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Drake’s Certified Lover Boy album is easily one of the year’s most anticipated albums, a testament to the Canadian rapper’s unparalleled star power. And while it was initially supposed to have landed by now, following previous reports of a January release date, the project has since been delayed indefinitely. But fear not — following the release of his new Scary Hours EP, which features three songs and collaborations with Rick Ross and Lil Baby, Drizzy took to OVO sound radio to share a promising update.

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“Certified Lover Boy is being cheffed,” explains the rapper, indicating that he remains locked in the studio until further notice. “I don’t have an exact date, but it’s in the pot. It’s coming soon.” Given that many took issue with Drizzy’s previous album, the double-disc and multi-styled Scorpion, it’s not entirely surprising to see him readjusting his release strategy. In fact, despite the undeniable excitement surrounding the project (made all the more powerful thanks to his recent batch of bangers), many are clearly content to let The Boy take his time on this one.

Though it’s unclear as to whether this cheffing stage means he’s still actively working on new material, or simply looking to season what’s already been complete, don’t be surprised if Scary Hours marks the official beginning of a rollout. Not that Drake really needs momentum before a release, but as of now, he certainly has it. Check out Scary Hours right here, and sound off if you’re excited to see what Drake has been cooking up for Certified Lover Boy. 

Zach LaVine has been having himself an incredible season with the Chicago Bulls and everyone is taking notice. The star was just named to his very first All-Star Game and with his profile increasing, LaVine is amassing more and more fans. Unfortunately, with more fans comes more obsessive supporters, who think they know you better than they actually do. This can lead to some compromising situations, and sometimes, authorities need to get involved.

That is exactly what happened on Thursday night, according to TMZ, as LaVine was visited by a woman at his home. Based on the report, the woman traveled from a completely different state and showed up at the home unannounced. LaVine didn’t know her and when she wouldn’t go, he called the police.

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As the story goes, the police came to the house and took the woman away, where they eventually brought her to the hospital for a mental health checkup. For now, it doesn’t seem like the woman will be facing any real consequences although this could change if LaVine decides to press charges.

So far, the NBA superstar has not given his take on the situation. The Bulls star has other things on his mind, as the NBA All-Star Game goes down in Atlanta on Sunday.

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Lil Uzi Vert and JT (of the City Girls) are finally done hiding their relationship. After over a year of subliminal signs that they were dating one another, the duo of rappers finally opened up to the world, admitting that they were a couple and sharing pictures of their shopping dates on social media. Despite their dynamic still seeming pretty strange to some fans, Uzi and JT appear to have a lot of love for one another. 

The two have been spending a lot of time as a unit in recent weeks, keeping their fans posted with lots of content on social media. The other day, they were spotted wearing matching boots during a trip to a luxury clothing store and, on Thursday morning, Uzi felt like sharing some new pictures that JT sent him, dropping her thirst trap on his Story.

“I only hit bad sh*t,” wrote Lil Uzi Vert on a picture of JT wearing a very revealing bra and panty underwear set. The picture was posted shortly after another one where JT blocks her face with her phone. “Such a nerd,” he teased in his caption.

This week, JT teased some unreleased music from her boyfriend, blasting some fresh Uzi in the car and sharing the video to all of her followers. The couple has been having fun on socials together and they’re quickly rising the ranks to become one of rap’s favorite young couples.

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Blake Griffin’s career in the NBA has been loaded with ups and downs. From his days in Los Angeles to his current predicament in Detroit, Griffin has had to fight. Unfortunately, since arriving in Detroit, Griffin has seen decreased success out on the court and it has understandably made him not want to continue to play for the Pistons franchise. There have been times where his effort has reflected this and for the past few weeks, Griffin and the Pistons had been looking for a solution.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Pistons agreed to officially buy out Griffin’s contract today, which means the six-time All-Star can become a free agent and sign with whomever he so chooses. 

As Woj mentioned in the tweet above, the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, and Portland Trail Blazers are all teams that could wind up signing him. Griffin is still an effective big man who is good in the paint and if he is surrounded by talent, he can certainly make a huge difference out on the court.

Griffin’s situation is a developing story so be sure to keep it locked to HNHH as we will continue to bring you all of the latest information.

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Eddie Murphy rose to fame after appearing as a cast member on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. During this same time, he also became a prolific stand-up comedian, cementing himself as both influential and controversial with specials like Delirious and Eddie Murphy Raw. Since then, Murphy has worked primarily as an actor, occasionally teasing a return to the comedy stage. On Thursday, however, Murphy told Kevin Hart that his stand-up return might be sooner than we originally thought. 

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This week, Murphy appeared on Kevin Hart’s SiriusXM podcast Comedy Gold Minds with Kevin Hart to promote his new Amazon Prime film Coming 2 America. During the show, Hart jokingly pressed Murphy about the constant teasing of his stand-up return, saying, “Eddie, I don’t like talking to you about stand-up no more. I’m not fallin’ for the f*ckin’ trap. I’m sick of you, I’m sick of your sh*t. Every time we talk, he leaves me with a piece of information, and I feel like I got gold.” 

Eddie said he had actually planned on returning to stand-up before the pandemic, telling Hart, “My plan was to do Dolemite, Saturday Night Live, Coming 2 America and then do stand-up. And then the pandemic hit, and it shut the whole sh*t down. Then I was going – the whole time last year I would have been out working on my act trying to get my sh*t right, and then the whole thing shut down.” 

Murphy also added that when things finally return to normal, his plans of returning to stand-up remain the same, saying, “Hey, when the pandemic is over and it’s safe for everybody to go out and do it, then the plan is to do it.”

Listen to the podcast clip below, and watch Coming 2 America on Amazon Prime now. 

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T.I. and Tiny have recently found themselves embroiled in an escalating legal situation, following a slew of allegations accusing the couple of sexual assault, forced ingestion of illegal narcotics, forced imprisonment, and more.

Recently, Attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn, who currently represents eleven of the women speaking out against Tip and Tameka Harris, accused the pair’s legal team of attempting to make a deal behind-the-scenes. He maintains that his clients remain vigilant in their search for justice, and as such, no such deal would be accepted unless Tip and Tiny turned themselves in.

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Following the claim from Blackburn, T.I and Tiny’s lawyer Steve Sadow denied the allegations against his clients. “I understand that at a virtual press conference today, attorney Blackburn claimed the Harrises reached out to him through me to supposedly make a deal,” he states, in a report from CBS 46. “That is patently false. I reached out to see if he would share any information since his name was posted on Instagram as the attorney for Sabrina Peterson. Blackburn repeatedly refused to provide the names of his accuser-clients or any corroborating or supporting evidence of his groundless claims.”

He also reiterates his stance that the accusers’ are making baseless claims, alluding to a social media movement aimed to bring down his clients. “We are confident that if these claims are thoroughly and fairly investigated, no charges will be forthcoming. These allegations are nothing more than the continuation of a sordid shakedown campaign that began on social media,” says Sadow. “The Harrises implore everyone not to be taken in by these obvious attempts to manipulate the press and misuse the justice system.”

As this story is still developing, we’ll be sure to bring you updates on the situation as it unfolds. 

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Last night was a big one for the NBA as LeBron James and Kevin Durant got together to draft their All-Star teams for this Sunday. Fans were wondering how each player would decide to go and for the most part, it was fairly predictable. For instance, LeBron took Giannis Antetokounmpo with the first overall pick, which is something that every fan should have seen coming.

Perhaps the strangest occurrence in the draft was the fact that Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, the two Utah Jazz players, were picked last. The Jazz are first in the Western Conference this season which had fans thinking they would be more respected. As LeBron explained, however, the Jazz are a franchise that he never thought about as a kid playing video games, and that’s why he didn’t think to take the two Jazz superstars.

“There’s no slander to the Utah Jazz,” LeBron said. “You’ve got to understand, just like in video games growing up, we never played with Utah. As great as Karl Malone and John Stockton was, we would never pick those guys in video games.” 

Despite the explanation, many saw this as a direct shot at the Jazz, who are a team with a ton of potential. Of course, NBA Twitter likes to blow things out of proportion which certainly made things a bit worse. Regardless, Mitchell and Gobert are All-Stars, which is all that really matters.

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