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The Jay-Z And Kanye West Song In The Epic ‘Gladiator II’ Trailer Is Making People Go ‘Wild’

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There’s a lot to love about the Gladiator II trailer.

Paul Mescal‘s muscles. Pedro Pascal in a fighting pit. Denzel Washington’s laugh. Director Ridley Scott still killing it at 86 years old. The Roman Colosseum being filled with water (!) and sharks (!!!). And — if you’re a normal person — the anachronistic use of “No Church In The Wild” by Jay-Z and Kanye West, ft. Frank Ocean and The-Dream.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of not-normal people out there, and they’re having a bit of a meltdown over the Watch The Throne single. There are many good reasons to object to Kanye; this is not one of them.

Here are some comments on the Gladiator II trailer on YouTube:

These are the same people who still think “rap? more like crap” is the peak of comedy (something tells me they didn’t have any issues with the Queen-heavy soundtrack to A Knight’s Tale). But instead of focusing on them, let’s turn our attention to what really matters: a great f*cking trailer.

Here’s more on Gladiator II:

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Gladiator II comes out in theaters on November 22.

Dr. Dre And Snoop Dogg May Have Teased Eminem’s Upcoming Album Months Ago In A Gin & Juice Cocktail Ad

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While Eminem first began teasing his new album, The Death Of Slim Shady, back in April, some fans now think he may have teased it even sooner than that. According to Billboard, some of Em’s most dedicated Stans have apparently discovered clues to the new albums’ release in promos for another Dr. Dre-related product as far back as February.

That’s when Dre and longtime collaborator Snoop Dogg shared the ad for their Gin & Juice canned cocktails, which pays visual homage to Quentin Tarantino’s breakout 1994 film Pulp Fiction. Dressed as the film’s two hitmen, Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, Dre and Snoop dispose of a body in the woods and open a can of Gin & Juice while Snoop smokes a blunt. Fans have determined that the body might have been the titular Slim Shady, as Eminem’s cover for The Death Of Slim Shady features him being zipped into a body bag like the one Snoop and Dre retrieve from the trunk of their car in the commercial.

Of course, all this could just be fans letting their imaginations run wild. After all, it has been nearly four years since Em last released a new album. As it stands, it’s fun to think that there could be a connection, but for now, there’s little concrete evidence that points to any determined cross promotion.

The Death Of Slim Shady is due on 7/12 via Shady/Aftermath/Interscope.

Is Kanye West Retiring From Music?

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Yesterday (July 9), rapper Rich The Kid stressed Kanye West fans all the way out when he shared a screenshot from a text message thread he said was between Rich and Kanye. In it, Kanye appears to contemplate retirement, writing, “I am retiring from professional music. Not sure what else to do.” Rich responds with words of encouragement, telling Ye, “The ppl NEED you.”

So, is Kanye West actually retiring from music?

It doesn’t seem to be out of the realm of possibility. There’s a sense of helplessness behind his message, which could stem from the producer’s recent album distribution struggles. His collaborative album with Ty Dolla Sign, Vultures, was delayed multiple times, then split into three parts, but since announcing its triple album status, Ye has only been able to drop one installment, missing the targeted release dates for the follow-ups, and never really announcing any new ones.

That first part was seemingly only released because West and Ty were able to sneak it into a distributor’s system, but it was promptly removed from some DSPs, and since then, Ye has appeared to be unable to secure another distributor. At one point, he contemplated releasing it directly through his own website or app, but those plans have apparently fallen through — and generated a lawsuit, to boot.

However, all of this might just be moot speculation. Later the same day, Rich quoted XXL‘s tweet about Kanye’s “retirement” to admit it was all just a marketing ploy. Kanye West appears on Rich’s new album, Life’s A Gamble, which drops next Friday, July 19. While the ol’ fake retirement is a tried-and-tested formula (that rarely actually works, by the way), that doesn’t mean Kanye isn’t getting out of the music biz — after all, he still has yet to even announce a solid release date for Vultures 2 — let alone actually releasing it — so he might as well be retired already for all intents and purposes.

Ice Spice Debuts A New Look And Gets Hit With Roblox And Wii Sports Comparisons

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Ice Spice is easily one of the biggest artists in hip-hop right now and it is mostly thanks to her early moves. Overall, the success of “Munch” at the end of 2022 catapulted her to a massive 2023. It was here that she dropped off a debut EP and even had features with Nicki Minaj. Furthermore, she even dropped off a Taylor Swift remix to showcase the full extent of her stardom. Now, however, she is under the microscope as she readies her debut album, Y2K.

Ever since she announced the new project, she has been teasing some of the new songs. Fans are definitely intrigued by the new project, although we don’t know much about the features or even producers. Having said that, Ice Spice recently took to TikTok where she offered up a brand new snippet. However, she also debuted a new hairstyle that has seemingly been making waves. For instance, over on The Neighborhood Talk, fans have been making a whole bunch of jokes.

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“Why she look like my Wii sports character BAHAHAHHAA,” one person wrote. “It’s giving Roblox,” said another. Many of the other comments were also in the same vein and it became one massive roast session. “Look like 2 firestick remotes underneath that hair,” said one fan. For now, fans seem to be a bit fixated on Ice Spice’s look. However, it will be the music that determines whether or not she is here to stay for years to come.

Let us know what you think of this new look from Ice Spice, in the comments section down below. Are you excited about the artist’s new album which is going to be dropping soon? Will you be listening and if so, what kind of features would you like to hear? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Nicki Minaj Upsets Her Dublin Barbz With Extreme Tardiness & A Shortened Set

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Nicki Minaj is still one of the biggest artists in the world, but her Dublin fans are not letting her slide because of that. According to TMZ Hip Hop, there are currently hundreds of upset Barbz on X (formely Twitter) right now after a majorly disappointing set in Ireland. Nicki’s performance was originally set to begin around 8 p.m., but time kept ticking, while the fans were growing more and more impatient. Apparently, the rainfall was substantial, and the temperature was in the mid to low 50s. Obviously, when you mix those two things together, you are going to have a lot of unhappy campers.

Since the Pink Friday 2 World Tour showing last night, almost all of Nicki’s Dublin fans have been demanding refunds and dubbing her lack of professionalism “disgraceful”. Additionally, it seems she only performed for less than one hour. One concert goer’s frustration was so high that she decided to find Nicki’s jet departure and arrival time. “Done some digging, I was at the concert too! Her jet departed Vienna at 18:55 (Irish time) and landed in Dublin at 21:36 (Irish time) by the looks of things she was late purely out of her own choice! Doesn’t give a f*** about her fans!”.

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Nicki Minaj Put On A “Disgraceful” Show According To Her Dublin Fans

There were a couple of people who will still just happy to see Minaj perform for the “45 minutes” she was onstage. However, it is safe to say that her Dublin audience might dwindle a bit after last night. So far, Nicki Minaj has not said anything about her tardiness and shortened set. All that is on her social media right now are some clips of her performing and a few of the more easy-going supporters having a blast.

What are your thoughts on Nicki Minaj getting torn to pieces by her Dublin fans after her disappointing show? What do you think went wrong that she was so late? How does this make the rapper look right now and going forward? 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 Nicki Minaj. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Our Favorite Images From Our ECHOES Installation With ODESZA At The Gorge

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It has been just a couple of days since ODESZA bid their final goodbye to fans. Truth be told, we’re still not over it.

To properly close out their The Last Goodbye tour – which saw the prolific electronic duo at the iconic Gorge Amphitheatre in their home state – ODESZA raced against the clock to bring a once-in-a-lifetime immersive installation to their fans.

Tapping SETUP and SNAPDRAGON as collaborators, ECHOES was an incredibly technically ambitious project. Yet, when it came time for 20,000 fans to experience the magic of ECHOES, it all came down to just one emotion: Gratitude.

The sight of ECHOES was one that took your breath away and the sonic scape starred intensely emotional fan voicemails. Walking into and out of the venue through the installation, thousands of ODESZA fans found themselves overwhelmed with gratitude, proud to be a part of such an expansive community. It carried real emotional weight.

While ODESZA has officially said their “last goodbye” for an indefinite amount of time, one thing is certain: the power of that music community is sure to echo for a very long time. 

See the awe-striking ECHOES installation with this collection of photos below.

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Drake Expertly Taunted With Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Following Canada’s Crushing Defeat To Argentina

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Drake might be a partner of the online casino app Stake, but he should take a break from placing bets. On Tuesday night, the Copa America semifinals match between Argentina and Canada got underway. This soccer game was a fairly big deal, especially for the latter. This was the first time in the country’s history in which they were able to compete in this quadrennial tournament. Making things even better for Canada was the fact that they were able to advance this far. However, their cinderella run ended at the hands of Lionel Messi and the South American country as they lost, 2-0. As we alluded a second ago, Drake also caught the L by becoming $300,000 less rich.

While it might be chump change to an artist of his stature, it is the bigger picture here that is more relevant. It seems that anytime Drake does anything post the Kendrick Lamar beef, he always manages to get clowned. In that same breath, though, he has mostly done this to himself. Mocking Lionel Messi and Argentina before the match was another one of those mistakes. “This could get Messi [Canadian flag emoji]”, he said while sharing a screenshot of the bet. Because Canada was such an underdog (9.6-1), the payout was massive at $2.88 million.

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Argentina Says Drake Is “Not Like Us”

However, both unlikely scenarios occurred, and the Argentina soccer team’s social media account made sure to rub Drake’s nose in it. Of course, what better way to do that than to taunt him with Kendrick’s “Not Like Us”. On X, they wrote, “Not like us, not with us [Argentina flag emoji]”. Getting dissed by one rapper is bad, but a whole country is just on another level of disrespect.

What are your thoughts on Drake getting made fun of by the Argentina soccer team? Is he one of the worst sports bettors you have seen? How does the rapper bounce back from all of these losses in your eyes? 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 Drake. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the worlds of music and sports.

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Megan Thee Stallion Fulfils Her Anime Fantasies With Stunning Sailor Moon Cosplay

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Megan Thee Stallion is an artist who has been having an incredible 2024. Overall, her song “Hiss” was a huge track at the start of the year. In fact, it went number one and was a precursor to the year of beef we have been having. It sparked a feud with Nicki Minaj and even Drake. Moreover, it was part of the rollout for her new album MEGAN, which dropped just a couple of weeks ago. In addition to all of this, Meg is currently on tour where she is selling out stadiums.

If there is one thing fans know about Meg, it is that she is someone who loves Anime. She has always been extremely forthcoming about her love for Anime and all of the various characters throughout. She even had an anime sample on her most recent project. That said, she recently got the inspiration to dress up as the iconic character Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon is oftentimes cosplayed and there is no doubt that Megan was able to do the character justice.

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As you can imagine, all of her fans were loving the look. Positive comments flooded her Instagram page, and it’s clear that they would love to see this kind of look again. If anything, perhaps Meg is readying the look for an upcoming music video. Whatever the case may be, there is no doubt that fans would likely enjoy seeing more of these looks, in the future.

Let us know what you think of this cosplay from Megan Thee Stallion, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that Meg is one of the best artists in women rap right now? What did you think of her most recent album, MEGAN? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Argentina Trolled Drake With A ‘Not Like Us’ Tweet After Beating Canada At Copa America

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Drake threw his support behind Canada ahead of Tuesday night’s Copa America semifinal against Argentina. The upstart Canadian side made a surprise run through the tournament, and as a result, Drake decided to put $300,000 on his national team to defeat Lionel Messi and co. in regulation, which would have been a monumental upset.

Unfortunately for Drake and all of our neighbors to the north, that did not happen, as Argentina were able to pick up a 2-0 win at MetLife Stadium to earn a spot in the final. And because everything involving Drake right now ends up making its way back to his feud with Kendrick Lamar, the official Twitter account for Argentina’s national team took this as an opportunity to troll Drake in an extremely obvious way.

Messi is usually pretty good at setting people up for tap ins, so it’s good to see that he played a part in doing that for Argentina’s social media manager. As for the game, Canada fought valiantly against the best team in the world, but goals by Julian Alvarez and Messi were able to put Argentina ahead.

Now, the defending Copa America and World Cup winners will sit and wait to see if they’ll play Colombia or Uruguay in the final. It is unclear who Drake would bet on in that game, but regardless of who wins, it should be a good one.

Steve Harvey Raised Some Eyebrows By Asking Megan Thee Stallion About Feet On ‘Celebrity Family Feud’

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Megan Thee Stallion popped up on Celebrity Family Feud last night (July 9), but one of the questions rubbed some people the wrong way.

On the show, host Steve Harvey instructed, “Name something you’ve done to your mate’s feet.” Megan buzzed in and answered, “Massage,” and “rubbed ’em” was the No. 1 answer.

Of course, for many Meg fans, this had them thinking about her famously getting shot in the foot by Tory Lanez. While the question was more than likely innocent and the product of the show’s staff not making that same connection, it still drew some criticism online.

In the comments section of The Neighborhood Talk’s Instagram post about it, one user wrote, “Now they know they should’ve omitted that feet question.” Another said, “That feet question could’ve been very triggering but big ups to Meg for letting it fly.” Somebody else wrote, “i’m glad i’m not the only that thought this question was messy when i watched the episode tonight.”

Over on X (formerly Twitter), a user wrote, “Naaa Steve Harvey put that question in for freaky reason.” That seems to be the most likely story here: Family Feud frequently asks questions in hopes of eliciting provocative responses from contestants, and that’s probably what they were going for here, even if they could have been more careful in this particular instance.