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Say what you will about Boosie Badazz, but his fans have come to appreciate his blunt and often unapologetic manner of speaking his mind. Though some of his takes have landed him in hot water, that hasn’t stopped him from voicing his thoughts whenever compelled.

Evidently, Boosie found himself moved to speak out against O.J Simpson, after Simpson offered his thoughts on the shooting death of 16-year-old Ma’khia Bryant. For context, Bryant’s death at the hands of police has since sparked an emotional response, driving LeBron James to tweet “YOU’RE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY” in a since-deleted post. Following Bron’s message, many accused the NBA star of stoking the flames and inciting violence. O.J Simpson was one such critic, addressing LeBron with a video message of his own.

“Wait for the facts! #LeBronJames,” captions Simpson. “Sometimes you need to take your time and be a little more patient before you comment on some of these bad incidents that are happening with some police departments. What I saw when I saw the full thing, the police guy had no choice, he responded. We wish he could have pulled a taser, we wish he could have done it in another way, but in that instance, if he hadn’t done what he did, it appears to me that another young American would have had her life taken. I can’t fault what he did. I wish it were different, but I can’t fault it.”

Following O.J’s video message, Boosie Badazz hit Instagram Live to share a few harsh words of his own. “O.J. Simpson, how the hell you going to tell LeBron to be quiet speaking up for our race?” asks Boosie. “You supposed to be speaking up for our race. Hell, I was cheering for you. We got you free. A black man got you free! The black community got you free. And you going to tell them to chill out? You need to chill out. You better chill out.”

He proceeds to flash an unflinching glare for emphasis. “Get the fu*k off LeBron’s nuts. You better chill out. You’re wrong, man. You supposed to be the forefronter. You supposed to be on the frontline of this black shit!”

Check out Boosie Badazz’s message to OJ Simpson below. 

Steph Curry is one of the greatest shooters to ever play the game of basketball and when all is said and done, he will likely have the most three-point shots made of all-time. He is easily one of the best point guards ever and even if you don’t like his style of play, you can’t help but admit that he will end up as one of the greatest to ever grace the court. Despite this, Curry still has moments where he wishes he could do the same thing as other players.

For instance, Curry was recently on The Rex Chapman Show where he got to talk about his career and coming to terms with his skill set. As Curry noted, there have been times where he was jealous of LeBron James because he wanted to be able to dunk and do more athletic things. However, Curry also gave some advice to the young guns out there, saying that you should always stay true to who you are as a player.

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“The biggest piece of advice for any young kid that’s playing the game is be comfortable with who you are as a basketball player,” Curry said. “I had some temptations of like, ‘I wish I could dunk! I wish I could just drive down the lane.’ You always get fascinated by what you can’t do. The bigger point is like I’ll see LeBron and I wish I could do some of the stuff he can do physically and you kinda get wrapped up in and distracted by that. At the end of the day, I am my own type of basketball player. I’ve got to do what I can to be successful. So I guess that’s the message.”

Curry and LeBron have had their rivalries over the years although there is no denying they have a ton of mutual respect for one another. It’s been cool to see both players experience their prime at the same time and for now, they have plenty of years left on the court, which will prove to be a treat for fans.

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The pandemic pretty much had everyone in some sort of kerfuffle. It’s not a word we use very often, but it seems an opportune way to describe 2020, or 2021, because really, they are one-in-the-same years at this point. The kerfuffle of the pandemic affected all our lives at some point, in one way or another. Whether it halted your favorite extra-curricular activity, or school altogether, forced you to work from home, or perhaps even took your job from you– it affected family life just as much as it affected work life, not too mention, that fine balance of work-family-life– because when home is also work and work is also home…well, you get the idea. And certainly, some families were affected much more deeply, and more permanently, than others.

Here at HNHH, we had to do some re-shuffling post-pandemic, and one of the elements that fell by the wayside as we transitioned to a WFH/virtual routine among our staff, is that we’ve missed out on quite a few Music Meetings. If you’re new around here, or it’s been so long that you simply don’t even remember this being a thing in the first place, I’ll break it down, and explain how we are going to be accepting submissions moving forward.

The Music Meeting is a way for us to engage with our music-making readers, or else, bring new artists to the table that our staff writers may have recently stumbled across; ideally someone we haven’t featured on the site before. We do this, then, via two different avenues. Read more on the guidelines and how to submit music below. 

The Guidelines

• Each HNHH staff writer attending the meeting submits a song/artist of their personal choosing.
• We also open up submissions to our readers/followers; this means you will see a Tweet or Instagram post go up stating that we are actively looking for new submissions, ahead of our scheduled Music Meeting. Follow us on Twitter and IG to never miss these.
• We cull the best of the listener-submitted music to bring to the Music Meeting.
• We listen to all the listener submissions and staff submission as a team.
• We vote on our favorite songs, resulting in the final list you will see below.
• Then we bring the vote to the masses: keep scrolling to vote on your favorite from the list below.

How to Submit Music 

• Previously, we’ve only accepted submissions through Soundcloud messaging. We are now opening up an official e-mail: [email protected], to help maintain submissions from everyone/anyone on a rolling basis. This means, you will not be relegated to the ‘Open Submissions’ message, but can simply e-mail us your music directly, at any time.
• Submissions are meant for new or rising artists, however the recency of the song is flexible.
• When e-mailing a submission, the subject line should read Music Submission: [Artist Name] + [Song Name]. Please include in the e-mail: artist name, song name, social media links, link to stream song (video or audio) and any additional facts or things you’d want us to know.

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STAFF SUBMISSIONS: TOP 3

Jenevieve 

Song: “Medallion”

Location: Los Angeles, California

Sounds: Soulful, vintage-inspired R&B with a modern touch

Discover more music: Jenevieve has one other song out right now, “Baby Powder”

Posted before: No 

Skiifall

Song: “Ting Tun Up”

Location: Montreal, QC, Canada 

Sounds: Toronto’s Caribbean style meets UK drill 

Discover more music: Check him out on Spotify, he recently dropped “Tin Tun Up Pt II”

Posted before: Yes

Swavay

Song: “Shooter”

Location: Atlanta, Georgia 

Sounds: Atlanta. Trap-driven while not neglecting lyrics (wait for the beat switch)

Discover more music: Check out his Soundcloud for a full project & more

Posted before: No

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SOUNDCLOUD SUBMISSIONS: TOP 3

Alan Ward

Song: “Picasso”

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sounds: *Not* music for b*tches, a bit old school

Discover more music: Check out his Soundcloud for more

Posted before: No

MAAL

Song: “Light”

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sounds: Rowdy and rambunctious, a la Denzel Curry

Discover more music: Check out his Soundcloud for more

Posted before: No

R3ZZY

Song: “Black Boy”

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Sounds: Socially-conscious story-telling

Discover more music: Check out his Soundcloud for more

Posted before: No

Jon Jones is one of the most legendary fighters in the history of the UFC although as it stands, it appears as though he wants more money than Dana White is willing to give up. The UFC is known for paying fighters a lot less than they are probably worth, and Jones is trying to change that. Of course, people want Jon Jones to take on Francis Ngannou in a heavyweight superfight, and White seemed determined to make it happen.

While speaking to Bill Simmons recently, White revealed that while they tried to negotiate in good faith, they were simply unable to come to terms on a Jones Vs Ngannou bout. Insteady, Ngannou will be fighting against Derrick Lewis for the Heavyweight title.

“We tried to work with Jon, and, you know, we eventually have to move on. Because realistically, in all honesty, Derrick Lewis is the guy who deserves the (Ngannou) fight … So that’s the fight that should happen and we’ll just roll and do what we do,” White explained.

This is definitely going to come as disappointing news for all of the massive MMA fans out there, especially those who wanted to see what Jones could do in a higher weight class. For now, however, they will simply have to wait until White and Jones get back on the same page.

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Deshaun Watson is currently in the midst of some very heavy allegations as he is battling 22 sexual assault lawsuits. All of these suits carry forth similar allegations as they claim that Watson seeks out massage therapists and then proceeds to get inappropriate with them as soon as the massage is supposed to start. Watson has denied the allegations and his attorney Rusty Hardin is currently in the process of trying to discredit the witnesses.

According to Fox reporter Ivory Hecker, Hardin is now claiming that the women are deleting some of the evidence in the case, such as Instagram messages. Hardin is now trying to get the judge to order a stop to this alleged practice, as it could tamper with the case.

What makes Hardin’s allegations interesting is the fact that Tony Buzbee, the attorney for all 22 accusers, also accused Watson of the very same thing. Buzbee states that Watson has been deleting his own messages, although this has yet to be proved. 

Needless to say, both sides are looking to use the same tactics against one another, and it’s clear the case has taken a convoluted turn. There is no telling how long this will last, so stay tuned for updates as we will be sure to bring them to you.

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Khaled Khaled, the forthcoming twelfth studio album from the music industry’s most beloved DJ and record producer, is almost finished. Since announcing the project last summer, DJ Khaled has been sharing updates about his next album in real-time, and over the past few months, the Hip-Hop community has been able to witness the veteran artist ramp up his productivity. So far, Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, Nas, Migos, Meek Mill, H.E.R., Post Malone, Tay Keith, and Lil Wayne, among others have all been confirmed or teased to appear on Khaled Khaled, so the hype is at an all-time high for DJ Khaled’s upcoming record.

Now, two weeks after proclaiming that Khaled Khaled was 97.9% done, DJ Khaled has alerted his followers that the album has now progressed to being 99% finished.

Apparently, that stretch from 97.9% to 99% has come with a major announcement as well. In a recently shared video by DJ Khaled, the We The Best mogul has revealed that Justin Timberlake will also be making an appearance on the album.

“J U S T I N T I M B E R L A K E VOCALS IS IN!!” Khaled writes in the tweet before expressing his excitement with the last-minute addition to Khaled Khaled. “This LAST MINUTE MAGIC DIFFERENT.”

In the video that DJ Khaled posted, you can hear the two artists talking to each other over facetime, and throughout the one-minute video, they offer each other heartfelt compliments and reflect on how important and rare the unreleased record is. Judging from their conversation, are you excited to see the end result of DJ Khaled and Justin Timberlake‘s forthcoming collaboration?