Dwight Howard faced serious cocaine addiction accusations from his estranged wife, Amy Luciani, and the basketball star is calling it quits on his marriage.
She also alleges Child Protective Services has been called to their home multiple times. The drama doesn’t end there.
According to Luciani, Howard asked his son to lie for him about unspecified matters. That’s crossing a line that shouldn’t be crossed.
She filed for divorce before, in July 2025, after just six months of marriage to the former NBA star.
Howard’s past relationships have been rocky territory. His baby mama, Royce Reed from “Basketball Wives,” previously accused him of sexual and physical abuse before he won a defamation case against her in 2010.
Reed also made claims about Howard’s sexuality that became public knowledge. Those allegations followed him for years.
Howard’s son, Braylon Joshua Howard, was born in November 2007 with Reed. The kid has watched his father’s personal life play out in headlines his whole life.
More recently, Stephen Harper filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Howard in Georgia in July 2023, but the case was later dismissed.
Howard has stayed quiet about Luciani’s latest claims. His legal team hasn’t responded to requests for comment.
The couple’s short marriage is unraveling fast. Six months from wedding bells to cocaine accusations tells its own story.
The NBA canceled the Atlanta Hawks’ planned Magic City tribute night next Monday after hearing concerns from league stakeholders about promoting the famous strip club.
The event was scheduled for March 16 during a game against the Orlando Magic and would have celebrated the iconic Atlanta institution with food, music, and exclusive merchandise.
The Hawks announced the promotion last month as a tribute to what they called an “iconic cultural institution.”
Plans included lemon pepper wings named after former Hawks guard Lou Williams, a halftime performance from rapper T.I., and a live podcast recording featuring Hawks owner Jami Gertz, T.I., and Magic City founder Michael Barney.
Commissioner Adam Silver said the league heard “significant concerns from a broad array of league stakeholders, including fans, partners and employees.”
The Hawks said they remain committed to celebrating Atlanta “with authenticity” and that some elements would continue, including T.I.’s halftime performance and sales of lemon pepper wings.
San Antonio Spurs player Luke Kornet spoke out against the promotion, urging the Hawks to reconsider. But the decision sparked immediate pushback from Atlanta’s Hip-Hop community, particularly from Killer Mike.
According to TMZ, Killer Mike defended Magic City as a longstanding Black-owned institution that has been part of Atlanta’s community for more than three decades.
“We don’t f### with Luke Kornet. Luke should stay in San Antonio and concern himself with San Antonio business,” Killer Mike said.
Magic City opened in 1985 and has become a cultural landmark in Hip-Hop history.
The documentary Magic City: An American Fantasy explores how the venue shaped Southern Hip-Hop and served as a launching pad for countless artists.
The STARZ docuseries features interviews with Drake, T.I., 2 Chainz, Jermaine Dupri, Big Boi, Killer Mike, and Quavo discussing the club’s influence on Atlanta’s sound and swagger.
Killer Mike emphasized that stripping provided real opportunities for performers.
“These women have went on to become business owners, moms, wives and more,” he said.
He compared the venue to the historic era of the Playboy Club, noting that those establishments helped open doors for Black entertainers.
“You are never going to get rid of adult entertainment in Atlanta,” Mike added.
The Hawks said they were “very disappointed” in the NBA’s decision but would respect it.
Rodney King raised his voice on the third day of the Los Angeles riots and asked a question that would echo through Hip-Hop culture forever. “Can we all get along?”
Those five words became a rallying cry for a generation of artists who channeled rage into resistance through music and activism.
King’s beating on March 3, 1991, by four Los Angeles police officers wasn’t just a moment of brutality captured on video.
It became the catalyst that transformed Hip-Hop from entertainment into a movement for social justice and accountability.
The videotaped assault sparked something raw in the Hip-Hop community. N.W.A.’s “F*** Tha Police” wasn’t just a song anymore. It was a prophecy.
Hip-Hop became the voice of communities that mainstream media ignored or demonized. The genre transformed into what Chuck D called “the Black CNN,” delivering truth that television wouldn’t touch.
But his legacy lived on through the artists he inspired and the movements he helped spark.
His daughter Lora King carried forward his message through the Rodney King Foundation, ensuring that his story remained central to conversations about police brutality and systemic racism.
Now, 35 years after that beating, Altadena is honoring King’s memory with a permanent plaque at 2530 Lincoln Avenue, the site of his former home.
The Rodney King Foundation, My Tribe Rise and Altadena Rising organized the March 8 event to celebrate King’s resilience and his impact on activism.
Heavenly Hughes, founder of My Tribe Rise, emphasized the importance of this moment.
“We’ve been through so much in Altadena, so we want to use this moment to encourage our Black community members to resettle and build back better in a place with so much Black history we need to capture and cultivate.”
The event featured live performances, food and community fellowship, creating space for reflection and recommitment to the values King’s life represents.
King’s memoir, “The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption,” documented his journey from a troubled youth in Altadena to becoming a symbol of resilience and reconciliation.
His $3.8 million settlement from Los Angeles became less important than his willingness to engage in difficult conversations about race, justice and the possibility of healing.
Hip-Hop artists continue to reference his beating and his question as they address contemporary issues of police brutality and systemic oppression.
The plaque installation represents more than historical commemoration.
It’s a statement that Altadena refuses to forget the man whose suffering became a catalyst for cultural awakening.
Michael Eric Dyson went public with regret after breaking two decades of trust with one of Hip-Hop’s most powerful figures.
The renowned scholar and author took to Instagram to tell Jay-Z he was sorry for revealing details of their private text exchange about the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle.
Dyson had previously compared Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” to Donald Trump’s political identity, a take that Hov reportedly rejected.
The author reflected on his mistake as he prepared to attend Reverend Jesse Jackson’s funeral, drawing a parallel to Kanye West’s once publicly posting a private text exchange between them.
“I remember once when Kanye posted publicly a text exchange between us,” Dyson said. “It was private. And I was hurt by that. I’m thinking about that because I’ve done the same thing to Jay-Z.”
The core issue centered on whether rap lyrics could be compared to political rhetoric.
Jay-Z argued they couldn’t be conflated, pointing to his legendary battle with Nas as proof of how the game operates.
“A very dear and good friend of mine disagrees with me. His name is Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z. He hit me up and he vigorously disagreed with my particular position. He said it with dignity. He said it with respect. He articulated his ideal intelligently.”
However, Dyson later clarified that Jay-Z’s actual message was far more casual.
“He said it ain’t that serious. He wasn’t vigorously disagreeing with me,” Dyson admitted. “I mischaracterized him. So I want to apologize to him.”
The author explained that he and the Roc Nation mogul typically exchange texts about “The Godfather” and geopolitics, not contentious debates.
Their recent exchange broke that pattern when Dyson’s Trump comparison sparked disagreement. Dyson acknowledged that he may have exaggerated the conflict to strengthen his online argument.
“Where you messed up is where you fess up,” Dyson said, referencing an old Black saying. “And that’s what I’m doing here.”
Zuri Reed just landed the role that’s about to change everything for her career. The rising actress got cast as the younger version of Tasha St. Patrick in the upcoming “Power: Origins” prequel series.
She’s stepping into some serious shoes here. Naturi Naughton made Tasha one of the most complex characters in the Power universe across multiple seasons.
Now Reed gets to show us how Tasha became the woman we know. The prequel series will dive deep into the early days before Ghost, Tommy, and all the drama that made Power a cultural phenomenon.
Reed’s been building her resume with smaller roles, but this is her big break. “Power: Origins” is expected to be one of Starz’s biggest releases this year, and playing young Tasha puts her right in the center of it all.
The casting makes perfect sense when you see Reed’s range. She’s got that intensity that Naughton brought to the original character, plus the acting chops to handle the dramatic storylines “Power” is known for.
Starz hasn’t revealed much about the “Origins” timeline yet. But we know it’s going back to show how these characters became who they were before the main series started.
This means Reed will get to explore Tasha’s origin story from scratch.
The “Power” universe keeps expanding with new spinoffs and prequels. “Book II,” “Book III,” and “Book IV” all found their audiences, so “Origins” has big expectations to meet.
According to Deadline, production on “Power: Origins” is set to begin filming this summer in Atlanta.
Candace Owens broke ranks with the Trump administration over military involvement in Iran, calling on active service members to leave their posts.
The conservative commentator posted a viral message on X accusing the president of abandoning his campaign promises to avoid foreign conflicts.
Owens released a statement that reached over 1.2 million views. She wrote, “If you are a US soldier, resign today. Trump has betrayed America. He lied to us about not starting wars, and now we’re in one with Iran. This is not what we voted for.”
The controversy stems from the February 28 strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Owens contends the operation serves Israeli interests rather than American security.
In a follow-up video, she escalated her rhetoric, stating, “Do not join or remain in the United States Military. Trump has betrayed America and expects you to die for Israel. There is no honor in being led by dishonorable men to your death.”
The backlash came swiftly from Trump allies.
Laura Loomer accused Owens of attempting to weaken the military from within, writing, “She wants our nation to be susceptible to attacks from adversaries. She has never made any real sacrifices for America.”
Yet Owens found support among anti-war conservatives who believe the administration abandoned its isolationist platform.
On March 9, 2026, Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of the slain leader, would serve as the new Supreme Leader.
Brian Steel just filed paperwork to join Lil Durk’s legal team and the Chicago rapper’s defense just got a whole lot stronger.
Steel’s replacing attorney Jonathan M. Brayman on the case, which means Durk’s now got one of Hip-Hop’s most respected lawyers in his corner.
This is the same guy who freed Young Thug after 2.5 years in lockup during the YSL trial. Durk’s been sitting in prison since October 2024, waiting for his murder-for-hire trial.
During the Young Thug trial, he was so committed to protecting his client that Judge Ural D. Glanville actually jailed him for refusing to reveal his sources.
That’s the kind of lawyer who doesn’t back down. Drake and PartyNextDoor even made a whole song, “Brian Steel,” on their album to honor his work.
With Drew Findling already on the team, Durk’s now got a super team forming.
Findling’s known for winning high-profile cases and Steel’s got the courtroom credibility that comes from beating the feds.
Kanye West just booked SoFi Stadium for April 3 and it’s his biggest U.S. show since everything fell apart in 2022.
The announcement comes after years of canceled tours and industry exile. CAA dropped him completely after that death con 3 tweet about Jewish people.
The rapper did apologize publicly for years of anti-semitic and otherwise loathable behavior in a Wall Street Journal ad, where he blamed untreated bipolar disorder and brain trauma for his actions.
He lost the billion-dollar empire, deals with the GAP, Balenciaga and his Adidas Yeezy partnership, but somehow stayed relevant.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday at 11 A.M. through the usual channels. Rod Wave’s Mainstay Touring is handling the promotion instead of the major agencies that used to book Ye.
This isn’t just any venue either. SoFi holds over 70,000 people and hosts the biggest names in music. Getting that booking means someone still believes he can sell tickets.
His streaming numbers prove people are still listening. Ye landed 10th on Spotify’s 2025 year-end list with 70 million monthly listeners.
That’s serious staying power despite all the drama. The timing ties into his upcoming album, Bully, dropping March 20 through Gamma Records.
The label houses Mariah Carey, Usher, and Snoop Dogg, giving Ye a legitimate distribution deal again. Ye’s return to stadium-level bookings signals the music industry is ready to do business again.
Doja Cat went off on Timothée Chalamet after he dismissed opera and ballet as irrelevant art forms during a recent CNN town hall.
The rapper posted a TikTok video defending centuries of classical performance tradition that Chalamet had written off as dead weight in modern entertainment.
She called out his dismissive attitude toward disciplines that require serious dedication and respect from performers and audiences alike.
“Opera is four hundred years old. Ballet is five hundred years old,” Doja Cat said in her video response. “Somebody named Tim, Timothy Chalamet, had the nerve to say on camera that nobody cares about it.” She emphasized the cultural weight these art forms carry and the commitment dancers and singers bring to their craft every single day.
He stated he wouldn’t pursue work in ballet or opera because “no one cares about this anymore.” The actor was trying to explain his preference for contemporary projects over preservation-focused artistic endeavors.
“There is an etiquette around opera, there is etiquette around ballet. It’s amazing,” Doja Cat explained. “Dancers show up at eight a.m., six a.m., whatever. They show up, and they break, and they bleed every single day just because they have respect for it.”
The backlash against Chalamet has been swift and severe from the arts community.
Major institutions, including the Metropolitan Opera, LA Opera, and the Royal Ballet, publicly responded to his comments.
They invited him to experience their performances firsthand, suggesting he might change his perspective if exposed to live classical art.
“Just because the industry is having a tough time doesn’t mean people don’t care about it,” Doja Cat continued. “Dancers care, the singers care, the audience cares. There’s still an audience.”
When T.I. and Young Dro walk into a room together, it feels less like an interview and more like a family reunion. The Atlanta heavyweights recently linked with Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur and DJ Thoro for a lively conversation that bounced between music, culture and life lessons.
The Hip-Hop legends offer an unfiltered conversation about new music, chart success, ATL culture, and retirement rumors. Atlanta icons discussing an upcoming PSC Gangsta Grillz project is peak Hip-Hop. T.I. also responds to comments from music exec-turned-podcaster Ray Daniels and other critics who question his career choices.
The conversation dives into working with Pharrell and Dr. Dre, the success of “Let Em Know,” and how the Atlanta movement remains united across generations. Young Dro shares updates on his upcoming solo project with Metro Boomin and his sobriety journey. Tip also opens up about acting, filmmaking, the 20th anniversary of ATL, and why he refuses to compromise creatively even when Hollywood pressures artists to do so.
This interview is packed with insight, humor, and real talk from two of Atlanta’s most influential artists.
Oh, and yeah, 50 Cent.
Chuck Creekmur: That’s what’s going on. So let’s jump right into it. Y’all got a project. You got a Gangsta Grillz coming.
T.I.: Yeah, PSC Gangsta Grillz, man. Still in the streets, man. We got a record off that project being released this Friday called “Straight From the A” — myself, Young Dro, Big Kuntry King, DC Young Fly. It’s an anthem for the city, man, to come together. We came to uplift the town, you feel me?
Chuck Creekmur: I love how Atlanta sticks together. Is that fair to say? Or is that a myth? Everybody had their moment, but overall, for the most part?
T.I.: Definitely. If we don’t like nothing else about you, we love that you from the town.
Yung Dro: Yeah, that’s a fact.
Chuck Creekmur: What keeps y’all’s crew so tight? Me and Dro have interviewed y’all together before. What keeps y’all close?
T.I.: I think what should probably be studied more is what makes crews not tight.
Yung Dro: Ego, money, women…
T.I.: Yeah. The absence of that. Women and money are the main two things.
Yung Dro: Creative differences too.
T.I.: I think ego more than that. You need ego for either of those things to be implemented. Selfishness, jealousy, lack of love for oneself. If you don’t see God in yourself, you ain’t going to see God in nobody else. If you always focusing on somebody else’s blessings, then you definitely won’t notice your own.
Chuck Creekmur: Definitely. Now let’s keep it a buck. You got a hit record right now, which is kind of rare.
T.I.: Thank you.
Chuck Creekmur: In this state of the music industry, the music business. Why you say that?
T.I.: We got a lot of hip-hop hit records. Not as of late, but we’ve had a lot of hits.
Chuck Creekmur: Name a Hip-Hop hit record lately.
T.I.: That’s subjective too.
Chuck Creekmur: Just name one.
Dro: “Not Like Us” was a huge one.
Chuck Creekmur: That was 2024 though, right?
T.I.: I was going back further than that. Future had records too, but yeah, we haven’t had a recent hit. That’s fair.
Chuck Creekmur: And by the way, your song is still going up the charts. It’s not like it just cracked Top 40.
T.I.: That’s a blessing. It’s early, bro. It’s only week number five. We number one at Urban, cracking Top 20 at Rhythmic, and I think we number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. Number one on Shazam. Number two on YouTube. I don’t know what Bruno Mars got going on, but he out of here. We also number one Hip-Hop/R&B.
Chuck Creekmur: Dro, you seem to still love rapping. Is that true?
Young Dro: Yeah, I feel good, man.
Chuck Creekmur: Weren’t you in the car rapping and somebody pulled up on you?
Young Dro: Yeah, we were doing Cadillac Chronicles and some girl pulled up on the side bumping the record. You couldn’t pay for that.
Chuck Creekmur: Which record was it?
Young Dro: “Shoulder Lean.”
T.I.: Classic. Was it a fan or one of your thousand cousins?
Young Dro: It was a fan.
T.I.: Dro has a thousand cousins in Atlanta.
Young Dro: The hardest thing in the world is to throw a Dro show. You going to have a thousand cousins. My daddy got 13 kids. My mama got five boys and 38 grandchildren.
Chuck Creekmur: Tip, I love the art of rapping. I love hearing the words being put together and turned into a hit record, but it’s still rapping. Do you still put a lot of time into the art or is it effortless?
T.I.: Effort applies. Sometimes it happens so fast that it don’t seem like it. But more than the effort, it’s the intention. Actually caring about the outcome. A lot of times people just go in there and do something and leave because they don’t really care. I really care about doing dope stuff.
DJ Thoro: Let me tell you — that “Let Em Know” record? That’s top-tier lyricism. My favorite rapper is Big L, so it’s hard for anybody to impress me lyrically. Did you have to hear the beat first or did you already have it planned out?
T.I.: It happens different ways. I don’t have pages of lyrics. But for that particular record, yeah, I heard the beat first and then went at it.
DJ Thoro: That joint is dope. And I want to commend Pharrell too because he got range.
T.I.: Yeah, that’s Pharrell. That record is dope.
Chuck Creekmur: I was at Delaware State and the students mentioned your record. They like the record, I like the record. That’s something you don’t see a lot — that connection between the generations. How do you feel about having a record that brings people together like that?
T.I.: It’s a blessing. I just think when you put positive energy out, positive energy returns.
Chuck Creekmur: Let’s talk about your family unit — and Dro’s included in that. I felt like y’all really remained solid in the midst of a negative situation.
T.I.: To say “came together” implies that we were once separated. We remain together. We’ve always been together.
Chuck Creekmur: That’s a fact. As a father, how did you feel seeing your sons jumping in defense of their mom?
T.I.: All of it is very unfortunate. Terrible. It’s terrible that something like this had to happen around something that was intended to be so positive for fans and people who love the culture. But at a point, it was a mandatory evil.
DJ Thoro: Let’s go back to the music. Is Pharrell only on that one track?
T.I.: Nah, we done did plenty of records.
DJ Thoro: What features are we looking at on the project?
T.I.: Dro on there, of course. PSC. Weezy the producer. Usher. DJ Toomp. Pharrell. T-Pain. 2 Chainz is on that record too. So much to speak of.
Chuck Creekmur: Are you swinging for the fences with this album?
T.I.: What that mean?
Chuck Creekmur: I mean are you aiming above what’s expected?
T.I.: So you asking me if I’m trying to make a dope album?
Chuck Creekmur: Basically, yeah.
I saw Ray Daniels say something — paraphrasing — that the problem with Tip was he was chasing hits.
T.I.: Whose problem? Was it a problem for him? Was it a problem for me?
Chuck Creekmur: I didn’t agree with him, by the way.
T.I.: Somebody who ain’t able to do what I do can’t tell me how to do it. Unless he can go in there and do better than me, then he can’t tell me how to do what I do.
DJ Thoro: That’s my issue too. Too many people hold the mic as spectators of Hip-Hop, not participants. So their opinion is not valid to me. They never accomplished anything in the art itself.
T.I.: He entitled to his opinion, whatever. But I’d love to talk to him about it in person.
Chuck Creekmur: Fair enough. So how did DC Young Fly get into all this?
T.I.: He from Atlanta.
Young Dro: He’s singing.
T.I.: DC rap too though. DC one of those people who can damn near do anything.
Chuck Creekmur: Y’all doing a Gangsta Grillz.
T.I.: The very first one. We struck the match. Now we fanning the flames.
Chuck Creekmur: Atlanta definitely made that stamp.
Chuck Creekmur: What about acting?
T.I.: I got two films in post-production that I directed, wrote, produced. One I even starred in. One is a sequel to the first film I directed called Da ‘Partments, which you can watch on Tubi right now. This is Da ‘Partments 2. It’s a comedy set in apartments in Atlanta where you observe how these people live and what they get into.
The next one is a romantic comedy called Thought She Was the One. Ensemble cast: myself, Terrence J, Tyler Chronicles, Kountry Wayne, Brittany Hall, Dominique Perry, and more. It’s about people moving around the city looking for love.
Chuck Creekmur: Can we get you and Lauren London back together for ATL?
T.I.: There’s something happening between Warner Bros. and Paramount or Netflix or something. We got to let that settle and then start having those discussions. This is the 20th anniversary of ATL. We’ll probably get together to celebrate that shortly.
Chuck Creekmur: What about the 25th anniversary of I’m Serious?
T.I.: It’s coming.
Young Dro:Best Thang Smokin’ 20th anniversary this year too.
Chuck Creekmur: We got to celebrate these things.
T.I.: We going to celebrate all of it.
Chuck Creekmur: I’m proud of y’all, man. And congratulations on five years sober.
Young Dro: Five years today. God sustains me. Without the Word to keep me on the path, I’ll fall short.
Chuck Creekmur: Tip, I remember talking you out of retirement once.
T.I.: And I put out an album then. And then I retired.
DJ Thoro: What if the demand outweighs your desire to retire?
T.I.: What, I’m supposed to wait until there’s no demand before I retire? Bro, it’s somebody else’s turn. I don’t want to be the old dude sucking up all the light.
Somebody “pauses” him and laughter ensues
Chuck Creekmur: New York doesn’t hate you, though.
T.I.: Why you think I think that?
Chuck Creekmur: I get the vibration you got a chip about New York.
T.I.: I love New York. If I moved from Atlanta, I’d move to New York. When I was young, Tony Starks, Purple Tape, Raekwon — that was my stuff. I was on Nas, It Was Written, Jadakiss, Biggie, Life After Death. I love New York. I’m just observing. Everybody from New York ain’t going to like me, but a lot of people do.
Young Dro: Same in Atlanta. Everybody don’t like me there either.
Chuck Creekmur: That’s hard to believe.
Young Dro: My baby mama.
Chuck Creekmur: That’s universal right there. What about a solo project, Dro?
Young Dro: I got one on the way with Metro Boomin. After Futuristic Summa, everybody took that so well. We still got a single out called “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” with me, Travis Porter, and Gucci Mane. But after that, Metro wanted to do a project on Dro — and also wanted to do a project on Dro and Tip.
DJ Thoro: Did y’all sample Cyndi Lauper?
Young Dro: We didn’t sample it. Just the idea.
DJ Thoro: Funny enough, Cyndi Lauper is on the ninth floor in this building. She’s got a studio here.
Young Dro: That’s crazy. I loved Cyndi Lauper as a kid.
Chuck Creekmur: Man, I appreciate y’all for coming through.
T.I.: Congratulations to y’all too. This 30 years for you, right?
Chuck Creekmur: Nah, 28.
T.I. We rounding up. Love and respect, man. Congratulations. Appreciate y’all for uplifting the culture and never compromising. Showing up in the right places, making sure people know what they need to know, telling it like it is and not how people want it to be.
Chuck Creekmur: Appreciate that, man.
T.I.: What are you proud of right now?
Chuck Creekmur: I’m proud of my team. I’m proud of us. We in the trenches.
T.I.: Why ain’t y’all ever do movies and documentaries and all that stuff?
Chuck Creekmur: We working on that. Trust me, we cooking. That’s the good thing about sticking around. You got 30 years of archives, 30 years of ideas, and you still in the game when a lot of people fell to the wayside.
Boosie BadAzz isn’t playing games with Kodak Black anymore.
The Louisiana rapper went nuclear on Twitter after Yak posted behind-the-scenes footage that made Boosie look like he was snitching on camera.
The whole thing started when Kodak shared a clip from what appears to be a movie set. In the video, you can see Boosie acting out some scene where he’s supposedly spilling street business on a plane.
Fans immediately started going crazy. Some thought it was real. Others figured it had to be acting.
Boosie jumped on Twitter quick to set the record straight. “YAK WE WAS JOSING ON SET LOL THAT AINT EVEN N THE MOVIE IM A GREAT ACTOR HA,” he wrote.
YAK WE WAS JOSING ON SET LOL THAT AINT EVEN N THE MOVIE‼️” IM A GREAT ACTOR HA🔥💯💯💯💯 🎥 JUST SAY YOU WANNA GET N ONE OF MY FILMS 🤣I GOT THE PERFECT ROLE FOR U TO PLAY 🔥🔥🔥A CRACK HEAD #NOSCRIPTNEEDED JUST BE YOURSELF 🤣🤣
But he didn’t stop there. The Baton Rouge native came with the real heat next.
“JUST SAY YOU WANNA GET N ONE OF MY FILMS. I GOT THE PERFECT ROLE FOR U TO PLAY. A CRACK HEAD #NOSCRIPTNEEDED JUST BE YOURSELF.”
That’s about as personal as it gets. Boosie basically told Kodak he’s already living the role.
This beef goes way deeper than some random movie clip, though. These two have been going at it ever since Boosie called out Kodak for working with Tekashi 6ix9ine back in 2023.
Boosie said at the time: “That n#### Yak messed me up… This n#### ain’t got no morals, don’t got no principles.”
The 6ix9ine situation really set Boosie off. He couldn’t understand why any rapper would collaborate with someone who cooperated with federal authorities in a RICO case.
Now they’re throwing around movie roles and addiction jokes. It just keeps getting messier.
Freddie Gibbs‘ manager Ben Lambert got way too comfortable at courtside and paid the price with a full arena ban.
Lambert was escorted out of Crypto.com Arena during Sunday night’s Lakers-Knicks showdown for absolutely cooking Jaxson Hayes. Security wasn’t having it.
The whole thing got captured on Gibbs’ Instagram Stories. Lambert was going off on the Lakers center with zero chill.
“You average two points a game and you’re 7’5″. Trash, trash, trash,” Lambo yelled from his courtside seats. The man was not holding back.
But that wasn’t even the worst part. Gibbs brought up Hayes’ legal mess with that mascot situation from January.
“First of all let me tell you something boy, don’t be acting tough. You already have a lawsuit from a mascot. Come over here and you’ll have another lawsuit, punk,” Gibbs continued. Cold-blooded.
“They just put Lambo out the game for talking s### to Jaxson Hayes,” Gibbs captioned the video, while documenting his own manager getting tossed.
Hayes has been dealing with fallout from shoving the Wizards mascot, G-Wiz, during pregame warmups back in January. He was suspended one game for that mess.
The mascot performer isn’t playing around either. They hired attorney Waukeen McCoy and filed a whole lawsuit against Hayes, per the NY Post.
Hayes tried to clean it up afterward with an apology. “Should’ve handled it a different way. And, you know, we live and we learn,” he said. Too little too late.
Gibbs is notorious for his courtside antics as a hardcore Knicks fan. Plot twist, though. His daughter, Irie, was right there with him, rocking a Lakers #8 Kobe Bryant jersey. A Family divided, courtside.
The Lakers ended up winning 110-97 despite all the drama in the stands.
Court records show Ortiz rolled up in a white Tesla around 1:21 P.M. on March 9 and opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle.
She let off between seven and nine rounds at the mansion where the Fenty mogul was home with her family. At least four bullets hit the house.
One round punched straight through a wall.
The shooting happened in broad daylight on a residential street where homes go for tens of millions. Neighbors reported hearing the rapid gunfire and called 911 immediately.
Rihanna was inside but walked away without a scratch. The pop icon shares three kids with A$AP Rocky – 3-year-old RZA Athleston, 2-year-old Riot Rose, and 5-month-old Rocki Irish Mayers.
Police caught up with Ortiz about 30 minutes later in a Sherman Oaks parking lot. She didn’t put up a fight when they cuffed her.
The attempted murder charge comes with that eye-watering bail amount that’s keeping her locked up.
Beverly Hills PD isn’t talking about what motivated the attack. They’re still piecing together why Ortiz drove from Florida to California with what appears to be a targeted hit on one of music’s biggest stars.
Rihanna is trending again, but this time it has nothing to do with a new album. Instead, RiRi found herself at the center of a social media mystery after a viral video made people believe she was protesting outside Trump Tower during a recent Women’s March.
Time to walk this back.
A 29 second clip began circulating online and got everything buzzing. In the footage, a woman wearing a hoodie and a cap stands among a group of protesters outside Trump Tower in New York City. The crowd can be heard chanting “my body my choice,” and the woman in question appears to be right in the middle of the action. Is that Rihanna?
Rihanna…lives in Beverly Hills. But let us entertain this a bit more.
Many viewers were convinced the woman was Rihanna…and it seems like it was. It seems like it IS Rihanna…but there is a catch. The clip was allegedly filmed in January 2017 during the Women’s March that followed Donald Trump’s inauguration. Rihanna did attend that event outside Trump Tower and even shared moments from it on her own social media. But that was nearly 10 year ago. She was not in New York City in the exact same clothing as before yesterday.
At the time, RiRi captioned the image with the message, “So proud to be a woman!! So proud of the women around the world who came together today for pro-choice!”
So here is the reality.
Still, fans still reacted to the clip. Some praised Rihanna for her activism regardless of when it happened, while others debated whether the woman in the clip was even her at all. Well…
One commenter said with so much sarcasm, “My God. This is bravery the likes we haven’t seen since the invasion of Normandy. Rihanna may not have a high school diploma, but she is an American treasure.”
Another said..
“Love this woman even more now. So much heart.”
For now, we are celebrating Rihanna is back in the studio. Now, wrap your head around that.
Police arrested the 30-year-old woman after she fled the scene in her white Tesla.
The vehicle’s dirty exterior helped officers track her down. A police helicopter spotted the Tesla in a Sherman Oaks parking lot, where she was taken into custody.
According to NBC Los Angeles, the incident occurred around 1:21 P.M. on March 8.
Investigators examined an Airstream trailer parked in the driveway and collected evidence from the property. A neighbor told reporters she was washing dishes when the gunfire startled her.
The LAPD confirmed that Rihanna was home during the shooting, but no injuries were reported.
A$AP Rocky was not at the residence at the time. The couple shares three children together.
Police have not disclosed a possible motive for the attack. Captain Mike Bland stated that more information about the suspect, including booking allegations, would be released on Monday.
A Florida woman sparked concern after claiming that her gas was paid for by one of multiple men who volunteered to cover her purchase.
On Feb. 25, Rachel Romano (@lashedbyraquel) posted a TikTok describing the interaction, which has amassed over 10,500 views as of this writing. “I walk in to pay for gas or whatever, and multiple men tried to pay for my gas,” she says.
She insinuates that the interaction ended with one of the men paying for her gas. “And it got paid… not by me,” she says.
Why Might Paying for Someone’s Gas Be Particularly Notable Right Now?
The offer to cover someone’s gas may feel especially notable right now. Fuel prices have been fluctuating across the United States. In early March 2026, shortly after actions by the United States in Iran, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped by 14%, making it the highest level seen since late 2024.
Analysts attribute the recent jump largely to global energy uncertainty. These developments follow geopolitical tensions, notably in Iran, that have affected oil supply routes and pushed crude prices higher.
That said, many drivers in Florida have recently been paying less than they did a year ago. At the start of 2026, the statewide average price hovered around $2.83 per gallon. That price was notably about 29 cents cheaper than the same period in 2025.
How Safe Are Gas Station Interactions?
Many individuals often associate these acts with scams or potential harm. According to crime data from the FBI in 2019, gas stations are common sites for robbery. These incidents account for 3% of reported robbery incidents. Thousands of these robberies are reported annually across the United States.
There is a well-known category of scams that revolve around fuel or travel emergencies. One of the more well-known gas station scams involves someone claiming they ran out of gas and need money to get home or reach a hospital. While genuine emergencies do happen, many have noted that the tactic has been widely used by scammers for decades, as it simply relies on a believable story and a relatively small amount of money.
Additionally, research on public harassment shows that many women experience unwanted approaches from strangers in everyday public settings. A national study by Stop Street Harassment and Cornell University found that 81% of women report experiencing some form of sexual harassment in public spaces.
AllHipHop reached out to Romano for comment via TikTok direct message and TikTok comment. We’ll update this story if she responds.
Ralo might have just shown the most unexpected form of loyalty in the rap game.
In Hip-Hop, when a rapper takes care of their crew, the usual gifts are flashy. Chains…watches…maybe a record deal or a stack of cash if they are getting out of prison. It is part of the culture and the symbolism of success. But the Atlanta rapper decided to go in a completely different direction.
Instead of jewelry, Ralo helped his crew get brand-new teeth.
Yes, you read that correctly.
The rapper has had his share of turbulent moments over the years. After serving time in federal prison related to a 2018 marijuana trafficking case, Ralo returned home in 2023 determined to rebuild his life. Since then, he has focused on business, music, and giving back to the people around him.
And this latest move might be one of the most practical things a rapper has ever done for his team.
Before the dental work, some members of Ralo’s crew were rocking some rough smiles. You see it. The kind of teeth that clearly needed serious work. Anyone who has ever struggled with dental issues knows how expensive it can be to fix them properly. Full cosmetic dental restoration can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars. Who can afford that?
Now those same guys are smiling like brand-new men. You go, boys!
You can see the confidence change instantly when someone gets their smile fixed. Teeth are one of those things people take for granted until they are gone or damaged. Or rotten. A fresh smile can change the way you carry yourself, how you talk, and even how people respond to you. Go, Ralo!
I am not mad at them at all. If I had teeth like that before and suddenly got a brand-new set, I would be smiling everywhere I went too.
Of course, porcelain veneers and implants require maintenance. They are not indestructible, and keeping them clean is critical. Get a new electric toothbrush, floss and mouthwash, fellas.
Ralo gave his people something that can actually improve their lives long-term. A healthy smile can impact everything!
That is a different type of loyalty.
So wherever you are, Ralo, salute to you. That might be the most practical crew gift we have seen in Hip-Hop in a long time.
You did not just give them jewelry. You gave them something they will carry with them every single day.
And honestly, that might make you the real Gangsta Grill.
What do you think about Ralo’s move? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know.
A restaurant server had one of the worst experiences dealing with a Florida man who sat in her section. That’s because after multiple complaints from various tables, her friend ended up getting a request for “Heinz 57” sauce.
TikTok content creator Cocainekenz (@cocainekenz) shared her particularly grueling shift with her audience on a drive home. She got 249,000 views on the clip. In it, she described a night so terrible that she questioned whether the people she served were really “on Earth.” It was only made worse, though, because a request for Heinz 57 toward the end of the night sent her flashbacks to a time when she didn’t know what the sauce was. She says that the situation ended up resulting in her receiving a large amount of hate.
Florida Server’s Normal Night Shift Takes a Turn
The server says she was having a regular evening shift when a group of three sat in her section. At the time, food was taking longer than usual because the restaurant was particularly busy. She emphasizes the fact that anyone who came to the restaurant was going to be there for a while, as it would take at least 25–30 minutes for an order to come out.
She says that a woman at her table of three asked how long the food would take to come out. This somewhat infuriated her. The table’s 25-minute wait for entrees wasn’t unusual—especially on a busy night—and they had gotten an appetizer and drinks, so they weren’t without things to consume. Still, the server says she calmly told the woman their food would be out soon.
“I was like, ‘This is [a] normal timeframe for a Saturday night for food to be coming out to your table,’ and she was like, ‘Well, this doesn’t feel like a normal timeframe to me,’” the server shares.
Things Get Heated
She says she again clarified that their food would be out shortly, but that waits would generally be longer since it is a high-volume restaurant. According to her, the woman then argued back, saying that they had actually been waiting longer than 25 minutes since they had waited 45 minutes to be seated. The server says that as the conversation continued, the woman questioned whether or not the kitchen was fully staffed.
At that point, the server was fully infuriated. She says she told the woman they were actually accepting positions for managers if she wanted to apply and make the restaurant better. The woman glared at her in a way that the server had never seen before, but she says she doesn’t feel bad about the comment.
Server Explains More Problems She Faced During the Night
As the night continued, the server had more and more problems serving other tables. A man who didn’t understand what “orange sauce” was when he was ordering orange chicken was seated in her section. The server says she tried to explain to him multiple times that it was just an Asian-inspired orange-flavored sauce, but the man asked for further clarification.
She says he continued asking her what the sauce tasted like. Despite her best attempts to explain, she simply couldn’t get through to him. The man ended up ordering it anyway and enjoying his meal, but she says she had to explain the concept to him for “10 minutes.”
“He ended up getting his food, and he ended up just eating it just fine,” the server says. “I go over there, [and] he says, ‘I see what you mean now. It does just taste like orange.’”
A Simple Sauce Request Triggers Bad Flashbacks
Then, the most egregious thing happened. The server says one of her friends, Lindsay, asked her if they had any Heinz 57, a classic steak sauce.
“I thought I was never gonna hear about Heinz 57 ever [again] in my life. I never wanted to hear the words ‘Heinz 57’ uttered in my general vicinity until the end of [expletive] time,” she tells viewers.
The server says she previously had a problem with one of her customers who wanted Heinz 57 steak sauce. She did not know what the steak sauce was, which led to her getting lambasted in her comments section. The table did not specify steak sauce, so she thought they were referring to Heinz ketchup, which also has 57 printed on it.
Heinz 57: A Travesty For Servers
The server emphasizes that requests for Heinz 57 almost never go well. She and other servers have apparently noticed that customers asking for Heinz 57 are ruder than other customers.
“My poor dear friend Lindsay had the same exact problem that I did at that table with that gentleman, in which he kept just being really [expletive] nasty to her, asking for Heinz 57,” she says. “She had no [expletive] idea what that was. I said, “Yeah, queen, actually had the same [expletive] problem, as you recall, and the man was also [expletive] mean to me, talking to me like I’m stupid when you just keep uttering numbers to me that actually exist on a multitude of bottles within the company.”
It turns out, servers don’t always have Heinz 57 or even know what it is. The steak sauce, while extremely popular, doesn’t seem to grace as many steakhouses or restaurants as A1 does. So, Lindsay dealt with a rude customer who expected Heinz 57 steak sauce. This is something that their restaurant seemingly does not have. The reminder of the previous Heinz 57 experience triggered Cocainekenz. Despite making $2,700 in sales and good tips, she left the restaurant feeling upset.
Was It Heinz 57 or Just Mercury in Retrograde?
While the server blamed Heinz 57 for ruining her night, others brought up how Mercury was in retrograde.
Another server said, “Tonight was so bad I googled mercury in retrograde and indeed it is [by the way]. Cause why was every table seemingly inconvenienced by the fact that I was asking them what they wanted to drink?”
When Mercury is in retrograde, it means that the planet is “moving backward,” from the Earth’s perspective. While the planet is not physically moving in the opposite direction, the Earth’s position when compared to the planet makes it appear that way. Many astrology fiends argue that when Mercury is in retrograde, it brings about chaos that leads to clarity. In other words, the planets might bring negative experiences or “practical hiccups,” as Parade describes. That leads to possible growth, but it also can feel inundating.
While it’s not an explanation that can fully explain customer difficulties, it is one that commenters tied to the server’s experience.
AllHipHop reached out to the server via TikTok comment and direct message for comment. We’ll let you know if she responds.
Dr. Dre is working on T.I.’s new album, and the production is going to be incredible for the Atlanta legend’s final project before retirement.
T.I. confirmed at the 2026 Grammy Awards that Kill the King will be his last album, and now the legendary West Coast producer is contributing to the effort.
“Dr. Dre blessed me with a record,” T.I. said, explaining that the track also features Anderson .Paak and an artist he identified as Stallone.
“It’s a dope record. It’s called ‘Where I’m From.’ Dope record.”
According to T.I., the collaboration unfolded over several sessions rather than a single recording. Dre initially sent him the track before inviting him to record at his home studio.
“He sent it to me, and I went to the house and I laid it,” T.I. said. “And then I laid another verse and I went back.
The collaboration marks a big moment for both artists as T.I. prepares to close out his career on a high note. T.I. has been vocal about making this final chapter count.
This track set the tone for what fans can expect from Kill the King. The album represents a culmination of T.I.’s decades-long career in Hip-Hop, and having Dr. Dre involved elevates the project’s profile considerably.
The partnership between these two titans makes sense given their mutual respect in the industry.
Dr. Dre has a track record of elevating projects he touches, and T.I.’s legacy deserves nothing less than top-tier production.
The Atlanta rapper said they spent about a week working in the studio together during the process.
T.I.’s decision to retire after this album has been consistent throughout his recent interviews. He’s made it clear that Kill the King represents his final statement as a recording artist.
The project will showcase his evolution while honoring the foundation he built over his career. With Dr. Dre’s production expertise now part of the equation, the album has the potential to be a career-defining work.
“It’s always for the best outcome, for the betterment of the record. I’m always for someone who I know is dedicated to making the absolute best s### we can make,” T.I. told AllHipHop.
The release timeline for Kill the King remains under wraps, but anticipation continues to build as more details emerge about the project’s scope and collaborators.
A Massachusetts single dad goes to the grocery store to buy laundry detergent. He notices something odd about the discrepancy between two brands’ estimated load numbers and wants help from the internet in figuring out what’s going on.
TikTok creator Coach Joshua Ray (@coachjoshuaray) posted a video with his real-world math problem on Feb. 27.
“As a single dad, sole provider, I’m stuck on something,” he says. “I’m trying to find laundry detergent. I’m hoping someone can help me understand this.”
Massachusetts Dad Asks for Help Choosing Laundry Detergent
In this case, Ray is choosing between Arm & Hammer’s Powerfully Clean, which estimates consumers will get 205 loads out of its 205 fluid ounces, and Purex, which suggests its 250 fluid ounces will last for 192 loads.
“So, then I go to what’s happening in the size, the quantities,” he says. “Arm & Hammer is saying fill to the C line. Let’s move over to Purex. Purex is saying for one medium load, line 1, which is a little over the C line.”
He continues, “I’m just trying to do the math here. At 192 loads at 250 full ounces [to] 205 full ounces. Something just doesn’t add up, right? If this is 250 full ounces, wouldn’t you get more than out of the 205 at 205 full ounces?”
In the video’s caption, he writes, “Which laundry detergent is truly better to get?”
Viewers React to Single Dad’s Laundry Detergent Math Problem
In the comments section, viewers offered potential answers to Ray’s question. Others said he’s overthinking it.
“You’re doing too much, sir,” said one person. “Just buy the cheapest one and let’s go.”
“Look, here’s what I do. I start opening bottles and smelling them,” said a second person. “The best smelling one wins. The end.”
A third person said, “As a single mom of three. It has to do with how concentrated it is. I also strongly suggest couponing. People keep saying Persil, but it’s expensive. Tide, then Purex if you’re needing something cheaper.”
Another person corrected the wording Ray used when referring to the volume of each product. “FL OZ = fluid ounces.”
So What Is the Answer to Ray’s Question?
Ray is far from the only person to ask this question. One person posted to Reddit’s r/shrinkflation a few months ago, pointing out that an All bottle had six fluid ounces less than before. One person in the comments suggested that the company is putting less water in its products.
According to CBS News, Amazon’s ubiquity and delivery logistics have caused laundry detergent manufacturers to reduce plastic and water in their products to cut down on weight. Bad actors might decide to use this market shift as an excuse for shrinkflation, but it could also be a broader industry trend influenced by multiple factors, including carbon emissions.
AllHipHop contacted Ray via TikTok comment and direct message for comment. We also contacted Arm & Hammer’s parent company, Church & Dwight Inc., via online contact form and Purex’s parent company, Henkel North America, via email for comment. We will update this story if any party responds.
