Month: June 2024

Stephen A. Smith Claps Back At Monica McNutt, Takes Credit For Her Success

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Yesterday, ESPN basketball analyst Monica McNutt called out Stephen A. Smith during First Take while debating the WNBA. Monday’s First Take included a contentious conversation between Shannon Sharpe, Monica McNutt, and Stephen A. Smith over the hard foul on Caitlin Clark. McNutt criticized Stephen A. in her closing remarks for waiting until this year to bring up the WNBA. Stephen A. Smith was left stunned and clearly outdone by Monica’s fair criticism. She responded to Smith saying, , “Stephen A., respectfully, with your platform, you could have been doing this three years ago if you wanted to.”  

It came after Stephen A. Smith was taking credit for covering women’s sports before anybody else, and McNutt checked him on that fact. Now Stephen A. Smith has responded. Stephen A. Smith is refusing to accept Monica McNutt’s remarks. Later yesterday evening, on his podcast, the ESPN personality addressed the jabs the two had exchanged on “First Take” on Monday. Stephen A. Smith went at Monica McNutt’s credibility while also simultaneously praising her, kind of like when someone says “no offense” before saying something offensive. Overall, the dig really got to Stephen A., but he is not taking it well.

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Stephen A. Smith Responds To Monica McNutt

After going on a long tirade about Clark’s influence on the WNBA, Stephen A. Smith addressed the argument with McNutt, claiming that her remarks on the ESPN debate program “absolutely shocked” him. Stephen A. then took responsibility for several ESPN women’s careers saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, I am the executive producer of First Take. You ever heard of Monica McNutt? You have now. Because she’s on First Take a lot. Chiney Ogwumike, absolutely wonderful, spectacular basketball analyst. … ask her how it’s been to be on First Take. How about Andraya Carter? Who’s a rising star in this business. How much do you think First Take helped that? What about Kimberley Martin? What about Molly Qerim herself?”

Smith went on to criticize the individuals from whom he had “taken a lot of s–t” before describing what he believed McNutt to have said about him as “factually incorrect” and “highly offensive.” He continued, “I challenge anybody to find a show on sports television that discusses women’s issues that discuss the WNBA, or women’s sports that highlights and profiles female analysts more than ‘First Take.’ It’s been going on for years.” Smith said that even if McNutt and he disagreed, he would still “support” each other. Overall, it might have been an overreaction from Stephen A. Smith.

Read More: Stephen A Smith Calls Out Clippers Star Kawhi Leonard: “He’s The Worst Superstar In Sports”

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Murda Mook Goes After “Bozo” Joe Budden For Joking About His Recent Arrest: “That’s A Special Kind Of Hate”

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Murda Mook voiced his frustration with Joe Budden during a recent appearance on the Uppercut Podcast. He took issue with Budden making jokes about the size of his apartment in response to his arrest back in February. He says it takes a “special kind of hate” to make jokes at a time like that and never check to make sure the person is alright. At the time, NYPD officers came to his residence to investigate an accusation that he scratched his daughter’s arm. Mook documented the incident on Instagram Live.

“Joe is a bozo,” he said on the podcast. “I thought me and Joe was all right. I ain’t know it was like that. He didn’t call to check and see if a n***a was alive or not. You know, it’s crazy a n***a want to worry about how you living, and [not] worry about if you living. Think about that. That’s wild.”  

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Murda Mook & Joe Budden Meet Up At The BET Hip Hop Awards

ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 29: Murda Mook and Joe Budden attend the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on September 29, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images for BET)

“That’s a special kind of hate,” Mook added. “You watching something happen that we stand up and march for. Police kill motherf*ckers all the time. We seen sh*t was going wrong. When you seen that, as a Black man, you supposed to be concerned about the person. Especially if you thought you was cool. You can roast them later. Find out if the n***a breathing first. That’s how real n****s do it. But that separates who is who and where we from.” He also went on to criticize Budden for not speaking on the allegations against Diddy sooner.

Murda Mook Speaks On Joe Budden

As for Budden’s jokes, he compared Mook’s apartment to a “box” and advised him to move. Check out Mook’s full response above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Murda Mook on HotNewHipHop.

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Eminem Returns With “Houdini”: 5 Standout Bars

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After nearly 4 years, Eminem has finally returned with the promise of a new solo album titled The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). The rapper confirmed that it will drop this summer. It has been marketed with several viral promotional videos and photos in the style of a crime documentary. Eminem’s lead single for the album, “Houdini” was released over the weekend, along with an off-the-wall music video that saw the rapper revisiting his roots. As always, Eminem’s new single has a ton of strange, bizarre, and patently out-of-pocket bars for us to examine. Without any further preamble, let’s dive into Eminem’s bars on “Houdini” and examine their structure and meaning.

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1. Megan Thee Stallion Catches A Backhanded Shout Out

Throughout Eminem’s entire career, the Detroit native has been known to call out his peers and contemporaries with humorous jabs. In “Houdini,” it seems clear that Eminem holds fellow rap megastar Megan Thee Stallion in high regard, as he wonders aloud whether the Houston hottie would be willing to appear on a track with him. Towards the beginning of the song, Eminem raps “If I was to ask for Megan Thee Stallion if she would collab with me/ Would I really have a shot at a feat?”

This bar clearly references the incident where Meg was shot in the foot by her former partner Tory Lanez, which some fans on the internet have interpreted as a diss. Fortunately, it’s obvious that Eminem holds no genuine bad blood for Meg, as his diss bars tend to be significantly more scathing. You’d never catch the 51-year-old pondering the likelihood of a Benzino feature, that’s for sure.

2. The Bridge Offers Some Classic Eminem Insight

Later in “Houdini,” Eminem places a mirror on the world around him, by questioning “Sometimes I wonder what the old me would say/ If he could see the way sh** is today/ He’d probably say that everything is gay/ (Like happy) What’s my name, what’s my name?” Indeed, the old Marshall Mathers LP era Eminem would surely use the word “gay,” or a few other choice homophobic slurs to describe the state of modern media and pop culture.

LGBTQ activist groups frequently boycotted Eminem during the early years of his career, as many viewed his rampant use of homophobic slurs as highly offensive. Today, Eminem has stopped using slurs in his music, and has become a true ally to the LGBTQ cause, especially considering one of his own children identifies as non-binary.

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3. It Wouldn’t Be An Eminem Song Without Puns

Eminem tends to utilize a lot of puns and silly wordplay in his rhymes, and “Houdini” is no exception. In the song, he makes reference to R. Kelly’s 2002 child pornography trial, which infamously saw the R&B legend filming himself while urinating on a 14-year-old girl. Eminem raps “In the coupe leaning back my seat/ Bumpin’ R. Kelly’s favorite group – the black guy pee’s.” Here, Eminem uses the phrase “black guy pees” as a humorous homonym for the band Black Eyed Peas. The bar isn’t much of a thinker, but it has made a splash with fans for its funny absurdity, proving that the “Lose Yourself” rapper has not lost his sense of humor.

4. One Of The More Confusing Bars Has Social Media In An Uproar

As previously stated, Eminem has a spotty relationship with the LGBTQ community, exemplified by many problematic lyrics spoken over the course of his career. In “Houdini,” Eminem makes a bizarre reference to trans identities with the bar “My transgender cat’s Siamese/ Identifies as black, but acts Chinese.” Users on social media have whipped themselves into a fervor trying to determine the meaning of this bar, and, perhaps more importantly, trying to decipher if it is transphobic. While the simplest explanation is that Siamese cats hail from Asia and often have black faces, some fans have taken to performing mental gymnastics to explain the lyric. For now, there’s no real way to be certain about the line’s true meaning.

5. Eminem Isn’t Holding Back, Even For His Own Kids

Toward the very end of “Houdini,” Eminem launches into a tirade of insults, maligning his friends and collaborators. In fact, Eminem’s own kids catch a stray. Closing out the final verse, Em spits “I’ll probably get sh** for that/ But you can all suck my d***, in fact/ F*** them, f*** Dre, f*** Jimmy, f*** me, f*** you/ F*** my own kids, they’re brats!” In the music video, this bar is accompanied by a shot of Eminem giving the middle finger to his children via FaceTime.

While “Houdini” showcases Eminem’s wacky early 2000s style, the video offers a wide array of insight into the concept of the Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) album. If the tone and narrative of the video is anything to go off of, this project may just pan out to be one of Eminem’s funniest and most fascinating works of the last two decades.

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Brother Marquis Of The Legendary 2 Live Crew Passes Away At 57

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The entire Hip Hop community is saddened after learning of the passing of Brother Marquis of the 2 Live Crew, who reportedly died yesterday(June 3), according to the group’s social media accounts. Marquis was 57 years old.

There is still no report on Marquis’ cause of death however, it has been reported that he died from natural causes and foul play is not suspected in his death.

Marquis, whose real name is Mark Ross, joined 2 Live Crew along with DJ Mr. Mixx, Fresh Kid Ice and Luke Skyywalker in the ’86. Marquis was definitely a part of the group’s hey day, appearing on albums The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are, Move Somethin’, As Nasty As They Wanna Be, Banned in the U.S.A. and As Nasty as They Wanna Be Part II.

Marquis will forever be a part of the 2 Live Crew legacy and will forever be remembered in the history of Hip Hop. Condolences to his friends and family from the Northstar Group/The Source Magazine.

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Today In Hip Hop History: Nas Dropped “If I Ruled The World(Imagine That)” Single Feat. Lauryn Hill 28 Years Ago

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On this date in 1996, Nas released the monumental “If I Ruled The World” single featuring the illustrious Lauryn Hill, which appeared on his sophomore album It Was Written on the Columbia label. If I Ruled The World was a remake of Kurtis Blow’s 1985 hit with the same name, which spawned from the Krush Groove movie soundtrack.

Produced by Trackmasters, If I Ruled The World was sampled directly from Whodini’s “Friends” song, was actually the very first song that Lauryn Hill performed outside of The Fugees camp.

Commercially, If I Ruled The World was a mainstream success, reaching number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while it also peaked in the top 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. In total, the single reached the top ten in eight countries. It received a nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. “If I Ruled the World” also became Nas’ first platinum single, receiving its certification in June 2021.

Salute to NAs, Ms. Hill, The Trackmasters, Hype Williams for the video and everyone else responsible for help making this a piece of Hip Hop history!

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Kanye West Sued For Sexual Harassment, Breach Of Contract, And Wrongful Termination By His Ex-Assistant

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With a lawsuit alleging mistreatment at Donda Academy already in motion, Kanye West just received another lawsuit, making it his second in three months. The musician and fashion designer was sued for sexual harassment by his former assistant according to TMZ. Lauren Pisciotta also accuses West of breach of contract, wrongful termination, and hostile work environment.

Pisciotta, a former OnlyFans model, was hired by West in July 2021 after they met when West was putting together a fashion line. She also says she collaborated with him and worked on three songs on West’s Donda album.

Pisciotta says that West approached her after these collaborations and asked her to delete her OnlyFans account, citing his desire for her to be “God like.” West promised to pay her a $1 million per year if she did, so Pisciotta agreed. However, according to Pisciotta, things went left shortly after. She claims that she received a series of vulgar texts from West, like this one:

“See my problem is I be wanting to f*ck but then after I f*ck I want a girl to tell me how hard they been f*cked while I’m f*cking them. Then I want her to cheat on me …”

And this one:

“Is my d*** racist? It is. This f*cking racist d*** of mine. I going to beat this f*cking racist d*** for being f*cking racist. I’m going to stare at pictures of white woman with black asses and beat the sh*t out of my racist d*** … Beating the sh*t out of his big black c***.”

Pisciotta also accusses West of masturbating while on the phone with her and asking her if she could guess what he was doing. She claims West was also fixated on the size of her boyfriend’s penis. The lawsuit states that Pisciotta received a slew of text messages, sexual videos, and sexual photos from West, including two videos of him having sex with a model. After all of this, Pisciotta was promoted to Chief Staff for West’s companies with a salary of $4 million. It was short-lived, however, as Pisciotta was fired in October 2022. She claims she was offered a $3 million severance that she accepted by never received.

TMZ reached out to West’s representatives for comments, but as of press time, they have yet to receive a response.

Chance The Rapper Releases Snippet Of Possible “Star Line” Single & Fans Are Head Over Heels For It

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Chance the Rapper certainly dug himself into a deep hole when he dropped his debut studio album The Big Day. The 2019 project did boast quite an impressive feature list of Smino, Nicki Minaj, Lil Durk, Gucci Mane to even Shawn Mendes. However, after a successful run of mixtapes — Coloring Book (2016), Acid Rap (2013), and 10 Day (2012) — fans were expecting greatness. But nearly everyone was left lost and extremely disappointed. After that, the once beloved figure from Chicago was viewed as washed up. The mood does seem to be changing around Chance the Rapper, though, especially with these new singles and snippets.

After a long run of features for about three years, 2022 saw him drop some new solo material. From songs like “Child of God” to the most recent “Together”, these singles are possible cuts for Star Line. Sometimes called Star Line Gallery, it has been getting a lot of hype thanks to Chance’s improved performances. Even his “Writing Exercise” loosies have people excited again and rightfully so.

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Chance Receives Nothing But Love For His Snippet

The hip-hop world is still awaiting a release date for Star Line. But there is no reason not to believe that it could drop in 2024. Even though we greedily want a concrete answer, Chance is keeping us full with these sporadic releases, including this most recent snippet above. It has been making the rounds online and it sees the veteran bring some dizzying flows and a little comedy to a drum-heavy beat. If this is the type of music we will receive, then Chance will have no problem reingratiating himself.

What are your thoughts on this new snippet from Chance the Rapper? Do you think that this upcoming project will be his best body of work, why or why not? Is this the best snippet/song you have heard for Star Line? If this album is great, will it put him back near the top of the list for best rappers out right now? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Chance the Rapper. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Cardi B Promises To “Never Change The Way I Talk” Amid Criticism Of Her Accent

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Cardi B says she’ll never change the way she talks after a fan on X (formerly Twitter) asked whether criticism of her accent is racist. The comments come after BIA joked that Cardi speaks like she’s in the “second grade” during her new song, “Sue Meee?”

The conversation on X began when one user wrote: “At what point does making fun of Cardi B’s speech patterns become racist?” Cardi retweeted the post while adding: “Awwwww thanks for defending me [pleading face emoji]. FCK THEM. I will never change the way I talk. I became famous from that, just being myself! Then I started making music and became a millionaire out of it. THIS IS A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR ACCENT BABBYY OKKKKRRR.”

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Cardi B Attends The Met Gala

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Cardi B attends the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

As for BIA’s remarks, they came amid her ongoing feud with Cardi. While the two have been at odds for at least a year, Cardi added fuel to the fire by dissing BIA on the new remix of Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla’s “Wanna Be.” After the two then traded shots on social media, BIA responded with “Sue Meee?” as a full diss track aimed at Cardi. “You should be home with your kids ’cause b*tch, you speak like second grade,” BIA raps. Cardi confirmed she was working on a response to the song when fans called on her to get active on X. “I’m hopping in the booth after I go to the gym, do this Zoom and get my pedi… GET OFF YOUR BREAK AND MAKE ME A CHEESEBURGER,” she replied to one user.

Cardi B Responds To Critics Of Her Accent

Check out Cardi’s post regarding her accent on X above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Cardi B on HotNewHipHop.

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Boosie Badazz Relives The Time Adin Ross Tried To Ambush Him With Charleston White

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Boosie Badazz is someone who has found himself in some bizarre situations in the past. Overall, he has also feuded with people online and sometimes, these beefs get a bit out of hand. One person who he seems to dislike quite a bit is none other than Charleston White. As many of you already know, White is a provocateur of sorts. He frequently makes out-of-pocket comments, and on more than one occasion, he has been able to go viral off of this strategy.

Recently, Boosie found himself in a situation where he was almost ambushed with an appearance from White. As the story goes, Boosie was going to be on stream with Adin Ross. However, Ross noted that White would be coming on stream, and that put an end to their collaboration. If you remember correctly, Vlad spoke up about this, noting that it was disgusting that Ross would try that with Boosie, while also looking to platform someone who was anti-semitic.

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Boosie Badazz Speaks To Vlad

In a recent interview with Boosie, Vlad spoke about the Ross situation. In the end, they just rehashed what went down, and how Boosie was not happy with the situation. Moreover, Vlad noted that Ross has a massive platform and needs to be careful with how he uses it. Ross has brought numerous rappers on stream at this point, but at times, has shown a lack of care when it comes to handling sticky situations. Only time will tell whether or not the streamer matures and learns from these moments.

Let us know what you think about this entire situation, in the comments section down below. Do you believe what Adin Ross did was foul? What do you make of content creators doing anything possible just for a possible viral moment? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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