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Chance the Rapper says that he is working on a “hood” reboot of Home Alone. The Coloring Book rapper discussed the film project with Jimmy Fallon on the latest episode of The Tonight Show.

“It’s a Chicago film, and since I was younger I was like, ‘What if there was a hood Home Alone—or Hood Alone if you will,” he told Fallon. “Just a little more realistic story about people trying to kick at the doors at the wrong house. And hilarity ensues, I can’t give you too many details.”

“It’s up for grabs if you want to get in on this project,” Chance added, offering a role to Fallon.

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A Home Alone reboot won’t be the first time Chance will have worked in film. In addition to having provided his voice acting skills in The Lion King, he is also releasing a concert film, Magnificent Coloring World, later this year, which will be shown in AMC theaters.

“Basically, it’s four years old. It was a film that I shot right after I won the Grammys in 2017,” he told Fallon. “I came back to Chicago right after finishing up this tour, getting ready to go on another one, I just had this idea that I wanted to do this concert but specifically for film and it’d be shot like a movie and eventually put it out in theatres.”

“It came together in like three weeks a bunch of years back,” he said, “but I didn’t really know a lot about film at all or how to edit or anything. So about three weeks ago, I sent out for the film and brought it to the studio house and worked tirelessly on it with about 20 people and shot some new stuff.” 

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DMX was revving up for a massive comeback before his untimely passing in April. The rapper had secured a deal with Def Jam and was preparing for the release of a new album. Exodus, the album X planned to release, was wrapped up before his death and fans will get to hear it in its entirety on May 28th.

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According to PageSix, Swizz Beatz hosted a listening party over Zoom for a few DJs across the world. A source close to the tabloid publication detailed some of the music which is reportedly a healthy balance between the streets and his spiritual side. “He gives the street side he is known for, but also shows his side with God,” the source said. “He embraces his age and you can tell he was in a good space and was having fun.”

The source added that Swizz Beatz revealed during the Zoom call that he reached out to DMX’s oldest son, Xavier Simmons, for approval of each song before it reaches the ears of the public.

Exodus will mark X’s first posthumous album and first project since 2012’s Undisputed. The tracklist is stacked with features including Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Nas, The LOX, Lil Wayne, Moneybagg Yo, Griselda, Usher, Alicia Keys, and more.

Swizz Beatz recently revealed that both Lil Durk and Lil Baby pushed back the release of their joint project out of respect for DMX’s release date. 

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Travis Scott is easily one of the biggest artists in the entire world and on top of his music, he has also become a huge force in the fashion and sneaker worlds. Travis has been with Nike for upwards of four years now and in that time he has dropped off a ton of successful collaborations, including a Nike SB Dunk Low, and Nike Air Force 1, and various Jumpman silhouettes like the Air Jordan 1, Jordan 4, and even the Jordan 6.

Now, he is setting his sights on an Air Max 1 which features his signature backward swoosh. This is a very solid look for the artist and in some teaser images posted by Nike, the shoe has some muted browns and even some beige. There is a lot going on with the sneaker and based on images we’ve seen, you can expect a ton of Cactus Jack branding. Thanks to megastar Future, we now have yet another look at the shoe as he posted a little teaser on IG. As you can see, the aesthetics fit what we’ve already been made privy to although there is no denying that this is one of the clearest photos to bless the internet.

For now, release info has yet to be announced, so keep it locked to HNHH as we will be sure to keep you informed.

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The legends came out on Friday. It was a massive week in the world of rap but specifically, J. Cole’s return to the fold with The Off-Season has been the topic of discussion. He’s had a relatively impressive rollout if you want to call it that. He announced the album shortly before it was revealed that he will be playing in Basketball Africa League with the Rwanda Patriots. 

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Fans have been excited to hear his new project for quite some time. Ever since the release of K.O.D., and the string of collaborations he released, fans have been hoping that The Off-Season would arrive soon. Clearly, the demand is reflected in Cole’s first-week sales projections. According to Hits Daily Double, J. Cole is on pace to have the biggest sales debut of the year with a projected 280K-310K in its first week. Taylor Swift’s Fearless (Taylor’s Version) currently holds the title with 291K. Cole’s received rave reviews for his latest project, including from his haters, so it would not be surprising if it inches towards the 310K mark.

The tracklist for the project didn’t reveal any features but ultimately, he didn’t plan on going platinum with no features, again. Lil Baby, Morray, 21 Savage, Cam’ron, Lil Jon, and more all appear on the project.

What’s your favorite song on The Off-Season? Sound off in the comments. 

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