Month: February 2021

As the pandemic roars on into its second year, more and more people are ending up in increasingly dire economic situations. While everyday, blue-collar workers bear the brunt of the burden brought on by COVID-19, some of your favorite celebrities and rappers seem to also be stretching themselves thin to hold onto the glamorous life. For a lot of young rappers coming into the hip-hop realm, an opportunity to work with one of the artists you admire the most is something many would quickly jump at the opportunity to do. The Game is accused of using this guiding theory to scam aspiring artists out of thousands.    

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According to a revealing long-form Instagram exposé post, the former G-Unit member is alleged to have been DMing rappers on Instagram expressing interest in working with them. According to exposé, the 41-year-old artist would then have then pay $1000 or more for a feature appearance or a spot on a mixtape. Apparently, The Game has a secondary Soundcloud account aside from his verified one that he then uses to then share the tracks. This severely limits the audiences the artists’ are exposed to, only being heard by hundreds versus the thousands that could’ve been reached on his main account.  

He then released 7 mixtape compilations on the account in December of 2020 with 34+ songs each, a majority of them only receiving 5-250 views each. The Soundcloud itself only has 256 followers. Rappers who worked with The Game are upset because they had taken the opportunity as possibly being their big-break, and are instead short thousands of dollars.  

Of course, at this time, the details regarding the situation are all purely speculatory. If you recall, The Game lost the rights to his entire musical catalog after losing a sexual assault case. He was also ordered to pay a $7 million judgment fee. 

At the time of this article’s publication, The Game has yet to comment on the matter. What do you make of these very specific allegations? Let us know down in the comments.

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We’re about to enter the month of March in a matter of hours. 2021 is moving at lightspeed and it’s still not entirely safe to go outside these days. Thankfully, there’s a surplus of music that’s being released regularly and this week’s edition of our R&B Season playlist offers you a few highlights to vibe out to for the weekend. Without further ado, here are this week’s picks for our R&B Season playlist.

Chloe x Halle’s growth over the past few years has been fascinating to watch. From their early YouTube covers to the release of 2020’s Ungodly Hour that cemented the duo as the future of pop and R&B. Their profile has only grown with time since the album’s release but on Friday, they capitalized off of the recent hype with the Chrome Edition with an additional two songs. Both “Hazy” and “80/20” were necessary additions for this week’s R&B Season playlist.

Along with the new records from Chloe X Halle, we received some new heat from Jorja Smith who teamed up with OBOY for the “Come Over” remix. Additionally, THEY. let off a brand new single with some assistance from Kiana Ledé titled, “Count Me In” that you should definitely have on rotation.

Check out this week’s R&B Season playlist below and subscribe to HNHH on Spotify. 

Sad news is coming out of the football world today as it has been reported that former Notre Dame star and former NFL player Louis Nix III has passed away at the age of 29. According to People, Nix was found by police in Jacksonville who had been looking for him for three days ever since a missing person’s report was filed. Near the scene of Nix’s body, police also found his vehicle which was near a pond in Florida. As it stands, the cause of death is unknown.

This news was also shared by Notre Dame football, who took to Twitter with a tribute for the young football player, saying “We are saddened by the loss of one of our own, Louis Nix III. We send our deepest condolences and love to his family, friends and football brotherhood.”

Fighting Irish head coach also sent out a tribute for the star. “Louis Nix, “Irish Chocolate,” we carry these memories until we see you again,” Kelly wrote. Many others in the football community commented on the news and it’s clear that Nix was a beloved player who touched a lot of people throughout his career.

We send our condolences to Nix’s family during these difficult times.

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Nas and Eddie Murphy are both legends in their own right, with Nas dubbed as one of the greatest emcees of all time, while Murphy has similarly been recognized as one of the best stand-up comedians of all time. The hip-hop heavyweight is partnering up with the comedic legend to release a collaborative merchandise collection for the comedian’s forthcoming Amazon Prime exclusive film Coming 2 America, which will debut exclusively on March 5.

The 13-piece limited-edition line consists of joggers, sweatshirts, t-shirts, hoodies, baseball hats and beanies, with prices ranging from $65-$195. “I’ve been a huge fan since the original movie came out in 1988. Our brand HSTRY is all about celebrating history, with an emphasis on Black History, African History and Royalty,” Nas said about the collection in a statement. “With this collab we aimed to capture that royal essence of Zamunda while representing the street style of Queens NY to the WORLD.”

Eddie Murphy recently sat down with Complex where he discussed how many people did not realize that he plays the role of the old Jewish character in the original film. 

“That’s my favorite thing. When we did the first Coming To America, we went to an after-party or something and Jesse Jackson was there. And he was like, ‘I just wanna tell ya that I’m so happy that you reached out and gave some of the older actors some parts. Those old guys have great charisma.’ I was like n—a that was me and Arsenio. He was like, ‘What, now I got to go see the movie over.’ And that’s my favorite thing is for someone to watch the movie and not know it’s me,” Murphy explained.

He also expanded on how critics gave the original Coming To America movie scathing reviews, which he chalked up to it being, “the first movie in the history of movies where you have an all-Black cast and the movie is successful all around the world.” 

The HSTRY x Coming 2 America collection is available now at HSTRY’s online store. The range will also be reaching select retailers in the near future. 

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Twitter is a funny place, especially when Kevin Durant pops out. Notorious for his social media behavior, including a burner account, he seemingly had the last straw yesterday when he found out there was another KD in the world: Kash Doll. The Detroit rapper got on Twitter where she was admittedly feeling herself, tweeting, “All these n***as wanna f*ck KD.” Kevin Durant fired back within minutes, “You did not have to use those initials to get this tweet off… U Have to relax with the KD talk, your name is KASHDOLL.” However, Kash Doll wasn’t going to let that slide. “I’m the real KD…. your name Kevin Durant act accordingly,” she wrote.

The exchange went viral with the Internet chiming in with their fair share of jokes but it was 50 Cent that found a perfect marketing opportunity. Fif and Kash Doll might be getting money together on the upcoming BMF series but Fif is at a crossroads since he is a fan of both. “KD got dat jumper, and KD got dat bumper. either way i’m a KD fan,” he wrote. However, he’s still Kash Doll’s boss. Naturally, he was wondering why she was exchanging shots with Kevin Durant while still on the clock. “Kash Doll is filming BMF, how she find time to just take KD name from him,” he added.

Unfortunately, we won’t get to see Kash Doll and Kevin Durant face-off anytime soon to find out who, out of the two, is the better KD. Kash Doll is open to it, as well, whether it’s in the booth or on the court. “Aye 50 we can have a rap battle or go on the court! He lucky i can’t go to the allstar game,” she captioned. Even if she did find a way to get to the All-Star Game, chances are she wouldn’t have been able to confront Kevin Durant. Not just because it’s pandemic but because he’ll be sitting out during that weekend’s festivities. Pacers star Domantas Sabonis is expected to replace Durant on the Eastern Conference All-Star team.