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If you saw and loved the recently released action/science fiction film, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, you’ll be pleased to know that the new trailer for Jared Leto’s vampire film, Morbius teases a connection between the two.

The newly released preview shows Dr. Michael Morbius, a biochemist on the hunt for a cure to a rare blood disease that plagues him and several others around the world. He even goes as far as travelling to a mysterious island in hopes of finding answers, but winds up going missing for two months, prompting a search party to hunt for him.

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Once Morbius is discovered onboard a shipping container, it’s revealed that he’s somehow gotten himself some bat-like powers, including flight, echo-location, and an undeniable thirst for blood that turns him into a vicious monster at times.

Several familiar faces appear in the clip, including Michael Keaton, who you may remember as the villain, Vulture, from Spider-Man: Homecoming, which also comes from Sony. Elsewhere in the trailer, Venom is actually name dropped by Leto’s character, and as Variety notes, actor Tom Hardy teased a multiverse crossover in the post-credits scene of his movie.

Other actors helping out in Morbius include Adria Arjona, Martine Bancroft, Jared Harris, Matt Smith, and Tyrese Gibson, just to name a few. Recently, Leto described his character as “brilliant and strong,” also adding that “he’s got some unique powers, but his powers seem to be out of his control.”

Morbius has a premiere date of January 28th, 2022. Are you excited for the new Sony film?

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Alberto “Alpo” Martinez’s alleged final photos have been posted online by Popperazzi Po, who has previously claimed to be the infamous drug kingpin’s son. The Harlem-based drug dealer was killed in a drive-by shooting on Sunday morning, and he allegedly tried to conceal his identity before being shot by wearing a Halloween mask at a party.

The photos, posted by Popperazzi Po, seemingly show Martinez wearing a black hockey mask with a Louis Vuitton jacket and blue jeans. While Po seemingly confirms that the man in the pictures is his father, others are corroborating the claims, alleging that the man has similar eyes to the kingpin. 

Martinez was reportedly killed after being shot in a car outside of a party after 3 am in Harlem. He managed to reportedly drive away from the scene of the shooting, but he allegedly crashed into a parked car and was declared dead shortly after. 

“They Can Say What They Want But I Know What I Know And I Forgave You For Everything [Except] Leaving Me Here With This Hate Alone,” allegedly wrote Popperazzi Po on Instagram.

Take a look at the alleged last photos of Alpo Martinez below, and check out Rich Porter’s niece’s reaction to his death here.

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Rapper J. Cole and influencer Brittany Renner crossed paths this weekend at Rolling Loud New York, but it appears as though the North Carolina native didn’t know exactly whom he was speaking with. Right after he got off stage from his headlining performance at the hip-hop festival this weekend, he was approached by Renner, who was seemingly conducting interviews backstage. 

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“Can we get an interview for Rolling Loud? No?” asked Renner as J. Cole walked by her in the backstage area. The rapper had a delayed reaction, but he eventually stopped and gave her a few seconds of his time.

“What’s up Rolling Loud? I appreciate y’all! Good night,” said Cole.

“You’re a f*cking legend, you know that, right?” asked Renner.

“I appreciate that, thank you. Appreciate that,” responded the rapper before walking away.

That was the extent of their conversation, but Renner said the moment was “legendary” for her. 

This comes following her appearance on DJ Akademiks’ new podcast Off The Record this week, where she addressed a controversy that she “trapped” NBA baller PJ Washington after having a kid with him. They broke up shortly after she gave birth, but according to her, PJ was the one that wanted to have a baby. 

Check out her exchange with J. Cole below, and let us know if you think Cole knew who she was.

A$AP Rocky fans have been fiending for new music since the rapper dropped TESTING back in 2018. On November 1st, the “L$D” singer finally came through, although not in the way that we’d hoped. Recently, Rocky linked up with YouTube icon Andy Milonakis for a cypher in New York. The event was caught on camera, and has since spread around online like wildfire.

“Here’s a longer clip from last night when I did a cypher with ASAP Rocky,” the 45-year-old tweeted on the morning of November 1st, along with an over 2-minute video of the two stars verbally duking it out.

A$AP began the battle, and although his bars weren’t week, they definitely weren’t his best work. “Cuz I’m a doc, look at the clock/Look at the wrist, look at the rock,” the “Fashion Killa” said into the camera, later acknowledging that he had fallen off beat during his turn.

When it was Milonakis’ turn, he didn’t hesitate to come out swinging. “Ménage à trois, you’re too f*ckin boujee/Bitch, I’ll f*ck you in the jacuzzi/With you and your mother, she a floozy” he said, prompting the crowd to erupt into laughter.

The social media icon’s post received a reply from Juicy J, who wrote, “Lol watch your drink,” followed by some crying laughing emojis. The video has since been reposted on pages like XXL Magazine, prompting Milonakis to come up with a clever response.

“Thanks, I never got on XXL Freshman, hoping you make a XXL Senior contest someday,” he quote tweeted the rap outlet’s post.

Who do you think won in the cypher between A$AP Rocky and Andy Milonakis?

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During Jay-Z’s enshrinement into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland this weekend, The Blueprint rapper made a point to recognize Dame Dash and the role he played throughout his career.

Dash, who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Hov back in the 90s, served as Jay’s manager and business partner before their relationship soured in the mid-2000s upon Def Jam’s purchase of Roc-A-Fella, and Jay becoming the president of the record label. Over the last two decades, Hov and Dame have taken numerous shots at each other and have engaged in one the most public business feuds in hip-hop history. 

However, during Jay’s enshrinement speech, he couldn’t help but acknowledge Dame’s accomplishments and the successes they achieved with Roc-A-Fella. 

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“Shout out to Dame,” Jay said. “I know we don’t see eye-to-eye, but I can never erase your accomplishments. And I appreciate you and I thank you for that.”

Not to be outdone by the newest member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dame told Page Six that he was appreciative of the shoutout, and that he’s ready to squash any beef he has with Jay-Z. 

“It was beautiful … I’m glad he said it for the culture. We need to squash everything. So hopefully if that was an extended [olive branch] I’ll spin one back,” he said. “I have no beef with [him] if [he has] no beef with me … let’s get the lawyers out of it then. Let’s talk like men.” 

Despite their most recent disagreement over selling the cover of Jay’s first studio album, Reasonable Doubt, as an NFT, Dame maintained that he and Hov have to move their problems out of court if they really want to repair their relationship.

“I would never want you to think that we have to go to the court to resolve anything … We can talk it out and the culture needs to see two strong black men working out a problem. Even if they worked together they can go their separate ways they can still be cool,” Dash told Page Six. “We should not be divided. We have accomplished too much to be beefing… There ain’t no way I’m never gonna [not] consider [him] my brother — it’s just that we don’t see eye-to-eye.” 

Both parties have assured that their problems are business-related, and in responding to Jay-Z’s shout out, Dame nodded to his one-time business partner’s accomplishments in hip-hop.

“Whether we cool or not, him getting in the Hall of Fame is major. So congratulations to us, congratulations to him and thank you [to him] for keep working so hard to where he got to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” he said. 

Do you think Hov and Dame will ever be able to truly squash their beef? Let us know in the comments. 

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When Kanye West Ye was working on his never-released studio album Yandhi, the Chicago music legend told reporters that he planned to complete the project during a trip to Africa, declaring that he was off his medication and welcoming “Alien Ye” into the fray. That happened three years ago and, since then, the rapper has released his latest studio album DONDA, and made numerous other major moves to further himself as a multi-billionaire creative genius. 

Following his announcement that Sunday Service was finally returning this past weekend with appearances from Marilyn Manson, Roddy Ricch, Justin Bieber, and others, Ye appeared with a new look, pairing his fresh haircut with a set of shaved eyebrows, reminding some fans of his “Alien Ye” phase.

During Sunday Service, as well as a shopping trip earlier in the weekend, fans captured clear shots of the artist without eyebrows. Some of his supporters are questioning his mental state following his questionable stylistic choices over the last few weeks, while others are celebrating Ye’s fearlessness. Almost unanimously though, nobody has a clue what Ye was thinking when he took a blade to his brows.

Check out some recent photos of Ye below, as well as some reactions from fans underneath, and let us know what you think of No-Brow Ye.

Last Friday, Jay-Z appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court to testify against perfume company Parlux, which claims the Reasonable Doubt rapper failed to “properly promote his Gold Jay-Z cologne line,” and caused $18M in lost revenue. Jay maintains that he did fulfill his contract with Parlux, and filed his own countersuit against the company, claiming it still owes him $2.7M.

During last week’s testimony, things got semi-heated between Hov and Parlux’s lead attorney, Anthony Viola.

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Viola tirelessly questioned Jay-Z, and accused him of changing his testimony on multiple occasions. Viola also brought into question a 2019 deposition, in which Hov allegedly admitted that he was not fully aware of the requirements of the contract. 

According to Complex, the Brooklyn rapper accused Viola of “playing lawyer tricks,” and “word games,” that prompted the judge to request that Viola reword his phrasing of certain lines of questioning during testimony on Monday. 

Along with complaints over Viola’s tactics in the courtroom, Hov also made it clear that Parlux had never given him the proper resources or support to make his Gold Jay-Z cologne successful, and that they sabotaged their own product by stocking it in “discount stores.” 

Noting that he “always had problems with the quality of the lazy work that was coming from Parlux,” Jay said that Parlux was “almost cutting the legs off from the brand [by] putting it in discount stores,” and when asked if he wanted the scent to be a success, he assured that he would not have co-signed a product he wanted to fail. 

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“I’m not gonna cut off my nose to spite my face,” he told the court. 

Despite claims that Jay-Z never appeared in person to promote his Parlux cologne, the hip-hop icon and recent inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame says that he “did a lot for the Gold Jay-Z launch,” and in claiming that the company still ows him nearly $3M, has repeatedly brought into question Parlux’s ability to promote their own product.

This case is still developing, so keep it locked to HNHH for any further updates. 

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