Month: June 2022

Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets seemed close to divorce just a couple of days ago. Last night, however, Irving and the Nets reached a solution as Kyrie decided to opt into his contract. Now, Kyrie will play at least one more year with the Nets at a salary of $37 million per year. It’s a deal that works for both sides, and it should be interesting to see how things play out.

While it may seem like this saga is over, NBA insider Brian Windhorst is reporting that this might not be the case. Based on his sources around the league, including NBA executives, there is this feeling that the Kyrie drama will continue, albeit in many different ways. There is even a sense that Irving will sign with the Lakers next year once his Nets contract is up.

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“I think it turned down the heat in at least kept the Nets with two star players, with all of their options for next year alive,” Windhorst said. “And, boy, was that not what some people, agents and executives thought. They don’t think this is over. Now, Kyrie tried to make it sound like it was over. ‘I’ll see you in the fall’ sounds like it’s over. The people I talk to in the league are skeptical that Kyrie is going to be all for one and one for all on this.”

Kyrie is one of the most unpredictable players in the entire league, so any solutions should be taken with a grain of salt right now. There is a real possibility that he and the Nets get into more hijinks this season, and if that’s the case, then it could be a long season for the franchise.

Stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the NBA.

It’s been over four years since Cardi B released her debut album,Invasion Of Privacy, and she hasn’t rushed towards releasing her sophomore album. Still, fans have been demanding for her to come through with the project for years at this point. Cardi’s dropped off a handful of singles like “WAP” ft. Megan Thee Stallion and “Up” to hold fans over but it seems like she might be releasing a new album this year.

After jumping on Kay Flock’s “Shake It,” Cardi will be coming through with her first official single of the year, “Hot Shit” ft. Kanye West and Lil Durk. The rapper announced the single on Sunday night before revealing the featured artists and cover art on Monday. The cover art features a picture of Cardi B in the backseat of a car in a gold-plated bra and metallic high heels. Fans quickly noticed that the photo actually references promo photos from Lil Kim’s The Notorious K.I.M. era in 2000.

Cardi has previously expressed her love for Lil Kim in the past. In December, Cardi called out the people who were consistently disrespecting Lil Kim and mocking her looks. “I’m tired of it and it’s heartbreaking…She’s is so sweet ,supportive and a REAL FUCKIN LEGEND,” she wrote on Twitter, before revealing that she anticipates working with Kim in the future. “When I collab wit her is going to be at the right time & the right song.I don’t rush BIG MOMENTS!”

Peep the reactions to Cardi’s cover art.

Lil Baby says that he’s considering taking a break from social media while he prepares for the release of his next album. Baby shared the idea in a post on Instagram, Monday night, while posting a clip of him in the studio working on the project. 

“I think ima log out until the album,” Baby captioned the post.

NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. reacted to the post in the comments section, writing, “Lolol please don’t twin we NEED ya.”

“I’m coming totally different,” Baby also wrote on Twitter.

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While the album doesn’t have an official release date yet, Baby confirmed that it’d be arriving at some point in July, earlier this year. He wrote on Twitter in May, “7/?/22,” with several fire emojis.

Baby’s last solo album, My Turn, was released in 2020 to commercial success and critical acclaim. The project features appearances from Gunna, 42 Dugg, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Moneybagg Yo, Young Thug, and Rylo Rodriguez.

In the time since, he’s collaborated with Lil Durk on a joint album titled The Voice of the Heroes. He’s also worked on the documentary, Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, with director Karam Gill. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, earlier this month.

Back in May, Baby premiered the single “Dark Mode” in a Beats by Dre advertisement featuring Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Check out Baby’s social media posts below.

Over the past year or so, Le’Veon Bell has been fairly adamant about wanting to get into the boxing space. He has yet to fight anyone, however, he is very certain that he can give a good fighter a run for their money. YouTube star Austin McBroom is supposedly hosting a big boxing event at the Crypto.Com arena next month, and Bell is going to be a part of the card. 

According to TMZ, there is one issue here and that is the fact that Bell still doesn’t have an opponent. No one has signed on to battle it out with Bell, and it has left promoters scrambling. Now, there could be a solution at play that involves another NFL legend.

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Yes, that’s right, Adrian Peterson is now in talks to take on this fight. The fight is set to go down on July 30th, and there is this sense that Peterson will accept. Of course, a lot still needs to be worked out, especially since Peterson hadn’t expressed much interest in boxing up until this point. The two have a seven-year gap, which means Bell should have the advantage.

Let us know who you think would win this fight, in the comments below. Also, stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest news and updates from around the boxing world.

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One of the best Jumpman models of all time is the Air Jordan 3. This is a shoe that has stood the test of time and it still gets new colorways to this day. Fans have been subjected to some heat over the last five decades, and that is not going to stop anytime soon. 2022 has proven to be a great year for the silhouette, and there is no doubt that the “Desert Elephant” colorway is part of that.

As you can see from the official images below, this shoe has a black leather upper to it while there is a desert sand print on the toe box and the back heel. This shoe gives off some “Black Cement” vibes, although there is definitely something unique about this particular offering that should resonate with sneakerheads.

This sneaker was originally supposed to drop on July 25th of this year for $200 USD, however, the new release date has been set for August 30th. Let us know what you think of this Air Jordan 3 colorway, in the comments down below, and stay tuned to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you all of the latest news and updates from around the sneaker world.

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The estate of the legendary hip-hop photographer Chi Modu has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group regarding a page on the record label’s website titled, “Best Tupac Songs: 26 Essential Tracks.” The lawsuit claims that the post features one of Modu’s iconic photos of Shakur atop the page, but credits the image to the Universal Music Archives.

The estate claims to have sent a cease and desist to UMG, but that the “Defendants failed to meaningfully respond,” according to the lawsuit. The complaint alleges copyright infringement by UMG and 10 unnamed and unidentified co-defendants.

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“Chi Modu’s photography captured moments of profundity and grace,” Scott Burroughs, an attorney for the estate, told Billboard in a statement. “While it does not surprise me that it would appeal to Universal, we are disappointed that the company did not reach out to the Estate to procure a license before exploiting Mr. Modu’s work on its commercial website. We look forward to addressing this infringement in court.”

Modu’s estate is seeking an award of all profits and fees, as well as the removal of the photograph, and damages. Billboard reports that statutory damages for copyright infringement can reach up to $150,000 per violation.

Modu is best known for his photographs of Shakur as well as The Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, Nas, Snoop Dogg, N.W.A, and many more. He passed away in 2021 at the age of 54.

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Five years ago, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather decided to meet in the boxing ring for what was a very interesting match. While it wasn’t the most entertaining fight of all time, there was certainly some morbid curiosity in terms of how Conor would handle a new discipline of fighting.

As expected, Mayweather won the match although it took him until the 10th round to put McGregor away. Since that time, these two have been going back and forth over a rematch, although it is mostly Conor who is interested. Mayweather has been looking at a multitude of other opportunities, and there is no doubt that this has frustrated the MMA legend.

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Recently, some renewed interest in a rematch was shown on McGregor’s part. UFC President Dana White got to speak to TMZ Sports about this newfound interest, and as he explained, there is pretty much no chance these two ever fight against each other again. White has a pretty strong say in what his fighters do outside of the octagon, and as far as Mayweather Vs. McGregor is concerned, he has no interest in making it happen or even facilitating such an event.

This is going to be sad news for McGregor, however, it is probably for the best. He is trying to make a UFC comeback and boxing would simply derail that right now.

Let us know if you want to see a Mayweather Vs. McGregor rematch, in the comments below.

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Some may have predicted the downfall of Drake with the release of Certified Lover Boybut his latest body of work is proof that he’s going to sell records, no matter what. He announced the album a few hours before it dropped and shocked the world when it became widely available on DSPs. Honestly, Nevermind leaps into the sound of dance music with minimal rapping. Some people counted it out immediately after it dropped but evidently, Drake’s going to do numbers regardless.

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Billboard announced yesterday that Drake earned his eleventh #1 album with Honestly, Nevermind while simultaneously debuting at the top of the Hot 100 with “Jimmy Cooks” ft. 21 Savage for his eleventh #1 single. The rapper shared the news on his Instagram page, writing, “11 11 that stat line is gods work.” Even though Drake’s new album came out on top of the charts, Honestly, Nevermind actually marked the lowest opening week of his career. 

Drake previously debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 with last year’s Certified Lover Boy. While the album shot to the top of the Billboard 200, his collaboration with Young Thug and Future, “Way 2 Sexy” also debuted at #1 on the Hot 100.

Aside from “Jimmy Cooks,” Drake also debuted “Sticky” and “Falling Back” in the top 10 of the Hot 100.

Check out Drake’s reaction to his latest Billboard feat below. 

Cordae shared a video on his Instagram Story, this week, badgering his Atlantic Records A&R, Success Davis, about when he’ll be able to release his next mixtape. In the series of short videos, Cordae and Davis can be seen traveling together by private jet.

“I’m trying to drop this mixtape, man, so I had to butter up my A&R and get him on a jet in the air right now,” Cordae said in the clip. “I’m trying to drop music, man. What we doing?”

“We coming, we coming,” Davis responded, laughing.

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After more pressing from Cordae, Davis went on: “It’s coming, it’s coming. As soon as we get back to New York, we going right to the corner offices…I got you.”

While specific details regarding the project are being kept under wraps, if a new mixtape from Cordae is imminent, it will arrive less than a year after his last studio album, From a Birds Eye View. The album featured Eminem, Lil Wayne, Gunna, Lil Durk, Freddie Gibbs, Roddy Ricch, Stevie Wonder, H.E.R., and Ant Clemons. That project was only released back in January.

Cordae first teased that he was working on new music, earlier this month.

“I always gain hella weight when I’m in album mode smh,” he tweeted, before later adding, “Time to drop some music. Fuck allat waiting shit. I feel better.”

Check out Cordae’s latest Instagram Story posts below.

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