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LeBron James and his best friend Maverick Carter have been doing wonders in the business world as of late. One of their latest creations is the SpringHill Company, which is a media venture designed to tell authentic stories that will help educate and uplift people. LeBron’s More Than A Vote campaign has been intertwined with SpringHill Co recently, especially following the riots at the Capitol building.

After Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won their elections in the state of Georgia, the company was set to release a video that celebrated the strides made by More Than A Vote to get people to the ballot box. Instead, they shifted their attention to the Capitol riots, as SpringHill felt like that was the more important topic to tackle.

During a piece by FastCompany which documented SpringHill’s rise in the media industry, LeBron offered his thoughts on what went down at the Capitol.

“There were always these entitled kids that would come to the park, and if things didn’t go their way, they would take their ball and leave and ruin it for everyone,” LeBron said. “I began to think about what I can do, as an ambassador, as a leader, as someone who has a platform.” 

LeBron’s comparison certainly seems like an accurate one especially given the fact that rioters were trying to protest an election they had clearly lost. Either way, LeBron and Carter’s SpringHill Co is doing great work right now, and that will continue to be the case for many years.

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Even dating back to his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, Lonzo Ball has always been surrounded by trade rumors. The oldest Ball brother was eventually traded to the New Orleans Pelicans during the summer of 2019, and he has been with New Orleans ever since. Recently, however, Ball’s name has shown up in trade rumors, once again, and it seemed like the Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls were the two teams most interested in him.

Now, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, Lonzo trade talks have completely “fizzled out” as the trade deadline looms closer. For now, it doesn’t seem like any teams are trying to make a play for Lonzo, although this doesn’t mean a deal won’t happen at the last minute.

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Moving forward, the Pelicans are looking to completely build around Zion Williamson, as well as Brandon Ingram, who has been a huge part of the team’s success over the last year. While this Pelicans team still needs a whole lot of work, they have potential, and depending on how this next month goes, the team could decide to keep Lonzo for the long haul.

The NBA trade landscape is going to get intense over the next few weeks, so keep it locked to HNHH for all of the latest updates from the basketball world.

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It was an eventful weekend for many as the All-Star Games took place but just before the festivities took place, Drizzy made sure to have some new music in rotation across the world. He arrived with the sequel to Scary Hours. The first one arrived as a quick two-song pack to holds fans over until the release of Scorpion while Scary Hours 2 is meant to hold us over until Drake decides to drop Certified Lover Boy which is rumored to drop in April.

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“What’s Next” appears to be the massive single from Scary Hours with the song expected to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100. The hard-hitting banger sounds like something that would be produced by Pi’erre Bourne but it was Supah Mario who cooked it up with Playboi Carti in mind. “It was like a Carti style beat and I knew Drake was working on shit with Carti,” he said during a recent interview with RapCaviar. “I sent it to him and luckily, he hit me back and was like, ‘Yo I wanna fuck with this.'”

Mario explained that he didn’t even think that this would end up getting released and ultimately, end up in the stash somewhere. “He hit me back a few days later and was like, ‘Yo, send me the stems for this. I’m actually keeping this for my project.’” Mario added that the two of them are always working on something and that he’s constantly sending beats to Drake on a weekly basis.

Check out the clip below.

Kanye West’s Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 has easily been one of the most important shoes of the last decade. Since 2016, this silhouette has received a plethora of great colorways and while it is no longer as scarce as it once was, it remains one of those shoes that will always be a huge part of any sneakerhead’s rotation. Throughout 2021, this model is expected to receive a ton of new offerings, and according to Yeezy Mafia, the Summer is going to be an especially great time for the shoe.

As you can see in the post below, the 350 V2 will be receiving a four-colorway “Mono Pack.” The offerings here are called “Mono Mist,” “Mono Ice,” “Mono Cinder,” and “Mono Clay.” The cinder version is black, the clay model is orange, mist is brown, and ice is blue. All of these are pretty interesting models that we’re sure sneakerheads will enjoy. The “Ice” colorway is of particular interest thanks to its blue upper.

For now, release details are scarce on these although you can expect them to arrive during the warmer months. In the meantime, keep it locked to HNHH for more updates, and let us know what you think of these, in the comments below.

Just last week, rising Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty was singing Kodak Black’s praises, including the superstar in his list of favorite rappers during an interview with HotNewHipHop for our new Rise & Grind series. It only took a few days for the “Back In Blood” artist to “lose all respect” for the recently-released Kodak, calling him out on social media on Monday.

In a since-deleted post, Pooh Shiesty called Kodak “lame” and said that he lost all respect for the rapper after he posted a video checking Lil Baby for rapping that he started the money-spreading trend on Instagram. Things quickly unraveled when Kodak got wind of Pooh’s diss, mocking him on Instagram Live and seemingly claiming to have started his “blrrd” ad-lib. 

Kodak filmed his friends yelling out “blrrd” before chiming in, saying, “That ‘blrrd’ sh*t really be mine. We run over sh*t! Keep that sh*t cute, don’t make it all that, bro.”

Pooh seemingly wasn’t satisfied with Kodak’s response because he proceeded to take credit for the money-spreading craze, posting pictures of himself that date back to 2011. 

“The INTERNET AND FANS will make a real n***a do some hoe sh*t,” said Pooh. “Influence?????? u wasn’t rappin when I was out here taking action!!!!!!!! I just like yo music thought u was on my same time boy u was rapping that sh*t I was really living before I ever made a song, this internet don’t know sh*t bout me, if anything @chieffkeeffsossa get credit n***a don’t play with me I’m wrong young n***a we can hit bout fr all that talking n***a gangstas keep they phone down.”

What do you think of the bubbling feud between Kodak Black and Pooh Shiesty?

Kyle Lowry is easily one of the most important players in the history of the Toronto Raptors franchise. He was instrumental in their championship win back in 2019, and even last season, Lowry was the glue that kept the team together. This offseason, however, Lowry will become a free agent and with the Raptors looking to get younger, rumors have circulated that he wouldn’t want to re-sign in the offseason. As a result, the Raptors are reportedly looking to get something in return for him, at the trade deadline.

According to insider Ryen Russillo of The Ringer, Lowry is well-aware of his predicament and believes that a trade is a foregone conclusion. In fact, Lowry has already started telling teammates and his closest friends that he fully expects to be traded in just a few short weeks from now.

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“The word on that is that Lowry has been telling everybody for a month that he’s getting traded, which is interesting that he’s already like ‘yeah, I’m out of here,’” Russillo claimed per Fadeaway World. “So I don’t know if that’s him saying it, I don’t know if that’s some understanding that he has with the front office, I don’t know that part of it but whenever you ask about Lowry, he thinks he’s leaving. I think they should trade him, by the way.”

There have been numerous teams who have expressed interest in Lowry, most notably, the Miami Heat who have been itching to get themselves an elite point guard. With the NBA trade deadline right around the corner, stay tuned for updates as we will be sure to bring them to you.

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