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Elmo, Montana resident Bow Horn Weasel claims that his six-year-old son found a bullet at the bottom of a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, and he wants to get to the bottom of this situation with Frito-Lay. 

According to a report by TMZ, Weasel reportedly purchased a bag of chips for his son over Easter Weekend, which his six-year-old ate before inspecting the bottom of the bag. He allegedly pulled out a bullet, which is pictured in a message that Weasel sent to Frito-Lay, the parent company of Cheetos. The bullet appears to have red powder on it, which is consistent with the coating of Flamin’ Hots. 

“Good afternoon, I found a bullet in one of your bags of chips,” said Weasel in his message to Frito-Lay on Facebook. The company responded, asking the man to contact them directly to get to the root of the issue. “Buford, we take these matters very seriously,” they allegedly replied. “We would like to talk with you directly. Please call [redacted] and ask for a specialist so we can get all the facts. If you still have the bag, please have it near you so we can uncover more details. Thanks!”

Weasel says he isn’t looking for compensation– he simply wants Frito-Lay to ensure that this sort of thing never happens a second time. 

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DMX remains hospitalized on life support for the fourth consecutive day. Yesterday, hundreds of fans rallied at the White Plains Hospital in New York for a prayer vigil in X’s honor. 

It’s a difficult time, during which many in the hip-hop community have stepped forward to voice support for the legendary rapper. Eminem, with whom DMX collaborated on “Go To Sleep,” offered prayers. The majority of his fellow Ruff Ryders alumni — Eve, Swizz Beatz, Drag-On, Styles P, and more — stepped up for their former labelmate. The list goes on, a testament to the scope of DMX’s impact and influence over his peers. Even those hailing from hip-hop’s newer generation hold an appreciation for his deep catalog of classic records.

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As it happens, TMZ recently caught up with Travis Scott and inquired about the rapper’s favorite DMX song. Without hesitating, Travis called out “What’s My Name,” an incendiary highlight off X’s 1999 album …And Then There Was X. The track, produced by Self and Irv Gotti, was actually the project’s lead single — surprising to imagine, given how vastly the mainstream commercial landscape has altered. Consider that DMX was coming off the release of back-to-back number one albums, and the aggressive “What’s My Name” made it abundantly clear that his hunger and drive hadn’t faded in the slightest. 

Travis Scott also made sure to show love to DMX, declaring it to be “X For Life” before pulling off. Clearly, the influence of DMX knows no boundaries, with three undisputed classic albums to his name among other notable musical highlights.

Check out Travis Scott’s message for DMX below, and be sure to keep the legend in your thoughts as he continues to fight for his life. 

Iggy Azalea loves to show off her body on social media. As she prepares her next studio album for release, she’s been focused on pushing her two new songs, “Sip It” with Tyga and “Brazil”. The rapper is known to shed some layers for Instagram, flaunting her famous derriere for her millions of followers, but when she was asked if she would ever consider joining an adult content creation service like OnlyFans, she explained that she’s not interested.

While that may come as a surprise to casual admirers of the 30-year-old Aussie rapper, Azalea explained why we’ll never see her join OnlyFans to make a quick bag.

“I think onlyfans can be really empowering for people, But I WILL NEVER, EVVVER join,” she wrote on Twitter. “I don’t want to make that type of content & it only f*cks up the bag for ppl on there who really bout that life. Shoutout to the baddies tho!!!!”

She went on to ask content creators on OnlyFans to send in their pages so she can promote their work, which she devoted the next few minutes to, giving a boost to sex workers making a buck on the platform. 

This week, Iggy Azalea exposed a decent number of thirsty creeps in her DMs, posting a TikTok where she went into her messages and shared some of the dirtiest ones from high-profile accounts. Some of the people messaging her had upwards of 27 million followers.

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ha ha ha as if!?!?! 🙃 stay outta my DMs uglies.

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An interesting development has recently occurred, fueling discussion on the topic of online censorship — with particular emphasis on hip-hop lyricism. YG’s “Meet The Flockers,” a Mikely Adam-produced track from 2014’s My Krazy Life, was recently removed from the rapper’s official YouTube channel; subsequently, My Krazy Life was removed in its entirety from both Spotify and Apple Music. 

Last week, it was reported that YouTube staff members were fighting to have YG’s “Meet The Flockers” removed from YouTube, citing a violation of the hate speech policy. At first, YouTube moved to keep the song uploaded, though they acknowledged that they were indeed offended by the song’s lyrical content. Yet they eventually changed their minds, and YG’s controversial song was summarily scrubbed from the website. Shortly thereafter, the album followed suit on several prominent DSPs. 

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The about-face prompted backlash from many of YG’s fans, though it would appear that YouTube was not looking to remove “Meet The Flockers” entirely. As of now, a censored version has been added to the rapper’s official channel, with the reference to Asian-Americans being scrubbed out. It is as of yet unclear is those critical of the song will feel this measure is sufficient. In the meantime, check out the censored version of “Meet The Flockers,” which features an upload date of April 5th, 2021.  

Though some applauded YouTube’s decision to take action, given that “Meet The Flockers” featured lyrics that singled out Asian-Americans, others expressed concern that YouTube’s decision marked a slippery slope — particularly where hip-hop is concerned. In a musical genre where a vast majority of albums are slapped with the “Parental Advisory: Explicit Content,” and there is little doubt many bars would be deemed problematic by today’s standards. 

It seems as if YouTube themselves acknowledged this, having noted in their initial response that “removing this video would have far-reaching implications for other musical content containing similarly violent or offensive lyrics, in genres ranging from rap to rock.” Given that they ultimately went on to remove the song anyway, it should be interesting to see how these “far-reaching implications” come to manifest in the future. 

HNHH has reached out to YG’s team for a statement on the situation. 

Paul Pierce went absolutely insane on Instagram Live this weekend, gathering up some of his closest friends and having a wild party at his house. Much of the night was caught on camera with several moments going viral on social media, including twerk-filled moments with the NBA champion requesting dances from strippers, and others of him getting lit with his boys. It’s safe to say that Pierce probably regrets this weekend.

He ended up losing his job over the live stream, getting canned from his analyst position at ESPN as a result of the raucous fun. Paul has already seemingly laughed at the reports of him getting fired, and another controversial entertainer has officially chimed in with his thoughts on the matter.

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If you’ll recall, before Tory Lanez was effectively canceled by the masses for his alleged involvement in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting, the Toronto-based rapper was going viral every week for his Quarantine Radio live streams, which were also filled with twerking strippers. Joking about Paul Pierce’s reported firing, Tory commented this: “Damn.. he thought he was me ….. NBA give my man one more chance.”

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The blackballed rapper isn’t the only person who has voiced their opinion over Paul Pierce’s antics this weekend. Los Angeles Lakers player Kyle Kuzma also gave his two cents, laughing and calling the legend a “sicko” for his Easter shenanigans.

Do you think Paul Pierce was just trying to live his Quarantine Radio dreams?

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