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Lil Baby Posts Release Date For Collab Album With Lil Durk, But Quickly Deletes It

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Lil Baby revealed the release date of his collaborative album with Lil Durk, Voice of the Heroes, on Instagram, Sunday, but quickly deleted the post. The caption of the now-deleted picture announced that the project would be dropping on May 28th.

“How does ‘Voice of the Heros sound dropping My 28′ sound?” Baby asked his Instagram followers.

The collaborative project has been rumored for months now. Back in March, Durk teased that the album would be coming “so soon” after posting a picture with Baby at a Brooklyn Nets game on his Instagram story.

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Around the same time, it was reported that The Voice of the Heroes will be 20 tracks in length, but no details on the album have been confirmed.

In the time since, we’ve seen Baby and Durk link up on numerous occasions on social media. They recently were spotted hopping on a private jet together, seemingly en route to the studio.

The pair also collaborated on a track for DJ Khaled’s new album, Khaled Khaled, which released on April 30. Durk and Baby’s banger, “Every Chance I Get,” produced by Tay Keith, has been considered one of the best tracks from the album by fans.

Drake Shows Love To The Mothers In His Life For Mother’s Day

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Drake has never been one to shy away from showing love to the mothers in his life. Examples of this come on songs like “Look What You’ve Done” and “You & The 6.” On the latter he raps, “You and the 6 raised me right, that sh*t saved my life” in reference to his mother Sandra while the former closed with a touching outro from his grandmother.

With that being said, it’s no surprise that the Toronto rapper used the Mother’s Day holiday to honor the moms around him, which includes Sophie Brussaux, the mother of his three-year-old son Adonis.

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The tributes came in the form of Instagram posts. Drake shared a pair of throwback photos that captured him close by his mother’s side with the caption, “Only look for sympathy inside my mothers eyes.” Elsewhere on his Instagram Story, the rapper posted pictures of Brussaux with Adonis and wrote “Happy Mother’s Day big mama @sophieknowsbetter.” She reposted the photo to her own Instagram Story and added three blue hearts to it.

This past weekend, Drake decided to use the Mother’s Day holiday to deliver a limited number of his own candles to fellow Canadians through Uber Eats and Postmates. Customers who ordered $50 or more worth of food through the food delivery service platforms could receive a free candle from the rapper’s Better World Fragrance House brand as long as supplies last. He also teased the brand’s “first scent series,” which debuted today and is available for purchase through the Better World Fragrance House website.

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Plies & Yung Bleu Offer TMI On “Nasty Nasty”

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Plies hasn’t been as active in recent years as we’d hope he’d be. Sure, he’s unleashed a few projects here and there, as well as a few freestyles but it’s always nice to hear the rapper back in his bag. This week, he enlisted one of the most talented young artists out of the south to assist him on his latest offering.

Yung Bleu comes through with the assist on Plies’ latest single, “Nasty Nasty.” The lush R&B production is perfectly suited for Bleu’s soulful vocals while Plies offer a little bit too much information into his bedroom antics.

Yung Bleu is still riding high off of a highly productive 2020 that included the release of Bleu Vandross 3 and Love Scars: The 5 Stages Of Emotions.

Check out Plies and Bleu’s new single below.

Quotable Lyrics
She wanna get nasty
Can’t keep a secret if you ask me
Long as you come and do me nasty, nasty, nasty

Quin NFN & Derez De’Shon Trade Bars On “Having My Way”

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At just 20 years old, Austin, Texas rapper Quin NFN has proven himself to be an exceptional talent who has crafted some dope tracks and knows how to write catchy hooks. His bars always have a hint of storytelling in them as he makes sure to talk about his life and the experiences he has faced. In his latest track “Having My Way,” Quin does just that all while linking up with Derez De’Shon.

Throughout the track, we get some nice piano lines while Quin NFN comes in which some melodic vocals and a long-ish hook. His verses are just as melodic and the bars have those storytelling elements you would expect from the artist. De’Shon also shines on this track thanks to his deeper voice and calm melodic tones that help match Quin’s energy.

Let us know what you think of the new track, below.

Quotable Lyrics:

And they know I rock designer, lil’ Quincho steppin’ in Bale’
We met four hoes in the valley, then flew them hoes out to Cali
What’s the addy? My mama know I hustle like my daddy
I’m a savage, caught your man just fuck with us and he gon’ vanish,

Peso Peso Keeps It Comin’ With “Andalé”

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Texas has been continuing its legacy of producing talented acts. Artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Travis Scott have put on for the city on a grand scale but its local scene is still rich in talent, waiting for the next artist to blow. Peso Peso is shaping up to be the next act out Texas to make some serious waves. He’s signed to Sauce Walka and has built a strong buzz in the South.

The rapper is getting ready to release a new project titled El Patron this month. He kicked off the campaign with his latest single, “Andalé.” Peso Peso’s laid back flow compliments the violin-based production as he talks his shit.

El Patron arrives on May 25th. Check Peso Peso’s new single below.

Quotable Lyrics
Yo trap slow you be breaking down an ounce a day
My trap rolls I could sell a hundred pounds today
I’m in the spot got the Glock in my Amiri’s
I’m really active ***** you can ask Siri

Tyler, The Creator Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary Of “Goblin”

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The evolution of Tyler, The Creator has been nothing short of exciting. Since his days of being a rambunctious youth causing havoc on the set of Jimmy Fallon, he’s shifted the culture without compromising who he is. It’s a rare feat for any rapper of his stature but it’s a testament to his impact and vision.


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Though it was Bastard that helped cultivate the loyal and dedicated following that grew alongside Tyler in his career, it was Goblin that made him a household name. The debut album from Tyler, The Creator became one of the most praised albums of 2011. Fast forward 10 years and Tyler, The Creator is on a whole other level in his career. He hit social media today to reflect on the album’s release a decade later. “you had to be there, the air was different,” he tweeted. “yonk she troncat analog au79 das it dem still good.”

He previously explained that he doesn’t like that album as much as his fans do. In fact, he referred to it as “horrible” in a 2018 interview. He admitted that the aforementioned records are actually the few that he’s fond of off of the album.

Regardless of his feelings towards the album, it cemented itself as an important body of work in his catalog. Check out Tyler, The Creator’s tweets below. 

J. Cole Reportedly Set To Suit Up For Rwandan Basketball Africa League Team

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Over the last couple of years, the NBA and FIBA have been working on a brand new organization in Africa called the Basketball Africa League. The new venture consists of 12 teams who will battle it out over the course of a season to see which club is the best in the entire continent. This league is special as it forces each team to have at least eight local players on the roster, while only allowing up to four foreign players. These rules make it so that African players are given a spotlight which helps grow the game.

According to The New Times in Rwanda, the Patriots, a club from Kigali, Rwanda, is making use of their four foreign roster slots as they have plans to feature J. Cole in one of their games. Based on their report below, J. Cole is in Rwanda right now and has been added to the team’s roster.

J. Cole has a new album called The Off-Season coming out next Friday, which makes the timing of this report quite curious. However, J. Cole has always expressed interest in playing professional basketball and perhaps an opportunity in the BAL could help make that dream a reality.

At this time, Cole himself has not confirmed the report. With this in mind, stay tuned to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you the latest updates on this developing story.

J. Cole

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DMX’s Fiancée & Son Visit His Resting Place For Mother’s Day

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Fans across the world continue to mourn the death of DMX, who passed away last month. His fiancée, Desiree Lindstrom, and his children were by his side at the time of his death. Lindstrom and X’s ex-wife shared one of the most powerful moments at his funeral and they continue to keep X’s legacy alive.


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Lindstrom took to Instagram today where she offered an emotional reflection on Mother’s Day. She explained that this is the first Mother’s Day she’s celebrating without X by her side and revealed that she and their son paid a visit to his resting place. “Exodus and I decided to go spend Mother’s Day with his daddy. Today is the first Mother’s Day with him being in heaven and not here with us. We miss him deeply and love him so very much,” she wrote. “We love you Earl!!! Our angel…”

In a previous post, she shared a message to their son Exodus who she thanked for providing her with strength during these difficult times. “I love you so much and I thank God for picking me to be your Mother… I will always protect you and be that strong mother that you need in your life! Words can not explain how thankful I am for you, I love you wubba.”

Check out Desiree Lindstrom’s posts below. 

Taylor Swift Was Mentioned In An AP US History Exam Question About Voter Turnout

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Taylor Swift has done a number of remarkable things in her career. Records have been broken and new levels of pop stardom have been reached, but her latest feat is quite the unique one.

According to TMZ, Swift appeared on an AP US Government And Politics exam for high school students this year. The test-takers are, of course, not allowed to use their phones during the exam, so pictures of the exact question are nowhere to be found but it’s reported that it used the singer to ask how voter registration laws affect citizen participation.

Prior to last year’s election, Swift ramped up her political involvement in a number of ways, mostly in an attempt to convince voters to stop Donald Trump from attaining a second term in office. One example came last summer when she slammed the then-president’s decision to hold billions of dollars from and place restrictions on the USPS, which some believed was an attempt to hurt the postal services’ attempt to handle mail-in ballots prior to the election.

“Trump’s calculated dismantling of USPS proves one thing clearly: He is WELL AWARE that we do not want him as our president,” she wrote on Twitter. “He’s chosen to blatantly cheat and put millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power.”

In another instance, Swift tried to rally Tennessee voters to select democrat Phil Bredesen — rather than the republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn — for the open U.S. Senate seat in the state.