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Danny Brown Recalls Weirding Out Pharrell: ‘I Couldn’t Stop Following Him Around’
Danny Brown hilariously shared his quirky first encounter with Pharrell Williams during a recent appearance on the Drink Champs podcast.
Diddy Spotted Catching Kanye West’s Rolling Loud Set With His Kids
Diddy has been caught out in public, a rare occurrence since being hit with multiple sexual assault allegations, at Kanye West’s Rolling Loud set.
Boosie Badazz Reunites With Webbie At Boosie Bash, Invites GloRilla To Perform “Yeah Glo!”
Boosie Badazz recently hosted his fifth annual Boosie Bash in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a three-day event of parties and a hip-hop music festival. Moreover, on Friday (March 15), he held a talent showcase, and today (Sunday, March 17), he will bring together a finale party at Red Stick Social. The big event, though, was the Trill Entertainment rapper’s festival on Saturday (March 16), and he brought out a lot of artists last night. There was Jeezy, 42 Dugg, Jacquees, the 41-year-old’s reunion with labelmate Webbie, and GloRilla, who came out to perform her new banger “Yeah Glo!“
Furthermore, folks probably know that Webbie and Boosie have kept up a close relationship as of late, which is heartening considering their history together. They’ve been supporting each other since the Trill days in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and seeing this scene still alive and kicking is a nice sight. In addition, it’s also great to see rappers who are more active and relevant today give these MCs the flowers they deserve. Hopefully it’s a generational crossover that continues throughout 2024, and hopefully more industry peers craft experiences that open this door.
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Boosie & Webbie Cross Paths Again
As for GloRilla, we know that Boosie is quite fond of her in unexpected, creative, and downright comical ways. For example, he named his dog after her last year, and we can’t deny that that’s an honor that very few rappers can claim. After all, who’s out here naming their dog Hov, or 6ix God, or Roman, or Kung Fu Kenny? We’re sure there are probably wilder examples of this out there, but in this case, it’s a curious but wholesome example of Southern solidarity.
GloRilla Performs “Yeah Glo!” At The Bash
crazy that GloRilla was just a special guest tonight and thousands of people were rapping “Yeah Glo” at Boosie Bash
#YeahGlo pic.twitter.com/4LkDNV5Zhh
— Jes
(@glorillacrave) March 17, 2024
Meanwhile, Badazz is still adept at dishing out his takes, hot or cold, on the latest hip-hop happenings in the wider pop culture space. Most recently, he called Ye out for claiming he invented all popular music from the last 20 years. If that was the case, then maybe this bash wouldn’t have been as successful as it was. Regardless, log back into HNHH for the latest news and updates on Boosie Badazz, Webbie, and GloRilla.
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Usher Wins “Entertainer Of The Year” At NAACP Image Awards, Reunites With Keke Palmer
Usher had a lot to celebrate last night (Saturday, March 16) at the NAACP Image Awards, taking home Entertainer of the Year and the President’s Award. The 55th annual ceremony saw him take the stage at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and accept the latter accolade from the organization’s president and CEO, Derrick Johnson. The R&B superstar’s acceptance speech was largely a tribute to his mother Jonnetta Patton for her support, inspiration, and hard work. Specifically, he mentioned how she inspired him to reach the world through art and fought against a male-dominated space to become a successful businesswoman who got her son the best deal possible.
Not only that, but Usher extended this praise to women in the industry at large, whom he rightfully declared receive insufficient recognition for their contributions. The one and only Oprah Winfrey gave him the Entertainer of the Year award, for which Coleman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey, and Keke Palmer were also nominated. Speaking of Keke, she actually reunited with the Dallas native at this ceremony. For those unaware, their interaction at one of his Vegas residency shows resulted in a high-profile split between her and her partner Darius Jackson, plus a lot of pop culture discussion and drama.
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Usher’s Big Wins & Speeches At The NAACP Image Awards
But ironically enough, it was this residency -– plus a new album, a Super Bowl halftime show, and much more -– which nabbed Usher this Entertainer of the Year award. In terms of other awards, the Queen Latifah-hosted event also honored Fantasia Barrino for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, The Color Purple for Best Motion Picture, and more. Also, this celebration follows some more partying for the Oscars last weekend, so the Confessions star is having a great time these days. Hopefully it’s an energy that he can keep rolling throughout 2024.
Keke Palmer Meets The R&B Star Again After Residency Drama
Meanwhile, the rumor mill will tell you that Keke’s already moved on from Jackson, although this is largely unconfirmed. Regardless, it was curious to see them meet again, and even more heartening to see the NAACP celebrate them both. Congrats to all the winners and nominees; this year will be even better, and so on and so on. For more news and the latest updates on Usher and Keke Palmer, check back in with HNHH.
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Oklahoma Could Miss Out On March Madness Hosting Duties Due To Scheduling Conflict
A unique oddity could occur later today when the bracket for the women’s March Madness is unveiled. Oklahoma could be named as one of the top-16 seeds in the tournament, which would typically come with the right to host first- and second-round games. However, a scheduling conflict could mean that Oklahoma may miss out on that opportunity. The Big 12 gymnastics tournament is scheduled to be hosted at Oklahoma’s basketball arena on the same weekend as the opening rounds of March Madness.
ESPN currently has the Sooners as a five-seed in a quadrant hosted by Colorado in Boulder. However, the Sooners’ regular season title plus Gonzaga’s shock loss in the WCC title game could see Oklahoma move up to a four-seed. Due to rules about when teams from the same conference can play each other, that would see Oklahoma and Kansas State, the current five-seed in Gonzaga’s quadrant, swap places. However, due to Oklahoma’s scheduling conflict, Gonzaga would still have the option to host the games in Spokane.
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Selection Sunday Looms
Today, the 68-team bracket for March Madness will be announced. Three more automatic berths will be decided just ahead of the bracket reveal. While four games will be played, Le Moyne are ineligible due to their NCAA transition period. The group of automatic berths includes everyone from giants like South Carolina and UConn to first-time dancers such as Presbyterian and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. There are several teams, such as Eastern Washington, who ended lengthy postseason droughts this year.
36 teams will be announced alongside the conference champions today. This will include the 8 “First Four” teams, who play a preliminary play-in game. The bracket is split into 16 quadrants, with the highest seed in each quadrant hosting the first two rounds. After the first two rounds, the tournament moves to two regional sites – Portland and Albany. The final four and national championship game will take place in Cleveland. Meanwhile, the men’s national championship game takes place in Glendale, Arizona this year.
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DJ Akademiks Offers Meek Mill $1M Upfront For Podcast Deal
Meek Mill and DJ Akademiks appear to be on better terms since their heated feud over rumors the former slept with Diddy. In fact, they could even be working together in the very near future. Earlier this week, Meek took to Twitter/X to announce that he wants to get into podcasting, and Ak took the opportunity to offer him a pretty sweet deal.
“I want a podcast deal I have a a lot to say on many different levels! If you have a podcast business moving slow I can reverse that! From – meek mill – I’ve always been my own media and I wanna join the culture of black media!” Meek wrote. He went on to note that he’s looking to team up with someone who’s been in the game for a while in order to “Teach the level of business knowledge [he knows] from the streets to being around extreme wealth!”
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Meek Mill Could Be Starting A Podcast
Shortly after the Philly-born performer’s declaration, Ak showed interest, and eventually made him an offer. “I’ll offer you a Million dollars up front for you for 52 episodes. 1 a week. We own video and audio, with a option to renew for a second year. Also we buss down ads 50% on any ads we bring in (Prizepicks, Fashionova etc). You can own the podcast, but we share the IP as long as u in the deal,” he said. “He dont wanna box.. maybe he want to podcast..??”
Soon after, Meek responded, sharing what he plans to do with his hypothetical podcast. “Yeah just a podcast deal my boy…. I just wanna get in media now and rap,” he wrote. “To tell reforms stories about the system let others share their stories and address all propraganda … uplift the black culture … stop beefs publicly .. it’s gonna be called ‘culture currency.’” What do you think of DJ Akademiks offering Meek Mill a podcast deal? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.
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Bianca Censori Goes Braless For Shopping Trip Without Kanye West
A lot of people think that Bianca Censori’s provocative fashion choices are a result of her husband Ye, but it’s clear that she doesn’t need him to turn heads. Moreover, she recently went for some cosmetics shopping with her mother Alexandra in the San Fernando Valley. The former Yeezy architect donned a small pink minidress with no bra, paired with simple heels and slicked-back, tied-up hair. It’s definitely a pretty small and innocuous fit choice compared to her usually revealing, scantily-clad, and more experimental style. But we can’t say we’re surprised at this being a pretty diverse spectrum of Bianca’s own volition rather than the close-minded interpretation you’ll often see in the media.
Furthermore, she’s actually been spending a lot of time with her mother recently, such as hitting up Los Angeles to see Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s VULTURES “performance.” In fact, Bianca Censori even ran into the Chicago artist’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian at this event. They’ve been seeing a lot more of each other as of late, and it’s great to see that they can keep up an amicable relationship. We don’t know the details of their bond beyond what the cameras show, but considering that Censori’s also spent time with their children, we can hope that things are pretty stable.
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Bianca Censori & Ye At Milan Fashion Week
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With all that in mind, what do you think is the next step in this couple’s journey? Will their relationship with paparazzi improve down the line? However you may feel, drop your thoughts in the comments section down below. Also, check out these new pics of Bianca Censori in the “Via” link below. As always, for more news and the latest updates on her and Ye, stick around on HNHH.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to X-Clan’s Professor X, Sissyyyyy! (R.I.P.)
On this day in 1956, Lumumba Carson aka Professor X of the groundbreaking X-Clan was born. He would’ve been 68 years old today.
Known by his stage names Baba Professor X the Overseer, Professor X, or PXO, was born the son of Brooklyn-based activist and community leader, Abubadika Sonny Carson on this day. Abubadika was a black nationalist and very well known for his community leadership and political organizing, including many public demonstrations. Not to mention, the elder Carson was the subject of the 1974 film, The Education of Sonny Carson, which was based on the autobiography of the gang leader turned activist.
During the 20th century, every thirty years seemed to create a zeitgeist of politicism among African-American people. In the 1990s, the century’s last gasp at politicism played many parts, mostly manifested through the burgeoning hip hop movement. Public Enemy, the Native Tongues, and Brand Nubian are just to name a few because there was a wide variety of “conscious” rap acts back then, but none were like X-Clan, ostensibly founded by Paradise the Grand Architect, guided by Lumumba Carson, better known as, Professor X.
Being discovered by Paradise Gray, both Professor X and the brilliant Jason Hunter, known to the world as Brother J, unleashed lyrical masterminds on hip hop. The sound of his signature catchphrase, “Vanglorious! This is protected by the Red, the Black, and the Green with a key, sissy!,” could make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck, and also not to mention, his African walking staff, aka “verb stick.” He was featured on nearly all songs on the albums, To the East Blackwards in 1990, and Xodus shortly after, in 1992. In the same year of 1990 he released a solo album, Years of the 9, on the Blackhand Side, and another solo album in 1993, titled, Puss and Boots the Struggle Continues.
Professor X passed away from complications of meningitis on March 17, 2006.
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[WATCH] Dr. Dre Appears On SiriusXM’s “This Life Of Mine With James Corden”
On this week’s episode of SiriusXM’s “This Life of Mine with James Corden,”James speaks with Dr. Dre.
During the interview, the recent Hollywood spoke about working with Snoop Dogg on his new, upcoming album, his health challenges, having to be an adult at a very young age and also some of his favorite hits that he’s produced in his illustrious music career. He also delved into working with undoubtedly one of the best emcees of all time, Eminem.
Dr. Dre on working with Eminem and how he’s the best MC. “I think he’s the best MC ever. Point blank, period. Of course, there are going to be arguments about that because he’s a white guy. I don’t think anyone that’s rapping can touch Eminem on that microphone.”
Check out a clip from the interview where Dre speaks about Em HERE
When Corden asked about his first time encountering Mathers, Dre responded, “I was just starting this new thing. I was just starting this new thing, this new campaign with Aftermath Records and I was working on my second solo album at the time and it was just okay. I was at Jimmy Iovine’s house. I used to go to Jimmy Iovine’s house every Sunday and he would play movies and before the movie, we would go down to his garage which he turned into a listening room and he would just play demos, play demos and he just said one day, “What do you think about this?” You know and he played this artist which was Eminem and I had no idea he was a white guy at the time. He played it and I’m like, “Yeah, give me that. Give me that.” I took it home with me and I could stop playing this shit. Couldn’t stop playing it and Jimmy called me the next day and he’s like, “You know it’s white guy, right?” I got to do my Jimmy impression. “You know it’s white guy, right?” I’m like, “Oh, okay,” so long story short, I met Eminem at Jimmy Iovine’s office. We slapped hands, went to the studio and started recording and I’m not sure if anybody knows this, but I think the first four albums was just me and him and his writing and his delivery and his imagination is off the charts and I don’t think anyone would disagree with that.”
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