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Meek Mill Shares Key To Getting Out Of Poverty

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Meek Mill says “being smart” is the key to getting out of poverty. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, the Too Good to Be True rapper shared advice for his followers. He says that “being gangsta” is the wrong path forward.

“Being gangsta will get you hurt put in jail or killed …… being smart will get you out of poverty and your family and friends living better … it’s no comparison, being smart is the only solid way out the trenches… everything else is wide range life risk just to survive!” Meek wrote.

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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 09: Jay-Z and Meek Mill attend 2019 Roc Nation THE BRUNCH on February 9, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

Fans praised Meek for the advice. One wrote that he should keep the same mindset while making music. “Remember this next time you write Meek. No more ‘I got a hundred shooters in ma block.’ There’s a straight line between the hit records out here and the news headlines,” they said. “We all can do better.” Another wrote: “Preach! We all wish for a good life, but the smart path is the best bet. It’s tough but more safe, and the rewards are sweet as honey!” Check out Meek’s full post below.

Meek Mill On Making It Out Of Poverty

Meek also gave a shout-out with another post at the same time: “Shout out uptown Serg I met him in prison he’s been fighting for us everyday since he got out!!! Somebody pull him in to the resources!” Both comments come after Meek teamed up with Rick Ross for their new collaborative album, Too Good To Be True. Be on the lookout for further updates on Meek Mill on HotNewHipHop.

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SZA Shares 2024 Advice For Fans About Kindness

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SZA, like most of us, wants the best out of her 2024, and is trying hard to manifest the best vibes moving forward. Moreover, she recently took to Twitter to share some important advice with her followers, specifically relating to acts of kindness and our empathy towards one another. Lord knows we need more of that in the world, whether across the globe or within this specific space of the music industry. Sure, the St. Louis superstar might want to just replicate 2023 next year, as her track “Snooze” was the only song that stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for the whole year. But she knows there are more important things to cherish and strive for.

“I don’t meditate pray and do spiritual stuff to be better than anyone,” SZA expressed on the social media platform on Wednesday (December 26). “I do it to keep from beating a**.” Two days later, she returned to Twitter with a message along a similar vein, and one that crystallizes what she wants to uphold next year. “Bruh everybody human everybody feels,” the “Ghost In The Machine” singer added. “Everybody has a right to beat [your] a** upon being disrespected so let’s be kind to another unless u can fight in 2024 ok?”

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SZA Gives Fans Her Advice For 2024

With this in mind, hopefully SZA is able to fully achieve this and have the best year of her life so far, as we all should work towards. But she couldn’t let go of 2023 before answering one more question from fans: what’s she singing on Drake’s “Rich Baby Daddy”? Furthermore, the 34-year-old finally clarified this on her Instagram Story, sharing the lyrics in question. A snippet: “You been so good and you deserve to end your suffering, I need good d**k and conversation, can you comfort me?”

Meanwhile, maybe Summer Walker will hop on a remix of her track with Ty Dolla $ign and The Neptunes, “Hit Different,” based on some recent social media activity. Is this the first new release from the TDE darling we’ll get in 2024, which will hopefully be a kinder and more empathetic year? Or are we finally getting Lana? Drop your predictions in the comments section down below. Also, for more news and the latest updates on SZA, stick around on HNHH.

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Ja Morant Gets Life Advice From Benny The Butcher

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Benny the Butcher has offered up some life advice for Ja Morant as he prepares to return from his 25-game suspension. “I feel bad for him. Honestly, because coming from those type of environments, those types of environments have a very strong hold on us. So when we tend to make it out — making it into this business, I don’t have any friends in this business. All my friends is back in the streets. I made new friends. Sometimes they have a hold on us and certain expectations and peer pressure. They expect us to act one way, even though we made it. Everybody didn’t make it. That’s why my new album is called Everybody Can’t Go, because that’s one of my things: I want to let my boys know I’m not trying to be a tough guy with ya’ll no more. How ya’ll feel about me, I don’t care,” Benny began.

However, he wasn’t finished. “If you feel like I switched, I changed, I’m not the same no more — you’re right. So as [Ja] gets older he’s gonna realize that I don’t have to feel that survivor’s remorse. He want to keep guys around him that maybe he know that shouldn’t be around him. He don’t want to voice his opinion. It’s hard. I’m 39 years old and some of these things, I just learned them — how to separate my toxic friends from my career because they will bring me down. You gotta be vocal about that,” he continued.

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Ja Morant Reflects On Suspension

Meanwhile, Morant recently reflected on the experience of his suspension. Morant said there had been some “horrible days”. However, Morant accepted that simply returning to the Grizzlies wasn’t going to be enough for a lot of people. “I can’t, you know, make nobody believe me outside of my actions. So me answering this question with just words probably won’t mean nothing to nobody,” Morant told reporters on Friday.

Morant is expected to return next Tuesday against the Pelicans. However, Morant returns to a Grizzlies team in dire straits. Last year’s Western Conference second seed is 6-17 and on a three-game losing streak. Their last win was against the even more hapless Detroit Pistons on December 6. Whether Morant can help engineer a turnaround remains to be seen.

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Blueface Speaks To “Young Black Kings” In NSFW Message On Instagram

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Blueface is certainly quite the wild role model to have, a reality that becomes more and more present with each passing week. Moreover, he recently took to his Instagram page, specifically his Story, to share some words of wisdom for “young Black kings,” as he rightfully described them. The California rapper started off by addressing women in men’s lives, saying that they can steal hearts, minds, and souls. While it seemed like he was going to stay on this tip for a second, he quickly made us remember that he is the man for antics right now. As such, we can’t believe we almost got fooled by the “BDD” MC in this instance.

“If there’s one thing that I want you young Black kings to learn from me,” Blueface began his (almost) inspirational message. “It’s that these women, they can take your heart, they can take your mind, they can take your soul. But they can never take your d**k from you, n***a! So keep your f***ing d**k in your hand, n***a! in your hand, n***a. Keep your d**k in your hand and you gon’ be alright at night.”

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Blueface’s Message To Young Black Kings: Watch

Of course, the fact that this is coming from Blueface makes a lot of sense considering all the relationship drama in his life right now. For example, he and his baby mama Chrisean Rock recently got into it when he “rescued” their son from his babysitter, a friend of Chrisean’s, at 4AM. Apparently, she was out with her man, and Blue apparently physically fought the friend in this situation, which caused her to lash out at her former partner. Still, it seems like things deescalated quite quickly, but we’re sure that the near future will just replace this scandal with another one.

Meanwhile, the 26-year-old also participated in a Funny Marco interview where he actually dipped from the whole thing. The comedian couldn’t name three songs by him, and it made for a pretty comical moment because we’re sure that so many people can relate to that. Regardless, the MILF Music head is always going to make sure that you know who he is and that you contribute to his engagement. On that note, check back in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Blueface.

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Lamar Odom Advises Travis Kelce To “Be Strong” Amid Taylor Swift Romance

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Lamar Odom has shared his advice for Travis Kelce now that he’s dating Taylor Swift. Speaking with The Messenger for a recent interview, the former NBA star, who previously dated Khloe Kardashian, told Kelce to “be strong.” and “stay by her.”

“My advice would be to be strong and stay by her and be as close to her as possible,” Odom told the outlet. “There are going to be millions of women that want to taste what Taylor Swift is tasting, and it can be overwhelming because we’re men. He just has to be strong and stick by his girl, and he’ll be all right.”

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Taylor Swift Attends Chiefs’ Game Against The Bears

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – SEPTEMBER 24: Taylor Swift watches a regular season game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chicago Bears with Donna Kelce, mother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 24, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift has been in attendance at several of Travis Kelce’s games with the Chiefs this season. Additionally, the star tight end recently traveled to Buenos Aires to attend the singer’s Eras Tour show in November. During the performance, Swift changed the lyrics to her song, “Karma,” to shout out her boyfriend. She sang: “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me.” Afterwards, Kelce discussed the moment on his podcast, New Heights. “Yeah, no, had no clue. Well, I might have had a little bit of a clue but definitely when I heard it come out of her mouth, still shocked me. I was like, ‘Oh, shh,’ she really just said that,” Kelce admitted on the show.

As for Odom, his relationship with Khloe Kardashian infamously fell apart due to infidelity and substance abuse issues. Be on the lookout for further updates on Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on HotNewHipHop. Kelce and the Chiefs will take on the Packers on Sunday Night Football, this weekend.

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Snoop Dogg Shares Wise Words For Latto: “You Got To Be A Smarter Businesswoman”

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Snoop Dogg is putting it all on the table. In a candid exchange that unfolded during their Musicians on Musicians cover shoot at the iconic United Recording studios in Hollywood, veteran rapper Snoop Dogg offered valuable advice to emerging female emcee, Latto, as she embarks on her journey to stardom. He told her that this era of women are the first era to actually dominate music. Snoop Dogg, a luminary in the hip-hop industry, engaged in a heart-to-heart conversation with the 24-year-old Atlanta rapper. The duo delved into the intricacies of the music business and the challenges that come with fame. The seasoned rapper addressed the current state of the music industry.

Latto brought up the harsh reality that the music industry often fails to recognize genuine talent. To this, Snoop, 52, responded with a sobering insight, stating, “[But] nowadays, talent isn’t involved anymore. They’re moving talent out the way because it’s overnight successes that they can make. That’s why when you really do have talent, you should hone it. Study the greats before you to see how you can stay here for a long time.” He went on to emphasize the importance of sustaining a successful career, referencing the fate of many beloved ’90s rappers who’ve faded from the limelight. He asserted that he’s one of the few who’ve endured, attributing this to his business decisions.

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Snoop Gives Latto Some Game

“What happened to your favorite rappers in the Nineties?,” Snoop asked. “Where they at? Most of them gone. I’m probably the only one that’s still around. It’s because of the things that they did or the business opportunities that they didn’t capitalize on. So you got to be a smarter businesswoman and say, ‘OK, the women are winning right now in the music industry.’ This is a first, for the women to be [in] the foreground.” However, he warned a message about potential rivalries. He warned, “You guys have to understand that here’s where the bullsh*t comes in. They going to make y’all fight each other. That’s what they made us do. They didn’t want us to join hands and say, ‘Hey, East Coast, West Coast, down South. I love your music.’ You from the South. I love your sht. Why I got to hate you from down there? That’s what they’ll put into y’all Kool-Aid.”

Latto responded with, “And we fall for the trap.” She seemed to agree with the divisive cycle in the industry. “But somebody got to be sharp enough to say, ‘You know what? It’s a business…” Snoop continued. Moreover, in a landscape that often prioritizes quick success over genuine talent, Snoop Dogg’s wisdom serves as a beacon for emerging artists like Latto. His words offer somewhat of a a roadmap to navigate the intricate web of the music industry while fostering unity and smart business acumen. Thoughts?

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Freeway Rick Ross Wants Tory Lanez To Follow His Advice On State Prison

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Tory Lanez was recently moved to a new supermax security facility, which is a big move from a local Los Angeles institution to a state prison in California. Moreover, TMZ caught up with former criminal Freeway Rick Ross on Friday (October 13) at the LAX airport, and they asked him if he had any advice for the Canadian artist. Furthermore, Ross had a lot of tips for Lanez regarding not just his future regarding his sentence, but some 101 steps on how to survive incarceration. For those unaware, the “Hurts Me” singer is serving a ten-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion a couple of years ago.

They first tip that Freeway Rick Ross told Tory Lanez is to get someone to be your bodyguard. In addition, he also detailed one of plenty of crafty and important strategies that Suge Knight employed to stay safe and secure from behind bars. Ross served 15 years for his drug lord-related crimes, and his experience makes him feel sorry for the rapper being in a similar state with a lot of nasty people. Still, he said that he wishes him well amid this struggle.

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Freeway Rick Ross’ Advice To Tory Lanez

Elsewhere, Freeway Rick Ross also warned Tory Lanez of the many ways in which his immediate circle will change. He no longer has his typical entourage; instead, he will butt heads with gang members, both current and past, and have to be amicable with them and many others. As such, Freeway advised Lanez to steer clear of any criminal organizations in prison, as they would expect him to protect them or prove his worth through violent and confrontational situations. Not only that, but he said that buying inmates TVs is a good way to get on their side.

However, that access to money is something that Ross thinks will be the R&B and rap crooner’s Achilles’ heel. Other inmates will want money from him around the clock, but there are better uses of his money. For example, he suggested that Lanez should hay $300 a month for an inmate bodyguard to watch over him. We’ll see whether he takes any of this advice to hear, even amid false rumors of release. For more news and the latest updates on Tory Lanez and Freeway Rick Ross, keep checking in with HNHH.

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Yung Joc Offers Wisdom and Cautions Rising Star Sexyy Red About “Hoe Spirit”

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With a prominent career in the hip-hop industry, Yung Joc brings valuable insights and cautionary advice to “SkeeYee” star, Sexyy Red. The Atlanta rapper shared his thoughts during an interview with VladTV on October 11, offering guidance to the rising sensation while emphasizing the importance of remaining grounded in one’s true self. Yung Joc began by commending Sexyy Red for her authenticity, acknowledging that she doesn’t pretend to be someone she’s not. He observed that she exudes a sense of comfort within her own identity. However, he expressed concerns about the potential for exploitation and urged her to remain mindful of the hype surrounding her.

“She’s not trying to pretend to be something she’s not,” he said during the interview. “I think she’s comfortable in her truth. But I think she has to be careful with being exploited.” Joc went on to address how Sexyy Red presents herself to the public. He said that her choices are not a result of ignorance but rather a matter of personal comfort. Yung Joc stressed that his intention was not to criticize the young artist but to offer guidance on maintaining sensitivity and discretion, particularly when it comes to censorship. He highlighted the fact that her music and persona have a significant influence on a younger audience, implying that her actions should reflect a sense of responsibility.

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Yung Joc On VladTV

“I’m seeing the way she presents herself, and it’s not that she don’t know better,” he said. “It’s what she’s comfortable with doing. I’m not knocking Sexyy Red. I don’t want nobody to think I’m knocking her. I just think she should be a little more sensible when it comes to the censorship because these babies be listening to this s**t, you know what I’m saying? Gotta check those hoe spirits.” In this interview, Yung Joc’s words of wisdom resonate beyond the hip-hop industry. They serve as a reminder that the path to success is not without its challenges, and navigating fame while maintaining one’s authenticity requires careful consideration.

Sexyy Red, like many emerging stars, is now presented with an opportunity to balance her artistry and her influence on a broader audience, all while staying true to herself. In other news, Red has been through a variety of things already pretty early in her career. She’s had a big year. From being featured on Drake’s For All The Dogs, to performing some of her biggest songs at the 2023 BET hip-hop awards, things are moving fast for her. Let us know what you think of Yung Joc’s comments on HNHH.

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Boosie Badazz Offers Words Of Wisdom To Young Rappers

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Boosie Badazz recently stopped by the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards, where he was asked to give fellow rappers some words of advice on how they can maintain their longevity. According to Boosie, the formula’s simple. The Louisiana-born performer says that the key to it all is just having talent, and staying alive.

“To maintain your longevity you can’t get killed,” he began. “So I would tell them to stay out them streets, don’t rap beef with dudes, and stay alive. As long as you got talent, as long as you stay alive it’s a chance. I wouldn’t tell ’em just keep making music and being ignorant and trying to be gangsters, you know. I would tell them try to stay alive and your talent’s gonna speak for itself. When you do right by people, everything’s gonna fall into place.” Boosie also adds, “You just can’t cheat.”

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Boosie Tells Young Artists To “Stay Alive”

Boosie then described how he didn’t take any kind of shortcut to get to the point he’s at in his career, encouraging others to do the same. “I never rapped about people to get where I’m at,” he explained. “So I would tell them, you know, stay real.” Clearly, the 40-year-old has some good advice. He’s gotten wrapped up in his own fair share of beef in the past, so it’s safe to say he’s got some knowledge on the outcomes it can lead to.

This isn’t the only time Boosie’s tried to make an impact on the younger generation, however. Last month, the performer also reached out to Kamala Harris, claiming he wanted to meet to discuss gun violence. He explained that he thinks young people would be more likely to listen to what he has to say since they look up to him. What do you think of the words of advice Boosie had for young rappers? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates on Boosie Badazz.

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Fat Joe’s Advice For 52-Year-Old Aspiring Rapper: “Stay Retired”

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Fat Joe shared his advice for a 52-year-old aspiring rapper in a video on BET‘s YouTube page on Friday, telling the man to “stay retired.” The man explained that he already graduated from college, built a career, and started a family. However, now that his kids have grown up, he wants to get back to his dream of being a musician.

“Do me the biggest favor, and stay retired,” Joe said in the clip. He also shared advice for a man who is in love with a stripper, a person whose two best friends are beefing, and more.

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Fat Joe Attends The MTV VMAs

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – SEPTEMBER 12: Fat Joe attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for MTV)

It’s far from the first time Joe has provided his advice for fans online. Addressing other aspiring rappers in a video on social media back in May, Joe advised up-and-comers to get a full time job. “If your man said he raps and he don’t have a deal. There’s a problem with that,” he told his audience on Instagram Live. “It’s called plan A, get a job. Plan B, hope you make it. This has never changed. Some guys be like, ‘I gotta get a regular job?’ Bro, you gotta get a job! If you got kids and you got this girl that got an apartment and y’all sexin’ it up every day, you got to pay some bills.” From there, he quoted Nas’ hit song, “Life’s A Bitch.” He remarked, “And that dollar and a dream — ‘That buck that bought the bottle could’ve struck the lotto.’ Nah!”

Fat Joe Shares Advice With Fans

At another time, Joe criticized signing onto a major label, describing the whole system as a “Ponzi scheme” during an interview with Wall Street Journal at The Future of Everything Festival. Check out Joe’s latest advice above.

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