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Put some major respect on their name. The LOX have announced getting the key to their city. The salute comes after Styles P, Sheek Louch and Jadakiss put on a memorable Verzuz battle. Styles explains just how much it means for them to receive the honor. The rap game is winning these days. The key […]
On Wednesday, Fredo Bang surprised fans by promising that he would be dropping a new project titled Murder Made Me this week. The album announcement came weeks after Fredo was arrested in Miami prior to his Rolling Loud performance. As previously reported, a warrant in Louisana led to the “Top” artist’s eventual arrest, and more in-depth information regarding his legal situation has yet to be revealed. Still, Fredo Bang made it a point to show his appreciation for his fans by offering up new music in his absence.
“I Want To Give My Fans This Album For Always Holding Me Down . Who Want It !?” he asked fans earlier this week.
It turns out that a lot of fans and artists wanted a new Fredo Bang project because that post quickly received over 41,000 comments and 134,000 likes. As a result, Fredo Bang delivered on his promise to drop Murder Made Me, and now fans can enjoy the 16-track project, which features guest appearances from Polo G, Coi Leray, BIG30, and Mozzy.
Check out Murder Made Me below and let us know if you’re feeling Fredo Bang’s new album.
Tracklist:
1. Throw da Set (Long Live Von)
2. Pray 4 Dem (Father Pt. 2)
3. Too Unfair
4. Bless His Soul (feat. Polo G)
5. Oou Oou (feat. Coi Leray)
6. Click Up
7. My Speed
8. Rada Rada
9. Street Team
10. Like Me
11. Gates Flow (Dangerous)
12. Love Sick
13. Shake-N-Bake (feat. BIG30)
14. Oppanese
15. War Time
16. Amen (feat. Mozzy)
The Department of Justice has charged nine suspects for their alleged involvement in an interstate gun trafficking operation that included weapons used in Blixky Gang music videos.
A Georgia resident, DuVaughn Wilson, is accused of acting as a “straw purchaser” to purchase approximately 87 guns on behalf of his codefendants. The crimes allegedly occurred between August 2020 and April 2021.
“Today’s arrests shut down the alleged gun pipeline of these nine defendants,” U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss said. “These arrests should also send a message to anyone who is thinking about illegally selling guns to New Yorkers or illegally bringing guns to New York: We and our law enforcement partners are watching. And we will prosecute gun traffickers to the fullest extent of the law.”
The full list of defendants included in the indictment shows, James Thomas (a.k.a. Spazz), Duvaughn Wilson (a.k.a. Dupree), Courtney Schloss (a.k.a. Bway/Balenci), Ken Alexander (a.k.a. Ryu), Argam Taj (a.k.a. Sour), Samuel Taj (a.k.a. Sosa), Christopher Machado (a.k.a. Chris Elite), Harlie Ramos (a.k.a. White Girl), and Jamel Thomas (a.k.a. Mel) have all been charged.
The indictment also cites the music video for “Word to Folk” as an example in which the guns can be seen.
Authorities say that three suspects remain at large.
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For the first time ever, Christian Bale was spotted on the set of his upcoming movie, Thor: Love and Thunder, this week in Malibu, California.
Known for his dramatic body transformations and diving deep into his characters, Bale was photographed in full costume wearing a dark silver and gray ensemble that covered his entire body. The actor also wore silver face paint, disguising his famous face and becoming pretty much unrecognizable. Check out the pics of Christian (below).
Little known is about the movie and its plot, other than Bale is set to play the film’s villain, Gorr the God Butcher. DailyMail claims “Christian’s character is an alien who hails from a planet afflicted by environmental calamities and whose prayers to the gods go unanswered. After the deaths of his parents and pregnant wife Gorr becomes violently opposed to the gods as a result of their indifference.”
Tessa Thompson, who is once again playing her role as Valkyrie in the movie, said back in March that she had read the script for the film and said it “is going to be fantastic.”
Look for Thor: Love and Thunder to be hitting theaters next year, May 6, 2022.
Last year Dominic Fike released his debut album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong, a record indicative of the dark-pop pathos that seems to be taking over culture in this era of global crisis and imposed isolation. Now, he’s expanding into a different medium while keeping the same energy by joining the cast of Euphoria for the show’s second season. In a new interview with Variety today, Fike talked about the process of auditioning for the show, not once but twice, actually landing a bigger role the second time around.
The character he’s slated to play in the second season of the show is a friend of characters played by Zendaya and Hunter Schafer, aka Rue and Jules. According to Fike, his two co-stars are “the nicest people ever.” As far as his own experience acting on the show, Fike said he’s been having an easy time of it — mostly because his character has a life story that’s relatable to the rising star. “I don’t have to do much acting,” he admitted. “He’s exactly like me. It’s shit I would say and sh*t I would do.” As far as Fike’s take on what it’s like to film on set? “It feels like a long music video.”
Check out his full interview with Variety here, and look for him on the next season of Euphoria.
Nas’ new album, King’s Disease II picks up right where part one left off, and this new installment has plenty of high-profile features to make it just as impactful as the first one. Since King Disease, which the legendary Queens rapper made with producer Hit-Boy, was the record that finally won him a Grammy after all these years, maybe he’s going for another with the second installment.
On board to help him in that potential quest is Eminem, on his first-ever collaboration with Nas, dropping bars so fire that people are losing their minds over his verses (including 50 Cent himself), and the one and only Ms. Lauryn Hill.
Though Lauryn has been back in the music world for a while now, she struggles with showing up late to her own shows, and that was the topic she wanted to broach on “Nobody,” her song with Nas. “My awareness like Keanu in The Matrix,” she rapped on the track. “I’m saving souls and ya’ll complaining about my lateness.”
Well, at least she’s aware of the problem… she just thinks fans should be more patient. Fair enough for a legend like her to ask for some grace in that area. Check out the song above.
Kawhi Leonard is one of the best players in the entire NBA and whenever he is healthy, he is a dominant force out on the court. The Clippers were in the midst of a huge playoff run this year when Leonard ended up going down with an ACL injury that is now being operated on. It is believed that Kawhi could miss the majority of next season, which does not bode well for the Clippers, moving forward.
At the start of free agency, Leonard opted not to use his $36 million player option, thus making him a free agent. Leonard knows he can get more from the Clippers if he renegotiates, and now, it looks like Leonard and the Clippers are nearing a new deal.
According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports, Leonard will be re-signing with the Clippers although there is no word on how much the contract is worth and for how long it will last. When Kawhi came to L.A., his purpose was to come home, which means it would have been weird for him to go elsewhere. At the end of the day, the Clippers are still contenders and Kawhi wants to build something special in his hometown.
With free agency marching forward, keep it locked to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you all of the latest updates from around the NBA.
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Lil Baby was reportedly an investor in the failed “Social Gloves” boxing event, according to a lawsuit from TikTokers Tayler Holder and Nate Wyatt against organizer Austin McBroom. McBroom, who is best known for the ACE Family YouTube vlog channel, promised hundreds of millions in earnings to investors for his event on June 12th. In reality, “Social Gloves: Battle of the Platforms” only sold 136,000 pay-per-view tickets for packages between $49.99 and $89.99.
The lawsuit reveals that Baby and Brooklyn Nets star James Harden combined to put $2 million into the lackluster pay-per-view. Investor material claimed that the event would bring in $200 million to $500 million.
Page Six reports that Harden claims he is owed roughly $2.4 million.
The pay-per-view featured fights between Six YouTubers, including McBroom, and six TikTokers. They compared expectations to the Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather fight.
After the underwhelming performance, legal representatives for Simply Greatness Productions sent a letter to creditors: “In light of the apparent underperformance of the Event, our firm has been retained to represent SGP in connection with either a workout of the claims of all of its creditors or if a workout is not feasible a likely bankruptcy filing.”
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Earlier this week, it was revealed that Dwight Howard would be going back to the Los Angeles Lakers, for the third time. Howard signed with the Lakers early last decade when Kobe Bryant was on the team, and while he wasn’t successful out in L.A., he decided the experience was good enough to come back in 2019. In his second stint with the Lakers, Howard had a huge career resurgence and even helped the team win a title.
Last year, Howard played for the Philadelphia 76ers and there is no denying that his experience with the Sixers was underwhelming in comparison. With this in mind, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that Howard would want to leave Philly for a chance at another title in Los Angeles.
In a recent Instagram Live session, Howard was asked about his decision to come back to Los Angeles and why he ultimately chose to take that course of action. As Howard explains, the city of Los Angeles is simply too kind to him and that he always wanted to return.
“This is my home, I just went on vacation,” Howard said. He also went on to note that he does not care about being a starter this year and that all he wants to do is win games.
The Lakers are expected to be a contender next season and with all of the veterans on the roster, you can’t say this team lacks experience.
