The rumors were true. After weeks of speculation that Tekashi 6ix9ine was teaming up with a big-name rapper on his new single, the identity of said superstar has been revealed and it's a familiar face.

For the last couple of days, Nicki Minaj has been teasing her return to the game with subtle hints. She shared what appeared to be some lyrics on Twitter after she was reportedly transported to 6ix9ine's secret location to film a music video. Although the song has suffered three setbacks in the form of delays, the new single from Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj has officially been announced.

Yung Lean may hail from Sweden, but the young rapper has built up an impressive hip-hop career complete with albums like Stranger and Starz. And while he may be an unconventional figure in the greater hip-hop landscape, Lean has proved himself to be a musically adventurous and quietly influential artist in his own right. Today, he also proved he’s willing to put his money where his mouth is, stepping up for the ongoing fight against police brutality and racism in a major way. 

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“As a kid growing up in Sweden, all my heroes were black American musicians,” he writes. “I have met people all over the world and I learnt that we’re all similar, until I got older and realized we’re not all treated similar. The United States Of America is a fucked up country and it’s built on blood, there is no way around it.”

Lean implores his fans to acknowledge that Black Lives Matter, voicing his disgust with anyone who thinks otherwise. “I know my privilege and anyone who has privilege should use it to help others who don’t, because fuck the system and it’s time to break it.” Maintaining that change will require active effort, Lean pledges to donate the entirety of his streaming and merch royalties to Black Lives Matter and bail funds, for an indefinite period at that. You can check out his full statement below, and we can only hope that others take his example in stepping up for the cause.

Travis Scott is certainly a pioneer when it comes to creative merchandise. When Scott released Astroworld back in 2018, he dropped a whole slew of merch items that had fans extremely excited. From there, he continued to drop new merch every time he came through with a single or a pair of shoes. Tomorrow, Scott is dropping his Nike Air Max 270 React "Cactus Trails" collab and today, he decided to drop numerous pieces in order to hype up the release.

The themes surrounding the shoe and the merch are, as you can gather from the name, camping, and hiking. As a result, the items that were released today are perfect for both of those activities. For instance, there is a "Cactus Jack" Nalgene bottle, a sleeping bag, hammock, sherpa vest, and even some ergonomic pants that have zippered pouches on the front.

The Marshall Mathers LP, the third studio album from legendary rapper Eminem, was released twenty years ago this week and, to celebrate, the Detroit star dropped his phone number for fans to interact with him. In addition to that, he’s also rolling out a brand new merch offering, including a hoodie that commemorates the 20-year release of “Stan.”

Nowadays, the term has been adopted by super-fans of recording artists but, originally, Stan was just the name of one of Eminem’s most devoted supporters. He did everything to be like the rapper, writing him letters, dyeing his hair blonde, and lining the walls of his room with photos of Marshall. The song is one of his most popular joints ever and, today, he’s unveiling some new apparel for his very own stans.

“I’m in the live chat for #MMLP20 tomorrow at 3 PM ET and we’re droppin this hoodie for the Stans,” wrote Slim Shady on the ‘gram. “Text my number to get first access and an update on the live chat 313-666-7440.”

The black hoodie has large contrasting lettering going across the torso and spelling out “STAN”, with the words “Sincerely Yours” and an anniversary celebration just above the pocket. On the sleeve, there is a small red block of lyrics. 

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At this point, Travis Scott fans will buy anything that the rapper decides to hawk as his official merchandise. The successful hitmaker is a king of the merch game, getting thousands of youthful fans decked out in the latest Astroworld offerings. Clearly, La Flame has a keen eye for design, teaming up with Nike and Jordan Brand for a number of hyped collaborations thus far. His next sneaker will be the Nike Air Max 270 and, as the release date nears, Travis felt like trolling his fans.

Sharing a link Twitter, the Houston rapper invited fans to shop at the Cactus Trails Trading Co. The website has been masterfully designed to mimic a cheaply-designed shop, offering products that you'll need on the hiking trail while wearing your new La Flame joints.

After four long years, Kid Cudi officially returned with his new single “Leader of the Delinquents.” He also worked hand-in-hand with Travis Scott to form a brand new rap group called The Scotts, releasing their self-titled debut single and earning his first-ever #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Needless to say, it’s been a big year for Kid Cudi so far.

As he continues to work on his upcoming album Entergalactic, the Cleveland-born rap icon just announced a major collaboration with Virgil Abloh to supplement the release of his latest single.

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Available for a limited time, the “Pulling Strings” t-shirt is officially available on Kid Cudi’s website, designed by the ultra-talented Virgil Abloh. Working with the creative director of Off-White and Louis Vuitton, Cudder also showed off a vinyl, disc and cassette design, which will also release on his webshop.

The sketch by Abloh references an iconic Kid Cudi moment, which fans will instantly recognize. 

The t-shirt is going for $50, which seems like a fair price considering the design. 

In addition to these announcements, the rapper also dropped a vibrant lyric video for “Leader of the Delinquents” last week. He will be releasing his new album within the next two years as he continues to perfect it.

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Tekashi 6ix9ine is back to being the center of attention and not everyone is happy about it. Of course, the happiest person in regards to Tekashi’s newfound success is Tekashi himself. Today, he took to Instagram live where he ended up with two million concurrent viewers which is a record. He also dropped a music video for his brand new song which also released today, called “GOOBA”.

The internet has been set ablaze thanks to Tekashi’s new music and fans have been quick to comment on what they think about his latest effort. 6ix9ine has always been one for promotional efforts and now, he is making sure his latest release is backed up with some colorful merch.

Earlier today, we reported on the new “Finding Nemo” shark chain he was wearing around his neck. Now, this chain design is the centerpiece of his merchandise. As you can see from the images at the link here, the t-shirts, hoodies, and track pants all feature a pink version of the shark with rainbow-colored teeth. Tekashi even came through with a facemask that has the shark teeth on the front.

Wearing 6ix9ine merch in 2020 will probably land you in some hot water but if you’re not opposed to having to answer for yourself, you can find these pieces for between $25 to $60.

Travis Scott came through with a massive gift to all of the gamers in quarantine on Thursday as he had his very own performance on "Fortnite" called "Astronomical." The performance only lasted about 10 minutes and featured a preview of a new song with Kid Cudi called "The Scotts." As is typically the case with Travis, the artist commemorated his performance with some pretty incredible merch pieces that are now available for pre-order on his website.

One of Flavor Flav’s baby mothers, Kate Gammell, fired back at Wendy Williams‘ accusations that the Flavor Flav merch she’s been selling to help take care of their son is not authentic. Earlier this week, Kate, who is the mother of Flav’s nine-month-old baby, Jordan, announced that she’ll be selling T-shirts, hats, and various other items with Flav’s name on them in order to cover the cost of her son’s “everyday needs” since she is “not getting any child support.” Kate filed a paternity lawsuit against Flav back in October and had a DNA test to determine if he was in fact Jordan’s father, which came back positive. However, since Flav hasn’t been supporting her financially, she decided to sell his merch that she acquired back when she was his manager.

Wendy Williams addressed the situation on her at-home edition of The Wendy Williams Show on Thursday (April 9th). Wendy asserted that the merchandise was not authentic and claimed that Kate was “taking advantage of someone who was less smart at the time.” 

Kate proceeded to call out Wendy on Instagram for lying about her on her show. She disputed Wendy’s remarks and explained why she’s selling the merch at a discounted rate and where all the proceeds will be going.

“@wendyshow, on today’s show you brought up that the Flavor Flav merchandise I am selling is not authentic,” Kate wrote. “I have no idea where you came up with this. Flavor was very much involved in the choice of the colors and designs. See the above screenshot posts from @flavorflavoffical where he is promoting the merchandise. The merch was produced and is now being sold under a licensing agreement between Flavor and me. Under the agreement, he is to receive a percentage of sales, but because he owes me money, to reduce his debt to me, I am withholding his share which will go to Jordan with a percentage to Children’s Hospital.”

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“I am selling the merch at a reduced price because of the country’s current crisis and many people are out of work,” she continued. “Another reason is that I need to recoup some of my costs for Jordan’s care since I am not receiving child support. I will not even break even for the money I put into his merch as some of the hoodies cost almost $30 wholesale. I just hope now that your comments do not sabotage my efforts to provide for my son and give to Children’s Hospital.”

“Also, regarding Jordan, @wendyshow you said I took advantage of Flavor ‘who was less than smart at the time.’ Where on earth did you come up with that?” she asked. “Flavor is very aware of everything he does. Anyone that knows Flavor and me would find this to be absurd. You should have mentioned, as @hiphopdx reported, that Flavor owes me $50,000, which he refuses to pay and that he is fighting having to pay child support. So, who is taking advantage of who? So, @wendyshow, I am just trying to provide for my son where his father refuses to step up to the plate.”

A photo of a man with a huge package has been turned into a coronavirus pandemic prank of sorts and has even been used on new merchandise, and the photographer of the image wants the late porn star’s family to benefit from the merch sales. If that isn’t the wildest sentence you’ve ever read, then we don’t know what is. It’s quite possible that you’re familiar with the aforementioned prank, whether you were the perpetrator or the victim of the surprise schlong. People are attempting to bright the dark pandemic mood by sending friends and (hopefully not) family articles that claim to contain vital information about coronavirus, but when the unsuspecting recipient clicks on the link, it takes them to a photo of a shockingly well-endowed man.

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As is the case with most Internet sensations, the viral meme has already been plastered on T-shirts and other merch by websites like Barstool Sports. However, according to TMZ, the photographer of the X-rated shot, Pantheon Productions owner Walter Smith, has some thoughts on where some of the profits should go.

Walter says he took the picture back in 2009 for an unnamed porn site and now owns the rights to the photo. The subject of the shot went by the name “Wood,” although Walter clarifies that that was not actually his real name. We say “was” because “Wood” unfortunately passed away back in 2016. Walter does not feel it’s his place to give out Wood’s true identity, but he would like to see Wood’s surviving family members make some money off of the sales of the merch that bears the likeness of their late relative. He has even offered to put vendors in touch with Wood’s family if they wished to donate some of the proceeds to them. What a kind gesture from Mr. Smith.