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J. Cole fans were eagerly awaiting his next album and on Friday, the North Carolina artist finally delivered with The Off-Season. So far, the project has been praised by his fanbase and they have certainly been running up the streaming numbers. Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj also dropped a project of her own, although it’s something that fans have already been acquainted with. The artist dropped a repackaged version of her 2009 tape Beam Me Up Scotty, all while bringing through three new tracks.

Both of these artists are superstars in the rap world and their numbers certainly reflect that. According to Hits Daily Double, Cole is projected to sell between 280,000 and 310,000 units in the first week, while Nicki is going to do between 65-75K. Considering Nicki’s project is from 2009, this is pretty impressive.

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Over the course of the week, these numbers could fluctuate either up or down, however, the streams that took place throughout the first few days are promising for what is to come. Cole and Nicki have fanbases that are always eager to support whatever they put out, and these numbers are definitely proof of that.

Let us know what you thought of these projects, in the comments below. Also, keep it locked to HNHH for more updates from the hip-hop world.

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Tony Ferguson used to be one of the most feared men in the entire UFC and for a while, he was trying to get himself that elusive title fight against Khabib. Unfortunately, Ferguson was on a bit of a losing streak, and last night, he had an opportunity to get back in the win column. The fight was against Beneil Dariush and while many fans felt like Ferguson would win, it became clear that Dariush came to dominate from start to finish, and that is exactly what he did.

Ferguson ultimately lost the fight in a unanimous decision that saw Beneil pummeling Ferguson for the majority of the 15-minute runtime. It looked like Ferguson was simply out of gas throughout the match and Dariush was just too hungry to not get the victory.

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For Ferguson, this loss brings up the question of what’s next. With Khabib out of the UFC forever, a fight against the former star is pretty well out of the cards. Not to mention, losing three in a row pretty well guarantees the fact that he won’t be getting a shot at the title, anytime soon.

Considering Ferguson’s former reputation, it’s a sad state of affairs but just like in every sport, age eventually catches up to you.

Police have confirmed that 28-year-old Chicago rapper Lil Reese was grazed in the eye by a bullet, Saturday, and has been taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition. Video of the shooting went viral on social media, earlier Saturday.

The Chicago Tribune reports that “Lil Reese told police that he met the people in the Durango outside of the garage and directed them where to drive so he could buy cannabis from them, the report said. The other people shot gave police little information.”

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Two other individuals, ages 20 and 27, were involved in the shooting as well. The 20-year-old man was shot twice in the knee, but is currently in “good condition.” The 27-year-old man was shot multiple times in the body and is in “critical condition.”

This is the second time Lil Reese has been shot in the past year and a half. In November 2019, the Chicago rapper was left in critical condition after being shot in the neck and was unable to properly speak for two months during his recovery.

Reese’s manager asked fans to keep the rapper and his family in their prayers, Saturday afternoon.

Saturday night, TMZ obtained photos of the car in question which you can find here.

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Houston Texans coach David Culley refused to answer whether he expects quarterback Deshaun Watson to attend the team’s offseason workouts, when asked by reporters, Saturday. Watson is facing 22 lawsuits that allege he committed sexual assault and misconduct. 

“We have nothing to say about that situation at this time,” Culley said Saturday, according to ESPN. “[Texans chairman Cal McNair] and ownership a few weeks back indicated about how our organization feels about the situation. I think when [general manager Nick Caserio] was on not long ago, he also mentioned that the legal process was in effect right now and we’re going to respect that and go from there.”

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Watson has also previously requested a trade from the Texans, but any moves on that front stalled amidst the pending lawsuits.

Culley last spoke with the media on March 11, before the allegations against Watson broke. At that time, he sounded optimistic about Watson’s future with the organization.

“He is our quarterback,” Culley said at the time. “He’s the only guy we got under contract at this time, right now.”

He added that the Texans were “very committed to Deshaun.”

The NFL is currently conducting an investigation into Watson.

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Dan Harmon has opened up regarding the long-rumored Kanye West episode of Rick and Morty and why it hasn’t come to fruition, despite West being a big fan of the series.

“Time will tell,” Harmon said during an interview on MSNBC, this week.. “I think that when Kanye signs on, as he did, to do an episode, it won’t just be Kanye doing a guest voice or Kanye doing a song. We agreed that it needed to be really interwoven with the Rick and Morty franchise having its own integrity and Kanye having his own, without spoiling any details of what that story would be. Suffice it to say, the end result was going to be a lot of original music.”

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Harmon says that there were solid ideas for an episode “within minutes” of West meeting the writing team, but network executives told them to reel it back in.

“At that point, that was when seven different corporations — and I don’t fault them for this because this is their job — they have to say, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a minute. Slow down psychos. What are you doing,'” Harmon continued.

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Romeo Miller and Bow Wow traded shots on social media, this weekend, amidst rumors that the two will face off in a future Verzuz matchup.

The back-and-forth started when Romero appeared on a recent episode of Fox Soul’s The Mix, and remarked, “If Bow Wow do a godddamn battle and it’s not with me, don’t do it. If Bow do a battle, I’m open for it.”

Word got back to Bow Wow and he replied on Twitter: “You sure you want this smoke? i see you calling me out. You sure this what you want to do? #VERZUZ”

Fans have been itching for a Verzuz appearance with the two rappers since the series started, last year.

From there, Romeo posted a lengthy response on his Instagram story.

“Regarding this Verzuz talk, I’ve gave this man Bow @shadmoss his roses since we was kids and even reached out myself (multiple times) to celebrate him and our era together in a creative way,” he wrote. “I could put my pride to the side if it means doing something positive and bringing back nostalgia for a dope ass generation.”

He continued:

Now if you think this is smoke my brother, we could hit up @loganpaul and get on one of those boxing tickets. You know me in real life bro, we aren’t kids anymore; leave that for the fans. This ain’t about the competition for me, this is about showing the impact that 2 young black kids had on the entire industry. That’s the Win. To inspire the next! It’s NoLimit. You got my number, hit me.

Check out the back and forth below.