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Eminem Went As Far As Putting A Fake Obituary In A Real Newspaper To Promote ‘The Death Of Slim Shady’

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In April, Eminem announced a new album, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce). The rapper is really leaning into the morbid aspect of it now with a (fake) obituary, which he put in a (real) newspaper.

The obit as seen in the Detroit Free Press newspaper has a headline of “Slim Shady Made Lasting Impressions” and the sub-headline of “Fans ‘Will Never Forget’ Controversial Rapper.” The obituary itself reads:

“A product of Detroit who began his career there as a rogue splinter in the flourishing underground rap scene of the mid to late 1990’s, Shady first became a household name in 1999 with the debut of his playfully deranged single ‘My Name Is,’ which — along with its uniquely eye catching video — exposed the young artist and his lyrics to a wider audience. That audience was soon exposed to the extreme darkness of the muse/rapper, as he led millions of music fans down a road that glorified a demonstrably nihilistic worldview.

Ultimately, the very things that seemed to be the tools he used became calling cards that defined an existence that could only come to a sudden and horrific end. His complex and tortured existence has come to a close, and the legacy he leaves behind is no closer to resolution than the manner in which this character departed this world.

May he truly find the peace in an afterlife that he could not find on Earth.”

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DJ Akademiks’ Instagram Account Mysteriously Disappears, Fans Craft Their Theories As To Why

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DJ Akademiks is easily one of the biggest commentators in the rap world. Overall, he has built a massive platform for himself, and it has been impressive to watch. Although there are plenty of fans who dislike what he stands for, others have shown a strong fandom for the man. His Instagram account has millions of followers, and they go to his page every single day for news and updates from around the rap world. Of course, he has been a huge source of information throughout the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud, mostly thanks to his connections to the OVO camp.

Interestingly enough, fans realized yesterday that Akademiks’ Instagram account was no longer up. Instead, it appeared to have either been deactivated or suspended. It was a pretty bizarre thing to witness in real-time, especially since this is a huge moment for Ak and his coverage. Furthermore, this all happened in the midst of the EbonyPrince2K24 fallout. For those who aren’t aware, an account claiming to have inside information on Drake was debunked as a journalist at the center of all of this, put out a statement proclaiming Drake’s innocence.

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DJ Akademiks’ Main Account Is Gone

Overall, this saga was incredibly weird and offputting. However, as it pertains to Akademiks, fans started to come with theories as to what went down. Some believe he was just suspended for some of the content he was posting. Although some seem to believe that he was spooked by the EbonyPrince2K24 stuff and nuked his own account. Interestingly enough, his alternate accounts are still active on IG. Moreover, his Twitter accounts are still up. Needless to say, we’ll just have to wait and see what Akademiks has to say.

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Let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments section down below. Are you a fan of DJ Akademiks and the commentary he provides on the rap world? Do you believe that he has been too biased in his coverage of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef? 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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Drake Vs. “The Riddler”: Christopher Alvarez Breaks His Silence After Being Caught Up In Bizarre Conspiracy Theory

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Drake has been at the center of numerous conspiracy theories over the years. However, that has ramped up given his latest feud with Kendrick Lamar. Throughout songs like “Meet The Grahams” and “Not Like Us,” Lamar accuses his enemy and his crew of being pedophiles. These are massive allegations and they typically come with understandable outrage. This subsequently leads to people putting their detective hats on, although that doesn’t always lead to solid work or valid theories.

Over the weekend, a Twitter account popped up called “EbonyPrince2K24.” The account posted some esoteric surveillance footage from The Mark Hotel, where Drake was staying at points throughout 2023. Moreover, the account was posting the items from the “Meet The Grahams” album cover. They noted that Akademiks and Drake had until Monday to apologize for calling them a liar. If not, they would spill the beans. Well, Monday came and went and the account provided no information. However, Christopher Alvarez, the disabled journalist in the surveillance footage, came out and dispelled some of the rumors and conspiracy theories that were going around. Some thought that Drake had assaulted the reporter, and that’s why EbonyPrince2k24 was bringing him up. As it turns out, that is not the case whatsoever.

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Drake Has His Name Cleared

“I was with Drake that night because we briefly met after dinner, but all the accusations are false,” Alvarez wrote in an article posted to The Brooklyn Eagle. Alvarez went on to note that all of these conspiracy theories are extremely disappointing. He has worked incredibly hard for his reputation as a reporter, and he felt as though a lot of this could have put his career at risk. It is yet another example of the internet doing way too much. Meanwhile, the account now known as “The Riddler” hasn’t posted anything since Monday afternoon. Once Alvarez posted his own story, EbonyPrince2K24 went ghost. We still don’t know who is behind the account.

Let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments section down below. Do you feel like the internet was doing too much here? 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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Master P Promises An NBA Championship If Made A New Orleans Coach

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Master P is one of the most vocal basketball fans in all of hip-hop. His “Make ‘Em Say Ughh” video was set on a court, and he spent years playing professional ball for the CBA and ABA. He even spent a brief stint on the Toronto Raptors training camp roster. The man born Percy Miller has basketball in his blood, and he wants to put his passion to good use. He told TMZ that he wants to be considered for a coaching position with his hometown team, the New Orleans Pelicans. To describe him as “confident” would be an understatement.

The New Orleans Pelicans went 49-33 last season, but Master P is hopeful for the future. He thinks within a few years time that the team could be a legitimate contender. And he wants to join the ride. “I think we got a great team,” the rapper explained. “I just think that maybe we gotta wait a couple more years.” His solution for those wanted to see the team win ASAP? Hire him. P is so sure of his coaching skills that he promised the Pelicans would win an NBA title in 2025 if they made use of him as a coach. “Y’all need to put me on the coaching staff next year,” he asserted. “We gonna win the whole thing.”

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Master P Has Wanted To Coach The Pelicans For Years

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JUNE 29: Rapper Master P at 2017 Essence Festival – Celebrity Charity Basketball Game at Xavier University Convocation Center on June 29, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Master P has been trying to coach the Pelicans for a half decade. He sang a similar tune to TMZ in 2020, when he noted that his experience as an entertainer would bring more eyes to the franchise. “The NBA is entertainment, I think it’s time for me to be the first hip-hop coach,” he claimed. “If they bring me in as a head coach or assistant coach, I think I can change the game.” He also spoke highly of Zion Williamson, who remains the Pelicans’ star player.

It’s ironic that Master P’s success as a rapper has put in such a powerful position, because it initially held him back in his basketball career. He claimed that his explicit lyrics made him a target when he played on the Charlotte Hornets training camp team. “The GM, Bob Bass, called me in and said, ‘You can play. You are a helluva basketball player, but your music is pure filth and it’s a Bible Belt city,’”, he recalled. “And they let me go.” Only time will tell if Master P’s Pelicans dream will come true.

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ASAP Ferg’s Name Change Has Fans Theorizing That He Left ASAP Mob

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ASAP Ferg is the second-biggest member of ASAP Mob. Rocky will always be the biggest, since he broke through first, but Ferg proved that the crew had staying power. He’s been the most consistent member of ASAP Mob in terms of output and guest appearances. At least, he was. The rapper recently put out a new single, “MDMX,” and fans have noticed that he’s credited as “Ferg” and not “ASAP Ferg.” This has sparked a tidal wave of speculation that he’s left the crew for good.

The name change comes after years of struggle between Ferg and ASAP Mob. In 2020, various crew members implied that the rapper was no longer a member. ASAP Nast clarified this point on X (formerly Twitter), however, by stating that Ferg was very much involved with their musical output. He put out his next album, Floor Seats II, under the name ASAP Ferg, so everything seemed to be fine.

Ferg has been relatively quiet on the music front during the last couple years, which is what makes the name change so jarring. This is the first time Ferg has been officially credited without the “ASAP” prefix. A casual fan would be able to infer that this is a significant change.

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Ferg Insists He Still A Part Of ASAP Mob

Significant, but not as damning as it may appear. Ferg actually announced that he would be shortening his name back in October 2021. He issued a statement through Roc Nation, clarifying his plan and letting fans know that the name change does not reflect turmoil with ASAP Mob. “Ferg is very much still part of the Mob, and is A$AP Ferg within A$AP Mob,” the statement read. “Ferg as an individual artist and with his solo career is Ferg.”

Ferg’s actions since making the announcement have supported this. He reunited with ASAP Rocky to preview a snippet of an unreleased song on Instagram. Fans are hoping he shows up on Rocky’s new album, Don’t Be Dumb. ASAP Ferg also told High Snobiety that he could never envision a time in which he wasn’t involved with the Mob. “I don’t think there’s no breaking up of the Mob,” he explained. “It’s like, once you’re in the Mob, you can’t get out. This is blood in, blood out… You can never get out of the mob. So that’s not even a thing.”

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Eminem Teases New Album With Slim Shady Newspaper Obituary

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Slim Shady will return. Well, technically. Eminem is gearing up for the release of his album The Death of Slim Shady, which will be the final chapter in his alter ego’s storyline. The catch is, like the title suggests, Slim is dead. The teaser that announced the album was structured like an old procedural show, in which witnesses reflect on what went wrong. It’s too early to tell how meta the lyrical content of the album will be, but the promo has definitely been consistent. Em has even posted an obituary in the newspaper.

“Slim Shady made lasting impression” read the Detroit Free press headline. The piece treats Slim like a real person, despite the comically exaggerated photo of him wearing a hockey mask above the headline. It does, however, address some of the satirical elements that Eminem has played with whenever he used the Shady moniker. “[His] audience was soon exposed to the extreme darkness of the muse/rapper,” the write posited. “As he led millions of music fans down a road glorified a demonstrably nihilistic worldview.” Slim’s background is common knowledge. It’s the revelatory details about his death, however, that make the piece fun to parse through.

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Eminem Continues To Mourn His Alter Ego’s Death

The obituary notes that Slim Shady’s path was always going to come to a tragic end. “His complex and tortured existence has come to a close,” the writer posited. “And the legacy he leaves behind is no closer to resolution than the manner in which the character departed this world. May he truly find the peace in an afterlife that he could not find on Earth.” This is all consistent with the way that Eminem has talked about the Slim Shady persona over the years.

During a 1999 interview with Video Music Box, the rapper revealed that Slim Shady allowed him to free up his creative impulses without having to worry about whether they went too far. “Everybody’s got two sides to them,” he posited. “Slim Shady’s just an angry side for me to vent. Eminem is just me. When I sit down with a pen, sometimes I write Eminem rhymes, sometimes I write Slim Shady rhymes. It depends on what type of mood I’m in that day.” Two and a half decades later, it seems like the rapper is finally ready to let go of the Slim Shady safety net.

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Big Daddy Kane Blames Drake’s Fans For Ruining Hip-Hop Battles

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Big Daddy Kane has bulletproof pedigree. He’s one of the most influential and impressive rappers of all time. His beef with MC Shan was legendary and he helped form the Juice Crew. Big Daddy Kane knows the genre better than most people walking the planet, so when he has an opinion, it carries weight. The rapper recently went on The Art of Dialogue to discuss the current state of hip-hop, and he made it very clear that he is not a fan of Drake’s fans.

Big Daddy Kane was asked if he’d been keeping up with Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar, and he said he lost interest. He didn’t lay the blame at the feet of either rapper, but their fanbases. In particular, he was put off by the way Drake’s fans fact-checked Lamar’s bars. “It’s not a competitive thing about who spit the better bars it’s a thing about fact checking to see if this person told the truth,” Kane noted. “If the line is dope and he dissed you, it’s dope man. It’s that simple. He bodied you with what he said.”

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Big Daddy Kane Was Initially On Drake’s Side

The veteran rapper noted the differences between when he battled versus the current state of rap battles. Firstly, he admitted to lying about his competitors, as he felt it was all fair game. “In my days of battling people I said stuff that wasn’t true,” he noted. Secondly, he clarified that he didn’t blame either rapper. “Enjoy the music for what it is,” he explained. “If that’s the way the younger generation looks at battles, good for them. It’s not about Kendrick or Drake. Their comments and their views, they make it unenjoyable for me.”

Kane thought both rappers delivered musically. He praised Drake’s “Family Matters” for “saying some sh*t” about Lamar. Then, the fact-checking and ghostwriting allegations soured him on it. “I’ll go back and listen to Bizzy Bee and Kool Moe Dee,” he quipped. “You can have this sh*t.”

The most interesting part about Kane’s stance on Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar is that his favorite “Big Three” rapper stepped away from the battle. He told The Art of Dialogue that J. Cole is the best rapper of his generation. “I think he is,” Kane asserted. “Like he’s my personal favorite.”

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Nas Will Collaborate With Robert De Niro On First Ever “De Niro Con”

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Nas was one of the quintessential mafioso rappers during the 1990s. He dove headfirst into mobster iconography during the second half of the decade, so it makes perfect sense that he’d have an affinity for one of the most iconic mobster actors of all time: Robert De Niro. Nas and De Niro have worked on a project together, but they have crossed paths several times over the years. They’ll do so again at De Niro Con, an upcoming festival dedicated to the actor’s career.

De Niro Con is an event put on by the Tribeca Film Festival, which was co-founded by the actor. It will take place June 14-16 in New York and feature Q&As moderated by some of De Niro’s peers and fans. This is where Nas fits in. The Queens rapper has been tapped to moderate a Q&A between De Niro and Martin Scorsese for a screening of their 1973 film Mean Streets.

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Nas Will Interview De Niro And Martin Scorsese

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It’s a full circle moment for both Nas and De Niro, as Tribeca introduced the Nas documentary Time Is Illmatic back in 2014. Nas praised De Niro during the doc’s after party, claiming that he played scenes that were close to some of the rapper’s own experiences. “I want to thank Robert De Niro,” he stated. “He plays me in the movies.” De Niro returned the praise, though he admitted that he was not familiar with Nas songs. He’d undoubtedly be touched by the number of time he’s popped up in the rapper’s music. It’s difficult to keep count.

Casino, directed by Scorsese and starring De Niro, was the template for Nas’ “Street Dreams” video. Then there’s Once Upon a Time In America starring De Niro, which was sampled on the Nas-led Firm album. His most acclaimed film role, 1998’s Belly, saw him and DMX play criminals who were lifelong friends, much like the central dynamic in Mean Streets. That’s not even getting into all the Goodfellas references that appear in the rapper’s lyrics. The Q&A takes place June 15 at the Beacon Theater.

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DJ Mustard And His Girlfriend Are Expecting Their First Child Together

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DJ Mustard is having a great year so far. The producer was already in the limelight thanks to his recent Kendrick Lamar collaboration, and now he’s confirmed that he will be having a child with his girlfriend, Brittany Stroud. The pregnancy was confirmed via Stroud’s Instagram on Mother’s Day. She posted a series of text screenshots and messages between her and Mustard that communicate how eager they both are. This will be Stroud’s first child, and Mustard’s fourth.

Stroud felt as though Mother’s Day was the perfect time to clue followers in on the big news. She had previously kept it under wraps, as evidenced by the fact that she’s been pregnant for six months. “Over the moon to be celebrating my first Mother’s Day,” she wrote on her IG Story. “2 months or less until I’m pushing and meet my sweet baby.” The aforementioned text message between Stroud and Mustard sees the former type: “Thank you for making me a mom.” The producer texted back: “Thank you for letting me make you a mom I love you more.”

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DJ Mustard Has 3 Kids From A Previous Marriage

DJ Mustard has kept details about his relationship with Stroud under wraps. Very little is known about their lives together, and it appears as though the producer wants it that way. He was involved in a high profile divorce with Chanel Thierry in 2022. Thierry’s profile as an internet personality to some of the couple’s dirty laundry being aired out. Thierry even accused Mustard of failing to make payments for living expenses and child support in 2023. The producer denied these accusations via Instagram.

“Chanel’s claim that I have starved her out financially since separation is a flat-out lie,” Mustard wrote on the platform. “From the time Chanel and I separated in May 2022, I continued to uphold my obligation to support her and the children. I continued to pay all of Chanel’s living expenses, including all of her credit card bills. I also continued paying Chanel’s housing costs and the children’s expenses including private school tuition.” The ex-couple currently share joint custody of their children: Kauner, Kylan, and Kody. In January, 2024, however, Mustard filed for sole custody of his oldest son.

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Ice Spice Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of Her Newest Music Video

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Ice Spice’s new song and accompanying music video have left her fans online divided. The song has a hard-hitting beat and fast flows like many of her other beloved songs but a number of lyrics on the tracks got second looks from fans. As fans online have debated the actual quality of the song the music video attached to it has racked up more than 1.8 million views in just a few days. In the video she flexes both her long and short hair styles in a variety of locations like the back of a pink Range Rover and the middle of a packed club.

With her newest Instagram post she took fans behind-the-scenes of the video shoot. The photo dump includes a number of shots of Spice in her outfits from the video and even a mirror selfie from what looks like her dressing room. In the comments fans continue to debate the songs merit, with some even saying she looks stunning, but might want to take some time off rapping. In the first picture of the bunch she’s holding off a huge stack of cash that likely went on to be a prop in the video. It’s that picture in particular that dozens of fans in the comments are actively thirsting over. Check out the full pic dump she shared below.

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Ice Spice Shares Snaps From Her New Music Video Shoot

“Gimmie A Light” is the second single from Ice Spice’s upcoming debut album Y2K. The project is a follow-up to her breakthrough EP Like…? last year. It follows “Think U The Sh*t” which dropped earlier this year and faced similar criticism for its lyrics. In fact fans started conspiring about why Spice writes so many of her particular NSFW lyrics that she had to respond.

What do you think of the new pictures Ice Spice shared from the music video for “Gimmie A Light?” Do you agree with fans that some of the lyrics and flows on the song aren’t up to her standards? Let us know in the comment section below.

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