Morning Java With Da Spit Club — The Last 24 Hours In Hip Hop (October 12, 2026)

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Good morning, you beautiful, chronically online gremlins. It is October 12, 2026, and the last 24 hours in hip hop have been exactly what you expect: numbers, lawsuits, diss tracks, and at least one man who thinks the Oval Office needs a verse. We have Drake's first-week receipts, Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium bag, Ovrkast. begging fans to stop treating rap like a two-team sport, and Soulja Boy teasing a 2028 presidential run like the White House is a mixtape host. The underground is eating, the blogs are spinning, and the group chats are already lying about what they heard. So grab your morning java, mute the family text thread, and let Da Spit Club walk you through the last 24 hours with the only tone that makes sense: aggressive, sarcastic, and deeply allergic to corporate rap journalism. Some of this is verified, some is alleged, and some is the latest as per gossip but unverified. We will label it accordingly. No invented facts. No secret sources. Just the timeline, the links, and the smoke.

Drake's HABIBTI (FOMO) Debuts, Ovrkast. Says Pick A Side Or Pick A Therapist

Drake's HABIBTI (FOMO) has officially debuted on the Billboard 200, according to HotNewHipHop, and the first-week sales numbers are in after the deluxe's four new tracks reinvigorated the tracklist. That is the polite way of saying the deluxe did what deluxes are designed to do: squeeze another news cycle out of the same album and make the stans act like they discovered a new continent. If you are a Drake fan, congratulations, you have fresh ammunition. If you are a Kendrick fan, congratulations, you have fresh excuses. If you are Ovrkast., you are tired of both of you. HotNewHipHop reports Ovrkast. just rolled out his excellent new album STRIKING, but he keeps getting questions about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef. Imagine dropping a whole body of work and the interview turns into a debate about two multimillionaires who do not know your name. That is the rap media economy in a nutshell. Ovrkast. is tired of fans picking sides, and honestly, the underground should be too. The beef is entertainment, not a religion. Read the Drake debut report and Ovrkast.'s frustration. Then go stream STRIKING before you argue about someone else's contract.

Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Bag Is $42.3 Million, And He's Still Talking Kanye

Jay-Z officially earned $42.3 million from his three Yankee Stadium concerts, per Vibe, which is the kind of number that makes your landlord's rent increase feel like a personal insult. HotNewHipHop also revealed Jay-Z's revenue from the Yankee Stadium shows, and the report notes he had huge concerts in Paris and London after the three-night run, with two Los Angeles shows still pending. So while you are debating whether to buy the deluxe or the regular, Hov is counting stadium money like it is a verse. But Jay-Z is not just a walking receipt. HotNewHipHop reports Jay-Z spoke on Kanye West's Big Brother track and the Chris Martin spat, and while he has reflected on his relationship with Ye as of late, he has not really talked about their current dynamic. That is the most Jay-Z sentence ever: reflective, vague, and expensive. The man can address a stadium full of people and still leave the internet with blue balls on the Ye question. Check the $42.3 million figure, the Yankee Stadium revenue report, and Jay-Z on Big Brother and Chris Martin. The bag is confirmed. The Ye clarity remains unconfirmed at publishing.

Cole Bennett Gives Promising Update On His Chief Keef Documentary

Cole Bennett gave a promising update on his Chief Keef documentary, according to HotNewHipHop. Lyrical Lemonade's Cole Bennett and Chief Keef have collaborated a lot in the past, which makes this upcoming project very exciting. That is the news. That is also the entire news. No release date, no trailer, no runtime, no confirmation of whether we will finally get the full story behind the glo. But in a news cycle full of court dates and diss records, a Chief Keef documentary update feels like a warm blanket made of distorted 808s. Chief Keef is one of the most influential artists of the last fifteen years, whether the Grammy committee likes it or not. A proper documentary could show the Chicago pipeline, the internet-era reinvention, and the way one teenager changed the temperature of rap forever. Cole Bennett has the visual language and the archive access. The only question is whether the final product will be a real documentary or a ninety-minute Lyrical Lemonade ad with three unreleased snippets. Either way, the underground is watching. Read the Cole Bennett update. More information coming, allegedly, whenever the edit bay stops smoking.

Eazy The Block Captain Drops Papoose & Claressa Shields Diss Track

Eazy The Block Captain dropped a diss track aimed at Papoose and Claressa Shields, according to HotNewHipHop. The report says Eazy The Block Captain and Remy Ma's relationship led to Lothario, targeting Remy's ex Papoose and Pap's current partner Claressa Shields. This is battle rap logic leaking into the timeline: if you are in a relationship with Remy Ma, apparently the paperwork includes a mandatory Papoose diss. Is it messy? Yes. Is it unnecessary? Also yes. Is the underground going to press play anyway? Absolutely. The track is called Lothario, which is a fancy word for a guy who cannot stop flirting, and the target list is not subtle. Papoose and Claressa Shields are both established names, so this is not some random SoundCloud sneak diss. This is a full public address system. The ethics are questionable, the timing is chaotic, and the bars are probably doing exactly what they were designed to do: get reactions. We are not going to pretend this is high art. It is rap beef with a relationship subplot, and the internet is the worst possible courtroom. Read the Eazy The Block Captain report. The latest as per gossip but unverified beyond the report: everybody involved is probably tired.

Chris Brown & Usher Cancel Tour Dates As London Court Looms

Chris Brown and Usher canceled tour dates amid Brown's next London court date, according to HotNewHipHop. Promoters for Usher and Chris Brown's R&B tour said these cancellations were to prioritize the well-being of the touring party and crew. That is the official line, and it is a responsible one. But let us be real: when a tour gets trimmed right as a court date approaches, the internet does not hear well-being. The internet hears legal strategy and starts writing fan fiction. We do not know the full reasoning beyond what promoters said. We do know the cancellations are real, the London court date is real, and the R&B tour is now missing dates that fans likely already paid for. That is the part that stings. The crew, the dancers, the sound engineers, and the ticket buyers all get caught in the blast radius of celebrity chaos. Usher is a legend, Chris Brown is a lightning rod, and the tour is now a question mark. If you had tickets, check your email before you check the blogs. Read the Chris Brown and Usher cancellation report. More information coming as the court date gets closer.

Arrest In Keion White Shooting, Travis Scott Lawsuit Escape, And Akademiks vs Tylil

A man was arrested for the Keion White shooting that allegedly involved Lil Baby, according to HotNewHipHop. San Francisco 49ers player Keion White was shot in February after an alleged altercation with Lil Baby and his camp in San Francisco. That is a serious situation, and the word alleged is doing heavy lifting because the investigation is still developing. Do not turn a shooting into a rap beef meme. Meanwhile, Travis Scott avoided a longtime lawsuit over ASTROWORLD and UTOPIA, per HotNewHipHop. It is unclear if Travis Scott and the plaintiffs in this copyright case reached a settlement. So the case is avoided, not necessarily explained. That is the legal system in a nutshell: a door closes, and nobody tells you if it was a settlement or a technicality. Then there is DJ Akademiks, who clapped back at Tylil for slamming Kai Cenat and Reggie coverage. The drama involving Kai Cenat, Reggie, Tylil, Rakai, and many others continues to spill over, with Akademiks stepping in to defend himself. This is the internet's version of a food fight in a wind tunnel. Read the Keion White arrest report, the Travis Scott lawsuit update, and the Akademiks and Tylil clash.

Soulja Boy 2028, John Legend's Muse, Tyla & Future, And Megan's Wake-Up

Soulja Boy says he is considering running for president in 2028, according to TMZ, and Rolling Out reports he announced a 2028 presidential bid. The Atlanta rapper born DeAndre Cortez Way posted SOULJA BOY 2028 on Instagram, because of course he did. Is this a real campaign or a publicity stunt? Unconfirmed at publishing. Is it the most Soulja Boy thing since the first Soulja Boy thing? Absolutely. Meanwhile, John Legend explained why sales do not define him ahead of Muse, per AllHipHop, with his early Kanye West partnership still part of that story. That is a mature take from a man who has nothing left to prove, and it is also a subtle reminder that the charts are not the culture. Tyla teamed up with Future for an energetic new song called Game Time, according to Trendy Hip Hop, which means South African pop and Atlanta trap are still a winning combination. And Megan Thee Stallion showed off the physique on the wake up, per The Shade Room, because the timeline needs at least one post that is not a lawsuit. Read the Soulja Boy report, the Rolling Out piece, John Legend on sales, Tyla and Future's Game Time, and Megan Thee Stallion's wake-up post.

Bronx School of Hip-Hop, Chris Spencer, And The Culture Beyond Beef

In an exclusive interview with The Root, educators at the newly opened Bronx School of Hip-Hop revealed how beats, rhymes, and life form the foundation of a curriculum, according to Vibe. That is the kind of story that should get more traction than a diss track, but the algorithm is a cruel mistress. A school teaching hip hop as culture, history, and craft is not a gimmick. It is a correction. For decades, rap has been treated like a nuisance in education until someone needs a diversity slide. The Bronx School of Hip-Hop is doing the actual work: breaking down the elements, respecting the lineage, and letting students understand that the culture is bigger than a viral moment. Also from Vibe, comedian, actor, writer, and producer Chris Spencer has spent more than three decades making audiences laugh while building an influential career, and he is the 2026 XCEL host. That is a reminder that hip hop's comedy wing is just as important as its rap wing. The culture is not only beef and Billboard. It is classrooms, stages, and people who put in the years. Read the Bronx School of Hip-Hop exclusive and the Chris Spencer feature.

Conclusion

So that is the last 24 hours: Drake's deluxe doing deluxe things, Jay-Z printing stadium money, Ovrkast. begging fans to log off, Cole Bennett teasing Chief Keef, Eazy The Block Captain throwing relationship grenades, Chris Brown and Usher trimming a tour around a court date, a serious arrest in the Keion White shooting, Travis Scott dodging a lawsuit, DJ Akademiks doing what DJ Akademiks does, Soulja Boy running for president in his own mind, John Legend refusing to let sales define him, Tyla and Future linking up, and the Bronx School of Hip-Hop reminding us that the culture can build something instead of just tearing something down. Some of this is confirmed, some is alleged, and some is the latest as per gossip but unverified. That is the job. Da Spit Club will keep sorting the receipts from the rumors, the bars from the noise, and the real ones from the engagement farmers. Check the links, do your own research, and do not let a group chat tell you what happened. The timeline moves fast. The culture moves faster. And your morning java is getting cold. More information coming as the day develops.