Month: February 2023

Chance The Rapper Honors Historical Black Figures In His Second Visual For ‘Yah Know’

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As Black History Month comes to an end, Chance The Rapper is reminding us of his inspirations and the moments that shaped our nation. Today (February 24), Chance has shared a second version of his visual for “Yah Know.” This one offers historical context to the songs and the people and moments to which he alludes in the lyrics.

Some of the notable lines on the song include “Blueprints in an unzipped file / Akwaaba, medaase / That’s the end of my speech / Tell ’em, ‘Spread the word from Osu to Kumasi’ / This for Dr. Kwame, Selassie and Nnamdi / Tell ’em, ‘Free the youth or we gon’ free the army’ / Pray no man can harm me, can’t no man can harm me.” The visual element juxtaposes these lines with images and footage of these people and moments.

In a recent interview with XXL, Chance detailed his upcoming album, Star Line Gallery, and noted that it will have a unique sound, which he says can’t be replicated.

“I don’t think it sounds like anybody else,” Chance said. “I actually know it doesn’t sound like anybody else. But it is very influenced by a culture and a lineage and a legacy that precedes me. You can expect it to be very Black. It’s not necessarily drenched in trauma or it doesn’t necessarily have that Black sense of humor. It’s really me and my travels, creating new friendships, getting better in my different art forms such as videography and cinematography. And it’s me just bearing witness to what I see and bearing who I am.”

You can watch the visual above.

600 Breezy Went On A “Drug Binge” To Cope With GF’s Suicide

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Rappers often speak about their addictions, and 600 Breezy knows all too well what it’s like being dependent on a drug. Like many of his Rap peers, he struggled with addiction, telling VladTV that at 6’5″, he got down to 170 pounds. Breezy is in a much healthier place these days, but he’s revisiting times in his life when he was close to allowing his addictions to overwhelm him. “I was a skeleton,” he recalled. It occurred after his girlfriend took her own life.

“I just went on a three, four-month, just drug binge,” the rapper admitted. “Literally, at my mom house, laying on the floor, balled up in a corner with my grandad’s ashes or my cousins. Just trying to feel their energy. I just wanted to understand life more, because it was just like, ‘Aight, my girl not here, I don’t want to be here no more.’” However, there were people in his life who stepped in to remind him of all he had to live for.

600 Breezy Decides To Push Through The Pain

“She was a great part of my life. She taught me a lot. I got a lot from her. As like, she was only in my life for two years so why end my life for—you know what I’m saying?” he said of deciding against suicide, himself. “Do something stupid when I got kids that I gotta raise forever. Even when they’re 30, I’m still gonna have to be in they life. I still got my mom, I do something to myself…my mom. You know, I had to really sit back and think. I just used the drugs to cope, just to be in a numbness. Then I have to snap out of it.”

In September 2022, it was revealed that Raven Jackson, 600 Breezy’s girlfriend of two years, committed suicide. He publicly grieved the loss at the time, sharing photos of them together on social media. Breezy also posted screenshots of their last text conversation that suggested Jackson was struggling mentally and had been for some time.

600 Breezy Drank “Pints” Of Lean

Additionally, 600 Breezy revealed that the drug use resulted in him having health problems. “I ain’t seen the gym in months. It’s just like, I just wanna do drugs and do drugs and do drugs and just be numb. But, that ain’t the way to go.” Even sitting for the VladTV interview, Breezy admitted he was still in pain. “It’s killing me,” he admitted. “I was drinking Lean. Like, pints.”

“I did nothing but drugs, ’cause it was like, it was nothin’ in this world that anybody could tell me about anything. I just lost my woman, I did everything with her. If I traveled to work, she came with me. She was with me like she was my child, every day. It go from every day, talkin’ and being with somebody and now, you know. It’s like, she’s just gone. I don’t got an explanation, I don’t got nothing.” Watch 600 Breezy speak about his grief below.

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Grandmaster Flash Praises GloRilla’s “F.N.F.”

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Grandmaster Flash recently had some enthusiastic praise for GloRilla’s hit song, “F.N.F. (Let’s Go).” Moreover, HipHopDX caught him at the 65th Grammy Awards this year and asked him if he heard the Memphis rising star. Not only did Flash acknowledge her current dominance in the game, but confessed that his children had tried to get him to listen to Glo. Of course, the interviewer took the chance to play him the song right there on the red carpet. As the hip-hop legend bobbed his head, laughed and hummed along to the track, one can tell he enjoyed himself. If the reaction didn’t solidify it, his subsequent words sure will.

“Okay GloRilla! This s**t sounds like fun too,” he exclaimed. “She’s talking shit and she’s having fun which is what Hip Hop should be. Word up! Okay, my kids… They were right.” In fact, just moments after hearing her for the first time, the two MCs performed together on the Grammys stage for hip-hop’s 50th anniversary celebration. Alongside legends like Rakim and Scarface, and with current titans like Lil Baby and Lil Uzi Vert, they blessed the awards ceremony with a bombastic tribute to the genre.

Grandmaster Flash Reacts To GloRilla’s Breakout Hit

However, this isn’t the first time that Grandmaster Flash gave his flowers to the new generation recently, particularly the new wave of female rappers. A few months ago, Coi Leray released her single “Players,” which samples the classic rap track “The Message.” Moreover, Flash had nothing but positive words to say about the flip of his classic track, made alongside The Furious Five. Also, they had dinner in New York City in November and had a great time. He even gave Coi a custom hoodie with the phrase “Girls Are Players Too” emblazoned in it. Some might see it as a bit backhanded, but Leray took it as a compliment nonetheless.

“It was nice meetin Coi,” Flash captioned his post recapping their meet-up. “We chopped it up about Life, Music, the Business and she comes back with great answers — the Lady knows what she wants. Had a blast with her, until next time kid Watch out for her @coileray.” For her part, the Trendsetter artist spoke on how Flash’s energy resulted in her first No. 1 hit. “This guy, he can give me a lot of knowledge if you really think about it,” she shared. “That song was so big and I do know how much that it impacted Hip-Hop. I thought it was dope how humble he is. He’s very positive and I love positive energy.” Stick around on HNHH for the latest on Grandmaster Flash, GloRilla, Coi Leray, and more generational respect and love in the game.

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Lady Gaga Sued By Woman Charged In Dog Theft For $500K Reward

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Jennifer McBride, who was charged as an accomplice in the theft of Lady Gaga’s dogs at gunpoint, now wants the singer to pay her the $500,000 reward that she promised to whoever found them. Moreover, authorities determined McBride had a hand in the crime, as she was allegedly dating the father of one of the men responsible for the assault. Still, she wants to force the singer to give her the reward in court. Furthermore, McBride maintains that the singer said she’d pay the reward “no questions asked” when she asked for help finding her dogs Koji and Gustav. For those unaware, two men stole these dogs at gunpoint from Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fischer.

The accomplice in the crime delivered Gaga’s dogs to her at the LAPD Olympic Community station on February 26, 2021, two days after her colleagues took them. Later, officials charged McBride in connection to the incident with receiving stolen property and being a post-facto accessory to the crime. While it seemed odd at first, the revelation of McBride’s romantic relationship with one of the culprits‘ father made it clearer. Afterwards, she pled no contest to her charged count of receiving stolen property and got two years of probation. Now, she not only wants the original $500,000, but wants to triple the amount in damages to $1.5 million for Gaga posting the “misleading” reward.

Dog Theft Accomplice Tries To Squeeze Lady Gaga For Cash

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 11: (Exclusive Coverage) Lady Gaga performs onstage during The Chromatica Ball Tour at Met Life Stadium on August 11, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)

Meanwhile. L.A. County Deputy District Attorney Michelle Hanisse told TMZ that McBride knew more than she leads on. For example, she claimed that McBride had full knowledge that the dogs were stolen when she returned them for the reward. In addition, Hanisse maintained that McBride knew the men responsible for the attack for years.

Not only that, but allegedly them and McBride roped her in because they thought, since she was a white woman, they thought they could get away with it. Hanisse also pointed out that McBride is still on probation and, if the singer suffered any financial loss, Gaga could seek financial restitution from McBride. Regardless of the conflicting accounts, lawsuits, and allegiances, return to HNHH for the latest big updates from Lady Gaga.

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