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Posdnuos Praises Childish Gambino For Keeping De La Soul’s Name Alive

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De La Soul is forever. The legendary group is finally on streaming, and as such, an entire generation of fans are hearing them for the first time. Posdnuos has had to wait decades for his flowers, but they have finally come. The rapper credits streaming, of course, but he also credits the younger artists for keeping De La Soul relevant. In particular, Childish Gambino. Posdnuos and Gambino linked up backstage during a recent show, and the former had nothing but praise for the latter.

The link up happened at Childish Gambino’s concert in Tampa, Florida. Posdnuos posed for a series of photos with the rapper, and included them in a heartfelt Instagram post. “We caught @donaldglover & @willowsmith at the @amaliearena last night,” the De La rapper wrote. “Both shows were spectacular! My brother Donald, thank you for the kind words on @wearedelasoul legacy.” Posdnuos also had kind words for Gambino’s musical output. “We as well stand as students amongst your beautiful art. & will always be here to support,” he asserted.

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Posdnuos Supports Childish Gambino’s ‘Beautiful Art’

Childish Gambino’s alternative style can be directly linked to De La Soul and the “Daisy Age” movement. The movement reached its peak in the early 1990s, and saw artists adopt a more challenging and varied sound. Childish Gambino famously covered “I’d Die Without You” on BBC Radio in 2014. The song was originated by another “Daisy Age” staple, P.M. Dawn. Gambino’s embrace of 70s funk and odd samples on his new album can also be attributed (at least somewhat) to De La. Posdnuos being a fan makes all the sense in the world.

Posdnuos is grateful for the popularity that the “Daisy Age” aesthetic brought to De La Soul, but he also acknowledged that it got old fast. He told Spin Magazine that the group didn’t want to be defined, and in breaking free of a mainstream sound, they got defined as “other.” “Every photo shoot we were going to, the photographer wanted to have a bag of daisies,” he lamented. “It was just too much.” Fortunately, the music has endured, and Posdnuos can take solace in having shaped hip hop history.

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Multiple Women Claim They Had Close Relationship With Rich Homie Quan

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Rich Homie Quan’s death is still being processed by the world. The circumstances in which he was found, and the uncertainty regarding his death has hit fans hard. The same goes for those who knew Quan personally. He was well liked by everybody he knew in the music industry and beyond. Evidently, extremely well liked. The rapper’s death has led to multiple women going on social media and sharing photos of them with Rich Homie Quan. Furthermore, these women claim to have had close relationships with the rapper before his death.

It’s getting tricky to keep track of all the women at this point. One of them posted multiple photos and videos of her and the rapper getting cozy with each other. One photo, in particular, sees Rich Homie Quan kissing the woman in the mirror while she takes a selfie. The woman, who goes by the IG handle @biggbritt13, penned a touching message to Quan as well. “We know everything about each other,” she wrote. “Idc what nobody has to say you was my everything wah am I supposed to do.” The woman went on to allude to knowing Rich Homie Quan better than anybody else, “relationship or not.”

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Fans Are Questioning Rich Homie Quan’s Love Life

A second women got on TikTok to explain how she met Rich Homie Quan. She goes by the handle @lilafromval, and she claimed to have gotten close to the rapper after an episode of 20-v-1. “I lost a great friend today,” she wrote. “Your gone but will never be forgotten.” The comment section flooded with fans criticizing the woman for overstepping, so she decided to clarify. She posted a video with a very clear message to angry commenters: she was not romantically involved with Quan. She even made reference to the woman who kicked off this unexpected trend: Erica Mena. “I’m not Erica,” she asserted.

Erica Mena, of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta fame, posted some very intimate photos/videos of her and Quan. Like those we already mentioned Mena was heartbroken by the rapper’s death and waxed poetic about the special times they had together. Mena’s former Love & Hip Hop co-star, Akbar V, blew up her spot, though. She urged Mena to take the post down out of respect for Quan’s family. She called Quan and and Mena’s relationship a “secret,” and Mena subsequently took her Instagram post down.

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Blueface’s New Mugshot Surfaces Online As He’s Transferred To Different Prison

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Earlier this year, Blueface turned himself in for an alleged probation violation. He’s been behind bars ever since and was sentenced to four years last month. While he expects to come home far sooner than that, for now, he’s preparing to serve his time. Recently, for example, he was transferred from the Men’s Central Jail in downtown LA to North Kern State Prison in central California.

According to TMZ, he entered the general population at the medium-security facility yesterday (September 5). The outlet obtained his new mugshot, which is now making its rounds online. He looks pretty serious in the photo, as one would expect, which could indicate that prison has taken a toll on him.

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Blueface Looks Serious Behind Bars

At the end of August, however, the rapper gave DJ Hed and Gina Views a rundown of his daily routine on Effective Immediately. He appeared to be doing considerably well at the time, and looking at his sentence like a pause from reality. “I be jacking off, watching TV, eating Doritos and using the phone. That’s pretty much it […] They only got like 12 channels. I’ve been watchin a lot of the news, the Sherri show and The Jennifer Hudson Show,” he said. “I’m chilling, man. I’m in my environment. It’s like a little break from responsibility. I’m like 180 [pounds] right now; I’ve never been 180 before. I’m getting sized up, I’m about to bounce out looking like a dalmation.”

While fans are glad that he’s making the most of his stay, they can’t help but feel for Blueface’s family. His youngest son Chrisean Jr. just turned one but spent his birthday without either of his parents. What do you think of Blueface’s new mugshot surfacing online after he was transferred to a new facility to serve his prison time? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Big Sean Gives Rich Homie Quan His Flowers After His Passing

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More and more tributes to Rich Homie Quan are pouring in following his tragic and untimely death at age 34. Whether it’s from longtime collaborators, younger admirers, or his loved ones, the hip-hop world is taking this time to mourn and support not just each other, but the people and legacy that he left behind. The latest artist to pay homage to the Atlanta artist’s memory is Big Sean. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with him in Hollywood on Thursday (September 5) at his pop-up event for his new album Better Me Than You. Amid other questions, the Detroit native took time to reflect on this loss.

“RIP Rich Homie Quan, for sure,” Big Sean remarked. “We got a lot of good memories together, you know what I’m saying? We’ve been in the studio, Treehouse Studios, you know, ATL. We had some great sessions, me and Rich Homie. He was one of one. He was one of one, for sure. His style… He was just very special, a very good heart. It’s such a tragedy hearing about his loss today.

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Rich Homie Quan Perfoming At Gazebo Festival 2024

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 25: Rich Homie Quan performs during the inaugural 2024 Gazebo Festival at Waterfront Park on May 25, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)

“Man, I’m sending love,” Big Sean said of Rich Homie Quan. “Life is such a rare thing. We got to realize that every day we wake up, we’re winning, you know what I’m saying? It’s such a short time we here. It’s a blip of time, so don’t look back and wish you would’ve, could’ve, should’ve did anything, man. Go out here and get it. Just know that you got to go through it just to get to it. So everybody that’s going through something, just know that it’s all temporary. That’s the best and worst part of life is that it’s all temporary.” Click the “Via” link down below at the end of the article to see the full video.

Meanwhile, this is what Rich Homie Quan’s father had to say about his son’s loss. “Unbearable pain,” he shared on his Instagram Story. “Lord please please please help me to understand this. To lose my son… my 1st born, my best friend. Lord let this be a dream…. Yall pray for me and my family. I feel like I’m crushed into a million pieces.”
Rest In Peace Rich Homie Quan.

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Snoop Dogg Wants To Launch The “Hood Olympics”

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Snoop Dogg was a major part of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, and recently, he revealed that he wants to start working on some games of his own. During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he explained that he’d be interested in starting what he calls the “Hood Olympics.” He says his goal would be to highlight athletes who didn’t make it to the Olympics for whatever reason, but still have an impressive amount of talent.

“One thing I wanna do is have the Hood Olympics,” he told the outlet. “There’s a lot of homies from the hood that could run a 10.2, that could high jump, throw the javelin, backflip, swim good, jump over gates and hurdle. You know what I’m saying?”

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Snoop Dogg Shares His Plans For The Future

Snoop Dogg Wants To Launch The “Hood Olympics”
Snoop Dogg attends the Women’s Preliminary Phase Pool C match between Team United States and Team France on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

“I just wanna make it available for the athletes from the hood that didn’t make it, that probably have certain ramifications, but they still were athletic and they still were good,” he continued. “So, I want to bring that component in and, hopefully, we’ll be able to make it make sense.” While it remains unclear whether or not Snoop Dogg’s plan will actually play out, it’s safe to say that fans would tune in.

After all, Olympic viewership rose by 79% this year thanks to Snoop, proving that he draws a major crowd. He’s also rumored to have earned a whopping $500K daily for his presence at the Olympic games in Paris. What do you think of Snoop Dogg revealing that he’s interested in starting the “Hood Olympics”? Would you tune in or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Charlamagne Tha God Doesn’t Believe That ASAP Rocky Dissed Drake On J Cole Collab

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We can all agree that 2024’s great rap war has made us all read a little too deeply into lyrics sometimes. We just got a key example of that thanks to ASAP Rocky and J Cole’s new collab “Ruby Rosary.” Thanks to some possibly slick lyrical references from the Harlem creative and the complex role that the Dreamville boss has played in hip-hop’s ecosystem for the past year or so, many fans think that this is a not-so-subtle diss at Drake. But Charlamagne Tha God and the rest of The Breakfast Club think that this is a bit of a reach.

“J. Cole better not be dissing nobody,” Charlamagne Tha God began when the crew proposed that there might be a shot on the new song. “Oh, okay, okay, okay.” “How is that a Drake diss?” he asked when one of TBC‘s cohosts recited the lyrics that many fans are bringing up. “Oh… I mean, it sounds like he’s dissing a whole top five if he says ‘F your top five.’ I don’t know either, I think y’all just be making up stuff. *laughs* Here’s the thing. When I say it’s ‘this generation,’ I’m not just talking about y’all. It’s just the whole cycle of people. Like, the way people’s minds work is just weird. He said, ‘F your top five.’ So your top five must be Drake, Drake, Drake, Drake, and Drake.”

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The Breakfast Club Speaks On ASAP Rocky, J Cole & Potential Drake Disses

But do you know what’s really funny about Charlamagne’s dismissal? There is someone whose top five is all Drake, and if you don’t know what we’re talking about, just look up “DJ Akademiks Drake Top Five” on YouTube for a laugh. Along with some other references like bars about “push ups,” A$AP Rocky fans aren’t all too misguided in drawing these connections. But the real likely scenarios are that this was all unintentional and that, even if they are references, they don’t amount to enough of a sting for this to really be an inflammatory moment. If anything, according to OVO fans, J. Cole is the one who should really be answering questions here.

Also, we already know that A$AP Rocky and Drake have beef, so them throwing possible subliminals at each other is practically worthless. The only people getting value from it are true haters of either lyricist. But we can’t pretend that all the speculation and discussion isn’t at least entertaining. After all, that reality is what allowed the biggest rap battle in at least two decades to materialize.

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