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Tink Clears Up Hitmaka Relationship, Speaks On Their Current Status

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Tink and Hitmaka have a pretty bizarre relationship right now, one defined by high highs and low lows. For those unaware, they were in some drama earlier this year over an alleged physical altercation, with her accusing him of the attack and him denying that anything serious happened. Still, by the end of it in October, the frequent collaborators were not on very good terms. However, there was recent reason to believe that they made up, but it seems like they didn’t go all the way into a romantic partnership. Moreover, the Illinois rapper recently clarified their status on Instagram Live.

“He’ll take it to whatever lane,” Tink’s remarks began, with Hitmaka right next to her at what seems like a restaurant. What caused people to connect them romantically was a series of explicit messages. “We are business partners, and that’s the difference. I don’t owe you a dime. It’s just so much toxicity, that’s why I had to get on Live and bring it down. You have your ways, yeah, you got toxic ways. But at this point, I just want the music to resonate. That’s all I really care about.

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Tink Addresses Relationship With Hitmaka: Watch

“You know, business is business, y’all, I have a business relationship with Hitmaka,” Tink continued. “Moving forward, you know, what’s said in the music is music, it’s art. I have a lot of songs about relationships, you know? That’s what I do. Moving forward, we need to have peace at the end of the day. You not a pawn, but you a part of my life. If I have to speak on something, it gotta go there. I just want some peace, y’all. When the record come out, it’s coming real amazing. At the end of the day, we business partners, I have to meet with him and work amongst him. So y’all support me, and let’s not take each other down. That’s it! I don’t want no kiss, bro, take that s**t off your page.”

Of course, the close nature of this IG Live session still raises some questions for gossipers. Nevertheless, it’s much better to see them healed than at odds, especially in the service of their art. Let’s just hope that this stays amicable moving forward. On that note, come back to HNHH for the latest news and updates on Tink and Hitmaka.

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Metro Boomin Shuts Down Rumors That Andre 3000 Played The Flute On “Mask Off”

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Over this past weekend, Andre 3000 put out something that many fans had been yearning for. That was his first-ever solo album. However, after over a decade of waiting a lot of people were severely disappointed when he announced there would be no rapping. But, there was still a large amount that excited, regardless that three stacks would be playing woodwind instruments across the record. After listeners have had some time to sit with the idea and New Blue Sun being released, the music world is loving it. Leading up to it, his interviews had some wondering about his other solo contributions and Metro Boomin was one to take advantage of that.

We are referencing Andre’s sit-down with GQ, in which he said this. “I’ve actually played some wind things that I’ve put out in the world that I called myself another name under different artists that are out there that, you know, I was just kinda testing it out in a way. From known artists, and they’ve been cool about keeping it secret.” Because of this Metro thought he could be a little tongue in cheek. He claimed that Andre played the flute that you hear on him and Future’s smash hit, “Mask Off.”

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Metro Boomin Fooled A Lot Of People

AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 20: Metro Boomin attends Jack Daniel’s Garage: A Pit Stop Experience at Austin Grand Prix 2023 at The Sunset Room on October 20, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)

However, we now know that it was all jokes. According to Uproxx, Metro cleaned up the mess he created by addressing an Instagram post from Complex. It included a video of Metro claiming that one-half of OutKast was on the flute for the track. The media publication took it further, making it out that Andre did have a hand in the production. The super producer had enough and maybe took a debatable shot at everyone who thought he was serious. Under the post, he commented, “How are you all even considered a real news outlet?”

What are your initial thoughts on Metro Boomin officially putting the rumors of working with Andre 3000 to rest? Do you think his response was valid, or a little out of pocket? Should these two work together in the future? We would like to hear what you have to say about all of this. With that in mind, be sure to leave all of your hottest takes in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest breaking news around Metro Boomin and Andre 3000. Furthermore, stay with us for everything else going on around the music world.

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Brandon T. Jackson Clarifies Diddy & Cassie Comments After Joking About Case

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Brandon T. Jackson’s comments about Cassie’s lawsuit against Diddy got him in a lot of heat with social media users. Moreover, he posted a video from his car addressing the Bad Boy signee’s alleged experience with sexual assault and physical abuse at the hands of her label’s mogul. In it, the actor held a “confessional session” where he admitted to sleeping with many women, being late on child support, and other lighter topics. It’s a bizarre clip, but it seems to joke about skeletons coming out of the closet in situations like these, and about people quickly getting “cancelled” for their views and actions.

After many called this out as tone-deaf or disrespectful, Brandon T. Jackson released another video on social media clarifying his take on these allegations, of which similar ones recently emerged from Diddy’s other partners. “I’m no one’s slave,” the clip’s caption read. “I say what I want. I work when I want. But I don’t disrespect people trauma don’t take my words out of context. Period.” In the video itself, he goes into a little more detail about his thoughts and how folks misconstrued them.

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Brandon T. Jackson Clears The Air On His Diddy & Cassie Joke: Watch

“Well, I guess I gotta do it for the 32nd generation that don’t pay attention to context or jokes,” Brandon T. Jackson remarked of his original intent, making it more clear that he was making fun of himself and just using this situation as a jumping-off point. “If anybody who knows anything about comedic satire, I come from a long form of content. It’s called film. It’s called comedic satire. No way would I ever make fun of Cassie’s trauma, or Diddy, or whatever’s going on. I was talking about myself, I was self-joking about myself. So that’s what it was.”

Meanwhile, other celebrities are also having a hard time speaking on this issue without getting backlash. Whether that’s of their own design or as a result of overblown suppositions is a case-by-case basis. Unfortunately, as this lawsuit gets uglier and more scandalous, more instances like this of misinterpretation or ridicule will probably happen. For more news on Diddy, Cassie, and Brandon T. Jackson, stay logged into HNHH.

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Cardi B Addresses Suicidal Comment On Social Media

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Even for the strongest and most resilient of celebrities, online hate and criticism can be a very difficult thing to deal with. That’s what recently happened to Cardi B, who said she was having a good week until she started focusing on disparaging remarks against her online. Recently, she took to social media to address some concerning tweets she let out about her mental health and response to a lot of backlash. Moreover, this comes after various users tweeted some nasty things at the Bronx rapper. Even though she’s no stranger to attacks like these, they still don’t get any easier to handle, or any less visible.

“Cardi B the only Mexican I know that don’t work hard,” one hater blasted her with. “Hope you and your mom die,” she replied harshly, as she was on a response spree with many of these comments. “Keep wishing death on people and watch how it come back on you,” another user fired off at the 31-year-old online. “Idgaf f**k y’all,” she clapped back. “Y’all can call me Mexican bring me down, hurt my feelings talk s**t bout everything. This why I don’t release music.” “I just wanna put a bullet in my head,” Bardi expressed in another tweet, which really worried fans. “We burst,” she shared in what seems like an IG Live video clip, addressing her suicidal and aggressive tweets. “When I burst, I’m very outspoken. When I have one of my bad moments, I will literally get here and curse out everybody and f**k them.

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Cardi B Speaks On Her Concerning Tweets

“‘I want you to die, b***h I want to die, I don’t give a f**k!’” Cardi B continued. “That’s just how I just be feeling at the moment. I was just very overwhelmed yesterday, I was very sad. I just felt like I was just having such a good week. And then I felt like, when I got home, and I just started paying attention to so much s**t that people was saying about me and all the funny s**t about me, I just started getting upset about it, I just wanted to burst. I just had one of those moments yesterday. You know, like, when you have one of those moments that it’s just like ‘B***h, I don’t even wanna be here.’ Like, mentally, I just don’t wanna be here. But, like, you know what? I just feel like I needed one of those days where I let it out. Where I just wanna vibe and say a lot of s**t.

“Even today, I felt a little bit down. I was a little overwhelmed, I was crying so much this morning,” she continued. “But I feel a little bit better. Me and my sister, we went out and chilled. Went to The Bronx, went to a little lounge, we drank a little bit, we took some f***in’ pictures. Tomorrow, I’m just gonna take the day off, because on Friday, I have to go out of town. I want to chill with my friends because my friends always cheer me up. That’s the good thing about me. I have a lot of friends and I have a lot of family that will cheer me up.” For more news on Cardi B, log back into HNHH.

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Desiigner Not Required To Register As A Sex Offender, Attorney Clarifies

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The attorney for rapper Desiigner has clarified reports that his client is required to register as a sex offender. According to Ryan Garry, there is no mandatory registration that Desiigner must abide by. “Many news outlets have incorrectly stated that he is required to register as an absolute condition of his probation. They are wrong. Since this was a federal misdemeanor, the sentencing judgement states that if the State of California or some other government entity requires that Mr. Selby must register as a sex offender, then he must. However, the parties in this case have come to the legal conclusion, after significant research and consultation with lawyers in California, that this misdemeanor conviction is not one that will cause Mr. Selby to have to register as a sex offender,” Garry told PEOPLE.

On September 12, Desiigner pled guilty to a charge of “obscenely and indecently exposed genitalia in a public place”. The charge stemmed from an April 2023 incident in which Desiigner was caught masturbating on a commercial flight from Japan. He was sentenced to two years probation, 120 hours of community service, and a $5000 fine. Furthermore, he must undergo psychiatric evaluation and routine drug testing. Additionally, he is prohibited from owning a firearm.

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Is Desiigner A Sex Offender?

Desiigner
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 07: Rapper Desiigner’s Birthday Celebration on May 07, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

TMZ is believed to be the first outlet to erroneously report that Desiigner would be required to register as a sex offender. Per the outlet’s initial report, “According to the docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, the judge ordered the “Panda” rapper to register as a sex offender going forward.” However, numerous other outlets, HotNewHipHop included, also picked up the story. As mentioned by his attorney, this was initially reported as an “absolute condition of his probation.”

During sentencing, Desiigner’s attorneys asked the sentencing judge to be lenient when it came to travel restrictions. This, they argued, was so that the rapper could continue performing while serving his suspended sentence. Based on what has been reported, it appears that this request was accepted by the judge. While Desiigner said he was retiring from music after the death of TakeOff, he has returned to the industry this year. His 2023 tracks include “Young N Ballin” and “Mafia Water”.

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Odell Beckham Jr. Clarifies Comments About Living With Drake

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Odell Beckham Jr. has cleared up some confusion that stemmed from comments he made about living with Drake in 2016. “Well, I think people have a misunderstanding of that. He was actually on tour and I was living there. Everyone was like, ‘Oh, they’re roommates!’ That wasn’t really it,” Beckham Jr. told GQ this week. Previously, the Ravens receiver had spoken on living at Drake’s Calabasas mansion during the 2016 offseason.

However, Beckham Jr. did speak on his long-standing friendship with Drake and how he spent some time linking up with the rapper around Europe. “I actually stayed in London [once] for two or three months with Von Miller. This was back when Drake was on tour, so our home base was London for a little bit of time. It was our offseason, so we went to Norway, Stockholm, Amsterdam, but London was the home base. That was my favorite hotel, actually. The Rosewood, they always take care of me.”

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Beckham Jr. Back In The NFL

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. #3 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates after catching a pass against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium on September 10, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Back in 2023, Beckham Jr. is now a Raven after sitting out the 2022 season. He had a fairly quiet game during the Ravens win over the Texans. Beckham Jr. caught two passes for 37 yards. This comes as Lamar Jackson found a new favorite target in rookie Zay Flowers, who caught nine passes for 78 yards in his NFL debut. The Ravens next face the Bengals this weekend.

However, it’s clear that Beckham Jr. has a major soft spot for Drizzy. “That’s my guy right there. That was the first time we really hung out… Just somebody who I’m sure you can relate to. Somebody whose mindset is the same as yours. And they want nothing but success. They want to be the best. We just clicked on a level like that. And this really was the start of a friendship that’ll carry through a lifetime,” Beckham Jr. said of Drake back in 2016.

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Bryan Cranston Clarifies Retirement Comments

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Bryan Cranston says that he won’t be retiring from acting, after a recent GQ interview in which he strongly suggested his career was coming to an end. When news of his retirement began to spread, he took to Instagram to clarify that he still has more to do.

“Hey everyone, I hope this little message finds you well. Some news came out that wasn’t entirely clear…even to me. So I wanted to set the record straight. I am not retiring,” Cranston began in his post. “What I am going to do is hit the pause button for a year after I reach my 70th birthday in 2026. Holy crap – 70! I’m not even sure what ‘pausing’ means entirely, but at this moment, I think it means that by taking a year off it will provide several things.”

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Bryan Cranston With His “Breaking Bad” Co-Star Aaron Paul

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO – JULY 29: Actor Bryan Cranston (L) and actor Aaron Paul pose with bronze statues depicting television characters Walter White, played by Cranston, and Jesse Pinkman, played by Paul, from the series “Breaking Bad” at the Albuquerque Convention Center on July 29, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

From there, Cranston listed out what he hopes to gain from taking a break from his acting career. Firstly, he explained that he hopes to be able to spend more time with his wife, Robin, in a way that he hasn’t been able to before as a celebrity.

He continued: “Secondly, it gives me a sort of ‘reset’ in my career. I’ve had such an unbelievable ride for over two decades – with playing characters on TV, films, and on stage that I could only have dreamt about…until it actually happened. I could not be more grateful and thankful for such opportunities. That said, I feel as though I’m beginning to run out of fresh ideas in how to play characters that I’m being offered.” Cranston further added that he’ll be getting off social media as well as reading more classic novels.

Bryan Cranston Clarifies His Future Plans

Cranston has played numerous iconic roles during the course of his career including Walter White in Breaking Bad and Hal in Malcolm in the Middle. He turned 67 years old, back in March.

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Consequence Clarifies Recent Comments On Q-Tip & Previews New Collab

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Consequence has taken to social media to clarify his recent comments on Q-Tip doing the “shadiest shit ever.” He had been referring to the legendary A Tribe Called Quest rapper signing with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music back in the day during an interview with VladTV. Cons says that his comments made it appear as if he still holds a grudge against Q-Tip, but that isn’t the case. He also previewed an upcoming collaboration between the two of them titled, “Good Luck With That.”

“Vlad did a great job, but as a prerequisite, when I did the interview, he asked me could we go through my whole career,” Cons began in a video he posted last Friday. “And so, we just kind of chronologically went through each chamber so in particular with Q-Tip, I wanna just clarify a couple things. When I said, ‘the shadiest thing he ever…’ whatever, that was just due to the fact that I was just thinking about that time period.”

Consequence On Stage With Q-Tip

LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 22: (L-R) Consequence, Q-Tip and Jarobi White of A Tribe Called Quest perform onstage during day 2 of FYF Fest 2017 at Exposition Park on July 22, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for FYF)

He continued: “Right now me and Q-Tip – we good, everything cool. I spoke to him not too long ago. This week is his birthday, my birthday is this Monday coming up. We usually celebrate our birthdays together but he been busy, I been busy but definitely I wanna say happy birthday to Q-Tip.”

From there, Cons took the time to “fill in a couple blanks.” He explained: “Number one, you know I did ‘The Chase Pt. 2’ – Q-Tip made sure I got paid. He also gave me access to Violator Management. I was dealing with Keisha Harris. Keisha Harris plugged me with Dino Delvaille who did the Cash Money deal eventually. He was A&Ring for Jeru The Damaja and he started managing me. After we linked up, being that he was dealing with Gang Starr and Preemo’s from Texas – there was a guy from Texas who was like the white version of Preemo. His name was Overtime. Me and Overtime connected, we started working on joints. We hit a little wall tryna shop them because everybody was like, ‘Yo you Q-Tip cousin and he should be the one tryna get you a deal.”

“So I had to have a heart to heart with Tip,” he added. “Tip got on board, we did this joint called ‘Living It Up’ and it was a joint. Unfortunately that’s one of the records that we lost in the fire at his crib. So, it was a few things that led to him shopping me to Puff but nonetheless, he did it and that’s when I wound up joining Tribe.”

He concluded by hinting at putting out a new album in the near future. “Me and Q-Tip celebrate our birthdays a week apart – he’s April 10, I’m April 17. I’m in a great space right now, I have no venom or vitriol for anybody,” he said. “I’m looking forward to putting out this new album and actually, me and Q-Tip got a joint. Let’s run that real quick.” Check out Consequence’s full video below.

Consequence’s Clarification

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Stephen A. Smith Clarifies Opinion On Beyoncé & Rihanna

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Stephen A. Smith has clarified his recent comments comparing Beyoncé and Rihanna. The First Take commentator says that he meant “no disrespect to Rihanna,” but reaffirmed that Beyoncé is operating on another level.

Smith had originally remarked that Rihanna “ain’t Beyoncé,” during an appearance on The Sherri Show. He had been asked whether he’s excited about Rihanna’s upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show.

“Rihanna’s music is fantastic,” Smith said at the time, before adding, “She’s great. She’s a sister. I love her dearly, I listen to her music, I’m gonna support her ’til the cows come home. I’m just telling you, for me, there’s Beyoncé and there’s everybody else.”

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – FEBRUARY 14: Head coach Stephen A. Smith of Team Stephen A. looks on before the 2020 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Presented By Ruffles at Wintrust Arena on February 14, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

He continued: “Just like there’s Michael Jackson and there’s everybody else. Ladies and gentlemen, [Rihanna is] a lot of things. She’s spectacular actually and congratulations on new mamahood. There’s one thing she’s not — she ain’t Beyoncé.”

Afterward, explaining his opinion in a video posted on Instagram, Smith said: “I meant it as no disrespect to Rihanna. I know she’s phenomenal and she’s my sister. Nothing but love for her, but Beyoncé is my sister, too.”

He further admitted that he needs “to be more careful” with his wording.

Rihanna has been gearing up for her highly-anticipated performance at the championship game for months now. Her appearance as the headliner will come a decade after Beyoncé brought out Kelly Rowland as well as Michelle Williams from Destiny’s Child for her performance in 2013.

Rihanna has not embarked on a tour since 2016, when she released her last studio album, Anti. The iconic singer has yet to announce any specific details regarding her long-awaited next project.

Check out Stephen A. Smith’s clarification of his comments on Instagram below.

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