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With the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards airing Sunday night, Cardi B took a moment to celebrate underappreciated Black artists who were nominated for awards with a lengthy statement on Twitter. Cardi’s comments come after The Weeknd revealed that he will no longer be submitting his music for consideration, labeling the Awards as “corrupt.”

Cardi admits it can be frustrating to feel your music is being overlooked for consideration, and that recognition from the Grammys can feel great:

It’s frustrating sometimes to work and work on your craft and you feel overlooked because you might not look like others ,are not mixxy so you not always around other artists, you rap or sing about different material, you stay out of drama and the media or yet still not as popular however you’re talented ass fuck and one day you wake up and you find out youre nominated and got a notice from one of the biggest award shows purely cause of your TALENT!

In her statement, she specifically shouts out Freddie Gibbs, Giveon, Brittany Howard, Ant Clemons, Ledisi, Luke James, Thundercat, Chika, Jean and Marcus Baylor, and more for being nominated, despite not receiving sufficient attention from blogs, magazines, or other award shows.

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She continues:

Soo besides all the bullshit let’s not forget to congratulate these artists. This is their moment too and they been working their ass off with no exposure and let’s not overshadow it with feelings cause your favorite might not be on the list. Congrats guys and good luck on the Grammys. You deserve it.

The Grammys are set to air at 8:00 PM EST, Sunday.

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Anderson .Paak, who has hardly shied away from collaboration, says “K-pop is where it’s at,” and that he wouldn’t say no to working with BTS. In a new interview with Esquire, .Paak revealed that his son, Soul, is obsessed with the music genre.

“I tell him, ‘Yeah, K-pop is where it’s at, man,’” .Paak said about his 9-year-old son. “’Make sure you keep up with your Korean, because you could be rapping in Korean one day, and we’ll fly your ass out there, and you won’t got to worry about shit.’”

“I’m working on trying to get that plug, man,” he joked. “If you know of any way, let me know, bro.”

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.Paak recently announced that he is forming a new duo with Bruno Mars titled, Silk Sonic. The group released their first single, this week, which landed them a spot on the Grammys‘ performance list.

Elsewhere in the Esquire interview, .Paak also spoke about his mentor, Dr. Dre: “Dre’s having a good-ass time. That’s already his life—isolation, working all the time. I think he was probably used to it. But he’s having fun now because a lot of people have more time on their hands, so they can come visit him and make music with big Uncle Dre.”

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New Orleans Pelicans center Steven Adams trolled his head coach, Stan Van Gundy, following the team’s 116-82 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Friday night. When asked for comment on his teammate Zion Williamson’s impression of Van Gundy, he remarked that the only thing it was missing was the “bad breath.”

“I mean, everything was on target, he just needs to have bad breath,” Adams told reporters. “Too far, right? Too soon? I guess Jaxson’s starting now, by the way.”

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Van Gundy signed on to coach the Pelicans in October of 2020, replacing Alvin Gentry. Since taking over, the Pelicans haven’t exactly excelled. They currently ranked 12th in the Western Conference standings with a 16-22 record.

Throughout playing together, Williamson and Adams appear to have become a good fit. After the Pelicans acquired Adams in a trade in November, Williamson praised his game: “I thought I was strong, Seeing it up close, on the same team now, and it’s crazy. Steven is really strong and he’s a great basketball player.”

As a part of the trade, Adams signed a two-year, $35 million extension with the Pelicans.

The Pelicans will take on the Los Angeles Clippers in New Orleans, Sunday night.

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The Batman was supposed to hit theaters this year, but the pandemic forced Warner Bros. to push back the release several times. Filming for the Robert Pattinson starring film was suspended for months, but it looks like things are finally back on track. According to Director Matt Reeves, The Batman is finally finished filming. He made the announcement on social media. 

Jeffrey Wright, who is playing Jim Gordon, also tweeted out his appreciation for the film wrapping up. “Gordon out. …for now. One year exactly after the shutdown. Some ride,” he wrote, teasing a sequel. There is no doubt Warner Bros. wants to set this film up for a threequel, as is the case for many superhero franchises. 

The Batman will star Robert Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Andy Serkis, and Zoe Kravitz. Dano is set to play The Riddler in what looks like a brutal and violent take on Batman’s detective work. It would be the first time Batman will be portrayed as a detective more than simply a fighter.  Something about the way the first trailer is shot is making fans think the Hush storyline may be adapted for the film. Check it out below.  

For the last few years, Kanye West’s Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 has been characterized by two materials. The first of which is Boost, which goes in the midsole. The other material is Primeknit, which is a material that many Adidas shoes have been using for quite some time now. Primeknit is placed on the upper and it is a stretchy material that forms to the top of your foot and makes for a very comfortable experience.

Now, it seems like an upcoming slate of 350 V2s will abandon Primeknit in favor of a translucent sheath.  The “Mono Pack” is supposed to drop in the summer and thanks to YankeeKicks on Instagram, we have a close-up look at the “Mono Ice” version, which as you can see, uses that translucent material. Overall, the shoe is mostly a light shade of blue, and it’s an aesthetic that many Yeezy fans have been waiting for.

Over the coming months, we will certainly be getting more teasers for the “Mono Pack” which is shaping up to be the most ambitious pack of 350 V2s in quite some time.

With this in mind, keep it locked to HNHH and let us know what you think, in the comments below.