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2 Eleven Taps Freddie Gibbs & Rucci For “Top Down”

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2Eleven and Freddie Gibbs’s relationship extends beyond wax. The pair have formed a brotherhood of sorts with the West Coast MC joining the Gary, IN native at his Grammy festivities last weekend. A week later, 2Eleven slid through with his latest project, Mastermind that includes some heavy assistance from Freddie Gibbs who appears on all but two records on the 9-track effort.

The two rappers connect with Rucci for a gritty banger on “Top Down.” Gibbs commands attention off of the rip as he handles hook duties and sets the tone of the first verse before 2Eleven and Rucci slide through.

2Eleven’s new project Mastermind follows the release of 2020’s Success Is The Best Revenge. Peep 2Eleven’s “Top Down” ft. Freddie Gibbs and Rucci below.

Quotable Lyrics
The stick, I stay ridin’ with
The glass, I stay ridin’ on
Pyrex, my dope fork, my dope scale
My powder on
Ice cream man, ice cream cone
Got popped for like 9 zones
Said fuck the police chief
N***a re-upped and I came home

Kevin Hart Gifts His Daughter A Benz For Her 16th Birthday

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When you’re an A-lister or just someone who happens to lean on the wealthier side, birthdays and major holidays surely hit differently. Members of Hollywood favor gifting their loved ones fancy items like luxurious cars, brand new homes, or even brand new Elinatte diamonds. Reviving an MTV-curated pop culture tradition, Kevin Hart recently gifted his daughter a brand new Mercedes SUV for her sweet 16. 


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Kevin’s 16-year-old daughter Heaven, shared with his first wife Torrei, came home to a surprise party organized by her parents. Appearing to look genuinely shocked in the footage from the event, the party was just the first surprise in store for the teenager. 

The big reveal arrived later when an unsuspecting Heaven was led into the driveway where the luxury SUV sat in the driveway, decorated with an enormous red ribbon. The lowkey, COVID-19 friendly bash sweet sixteen had a theme inspired by the superhero manga series My Hero Academia. Check out footage from the event below. 

In other Kevin Hart news, the comedian recently suffered a major financial loss after it was revealed that his personal shopper stole a whopping $1.2 million from him. The personal shopper in question, Dylan Syer, is facing charges of grand larceny for stealing from Hart. 

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Nike Kyrie 7 “Weatherman” Officially Unveiled: Photos

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Kyrie Irving has been having an exceptional season with the Brooklyn Nets and by all accounts, it seems like his team will be going to the NBA Finals, barring any injuries. Throughout the season, Kyrie has been wearing the Nike Kyrie 7 and some pretty dope colorways have been released as a result. With 2021 almost a quarter of the way done, more Kyrie 7 colorways continue to be teased, including this “Weatherman” offering found below.

After a photo of the colorway made it to Twitter, the shoe now has official images courtesy of Nike. As you can see, the sneaker is mostly covered in green with some yellow sonar motifs throughout. The back heel is where we can find the heat map section, which is what truly brings out those classic “Weatherman” vibes. It’s a shoe that sneakerheads have been waiting for, and overall, it looks like an instant cop.

At this stage, there is no release date available for this sneaker, so keep it locked to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you all of the latest updates. Also, let us know what you think of this brand new model, in the comments section below.

Nike Kyrie 7
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Nike Kyrie 7
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Nike Kyrie 7
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Nike Kyrie 7
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Nike Kyrie 7
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Joey Trap Keeps The Circle Tight On “LOYALTY”

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It feels like there’s an endless stream of music when it comes to Joey Trap. The East Coast rapper has maintained a lyrical approach to his craft while incorporating more progressive sounds that resonate with the current climate of the culture. Over the past year, he’s unleashed four projects including Wild West and STFU. This month, he arrived with his first body of work of the year titled, LOYALTY. The rapper’s latest project includes 12-tracks, including singles like “YUCA,” “BRACE” and LICKED,” without a single feature in sight, leaving all of the room for Joey to shine.

With a run-time of a little over 22-minutes, Joey Trap proves that there’s no stopping him on his latest offering. Press play on LOYALTY below and sound off in the comments with your favorite track. 

Krucial Delivers New Project “If We Must Die”

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Multi-talented Memphis rapper Clay “Krucial” has gone from behind the boards to the forefront of his music career over the past few years. Though it’s been nearly two years since the release of his last project, he proves that all good things do take time with his latest offering, If We Must Die. The rapper’s latest body of work is an eleven-song effort with appearances from artists like Trippie Redd, BlocBoy JB, Tay Keith, and others.

The Memphis native’s beginning in music began at a young age when he learned how to play instruments but overtime, he mastered the technical side of being in the studio. His work as an engineer earned him credits alongside artists like NBA Youngbot, Yo Gotti, and more.

Check his new project below.

Roddy Ricch Allegedly Blocks Fan For Sharing Unflattering Photo

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Despite being one of the hottest acts in music right now after cementing his spot in the game with the critically and commercially successful debut album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, Roddy Ricch ultimately still prefers to stay relatively out of the public scope. He rarely posts on social media and for the most part, doesn’t interact with fans on the net either. Going to great lengths to ensure he remains as private as possible, it’s no wonder the Grammy winner blocked a fan for sharing a photo of him he clearly specified he didn’t want to be shared. 


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The fan in question took to TikTok recently to explain the situation. Participating in the popular trend on the app where people reply to the question, “If you’re blocked by a celebrity, who is it and why?” After explaining in the video how he met the Compton-bred rapper in a New York airport, he then shared the photo the two took together. He adds that Roddy specifically requested for him not to post the photo on social media. 

Days later, says the fan, he discovered he was blocked on Instagram when he could no longer access Roddy’s photos. 

Fans of the rapper quickly tried to deny that Roddy would ever block a fan. To prove that he was in fact telling the truth, he shared the now-deleted TikTok video of the two original shots in the airport to illustrate the point. 

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Yall rockin with #RoddyRicch’s height⁉️🤔😂 via:@belloldnn

♬ original sound – RAP

“PhOtOSHoP,” the fan captioned the TikTok mockingly. 

The rapper has been noticeably absent on social media recently but did appear at the 63rd Grammy Awards to premiere his first single since his debut album “Heartless (Live From LA).” 


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Charles Barkley Explains Why He’ll Never Join Twitter

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Charles Barkley has always been a staunch hater of anyone who can be considered as a “keyboard warrior.” Simply put, Barkley has no time for idiots on social media, and it’s ultimately why he has stayed off of all these platforms in the past. Recently, Ohio State star EJ Liddell was the subject of death threats and bullying on Instagram after his team lost to Oral Roberts in the first round of March Madness. Barkley saw this story, and went off on TNT, noting just how ridiculous social media is.

In the clip below, Barkley gets brutally honest about why he isn’t on Twitter, and how the social media mob has proven to be extremely toxic. Barkley stood up for Liddell throughout the segment and even maintained that the kid had a good game, and didn’t deserve all the crap he got.

Per Barkley:

“You guys give me a hard time because I refuse and will never do any type of social media, this is the reason why … I am never going to deal and dignify these losers and interact with them ever. I don’t care how much money somebody offers me, I am never going to do social media because of this. For a kid, No. 1, he had a great game. But for you to give the kid death threats and to hurl racial slurs at him because you’re safe in your own home like a coward behind a computer and nobody knows how you are, you need to take a hard look at yourself in the mirror … But why would you sit at your house and tweet or send something to a kid that’s No. 1 after he lost a stupid basketball game and give him death threats or hurl racial slurs, you need to take a good look in the mirror and realize you’re just a freaking loser.”

With all of this in mind, it’s clear that Chuck won’t be on Twitter anytime soon. If you’ve been looking to go off at him, well, you’re going to have to wait a whole lot longer.

Charles Barkley

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DijahSB Is On A Nonstop Grind On “Overtime” Ft. Chris Castello

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The latest string of singles released by Toronto’s DijahSB over the past few months are a strong indication of a promising breakout. The Toronto rapper’s lyrical ability is effortless while tackling nostalgic synth loops that are undoubtedly fitting to soundtrack the summer months ahead.

With Dijah’s upcoming project, Head Above The Waters set to drop next month, the Toronto rapper slid through with a brand new offering this week titled, “Overtime.” Dijah connects with Chris Castello (who also handled the song’s cover art) for a smooth and upbeat anthem. Dijah quick-wit and slick wordplay reflects on the obstacles that they’ve had to overcome throughout their career. 

Check out the latest from DijahSB below and keep your eyes peeled for Head Above The Waters dropping on April 23rd.

Quotable Lyrics
It often seems I move through awkwardly 
But everything that it found seems lost to me
And everybody and they momma tryna talk to me
I’m Reebok, all these n***as Rick Ross to me 

DaBaby Burns $100 Bill And Gets Hilarious Reaction

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DaBaby is one of the biggest rappers in the world right now and as a result, he charges a hefty amount for a feature. As a result of this fame, DaBaby has a whole lot of money, and sometimes, he doesn’t mind wasting a bit of it just to show people that he’s got everything one would ever ask for.

The perfect example of this happened over the weekend as DaBaby and his crew were chilling at the club. In the video below, DaBaby can be seen wastefully burning some $100 bills which for many people, is an act of sacrilege. For DaBaby however, $100 is less than pocket change. Regardless, the best part of the clip was the man who is front and center in the video. As you can see, the man is staring on in horror, as he can’t believe the $100 bill is being wasted in such an irreverent fashion.

DaBaby seemed to have no shame or remorse throughout the whole ordeal, which made the man’s reaction that much funnier. At the end of the day, DaBaby really won’t be missing that $100 although it probably could have been put to much better use.

Perhaps in the future, DaBaby will rethink his money-burning ways. After all, that money could still go a long way.

DaBaby

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