Month: August 2024

PnB Rock’s Mom Calls Out Son’s Alleged Killer For His “Ridiculous” Lies

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PnB Rock’s mother, Deannea Allen, went off on her son’s alleged killer, Freddie Trone, while speaking with Rolling Stone outside of the courtroom on Monday. The jury heard the 42-year-old suspect take the stand in the case earlier in the day. While testifying, he maintained his innocence and argued that a “different driver” took his Buick Enclave to the Roscoes House of Chicken and Waffles where Rock was shot and killed by his 17-year-old son.

“His lies are ridiculous. That is ridiculous. The surveillance should speak for itself,” Allen said. “They’re trying to say they had nothing to do with it. It’s unacceptable. My son was a beautiful person. He tried to take care of everyone. Our last conversation was a half-hour when he was on his way to California. He told me about all the good things he was doing. He was just trying to be better, a little more conscious.”

Read More: PnB Rock’s Alleged Killer Takes The Stand In The Rapper’s Murder Trial

Fans Mourn PnB Rock In Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, Tuesday, September 13, 2022 – A press conference is held near a growing memorial in the parking lot at Roscoes House of Chicken and Waffles where rapper PnB Rock was shot and killed while being robbed inside the restaurant. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

“I understand you’re trying to put together your story,” Trone said during the cross-examination, as caught by Rolling Stone. “I never had nothing to do with it, I wasn’t there, I didn’t tell nobody to do nothing, I didn’t hand nobody no gun.” Afterward, both sides presented closing arguments in the case.

Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Timothy Richardson told the jury: “Freddie Trone knew the dangers of sending his 17-year-old son in there with a ski mask, semiautomatic weapon and mission. This is the same time that a robbery and a murder is being committed, and you don’t want to tell the jury who [the driver] is? It’s because they don’t exist. It’s another lie.” Be on the lookout for further updates on PnB Rock and the murder trial on HotNewHipHop.

Read More: Judge In PnB Rock’s Murder Case Deems Alleged Teen Shooter Not Fit To Stand Trial

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Mr. Hotspot Breaks Down Steps To Clear Sought After Sample on Drake x Lil Yachty’s “Super Soak”

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For anyone who is still holding out hope to rock out to an official version the recently leaked track “Super Soak” by Drake and Lil Yachty, may be in luck. The unofficial low quality version has been creating buzz online, but it hasn’t been officially dropped due to a sample clearance issue. 

The song samples “Goodness Gracious” by Mr. Hotspot, who has outlined the conditions for its clearance.

He at least is making it known … Here’s what’s up.

During a recent TikTok Live session, Mr. Hotspot explained, “We recorded them a clean reference. We sent that in to them so hopefully, they re-record the clean reference and we come out with the clean ‘Goodness Gracious’ all together. It’s a process but it’ll be good for both of their brands like that and I’m blessed to work with children so we just gotta make it clean for them.”

Get this, talk about enlightenment, Mr. Hotspot, who recently underwent a religious conversion, emphasized the importance of clean lyrics for the sake of children. “We ain’t trying to hold them back from nothing but we just need the morals correct, that’s all,” he said.

ICYMI, the leak of “Super Soak” gained traction after Kai Cenat played it during one of his streams, prompting fans to rip the audio. Lil Yachty, speaking on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast, provided further context. “He went down, like, a Christian path,” Lil Yachty said, explaining that Mr. Hotspot wasn’t interested in financial compensation for the sample, leading Cenat to leak the track since there was no official release in sight.

Here’s how Yachty spoke on it further … ”I don’t think we got into money. He was like, ‘No.’ It was crazy. Everyone was like, ‘Are you serious?’” Yachty recounted, noting that despite the lack of clearance for DSP release, he and Drake could still profit from performing the song live. Yachty faced backlash for leaking the track, knowing Mr. Hotspot’s religious reasons for withholding official release approval.

For those who are not up to speed, “Super Soak” is the latest collaboration between Drake and Lil Yachty, following their October release of “Another Late Night” from Drake’s album “For All The Dogs.”

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Cardi B Caught On Video Making Threats in New York Towards “Bully” 

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Here we go, Cardi B has been making headlines recently in her personal life, most poignantly regarding her marriage and family but recently, footage emerged showing Cardi B in a heated confrontation with a woman on the streets of New York City.

Get this, the incident occurred around 1 a.m. on July 29 in midtown NYC. According to reports, a resident emerged from an apartment building, angrily shouting at people to leave and even kicking a Cybertruck. Cardi B, seated in a Black SUV and dressed in a pink tracksuit, leaned out of the window and threatened the woman, saying, “I’m recording you, b**ch, I’ll f**k you up for real.” The altercation ended when the woman eventually went back inside.

What’s wild is an eyewitness confirmed the details, telling The New York Post that people had gathered outside the building to take pictures. The resident who confronted the “Bodak Yellow” artist did so to inform the crowd that they couldn’t be there, which escalated the situation. “All of a sudden I heard Cardi B’s voice and I was like, ‘No way is that her,’” the witness recounted. “I turned around to see her and I was like, ‘No way, what the f**k?’ I walked over and I couldn’t believe it was Cardi B.”

Check this out, in an effort to provide context, a fan page posted a longer video of the incident on social media. “Since they wanna start narratives, here’s the full video of Cardi B in NYC,” they wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Originally one woman was arguing about a driveway, harassing other people and yelling. Cardi B stepped in because she didn’t like the harasser’s behavior towards others.”

Now naturally, Cardi B herself addressed the situation on social media, offering her perspective. “[B**ches] trying to be funny and make this something it’s not but I don’t care,” she wrote. “I don’t like when people think they can bully people for no reason. Like how you gonna do all that yelling, hit their car, AND call the cops all because they taking pictures in front of a building?!”

Hopefully cooler heads will prevail the next time this happens. Cardi has way too much to lose and her haters are well, haters. That part. 

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Chlöe’s ‘Trouble In Paradise’ Tracklist Reunites Her With Halle Bailey And Also Features Ty Dolla Sign And Anderson .Paak

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Uproxx cover star Chlöe made waves yesterday (August 5) when she shared the aquatic cover art for her upcoming album, Trouble In Paradise. As the project’s August 9 release date gets closer, Chlöe has unveiled the tracklist.

The tune on the 16-track album that most immediately stands out is “Want Me,” which features sister Halle Bailey and is therefore essentially a Chloe x Halle reunion. Also featured on the album are Ty Dolla Sign, Anderson .Paak, YG Marley, and Jeremih.

Fans have been waiting for this album for a few months now, as Chlöe announced the project at Coachella in April. As the tracklist indicates, Chlöe’s recently singles “FYS” and “Boy Bye” do indeed appear on the album.

Meanwhile, Chlöe unveiled some other new music last month via an appearance on Tinashe’s “Nasty Girl” remix.

Check out the Trouble In Paradise tracklist below.

Chlöe’s Trouble In Paradise Tracklist

1. “All I Got (Free Falling)”
2. “Might As Well” Feat. Ty Dolla Sign
3. “Boy Bye”
4. “Redemption”
5. “Temporarily Single”
6. “Rose”
7. “Favorite” Feat. Anderson .Paak
8. “Same Lingerie”
9. “Never Let You Go” Feat. YG Marley
10. “Want Me” Feat. Halle
11. “Moments”
12. “FYS”
13. “Nice Girls Finish Last”
14. “Strawberry Lemonade”
15. “Shake” Feat. Jeremih
16. “Somebody”

Trouble In Paradise is out 8/9 via Parkwood/Columbia. Find more information here.

Vybz Kartel Reveals His Biggest Priority Following Release From Prison

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After 13 years, Vybz Kartel and three co-defendants gained their release from Jamaican prison on July 31. Back in 2014, the court sentenced the dancehall legend to life in prison for the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. Williams was one of Kartel’s associates at the time. Kartel’s trial was the longest in the island’s history, lasting 65 days. Toward the end of the process, the jury suspected that a juror was offering bribes to the other jurors. That contributed to Vybz receiving a guilty verdict, though he always maintained his innocence.

This past March, a London appeals court threw out the defendants’ convictions. They stated that allowing the juror accused of bribery to continue serving led to a “miscarriage of justice.” The Jamaican Court of Appeal then decided a retrial wasn’t worth the effort and set the four men free. Besides the passage of time between trials, the court also cited Vybz’s poor health in their explanation. Vybz Kartel suffers from Graves’ disease and an undisclosed heart condition, likely in part from the poor conditions of the prison he served his term in. His doctor gave statements in court saying that his heart was in such bad shape that he could die in his sleep at any time. Now that he’s free, he wants to get healthier.

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Vybz Kartel Looking To Get Healthy After Prison Release

 
 
 
 
 
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“Just finished my morning workout […] I can’t overdo it yet […] You know what I say, fitness and family? That’s the greatest,” said Vybz Kartel in the video, clearly sweating from his workout. The 48-year-old is hopeful to get back to normal after his time in prison. In a recent interview with Fox 5 New York’s Lisa Evers, he mentioned that he also purchased a bike and a treadmill to “hit the ground running” in his fitness journey.

Kartel stayed active musically during his time in prison. Between 2011 and 2024, he released nearly two dozen mixtapes and albums. To celebrate his newfound freedom, he released First Week Out, a mixtape of loosies from the last few years of his career. Now that he’s back home, the artist is looking to turn his life around and get back to doing what he’s made his living doing best.

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Young Thug Delivers Strong Message In Court With His Outfit

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Young Thug wore a suit bearing the message, “Truly Humbled Under God,” in the courtroom for his latest hearing on Tuesday. His legal team previously argued that the “Thug” part of his name represents the slogan. “Most people think about a thug as a criminal, but to Jeffery, ‘thug’ had a different meaning,” Attorney Brian Steel argued back in November 2023. He also suggested the phrase, “Pushin P,” refers to “pushing positivity.”

Users on social media have been sharing plenty of laughs in response to the outfit. “How he managed to come up with the meaning of that word is beyond me,” one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Another joked: “It’s when the problems hit that we all remember God.” One more user remarked: “He know Trump getting him out first day in office.”

Read More: Donald Trump Accuses Fani Willis Of Treating Young Thug Unfairly

Young Thug Attends Release Party For “Punk”

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 12: Hip-hop artist Young Thug arrives at a release party for his new album “PUNK” at Delilah on October 12, 2021, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

The outfit choice comes after Former President Donald Trump voiced his support for Thug during an interview with Adin Ross on Monday. When the streamer remarked that District Attorney Fani Willis has been treating him unfairly, Trump agreed. “I heard that actually,” Trump responded. “So, I’ve heard about him and I’ve heard he’s being treated very unfairly by her [Willis] and I would tell her she’s gotta treat these patriots that are being all– it’s terrible. They’re going after them.” He concluded: “He’s gotta be treated fairly.” Trump also spoke on the Democratic Party’s decision to swap Joe Biden for Kamala Harris as well as his feelings on Kanye West and more.

Young Thug Shows Off “Truly Humbled Under God” Message

Check out the viral outfit choice from Tuesday’s court appearance on X above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Young Thug and the YSL RICO trial on HotNewHipHop.

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BossMan Dlow Responds To DJ Vlad’s Scamming Claims Amid Interview Debacle

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BossMan Dlow has quickly become a premier talent out of the Florida rap scene over the last year. Numerous hits such as “Talk My S***”, “Get In With Me”, and “Mr Pot Scraper” have propelled him to this level. Even more impressive, all of them are on his 2024 project Mr Beat The Road. With so much support, he took the tape on a short tour, too. This period early on figures to be the springboard that will eventually lead him to become even bigger. However, early success almost always comes with roadblocks and this week is an example of that. On top of allegedly being arrested, BossMan Dlow is also dealing with some accusations from the likes of DJ Vlad.

Over an hour ago, the journalist called out the rapper’s supposed manager, Chris Silvers, of being difficult to work with. Vlad was getting into talks to get the MC on his platform for an interview, but the money has been an issue. Allegedly, Silvers has been refusing to give back the deposit while trying to get four times the amount they agreed on. This led to Vlad putting them on blast, lending a warning to anyone else who had plans of organizing something in the future. “I want to warn everyone out there who is booking @bossman_dlow. We recently gave his manager Chris Silvers a small deposit for an interview. After getting the deposit, he asked for 4 times the agreed upon amount and refused to return the deposit.”

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BossMan Dlow & Vlad Go Back And Forth On X

Vlad then left off with, “D Low, you need to be a better Bossman and hire a real manager if you want to succeed in this business long-term”. But, according to the hitmaker, “My Manager @tymeoutt… It In All My Bio’s Never Heard of a mf Chris Silvers in my Life 😂😂😭”. However, DJ Vlad was quick to respond. “Yup – we were contacted from the same phone number that you listed on your official IG bio. Here is the proof. Like I said be a batter Bossman and get a real manager on your team.” So, someone is not telling the truth, or someone is impersonating as the rapper’s publicist.

What are your thoughts on BossMan Dlow claiming that Vlad is incorrect about who his manager is? Who do you believe is telling the truth right now? Do you think Dlow actually got arrested recently? If so what do you think it’s for? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding BossMan Dlow and DJ Vlad. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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MESSIAH! Gets Contemplative On Latest Album “The Villain Wins”

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MESSIAH!, an up-and-coming artist from Charlotte, North Carolina, dropped his third album, the villain wins, on August 2. MESSIAH! has enjoyed some success this year. Along with MAVI and ovrkast, he performed the track “Silent Heel” for On The Radar Radio. In July, he returned to the YouTube channel to freestyle. He proved himself as a lyricist, which he continues to do on his newest album. His words cut deep, and he provides listeners with the type of soul-baring introspection that his peers also specialize in. the villain wins features appearances from Niontay, Malaya, Vayda, and the aforementioned MAVI, a close collaborator. MAVI appeared on MESSIAH!’s previous albums as well, becoming a part of his story as a developing rapper.

The production is similar to what rappers like MAVI, Navy Blue, or Redveil are known for rapping over. Several people handled the beats, including Angelo LeRoi and ovrkast, the latter of whom has also worked with Earl Sweatshirt. Opener “my eyes!!” is a dark track that sounds like something that Earl himself would rap on, with MESSIAH! detailing how his struggles have forced him to grow up. The Malaya-featuring “burden of truth” feels a lot like something that would’ve been at home on an early Slum Village album. That contrast makes MESSIAH! unique, and his skill set will only continue to develop. At 25 minutes, the villain wins does not overstay its welcome, either. It’s personal, smooth, and engaging, making MESSIAH! an artist that hip-hop fans should keep an eye on. Especially if you’re a fan of any rappers previously mentioned. You can stream the villain wins below.

MESSIAH! – the villain wins

the villain wins tracklist:

my eyes!!
wipe down music (feat. Niontay)
our daily bread (feat. MAVI)
in the mourning
burden of truth (feat. Malaya)
dancing in the dark
dirt don’t hurt
song cry
god’s fav (feat. Vayda)
can’t stand it!!

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