming tour, Speed can be seen in the background, shadow boxing before revealing someone in a Pikachu costume standing next to a lifeless body.

The locations of the next tour are officially revealed after Pikachu presses a button. Speed also learns that it’s his younger brother, Jamal, in the Pikachu costume.

The Caribbean will be the 21-year-old’s latest undertaking after visiting Europe twice, South America, China, Africa, and North America.

Hopefully, iShowSpeed’s Caribbean Tour Doesn’t Have Any Drama

Speed’s 28-day streaming adventure in Africa was one where he was not only embraced, but also was met with some hostility due to not be fully knowledgeable about wearing a certain jersey during an Algerian Cup match between MC Alger and USM Alger.

Fans pelted Speed with objects and water, and he told the staff, “They don’t like me, they keep throwing water at me.”

He was informed that he wore an Algerian national team shirt, which was not one of the teams participating in the match.

Despite the one moment, iShowSpeed spoke glowingly about his time in Africa.

I’m glad that I decided to come here and experience it for myself. To be honest, chat, this tour changed my life, bro. This tour changed my life for the better, seriously,” Speed said to the chat.

He continued, “This tour [opened] my eyes…it sparked up something deep within me, very deep, like something from the root of me. It kinda [talked] to me in terms of like, I can do this,” he continued. “Obviously, I’ve been already doing it, but I can do this. It’s more personal, you know? And to come back to the motherland and to stream it all, stream 20 countries in 28 days.”

We’re looking forward to the new moments from this Caribbean tour, as well as that recently announced anime.

Drake is kicking off one of his most unconventional album rollouts yet with ICEMAN.

We’ve seen creative rollouts before, J. Cole hitting the road in a hoopty to promote his project, or Kanye West and 50 Cent going head-to-head with the same day releasees. Now Drizzy is taking taking things to a whole different level.

The 6 God installed massive blocks of ice outside Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu, hinting that his album release date is hidden somewhere inside the sculpture. 

After dropping the location, fans quickly pulled up and started crowding around the display, trying to figure out how to speed up the melting process. Security eventually stepped in, putting up signs warning people not to touch the ice due to safety concerns.

Twitch streamer Kishka struck gold while breaking the ice blocks. Finding a blue bag with the labeled, “Freeze The World.” Inside was a poster revealing the album release date for ICEMAN, May 15.

So far, new Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, is cooking as she continues to push the company in a new direction following Phil Spencer’s retirement and Sarah Bond’s departure.

In what is some very positive news, Asha Sharma announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is getting a price cut. While Sharma says the price cut is a result of Game Pass Ultimate becoming “too expensive,” many also add that it’s because future Call of Duty games will no longer launch day one on the subscription service.

Current Call of Duty games will remain on the service while future games will launch “about a year later,” according to Sharma.

As of today, Game Pass Ultimate is no longer $29.99 a month and will cost $22.99 a month. PC Game Pass will also see a price cut from $16.49 to $13.99 a month.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter) announcing the price change, Sharma wrote:

Game Pass Ultimate has become too expensive for too many players. Starting today, we’re dropping the price from $29.99 to $22.99/month. Future Call of Duty titles will no longer join Game Pass Ultimate on day one. They will join this tier the following holiday after launch (about a year later). Current Call of Duty titles will remain available to Ultimate subscribers. We’ll keep learning and evolving Game Pass to better match what matters to players.

This announcement follows the publication of a leaked internal memo in which Sharma touched on the service being too expensive.

With the price of Game Pass Ultimate being cut, that only leaves the idea of Xbox ditching its current multi-platform strategy and returning to having exclusive first-party games to entice gamers to buy its hardware, which is currently struggling.

We shall see if Sharma returns to that formula.

Gamers are reacting positively to the news of the Game Pass Ultimate price cut.

You can see those reactions below.

No one really had this on their bingo cards, but Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO, and Donald Trump has some extremely glowing words to say about him.

Tim Cook, or as Donald Trump hilariously called him Tim Apple, will no longer be the man in charge at the company Steve Jobs built, announcing he will be stepping down after 15 years in the role and leading the company that rode the popularity of the iPhone into becoming one of the most valuable companies in the world.

Cook, 65, will still be with the company and will be Apple’s executive chairman in September, with John Ternus (50), head of Apple hardware engineering, stepping into the CEO role.

Tim Cook Says John Ternus Is The Perfect Person To Replace Him

In a statement announcing his departure from the role, Cook spoke highly of Ternus, saying he was the “right person” to step up in his place.

“It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be the CEO of Apple and to have been trusted to lead such an extraordinary company. I love Apple with all of my being, and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with a team of such ingenious, innovative, creative, and deeply caring people who have been unwavering in their dedication to enriching the lives of our customers and creating the best products and services in the world,” said Cook. “John Ternus has the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and with honor. He is a visionary whose contributions to Apple over 25 years are already too numerous to count, and he is without question the right person to lead Apple into the future. I could not be more confident in his abilities and his character, and I look forward to working closely with him on this transition and in my new role as executive chairman.”

Donald Trump Proved That It Was A Mistake To Capitulate To Him

Cook’s image has taken a hit after he and other tech giants bent the knee to Donald Trump following Orange Mussolini winning another term in the White House.

It didn’t go over well when it was revealed that Cook, out of his own pocket, donated to Trump’s inauguration fund.

Now, we get it, he did it in hopes that Trump would spare him and his company the pain of tariffs, but we all know that didn’t stop the current occupant of the White House from recklessly using them as a negotiating tool.

So, as expected, Donald Trump weighed in on Cook stepping down as CEO, and in his post on Truth Social, he made it his business to point out that he was surprised Cook capitulated to him, or as he put it, “kiss his ass.”

“I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass,” Trump wrote.

Welp, this is what you get for working with Trump.

As for Tim Cook, salute to him for leading Apple for 15 years.

You can see some reactions to Trump’s message to the former Apple CEO below.

Eminem has made his journey into sobriety part of his public image, typically celebrating the anniversary of his start on that path annually. This week, Eminem celebrated his 18th year of sobriety and got props from some of his famous friends in the industry.

In Eminem’s succinct fashion, when it comes to these matters, the Detroit veteran wordsmith is seen holding an Alcoholics Anonymous pendant with the Roman numerals of 18 featured in the center. The artist is seen wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with D-Nice’s debut album, To Tha Rescue.

In the comments section of the post, Big Sean, Questlove, and others congratulated Em on his success.

“Yessir! Keep it up,” wrote Big Sean, with Kuniva from D12 adding, “That’s my guy!” DJ D-Nice also joined in on the congrats in a humorous way, writing, “Congrats my man! BTW, Nice t-shirt!” Questlove wrote, “Awesome. Keep Goin.”

Boston rapper Slaine, who has also been a strong advocate for sobriety, gave a pointed message.

“Congrats and thank you for being a power of example. Working on 13 one day at a time. God bless,” he wrote.

Big salute to Eminem.

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Gen Z may not be familiar with the name John Gotti, but millennials and authorities certainly remember the infamous mob boss, who ruled New York City with an iron fist during the late 1980s. Now his grandson may be getting some of the blowback of being related to the “Teflon Don” as he faces prison time for a fraud case where he pocketed a pretty penny.

According to The New York Post, John Gotti’s grandson, Carmine Agnello, was sentenced to a 15-month prison bid for his role in a COVID relief scam in which he skimmed $1.1 million from Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the Small Business Administration meant to help struggling businesses during the COVID pandemic. Hoping to make bank, Agnello invested that money into cryptocurrency before ultimately landing behind bars.

Admitting to the crime in 2024, Agnello was facing up to three years in prison, but begged for leniency as he stated that his ailing mother, Victoria Gotti, was in need of his kidney and he wouldn’t be able to go through with the procedure from behind prison bars.

While that argument alone probably wouldn’t have helped the average conman from avoiding a lengthy prison stint, Judge Nusrat Choudhury actually decided to throw him a bone and sentenced Agnello to a little over a year in prison and ordered him to pay $1.2 million in restitution.

Still, Agnello’s lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, feels that his client’s connection to the Gotti bloodline doomed him from the start as Agnello seemingly tried to follow in the footsteps of the men in the family before him.

Per The New York Post:

“There was really no male role models for Carmine — they were all in jail,” he told the judge. “He tried to live up to the family name. He didn’t have a childhood that would have led to anywhere besides here.”

Agnello grew up in the shadow of the mob, with 15 relatives, including his famous granddad, spending time in prison — and was hurled into the spotlight as a kid in his mom’s 2004 reality TV show, “Growing Up Gotti.” 

While some may feel Agnello was “discriminated” against because of his Gambino Crime Family Granddaddy, Federal prosecutor Charles Kelly says that’s just not the case.

“This case is not about John Gotti,” he said. “It’s about Carmine Agnello. At some point, his actions must become his own.”

Agnello’s lawyers argued that a hefty prison sentence would doom his 63-year-old mom, who is battling end-stage renal disease and has no chance without the procedure.

“He is giving me the GIFT OF LIFE,” the mob princess wrote to the judge last month, pleading for her son to be cut loose.

Though federal prosecutors argued that Agnello could indeed still donate his kidney from behind bars regardless, the judge took pity on the Gotti family and opted against the maximum sentence of three years behind bars and went with a 15-month sentence.

It looks like growing up a Gotti actually helped Carmine Agnello in this case as opposed to hurting him. Just sayin’.

What do y’all think about Carmin Agnello’s prison sentence? Did the Gotti name help or hurt him in this matter? Sound off in the comments section below.

On Monday (April 20), singer D4vd was officially charged with first-degree murder in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, purportedly to protect his career from being damaged after she allegedly threatned to reveal his sexual involvement with the teen.

In the press conference held by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, he revealed that the “brutal and horrific murder” of Hernandez took place on April 23, 2025 – just days before the release of D4vd’s debut album, Withered.

“Celeste, a 14-year-old at that time, went to Mr. Burke’s house in the Hollywood Hills,” said Hochman. “She was never heard from again.” Rivas Hernandez was a runaway who hailed from Lake Elsinore, located in Riverside County.

Hochman went on to allege that Hernandez was killed with a sharp instrument. The teen’s remains – which were dismembered in two black bags – were found in the front trunk of a Tesla that was registered to David Anthony Burke, aka D4vd last September. The car had been impounded in a Hollywood towing lot.

D4vd is also charged with mutilating a body and continual sexual assault of a 14-year-old. The murder charge carries a “special circumstances” enhancement, which makes the “Romantic Homicide” singer eligble for the maximum sentence of life without parole or the death penalty if convicted. Hochman stated that his office is currently undecided on whether to seek the death penalty.

D4vd was in the middle of a headlining tour at the time of the discovery of Hernandez’ body. The remaining dates were canceled, and a deluxe version of Withered was withheld from release. The singer has since been dropped from his label, Darkroom/Interscope Records, as well as Sony Music Publishing and The·Team (formerly Wasserman).

D4vd is being held in custody without bail. At an arraignment later that Monday, he pled not guilty. His attorney, Blair Berk, told the presiding judge, “We believe the actual evidence will show David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez,” and requested an evidentiary hearing as soon as possible.

Kehlani is gearing up to drop her self-titled album, and this one feels different.

Coming off the success of her biggest song to date, “Folded,” the pressure is on, but if history proves anything, she knows how to deliver. The Bay Area singer has been putting together strong bodies of work for years, dating back to her 2014 debut Cloud 19.

She followed that up with You Should Be Here, the project that gave her first taste of mainstream success, led by “The Way” featuring a red-hot Chance The Rapper at the time.  That record helped introduce her to a wider audience and marked her firs radio moment. 

During quarantine, Kehlani tapped into a darker, more introspective bag with It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, delivering fan favorites like “Toxic,” “Can I,” & “Water.”

Fast forward to now, and her stock has skyrocketed after winning a Grammy for “Folded,” a record many fans already consider timeless. That momentum has only added more anticipation for what’s next.

Now fully in album mode, Kehlani has started teasing the feature list for her self-titled project, with names like Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Cardi B, and Usher expected to appear.

If her track record says anything, this next chapter might be Kehlani’s most complete one yet.

Salute to the entire Hip-Hop Wired Nation! We’re back with CRT FRSH, also known as Certified Fresh, our playlist where we feature acts you know and acts you need to know. It’s been two weeks, so we’re back with 20, ahem, fresh joints for your headphones and speakers.

I want to explain how I approach curating the CRT FRSH playlist. Most importantly, I don’t segregate my Hip-Hop. Every form of music from the main cultural tree deserves a listen and a look. When I construct the playlist, I want to include all regions across the States and, when applicable, across the globe. I also want to entertain every fan of Hip-Hop, not just those who enjoy one segment of it. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s get to it. — D.L. Chandler, lead curator for CRT FRSH

What up, folks? We can’t wait to get into the heat this week, so peep the breakdown.

We open up the playlist with Meek Mill’s “600 Racks,” an energetic romp with the Philadelphia rapper flexing his wealth and big man status. We follow that with the return of TDE rapper Isaiah Rashad’s “SAME SH!T,” a welcome return from the Tennessee spitter.

P$C, the super group featuring T.I., Young Dro, Big Kuntry King, C-Rod, and Mac Boney, dropped a handful of singles over the years, and we hope that “Straight From Da A” is a signal that we’ll get a follow-up album from the click. We follow that with “Kirkland” from the talented pair of MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt from their collaboration album, POMPEII/UTILITY. Won’t be for everyone, but it’s a vibe.

Sexyy Red dropped her latest full-length, Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa, and the track “Hang With A Bad B*tch” gets a boost from Key Glock. After that, we have “BUSHWICK” from Samara Cyn with Overkst. on the helpout.

We went back a few months to highlight Wale’s extremely dope “James Freestyle,” highlighting that the DMV wordsmith hasn’t lost a step. We then bring Buddy and Jay Rock’s “Pray For A Blessing.”

Salute to Mike WilL Made-It, Chief Keef, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, KnowItAll, Nick Wilford, Patty Honcho, Cande Genaro, JT, Little Simz, Denzel Curry, A$AP Ferg, SadBoi, Rich The Kid, Larry June, Curren$y, The Alchemist, IDK, Pusha T, Foggieraw, A$AP Rocky, Bossman Dlow, Sauce Walka, REASON, Cozz, Baby Keem, Kota the Friend, and Rome Streetz.

Come back in two weeks for the CRT FRSH update. If we missed you, reach out to us on social media. PEACE!

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President Donald Trump’s war with Iran is still ongoing, and peace talks have been reportedly in the works to bring things to a peaceful conclusion. However, a new report alleges that the assault on Iran has raised suspicions of insider trading under the eyes of the Trump administration.

The BBC unveiled on Monday a detailed investigative report that asserts the possibility of insider trading, although such claims have not been officially made or confirmed.

With companies like Polymarket betting on announcements from President Trump to the tune of millions, the outlet says it has looked over trade volume data on financial markets and how they connected to statements made by the president as it relates to the Iran war.

The BBC says it recognized a pattern of trade moves made in the market hours and sometimes minutes before a social media post from Trump or a media event involving the president making a public announcement. According to analysts, the moves suggest insider trading, which is illegal. Again, we should state that these accusations have not been confirmed by any law enforcement agency.

Most of the movement involved oil trades on the futures market, including on March 9 of this year. On that day, just a few days into the war on Iran, President Trump said to CBS News that the assault was, quote, “very complete, pretty much.”

Some of the biggest movements have been in oil trades on the futures market.

Nine days into the US-Israel war with Iran, Trump told CBS News in a phone interview that the conflict was “very complete, pretty much”.

From the BBC:

The first time the public would have known about the interview was at 15:16 Eastern Time (19:16 GMT) when the reporter posted about it on X.

Oil traders reacted to this news that the conflict could end much sooner than expected by selling oil, with the price plunging by around 25%.

However, market data shows a huge surge of bets were placed on the price of oil falling at 18:29 GMT – a full 47 minutes before the reporter’s post.

The traders who placed those bets will have made millions of dollars from the movement in oil prices.

The BBC listed four other instances of alleged insider trading. Again, we want to reiterate that no law enforcement agency has brought forth such charges, nor has the SEC made such claims.

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T.I. & Tiny’s Harris’ youngest son, Major Harris, is growing up fast and just hit a major milestone. 

Major is wrapping up his final year of high school and stepped out for his senior prom. It feels like just yesterday fans were watching him as a kid on T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle, and now he’s suited and booted for one of his biggest moments yet.

King Harris shared a video on Instagram capturing his real-time reaction to seeing his little brother all dressed up, admitting he didn’t even know Major had prom that night.

“This man Major ain’t tell nobody about his prom! My boy grown now!! Should gave him a c…NVM.”

Before he headed out, the Harris family came together to celebrate him properly. They set up a big “PROM” sign outside and even fireworks to send him off in style.

Tiny Harris also shared a heartfelt message about her son stepping into this new chapter.

“Mama’s fatman grew up on us to be the coolest, smartest, & unbothered kid in the world but still that guy! Super proud of him for many reasons but its 12 grade prom, he & his date was looking too good. Thx to everyone who came to send them off. Everybody loves Major.”

From reality TV to real-life milestones, Major’s stepping into a new chapter.

Text messages obtained by TMZ showed that the ex-wife of Krysten Sinema’s boyfriend called her out as a homewrecker in a heated exchange.

According to the celebrity gossip site that recently decided to dabble in politics, court documents revealed that Heather Ammel is suing ex-Arizona Senator Krysten Sinema for wrecking her marriage, claiming she witnessed text messages her then-husband, Matthew, who was Sinema’s bodyguard, was receiving from the politician.

Sinema also sent a photo of herself in a towel showing her bare back and what appeared to be cupping bruises.

In another message, Sinema asked Matthew to bring MDMA (aka molly or ecstasy) to help “guide him through a psychedelic experience.”

What officially set Ammel off was seeing the “I miss you. Putting my hand on your heart” message sent to her estranged husband.

“Are you having an affair with my husband?” Ammel asked Sinema. “You took a married man away from his family.”

Sinema did admit the affair began in 2024 but is currently trying to get the lawsuit dismissed, alleging their romantic encounters never took place in North Carolina, where Ammel is suing Sinema.

In North Carolina, adultery is considered a class two misdemeanor, and also one of the handful of states in the country that have a “homewrecker law” that allows a jilted lover to sue a third party for damages due to a marital breakup.

You can see reactions to Sinema being sued for breaking up a happy home below.

West Coast rapper G Perico is reportedly suing luxury brand Coach over claims the company stole one of his ideas.

According to the lawsuit, Coach and its parent company Tapestry allegedly copied Perico’s “This is a blue T-Shirt” slogan. The Los Angeles rapper trademarked the phrase in 2022 and used it on merchandise to promote his music, even marketing the shirts across his social media platforms.

A year after securing the trademark, Perico claims he noticed Coach selling shirts with a similar phrase: “This is a Coach T-Shirt.”

The rapper argues that the similarity between the slogans could damage the brand he’s built, stating the use of a nearly identical phrase may “create a connection and benefit from [G Perico’s] success and popularity.”

Perico also claims that neither Coach no Tapestry sought permission to use or alter his trademark, nor did they offer any compensation. He is reportedly seeking $150,000 in damages, along with an accounting of how much revenue the company generated from the shirts.

In addition, Perico is requesting that both companies acknowledge his ownership of the trademark and provide him with a percentage on future sales tied to the product.

Neither Coach nor Tapestry has publicly responded to the lawsuit.

As the case develops, it could set the tone for how brands navigate creative overlap and trademarks in fashion moving forward.

The Met Gala is almost upon us, but before your favorite celeb steps on the red carpet for the annual affair that takes place on the first Monday of May, there is already drama surrounding it.

Before we fawn over the celeb fits and judge whether they are following this year’s theme, “Fashion is Art,” one notable attendee’s presence is already sparking backlash.

Posters calling for a boycott/protest of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ attendance at the star-studded event have begun popping up in the Upper East Side, not far from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the gala will be held.

Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez, are the primary sponsors of this year’s Met Gala and are also honorary co-chairs, which isn’t sitting well with folks, especially at the British activist group Everyone Hates Elon.

Other co-chairs include Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams.

In a post on Instagram, the activist group wrote, “Jeff thinks if he poses with A-listers, the world will forget he avoids taxes and supports Trump.”

“But we all know under Bezos, Amazon powers ICE’s deportation machine,” the post continued. “He spent $70 million on Melania’s vanity film to win favor with Trump. He pays so little tax he can send Katy Perry to space. Let’s RUIN his Met Gala.”

The activist group has been focused on Bezos because Amazon has worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and dropped that dreadful Melania documentary.

One poster reads “Bezos Met Gala,” adding, “Brought to you by the firm that powers ICE.”

 “The Bezos Met Gala. Brought to you by worker exploitation,” another poster read.

The posters even landed in the NYC subway, with one reading, “Jeff Bezos proudly presents: The Met x avoiding taxes.”

Jeff Bezos’ Involvement Doesn’t Seem To Be Affecting Met Gala Attendance

Keep in mind that a lot of the attendees have spoken out against ICE and how it terrorizes immigrants and Americans. Still, Bezos and Sanchez’s involvement isn’t expected to stop folks from attending.

But there will be one notable absence, and that will be New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama, according to CBS News.

We will be intrigued to see protests break out as celebs descend on the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

You can peek at some reactions below.

A new rant by President Donald Trump is zeroing in on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal on taxing the second homes of the wealthy. Trump blasted the mayor in a post on his Truth Social media platform on Thursday (April 16).

“Sadly, Mayor Mamdani is DESTROYING New York! It has no chance! The United States of America should not contribute to its failure,” Trump wrote, continuing: “It will only get WORSE. The TAX, TAX, TAX Policies are SO WRONG. People are fleeing. They must change their ways, AND FAST. History has proven, THIS ‘STUFF’ JUST DOESN’T WORK.”

The “Pied-à-Terre” tax was announced on Wednesday (April 15) by Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul. It will levy an annual surcharge on individuals who, according to the city’s press release, own “one to three family homes, condominiums and co-ops valued above $5 million when owners have a separate primary residence outside of New York City.”

The tax is aimed at the ultra-wealthy, and the press release notes that the proposal was supported by 93% of New Yorkers. Democratic leaders note that it would raise $500 million for New York City, and Mamdani stated in a press conference on Thursday that it would count toward lowering the city’s $5.4 billion budget deficit. Hochul said that the tax would affect 13,000 properties.

Trump’s rant against Mamdani comes weeks after the two had another productive meeting at the White House, where they both discussed potential projects to expand affordable housing in New York City. It occurred as a student at Columbia University was abducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Trump directed the student to be released soon after his meeting with Mamdani.

Trump had previously called Mamdani a “despot” as well as a “communist” during the assemblyman’s campaign for mayor, but warmed up to him during their first meeting last November, even defending him from questions from the press that could be deemed adversarial.

It is now the Monday after WrestleMania weekend and while the Sunday night card did what it could to make the weekend festivities salvageable, Saturday (April 18) night’s matches left wrestling fans collectively groaning as the women’s title matches were just minutes long and the main event was meh.

Still, Saturday night’s card did have one or two highlight worthy moments, and funny enough, the best one came from non-wrestler/streaming megastar, IShowSpeed, who showed he could actually hold his own in the squared ring. Teaming up with Austin Theory and Logan Paul to take on LA Knight, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso, Speed’s team ended up taking the L (duh), but what ensued after the match had social media on fire.

After unintentionally costing his team the match and letting LA Knight hit Austin Theory with his BFT finisher and taking home the dub, Logan Paul approached Speed outside of the ring and got into an altercation with the popular YouTuber and attempted to put him through an announce table. Luckily for Speed, the Uso brothers stepped in and helped Speed get back on his game, with the crowd rallying behind him. Speed climbed to the top turnbuckle and hit Logan Paul with a frog splash through the very announce table Paul attempted to put Speed through.

IShowSpeed created his timeless WrestleMania moment, and social media loved every second of it.

While we don’t know whether or not this will lead to Speed having a career in the WWE a la Logan Paul, he’ll at least forever be known as one of the few bright spots of WrestleMania 42’s lackluster Saturday night card. That’s not good for the company. Just sayin’.

Check out IShowSpeed fly high in the clips below, and let us know your thoughts about WrestleMania 42 in the comments section below.

Mitchell & Ness dropped a new collection celebrating a native son of Pittsburgh and the city’s NFL team, just in time for this year’s NFL Draft. The collection not only honors the Pittsburgh Steelers but also hometown star Mac Miller.

From what we saw on Instagram, the Mac Miller x Mitchell & Ness x Steelers collection consists of jerseys, t-shirts, and baseball caps. A quick search on the Mitchell & Ness website didn’t turn up any of the collection, but perhaps that’ll be updated in the coming days.

An Instagram post shared over the weekend unveiled the collaboration, along with footage of the late Miller in the studio and shots honoring the Steel City’s legacy. We’ll share a portion of the text from the post below.

From IG:

This collection is a tribute to Mac Miller. To the Most Dope spirit that still echoes through Allegheny County. From free shows at the Shadow Lounge to the world’s biggest stages, Mac represented the 412. He was the kid from Point Breeze who turned his dreams into a global movement, making a whole generation feel they could conquer the world without ever forgetting where they came from.

Featuring a capsule of limited edition jerseys, headwear and apparel, we are bringing the Pittsburgh state of mind back to the global stage.

In the carousels posted below, the Mac Miller x Mitchell & Ness x Steelers capsule collection can be seen in part. To purchase, visit Mitchell & Ness, Steelers Pro Shop, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and select Pittsburgh retailers.

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Cardi B was just about ready to pack it up and cancel her second show in Atlanta.

Hours before hitting the stage, the Bodak Yellow rapper went live, going off on staff at State Farm Arena and accusing them of being disrespectful to her and her team.

“You and your f*cking employees are being disrespectful, I’m not going to perform today. We got in here, your employees are being rude for no reason. Pointing fingers for no reason touching people for no reason. I feel a certain type of way, because you’re being disrespectful. I did 35 shows, and I never had a problem, and we’ve been kind to everybody. So no, now I’m leaving.”

Despite the heated moment, Bardi eventually cooled down and decided to still give her Atlanta fans a show.

Once she hit the stage, she kept it real with the crowd and even joked about the situation, saying next time she’s in the city, she might perform in the parking lot.

“I’m pissed off right now, I ain’t gon’ lie. This arena has been playing a lot of f*cking games with me. This will be the last time I’m ever in this b*tch. Next time, b*tch, I’m having my concert in the parking lot, b*tch. I’m tired of y’all playing with me. This y’all f*cking second time. I still f*ck with the Atlanta Hawks though.”

The Bronx rapper tore State Farm Arena down, bringing out T.I., Jeezy, Mariah The Scientist as special guests.

Even with the chaos before the show, Cardi still showed up and did her thing to conclude the end of her Little Miss Drama Tour.

A man in Louisiana killed eight children and injured two adults before he was later killed by police after a carjacking. The police have identified the suspect as Shamar Elkins, who killed seven of his own children in the tragic incident.

As reported by NBC News, police in Shreveport were called to the scene of a home on the 300 block of West 79th Street in the early morning hours. As the police report shared, Elkins shot one woman on a nearby street before heading to the West 79th Street home where the suspect’s children resided and carried out the killing.

Elkins, 31, was reported to have carjacked a person with a handgun at a nearby intersection and fled the scene, according to police. After pursuing the suspect, officers cornered Elkins in Bossier Parish and killed him.

The children who were slain ranged in age from 18 months to 12 years old. One of the victims was not Elkins’ child, and it was also reported that the women injured were his wife and girlfriend.

“I just don’t know what to say. My heart is just taken aback,” Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said to reporters. “I just cannot begin to imagine how such an event can occur.”

Adding to the tally of the shooting victims, one teen was reportedly injured after falling from a roof to escape gunfire. It hasn’t been reported who the teen was in relation to the suspect or victims.

(Shreveport Police Department Corporal Chris Bordelon pictured above)

Shreveport police spokesperson Christopher Bordelon added that one of the women victims, Elkins’ wife, was shot in the face and survived her wounds. The other woman who was shot was reportedly the girlfriend of Elkins, according to the spokesperson, but her injuries were not reported.

One of the most shocking details is that a number of the victims were shot while sleeping, with Elkins shooting them in the head. Some neighbors near the home said that they were only alerted to the incident after police arrived.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, whose district he represents in Congress is part of Shreveport, issued a statement, calling the shooting a “heartbreaking tragedy.”

Shamar Elkins was a former member of the Louisiana Army National Guard and served between August 2013 and 2020. He was arrested in 2019 on a charge of illegal use of a firearm.

If you, or someone you know, is affected by domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), where trained counselors can listen and help to figure out next steps.

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Mr. “I’ll see you in Valhalla,” Kash Patel, is big mad after a bombshell report shed light on the highly unqualified FBI Director’s disturbing behavior.

Running to Fox News, Kash Patel vowed to sue The Atlantic after it dropped a bombshell report citing insiders close to and in the FBI, that claimed Patel’s “excessive drinking” and “unexplained absences” has “alarmed colleagues.”

According to the report, the 46-year-old was drinking excessively at the private club Ned’s in D.C., in the presence of White House staff, and at The Poodle Room in Las Vegas over the weekend.

The report claims that when Patel first took the job, several meetings had to be pushed back due to his hangovers and needing time to recover from his nights of hitting the bottle heavily.

In another instance, Patel’s security team had trouble waking him up when he was “seemingly intoxicated” and even had to request SWAT team equipment like a battering ram because he was not responding to answering the door.

Kash Patel Refuted All of The Allegations Made Against Him

During his interview, a defiant Patel refuted all of the allegations and told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, “I’m happy to announce on your show that we are not going to take this lying down. You want to attack my character? Come at me, bring it on, I’ll see you in court.”

“We have to fight back against the fake news. It’s one of the many things that President Trump is so successful at in leading out on, because no one is attacked as baselessly as he is, and as much as he is. I won’t tolerate their attacks on me because they are indirect attacks on the men and women of the FBI that we cleaned up.”

Patel continued, “If the fake news mafia wants to ring their drums as loud as they can, they’re never going to stop me from completing the mission that President Trump asked me to do, which is safeguarding America, and we’re doing it better than ever before.”

Patel’s drinking has been a topic of concern following a clip of him throwing back beers after Team USA’s hockey victory over Canada at the Winter Olympics.

There are even rumblings that Donald Trump is leaning toward firing Patel, making him the shortest-tenured FBI Director in the nation’s history. Normally, a FIB Director serves 10 years in the position.

It would seem Patel knows he is walking on thin ice because he even claims that he and his FBI will be announcing arrests regarding the false claims that the 2020 election was rigged against Trump, a false claim that Orange Mussolini keeps pushing.

Good luck with that, Kash.

You can see more reactions below.

Ice Spice didn’t back down after a fan slapped her while she was trying to enjoy her meal at a Hollywood McDonald’s in Los Angeles.

TMZ Hip Hop exclusively obtained footage of an altercation between Ice Spice and a “fan” that went off the rails. In the video, the fan approaches the table where Ice Spice and her friend were eating.

The fan looks like she tries to sit down, but is quickly dismissed by the “Big Guy” rapper, who then slaps the rapper.

Ice Spice quickly gets up, walks across multiple tables, getting her lick back before the action spills outside, where the Bronx native threw a phone belonging to a friend of the fan, and throws hands with a fan in the middle of the street.

TMZ did speak with Vayah, the fan who attacked Ice Spice, who claims she slapped the rapper for being rude while she was trying to compliment her and called her a “bitch.”

The rapper’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, said legal action will be taken, telling the celebrity gossip site, “The unprovoked attack on my client has been reported to the LAPD, and we will be pursuing any and all avenues to hold the perpetrators responsible for their actions, including criminally and civilly. We are also exploring holding the location responsible for their lack of appropriate security.”

The musician has responded since the video went viral, jokingly writing on X (formerly Twitter), “this wouldn’t happen at Wendy’s.”

Hilariously, according to TMZ, Ice Spice was in LA to shoot a Wendy’s ad.

Social media has been giving the “Deli” crafter her props for standing her ground and shooting the fair one with her attacker.

You can see those reactions below.

21 Savage and Young Nudy decided to go nostalgic for the music video for their latest record, “Stepbrothers.” 

Gabriel Moses directed the music video, giving the film a grainy, VHS-style feel. From the first scene, a woman opens the video behind keyboards. Then it cuts to Savage giving his best “David Ruffin” with background singers behind him. Nudy would later hop in for his verse, with his wideness serving as the perfect contrast to Big 4L. 

Throughout the video, we see random, surveillance-style clips of a jewelry store robbery, someone at the gun range, a graduate with a ski mask, a wedding, and more. The video, though simple in nature, matches the overall theme of the track. 

“Stepbrothers” is featured on 21’s latest album, What Happened to the Streets?, released back in December 2025. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with 73,000 equivalent album units. What Happened To The Streets? is the London-born, ATL-bred rappers seventh project to debut in the chart’s top ten.

Before that, Savage dropped his album, American Dream back in 2024. Where he records like “Redrum,” & “Pop Ur Sh*t.”

With the success of the new album, the new video with his cousin Nudy, and (allegedly) a new baby on the way, 21 Savage’s time at the top is not running out any time soon. 

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s epic African-inspired fantasy, Children of Blood & Bone, was shown off at CinemaCon, and based on the description, it sounds like a film we definitely need to see.

Based on Tomi Adeyemi’s 2018 New York Times best-selling novel of the same name, it marks Bythewood’s first film since 2022’s The Woman King and is set in a fictional African kingdom inhabited by natives who can wield magic.

The Bythewood-directed film is set to hit theaters January 15, 2027, and will see Thuso Mbedu, who made her debut in The Woman King, in the lead role.

The First Trailer For Children of Blood & Bone Teases An Epic African Fantasy

Variety shared a breakdown of what was shown in the trailer that played at Cinemacon.

Per Variety:

The film stars Thuso Mbedu, who made her breakout film debut in “The Woman King,” as Zelie, a magic user who can command undead spirits. A trailer for the film, which played exclusively at CinemaCon, reveals Zelie’s homeland, the kingdom of Orisha, divided into various clans with distinct abilities. Some people can manipulate water, fire, wind and earth, while others can heal injuries or see into the past or future. However, the ruthless King Saran (Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) has suppressed magic users and enacts a rule of terror, which Zelie hopes to end in order to reunite Orisha’s clans.

Children of Blood & Bone Boasts An All-Star Cast

The cast for this film is absolutely stacked, featuring Tosin Cole as Zelie’s brother Tzain, Amandla Stenberg as Princess Amari, and Damson Idris as Prince Inan, along with Lashana Lynch, Oscar-nominated Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, and Oscar-winning Viola Davis and Regina King.

At an event at the Paramount lot in Los Angeles before CinemaCon, Bythewood previewed footage from the film for tastemakers and spoke with ET’s Nischelle Turner about the importance of filming on location in Africa, rather than going the CG route.

“Absolutely, we were going to shoot there,” Prince-Bythewood told ET. “Then I wanted to give the cast a 360 world to play in. That meant building, rather than having a CG world. Costumes drawing inspiration from all over the continent. The action: no wires, no stunt doubles. It’s our cast doing the incredible fighting.”

We love to hear it.

Now we are patiently waiting to get our first glimpse of Children of Blood & Bone, because this movie sounds lit.

Sneakerheads are only a few weeks away from being dealt all the L’s and punching air in frustration when the highly anticipated Air Jordan 4 “Brick After Brick” by Nigel Sylvester hits retailers on May 9, but luckily for Fat Joe and Jadakiss, they won’t have to experience our pain as they’ve already got their pairs (Bastards!).

In anticipation for the upcoming release of his latest Air Jordan collaboration, Nigel Sylvester has been making the media rounds and stopped by Joey Crack and Jadakiss’ podcast. To show his love and appreciation, Nigel showed up with a few pairs of his own crack, the “Brick After Brick” Air Jordan 4s. Showing up with a few pairs in hand for the Hip-Hop legends, Nigel blessed the men with the grails that sneakerheads are foaming at the mouth for as May 9 approaches.

Resembling the classic Air Jordan 4 “Fire Red” colorway, the beauty of the “Brick After Brick” lies in the details. From the creamy-colored netting on the base to the “BIKE AIR” logo on the heel tab (the man is a legendary biker), the sneakers are destined to be one of the must-have Air Jordans of all time.

While stock numbers for this release are unknown as of now (probably 25,000-50,000), we know two pairs are already off the market as they’ve gone to Fat Joe and Jadakiss. As if these men didn’t have the money to pay resale prices like most of us will be subjected to.

Still, we not hating… aight maybe just a bit. It should’ve been us!

Check out Nigel Sylvester bless Joe and Kiss with his upcoming grails and let us know if you’ll be checking for these when they drop May 9.

Donald Trump’s mental fitness was once again the subject of conversations on social media following another head-scratching moment.

Orange Mussolini headed to Las Vegas, Nevada, to tout his “no tax on tips” policy and hear from supporters on how it has impacted their lives. Spoiler alert: it hasn’t.

Anyway, Trump is currently traveling across the country to speak about the “success” of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and of course, he found a way to take the attention away from what he was supposed to be doing, and instead has everyone on social media thinking he is battling dementia.

Trump claimed that the “One Big Beautiful Bill” lowered taxes for small businesses and “corner stores.” In his usual fashion, Trump decided to ad-lib the moment, revealing that he doesn’t know what a corner store is.

“Corner stores? What the hell is a corner store?” The Queen’s native said. “I know what a corner store is, but I’ve never heard it referred to that way. Who the hell wrote that?”

In the same breath, he also called his staged DoorDash moment “a little tacky,” drawing laughs from supporters in the room, while also confirming it was just a PR stunt that fell flat.

Social Media Had Plenty To Say About Donald Trump’s Latest Head-Scratching Moment

On cue, social media chimed in on Trump, a New York native, not knowing what a corner store is, which highlights his disconnect from the working-class Americans, especially those who live in inner cities that rely on corner stores.

“He’s from New York and doesn’t know a corner store,” one person on X (formerly Twitter) wrote.

Another social media user wrote, “Donald Trump completely exposes his disconnect from the working class by getting utterly confused by the term corner store. He literally stops his speech to angrily berate his staff for using everyday American words. The out-of-touch billionaire is totally lost.”

Others revisited the idea that Trump possibly has dementia.

“Holy hell. This is behavioral frontotemporal dementia, in a little-embarrassing nutshell,” Jim Stewartson posted on X. “Memory loss, disinhibition, impulsivity, lack of judgement, inappropriate behavior in public settings. The max dose of Adderall doesn’t help.”

This latest moment follows Trump’s recent Fox News interview, which also had everyone sounding the alarm on the president’s mental fitness.

You can see more reactions to Trump not knowing what corner stores are below.