Day: December 9, 2025

Jay-Z complimented Rachel Roy on her black lace gown during the 2014 Met Gala afterparty and that small gesture reportedly triggered the now-infamous elevator confrontation with Solange Knowles.

Fashion designer Oscar G. Lopez, who created Roy’s dress for the event, recently spoke out about the chaotic night that played out behind closed doors at the Standard Hotel in Manhattan.

“I think that Jay complimented her about the gown and Beyoncé’s sister felt that it was not proper, so it was a kind of a drama there,” Lopez told the Daily Mail.

The elevator footage from that 2014 night showed Solange physically confronting Jay-Z while Beyoncé stood silently nearby. The surveillance video, which leaked days later, became one of the decade’s most talked-about celebrity moments.

Lopez, who designed Roy’s French-sequined gown in under two weeks, said the dress received more attention than expected. Roy arrived late to the red carpet and missed most photo ops, but the drama that followed made the outfit unforgettable.

“Any press is good press,” Lopez said. “It’s good that people talk about you.”

Roy and Dash married in 2005 and divorced in 2009. During their marriage, she oversaw the women’s and children’s lines at Rocawear.

The seemingly innocent comment carried greater weight because of Jay-Z’s complicated history with Dash, Roy’s ex-husband and former Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder.

Jay-Z and Dash’s relationship began unraveling in the early 2000s over clashes over business and personal matters. Both men were romantically interested in Aaliyah during the late 1990s, but Dash ultimately dated the R&B singer until her tragic death in 2001.

Jay-Z eventually parted ways with Damon Dash. In 2004, the remaining half of Roc-A-Fella Records was sold to Def Jam for $10 million. In 2007, Rocawear was sold to Iconix for $204 million.

In 2004, Damon Dash helped Rachel Roy found Royale Etenia LLC, which launched her popular Rachel Roy brand. By 2009, Roy and Dash had divorced.

Lopez denied Jay-Z was sleeping with his former business partner’s ex-wife and said he and Roy laughed off the rumors about an affair. They didn’t take it seriously.

Speculation about Roy’s connection to Jay-Z reignited in 2016 when Beyoncé released her Lemonade album. The track “Sorry” referenced “Becky with the good hair,” which many interpreted as a jab at Roy.

Roy posted “Good hair don’t care” on Instagram shortly after the album dropped, but later denied any link to the lyric.

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Busta Rhymes wasn’t having it at Art Basel in Miami after a TikTok prankster tried to clown him by calling him Tracy Morgan while posing for a photo.

In the clip, the dude stands next to Busta Rhymes and casually says “Get the video, get the video, Tracy Morgan…Traceeee” mid-pose like it’s funny. Busta wasn’t laughing. He instantly shut the whole thing down.

“Wait…wait…What’d you just say?” Busta says, clearly not amused. “Put your camera down. I’m taking a picture to show love and you trying to be funny? Tracy my boy? What’s that mean?” Busta Rhymes barked as the stunned, terrified teen seemed to realize his prank went totally off the rails.

“You don’t play with a grown man, little boy. You’ll get f##### up for that,” Busta fumed as the teen slinked away.

@editionbymisha Dec 07,2025 MIAMI | Busta Rhymes almost lost it after someone called him Tracy Morgan cr. @EditionByMisha #BustaRhymes #TracyMorgan #Rapper #Artbasel #Miami ♬ original sound – Editionbymisha

If you’re not familiar, this Tracy Morgan comparison thing isn’t new. Folks have been trolling Busta with that for a while now. Back in 2020, Busta posted a gym update on Instagram showing off his transformation and hyping up his grind.

Then 50 Cent jumped in with a throwback pic of Busta and Tracy Morgan side by side and wrote, “They really kinda look alike right LOL. He’s gonna curse me out when he wake up.”

That post has since been deleted.

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Drake has survived a lot of rap chaos over the years, and having Top5 around as his unofficial street cred has helped. But that idea might be done and it is all over the place right now.

Top5 hopped on the phone with DJ Akademiks and unloaded a whole explanation about why he’s suddenly throwing shade at The Boy. According to him, Drake crossed a major line of loyalty: he posted Pressa’s diss track! And Pressa just happens to be Top5’s former friend turned rival. Yes… this is basically a loyalty tug-of-war for Drake’s attention, and yes… it sounds exactly as messy as it feels. Damn.

Things have just spiraled from there. I wonder why Drake would do that? You guys think he is under…pressa? I mean pressure! Either way, Top5 said he’s tired of being overlooked, tired of favoritism and tired of politics in Drake’s circle.

But here’s where it gets wild:
Top5 admitted he’s been secretly bumping Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” and he finally went public with it because he’s mad at Drake. And then he doubled down on that bar—yes, THAT one:

“They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs.”

Top5 says that line is FACTS, straight up. Oh man…

To me, it signals that he’s using Drake’s biggest rival to send a message: you played with the wrong one.

Now the big question:
What does Drake look like without Top5 in his corner?

Secondly: will there be more leakage?
For years, Top5 has been the gritty presence behind OVO, clapping back in the streets so Drake didn’t have to. If that protection disappears… who fills that role?

Right now it’s all strange energy, strange timing and strange things. Drake has a whole album he’s about to drop! But if Drake’s top enforcer is flipping…we have a problem.

More on this soon.

Akademiks says the “Biggest Fall Off of the Year” in HIP HOP.

Ak says Young Thug doesn’t get fall-off… he gets “Biggest Fumble of the Year” for fumbling the moment, the album, and the momentum.

Then he lists the actual fall off nominees:
Ice Spice, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Roddy… https://t.co/aPJWpIyjji pic.twitter.com/lqgFvjssuL

— CY Chels (@SeewhyChels) December 6, 2025

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Dae Dae, the Atlanta rapper known for his 2016 hit “Wat U Mean (Aye, Aye, Aye),” was arrested after allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old cashier at a Dunkin’ location in 2021.

The incident, caught on store surveillance footage, stemmed from a confrontation over an unavailable donut order. Now, the Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled the victim is only eligible for standard workers’ compensation.

The victim, Mekia Bryant, was working behind the counter when the rapper became irate after learning the shop was out of the item he wanted. After initially storming off, he returned ten minutes later, demanding to speak with a manager.

When Bryant informed him that no manager was present, the argument escalated. Dae Dae then pulled out a kitchen knife and stabbed her in the arm.

Despite the violent nature of the attack, the court determined Bryant’s injuries were tied directly to her job duties.

“[Dae Dae’s] act of stabbing Bryant arose out of his displeasure with her job performance,” Judge Amanda Mercier wrote in the court’s decision.

The ruling emphasized that even though the two had never interacted before, the attack was triggered by a work-related issue and thus fell under Georgia’s workers’ compensation laws.

Bryant, who was a minor at the time, initially declined medical treatment after the stabbing. She later filed a lawsuit against Dunkin’s parent company, seeking compensation for emotional trauma and physical harm.

But the court denied her request, stating that she is only entitled to the limited benefits provided under Georgia’s workers’ compensation system.

In Georgia, injured workers can receive up to two-thirds of their average weekly wage, capped at $800 per week, for up to 400 weeks. According to data from the I_nsurance Journal__,_ this amount is lower than what many other Southern states offer for comparable injuries.

Dae Dae was arrested in June 2021 after evading law enforcement for six months. Prior to the stabbing, he had already faced legal trouble involving stolen firearms and drug possession.

When the stabbing allegations surfaced, he denied involvement on Instagram, claiming people were trying to damage his name.

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Chauncey Billups just sold his $4.3 million Lake Oswego mansion while his co-defendant, Terry Rozier, walked into a Brooklyn courthouse today (December 8).

The embattled Trail Blazers coach unloaded his 7,366-square-foot Oregon estate for $4.275 million after listing it on November 21. He bought the house for $3.9 million back in July 2021 when Portland hired him.

Meanwhile, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges. He walked out of Brooklyn federal court on $3 million bond. Both NBA stars got caught up in the same massive federal investigation. Prosecutors say they helped run illegal gambling operations tied to organized crime families.

Billups got arrested at that same Lake Oswego house back in October. Federal agents showed up at his door after a multi-year investigation into rigged poker games.

The property sits on 1.74 private acres in Forest Highlands. Built in 2002, it features four bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms and a lagoon-style pool with a waterfall.

The feds say Billups served as a celebrity “face” for illegal poker games in Manhattan, Las Vegas, Miami and the Hamptons. They claim the operation scammed victims out of $7 million starting in 2019.

Rozier’s case is different but connected. Prosecutors say he gave inside information to gamblers betting on his NBA performance. The scheme allegedly involved $200,000 in bets on his “under” totals.

Former NBA player Damon Jones also got charged in both cases. He pleaded not guilty in November and remains free on bond. The investigation swept up 34 people in total across two separate federal cases. Three defendants – Jones, Eric Earnest and Shane Hennon – face charges in both cases.

Billups hasn’t coached since his October arrest. The NBA placed him on unpaid leave and the Trail Blazers named assistant Tiago Splitter as acting coach.

The home sale signals Billups is cutting ties with Oregon. He’s been living at his primary residence in Greenwood Village, Colorado, since his arrest.

Rozier’s trial could impact his NBA career. The Heat traded for him from Charlotte in January 2024 without knowing about the federal investigation.

Billups faces trial by September 2026. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 4, 2026.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani pushed his public safety agenda into bolder territory this week by naming rapper-turned-activist Mysonne Linen to his transition team’s criminal legal system committee. The move places a onetime Bronx defendant who rebuilt his life through advocacy at the center of a sweeping effort to reshape how New York handles public safety.

Mamdani’s transition website listened the New York City-based MC among the members of the Committee on the Criminal Legal System. This is one of 17 advisory groups formed to offer policy and personnel recommendations ahead of Mamdani taking office next month.

Mysonne, along with comrade Tamika Mallory, publicly embraced the role on Instagram, writing: “GODS WORK!!”

Their organization, Until Freedom, issued a broader statement celebrating the appointment as both symbolic and earned.

“We are proud that Until Freedom leaders have been chosen to serve on Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team on committees for public safety and criminal justice respectively. This is a testament to our decades of work advocating on behalf of Black and Brown communities and our expertise in gun violence prevention, legislative advocacy and criminal justice reform. We are building something different.”

Mamdani has pushed forward a $1.1 billion proposal for a Department of Community Safety, which would route non-violent and mental-health-related 911 calls away from NYPD response and toward trained civilian teams. The plan maintains overall NYPD staffing.

Mamdani has also vowed to halt NYPD-led sweeps of homeless encampments, arguing the practice only displaces unhoused residents without addressing the need for stable shelter.

“It pushes New Yorkers who are living in the cold to another place where they will live in the cold,” he told CBS News.

On the jail front, Mamdani maintains that closing Rikers Island remains essential, though he has said the current administration has made the city’s original 2027 deadline “functionally impossible.”

The addition of Mysonne, Mallory and others with a unique grassroots New York City experience will help Mamdani steer the city’s next era of criminal justice policy.

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Ice Spice nearly turned Art Basel into a safety hazard when she hit Miami in a butter-yellow lace dress that looked vacuum-sealed to her body. The sheer sections didn’t hint, they displayed.

The neckline wasn’t low; it was reckless. She moved through the venue with the same confidence she raps with in her tracks, sticking her tongue out, angling her hips, and posing like she knew exactly how much attention she was pulling.

People inside weren’t pretending to look at the art, not when the most photographed exhibit in the building was walking, not hanging on a wall.

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And this appearance didn’t happen in a vacuum. It landed in the middle of a run where Ice Spice has been actively heating up the release cycle again.

Earlier this fall, she dropped “Baddie Baddie,” a record sampling the attitude and swagger of M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls,” leaning hard into the global-baddie persona she’s cultivated.

She followed it with “Big Guy,” a track tied to the upcoming SpongeBob movie soundtrack — an unexpected, mainstream crossover that shows she isn’t limiting herself to traditional rap spaces.

Most recently, she released “Thootie,” a collaboration with Dominican firestarter Tokischa, blending English and Spanish with a gritty, club-driven rhythm built for late nights and bodies in motion.

The chemistry between the two created a track that fuels dance floors and TikTok edits in equal measure.

That’s the context behind the dress, the presence, and the reaction. Ice Spice’s look in Miami wasn’t just a fashion moment; it was rollout energy.

It was a visual bookmark attached to new music, new reach, and a career moving faster than the cameras that chase her.

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Police have issued a nationwide manhunt for another suspect accused of helping to gun down rapper Chris King in Nashville in 2024.

Trayvon Palmer, 32, is wanted for the April 2024 murder of the Los Angeles rapper and according to police, he is the final suspect wanted in the deadly robbery that claimed the life of the rising artist outside a Nashville recording studio.

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department announced that Palmer is believed to be hiding in the Los Angeles area. He faces first-degree murder, robbery and gun charges in the shooting death of King.

Two other suspects are already behind bars. Amir Carroll, 20, was arrested in Nashville in February. Adrian Cameron Jr., 20, was captured in Los Angeles in May after a year-long manhunt.

Both remain jailed on first-degree murder charges. The fatal shooting happened on April 20, 2024, around 2:30 A.M. outside a Midtown Nashville recording studio.

King had arrived in an alleyway with friends when three men approached them. Police say the suspects attempted to rob King and his group, shooting him during the crime. One of King’s friends was also wounded but survived the attack.

King was a rising rapper from Los Angeles who had deep connections in the music industry. He was a former roommate of pop star Justin Bieber and had collaborated with artists like Trippie Redd.

The 32-year-old artist founded his own label, Snotty Nose Records and was working to establish himself as a force in Hip-Hop.

After his death was announced, tributes poured in from across the music world. Bieber posted emotional messages in remembrance of his friend and former roommate. Machine Gun Kelly, KeKe Palmer, Trippie Redd and other artists shared memories of King’s talent and personality.

King’s father, Christopher Cheeks Sr., has been vocal about seeking justice for his son’s murder. The family has watched as police methodically tracked down each suspect over the past eight months.

Carroll was arrested in February 2025. Cameron Jr. proved more elusive, leading police on a cross-country chase before his capture in Los Angeles.

Cameron was out on bond for a September 2021 murder case when King was killed. The revelation shocked investigators who discovered the suspect had been free despite facing previous homicide charges.

Palmer represents the final piece of the puzzle for Nashville detectives. His capture would close the case.

The U.S. Marshal’s Service is assisting in the search for Palmer. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact local law enforcement immediately.

Palmer was last known to live in Riverside, California. Police believe he may still be in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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