Month: July 2022

Questlove Believes Beyoncé Has ‘Made Her ‘Off The Wall” With ‘Renaissance’

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Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance has been out for about half a day now and people can’t stop fawning over it. Lil Nas X has some pretty intense thoughts about the LP and now Questlove, perhaps the most learned music historian/appreciator in the industry, has declared that Renaissance is something special.

In a post on Instagram, The Roots drummer gives the album a 4.5 out of 5 rating and writes, “I still maintain that a good 4 weeks has to go by before you give a rating. I definitely have walked back many a high rating album some 20 years after the fact. I listened 7 times. Which is 8 times more than the last time I listened to anyones record from start to finish. She definitely made her ‘Off The Wall’ with this one (dance album of the year———this being 2022 we can’t give her decade accolades but so far the mix, quality, etc are so dope. This will hold high in her cannon. Love the growth: made classics in her teens, her 20s her 30s & getting better.”

Off The Wall, of course, is Michael Jackson’s 1979 album that is widely considered one of the best music releases of all time, so comparing Beyoncé’s latest to it is a tremendously high honor and not something it seems Questlove would do without good reason.

Drake Brought Out Nelly Furtado At His Concert In Toronto To Sing ‘I’m Like A Bird’ With Her

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Drake is living his MTV millennial dreams lately. After joining the Backstreet Boys on stage to perform their hit song “I Want It That Way” alongside the late-90s/early-aughts icons, Drake brought another 2000s hitmaker to his All Canadian North Stars stage last night.

This time, it was fellow Canadian star Nelly Furtado (now there’s a name I haven’t heard in years *puffs on a cigarette*), whose Grammy-winning 2000 song “I’m Like A Bird” was as ubiquitous in that year as any of Drake’s songs are now. And yes, Drake put his whole soul into it, insisting that, at least for one night, he wasn’t a rapper but a fan. As one commenter put it, “this is Canadian history.”

The All Canadian North Stars lineup was just night one of Drake’s October World Weekend, a three-day festival at his Toronto venue History. Coming up next is a reunion show with Chris Brown (meh) and a Young Money reunion show with Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj (yay!). The OWW (one letter short, Jimmy) is Drake’s way of making up for the lack of an OVO Fest proper since he’s turning that show into a world tour for 2023. While Nelly Furtado was a surprise guest, The Boy’s billed performers included Canadian rap pioneers like Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, and k-os, who all helped pave the way for Drake himself to have a flourishing career stateside.

Meanwhile, he’s having the time of his life NOT being a rapper, partying to cuts from his new album Honestly, Nevermind in Ibiza

Doe Boy Shares 9-Track “CATCH ME IF YOU CAN” Project Featuring G Herbo

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According to Doe Boy, Queen B should’ve known to move the release date for her RENAISSANCE album when she found out that he had new music coming on the same day.

“I ain’t gone lie… I love tf outta Beyoncé buy she shoulda moved her date when she saw me dropping,” he tweeted on Thursday (July 28), hinting that his CATCH ME IF YOU CAN project would be even bigger than what Queen B had in store.

Now that both bodies of work have arrived, you can compare them for yourself. For his part, Doe recruited just one other artist – G Herbo – to appear alongside him on the album closer, “SET IT OFF,” otherwise, he handles each of the other eight titles on his own.

The latest effort is the “100 Shooters” rapper’s second drop-off in 2022. January saw him deliver his OH REALLY album featuring Lil Uzi Vert, Johnny Blaze, Vory, Babyface Ray, Lil Double 0, Ty Dolla $ign, Roddy Ricch, Moneybagg Yo, Nardo Wick, and 42 Dugg.

Stream CATCH ME IF YOU CAN on Spotify, Apple Music, or Soundcloud below, and tap back in with HNHH later for more music updates.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Tracklist:

1. OFF THE PORCH

2. PEP IN MY STEP

3. FRONT DOOR

4. MORE THAN FRIENDS

5. FOOT ON NECK

6. OPTIONS

7. LAMB TRUCKS

8. SCOREBOARD

9. SET IT OFF (feat. G Herbo)

Comedian Druski Joins ‘One Of Them Ones’ Tour With Chris Brown And Lil Baby

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Comedian Druski announced that he will be joining the “One Of Them Ones” tour with Chris Brown and Lil Baby. Today (July 29), social media comedian Drew Dawit Desbordes, known as Druski, who was also featured in Diddy’s “The Crew League” web series, announced that he will perform with Chris Brown and Lil Baby on […]

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Mozzy Begins 1-Year Federal Gun Charge Sentence After Turning Himself In

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Last weekend, Mozzy delivered his highly anticipated Survivor’s Guilt project, and though it’s been well received by audiences, the California native won’t get to celebrate in a traditional way; rather, he’ll be spending the next year of his life behind bars.

As The Sacramento Update reports, on Thursday (July 28), the “In My Face” hitmaker – born Timothy Cornell Patterson – was confirmed to have entered the Bureau of Prisons’ custody “at the United States Penitentiary Atwater,” with a spokesperson also noting that “he has a projected release date of July 23, 2023.” 

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Mozzy’s charges stem from a January 2021 traffic stop in Culver City, California, when he was pulled over for violating traffic laws and ultimately had his vehicle searched after cops smelt burnt marijuana.

Authorities uncovered a Glock 26, 16 rounds of 9mm ammunition, and a “personal use” amount of marijuana, resulting in the 35-year-old being booked and later released on $35K bail.

The District Attorney’s Office would eventually reject the rapper’s case and instead referred it to an L.A. U.S. Attorney’s office. Later on, U.S. Marshals picked Mozzy up at an unrelated court appearance in Las Vegas and he and his wife went half on a $1M appearance bond, allowing him to bond out of the federal charge.

In January this year, the Sherman Oaks resident pleaded guilty to the gun charges while his lawyers asked for a probation sentence. They cited the recording artist’s ties to the Sacramento community, as well as a study that finds murder to be the leading cause of death among rappers.

“Absent an attack on him or his family, he would never use the firearm; thus there is virtually no danger to society,” Mozzy’s legal team argued, also pointing out that he was born into “poverty, neglect, and drug addiction.”

Family members are said to have written Judge Percy Anderson in Lil Tim’s defence, and he himself even wrote a letter calling the gun charge a “mistake.”

“This case made me realize that everything I have accomplished and built can be taken away because of a single mistake or lapse in judgment,” Mozzy penned. “I once read that, ‘a stumble may prevent a fall.’ I believe this was my ‘stumble’ which will prevent me from taking a ‘fall’. I think I needed something like this to give a little more structure to my life.”

Tap back in with HNHH later for any updates on Mozzy’s federal gun charge and his time in prison.

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DaBaby Interrogated By Miami Beach Police In Recently Surfaced Footage

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Footage of DaBaby in interrogation with Miami Beach detectives has surfaced. The 12-hour video follows after a shooting outside of a restaurant where it takes an unexpected turn when the rap star is treated with snacks and served a custom Miranda waiver. In May of 2021, Jonathan “DaBaby” Kirk and his entourage were involved in […]

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