A$AP Rocky landed his first SNL musical guest spot on January 17, marking a career milestone after beating felony assault charges and preparing for his biggest year yet.
According to Deadline, the Harlem rapper will perform on Saturday Night Live for the first time when the show returns from its Christmas break. Finn Wolfhard from Stranger Things will host the NBC program on January 17.
Rocky previously appeared on SNL in 2018 during Donald Glover’s hosting stint, but this marks his debut as the featured musical act. This SNL booking comes at the perfect time for A$AP Rocky.
The case stemmed from a 2021 shooting incident involving his former friend A$AP Relli. Rocky faced up to 24 years in prison if convicted.
The legal victory cleared the path for Rocky’s biggest moves yet. He dropped the bombshell that his long-delayed fourth album, Don’t Be Dumb, finally has a release date. The project hits streaming platforms on January 16, 2026 – just one day before his SNL performance. Rocky has been teasing this album for years, but legal drama kept pushing the release back.
“It’s the perfect time for both me and Rihanna to be more active,” Rocky said in a recent interview about his career plans.
Speaking of Rihanna, the power couple welcomed their third child in September 2025. Baby girl Rocki Irish Mayers was born on September 13, joining big brothers RZA and Riot Rose.
The growing family has kept Rocky motivated through his most challenging year.
Rocky also locked down a major fashion deal after Chanel named him a brand ambassador, cementing his status as a style icon. The luxury fashion house partnership adds another revenue stream as Rocky prepares to roll out his album.
His SNL appearance will give him a massive platform to promote Don’t Be Dumb to millions of viewers. The timing couldn’t be better – performing on national television just weeks before his album drops.
Rocky has always been a dynamic live performer, and SNL’s stage will showcase his energy to a mainstream audience.
The January 17 show represents Rocky’s full comeback story. He went from facing decades in prison to celebrating legal victory, new fatherhood, luxury brand deals and his most anticipated album yet.
A Las Vegas grandmother shares a video of a strange material floating in a bottle of Walmart-brand Parent’s Choice water. Viewers are in disbelief and grossed out.
TikTok creator Toni (@toni4jesus) posted a video with the woman’s discovery on Nov. 11. “I felt something weird coming from the bottle and I immediately stopped drinking it,” the other in the video says. “I had already swallowed a couple of gulps. I dumped the rest of this bottle into this glass.”
The woman then proceeds to show viewers the bottle she was drinking from: Parent’s Choice, which, according to the label, is fluoride free. In the cup, viewers can see two globs of white material floating in the water. Toni tells the woman to spray the material with alcohol, which she does. “It starts moving,” she says.
“Found parasites in bottled water,” says the video’s layered text. The video has almost 3,000 likes and over 78,300 views.
Las Vegas Woman Finds ‘Parasites’ in Bottled Water
In the comments, viewers discuss what the “parasites” could actually be and expressed disgust at their appearance in this bottled water.
“That’s why I drink tap water filtered by me,” said one viewer.
“She didn’t see that in the clear bottle???” asked a second person. Toni replied, “I think it was because the bottle was so small. It’s the 8-oz bottle. The label actually covers most of the bottle. When you don’t inspect your water first, you wouldn’t realize until you feel it in your mouth.”
Another viewer guessed, “Bacterial colony.”
Is Bottled Water Safe to Drink?
There are several options for clean water sources. In some cities, tap water is perfectly safe to drink. Other households prefer to purify their tap water with a filtration system. And of course, then there’s bottled water. But what’s actually the safest choice?
While bottled water is often considered the safest option for drinking, there are other solid options. One drawback from bottled water is that it may contain microplastics.
“Studies have shown that some bottled water can contain microplastics, chemicals from plastic leaching, and even bacteria if not stored properly,” says the pipe company Reliable Services.
This company recommends a high-quality home water filtration system. That way you can skip the microplastics altogether.
One of those studies in particular found that antimony, a contaminant from industrious sources like mining and natural leaching, was found in several bottled water brands in Europe and Canada.
All Hip Hop has reached out to Toni for comment via TikTok message and comment. We also reached out to Walmart, Parent’s Choice umbrella company, via email.
The moment you hear his new music, it is easy to tell that Brodie Fresh is moving differently.
Fresh has a renewed purpose. The Long Island native sits down to unpack the real story behind his music, his life and the journey that shaped him. From growing up as a preacher’s kid and witnessing firsthand the sacrifices that come with faith and family, to navigating the streets, jail time, marriage and fatherhood. All of this collides with independence in the music business and a new Gangsta Grillz project with DJ Drama.
Brodie speaks with clarity and honesty. His new record “Glory,” a deeply personal tribute to his late father, has resonated far beyond expectations. He’s beyond chasing club formulas or typical features. In this conversation with AllHipHop, Brodie Fresh tells Slopsshotya how survival mode molded his mindset, why balance matters more now than ever, and what he’s still chasing now.
Now a resident of Houston, Texas, Brodie lives in a homegrown ecosystem where artists can build deep in-state. That’s the intersection Brody Fresh resides in: a Long Island artist living in Houston, telling a preacher’s-kid story with street chapters, family scars and a brave, new mission.
AllHipHop: Now that you’re in Houston, is that getting integrated into the music?
Brodie Fresh: I wouldn’t say Houston’s integrated, but some of their grind is definitely integrated. Houston is really underground, building up. When you think of Pimp C and a lot of their artists, they homegrown and they really built theyself up in their city. But us being from New York, Texas is so big that an artist could survive in Texas alone. You could perform San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Houston and you still got places eight, nine hours away and you still in the same state. They big on building their platforms in their home state.
AllHipHop: When I went to the club out there, it felt like the young kids still know the oldies. And they don’t really play too much New York music.
Brodie Fresh: They don’t. You hit a 50 Cent and like a Pop Smoke. That’s one of those.
AllHipHop: And don’t ask them for no reggae.
Brodie Fresh: Oh no. It’s over for that. You got to go to a brunch and you might get Afrobeat.
AllHipHop: You’ve got an EP coming, and Preacher’s Kid feels like the big one. Is this your debut album?
Brodie Fresh: Yeah, I would say so. I never really call something a full-on album. But at the point I’m at, it’s like that one.
AllHipHop: The irony is it’s hosted by DJ “Pastor” Drama. Usually, when Drama hosts, people think Gangsta Grillz mixtape. What separates the old Gangsta Grillz mixtape feel from a project like yours?
Brodie Fresh: It technically is Gangsta Grillz still, but more recently Drama started venturing into more albums. He did a Gangsta Grillz album with Symba. He got the Grammy with Tyler. He just did the new album with Jeezy. So for me, Preacher’s Kid is me embodying myself and telling my story, being a preacher’s kid, and what that’s like, from every angle.
AllHipHop: Are the rumors true about PKs?
Brodie Fresh: It’s funny because I was having that conversation the other day. Everywhere you go, they like, “Oh, the PKs is the worst.” It’s never really been highlighted why. So it’s stuff I talk about. There’s a song called “Collection Plate.” I’m essentially talking about the fact that I feel like the church owes us. They owe my family because they took away so much time from my pops, from us, because they needed him.
I could have a basketball game on Sunday at 2:30 and church end at 2. He gonna come straight from church but Sister Mary needs him, she crying. So now he ends up talking to her and missing my game. It’s a lot of time we need with our parents, we end up missing out because they got to be there for all these adults.
And once you get older, you start realizing a lot of these things were things people could have handled on their own, but they were irresponsible or not taking accountability. So they cry on the pastor and try to get an answer for things they really knew what they needed to change. But it took a lot of time away from the family.
AllHipHop: You’re married, you’re a traveling artist. How do you not repeat cycles?
Brodie Fresh: I try to create a work-life balance. I’m still working on it. I can’t say I’m perfect, but I do my best. With my kids, I talk to my kids every day. I have two kids that don’t live with me. The ones that do live with me, they see me every morning. I’m there with them every single day. We take them out every week and just be there, be present.
As we got older, we didn’t understand why our parents was gone so much, but they were in survival mode. Especially us being from Long Island. My pops from Harlem. My mom from Queens. Them moving to Elmont at that time was like an award, like, “Yo we made it out to Long Island.” But what comes with that is more bills. So now it’s taking away more of our time because we at work all day long, two jobs to maintain this new life.
AllHipHop: What’s the difference between Preacher’s Kid and Altar Call?
Brodie Fresh: Preacher’s Kid breaks down a bunch of different stories. It’s not a church album. I experienced every walk of life. Being outside, gangster stuff, going to jail, different things. I’m telling all that in a story that’s bringing light but not praising the wrong things. Just showing what happened in my life that drew me to those things.
Altar Call is like bringing yourself to God and making that change. It’s building up to Preacher’s Kid where I talk about the necessary changes I made and what I went through that caused me to make those changes, then I go into the life story.
AllHipHop: Did you run this series past your dad? What would his feelings be?
Brodie Fresh: My dad passed in 2022. When he was here, we talked about it all the time. My pops didn’t grow up in church. He turned to God at a certain point. He got shot. My dad was a below-the-knee amputee, so he had one leg.
For him, it was like he could reach the people that decided they wanted God and wanted to change. And I could reach the people that feel like they don’t know yet. As I got older, I realized for me, church and God was just knowing what’s right and what’s wrong. Doing your best to do what’s right and the least of what’s wrong.
He would be like, “You can reach people that haven’t decided yet or haven’t taken accountability.” They look at you and feel like, “I could relate to him.” They feel more comfortable hearing it from me than hearing it from a pastor because they feel like they being talked down on, not talked to, or talked with. So he was cool with it. Big supporter.
AllHipHop: Do you think about him when you’re making something like this?
Brodie Fresh: Absolutely. This album is dedicated to my pops. I want to tell our story, and tell parts of his story, because he made it through a lot. People need to see other people made it through something they going through to be able to get through it.
AllHipHop: Any dream collaborations for this inspirational lane?
Brodie Fresh: I’m trying to do something with Kirk Franklin. I’m working with a couple different people trying to get in that lane.
AllHipHop: What do you want this project to do for you? Numbers, touring, impact?
Brodie Fresh: Ultimately, that next level up. I’ve been blessed. I toured almost every year since 2013. Most recently I came off tour with Dom Kennedy in April. I toured with Nipsey Hussle, Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Boldy James. I want to get to where I can be the headliner, gain that next level of fan base, and really grow that base.
AllHipHop: What did you learn from those tours?
Brodie Fresh: Consistency and building your team.
AllHipHop: You got the right team now?
Brodie Fresh: I’m getting there. About 80% there.
AllHipHop: What’s missing?
Brodie Fresh: A couple little pieces. Management is coming together, but it’s more than just one person. I always managed myself. Never had a manager my entire career. I got myself on tours by building relationships and doing it myself. I’m trying to get to that point where I can fall back and not try to do everything. When you love it so much, and people let you down, you like, “I ain’t giving nobody a shot. I’ll do it myself.” This project is so special, it has to be done correctly.
AllHipHop: Any features on it?
Brodie Fresh: Yeah. I got my man Lights from Philly. I got a record with Sauce Walka. Houston leaked in there a little.
AllHipHop: AllHipHop tradition. Give us your Top five.
Brodie Fresh: Jadakiss. Jay-Z. J. Cole. Kendrick. Drake. People hate Drake, but in my opinion, he one of the greatest artists to ever live. He like LeBron, you gonna get the hate.
AllHipHop: Do you think we’ll ever get another generation of goats with 10-plus years staying power?
Brodie Fresh: I feel like it’s coming back around. We got to adapt. Times change. Branding is so important now because people want to see people’s lives, understand their lives, see how they relate. A lot of these people aren’t even who they say in their music. So seeing who you are outside the music might bring it back to people keeping somebody around.
AllHipHop: Some people think labels might not want anybody that powerful again.
Brodie Fresh: It’s how you look at success. I had a point where I was like, “Man, I’m quitting.” I talked to somebody I look up to, he played in the NFL. He got injured and couldn’t play no more. I asked him how he coped. He said, “First off, you got it wrong. I didn’t love it. I loved what it could do for me.” He said when you started music, what did you want?
Donald Trump faced fresh controversy after the Department of Justice quietly removed at least 16 files from the Jeffrey Epstein document release without explanation.
The deleted materials included photographs of the president found at Epstein’s residence.
The removed file numbered 468 contained a photograph of Epstein’s desk with drawers open. Inside sat a photo of Donald Trump in a white shirt standing with several women, including at least one wearing a bikini.
Behind that image was another, partially visible photo showing Trump, Melania Trump, and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago in February 2000.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee called the deletions a cover-up. “This photo, file 468, from the Epstein files that includes Donald Trump has apparently now been removed from the DOJ release,” they wrote on X.
This photo, file 468, from the Epstein files that includes Donald Trump has apparently now been removed from the DOJ release.@AGPamBondi is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public. pic.twitter.com/3wYZAl2dse
“What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused the administration of “one of the biggest cover ups in American history.” He referenced comments from Susie Wiles about Trump and Epstein being “young, single playboys together.”
Epstein survivors expressed deep disappointment with the heavily redacted release. Haley Robson, who voted for Trump but now regrets it, told reporters she expected the administration’s “little tactics.” She said survivors already knew “we were not going to see the files as we should be getting them.”
Marina Lacerda, another Epstein survivor, said victims felt “really disappointed” but “in some ways we kind of expected this.” Survivors criticized the selective redactions that appeared to protect influential figures rather than victims.
The document dump also featured prominent photos of Bill Clinton alongside other celebrities.
Clinton appeared in multiple images in a hot tub, while figures such as Michael Jackson and Diana Ross appeared at various events. His spokesperson dismissed the photos, stating, “This isn’t about Bill, never has been.”
Chris Tucker also appeared in several photographs within the released files. The comedian was spotted in images alongside Clinton and other high-profile figures at Epstein-connected events.
The Justice Department acknowledged it would not release all documents by the December 19 deadline set by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Officials promised more files would come in over the next two weeks, though hundreds of pages remained entirely blacked out.
A White House spokesperson defended the administration as “the most transparent in history.”
They claimed Trump’s team had “done more for the victims than Democrats ever have” by releasing thousands of pages and cooperating with congressional subpoenas.
Jake Paul might have to take more time off than previously expected.
After an ambitious step up against former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, a specialist in jawbones is advising a full year away from the ring following significant facial trauma.
Paul’s Saturday night loss in Miami ended in decisive fashion when Joshua destroyed Paul him over six rounds at the Kaseya Center. After multiple knockdowns the bout concluded with a devastating right hand in the sixth round that produced Paul’s first stoppage defeat as a professional.
Paul was subsequently hospitalized with serious jaw damage.
Post-fight images shared by Paul confirmed fractures on both sides of his mandible. Surgeons stabilized the injury with titanium plates and removed teeth damaged along the fracture line. Paul said he would be restricted to a liquid diet for at least seven days while beginning the early stages of recovery.
Dr. Daria Hamrah a specialist in sports-related facial trauma, facelifts and rhinoplasty publicly addressed the injury. In an Instagram post the doctor praised Paul’s willingness to face an elite heavyweight while urging patience and restraint going forward.
Citing a bilateral mandible fracture Dr. Hamrah recommended that Paul avoid boxing for a minimum of one year explaining that jaw strength typically requires that length of time to return to pre-injury levels. He also noted that Paul will likely need dental implants to replace teeth lost in the injury with that process alone taking about six months.
“I would not recommend for him to get back into the Ring for at least a year as it will take roughly that amount of time for his jaw strength to regain its original strength back,” he said in the post.
In a second post, Dr. Hamrah said that nine months would be the fastest he would advise Paul’s return to the ring.
Paul’s fiancée Jutta Leerdam offered encouragement on social media echoing calls for recovery over urgency.
For now the headline is no longer about a quick comeback. With a year-long medical pause advised Paul faces a period of healing reflection and recalibration as the boxing world watches to see not just if he returns but how carefully he chooses his next move.
T.I. has never been afraid to reinvent himself. From chart-topping rapper to entrepreneur, activist and now stand-up comedian. Tip “T.I.” Harris is officially adding another chapter to his ever-evolving career with the release of his first comedy special, Cheaper Than Therapy, debuting December 24, 2025, exclusively atTipAintFunny.com.
The special marks a milestone moment for Harris, who has quietly and consistently been building credibility in comedy over the past several years. While some artists flirt with stand-up as a side quest, Cheaper Than Therapy makes it clear this isn’t a novelty act. This is a culmination of intention, commitment and growth.
Known for his keen observations and unfiltered honesty, T.I. leans into the same raw storytelling that made him a Hip-Hop icon. Now, the bars have been replaced with punchlines. Drawing from family dynamics, fame, street life, relationships, and the absurdities of modern culture, Harris delivers a set that feels more like a candid conversation than a polished performance.
Cheaper Than Therapy doesn’t aim to be safe or sanitized. It’s intentionally rough around the edges, rooted in lived experience, and powered by the kind of humor that hits because it’s real. T.I. doesn’t shy away from controversy, discomfort, or self-reflection. In fact, he leans into it, turning life lessons into laughs with the same confidence he once brought to the booth.
AllHipHop has extensively covered rapper T.I.’s leap into comedy, reporting on his performances at venues like the Laugh Factory and the Barclays Center, his experiences with being booed, and his various comedy-related projects. We’ve also chronicled his comeback.
If you watched Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua for the boxing, you’re lying.
The real main event started the second Lexi Williams stepped ringside in that red MVP outfit — thighs glistening under the Kaseya Center lights, booty sitting so damn perfect it deserved its own walkout music and that stupid-fine smile that hit harder than Joshua’s right hand.
Anthony Joshua knocked Jake Paul out in round six, but Lexi knocked out every man watching before round one even started.
And the wildest part? This wasn’t even new for her. The woman came into fight night with Hall of Fame stats already.
Lexi, 31, Jamaican-American, Miami Swim Week veteran, 2-million-follower IG problem, certified Fashion Nova weapon, and one of MVP Models’ elite ring girls, had the entire arena acting like they’d never seen a curve before.
She’d already worked Paul’s fight with Mike Tyson earlier this year, and the internet crowned her the MVP then, too.
Her résumé was stacked. Her body was stacked-er. Fans weren’t tweeting about combos, footwork, or scorecards; they were trying to figure out how a human being could have a waist that tiny and a backside that disrespectful.
And for anyone still wondering how she became the night’s breakout star? Scroll her IG. She had the pre-fight timeline warming everybody up like she knew she was about to ruin marriages.
In one video montage, Lexi is wearing a tiny chocolate-brown bikini that looks spray-painted onto her body. The top is small and lifted, pushing her cleavage up and out so cleanly it becomes the first thing anyone sees. Her waist is ridiculously tight, almost absurd, and the bikini bottoms sit high on her hips, pulling attention straight to her curves. Her booty looks full and round from the side.
By the time she shared the spotlight with fellow MVP models, Raphaela Milagres, Marissa Ayers, and Journi Carr, the debate online wasn’t “Who won the fight?”
It was “How are we supposed to watch boxing with Lexi Williams on the screen?”
Jake Paul lost twice that night, once to Anthony Joshua and once to Lexi, who stole his entire damn show.
A Baltimore HVAC professional has some advice if you’re installing a new system. Make sure you ask about contractor fees on your financing, because 0% financing usually isn’t free.
TikTok creator @Bradknowshvac shared a big secret within that professionals: Many HVAC companies work with third-party lenders, which creates big contractor fee percentages that aren’t disclosed properly.
Financing fees, according to Brad, range from 6-7% but can be as high as 13-16%. The financing price, then, would be higher than the cash or check price for the services, despite these professionals offering supposed “0% financing.”
Are HVAC Salespeople Taking Advantage of Homeowners?
Brad also added that many companies build this fee into their upfront quote, which means that some consumers may still overpay without a cash discount.
“That’s getting added to the cost of your job,” Brad said. “If you don’t ask what the contractor’s fee is, if you don’t bring it up as a topic, a lot of providers have already built it into their job cost. So if you do in fact pay cash or check, they’re making more money on you. They already have the contractor fee built into the price.
Brad explained that he personally chooses to be transparent by offering separate cash and financing prices and clearly explaining the fee. In his eyes, homeowners should ask about contractor fees and cash pricing to make sure they’re not getting scammed. In essence, Brad advocates that if you pay for your HVAC services in cash, you should ask for the contractor fee to be removed.
Brad isn’t the only one who figured out this issue. A blog called the Project Warden called the phenomenon the “0% financing trap,” explaining that HVAC contractors can sometimes inflate the total price of the job to make up for a dealer fee that the company is charged by the bank serving the loan.
And that’s not the only contractor fee frustrating homeowners. So-called “visit fees” are also becoming a red flag for consumers when it comes to choosing contractors.
Brad’s HVAC Experience and Value Proposition
The HVAC professional has been in the business since 2003, working in in-home HVAC sales. According to his website, Brad was “witness to homeowners being taken advantage of on a regular basis.” Companies had price-gouging policies, which made Brad feel “sick.”
He moved into the industrial and mechanical space in 2008-2009, but did some residential HVAC work. Now, Brad posts “HVAC Truths” on his professional website, helping consumers understand coupons, rebates and other issues with HVAC installation.
Brad urges home-owners to be skeptical of discounts, prices, rebates and sales pitches. “If you are getting offers from a provider to discount your price on a new HVAC system by $750, $1,000, $1,500 or more then you should be asking why they didn’t offer you that price to begin with,” Brad said on his website.
How Posting on Social Media Backfired
According to his TikTok videos, the advice he offers online has also gotten him placed on scam call lines. In his video, he explained that his phone number recently got put into a lead generating service. Brad’s phone number has hundreds of lumber workers, roofers, and solar employees” contacting him.
Despite that, little has stopped him from posting additional advice for homeowners. He even offers a tip line for anyone to contact him and ask if they’re getting a fair deal.
“If you have already gotten your estimates and proposals, but are not sure how to navigate through them to decide which one is best for you, I am happy to answer any questions you may have by text, email, phone or live video message. I do not charge a set amount for this service. Instead, I allow the customer to decide what my services are worth to them,” Brad said on his professional website.
All Hip Hop has reached out to Brad for more information. We’ll let you know if he responds.
The earliest publicly known survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse has told Sky News there was a “wilful blindness” about the young women and children around him – as she claimed the US Department of Justice (DoJ) had “broken the law” with the Epstein files.The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News
