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Quavo Shares Some Vacation Snaps From Jamaica, Joins Popcaan On Stage

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For many people, December is about cold weather during the holiday season. But somebody must have forgotten to tell Quavo, who is on vacation somewhere looking much warmer. The former Migos rapper took to Instagram to share some photos of his vacation in Jamaica. “on an island but this ain’t Gullah Gullah” he captioned the post. Included in the snaps is one picture of the rapper on stage sporting some of the country’s colors.

That performance came alongside Popcaan at the country’s Unruly Fest. Though the two have never officially collaborated on record, they traverse similar rap circles and most fans weren’t surprised to see them cross paths. One thing that did surprise fans is the somewhat mild reception that Quavo seemed to receive while on stage. “Do they know him down in Jamaica,” one of the top comments on the post asks. “Is like when a overseas artist arrives in Jamaica popcaan is the first person they linking,” another commentor joked. Check out the post Quavo made and videos of his performance below.

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Quavo’s Jamaican Vacation

Before Quavo hit up Jamaica, he was in Japan. He shared plenty of updates from his time there including honing his karate skills with a lesson. Additionally, he encountered a street performer in some kind of market playing the flute. The rapper enjoyed his performance so much that he bought a flute of his own. He could be the next to follow fellow Atlanta rap artist Andre 3000 who recently released an ambient jazz album that prominently features him playing the flute.

Quavo released his new album Rocket Power earlier this year. It was his first new album since 2018’s Quavo Huncho. The project was, in part, a tribute to his fellow Migos rapper Takeoff who was tragically murdered last year. The project featured two verses from Takeoff on some of its fan favorite tracks. The two frequent collaborators even teamed up for an entire collaborative album last year called Only Built For Infinity Links. What do you think of Quavo performing alongside Popcaan while in Jamaica? Do you think he received an underwhelming reception from the crowd? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Janelle Monae Becomes The Grinch In Stunning Costume

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Janelle Monáe is bringing a whole new meaning to the holiday spirit, as they’re quite literally wearing it on their face. Moreover, they shared a new video of them donning a full costume of The Grinch that looks like it could’ve appeared in a live-action film of it. It’s unclear whether the singer and actress will use this fit for something grander or if they just wanted to pop off and go a little bit harder on the “a very extra Christmas” front. Either way, the results certainly speak for themselves, and we can’t imagine what they might do as an on-screen Grinch. After all, the Kansas City native is intertwining the worlds of movies and music more than ever these days.

Whether this Grinch outfit is for a video, some promo material, or just for fun, we’re glad that they’re celebrating with style and joy. This was an excellent year for Janelle Monae: their album The Age Of Pleasure, while not as conceptually daunting as previous work, still ranks as one of 2023’s best, waviest, and most soothing auditory offerings. In addition, they also caused a lot of noise with their tour and proudly stamped their identity into the industry as always. Hopefully 2024 yields even more great things in whatever artistic lane will be tackled next.

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What’s more is that Janelle Monae is also sharing this joy and excitement with plenty of other musical icons. For example, they recently tore it up at the club with Victoria Monét and Teyana Taylor, and the chemistry between these creatives is truly special. Not only are they all accomplished as directors and world-builders, but you’d be hard-pressed to find folks who do it as stylishly as them. Even when they just go out to have fun, these artists never fail to impress and captivate with their presence.

Meanwhile, the 38-year-old recently performed with Usher at a Las Vegas show, an unlikely but very welcome crossover. That shouldn’t have surprised us, though; they often collaborate with so much diverse talent. Fingers crossed for even more special team-ups in the new year. For more news and the latest updates on Janelle Monae, log back into HNHH.

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Dr Umar Says It’s “White Supremacy” To Consider Eminem The Best Rapper

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Dr Umar is no stranger to public drama, beefs, and viral rants. All of that sort of came together during a recent appearance he made on the Joe Budden podcast. In the clip, he warned about the dangers of white people invading the African space of rap music. The reason he has such an issue with it is that white rappers can divorce themselves from the culture of rap music and return to white privilege whenever they want.

Unsurprisingly, some of the other guests on the podcast and even Budden himself disagree. When Budden asks Umar if Eminem is one of the best rappers of all time he has an answer. He claims that no non-African could be the best at any piece of African culture. By comparison he claims that he couldn’t go to a place like Palestine and become the best at anything Palestinian. That sparks a full on debate between all of the guests on the show discussing Eminem, the GOAT debate, and even white supremacy. Check out the full clip of their conversation below.

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Dr Umar’s Take On The GOAT Debate

Later on in the clip, Umar even begins to reference actions beyond just rapping. “I don’t see Eminem building no schools & hospitals, I don’t see DJ Khaled building no schools & hospitals,” he says. Other guests on the podcast and Budden himself bring up a number of objections. Some of them disagree with the entire premise of Umar’s point. Other’s raise various objections of the different goalposts he erects to even qualify for the GOAT debate.

Dr Umar last weighed in on public drama last month. He gave his take on a beef that sparked between DJ Akademiks and Saucy Santana. The drama drew in quite a few of rap music’s biggest drama followers, Umar included. What do you think of Dr Umar’s thoughts that Eminem couldn’t possibly be the GOAT of hip-hop? Let us know if you agree with him in the comment section below.

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Childish Gambino Accused Of Not Paying “Awaken, My Love!” Cover’s Team

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Giannina Antonette Oteto may be an unknown name to you, but you have definitely seen her before. Moreover, she graces the cover art of Childish Gambino, also known as Donald Glover’s, “Awaken, My Love!” album cover from back in 2016. Creative director Ibra Ake took the picture of Oteto wearing a beaded headdress by WXYZ Jewelry designer Laura Wass. However, for years, Oteto has accused the multi-disciplinary artist and his team of avoiding legal contact to actually receive payment for her contribution to the project, and that she’s not alone in this fight. Recently, she took to Facebook to update followers on the matter and comment on the bittersweet emotions she holds for this work.

“Being able to hold an album that I’m on the cover of,” Giannina Oteto captioned a (seemingly since-deleted) picture of her holding a vinyl pressing of Childish Gambino’s album. “And having my bestie mom next to me to celebrate! My number 1 cheerleader! This album has been so hard for me to celebrate for many reasons, and for years I resented it even. It put me through a lot but finally being able to celebrate it means a lot! Update: I resented it because myself, the makeup artist, and stylist (all black women) were [taken] advantage of and lied to.

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Childish Gambino Accused Of Mistreating Artists Who Worked On Album Cover

“We received low pay. [They] promised residuals. But [we] never received anything,” she continued. “The only person who received residuals was a white woman who created the headpiece even though she was not on set to work on this (but she also deserves it). After years of lies and silence then finding out statute of limitation complications… it’s been an exhausting, emotional, and overall sad thing to deal with. So it took so much from me especially the fact that we all worked on it with so much love and being proud to represent black artists. All of my lawyers’ communications have been ignored by [Childish Gambino] and his team. #bittersweet.”

Furthermore, the model also reposted various drawings she received since “Awaken, My Love!”‘s release. As such, she clearly appreciates her contributions and opportunities, but rightfully thinks that she and many others deserve more. We’ll see if the actor eventually responds to all this. For more news and the latest updates on Childish Gambino, check back in with HNHH.

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Suge Knight Walks Back On Tupac Tweet, Claims His Account Was Hacked

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Over the weekend, currently imprisoned rap mogul Suge Knight made a tweet that got a lot of people’s attention. “This guy little guy is responsible for the demise of 2pac” he captioned an old-looking photo of the legendary rapper. The post caused hundreds of fans to pour over the image trying to identify who he was talking about. But just a few days after originally tweeting it, Suge tried to walk back on the post, eventually even claiming that his account was hacked.

“THIS TWITTER ACCOUNT HAS BEEN HACKED. FIX IT” Suge captioned an Instagram story post of the original tweet. He also took to the comment section of a post about the tweet to call it “fake.” What fans took notice of right away is that it very much wasn’t fake, coming from Suge’s real twitter account where he’s often posted about ongoing news stories. That’s when Suge pivoted to saying that his twitter account had been hacked and that the post was actually made by hackers. Check out the post he made refuting the fact that he was responsible for the tweet below.

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Suge Knight Claims Twitter Was Hacked Again

This isn’t the first time that Suge Knight has claimed his Twitter was hacked in recent weeks. Earlier this month after making a tweet about paying for protection for Snoop Dogg in the 90s, he first claimed he was hacked. He spoke to TMZ about hackers trying to destroy his reputation. In his discussion with them, he claimed that his Facebook was also hacked in addition to his Twitter. Despite making the public claim more than a week ago it appears his account is still under someone else’s control.

Earlier this year, Keefe D was arrested for his role in Tupac’s murder. Despite at one point defending Keefe, Suge appears to have changed his tone. In a recent statement he expressed his excitement that Pac is finally getting justice. Do you think that Suge Knight was hacked? What do you think of the tweet about Tupac allegedly posted to his account by hackers? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Nicki Minaj Salutes J. Cole For Out-Rapping Her On “Let Me Calm Down” Off “Pink Friday 2”

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During Nicki Minaj’s recent interview with Joe Budden, they spoke about her love for female rappers, her new album Pink Friday 2, and so much more. However, one of the most compelling and, for hip-hop fans, fulfilling parts of their talk came when she put her promo aside to give props to a truly excellent verse on the project. Moreover, Roman shouted out J. Cole for having, in her opinion, the better verse on their collaboration, “Let Me Calm Down.” The track is an easy standout on this new LP, and one that both MCs do a great job of attacking. In fact, it’s funny how Budden tried to even the playing field, but the Trinidadian superstar still admitted that she got trounced.

“Boy, [you were] bold for even calling Jermaine Cole, ’cause he’s been on a rampage,” Joe Budden told Nicki Minaj. “He’s been tearing n***as up, he been tearing n***as up. He didn’t do it to you, though!” which caused her to laugh. “Yes, he did,” the 41-year-old conceded. “Yes the f**k he did. I’m just telling you that he did. Abso-f***ing-lutely. I want the person to be the best, I want the person to give me the best verse. Like, that made me know that he respected me and cared about my project.”

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Nicki Minaj Declares J. Cole Had The Better Verse On “Let Me Calm Down”: Watch

Previously, Nicki Minaj expressed heartfelt gratitude and happiness concerning this team-up on Twitter. “This man J. Cole had a 2 hour talk with me. 2. Two!!!!” she wrote. “Didn’t realize I was sitting on a therapist couch but ummm 2 days later I heard this verse & couldn’t stop crying. The end. In a world where we know EXACTLY how & WHEN to tear each other apart, there are still Kings & Queens who know how to put ppl back together. Patch them up. Heal them. Empower them. Understand them. Listen to them. Make them do the most beautiful thing a human being can do. Smile.

“After having #papabear I couldn’t wait for the day he’d smile @ me,” she continued. “First smile? It was one day when I blew a kiss @ him. I said ‘papa mmuuuaahhhhh!!!!’ then? Time froze. Froze. He smiled? He smiled. At Me? Looking directly in my eyes? Yes. Me? Held back the tears & just kept doing a billion more times. I cried later. I’ve been trying to make him smile every day since… lol he actually makes me crack up laughing all the time. No idea where he got all that personality from but y’all pray for me. Anyway, Cole… It’s been a long time coming, but the barbz welcome you with open arms to #GagCity. We appreciate you. We hope you stay.” For more news and updates on Nicki Minaj and J. Cole, stick around on HNHH.

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