Day: December 19, 2025

Cardi B celebrated a welcome change this holiday season when her daughter, Kulture, asked for dozens of outfits from Fashion Nova and SHEIN instead of pricey designer labels. The shift that comes one year after Offset allegedly skipped out on Christmas gifts for their children during their divorce.

“Kulture just sent me like 40 outfits from Fashion Nova and SHEIN she want for Christmas… I love that for me,” Cardi B wrote Tuesday night on X, formerly Twitter.

The 7-year-old’s simple wishlist stood in stark contrast to earlier years, when Cardi B famously splurged on luxury items for her kids.

Kulture just sent me like 40 outfits from Fashion Nova and SHEIN she want for Christmas…..I love that for me

— Cardi B (@iamcardib) December 17, 2025

In 2021, she gifted Kulture a $48,000 Hermès Birkin bag. Just last Christmas, she went all-out with themed trees for each child, Hello Kitty for Kulture and Baby Shark for her son Wave.

But this year’s scaled-back holiday comes after a tense 2024 and 2025.

During a January X Spaces session, Cardi B revealed that Offset didn’t buy any presents for their three children, Kulture, Wave and Blossom, amid their ongoing divorce.

“Do you guys know that my kids didn’t receive no Christmas gifts from somebody in particular?” she said. “M############ want to make it seem on social media like I was keeping my kids away from them, but purposely fly to New York to buy their kids gift and guess how many did they buy my kids? Zero.”

She called the alleged move “spiteful” and accused Offset of trying to “ruin” her year. Cardi B filed for divorce in August 2024 and requested primary custody of their children. Since the split, Cardi B has moved on with Stefon Diggs, wide receiver for the New England Patriots.

The couple welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, on November 4, 2025. She recently posted photos of their son on Instagram Stories, calling him her “cuddle buddy.”

Diggs and Cardi B began dating in late 2024 and have appeared at multiple public events, including a yoga fundraiser. Diggs also posted pictures of their newborn in Patriots gear, showing their excitement about fatherhood.

Despite the cheerful moment, Cardi B admitted she knows Kulture’s taste in fashion may evolve.

When a follower warned her that kids eventually discover designer brands, she replied, “Ugh I know…once kids get in that Wave it’s no turning back. I didn’t care about brands till I was in the third grade. She just google ‘girls clothes’ and whatever pops up she ask me to buy.”

Supporters applauded her for letting her daughter enjoy childhood without brand pressure. Cardi B now has four children, three with Offset and one with Diggs.

Her daughter’s budget-friendly wishlist marks a new chapter for the family following last year’s holiday fallout.

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Today, Earl Simmons, the man the world knew as DMX, would’ve turned 55. I count myself among the blessed few who stood in his presence when the culture was shifting, when Hip-Hop was reeling from the deaths of Biggie and Tupac, and a shinier, more polished sound dominated the mainstream. Out of that vacuum stepped X. He was raw, untamed and unapologetically real. And the man bred in Yonkers, New York somehow reshaped Hip-Hop forever.

This was 1998: a pivotal year, not just for DMX, but for hip-hop’s heartbeat. While glossy aesthetics gained commercial traction, there was a hunger for something authentically rugged – for truth delivered with visceral force. Enter It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood. In the same calendar year, X dropped two albums that didn’t just top charts – they rattled the industry and reoriented its compass toward raw emotion and street reality. 

I had the privilege of interviewing him multiple times that year, which was also the year AllHipHop was born. On the first occasion, X wasn’t in interview mode at all. Irv Gotti had to coax him into sitting still. In classic Dark Man X fashion, all he cared about was rapping. Before we even started, he broke out into freestyle. This was not for the camera, because there were no cameras present. It was not for hype or clout. To me, this was because the music lived in him. That energy, that ferocity, was his gift and his burden.

Hip-hop hasn’t heard a presence like that before or since.

DMX was a man of contradictions, scary one moment, tender the next; a warrior wrestling with demons, yet spiritual in ways few dare admit. As he once told Blackfilm, “Right, wrong, good, bad, heaven, hell. I think that is the theme of my life … you have to know both in order to honestly choose one.”

His spirituality wasn’t superficial. It bled through every album, every “Prayer” track, every confession of struggle and redemption. He spoke often of faith not as an accessory, but as survival: “I’ma shine regardless … the Lord has already written my steps out so no one can do anything to stop it.”

Still, beneath that towering voice and commanding stage presence was a guy who knew pain. In later years, whispers about his struggles with addiction and fatigue followed him. Rumors that were hard to separate from truth. I remember one interview where X nearly nodded off mid-conversation. My colleague Amanda Seales and I exchanged glances, finally ending the interview. We voiced concern quietly to Dee from Ruff Ryders, and she just shrugged, saying, “that’s just X” without further expansion on the thought. Life on the edge never looked like anything else. 

Decades on, I sat down with his uncle, Ray Copeland, who offered insight rooted not in headlines but in family history. He reminded me that X wasn’t lazy or lost or even drugged like that. He overworked himself. Ray said, “He moved in life in a perpetual state of fatigue” — always exhausted, living on short naps between studio sessions, tours, films and prayer meetings. 

And yet, even with all of that intensity, he never lost his human core. Longtime collaborators like Swizz Beatz have spoken publicly about X’s selflessness: “He lived his life for everyone else… you ain’t ever seen him next to a Lamborghini… he didn’t care about that.”

When the world lost him in April 2021 at age 50, the mourning wasn’t just about a rapper. It was about a voice. This was a pure soul willing to expose fear, faith, pain and power without pretense. Tributes poured in from every corner, from fans to icons like LeBron James, who called him a “legend” upon his passing. 

Yet, for all the music and memories he left us, there’s always that lingering question: What would’ve been? What heights might he have reached with more time? What battles might he have won? I don’t spend every day on that thought, but I feel it. I know others do too.

Here’s what I firmly believe: DMX didn’t die in the way most legends do. His spirit – that raw, electric, uncompromising force – didn’t fade. It transcended. It lives in every gritty Hip-Hop venue that refuses to sugarcoat life, in every mini-prayer woven through rhyme, in every artist who dares to speak without filters. They still exist.

DMX is infinite.

His music still slaps. His voice still reverberates through new generations. Stories of him, all of them, from the funny and the wild alike keep coming. And the more we share them, the more his legacy breathes.

I still love a good DMX story. I still press play all the time and let that bark cut through the noise. Everywhere, the house, the gym, the car and beyond. And yeah — I would love another interview with him. But what we do have is enough to keep us thinking, feeling, grieving, celebrating, and even growing.

Rest in power, Earl Simmons. You were and remain Dark Man X.

This is the first interview in 1998.

DMX was super tired. This is after he woke up.

DMX made my buy Henny for this interview. Gina had X talking about Drake, but I was trying to get his Top 5 Dead or Alive.

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Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor have officially closed the book on their marriage, money and all, and the final numbers are the kind that make even seasoned Hip-Hop observers blink twice. The former NBA champion and the singer, actress and entrepreneur are now legally divorced, with court documents revealing a settlement that sends more than $25 million in assets Shumpert’s way straight into Taylor’s column.

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The couple, who were married for eight years and built a public image around love, creativity and family, quietly began divorce proceedings back in January 2023. The case wrapped up in June 2024 in Fulton County, Georgia, but the real shockwaves did not hit until the financial details surfaced. What was once a private split suddenly became a case study in how marriage, money and legal structure can dramatically reshape fortunes.

READ ALSO: Iman Shumpert Demands Jail Time For Teyana Taylor Over Divorce Drama

According to filings, Taylor is set to receive a $10 million cash payout, along with four residential properties valued at roughly $10 million combined. Those homes were part of the couple’s shared real estate holdings and are now being transferred fully into her name. Add in a fleet of luxury vehicles and the numbers climb even higher. Taylor walks away with a Maybach valued around $300,000, a Mercedes Benz Sprinter estimated at $80,000, and a custom tour bus worth approximately $700,000. That alone paints a vivid picture of the lifestyle the two maintained while together.

Look at how mad this dude is before I go on:

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Anyway, Taylor retains complete ownership and control of her businesses and creative ventures, reinforcing her independence beyond the marriage. Legal documents also show that during the relationship, Shumpert placed the bulk of his NBA earnings into joint accounts. That financial structure, combined with marital property laws, heavily influenced how the assets were divided.

READ ALSO: Teyana Taylor Claims She Has Proof Ex Iman Shumpert Paid Blogs To Cover Their Divorce

Shumpert is also required to pay $8,000 per month in child support and cover all private school tuition, educational expenses and medical costs for their children. The intent, according to filings, is to preserve stability and continuity in their lives.

After all transfers are completed, reports suggest Shumpert is left with roughly $2 million in personal assets and no primary residence from the marriage. While he may still hold investments elsewhere, it is a stark contrast to his peak NBA earning years. This divorce may be finalized, but its financial lessons will linger in celebrity culture and Hip-Hop conversations for a long time. Who was his lawyer?!

By the way, she has moved on totally…based on this, ol’ boy should be careful.

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Head to the comments…we have to discuss this one.

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Milagro Gramz has landed back in legal crosshairs after losing a defamation case to Megan Thee Stallion and allegedly picking up right where she left off, targeting the rapper online despite a jury’s ruling.

In a new motion filed by Megan’s legal team, the Houston artist is asking a federal judge to issue a permanent injunction against Milagro Gramz after what they describe as a resumption of harassment.

The request comes just weeks after a jury found Gramz liable for defamation.

Milagro Gramz appeared on Instagram Live on December 1, a day after the gag order was lifted. According to court documents, she downplayed the verdict and floated the idea of shifting her focus to music with a mixtape.

Megan Thee Stallion says the move ot music is an attempt to disguise continued attacks as constitutionally protected speech.

But the motion says the behavior didn’t stop there. On December 2, Gramz posted a photo on X featuring herself next to journalist Gayle King, which Megan’s team says was a veiled jab at the rapper’s 2022 interview with King.

That interview became a focal point during the Tory Lanez shooting trial, where Gramz tried to discredit Megan’s statements.

She also referred to Megan Thee Stallion as “the Black Regina George” (a character in the movie ‘Mean Girls’), a phrase Megan’s attorneys say is both defamatory and racially loaded.

“Ms. Pete will continue to suffer irreparable harm if Defendant is permitted to further stalk, bully, and harass Ms. Pete, and to further incite [Milagro Gramz’s] “mob’ of followers, who has been primed over the last five years with hateful rhetoric directed at Ms. Pete,” Meg’s lawyer said.

Megan’s lawyers argue Milagro Gramz is dodging real accountability while continuing to provoke their client under the guise of free speech. Megan Thee Stallion has been trying to move on after Tory Lanez’s trial, conviction and sentencing.  

Megan Thee Stallion has been publicly dating NBA star Klay Thompson since July 2024, and in October, she dropped “Lover Girl,” a track inspired by their relationship.

The couple reportedly bought a home together, signaling a new chapter for the Grammy-winning rapper.

Despite the legal turmoil, Megan’s business ventures haven’t slowed. She’s juggling music, a swimwear line, and other projects, even as Roc Nation faces a lawsuit from two models over contract disputes tied to her brand.

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Angela Yee confronted grief and urgency on her Way Up with Angela Yee platform in New York City as the veteran radio and media personality revealed the sudden death of her only brother while urging listeners to take health warnings seriously and prepare for the unexpected.

The emotional disclosure unfolded during a raw on air conversation that quickly shifted from personal loss to public service.

Yee explained that her brother died from an aneurysm after experiencing days of intense headaches that did not initially register as a medical emergency for him or his family. The first sign something was wrong came through absence rather than alarm when he stopped responding in the family group chat.

“He’s very active in our group text like our family chat every day,” Yee said. “He’s a person that if you call him he’s going to answer if you text him he answers right back.”

That silence prompted action.

Yee said her mother used a spare key to enter his home and found him on the floor. Emergency responders arrived but protocol required a prolonged wait for police and the medical examiner before the family could return inside. Because he was alone and appeared to have fallen authorities had to rule out foul play.

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Doctors later confirmed an aneurysm as the cause of death.

Yee shared that her brother had complained of severe headaches in the days before he died and tried to manage the pain on his own.

“He had been saying he had really bad headaches a couple of days before that they were so bad he had to take three Advil,” she said. “When you feel like pain like that and it feels out of the ordinary it is important to see a doctor because again like you never know what could happen.”

Yee acknowledged how easy it is to minimize symptoms especially for people who consider themselves healthy and active.

“I probably would have did what he did take some Advil and go and lay down,” she said.

Beyond the medical warning Yee spoke about another reality families often avoid. At 51 her brother had never discussed burial preferences or end of life wishes leaving relatives to make weighty decisions during shock and grief.

“They’re like does he want to be cremated does he want we never even discussed that,” she said.

As arrangements move forward Yee asked friends and listeners to send photos for a memorial slideshow to bookAngelaYee@gmail.com.

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Two creeps turned a fentanyl overdose into a sick joke during a Memphis drug bust, literally using a dying man as a table while they ate.

Cops from the West Tennessee Drug Task Force hit a house in the Soulsville area early Wednesday and found Barry Andre Oliver and Michael Ford mid-meal, chilling like nothing was wrong.

Their food was resting on the back of a 45-year-old man who was unconscious and overdosing on fentanyl. The guy was barely clinging to life and these two were out here treating him like a piece of furniture.

Task Force Director Johnie Carter didn’t hold back.

“The depravity that accompanies the sale and use of some drugs, such as using a dying human being as a breakfast table, never ceases to amaze me,” he said. “I’m thankful our Agents and those assisting us were there, trained, and able to render aid so that this man may have a second chance at life.”

Cops hit the spot after a month-long investigation and found the whole place loaded with illegal stuff. We’re talking five ounces of fentanyl, five ounces of meth, 8.5 ounces of cocaine, 88 oxy pills, and a few methadone tabs. Plus, they had a loaded semi-auto, three digital scales, almost a pound of weed, and over two grand in cash.

The overdose victim was given naloxone on the scene, but he’s still in critical shape at a local hospital.

Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy called the whole thing out for what it was. “The callous indifference shown here dramatizes the human cost of drug trafficking and abuse, degrading both the victim OD’ing and those who casually looked on,” he said.

This whole thing is part of a bigger crackdown on fentanyl in Memphis. Since October, the task force has made over 126 arrests and pulled millions of deadly doses off the streets.

Authorities say more charges are coming and they’re not done yet. But this case? It’s a new low, even for the drug game.

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Tory Lanez opened up for the first time from behind bars about a potential legal breakthrough and a renewed push to overturn his conviction in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case.

The rapper says he has newly surfaced evidence that his team says was never handed over during the trial.

Speaking from California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo during an interview with NBC News, the Canadian rapper said, “I believe not only that I was wrongfully convicted, but the amount of new evidence that has emerged since that trial, I think, has been overwhelming.”

Lanez’s attorneys are preparing to file a fresh appeal with the California Supreme Court, arguing that key forensic evidence, specifically bullet fragments allegedly removed from Megan’s foot, was never turned over to the defense.

The claim centers on a Brady violation, a legal standard requiring prosecutors to disclose all potentially exculpatory evidence to the defense.

Attorney Crystal Morgan said the missing fragments were documented in a pathology report from Cedars Sinai Medical Center. According to her, the report states the fragments were placed in evidence bags and handed to hospital security.

“It’s missing from our date-stamped official copy of evidence from the criminal trial, which is significant because this particular piece of paper says that they remove fragments and place them in bags and gave them to a security guard that works at Cedars Sinai,” Morgan said.

The report surfaced during a separate defamation lawsuit filed by Megan against blogger Milagro Gramz.

Gramz’s attorney uncovered the July 14, 2020, document, which refers to a hospital security employee retrieving an evidence bag containing a “foreign body.”

Lanez, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after his December 2022 conviction on charges including assault with a semiautomatic firearm and possession of an unregistered loaded firearm, insists the trial unfairly portrayed him.

“When I talk about my case, I don’t want it to be taken as me coming at her, because it’s not that,” he said. “I’m just asking for somebody in the system to look at my case and look at the evidence and ask if this was fair.”

Last month, the California Second District Court of Appeals rejected Lanez’s initial appeal, stating there was “no ineffective assistance of counsel or prejudicial trial court error.”

His legal team is now hoping the state’s highest court will consider the newly discovered evidence. Lanez is also seeking clemency or a pardon from California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Meanwhile, Megan has continued to speak publicly about the emotional toll the case has taken, and previously secured a restraining order against Lanez, alleging he was using third parties to harass her from prison.

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Most people know Jhené Aiko’s silky voice and soulful R&B vibe, but meet her older sister, Mila J, the veteran singer, songwriter, dancer, and all-around visual force who’s been quietly carving her own lane in music since well before Chilombo hit the charts.

Born Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo and raised in Los Angeles in a tight musical family, Mila was in girl groups as a kid, appeared as a dancer in Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” video, and went on to drop EPs and her debut album Dopamine as her own thing.

But forget the discography for a second, these birthday photos aren’t about tracks, they’re about presence.

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Mila steps out in a white cutout dress that appears custom-made to accentuate every curve. Up top, the plunging halter and strategic rings frame her bust like a statement piece, bold and unashamed.

The bodice weaves together straps and hardware that catch light and attention, guiding the eye along her silhouette like choreography you feel before you see it.

Down below, the dress hugs her hips and waist, with a ruched texture that makes her curves pop even on a minimalist backdrop. The long skirt trails with a slow-burning elegance while the cutouts and ties tease glimpses of skin, a mix of poised and provocative that only someone with confidence could pull off without effort.

Whether she’s lifting an arm to tousle her hair or letting those straps hang like an accessory of attitude, she looks like she knows exactly which angles will make the world pause.

These shots are more than birthday glam, they’re a reminder that while her little sister gets the bigger headlines, Mila’s got her own kind of magnetism.

She doesn’t need loud gimmicks to get noticed; she just needs a camera, the right light and that instinct for commanding the frame.

This isn’t a side gig or “the sister of” photo dump; this is a moment where Mila J flips the script and makes everyone remember her name on sight.

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