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It’s been nearly two years since El Chapo was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted during what many described as the “trial of the century.” The U.S. Government’s attempts to incarcerate the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel finally happened, but Chapo has a tendency to find his way out. It’s happened twice, actually. Apparently, there was a third attempt that was being plotted out.

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According to TMZ, El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel Aispuro was arrested on Monday at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Aispora is currently facing a charge of “participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana for importation to the U.S.”

Police said that she was involved in a conspiracy to get El Chapo out of prison. The feds said that she was in on a plot with a few others to get El Chapo out of prison on July 11th, 2015 in Mexico. Police said a second attempt was later made after Chapo was recaptured by police. He was extradited to the United States in Jan. 2017 which ultimately spoiled those plans.

Aispuro appeared on VH1’s Cartel Crew in 2019 as a guest star on the show. Chances are we might not see too much of her on that show in the future unless this ends up making its way onto the plotline of the next season. 

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The weekend came and went in a blink of an eye but there was still tons of music to comb through over the weekend. Kevin Gates came through with a surprise project, Jim Jones and Harry Fraud finally released their latest joint project, and “Whoopty” rapper CJ made his formal introduction with the release of his major-label debut, Loyalty Over Royalty. The HNHH Staff Picks playlist includes a few picks from the aforementioned project plus more.

The latest Staff Picks update highlights a few cuts off of Kevin Gates’ latest project, Only The Generals Part II such as “Plug Daughter 2” and “Fairy Tail.” There are also a few cuts from Jim Jones & Harry Fraud’s The Fraud Department which produced a few collabs with artists like Belly, Big Body Bes, and Curren$y who also dropped off his latest single, “Kush Through The Sunroof.” 

We also got some new heat from Lil Yachty & Kodak Black, Benny The Butcher, Rowdy Rebel, and more.

Check out what each HNHH staff member picked for the playlist this week and let us know whose selections are your favorite. Subscribe to our page on SoundCloud here for more playlists, as well as TIDAL here.

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Alex Zidel (Editorial)

24kGoldn – 3, 2, 1
serpentwithfeet – Same Size Shoe
Pooh Shiesty – 50 Shots
Kevin Gates – Plug Daughter 2
Coi Leray – No More Parties (Remix) [feat. Lil Durk]

Mitch Findlay (Editorial) 

Jim Jones & Harry Fraud – Barry White
Curren$y – Kush Through The Sunroof
Lil Yachty & Kodak Black – Hit Bout It
Yelawolf & Caskey – Billy and the Purple Datson
Your Old Droog & Tha God Fahim – Slam Dunk Contest  

Mike Rapp (Sales) 

Jim Jones & Harry Fraud – Barry White
Jim Jones – The People (Remix) [feat. Conway The Machine & Mark Scibilia]
Lil Yachty & Kodak Black – Hit Bout It
Quail P – Charlamagne (feat. Dee Watkins)

Erika Marie (Editorial) 

Jim Jones & Harry Fraud – Aunt Viola (feat. Trav & Dave East)
Sean Paul – Real Steel (feat. Intence)
Benny The Butcher & ElCamino – Immunity
Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats – So.Incredible.pkg (Robert Glasper Version) [feat. Smino]
Onyx – Coming Outside 

Cole Blake (Editorial)

Your Old Droog & Tha God Fahim – Slam Dunk Contest
Your Old Droog & Tha God Fahim – Mailman
JPEGMAFIA – LAST DANCE!
Curren$y – Kush Through The Sunroof
Rowdy Rebel – Jesse Owens (feat. NAV) 

Joshua Robinson (Editorial) 

Kenny Mason – Partments
serpentwithfeet – Same Size Shoe
Ghetts – Fine Wine
Cantrell – Ratchet & Righteous (feat. Grip)
Justine Skye & Timbaland – Intruded 

Alex Cole (Editorial)

Lil Yachty & Kodak Black – Hit Bout It
Jim Jones & Harry Fraud – Barry White
Justine Skye & Timbaland – Intruded
Pooh Shiesty – 50 Shots
Kevin Gates – Plug Daughter 2 

Rose Lilah (Editorial)

Lil Tjay – Calling My Phone (feat. 6LACK)
Mahalia – Jealous (feat. Rico Nasty)
Kevin Gates – Fairytale
Pooh Shiesty – Guard Up 

Madusa S. (Editorial)

600breezy – Bout It Bout It
Channel Tres – fuego (feat. Tyler, The Creator)
BRS Kash – Feel Better (feat. Toosii)
Ralo – Same Me (feat. Shy Glizzy)

Paul Pirotta (Sales)

Jim Jones & Harry Fraud – F*cked Up (feat. Belly)
Chris Brown – Go Crazy (Remix) [feat. Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk & Mulatto]
Jim Jones & Harry Fraud – Say A Prayer (feat. Curren$y & Jay Worthy)
CJ – Goin’ UP 

Aron A (Editorial) 

Kevin Gates – Puerto Rico Luv
Jim Jones & Harry Fraud – Luxury Lies (feat. Big Body Bes)
DijahSB – By Myself (feat. Harrison)
Big $tunt – Money Gang (feat. Pooh Shiesty)
Skillibeng – Coke

This season was supposed to be massive for the Boston Celtics, who boast the talents of a plethora of great players. Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brown, Marcus Smart, and Kemba Walker are all wonderful players to have on your roster and with this in mind, the expectations were high. While the team started off well, they are now 15-15 on the season, which has led to speculation about whether or not this team is poised to make a run.

While hosting his new ESPN+ show on Monday, Smith was asked by a young woman about her Celtics, and whether or not he sees a clear problem with the team. Smith sensed that the woman was sad, which left the sportscaster feeling a tad emotional. He then went on to explain the issue with the Celtics, noting that Walker needs to start playing at a higher level.

“Kemba Walker, that’s the question mark,” Smith said. “Don’t get too mad at him okay, he’s got knee issues. He’s only shooting 34 percent from the field, that’s not Kemba Walker. That’s not what he does. He’s clearly not 100 percent. And Marcus Smart has been out. But I’m still going to look at coach Brad Stevens because guess what you have two studs as the cornerstone of your franchise, Kemba’s still averaging 17, you got decent pieces up in there. It’s about you being able to peel out the greatness in other people.”

The Eastern Conference has been looking pretty strong as of late, and the Celtics will have to start getting back in the win column if they want any chance at keeping up. Perhaps once their injury woes pass, they’ll be back in the driver’s seat.

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Lupe Fiasco is widely regarded as one of the greatest lyricists to ever do it, though his challenging and sometimes inaccessible catalog has kept him from becoming a recurring presence in GOAT conversation. Still, he has remained one of the more compelling emcees, and one who happens to boast a vast wealth of stories and intriguing anecdotes. He happened to share a few during a recent conversation with Andrew Barber on The Coda Collection, where he opened up about his long-running — and sometimes contentious — relationship with Kanye West.

Lupe & Kanye West in 2006. Kevin Mazur Archive 1/WireImage/Getty Images 

“I been knowing Ye for a long-ass time,” explains Lupe, after Barber inquires about their history. “I remember first meeting Ye when he first did The Truth for Beans. We did a symposium together, some little speaking thing at Columbia college. N***a had a fro’ and some other shit, it was weird. I was working with Ye for years. I got Ye joints. I remember Ye used to come to the crib, like ‘what do you think about this verse?’ He’d spit verses and shit.”

“I remember we brought Ye into Arista to showcase for L.A. Reid,” reveals Lupe. “Before Roc-a-Fella. Stack Bundles was sitting there. It was me, Stack, Kanye, and LA Reid in the office.” Lupe laughs. “When Kanye stopped, LA was like ‘you should stick to making beats.’ Real shit! That’s why I always honor Ye no matter how fuckin’ crazy he goes. I’ve seen that man struggle. Him just working through it.”

Though Kanye has since taken on the qualities of a larger-than-life figure, it’s certainly humbling to hear one of the low points in his origin story detailed by a first-hand witness. Clearly, Lupe will forever hold Kanye in high esteem following that fateful meeting with L.A. Ried, leaving us all wondering what might have been had Yeezy actually taken the music mogul’s blunt advice. Check out the story for yourself below.