Month: February 2023

Damian Lillard Went Full Dame D.O.L.L.A. While The Trail Blazers Were Stuck On A Plane For Seven Hours

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Damian Lillard February 2023
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Damian Lillard won the Three-Point Contest at the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend last Saturday, February 18, and the Portland Trail Blazers’ leading man drained a shot from beyond half-court with ease in the following day’s All-Star Game. But that only scratches the surface of Dame’s range.

According to TMZ, The Blazers were scheduled to fly from Portland to Sacramento, California for their matchup with the Kings tonight, February 23, “but a severe snowstorm delayed their chartered flight for seven hours” last night, February 22.

While stranded, Lillard transformed into Dame D.O.L.L.A., his musical alter ego, to spit a freestyle over the beat to GloRilla’s “Tomorrow 2” remix featuring Cardi B (as noted by TMZ).

Lillard posted the video to his Instagram with the caption, “When you stuck on the plane for 7 hours and the flight get canceled [shrug emoji] … guess we try again TOMORROW [cry-laughing emojis]”:

“How the f*ck we stuck up in the snow? Guess we fly this b*tch tomorrow,” Dame rapped while reading from his phone. Later in the freestyle, he referenced his “Dame Time” nickname — “I’ma tap my wrist, it’s Dame Time / I give them fits” — and cleverly demanded, “Captain, let me in the pit!”

Lillard has been delivering cold bars for years, and he’s a respected rapper by his NBA peers and rap legends alike.

His debut project, The Letter “O,” arrived in 2016, and it housed collaborations with Lil Wayne and Jamie Foxx. Confirmed (2017), Big D.O.L.L.A. (2019), Live From The Bubble (2020) and Different On Levels The Lord Allowed (2021) followed suit. Wayne, Blxst, Mozzy, Q-Tip, and Raphael Saadiq were among the featured artists on Different On Levels The Lord Allowed.

Dame’s most recent offering also included “Kobe” featuring Derrick Milano and Snoop Dogg, a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant that appeared on the NBA 2K21 soundtrack.

Ben Stein’s Aunt Jemima Comment Receives Backlash: Watch

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Twitter’s cancel culture may be targeting lawyer and comedian Ben Stein next. The 78-year-old shared a video of his secret “breakest-for-dinner” weapon, Aunt Jemima’s syrup, but unknowingly sparked controversy. When speaking on the syrup Stein notes, “now this used to show a large African-American woman chef.” The writer also mentions, “but because of the inherent racism in American’s corporate culture, they decided to make it a white person, or maybe no person at all.” But, what made Twitter users stab at Stein was his following comment on how he preferred when the bottle featured “a black person showing their incredible skill at making pancakes.”

After receiving years of backlash, the Aunt Jemima brand switched its logo and name in 2021. Critics were especially upset with the character logo, which they considered to be racially insensitive. Now going by Pearl Milling Company, parent company PepsiCo had announced that they are working to “ensure the new brand was developed with inclusivity in mind.”

Following in suit of other famous names who’ve been called out for inappropriate remarks, Stein was shut down on Twitter. “He turned out to be such a disappointment. I thought he was smart,” one user tweeted. Another added, “oh but I bet his ass would be screaming antisemitism if you clap back a Jewish trope.” While many threw backlash against the former speechwriter for Nixon, some gave him the benefit of doubt. “The syrup was better then, because it had more real maple syrup in it! I don’t know if he’s unwoke or just making a statement,” said one user.

Another prominent figure currently being called out for vocalizing controversial opinions is Kanye West, whose antisemitic remarks made him a target for Twitter roasts. The Anti-Defamation League recently reported that Ye’s “bigoted rants” were linked to 30 hate crimes across America. With Stein’s video garnering millions of views, it’s easy to see why Twitter users are quick to shame his seemingly racist comments. We’ve added some of the reactions for you to check out down below. As always, keep in touch with HNHH for the hottest news in hip-hop and pop culture.

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Jermaine Dupri Doubles Down On 106 & Park Statement

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So So Def CEO Jermaine Dupri has continued to appear on a string of podcasts throughout his latest press run. In December, the esteemed label head visited The Goats And Underdogs show to speak on his longtime career when Bow Wow was brought up. Dupri, who was an essential component in Bow’s rise to fame, alleged he created the legendary 106 & Park show for the young rhymer. BET’s popular 2000’s music video countdown series was originally hosted by personalities A.J. Calloway and Free Marie. Bow Wow began hosting after a search for A.J. and Free’s replacements in October 2012.

The VERZUZ performer doubled down on the statement in his latest interview with the I Am Athlete podcast. The goated musician retold the story of how he went to BET’s now-former Music Programming lead to discuss a new show. “106 & Park was created by me,” Jermaine Dupri reminds the cast. “I went to Stephen Hill at BET and told him, ‘Listen. MTV has a TV show called TRL. They let the Backstreet Boys, and N’SYNC, and all these boys come on there and that’s they[‘re] show. I said ‘Yo, we need this in Black music.’” When asked by Hill who he thought would be up for the task, Dupri didn’t hesitate to throw Lil Bow Wow’s name in the hat.

Jermaine Dupri Stands On 106 & Park Comments

”He ain’t know what Bow Wow was gonna be. We put out ‘Bounce With Me’ and they created 106 & Park,” Jermaine Dupri continues. “That’s why I named Bow Wow ‘Mr. 106 & Park,’ because I created the show. I basically told them ‘You gotta do this.’” Upon hearing the news, Bow Wow denied Dupri’s involvement completely, which sparked outrage from former label mate Da Brat. The rapper blasted Bow “for being so rude and disrespectful” towards the man who made him a “complete star.”

Towards the end of the clip, Jermaine Dupri adds that he ”brought young n***as to Hip-Hop.” “I brought that energy to Hip-Hop. There has never been anybody younger than Kris Kross and Bow Wow, that sold more records than Kris’s Kross and Bow Wow.” Despite their back and forth, Dupri still believes Bow doesn’t receive enough recognition for kicking off “lil” artists. His list cites Chris Brown, Omarion, and even Lil Uzi Very. “There was no ‘lil’s’ before Bow Wow,” he ends.

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Gisele Bündchen Looks Unrecognizable In Vogue Cover Feature

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Gisele Bündchen just put on a stunning new look for her latest Vogue cover feature, her first since her divorce from Tom Brady. Moreover, she showed off her hair, painted a deep shade of red, and wore some subtle but eye-catching makeup. Furthermore, she tied it all together with a sheer red dress, and all those elements render her unrecognizable. Her look is all Maison Valentino with matching red nails, Kenneth Jay Lane earrings and Patricia von Musulin bracelets. Overall, her cover (which releases on February 28) stuck to “daring” as a theme, as more snaps from the magazine show some more crazy looks.

In addition to her literal cover image, the 42-year-old posed in a Saint Laurent lambskin jacket and a body-hugging viscose dress. Also, she made sure to accessorize in style with silver earrings and bracelets, both from Patricia Von Musulin as well. Other looks she pulled off were a Dolce & Gabbana silk veil dress, a Givenchy lace bra, a satin trench coat, and an Off-White sleeveless dress. While she harkened back to some classic looks and the usual glamour, most of her offerings in the magazine remained unorthodox.

Gisele’s Vogue Cover

Meanwhile, this is Bündchen’s first Vogue cover since her divorce from Tom Brady finalized. The former NFL quarterback, 45, officially divorced after 13 years of marriage in October of last year. Furthermore, official paperwork of the proceedings obtained by People indicate that they declared the marriage to be “irretrievably broken.” Moreover, the former New England Patriot and Tampa Bay Buccaneer spoke on the split via Instagram.

“In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage,” he wrote. “We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together. Doing so is, of course, painful and difficult, like it is for so many people who go through the same thing every day around the world. However we wish only the best for each other as we pursue whatever new chapters in our lives that are yet to be written.” For her part, Gisele commented on his post with some words of her own. “Wishing you only wonderful things in this new chapter of your life,” she commented, adding a prayer-hands emoji. Regardless of your take on them, log back into HNHH for the latest on Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady.

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Drake Ponder His “Graceful Exit” With Lil Yachty

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A brief snippet of an interview between Drake and Lil Yachty has Hip Hop fans talking. Drake has been instrumental in creating some of the most memorable music moments within the last two decades. If his latest soundbite is to be believed, he’s working on stepping away from the industry spotlight. It’s something that seems farfetched, considering the Toronto icon has been floating at the top since his first hit. He’s gone on to be recognized as one of the best to ever do it, so his fans are in a bit of a panic.

Drizzy and Yachty sat down for Futuremood, the latter’s sunglass company. The Let’s Start Here rapper teased his episode by sharing the clip on Instagram. “A Moody Conversation ‘ / Me interviewing my best friend drizzy drake for my sunglass company @futuremoodstudios ✨full interview tmmr ✨,” wrote Yachty. In it, Drake seemingly discussed the next phase of his career.

Is Drake Looking To Close Out His Music Career?
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 22: Drake and Lil Yachty attend 21 Savage’s Freaknik22: The Sequel at Underground Atlanta on October 22, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/ GettyImages)

“I think I’m at the point now where I just wanna, like, I feel like maybe we talked about this the other day,” said Drake. “But I feel like I’m kind of introducing the concept in my mind of a graceful exit.” The clip swiftly ends, but it sparked a discussion about whether or not this would be the OVO mogul’s time to bow out. However, it must be noted that this is, of course, a teaser, so Drake could be talking about bowing out of just about anything.

Meanwhile, Lil Yachty’s appearance on Rap Radar will surface this week. During the conversation, he spoke about his artistry and the controversy surrounding comments about being taken seriously as an artist. “People took it as me trying to say like, ‘Oh, I hate when rappers say I wanna be taken seriously as an artist.’ As if I was saying that, like, Rap isn’t being—you’re not serious if you’re a rapper. That’s not what I meant.”

Lil Yachty Expounds On Comments About Artistry

“I mean, specifically, I do more than rap,” he continued. “For a long time in my career, I wanted to be taken seriously as a rapper. And I said that. And I would go and try and do radio interviews, freestyles, whatever, just ’cause I wanted that. I did Michigan Boy Boat, I did things. That’s when I was trying to prove I’m a rapper. But I’m past that. Now, I’m proving I’m an artist.”

50 Cent Trolls T.I. & Boosie Badazz With Hilarious Judge Mathis Edit

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50 Cent’s now chimed in on the ongoing issues between Boosie Badazz and T.I. During his interview with VladTV, Boosie said he was disappointed in T.I.’s admission that he told on his dead cousin. “If he did that, you’re a fuckin’ rat, too,” he said. “I don’t spare no-mothafuckin’-body… if you cooperate with law enforcement to get you out of trouble… that means you’re a rat,” he added. Then, he stated that their joint project was not going to come out.

T.I. not only addressed Booosie directly but he tried to clear the air surrounding whether or not he snitched. He said that there’s no paperwork indicating that he ratted and his comments were hypothetical. “Off of that conversation, I created a set of circumstances and I thought that the embellishment was clear when I said, ‘I talked to my cousin’… It was humor, sarcasm, and satire, it escaped them,” he said. Still, the Internet continued to troll T.I., including 50 Cent who revisited a G-Unit song addressing Tip’s 2007 arrest.

50 Cent Revisits “You So Tough”

50 Cent hit the ‘Gram with an edit of T.I.’s expediTIously clip and Boosie’s Vlad interview, placed in Judge Mathis’s courtroom. The edit weaves together Tip’s comments about telling on his dead cousin and Boosie’s hilarious commentary. However, Fif captioned the post with lyrics from his verse on G-Unit’s “You So Tough.” “I said i got the best lawyers money can buy, they said woulda got me 10 or maybe 9, I said well how do you explain how homie breezed, They said you keep ya mouth shut or you eat the cheese. YOU SO TUFF,” he wrote. 

Fif’s verse on “You So Tough” arrived in 2008 and directly addressed T.I.’s weapons arrest at the time. Tip caught federal gun charges ahead of the 2007 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Reports claim that his bodyguard delivered him two silencers and three machine guns for $12K. Since Tip is a convicted felon, he isn’t allowed to own weapons. Though Fif mentioned in the song that these type of charges would lead to 10 years at best, T.I. got his sentence reduced to one year and $250K fine. Check out 50 Cent’s post above. 

Khloe Kardashian Sued By Ex-Assistant, Denies Not Compensating Him

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Khloe Kardashian is seemingly under fire after being sued by her former household assistant. Matthew Manhard, who had worked for the 38-year-old from January 2019 until November 2022, had sustained a knee injury that kept him out of work. He claims that the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star had fired him upon returning to the job. Accordingly, Manhard is suing Kardashian in violation of multiple California labor laws. He goes as far as to call his former working conditions a “nightmare,” TMZ reports.

Legal representatives for Kardashian remain unwavering by these accusations. According to the case files obtained by the news outlet, one rep stated, “it’s unfortunate to learn that a former employee would choose to go this route. Matthew was properly classified and compensated for his role.” Manhard’s injury kept him from working from May to November of 2022. The legal team reflected, “toward the end of his employment, he was on a leave of absence for an extended period of time and the role eventually needed to be replaced. We will not tolerate false accusations and will prove that this is a frivolous lawsuit.” Needless to say, Kardashian’s lawyers are fighting back hard.

Kardashian’s Former Assistant Claims Working Conditions Were A “Nightmare”

Khloe Kardashian and momager Kris Jenner. (Photo by RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images via Getty)

According to Manhard’s “accusations,” being Kardashian’s household assistant was a far-from-easy task. He claims that he’d often work 12-hour shifts without being compensated for overtime hours. Additionally, these shifts were often packed with back-to-back tasks, not allowing Manhard to take legally required breaks.

While the fate of Manhard’s case is yet to be decided, this is not the first time that a member of the Kardashian clan has faced a lawsuit. Previously, the family battled with Blac Chyna over $100 million. Chyna took the Kardashian-Jenners to court last year over the cancellation of the Rob & Chyna series. The court ruled in the favor of the reality television moguls. But even with facing haters chasing after their money, this iconic family remains unfazed. The Kardashians season 3 has been renewed by Hulu and Disney+, with a release date yet to be announced. For more news on the latest in hip-hop and pop culture, be sure to check out HNHH.

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