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As the digital age took over the music industry, there’ve been several quintessential albums from the past that have yet to make their way onto streaming services. Aaliyah is regarded as one of the most influential R&B singers of the 90s whose presence is felt in many ways today. However, it was only until Friday did her catalog begin to pop up on streaming services.

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Aaliyah’s uncle and Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson has been at the receiving end of criticism over the delay in its re-release into the digital space. As the owner of her masters, including her sophomore album One In A Million, Hankerson spoke out and thanked Aaliyah’s parents, Diane and Michael Haughton, who also served as the late singer’s managers.

“I cannot take the credit for managing Aaliyah as that was never a title I held. That title belonged to Diane Haughton and her husband who managed Aaliyah from the start of her career until her passing. I want to thank Diane, Aaliyah’s manager, for allowing and choosing Blackground Records to become her label,” he wrote. 

Barry also extended a thank you to his son, Jomo Hankerson, for helping out during the process before issuing an apology to the fans. 

“Thank you to all of her many fans for keeping her music alive,” he continued. “I’m sorry it took so long, but when you lose a family member so unexpectedly, it takes time to deal with that type of grief. I decided to release Aaliyah’s music in order to keep her legacy alive.”

Check out his post below. 

For weeks now, Kanye West has been teasing and promising the release of his new album DONDA. Despite two listening events in Atlanta, the album has still yet to drop, and fans are beginning to get impatient. Luckily, there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel as Kanye has announced a third listening party in Chicago, which will supposedly be the final one before he releases the album on August 27th. 

According to various sources, the album is, indeed, going to be released this week and as it stands, Kanye and his team are working on the final mixes. In fact, Kanye’s new mixes are currently in the hands of his friends and family, including Kim Kardashian. 

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Kim took to Instagram recently where she shared a photo from inside her car. As you can see in the photo below, Kim was listening to various DONDA mixes, which is proof that the album is nearing its final stages before reaching completion. It is unknown as to which song Kim was listening to, although we’re sure it sounds great regardless. The last listening party was extremely promising, and with three more weeks of fine-tuning under his belt, it looks like Kanye is ready to bless fans with a masterpiece.

To help hype up the album, Kanye recently posted a photo of his childhood home on Instagram. He also shared a menacing group text he sent to Drake, although that IG post has since been taken down given the backlash.

Needless to say, we are going to be in for a very interesting week.

This season, the NBA will be celebrating its 75th anniversary which means we are going to be seeing some interesting activations and events. Over the past few months, we have been seeing various teasers for a brand new sneaker collection with Nike which mostly features the Dunk Low. For instance, the Brooklyn Nets are expected to get a Nike Dunk Low colorway modeled after their vintage jerseys. Now, the Lakers will be getting the same retro treatment except they will be given an Air Force 1 Low.

In the comments below via @Brandon1an on Twitter, you can see an Air Force 1 Low colorway that references those infamous baby blue and purple jerseys that the Lakers wore over 60 years ago. The upper is mainly made of white leather although the side panels are purple all while the inside lining and some of the overlays are blue. It makes for a gorgeous model that will appeal to the OG Lakers fans out there.

For now, these are expected to drop in the Fall although an exact release date has yet to be announced. Stay tuned to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you all of the latest updates pertaining to these. Also, let us know what you think, in the comments below.

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Image via Nike

At the young age of 22, Trippie Redd has been able to achieve more than most rappers do in their entire career. The rapper found himself at the forefront of the emo-trap explosion in 2016 and has remained a key player alongside late artists Juice Wrld and XXXTentacion. Through his A Love Letter To You album series and his debut project Life’s A Trip, the Ohio rapper has amassed a massive fanbase of over 12 million Instagram followers.

His new album Trip At Knight continues to cement Trippie’s experimental tendencies as he moves away from emo-trap into a more rage/hyperpop sound. Accompanied by similarly outlandish album imagery and music videos, his image and fashion choices tend to represent the same, as he pushes boundaries with every outfit that he puts together. So, in that spirit, we’ve put together a collection of the most eccentric outfits he’s posted on Instagram.

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King Vamp Trippie

In this photo, taken at the time of Trippie’s “Miss The Rage” collaboration with Playboi Carti, it seems the Ohio rapper borrowed inspiration from Carti’s vampire-inspired closet. Fitted with a leather coat, leather pants, Alexander McQueen boots, and even a cowboy hat, perhaps this outfit is a few years ahead of its time. 

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“You’ll Grow Into It”

Trippie sure knows how to turn heads. This photo, which finds Trippie donning a massive Supreme puffer along with what look like monster slippers, might need to be locked away until the Summer.

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Two-Faced Trippie

This half-makeup, half-mask look is definitely one of the rapper’s more creative get-ups. Who knew rag doll looks were efficient enough to smoke in?

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Trippie The Vigilante

The leather-on-leather trench coat look that started with the “Miss The Rage” video seems to have stuck with Trippie, though now more ominous. Him and SoFaygo must be sweating.

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Trippie And Uzi Fashion Show

Both rappers are known for their willingness to break fashion boundaries– though they seem to have played it relatively safe for the “Holy Smokes” music video. Still, Uzi’s hat and trippier pants definitely stand out.

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Throwback Trippie

Trippie always had the drip, even at a Lil Wayne and Rick Ross concert in 2005!

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Red On Red

This outfit definitely lived up to the name– Trippie even donned the devil horns to match.

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Spider Trippie

The rapper might be teasing a run in the spider verse with this red Nike Dunk, Givenchy, and spider-jacket outfit.  

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Chainmail Face Mask

This one definitely isn’t COVID-safe. Let’s hope that Trippie’s vaccinated.

Playboi Carti is one of the biggest artists in hip-hop right now thanks to his steady stream of punk-inspired bangers that have completely captivated the youth. If you were to go on TikTok right now, you would quickly realize that Whole Lotta Red is held in very high esteem, despite the backlash that occurred when it first came out. At this point, Carti is a well-established name in the game and whenever he does something, fans put him under the microscope.

During his Whole Lotta Red rollout, there were various times in which he wiped his Instagram account so that he could start over with new aesthetics. Kanye West recently did the same thing for his upcoming album DONDA, and as you can imagine, this move has sparked a ton of speculation about this upcoming week.

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Carti obviously understands just how well this tactic works when it comes to drumming up hype, so it should be no surprise that he has done it again. According to DJ Akademiks, Carti’s entire Instagram has been wiped clean. While the account is still up, he now has no profile picture and no posts. 

On Twitter, fans began to speculate about what this could mean. Some believe Carti is entering a new aesthetic era, while some out there believe the artist could be gearing up to drop a DELUXE version of Whole Lotta Red. Carti said this DELUXE would come sooner rather than later although that promise has pretty well been broken.

Stay tuned to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you the latest updates from the hip-hop world.

The death of Mo3 rattled the rap game, specifically in the South. The budding Dallas rapper had already gained a buzz following massive street singles and a nod from Boosie Badazz. And while his team has been working endlessly to keep his name alive with the release of Shottaz 4Eva, other rappers who simply appreciated Mo3’s music have contributed to these efforts. 

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On Friday, Mo3’s camp unveiled a brand new single featuring Morray titled, “In My Blood.” However, it turns out that Morray wasn’t the first choice for the record. Mo3’s manager Benjamin Rainwater recently sat down with Street Starz where he revealed that “In My Blood” was created with another rapper in mind — Rod Wave. 

“Actually, the song Morray got on, we made that for Rod Wave,” Rainwater said. Morray has previously expressed his genuine appreciation for Mo3’s music in the past. Ahead of the song’s release, Morray paid a visit to Mo3’s gravesite along with the late rapper’s son.

“‘Cause 3 was alive when we tried to get that done but then somebody genuine came, you know. He a real n***a. He gave all the proceeds on the publishing side to Mo3 family. He didn’t take a dollar,” Rainwater added.

Though we haven’t heard Rod Wave’s reasoning behind why the track may or may not have worked, fans have speculated that there’s been tension between the St. Petersburg singer and Morray. On Friday, Rod Wave shared the deluxe edition of SoulFly including the single “Get Ready” ft. Kodak Black. Some fans have speculated that Rod Wave may have been throwing shots at Morray on the record. 

“Labels used to look past me, now they trying to remake me/ Grab a fat n***a out the trenches and replace me/Tryna duplicate me, can’t be,” he sings on the record. Along with the reference of another “fat” rapper, many believed Rod Wave was also referencing Morray’s record, “Trenches.