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DJ Akademiks Defends Nicki Minaj’s Possible Explanation For Her Ice Spice Beef

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Nicki Minaj recently sparked a whole lot of fan speculation with some recent moves that some Barbz interpreted as shade towards Ice Spice. For those unaware, the former unfollowed the latter on Instagram and then told fans to stop asking questions about “other people” amid this drama. As such, many put two and two together, but this equation doesn’t really confirm whether or not there are real issues at play here. Nevertheless, DJ Akademiks recently responded to this during his livestream, defending the Trinidadian MC for her choices and for the way in which she’s conducting business with these artists.

Of course, Ak’s main point of defense for Nicki Minaj’s treatment of Ice Spice was to compare her to her Young Money partner and his fav, Drake. He said that Drizzy rubs a lot of artists the wrong way for taking control of publishing and masters, but the media personality justified this through the notion of the “Drake stimulus package.” He’s already defended this model to death before, so it’s no surprise that he understands why Nicki is moving in the way she’s moving. To be clear, this approach from a massive artist to a relatively smaller one isn’t necessarily an automatic point of condemnation, as any sort of deal in the music industry can turn sour if executed irresponsibly.

Read More: Nicki Minaj Unfollows Ice Spice & JT Amid Beef Rumors

DJ Akademiks Speaks On Nicki Minaj’s Label Comments Seemingly Aimed At Ice Spice

Here’s what Nicki Minaj had to say about rappers signing to white labels instead of her Heavy On It imprint, which many saw as an Ice Spice dig. “Motherf***er tell somebody they don’t want to sign with Heavy On It,” she expressed. “But then they’ll go and sign with the white peoples. And guess who the white peoples finna call? Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty. They always get the attention of the Barbz. If your name is not on [the new version of] Pink Friday 2, they’re not a Heavy On It artist.”

Meanwhile, this is what Ice Spice had to say about Nicki Minaj recently. “We don’t have the closest relationship, you know? But we’re definitely good,” she posited. “We’re mutuals. We had smash records together. I love us together. I think the world does too.”

Read More: Did Nicki Minaj Just Throw Shade At Ice Spice In Her Latest Instagram Post?

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NBA YoungBoy’s Baby Mama Reveals Pregnancy Test Results: Watch

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Jania Meshell already has two children, one with her ex-boyfriend NBA YoungBoy, and another with her current fiancé Dejounte Murray. Evidently, the personality intends to keep it that way, at least for the time being. Recently, however, she took to social media to reveal the results of a pregnancy test she took out of boredom. In a clip from her Instagram Live, she asked fans whether or not she looked pregnant as she anticipated the results.

Eventually, she unveiled the test, along with the box to prove it was the real deal. Fortunately for Jania, it was negative, meaning that she was not expecting. Based on her reaction to the news, the test may not have been taken entirely out of boredom, as she seemed extremely relieved.

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Jania Meshell Celebrates After Confirming She’s Not Pregnant

She jumped for joy and thanked God for the fact that she wouldn’t have another responsibility to focus on just as summer comes to a close. “Y’all I was scared,” she admitted. “I thought I was out the game, but I’m not.” To celebrate, Jania even decided to take a shot, and fans can’t blame her. While the mother of one of NBA YoungBoy’s children has plenty to be excited about these days, the same can’t be said for the rapper. He’s behind bars, where he could stay for up to ten years, depending on how his case plays out.

Earlier this week, he was also hit with a new gun charge after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm just a few days prior. His change of plea hearing is currently scheduled for September 4. What do you think of Jania Meshell confirming that she’s not pregnant on Instagram Live? Are you glad she got the result she was hoping for? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Offset Appears To React To Pooh Shiesty Making His Move On Cardi B

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Yesterday, Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty was not going to let anything stop him from shooting his shot with Cardi B. Currently, the “Back in Blood” creator is behind bars, doing time for federal conspiracy charge from January 2022. He is now almost two years into the sentence, with just about three years and two months to go. At various points, the former 1017 signee has popped onto social media, and it almost always causes a stir amongst fans. However, Pooh Shiesty attempting to woo the ex-wife of Offset definitely takes the cake over everything else he’s done online while behind bars.

Cardi B went on Instagram Live the other day and the Southern hip-hop star was ready to risk it all. “I’m 5 mins away baby open the door”. Obviously, she is going through quite a bit right now. Cardi is currently pregnant with her and Offset’s third child, and they are also going through their second divorce. It’s still pretty unclear as to what led to her coming to this decision. However, there are a couple of factors that fans are mulling over.

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Offset Finds Humor In Pooh Shiesty’s Shot At Cardi B

 
 
 
 
 
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Since that bombshell dropped, the former Migo has been acting out by going on head-scratching rants, for example. Now, according to HipHopDX, he appears to be reacting to Pooh Shiesty’s advances. Overall, he didn’t have much to say other than a few laughing emojis, “😂😂😂😂”. Fans have all sorts of reactions, with some claiming that Cardi is nowhere near being truly single. “She’ll probably let him hit tho 😂”, one user jokes. Others are hilariously warning Offset that his contemporary might actually weasel his way in. “Be careful offset, Pooh really Shiesty”. Additionally, fans were dishing out some helpful dating/marriage advice. “Moral of the story… Treat yo person right cuz it’s 10000000000000 other people waiting 😅😅😂😂”.

What are your thoughts on Offset appearing to react to Pooh Shiesty shooting his shot with Cardi B? Do you think she will entertain the currently incarcerated rapper? Is this sort of a shady move on the part of the Memphis MC, why or why not? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Offset, Pooh Shiesty, and Cardi B. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Lil Yachty Seemingly Cancels His Podcast, But Co-Host Mitch Ensures That There Is No Beef Between Them

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In his own words, Lil Yachty has had enough. Over the past few weeks, the “Sorry Not Sorry” rapper found himself in the focus of a public hate train. From backlash over his uncleared Mr. Hotspot sample usage and regrets over speaking on Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s beef to Karrahbooo leaving Concrete Boys, Yachty hasn’t left Twitter’s (currrently X) trending topics list.

Unfortunately, today (August 23) that won’t change as Lil Yachty seemingly suggested that he’s canceling his podcast, A Safe Place. Yesterday (August 22), during an Instagram livestream, Lil Yachty revealed that he and co-host Mitch weren’t in a good place after their interview with Key Glock, which was intensified when a viral tweet (viewable here) hinted at friction in their friendship.

“Y’all talking about Lil Yachty disrespecting his friend in front of Key Glock,” he said. “I didn’t even want to do a podcast bruh.”

He went on to say it was Mitch who presented the idea of “doing something in life,” to which Lil Yachty answered by helping to build him a platform starting with a podcast.

But that seems to be over as he yelled: “F*ck you and the podcast.”

Like thousands of users Mitch watched that video (viewable here here) and took to his X page to respond but to defend Yachty.

“Please don’t let that clip misguide you,” he wrote. “It doesn’t represent me and Yachty’s friendship at all. We joke around pretty harsh sometimes too much fr sometimes but irl it’s nothing but respect and love. I can’t even get on here and act like it’s not.”

He also shut down rumors of Yachty supposedly stealing money from him. “If you don’t hear it from me it’s not true,” he wrote. “Bro never stole from me and we don’t have no shady history or anything along that nature so that’s cap.”

The future of A Safe Place podcast is unclear. However, Mitch won’t be waiting around either. He shared that he is ready to launch a new project.

“I’m dead,” he wrote. “The next podcast will be epic ion even think we need a guest this time lol. see ya around.”

Doechii’s Freewheeling ‘Boom Bap’ Pokes Fun At The Reputation Of Her Label

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Don’t push play on Doechii‘s new single “Boom Bap” expecting its content to match its title. Instead of employing a Pete Rock-esque, jazz-and-breakbeat-sampling instrumental and spitting cerebral battle raps full of witty double entendres, the Florida native instead lampoons such expectations with a jokey, largely improvised vocal performance, scatting and freestyling her way through repeated chants of the title. It’s a wink at the reputation of her label, Top Dawg Entertainment, which for the past decade was largely defined by its roster of heady rappers like Ab-Soul, Isaiah Rashad, and Kendrick Lamar, as well as production that favored ’90s-era styles.

Doechii, however, has done things differently since her first-ever single for the label, “Persuasive,” which employed house production and set her apart from her labelmates in some important ways (she’s also the only woman rapper signed to the label, although SZA’s pen skills have been praised as being very rapper-like). She returned to that style on recent single “Alter Ego” with JT of City Girls, putting her in conflict with Azealia Banks, but further establishing that she’s willing to do things her own way.

“Boom Bap” is due to appear on Doechii’s debut TDE mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, which is due on August 30. You can find more information here.

Travis Scott And Young Thug’s Throwback Track ‘Yeah Yeah’ Has Been Re-Released Thanks To The ‘Days Before Rodeo’ Deluxe

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The blog era of hip-hop has been revered as a pivotal moment in time for the genre (at least for millennials). But the tail end of that time period gifted the culture some monumental mixtapes, including Travis Scott’s Days Before Rodeo.

In honor of the body of work’s tenth anniversary, at Fanatic Fest NYC, Scott announced that it would be re-released onto streaming services. Well, today (August 23), he delivered on his promise.

But that wasn’t the only oldie the “Fe!n” rapper treated fans to. On the deluxe version (exclusively available on Scott’s personal website here), purchasers were gifted several bonus track, the most notable being “Yeah Yeah” featuring Young Thug.

True Travis Scott fans are very well acquainted with the song. Similar to Kanye West (Ye) and Ty Dolla Sign’s record “New Body” formerly featuring Nicki Minaj, a rough version of “Yeah Yeah” was leaked and continues to float around online. Although “Yeah Yeah” isn’t available on streaming (yet), Days Before Rodeo (Deluxe) owners now have the finished track in the collection.

According to NFR Podcast, yesterday (August 22) during the Days Before Rodeo anniversary concert held at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia, Scott performed the track for the among others to lock in the nostalgic moment.

Listen to “Yeah Yeah” above.

ASAP Rocky Catches Heat For His Dismissive Drake Beef Comments

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ASAP Rocky and Drake exchanged a lot of shots this year, and they will probably send more each other’s way in the near future. This is especially true these days, as folks think that Drizzy dissed Rocky on the recent “It’s Up” and considering that the New York rapper will drop an album very soon. In fact, he already allegedly dissed his Toronto enemy on the single “HIGHJACK.” Regardless, what people are really talking about these days are comments from the A$AP Mob member about this feud, which basically dismissed this whole thing. This didn’t sit well with some folks, especially the OVO camp.

“You got to realize, certain n***as was throwing shots for years,” A$AP Rocky remarked about the Drake beef. “I ain’t in the middle of that s**t. That’s not how I retaliate right now. I got bigger fish to fry than some p***y boys. It is real beef outside. It is real. N***as getting really clipped and blitzed every day. N***as sniping n***as every day. That little kitty s**t ain’t about nothing.” Some detractors thought that Rocky tried too hard to sidestep actually engaging with this feud, whereas others took shots at his supposedly false street ties.

Read More: ASAP Rocky Confirms J Cole Collab Amidst Ongoing Drake Beef

Fans Blast ASAP Rocky’s Words For Drake

But the biggest likelihood is that A$AP Rocky simply chose to focus on his album Don’t Be Dumb rather than the Drake beef. The 6ix God seems to be taking a similar approach these days, so we can probably expect some subliminal shots back and forth either way. After all, they love to shade subtly and not overtly, and they have plenty of reason to do so engagement-wise now that everyone is combing through tracks for potential disses. But DBD faced yet another delay, so we will have to wait a little more for this. Find critical reactions to this development down below.

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Meanwhile, another bizarre Drake comment as of late came from none other than Kanye West. He dedicated “I Wonder” to him and Ian Connor at the VULTURES listening event in Korea, which confused many fans. Did Ye mean this shoutout as a diss or is he once again walking back his previous negative comments about his “Glow” collaborator? I mean, it’s too many options…

Read More: ASAP Rocky Will Respond To Drake Disses On “Don’t Be Dumb” Album

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“Mo City Flexologist” Sees Travis Scott At His Most Quintessential

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Getting DAYS BEFORE RODEO on streaming is already a win, but also receiving a deluxe version with extra tracks is even better. Travis Scott revealed that this was going to be a real possibility when he announced the rerelease on his social media. When he did, the Houston, Texas artist said that it would be a “couple”. However, he went above and beyond, delivering five of them. Four of them are tracks that have been on the internet in some capacity. But Travis Scott was able to keep “Mo City Flexologist” under wraps, for the most part.

According to Genius, it got two separate previews, once on May 27, 2014, and again on the 28. Additionally, online forums claim that the instrumental was sold to another rapper. Thankfully, we now know that Travis Scott had “Mo City Flexologist” in his clutches still. The track can only be heard if you buy the DIGITAL DELUXE on his website for $4.99. However, fans are making sure everyone has a chance to hear it, as platforms like YouTube already have the audio files. As for how the song sounds, it’s quite incredible. Scott and Honorable C.N.O.T.E. cooked up an equally hype, dark, and woozy cut. It has a stadium-like feel to instrumental and Scott’s short but effective auto-crooned chorus add an extra hypnotic element. Additionally, the flows he rocks on the verses display his natural knack for creating sticky patterns. It has all of the quintessential elements of what makes Travis Scott tick in all the best ways.

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“Mo City Flexologist” – Travis Scott

Quotable Lyrics:

Run back them simmers I caught through the night
I done dirtied the Sprite, I done crushed up the ice
Who knew LaFlame make it bigger than life?
On the come up, I had to find faith through the lights (Lit)
How to book me? They gotta go bigger the price
Rock a kilo of gold just to dip it in ice

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Diddy Assisted Elon Musk In Taking Over Twitter

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Diddy is in the news for very different and more harrowing reasons these days, but fans may be surprised at his tech investments. Moreover, a new document went public on Wednesday (August 21) that detailed the nearly 100 investors that helped Elon Musk turn Twitter into X with his $44 billion purchase of the platform in 2022. The Bad Boy mogul represented himself through Sean Combs Capital LLC and joined others like Bill Ackman, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, and Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud. However, it’s unclear how much he invested in the social media site. Also, the public doesn’t know who currently holds shares in the company.

As for Diddy and Elon Musk’s relationship, they went to a Dave Chappelle show in 2022, so they have some amicable history together. Of course, they both have much bigger fish to fry these days, most notable the former’s various sexual assault, abuse, and sex trafficking accusations. As for this situation, the most recent update we received concerned preparations from his legal team to combat these lawsuits. The Combs camp has vehemently denied any and all allegations that have not been proven true.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 07: Diddy performs at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in a special one night only event at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on November 07, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images for Sean Diddy Combs)

Diddy aside, Elon Musk is instead dealing with the harsh political climate of today’s Twitter, and Plies has a theory as to what his solution may be. “I Can See Elon Shutting Down Twitter When Trump Continues To Fall Behind In The Polls,” he tweeted. “He Brought Twitter To Influence The Election. An Before He Accepts A Trump Loss I Believe He’ll Shut It All Down!!!!!” Many others share a similar sentiment (however unlikely), but we can’t really say much about it until Election Day rolls around in the United States.

Meanwhile, 50 Cent recently reacted to a bizarre Diddy story about a cartel member suing him for refusing to traffic minors. It’s a strange claim, especially since many wondered whether or not this would constitute as self-snitching. Regardless, it’s one of a lot of obstacles in his way, a process that has been wild to witness on Elon Musk’s platform. We’ll see what happens with these controversial tycoons and the platforms and legacies that they must contend with.

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