Given every little controversy that French Montana has embroiled himself in over the past month or so, some actual music news feels somewhat refreshing. True, when we last heard from French he was juggling three separate campaigns, detailed as follows: a) having more hits than Kendrick, b) fixing slash saving “Unforgettable,” and c) a bitter feud Young Thug.

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While his seemingly reckless conduct was off-putting to some, others appreciated the rapper’s confidence — after all, competition is in hip-hop’s very DNA. Yet unfortunately, it seems to have shifted some of the focus away from his music, which bodes ill given the imminent arrival of his new Coke Boys 5 project. As of this morning, mere moments ago in fact, French appears to have taken a stand against social media for reasons unknown. Despite having previewed a new single as early as this morning, it would appear that the rapper has taken measures to delete his Instagram page, or at the very least, suffered a ban. 

It’s unclear as to why French might have scrubbed his page from the face of the Earth, or whether he intends on bringing it back in the near future. Either way, something is afoot — those who did happen to check out his page this morning likely heard the preview of “Straight To The Bag,” a new single from Coke Boys 5 that French was banging in anticipation. Either way, the answers are staying elusive for the time being. Where’s French? 

50 Cent went at Donald Trump on Instagram, Saturday, following the President’s controversial handling of the global pandemic led by the Coronavirus.

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“You wanted a reality show host as president. Well, now you’re on Survivor,” joked 50. He continued in the caption saying, “yeah we fucked up big time, but we gonna be alright watch. LOL.”

Being from Queens, New York, 50 may have been set off by Trump coming at New York in recent days, placing blame on the city and mulling a Quarantine on the state of New York and surrounding area. Saturday, Trump tweeted, “I am giving consideration to a QUARANTINE of developing ‘hot spots,’ New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. A decision will be made, one way or another, shortly.” He described a potential quarantine as “short,” citing “two-weeks” for New York.

In the last 24 hours, 67 died in New York City from the virus. There are 29,158 confirmed cases in the city. The borough of Queens, specifically, is the worst-hit area in the nation. There are 9,228 cases in Queens, making up 32% of the total cases in New York City. Across the United States, the CDC reports 103,321 confirmed cases and 1,668 deaths.

Experts expect that the virus may not peak for another three weeks at the earliest.

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Night and day. Yin and yang. Ice and fire. Many things exist in oppositional states. Though many have found themselves on the receiving end of 50 Cent‘s wrath, few have withstood his barrages like his former sparring partner Teairra Mari. Even after losing a lawsuit left her indebted to her bitter rival, Mari has remained adamant about taking shots at every turn. Even after 50 vowed to forsake argumentative behavior, going so far as to politely inquire about the state of his still-owed finances. 

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Following the verdict that Mari was to pay Fif an additional five-thousand dollars in legal sanctions, Mari took to Instagram to let off some steam. TSR captured a post-and-delete she uploaded to her IG page, sarcastically congratulating Fif on his recent induction to the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. To add insult to injury she cropped his head onto that of a bagel-eating vagrant, knowing full well how much 50 enjoys a volley of memes.  

How much longer can his argument embargo carry on? Especially if Mari keeps provoking the proverbial bear, knowing full-well that Fofty’s wrath lies dormant. If anyone can bring the sinister alter ego out of retirement, it’s his old friend Teairra. 

Westside Gunn might very well be the most connected man in hip-hop. The Griselda icon has crossed paths with everyone from Jay-Z to J. Cole, Eminem to A$AP Rocky. Despite a relatively brief tenure in the game, Gunn and his rhyming partners Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher have asserted themselves as cultural innovators. True movers and shakes. It’s no wonder they have become lightning rods for A-list company. Most recently, Gunn and Conway found themselves connecting with recent Grammy winner Tyler, The Creator.

“Fresh from winning that Grammy “Best Rap Album” I hit the homie to congratulate him and he was in the studio making me a beat,” writes Gunn, alongside the stacked picture. “Nothing but respect for The Homie @feliciathegoat he came and fucked wit me and got some of these “Pray for Paris” vibes this is what the culture looks like.”

We can only hope that Westside produced by Tyler ultimately manifests into a reality, as it’s always nice to see the Odd Future pioneer reconnecting with his grimier musical roots. Check out the picture below, and show some love to two of the game’s influential figures. Both men came through and started movements that went on to impact the game in major ways. Much respect!

Odell Beckham Jr. has been one of the flashiest wide receivers in the NFL over the last few years and he continues to be one of the most talked-about players off of the field. The Cleveland Browns wideout has been the subject of plenty of rumors especially after the team played abysmally this past season. Some think OBJ could be on his way out although it remains to be seen what happens with him. 

For now, OBJ has an entire offseason to enjoy life and spend time with his loved ones, including his new girlfriend, model Lauren Wood. OBJ is constantly in her comments gassing her up and now that the season is officially over for him, he is ramping up his efforts. Recently, Wood posted herself in an Iron Maiden shirt. This led to OBJ writing “Finger long azzzzhailll !! ??? “Get a grip…”

Wood has been spotted at some Browns games this season and the two seem to have an incredibly supportive relationship. Beckham has some big decisions to make in the offseason and he will certainly be leaning on Wood to guide him in the right direction. 

Let us know in the comments below which team you’d like to see OBJ play for next season.

Between her Instagram and Twitter activity, Chrissy Teigen is known for practically living on the Internet. Because of her extremely online presence, the former model-turned-TV-personality-turned-cookbook-author is well-versed in the ways of social media trolls, and can predict what they’re going to say about her posts before they say them. On this occasion, Chrissy got a step ahead of the curve when she posted a photo of herself posing among beautiful decor, wearing slippers, a towel wrapped around her head, and a robe that was slipping open a bit. Though the photo may appear to some as though she has been the victim of a wardrobe malfunction, Chrissy made sure to clarify the truth in the caption so that no misunderstandings would be had.

On the post, she wrote, “it’s not a nip. my nipples are unfortunately much lower.” Chrissy shared this hilarious personal detail knowing that her comments would be flooded with randoms claiming a nip slip had occurred otherwise. The caption had her followers laughing, and definitely succeeded in preventing unwanted declarations of a so-called nip slip. We may see Chrissy in the crowd at the upcoming Grammy Awards, cheering on her husband, John Legend, as he honours the late Prince with a tribute performance along with fellow artists Earth, Wind & Fire, Common, Usher, the Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Beck, Alicia Keys, Mavis Staples, St. Vincent, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Juanes, Gary Clark Jr., and Susanna Hoffs.

Earlier this week, Michelle Obama revealed that she will be releasing her first TV series on Instagram later this year, as reported by Complex.

The series will focus on the journey of four college students making their way through their freshman year. She will be making the show through her initiative Reach Higher, which helps students “get to and through college.”

She explains the premise in an announcement post on Instagram: “The first year of college is exciting, but also a little nerve-racking. As a first-generation college student myself, I know how intimidating it can be to try to navigate through a new place and make new friends, all while trying to figure out who you are and who you want to be. That’s why I’m so excited that @reachhigher is teaming up with @attndotcom to share the stories of four first-year college students: Robert, Linette, Regan, and Haseeb. Can’t wait for you all to meet them and learn more about what taking that leap really feels like, day in and day out. Stay tuned!”

Michelle and her husband Barack will also be producing an upcoming documentary for Netflix titled Crip Camp, which is set to release this year as well.

Hailey Bieber shared an emotional message on Friday, in which she was very open about her struggles with cyberbullying and her sensitivity to receiving hate on the Internet. The model begins the post, which includes a beautiful scenery photo of the bright blue ocean, by expressing how much she loves to connect with others.

“I would say my most favorite part of existing is human connection. I absolutely love connecting with other people, I love finding common interests between me and others, hearing people’s story, I love laughing with others, and I love crying with others. I feel so very very deeply. My heart explodes with happiness when my friends and family are happy and my heart feels crushed when they are hurting and sad,” Hailey wrote. She then explains why she decided to make this post, elaborating with, “The reason I say all of this is: because I love to connect, I do my best to expose my heart which means I love freely and I empathize deeply, and because of that I also hurt very easily when I feel like people don’t see my heart and see me for who I am and the reason I’m even sharing this, is because Instagram, Twitter etc is SUCH a breeding ground for cruelty towards each other, and because people don’t take the time to connect with each other on an honest level before they resort to hatred, it starts to damage what could be really beautiful human interaction and connection.” It’s definitely a lot to take in, but her main point seems to be that she is disheartened by how easily people on the Internet can tear others down instead of lifting them up, even calling social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter “a breeding ground for cruelty towards each other.”

Hailey then reminds everyone that despite her position as a celebrity and wife of a pop star, words still hurt. “I could sit here all day and say the hate doesn’t bug me, that the words that are said don’t affect me. But NEWS FLASH: it hurts to be torn apart on the internet!!! It hurts to be compared to other human beings every single day, it hurts for people to jump to conclusions and make assumptions. It hurts to be called names, and to feel like you don’t measure up to a certain standard.. the list goes on and on. I share this only because it weighs often on my heart and because it’s important to be honest about how these things affect us mentally and emotionally. Hopefully it speaks to someone struggling with the same.” While she doesn’t refer to any specific comments, Hailey could be referring to possible responses to Justin Bieber’s new song, “Yummy,” which her hubby dropped over the weekend, the suggestive lyrics likely about her. Hailey has also been compared time and time again to Justin’s ex, Selena Gomez. She concludes her statement by wishing everyone a happy new year, and asking everyone to vow to connect more in 2020.