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He was slated to be next in line as he emerged from Gucci Mane’s 1017 Records, and although he has been tapped for inclusion in XXL‘s 2021 Freshman class, Pooh Shiesty will have to celebrate his latest accomplishment from behind bars. We previously reported on the rapper’s latest set of legal troubles after he was arrested earlier this month in connection to a shooting that reportedly occurred in Miami.

Shiesty was initially granted a $10K bond but it was quickly revoked due to another shooting case that took place back in October 2020. There was hope for his team after the victim, King of Diamonds security guard Frivin Dor, recanted his statement. It’s reported that Dor was hit in the ankle and the Miami Herald stated that he is refusing to cooperate with authorities.

Despite the witness recanting, Pooh Shiesty will remain behind bars. It’s reported that a judge has denied the rapper’s bond and he is to remain incarcerated until his preliminary hearing on July 22. The Miami Herald also reported that federal authorities have been seeking charges against Shiesty for the October 2020 shooting that they allege was a drug deal that went sour.

The most recent King of Diamonds altercation took place during Memorial Day Weekend and was said to have occurred after a wad of cash fell out of his pocket and patrons attempted to grab the money. A ruckus broke out and Dor allegedly escorted Shiesty out of the club and a warrant states that once the rapper got ahold of his gun, he reportedly fired off a shot that hit the security guard.

Dor later claimed that he didn’t even recall speaking to authorities about the incident because he was on painkillers at the time. If convicted of this recent shooting, it’s reported that Pooh Shiesty is looking at upwards of 20 years in prison.

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Kodak Black hit the stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night for his first TV performance since being released from jail.

Kodak has been on the road back to reclaiming his spot in rap since his controversial pardon from Donald Trump in January. Due to Trump’s kind favor, Kodak has continued to publicly support him, even wishing his Gemini twin a happy birthday post where he showed off his signed MAGA hat and Trump hoodie. For his own birthday, Kodak was granted a holiday in his hometown of Broward County on June 11.

After narrowly dodging an ambush in April, the rapper has been in the booth hard at work on new music. His May release Haitian Boy Kodakdidn’t perform as well as the rapper had hoped but it received high praise from Drake. The two hinted at a possible collaboration in the near future, possibly something to look forward to in Kodak’s next release.

“Feelin Peachy”, the latest single off of his new EP Happy Birthday Kodak, is charting much closer to Kodak’s earlier numbers. The track has amounted over 1.8 million streams on Spotify to date and received a positive response on social media. 

The Florida rapper chose to bring his whimsical overgrown floral backyard theme from the “Feelin Peachy”  video — minus the Clermont twin lookalikes — for the performance. The twins were less than flattered by the video vixens, mocking the rapper by posting, “if we wasn’t in the budget just say that” and “it’s getting weird now”. 

Check out his performance of the song below. 

When it rains, it pours, and Hitmaka is feeling the weather turn on him. Just yesterday (June 16), we reported on Soulja Boy unleashing a hail of insults toward Hitmaka, formerly known as Yung Berg. Soulja accused the mega-producer of not actually making his beats, and now SprngBrk, formerly known as A1 Bentley, has co-signed the allegation with a story of his own.

 “Yo Hitmaka, I wasn’t even gon’ say nothin’ but I seen your comment under The Shade Room because I laughed at what Soulja Boy was saying to you,” he began. “You gon’ say I’m ten million dollars behind and need to catch up. Bro, first of all, you don’t have ten million dollars.”

“Second of all, you’re not a real producer. Third of all, you’re not a real writer. I could keep going on. Bro, you don’t make beats. You just get like OG Parker and Smash David and all these ****,” SprngBrk continued. “You collab with them, they make the beats, you put your tag on it. You do make the plays, I give you that. You make the plays. You don’t make the beats. You don’t write the records.”

After airing Hitmaka, SprngBrk added that he and another artist were robbed because of him. “I’m tired of like, chillin’ and keeping cool,” he said. “Today was the day, when you commented back being a smartass. I seen you on The Breakfast Club some months ago, talking that sh*t.” Charlamagne Tha God apparently asked Hitmaka why there was a fallout with SprngBrk and Berg said that his former partner was “trying to stage a robbery.”

“What the f*ck I’mma do that for?” questioned the producer. “You’re known for getting robbed. You have been getting robbed your whole career and beat the fck up. Everybody know this sh*t, and you have been running around, telling Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, that I set you up and I’m the reason that we got robbed.”

“Bro, I don’t got beefs with nobody. You the one got us robbed.” Check out the story in full, including SprngBrk claiming that the 2018 robbery was because Hitmaka made shady moves in Miami.

LeBron James is gearing up for the release of Space Jam: A New Legacy which drops next month. This new movie is going to be a lot of fun and fans are looking forward to seeing all of the cameos and how the story plays out. To help promote the film, LeBron has unveiled his brand new Nike LeBron 19 as well as various other shoes and apparel that are Looney Tunes themed. 

With the movie dropping in just a few weeks, it appears as though yet another “Space Jam” Nike LeBron model has surfaced online. This time, we are seeing the Nike LeBron 8 in what can only be described as a straightforward “Tune Squad” colorway. As you can see in the images below, the shoe has a black base with the Tune Squad logo on the tongue. Meanwhile, there is a glow in the dark outsole which helps bring the entire shoe together.

There is no word yet on whether or not these will be released, so keep it locked to HNHH as we will bring you all of the most up to date details. In the meantime, let us know what you think of these, in the comments below.

Image via Sal Casper

Image via Sal Casper

Image via Sal Casper

Image via Sal Casper

After 11 years of marriage, Carmelo and La La Anthony are pulling the plug on their relationship. We previously reported on the news that La La filed for divorce from her NBA star husband, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason behind the split. This comes days after rumors circulated that Carmelo was involved with another woman, and now Hollywood Unlocked has got ahold of alleged messages between the basketball star and a woman who claims she just gave birth to his twins.

According to the outlet, they spoke with the woman (she wanted to keep her name private) who said she’d allegedly met Carmelo last year in New York. She claims they kept in contact and spoke “almost every day,” eventually meeting and engaging in a sexual relationship.

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The woman was aware that Melo was a married man but she didn’t feel guilty about it because she allegedly knows “who’s f*cking La La too!” Then, the woman later learned she was pregnant and she and Carmelo planned for an abortion because neither one of them wanted to move forward with children. However, things didn’t work out, so she reportedly ended up giving birth to his twins in April prematurely.

One of the newborns allegedly had severe health problems but the woman wasn’t able to get into contact with Carmelo. She claims he later told her that he broke his phone after throwing it against a wall. She also shared text exchanges allegedly with Carmelo where he seems to acknowledge that the children are his.

She told Hollywood Unlocked that she’s struggling to get Carmelo’s attention and hopes that this story will make him keep in contact. La La and Carmelo are the parents of a son, 14-year-old Kiyan. The couple previously separated for almost two years before reconciling in 2019.

Check out the woman’s messages below.

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Earlier today, Jordan Brand unveiled its Fall 2021 collection and fans are extremely excited about what’s on the horizon. The Air Jordan 1 High OG is heavily represented this Fall as four new colorways will be making their way to the market. One of these colorways is the “Electro Orange” model which has been teased quite a bit over these past few months.

In the official images below, you get a phenomenal look at the shoe as we are met with a silhouette covered in white leather on the toe box, side panels, and back heel. From there, black is placed on the toe box as well as some of the overlays, all while the swoosh gets some black as well. Finally, orange is found on the cuff of the shoe, as well as the outsole. When put together, these elements form an eye-popping shoe that add some color to your collection.

If you are hoping to get a pair of these, you will be able to do so very soon as these are slated to drop on Saturday, July 17th for $170 USD. Let us know what you think of this new Air Jordan 1, in the comments below. Also, stay tuned to HNHH for more updates from the sneaker world.

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Image via Nike

Following last night’s Verzuz battle between Eve and Trina on Instagram Live, series co-creator Swizz Beatz has already planted the seeds for an upcoming episode. In the live comment section, Beatz was seen commenting “Lil Kim vs Who??????????????????” in an attempt to build up hype for future iterations of the show.

Naturally, Swizzy’s comment was captured and immortalized as a screenshot, immediately sparking debate as to who could face off in a head-to-head against Kim.

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According to the comments section of a recent Shade Room post, an overwhelming amount of fans would like to see Kim go up against New York rapper Foxy Brown. The two have a tenured history of tense competition between one another since they both rose to prominence in a similar era, and they’ve also exchanged diss tracks throughout their careers. Other fans clamored for rap queen Nicki Minaj to take on Lil’ Kim on the Verzuz stage.

The Verzuz series has been an exciting form of entertainment for fans of hip-hop over the past year, pitting producers and artists against one another as they run through their extensive discographies of iconic beats, verses, and songs. It all started in March 2020 when producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland hopped on Instagram Live to square off their classic beats and let the fans decide who the victor was.

 These shows have allowed fans to reminisce while debating and arguing over social media who won the matchups, extending the music and cultural conversation beyond the show’s runtime. And clearly, it seems fans are ready for Lil’ Kim to bless the Verzuz stage.

Who do you want to see in a Verzuz with Lil’ Kim? Comment below.