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Victor Oladipo Traded To The Miami Heat

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Ever since Victor Oladipo was traded to the Houston Rockets a few months ago, there have been rumblings that he would rather go somewhere else. Oladipo to the Miami Heat has been a rumor for a very long time and throughout his brief tenure with the Rockets, every analyst figured he would eventually get his wish at the trade deadline. Well, today, it finally happened as just a couple of minutes after 3 PM EST, Oladipo was sent to South Beach.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the deal is a very simple one as Oladipo will go to Miami in exchange for Kelly Olynyk and Avery Bradley. Both teams will also engage in a pick-swap, which helps to sweeten the deal for both sides. 

The Heat are a team who have been steadily improving this season and getting Oladipo makes them viable contenders for when the playoffs roll around. As for the Rockets, they just came off of a 20-game losing streak, and during that time, Oladipo’s days were pretty numbered. Now, both sides get exactly what they want which is what the trade deadline is all about.

There have been plenty of deals today and more could be coming down the pipeline, so keep it locked to HNHH for updates.

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Lil’ Kim + Trina VERZUZ Battle Is Not Being Taken Seriously

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Lil Kim + Trina VERZUZ Battle Is Not Being Taken Seriously

Female rap veterans Lil’ Kim and Trina aren’t being taken seriously. The Florida native went online to reveal that she’s been trying to get a VERZUZ battle going during a recent interview but the feedback hasn’t been the best. Lil’ Kim + Trina VERZUZ Might Never Happen Trina was asked about who her best opponent […]

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Big Sean Celebrates His Birthday With Dual “Lucky Me / Still I Rise” Performance Video

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Artists love to release new content on their birthdays. As he continues the rollout to his latest studio album Detroit 2, Big Sean is celebrating his 33rd birthday with the release of his dual performance videos for “Lucky Me” and “Still I Rise”.

Dropping performance videos for the second and twenty-first songs on the Detroit 2 tracklist respectively, Big Sean has officially come through with more new material from his latest project. The video sees the rapper doing his thing on the microphone in his rehearsal space, accompanied by Hit-Boy and other instrumentalists to give him the best sound. 

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In the two tracks, Sean Don deals with lyrical content that’s extremely personal to him, including a heart disease diagnosis at the age of nineteen. He says that he was told by a doctor that they would need to do surgery to insert a pacemaker, but after Sean’s family sought the advice of holistic specialists, he was cured without an invasive procedure. 

Watch the dual performance video for “Lucky Me” and “Still I Rise” up above. Recently, Big Sean also released the music video for “Deep Reverence” featuring Nipsey Hussle, which you can watch here.

Lonzo Ball To Stay With Pelicans After Tumultuous Trade Deadline

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Lonzo Ball is easily one of the more polarizing players in the league thanks to the position his father put him in coming into the NBA. LaVar Ball claimed that Lonzo could be better than Magic Johnson which made the expectations extraordinarily high. In the end, Lonzo has turned out to be a solid point guard who can play great defense and come through with some huge plays when it matters most. Throughout his career, he hasn’t been able to showcase that in the playoffs, and LaVar was ultimately calling for him to be traded.

With numerous reports circulating around Lonzo today, it was believed that a trade was imminent. However, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Pelicans decided not to deal Lonzo. Instead, they sent JJ Redick to the Dallas Mavericks which was a move that came as a surprise to many.

Lonzo will become a free agent at the end of this season which means he will be free to leave the Pelicans if he so chooses. The Pelicans have made it evident that they want to build around Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, so perhaps Zo will decide to head out East, where teams like the Knicks and Bulls have expressed interest.

Needless to say, the trade deadline has been a lot of fun, and there is sure to be more news trickling through.

Lonzo Ball

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Young Thug Assured Us That He’d Never Stop Dropping Heat On 2015’s “Digits”

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From early 2015 to late 2016, Young Thug was on a roll with one of the most captivating runs in recent rap history, perhaps only comparable to Future’s legendary mixtape run from 2014 to 2015. During that two-year period, the eclectic YSL artist released four full-length projects and two EPs, most of which contained classic Thugger records. The Atlanta native had just been flung onto the national Hip-Hop stage, and he made his moment count, most notably dropping the paradigm-shifting Barter 6 as well the beloved Slime Season mixtape trilogy. The first Slime Season, which featured the rapper’s early hit “Best Friend,” arrived on September 16, 2015, and roughly a month later, Thug doubled up with Slime Season 2, which boasted tracks like “Thief in the Night” and “Pull Up on a Kid.” Fans of Thugger’s prolific output had to wait a bit longer for the final installment in the Slime Season trilogy, however, as Slime Season 3 didn’t arrive until March 25, 2016.

Slime Season 3, in comparison to its two predecessors, was a much more concise effort from Young Thug, and it was also released as a commercial mixtape, whereas the first two were available for free. At the time, the decision was met with mixed feelings, but considering the hype surrounding Slime Season 3, it only made sense that Thug would want to financially profit from the release.

The project featured “With Them,” which was first teased at the live premiere of Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo, as well as the YSL possee cut “Slime Sh*t.” Yet, Slime Season 3 can’t be fully appreciated and remembered without discussing “Digits.” In addition to stirring a heated debate as to whether he said “horses” or “hustlers” in the opening line of the song, “Digits” has gone done as one of Young Thug’s most iconic records to date.

What was your favorite song from Slime Season 3?

Quotable Lyrics

Dopeboy, hair grey like a grandma
You know my ice blingin’, light up just like a candle
Rollie pollie, I can control shawty like a channel
My racks are squeakin’, I’m not fartin’
I hop in that ‘Rari, I crank up like Warren

Yaya Mayweather Does A Spot-On Impression Of NBA Youngboy

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Having spent several months as the primary romantic priority for Youngboy Never Broke Again, Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather got a chance to pick up all of the rapper’s mannerisms. The two share toddler Kentrell Jr. together, named after the artist’s government name. Throughout their relationship, the couple went viral on more than one occasion, most notably for Youngboy’s angry videos. 

This week, Youngboy Never Broke Again was arrested and indicted on two counts of possessing a firearm as a felon, for which he faces a maximum sentence of ten years. Yaya previously reacted to the news, saying that it “ruined” her day. As she continues to show that she’s obsessed with the “Make No Sense” rapper, Yaya filmed a new video for TikTok, mimicking one of YB’s infamous anger-fueled rants.

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Her TikTok account is fairly new and hasn’t been found by a lot of her fans yet, but she’s been posting content that blogs like The Shade Room would love to get their hands on. Lip-syncing to a video of her ex-boyfriend warning people not to come to his funeral if he doesn’t mess with them, Yaya perfectly reenacted the clip with swinging arms and all. Clearly, she’s watched the original video more than a few times and practiced in the mirror.

Do you think she does a good NBA Youngboy impression?

E-40 Doesn’t Follow The JAY-Z Model W/ His Giant Empire

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West Coast rap legend E-40 has a business empire that goes beyond music. Similar to fellow hip-hop moguls like JAY-Z, Diddy and 50 Cent, the veteran lyricist has gotten into the spirits industry and is making a killing doing it his way. E-40 Owns 100% Of His Business JAY-Z recently made headlines (and made a […]

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Clippers Trade Lou Williams In Exchange For Rajon Rondo

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Lou Williams has been having some struggles with the Los Angeles Clippers so far this season. There have been rumors that Williams could be a part of a huge trade at the deadline, and with the deadline just a couple of minutes away, it turns out the Clippers were able to get something done. 

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Clippers have sent Williams to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Rajon Rondo. The Clippers are also giving the Hawks a couple of second-round picks as a way to sweeten the deal. Needless to say, the Clippers really wanted Rondo’s experience on the roster, which will serve them well come playoff time.

The Clippers have needed a point guard for a while now and with the playoffs just a few months away, Rondo is easily the best player the Clippers could ask for. While Williams was great offensively for the team in the past, there is no denying that the Clippers have improved their roster in a significant way.

So far, the trade deadline has been filled with big moves and it seems like more will be coming down the pipeline in just a few minutes as teams wrap up their talks. With this in mind, keep it locked to HNHH for all of the latest updates.

Lou Williams and Rajon Rondo

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Fousheé’s Breakout Hit ‘Deep End’ Just Made History For Black Women On The Alternative Charts

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Rising R&B artist Fousheé had herself a breakout hit last summer when “Deep End” gained traction on TikTok, and since then, the single has been making its way up the Billboard charts. Now, the recent RCA Records signee’s breakout hit has put her in the history books.

On the latest Billboard Alternative Airplay chart (dated March 27), “Deep End” has achieved a new peak at No. 10 in its sixteenth week on the chart. The top 10 spots of that particular chart aren’t often occupied by Black women: As Fousheé notes in a video shared yesterday, this is the first time a song by a Black female artist has been in the top 10 of the Alternative Airplay chart in 32 years. The last time it happened was when Tracy Chapman’s “Crossroads” was top-10 in 1989.

Fousheé wrote alongside the video, “HISTORY WAS MADE! thank u from the bottom of my [heart].”

Fousheé previously explained the song’s origins, writing on Twitter, “I wrote Deep End when protests were just beginning. Minnesota was up in flames. When i picked the pen up that’s all I could think about. that’s how the earlier version of the song came about. […] I ended up writing a new version because I wanted the song to feel like victory instead of defeat & people were tired of being sad.”

Watch the “Deep End” video below.

Bobby Shmurda Shows Love To NBA Youngboy & Casanova

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Bobby Shmurda knows what it’s like to put his career and life on hold for years because of the justice system. The New York-based rapper was released from prison after a six-year stint behind bars and he has been enjoying his first few months as a free man. The world is still waiting for the GS9 representative to release new music, which he will surely announce when the time is right, but he’s making sure to use his platform to give hope to rappers who have found their way into similar situations as him.

On Thursday morning, Bobby Shmurda updated his Instagram Stories with a couple of pictures of Youngboy Never Broke Again and Casanova, wishing them both a speedy and safe return home from their respective situations. “Free the mon dem,” wrote Bobby over a picture of YB.


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It was recently revealed that Youngboy Never Broke Again was arrested and indicted on two charges of possession of a firearm by a felon. He managed to dodge a racketeering charge but he’s still in danger of spending a long time in prison. The 21-year-old rapper is currently facing a maximum sentence of ten years.

Brooklyn’s own Casanova is facing even longer in the clink, seemingly being identified as one of the higher-up members of the Gorilla Stone Nation gang. 


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Hopefully, NBA Youngboy and Casanova both get breaks from their respective judges so they can continue their prolific careers in music. We’ll continue to keep you posted on any updates in their cases.