Pharrell Williams received France’s highest civilian distinction on July 13, 2025, earning the title of Knight of the Legion of Honor for his influence in music, fashion and design.
The honor, created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, is awarded to individuals—French or foreign—who have made exceptional contributions to the country.
The French government announced the accolade one day before Bastille Day, the nation’s annual celebration of liberty and revolution.
His collaborations with French institutions span two decades and include partnerships in fashion, fragrance, music and fine dining.
The Virginia native first teamed up with Louis Vuitton in 2005, designing the Millionaire sunglasses. That relationship evolved into a leadership role at the fashion house, where he now oversees the menswear division.
His musical ties to France run deep, most notably through his chart-topping collaboration with electronic duo Daft Punk on “Get Lucky.”
Pharrell Williams recently produced and executive produced the new Clipse album Let God Sort Em Out, which was recorded primarily at Louis Vuitton’s Paris headquarters. The project dropped on July 11 to widespread acclaim.
The Legion of Honor is awarded by the President of France, typically based on recommendations from government officials.
It is one of the most prestigious recognitions in the country, reserved for those whose work has had a significant impact on French society or its global image.
Bhad Bhabie lit up social media with a profanity-filled tirade accusing her mother, Barbara Bregoli, of leaking a lawsuit story involving a $674,452.40 credit card debt to the press in what she claims was a deliberate attempt to ruin her image.
The 22-year-old rapper went live on Instagram Saturday (July 12) to address reports that American Express had filed a lawsuit against her for unpaid credit card debt.
She denied the debt and pointed the finger squarely at her mother for spreading the story.
“My mom did that!” she yelled during the livestream, claiming she had just purchased another home and wouldn’t have been able to do so if she owed that kind of money.
She also said she was never served with any legal documents and insisted there was no active case.
Bhad Bhabie didn’t hold back, accusing her mother of trying to publicly humiliate her and sabotage her career. She alleged Barbara was feeding blogs and tabloids with false information and even implied she stole a $75,000 necklace.
“B#### you are so f###### miserable,” she said, adding that she had once offered to pay for her mother to receive mental health treatment.
The rapper also claimed her mother gave birth to her in an attempt to keep a man, who later left, and that Barbara had taken out her frustrations on her daughter for more than two decades.
Earlier this week, Bhabie posted a message on Instagram Stories calling her mother out again.
“I bought you a million dollar house, you have 2 Benz’s, one Bentley. You still on payroll,” she wrote. “STAY OUT OF MY LIFE, an stop harassing me an my friends and stop spreading false stories to the media outlets because your mad.”
She ended the post by telling her mother to move on. “Please STay out of my life Barbara,” she wrote.
This isn’t the first time Bhad Bhabie has gone public with accusations against her mother.
She previously posted, then deleted, a video showing the two in a heated physical altercation. She’s also accused Barbara’s boyfriend of abuse and claimed she was molested for three years by two individuals, including him.
Donald Trump called for unity among his supporters as tensions rose over the Department of Justice’s release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files and criticism of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Speaking directly to the MAGA base, Trump defended Bondi’s performance and dismissed the renewed focus on Epstein as a distraction.
“They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a fantastic job. We’re on one team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s happening,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He added, “LET PAM BONDI DO HER JOB — SHE’S GREAT!”
The backlash against Bondi came from some conservative commentators and MAGA-aligned figures who accused her of not pursuing conspiracy theories tied to Epstein’s death and alleged client list.
Trump pushed back, claiming the controversy was being driven by political enemies. He blamed the uproar on documents “written by Obama, Crooked Hillary, Comey, Brennan, and the Losers and Criminals of the Biden administration.”
“They created the Epstein Files, just like they created the FAKE Hillary Clinton/Christopher Steele Dossier that they used on me, and now my so-called “friends” are playing right into their hands,” Donald Trump fumed. “Why didn’t these Radical Left Lunatics release the Epstein Files? If there was ANYTHING in there that could have hurt the MAGA Movement, why didn’t they use it?”
The internal conflict among Trump supporters escalated after the DOJ released a report concluding that Epstein died by suicide and that no secret client list existed.
The agency reviewed over 300 gigabytes of material, including 10,000 videos and 4,000 images, but found no evidence of additional crimes beyond those known to be committed by Epstein.
A Wired investigation raised eyebrows after revealing the DOJ’s “raw” surveillance footage from Epstein’s cell had been edited from multiple clips.
While experts said the editing didn’t necessarily indicate wrongdoing, it added fuel to conspiracy theories.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weighed in on the MAGA infighting, writing, “Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?”
Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?
Others pointed to Elon Musk’s claim that Trump appears in the files as the real reason they have not been made public.
Meanwhile, Trump’s still out here trying to keep the MAGA squad from eating itself alive.
“One year ago our Country was DEAD, now it’s the ‘HOTTEST’ Country anywhere in the World,” he posted. “Let’s keep it that way, and not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about.”
Here we go again. Clipse drops a classic, but they keep talking about Kanye.
Pusha T and Kanye West at odds. Their friendship took center stage yet again during the promo blitz for Clipse’s long-awaited comeback album Let God Sort Em Out. In a raw interview with Complex, rapper addressed a leaked text message. We know now that it likely came from Ye.
In the messages, Push allegedly said, “U let Drake disrespect you, your wife, and your family… that’s why u can’t get your wife to respect u.” This was deep stuff.
But the VA don let it be known that he’s not that sort of person to leak texts.
“Some more other corny sh#t. You ain’t ever see it from me. I don’t leak nothin’, I don’t tell nothin, I ain’t ever done it man. You got to ask the guys who do that,” he said. “Oh, I know exactly who leaked it,” he added. “But they have to have nothing else moving or shaking. They need to do something. I don’t have to leak anything, man. You know, people crazy.”
Let God Sort Em Out is the Clipse’s first album in over 15 years and many regard it as the best album this year. Throughout the project, Pusha jabs at Kanye. Their creative bond might’ve given us some iconic moments in modern Hip-Hop, but the friendship has sunk.
SZA noticed a decisive shift in Lizzo’s energy during a recent visit, praising her longtime friend’s newfound independence and emotional growth following a personal breakthrough in Bali.
Lizzo explained how the “Kill Bill” showed up solo to hang out, a change from the past.
“I remember pulling up by myself to see her, and she [SZA] was like, ‘Are you okay? You’re always alone now, and you were never alone,’” Lizzo told Women’s Health. “I was like, ‘I’m good. I don’t need anybody. I’m here to see you.’ And she was like, ‘I love this healed version.’”
Lizzo said her transformation began after meeting a Tibetan monk in Bali in August 2024. The encounter helped her shift her mindset and stop relying on external validation.
“He was like, ‘You worry too much about other people. You need to trust yourself. You need to tell yourself you are incredible, prioritize your ideas, and don’t let someone tell you they know what’s best for you more than you.’ After talking to him, I had this clarity; nothing could shake me anymore,” she said.
The two artists have maintained a close friendship since touring together in 2013. Their bond deepened after a spontaneous trip to Lake Michigan, where they spent time unwinding.
“And then we just got drunk and hung out, and we kept doing that, and then our lives and careers progressed, and we kept talking and hanging out,” SZA told Interview Magazine last month.
Their creative chemistry also extends to music.
Lizzo and SZA previously teamed up on a remix of Lizzo’s 2022 track “Special,” and SZA recently hinted that another joint project is on the horizon.
As people abandon Kanye West and he loses gigs, Consequence is doubling down on working with the enigmatic rap mogul.
After years of ups and downs, rapper and songwriter Consequence has reunited with longtime collaborator Ye for a new single. He made the revelation exclusively to AllHipHop.
Consequence said his new song is produced by West and will be released before the end of the season.
“I’ve got the beat of the summer again,” Consequence told AllHipHop. “When my new single drops—and yes, Ye produced it, we’re going to have some conversations.”
Details about the track remain limited, but Consequence indicated that the production is classic Kanye, reminiscent of the soulful “old Kanye.”
Nice Doing Business With You, Consquence’s last album, hit in 2024. “I’m looking forward to people being able to ride out for the spring and the summer”, he told AllHipHop. Then, he dropped the lead single “Blood Stain”. Featuring production from Kanye West, the song was a hit for the Queens-bred rapper.
The most recent collaboration marks the latest chapter in a decades-long relationship between the two artists. Consequence, a cousin of A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip, first gained national attention in the late 1990s.
He later played a significant role in the development of West’s early solo career. He gave a standout verse on “Spaceship” from West’s 2004 debut album The College Dropout.
Over the years, Consequence became a fixture in the Ye’s G.O.O.D. Music camp, vocals and songwriting to albums Late Registration and Graduation. He is credited as a co-writer on several Kanye West tracks, including “Flashing Lights” and “Gone.”
The relationship soured in 2011 when Consequence left G.O.O.D. Music. He would go on to publicly criticized West and labelmate Pusha T. The two reconciled years later and resumed creative work on West’s Donda album.
Now, Consequence is also focused on his teen son, Caiden the Crownholder, who is an accomplished rapper too. Caiden recently went viral on TikTok with a freestyle that garnered over 5 million views.
No release date has been announced for the new single, but Consequence said the track is part of a broader rollout planned for the summer.
“I’ve never been one to kick my feet up,” he said. “It’s boots to the ground. Always has been.”
Drake quietly dissed LeBron James at London’s Wireless Festival by covering up his LeBron tribute tattoo with a nod to another baller, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and didn’t say a single word about it.
The Canadian rapper is clearly still salty over LeBron vibing out at Kendrick Lamar’s “Pop Out” concert during their ugly rap beef and he let his ink do the talking.
Drake swapped out his old LeBron tattoo with an image of Shai’s Oklahoma City Thunder jersey on the heels of Shai leading OKC to their first NBA title.
This move wasn’t random. Drake already threw lyrical darts at LeBron earlier this year on “Fighting Irish” and again on “What Did I Miss?”
Fans who are watching Drake’s set at Wireless didn’t miss the tattoo swap either. Social media lit up once folks noticed the LeBron ink had vanished.
Interestingly, the biggest moment of the night wasn’t the tattoo drama. It was when Lauryn Hill popped out for a surprise set.
She hit the stage with her classic “Ex-Factor” before it morphed into Drake’s “Nice For What,” which samples her track.
Drake is running the Wireless Festival stage for three straight nights, July 11 through 13, and switching up the setlist for each performance.
Hip-Hop, Health and High Scores: AllHipHop Catches Up with Hip-Hop Gamer
Hip-Hop Gamer, nee Gerard Williams, is no ordinary content creator. The Brooklyn native a walking ball of energy. He a tech-savvy visionary cultural connector who’s changing the game, literally.
From rocking a championship belt at gaming conventions to spitting bars Papoose and Smoke DZA, the he has carved a lane all his own. Known for fusing Hip-Hop, video games, tech, and wellness, Hip-Hop Gamer is on a mission. He wants to uplift the next generation through innovation and inspiration.
He’s partnered with Chase Bank to pay students $100 an hour to game and collaborated with the goat Denzel Washington. HHG’s impact is undeniable. AllHipHop’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur caught up with the new media powerhouse to talk about the future of gaming, the power of healthy living and his latest music moves. All gas. Let’s get it.
AllHipHop x Hip-Hop Gamer
AllHipHop: First off, salute to the energy you bring every time. You’re like a battery pack for the culture. What’s new with you right now?
Hip-Hop Gamer: Man, I appreciate that! Big love to Denzel Washington. He let me bring my gaming program to his school. But now, I’m doing something even crazier: my first-ever Chase Bank Get Money Gamerstour. Kids are getting paid $100 an hour to play video games and write reports. It’s becoming a movement in education.
AllHipHop: $100 an hour?! That’s wild. And you’re talking about making this standard in schools?
Hip-Hop Gamer: Facts! It’s about showing how gaming can be productive, educational and profitable. This ain’t just for fun. This is real career prep. We’re out here creating systems for success through gaming.
AllHipHop: Let’s switch gears, all pun intended. What’s hot in gaming right now?
Hip-Hop Gamer: Yo, Resident Evil 9is bananas. They got Shinobi-style movement in there – insane.Nintendo Switch 2 just dropped too, with Mario Kart World. It’s a whole new vibe. Gotta cop that, especially to bond with the fam. But warning: if you lose in Mario Kart? It’s war! Straight Spades-in-a-Black-household energy.
AllHipHop: [Laughs] Yeah, my nephews already cooked me and clowned me heavy.
Hip-Hop Gamer: Aye! Trash talk is earned. But let them know, keep those grades up. If you can’t back that trash talk with results in school, gaming privileges might vanish. Accountability still matters.
AllHipHop: We know you also spit. What’s the latest on the rap side?
Hip-Hop Gamer: Oh, it’s going crazy. I’m on the intro for the Street Fighter 6 Hip-Hop album. Shout out to my crew: Eric, Buda Da Future, and Grants. We got Papoose, Grafh, Smoke DZA, and more on there. That’s just the beginning.
AllHipHop: So, is this just game music or something bigger?
Hip-Hop Gamer: Bigger. I’m making music for tech companies now, Xbox, Samsung. We’re creating full-on soundtracks for innovations. This is the Hip-Hop-Tech-Culture collision. It’s the future. You’ll hear that beat when a device boots up and know it’s Hip-Hop.
AllHipHop: Speaking of tech—AI, ChatGPT, all that—what’s your advice to the culture?
Hip-Hop Gamer: Master the tech. People aren’t losing jobs to AI: they’re losing jobs because they don’t understand the tech. Learn it, control it, and then be the person companies need. If you fear it, you’re already behind. If you learn it, you lead.
AllHipHop: Big facts. But I see you also walking around looking lean and mean. What’s the secret, bro?
Hip-Hop Gamer:Fruits and vegetables! Discipline is key. Also, check out this app called Yuka. Scan food labels and it tells you what’s good or bad for your body. Like, those snack cakes? Zero out of 100. Don’t do it to yourself.
AllHipHop: So you’re blending health, tech, music, and gaming into one lifestyle.
Hip-Hop Gamer: Exactly. Prevention is better than the cure. I don’t want people waking up one day hearing something scary from the doctor. Eat right, stay sharp, stay disciplined…and you’ll shine. It’s all connected.
T.I. and Tiny Harris are pushing back after a federal judge slashed their $71 million courtroom victory to just under $18 million in their intellectual property battle with toy giant MGA Entertainment over the OMG Girlz likeness.
The couple’s legal team confirmed they plan to reject the revised judgment, which gutted the original $53.6 million punitive damages down to a symbolic $1, leaving only the $17.9 million in compensatory damages intact.
Their attorney, John Keville, told PEOPLE the pair is “considering our options as to next steps.”
“But if in the end there is another mini-trial on just the punitive damages, we expect another jury will be similarly offended by MGA’s maliciousness and copying,” Keville said.
The judge’s decision, issued earlier this week, found there wasn’t enough evidence to prove MGA acted with “willful intent or conscious disregard,” a legal threshold required for punitive damages.
T.I. and Tiny now have two weeks to decide whether to accept the reduced payout or push for a new trial focused solely on punitive damages.
In a joint statement, the couple said, “When we took on MGA Entertainment, we stood up for the OMG Girlz but also for something bigger. We stood up for every creative who wants to protect their vision and brand from unfair use without recognition and compensation.”
They added, “The OMG Girlz’ lawsuit shows just how hard it is for creatives, especially Black artists and young entrepreneurs, to protect their intellectual property from billion-dollar corporations.”
The legal fight began when the couple accused MGA of copying the OMG Girlz’s name, image and style for a line of L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. dolls without permission. The lawsuit focused on seven dolls that allegedly mimicked the group’s signature look and branding.
After years of litigation, including a mistrial and retrial, a jury in September 2024 sided with T.I. and Tiny, awarding $71 million in damages—$17.9 million in compensatory damages and $53.6 million in punitive damages.
Gervonta Davis walked out of a Miami-Dade jail on Friday (July 11) after posting a $10,000 bond following his arrest for allegedly assaulting the mother of his children during a Father’s Day visit.
The 29-year-old boxer was taken into custody earlier that day and charged with one count of domestic battery stemming from a June 15 altercation at his ex-girlfriend’s home in Doral, Florida.
According to police, the incident began as a verbal argument and escalated when Davis allegedly struck the woman in the back of the head with a closed fist and slapped her, leaving a cut on her lower lip.
The woman’s mother, who arrived after receiving a distress message from her daughter, recorded part of the aftermath on her cellphone.
The video, later shared with authorities, reportedly shows Davis throwing a small box at his ex-girlfriend.
The woman sought medical attention at a nearby hospital following the confrontation.
Police reports also noted a troubling pattern, stating there have been approximately 10 prior physical altercations between Davis and the woman that were never formally documented.
Davis was booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and released later the same day.
He did not speak to reporters as he exited the facility, shielding his face while flanked by a trio of corrections officers.
The former couple were together for about four years and share two children. Davis has a documented history of legal issues, including previous domestic violence allegations and a conviction in a hit-and-run case.
His arrest on Friday (July 11) marks the latest in a string of legal troubles for the undefeated fighter.
AllHipHop x Hip-Hop Gamer
