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The story of White Boy Rick, born Richard Wershe Jr., was told in the Yann Demange-directed film starring Matthew McConaughy, Danny Brown, and YG. Wershe became a police informant between the ages of 14 to 16 and provided information on major drug dealers in his area to the FBI. Ultimately, he ended up behind bars on a cocaine trafficking charge without any intervention from the government or FBI, despite providing them with pertinent information.

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Wershe was released from prison last year after completing his sentence. However, he’s taking the Detroit police department to court. According to Detroit Free Press, Wershe filed a lawsuit against Detroit PD for forcing him into becoming a police informant as an impressionable teenager. In the lawsuit, Wershe claims that his problems stem from pressure from the police and federal agents who forced him into going into drug dens to provide them with information. 

Nabih Ayad, his lawyer, said that the city of Detroit and the others named in the lawsuit will likely attempt to fight the lawsuit by arguing that his allegations are outside of the statute of limitations.

“This is a unique case. … Our Constitution, our justice system, and God-given right to all humanity calls on this court to finally bring justice to a man whose life has been taken from him at the tender age of 14 all the way up to 51 years of age,” Ayad said.

Detroit PD said they haven’t seen the lawsuit.

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Last year was huge for the Air Jordan 5 as the silhouette was able to celebrate its 30th anniversary. This led to various retros on the market as well as some brand new colorways that had fans excited about the shoe again. In 2021, Jordan Brand has unleashed a plethora of other Air Jordan 5 models and they don’t seem to be slowing down, anytime soon. Over the last few months, we have received numerous teasers for the Jordan 5 “Oreo” which is a model that came out a couple of decades ago.

Now, thanks to @zsneakerheadz and @jdsnkrs, we have a fresh in-hand look at the “Oreo” colorway which is promising to be one of the cleaner offerings of the year. In the post below, you can see how this shoe has a black nubuck upper all while the midsole is white. The shark teeth on the sides are black as well, all while they are lined with white speckles. This colorway is then topped off with an icy blue outsole, which seems to be the norm for various Jordan models these days.

As for the release date, you can expect these to drop on September 11th, however, this is subject to change. Stay tuned to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you all of the latest updates on these. In the meantime, give us your thoughts on the silhouette, in the comments below.

BIA’s new hit single with Nicki Minaj, “Whole Lotta Money (Remix)” has officially cracked the top 20 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. The new track hit streaming services on July 9th.

“My Biggest flex is I don’t have to,” she wrote on Instagram, Monday. “#WHOLELOTTAMONEYREMIX. THANK U FOR STREAMING.”

Minaj announced that she’d be appearing on the remix during an Instagram Live session, earlier this month, and surprised fans by inviting BIA into the stream.

“The lines felt fresh to me. It felt fresh for hip-hop,” Minaj said at the time, regarding BIA’s lyricism. “Blessings on the future of your career. Thank you for being a genuine sweetheart.”

The original track blew up on TikTok in 2020, amassing over 275,000 streams.

BIA was raised just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, and briefly attended college before dropping out to pursue music full-time. She is of Puerto Rican and Italian-American descent and spoke about her ethnicity on Twitter, earlier this week.

“Very aware of my roots guys,” she in response to a fan who said she’s not Black. “My grandparents were born in PR and migrated to NY. Puerto Rican’s come in many different colors and race is different from ethnicity OF COURSE we have tiano, African, and Latin blood. Very proud to be Afrolatina and Italian.”

YoungBoy Never Broke Again loves all of his kids equally, but his son Kacey holds an extra special place in his heart. His baby boy with ex-girlfriend Jania Meshell, Kacey has an entire song named after him, which he actually provides some vocals for, called “Kacey Talk.” On the track, he sings ad-libs for one of his dad’s lyrics. 

Fans of the currently incarcerated rapper love any content that has to do with the 21-year-old rapper and his family, and they’ve been going crazy over a recent video of Jania with Kacey. In the video, which went viral after being posted by The Shade Room, Kacey gives his mother the silent treatment after seemingly not getting his way. While many of the commenters are pointing out Kacey’s cute demeanor while ignoring his mom, much of the comments section is filled with people remarking how much the little boy looks like his rapper father.

“He look just like young boy it’s crazy,” remarked one of the top commenters. “He got yb eyes,” said another. “YB twin,” added somebody else.

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We’ve gotten some good looks at Kacey as he grows up and he definitely is YoungBoy’s mini-me. Similarly, we published an article on Monday about Ice-T’s daughter and how fans were remarking how similar she looks to the rap icon. Read about that here.

Tom Brady has had numerous opportunities to visit the White House thanks to his seven Super Bowl championships. Despite this, Brady has only been a handful of times, and his last visit was 16 years ago. After his most recent title, Brady decided to reverse course and pay a visit to the current President, Joe Biden.

On Tuesday, the Buccaneers finally got to make their trek to the White House, and as you can imagine, Brady was as charming as ever. The seven-time champion got to stand out on the White House lawn where he made a speech in front of the President and based on the crowd reactions, it was a huge hit. Throughout the speech, Brady got to throw in a few jokes, and he even took some lighthearted shots at Trump supporters.

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In the clip below, Brady says “Not a lot of people think that we could’ve won. In fact, I think about 40% of the people still don’t think we won. You understand that, Mr. President?” Of course, Brady is referencing the fact that numerous Trump supporters would not accept the results of the Presidential election from back in November. Even to this day, there are those who contest the legitimacy of the election despite the fact that numerous Republican politicians have moved on.

Biden seemed to enjoy the joke and even acknowledged that he did, indeed, understand exactly what Brady had gone through. Needless to say, it was a pretty successful visit and it’s one that Bucs players will never forget.

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Despite having some differences following Kanye West’s rant about slavery a few years ago, Chris Brown appears to be back on the right path with the music legend, teasing another collaboration with Yeezy for his upcoming album Donda. On Tuesday, Breezy hyped up their next song together, taking to Instagram to make his announcement.

“Dat Yeezy and Breezy [eyeballs emoji],” wrote Chris, seemingly confirming that he’s featured on Kanye’s next album. The body of work has been teased all week, with attendees of a listening session in Las Vegas leaking information about the project. However, until now, Chris Brown was not listed as a possible feature on the album. Could Kanye have gone into the backend and added him in at the last minute?

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The two previously collaborated on “Waves” before seemingly falling out over Kanye’s “slavery was a choice” comments. “THIS IS JUST ENTERTAINMENT TO YALL. I DONT GIVE A FUCK!!!!” said Chris in 2018. “THIS MAN IS A CLOWN! OUR SONG JUST WENT PLATINUM BUT FUCK THAT! CMON BRUH, and if any flunkies gotta problem,, SEE ME… please! PLEASE BLACK PEOPLE… DO NOT FOLLOW THIS N***A ON HIS PATH TO DESTRUCTION! WHATEVER HELP U THINK I NEED…. GET IT FOR HIM ASAP! IMA FAN OF THIS MANS MUSIC SO WHAT HE SAYS IS LISTENED TO AND INTERNALIZED. WAKE THE HELL UP KANYE…. PLEASE. SLAVERY WAS A CHOICE???????? Whattttttt??????”

They’ve likely spoken a few times since Chris’ passionate response to Kanye’s words, choosing to work together once more. Chris also has one of the Russian tanks that ‘Ye was sending to his friends last year.

We’ll keep you posted on more information about Donda as it gets uncovered. Are you open to hearing about Breezy x Yeezy collab?

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Six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen is listing his Chicago home on Airbnb for fans to watch the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 2, 4, or 6 for up to four people per stay. In honor of his gold medal win in Barcelona in 1992, the trip will cost $92.

“In honor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, I’m inviting basketball fans to my Chicago home to relive one of my career highlights — competing at the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992,” Pippen says in the Airbnb listing. “I’m excited for you to cheer on the next generation of Olympians from my home court!”

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The listing includes numerous photos from the property, showing off a basketball court, a home theater, and many more cool features.

“Being a two-time former Olympian, I wanted to really give fans the experience of what it be like to watch the games from my home,” Pippen told the Chicago Tribune. “I’ve got a basketball court and a nice pool. This was an opportunity to give a fan a chance to really live this experience and watch the games from my home and sleep in my bed.”

Booking for a trip to Pippen’s home goes live at July 22nd at 1:00 PM EDT

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