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J. Cole has always been ridiculously selective about who he decides to work with on his music. It’s been a running joke that the rapper continues to go platinum without any features on his albums. Despite his obvious aversion to diluting his craft by lending his bars to other people’s songs, J. Cole said during his freshly released documentary Applying Pressure: The Off-Season that he has accepted his upcoming retirement, telling the world that he wants to do more features before he steps out. 

Back when he mysteriously hinted at his retirement following the release of his studio album The Fall Off, which is coming after The Off-Season, Cole had the world wondering when he would be hanging up his microphone. It’s still unclear when exactly Cole will be retiring but in his new documentary, he says that he is at peace with his decision.

“You wanna look back and be like, you didn’t work with nobody? You didn’t have no songs with nobody and you’re just cool with that? No? Okay, so start saying yes to some features,” said the rapper in the doc when discussing his legacy. “Similarly, it was like that with letting people know, The Off-Season, It’s A Boy, The Fall-Off is coming. Now that the possibility of not doing this shit seems real and I’m at peace with that, don’t have a regret.”

J. Cole’s new documentary launched earlier today and it has already been viewed nearly 500,000 times. In addition to his big week in music, J. Cole is also making his debut as a professional basketball player, signing with the Patriots in Rwanda over the weekend.

Stay tuned for J. Cole’s basketball debut and his new album this week!

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Union has been a staple in the Los Angeles sneaker scene for a long time now…30 years to be exact. The boutique is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and once again, they are teaming up with Jordan Brand where they are about to deliver two more Air Jordan 4 colorways to the masses. There was a Union x Jordan 4 collab back in 2020 but now, two more offerings are on the way as part of the 30th birthday party festivities.

The first colorway to be revealed was the “Taupe Haze” model which mostly has muted colors that are a bit odd for an Air Jordan 4. Now, @Suave95654754 on Twitter is showing off the “Desert Moss” model which is just as odd, although much more eccentric overall. The shoe has a purple base all while the overlays have this yellow and green moss mixture which definitely helps the shoe live up to its name. There is a bit of turquoise on the tongue but aside from that, the yellow and purple are what truly make the shoe pop.

For now, it seems as though the “Desert Moss” and “Taupe Haze” models will be dropping in the summer although this is subject to change. Keep it locked to HNHH as we continue to bring you the latest from the world of sneakers.

J. Cole is back. Isaiah Rashad is back. We witnessed both of the technically skilled rappers return to the rap game with new music after the fans begged them to respectively come through for months. With J. Cole’s new album The Off-Season arriving this week, the North Carolina native surprised fans with the release of his latest song “i n t e r l u d e.” Isaiah Rashad joined forces with Duke Deuce to drop his return single “Lay Wit Ya.”

Of course, those weren’t the only songs that caught our attention. Trippie Redd and Playboi Carti’s long-awaited collaboration “Miss The Rage” was also released after weeks of the song already being viral on TikTok. Coi Leray also dropped her latest single and Tee Grizzley impressed with his new studio album. All of these artists have found a home on the most recent update of the HNHH Staff Picks playlist.

Alongside rising artists including Scorey, Marcellus Juvann, YTB Trench, and others, this week’s playlist update is filled with some of our staff’s favorite records from the last few weeks. With so much new music dropping every seven days, this is your opportunity to get caught up before things get shaken up again at the end of this week. If you’re a fan of this playlist, be sure to also check out our regularly updated Fire Emoji playlist on Spotify.

Subscribe to our page on SoundCloud here for more playlists, as well as TIDAL here. Most importantly, enjoy the new music!

Alex Zidel (Editorial)

Trippie Redd & Playboi Carti – Miss The Rage
Pressa – Attachments (feat. Coi Leray)
Coi Leray – Bout Me
Love Renaissance (LVRN), 6LACK, & Westside Boogie – Just Say That (feat. OMB Bloodbath & BRS Kash
Young Stoner Life, Young Thug & Gunna – Ski

Erika Marie (Editorial)

J. Cole – i n t e r l u d e
Isaiah Rashad – Lay Wit Ya (feat. Duke Deuce)
Russ – Small Talk
Tee Grizzley – What We On (feat. Big Sean)
Tony Allen – Deer in Headlights (feat. Danny Brown)

Alex Cole (Editorial)

Trippie Redd & Playboi Carti – Miss The Rage
TeaMarrr – Specific (feat. Duckwrth)
Scorey – Rock N Roll
Little Simz – Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)
KILLY – PYRO (feat. Scarlxrd) [Remix]

Cole Blake (Editorial)

J. Cole – i n t e r l u d e
Little Simz – Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)
Trippie Redd & Playboi Carti – Miss The Rage
Tony Allen – Deer in Headlights (feat. Danny Brown)
Tony Allen – Coonta Kinte (feat. ZelooperZ)

Rose Lilah (Editorial)

Pressa – Ouija Board (feat. D-Block Europe)
Night Lovell – Ten Wishes
Young Dolph – Tatted
Isaiah Rashad – Lay Wit Ya (feat. Duke Deuce)
Tee Grizzley – Life Insurance (feat. Lil Tjay)

Joshua Robinson (Editorial)

J. Cole – i n t e r l u d e
Marcellus Juvann – DOWN
Shelley FKA DRAM – All Pride Aside (with Summer Walker)
YTB Trench – F.O.F.G.
McKinley Dixon – B.B.N.E. (feat. Teller Bank$)

Paris Saint-Germain is the most legendary french soccer club and over the past few years, they have had tremendous success in the Champions League. They also have a massive partnership with the likes of Jordan Brand and it has led to some dope shoes. Silhouettes like the Jordan 1, Jordan 4, and Jordan 6 have all received their own PSG models and now, the Paris Saint-German aesthetics are coming to the Air Jordan 7.

In the official images below, you can see that the shoe mostly has a white base all while the rest of the sneaker has navy blue and red highlights. All of this comes together to create a pretty dope shoe that fans are most certainly going to love. There are plenty of references to PSG throughout, and if you’re a collector, this is a pair that should definitely make its way to your radar.

As for the release date, these are expected to drop on Saturday, May 22nd for $215 USD on the Nike SNKRS App. Let us know in the comments below whether or not you plan on copping these. Also, stay tuned to HNHH as we will bring you all of the latest news from the sneaker world.

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One of the most legendary sports teams in the history of the world is the Los Angeles Lakers. While they started out in Minnesota, the Lakers eventually found their way to Los Angeles and immediately became one of the greatest franchises ever. They are tied with the Boston Celtics for most NBA championships all time and they have a ton of incredible dynasties and eras to choose from.

With this in mind, it should be absolutely no surprise that the team is getting its very own 9-part docuseries on Hulu. This new series is being co-signed by Jeanie Buss, and the whole premise will take place following her father’s purchase of the team in 1979.

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Per Press Release:

“The series details the past four decades of the Lakers, and contains colorful and emotional new interviews from over 35 people within the organization, including the Buss family, legendary coaches Pat Riley and Phil Jackson, and NBA Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal and team captain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, among numerous other current and former players. Also featured are interviews with a range of high-profile fans and a treasure trove of archival footage featuring never-before-seen interviews with the Lakers late owner, Jerry Buss.”

Post-1979 is when the Lakers truly had all of their success so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the documentary will mostly focus on that time period. In this docuseries, we will get to see the Kareem, Magic, Shaq, Kobe, and LeBron eras, which will certainly make for a truly incredible spectacle.

At this time, there is no release date for the docuseries although it should be coming to Hulu in 2022.

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Celebrity jeweler Johnny Dang is being called out by Yaya Mayweather and hundreds of others who believe he used a racial slur in one of his recent videos with rapper Lil Pump. In the video, Dang is being accused of using the n-word.

“This is my boy here, he’s so rich man, he got–,” said the jeweler in the video, but many have misheard the Houston-based jeweler. Yaya Mayweather is supposedly under the impression that he said, “He’s so rich, my n***a.” 

“Are we just going to skip the fact he said the N word,” asked Yaya when she reposted the video to her story on Instagram. Johnny Dang’s comments are filled with people asking about the alleged slip-up, despite the fact that he doesn’t appear to have actually used the word. Others are saying that Lil Pump should also be held accountable for his use of the word. Pump is of Colombian descent. Johnny Dang was born in Vietnam.

Do you think that the jeweler used a racial slur in the video or are people hearing him incorrectly? Watch it below and let us know.

In other news involving Lil Pump, the rapper recently shared that one of his cars was vandalized at his home, posting a video of the damages and threatening the vandals. “I’m gonna be here for the next three-four days. Come back to my house so I can blow your f*cking head off,” he said. Read more about that here.

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