It looks like 6ix9ine has accomplished everything he wanted to so far since making his official return to social media and the music scene. The rapper has been extremely active online ever since he made his comeback a few weeks ago, starting beef with practically everyone imaginable while his new single, “GOOBA,” racked up numbers and broke records. Now, he’s taking a bit of a breather from social media, at least until he drops his follow-up to “GOOBA.” On Sunday (May 17th), right before he was supposed to battle Akon on IG live (although we were pretty certain that wasn’t going to happen anyway), 6ix9ine announced that he’ll be taking a break from Instagram, only to return once his new music video (and, presumably, a new single to go with it) drops this Friday, May 22nd at 3:00pm EST.

“I proved I’m the king of Instagram,” he wrote in the caption. “AND I TOOK BACK THE KING OF NEW YORK. I proved that to you with numbers. The internet was dead without me.”

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6ix9ine had already teased the prospect of a new music video on a few different occasions. He had initially made a deal with his fans that if “GOOBA” went No. 1 on the charts, he’d drop the follow-up. However, after he himself revealed that Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber‘s “Stuck With U” was likely going to snatch the throne from him—which 6ix9ine believes was a result of Billboard “manipulating the charts”—he had to come up with another strategy. So, he decided that if a photo of him showing off his ankle monitor while attempting to lick his foot got 500K comments on Instagram, he’d give his fans a new video. It appears as though he succeeded in that endeavour, so buckle up for some new 6ix9ine coming your way this Friday.

You can love him or hate him — and many fall vehemently into one camp or another — but you can’t deny the passion of YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It tends to bleed into both his music and rants alike, imbuing the former with a welcome sense of vulnerability, the latter with disturbing volatility. Unfortunately, the balance has proven too difficult to bear for the young hip-hop star, who recently vowed to stop releasing new music after his 38 Baby 2 project. 

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Alas, rappers have long treated retirement like The Boy Who Cried Wolf, often leaving audiences apathetic at the news — after all, they always come back, do they not? Yet for YoungBoy, there seems to be smoke surrounding this particular fire. Akademiks, who has become a de facto conduit for the young generation, took a moment to speak with the Baton Rouge rapper during his personal crisis.

Ak confirms that YoungBoy is not only going through with his hiatus, but also pulling the plug on 38 Baby 2’s initially planned Friday release date — that’s not to say the delay is indefinite, but it should be noted that YoungBoy did not provide an alternative. As Ak explains, YoungBoy has decided to take a break from recording and releasing any new music, committing whole hog to the social-media embargo; however, men have been pulled back into the tortured fields they left behind for years, and it remains to be seen if YoungBoy will be able to resist the siren’s song of twisted social media debauchery.

Logic took some time to explain to fans why he’s been absent from social media for so long, letting them know that he’s been working on new music and spending time with his newborn son. The rapper disappeared from the Internet about a month ago, deleting all of his social media accounts without any explanation. This drastic move concerned fans, who thought there might be something sinister was behind it. Others speculated that Logic had just gotten sick of the constant criticism against his music, like Joe Budden labelling him “one of the worst rappers to ever grace a mic.” However, on Thursday, the artist explained in a post on titled “Logic Loves Y’all” that he’s just “been in such a creative zone” lately while working on new music, hence the hiatus.

“Breaking my social media rule for a second to tell you guys I love you so much and just been in such a creative zone working on everything to come,” he wrote. “You know me, I’m five projects and two movies ahead at all times lol. I hope you’re all being safe during this pandemic. Know that my heart is with you. I love you all and am excited for no pressure. Bars on bars on bars.”

He also talked about his newborn son, whom he calls “Little Bobby.” Logic and his wife, Brittney Noell, announced that they were expecting their first child together back in August. “This new perspective of life has been amazing,” he continued. “Mainly spending time with family and little bobby and just cooking up. Rattpack is the best fanbase in the world. This break from the internet has been absolutely incredible but I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you all. It’s just so fun experimenting and having fun with all music. But this next one is back to the roots for sure and I can’t wait for you to hear it when the time is right. Little Bobby boy is so cute and the most adorable little man in da worlds. Lol seriously tho, keep supporting and know I’m always here to be that voice. I LOVE YOU ALL FOREVER!”

Wendy Williams, while her show, The Wendy Williams Show, is on hiatus, appeared on Dr. Oz and explained how she learned that her show would be halting production, according to PageSix.

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“I got a telephone call, honestly, and the phone call was, ‘Wendy?’ I was like, ‘What? What am I doing wrong now?’ I always think I’m in trouble. They said, ‘We’re all shutting down everything, all the networks. Nobody is going to be doing new shows. We want all the hosts to be well.’,” she explained.

“I said, ‘But I can do it even with no audience. I don’t even have to have the staffers there because I did that for two days.’ But they said, ‘No. We need to have you home, indefinitely.’ There will be no more Wendy or any of the other people for a period of time.

“I’m willing to risk it with one camera and a flashlight. I’m ready to go back to work next week. I’m ready to go back to work when we’re like — come on, let’s go!”

As for when The Wendy Williams Show will return, a date is still up in the air. The Coronavirus outbreak is showing no signs of stopping any time soon.

The shooting for The Batman will be put on pause and (hopefully) recommence in two weeks, due to the pervasive spread of coronavirus. The film industry has been in shambles ever since COVID-19, aka the novel coronavirus, reared its ugly head and posed a severe threat to the safety of the whole population, forcing production companies to delay film shoots and releases in an effort to prevent the spread of the deadly disease. The newest victim of these unfortunate circumstances was the latest instalment of the Batman franchise, simply titled The Batman. Shooting for the DCEU film has been put on a two-week hiatus, while Warner Bros “continue[s] to monitor the situation closely.” The Batman is being filmed in England, which has recently seen a dramatic rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus, leading the Trump administration to extend the United States’ European travel ban to include the U.K. and Ireland.

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In this iteration of the famous comic figure’s story, Robert Pattinson will step into the role of the beloved superhero, with Zoë Kravitz starring as Catwoman. The film joins other shoots suspended under the advisement of government and health officials in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, including Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis Presley project. One of the stars of the Elvis movie, Tom Hanks, tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, along with his wife, Rita Wilson, while they were in Australia shooting the film.