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Flowers will soon be blooming as springtime inches closer, and you all know what that means. Not only are days getting longer with the sun setting at a later time on the daily, but Rihanna is back at it with her Savage X Fenty grind, sharing new bikini photos and hawking her latest collection of swimwear.

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After reportedly dropping her luxury Fenty line with LVNH in favor of a focus on Savage X Fenty, her existing lingerie and undergarments brand, Rihanna is getting a headstart on her upcoming springtime offering, making sure that we’re all ready for the upcoming months. On Sunday night, the Bajan Beauty posted a new picture of herself in a floral bikini with a matching beach cover-up for when the wind starts getting too strong. The stylized shoot was edited to seem vintage, directing fans to her website to buy the new pieces.

For the last few years, Rihanna has been modeling her own gear, alongside Savage X Fenty ambassadors like Denise Bidot, Cuban Link, Saweetie, Kehlani, Rico Nasty, and more. It’s not uncommon for her to upload new photos when a new season comes along, also going hard for American holidays. 

What do you think of Rihanna’s latest bikini photoshoot?

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 Lil Baby’s My Turn may only be a year old, but that hasn’t stopped the acclaimed project from becoming one of the biggest hip-hop hits in recent memory. At least commercially speaking, with tracks like “Woah,” “Emotionally Scarred,” and “The Bigger Picture” continuing to rack up streams to this day. With yesterday marking the album’s first anniversary, Baby’s milestone was made all the more memorable as he scored another notable accomplishment in the process. 

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As it happens, My Turn receieved its third platinum certification from the RIAA on the exact same day that it turned one. The update comes a few months after the project went double platinum in September; before that, My Turn went platinum on May 15th. Should Baby keep up the same pace, perhaps we’ll see the project hit quadruple platinum before the summer is up, should My Turn indeed have the mileage. 

It should be noted that the new calculation method for “album-equivalent units” is a far cry from how things used to be in the CD era. Where one used to buy a complete album and have it count toward the total tally, now, a single or standout track can go platinum long before the album from whence it came. On that note, lead single “Woah” was already platinum upon the release of My Turn, though My Turn only secured its own platinum status a few months down the line. 

Either way, Lil Baby’s milestones are impressive, especially when they are so serendipitously timed. Congratulations to the Quality Control superstar, and be sure to chime in with your predictions on how far My Turn can go. 

This is going to be a huge year for Jordan Brand, as is typically the case considering they are one of the premier sneaker imprints in the world. 2021 has already been off to a massive start and as the year progresses, fans can expect Jordan Brand to deliver even more gems to the masses. Throughout the weekend, we received numerous teasers of what is to come this year and as it turns out, the brand will be coming through with a new Air Jordan 12 colorway that fans should recognize from an Air Jordan 4 offering of the same name.

According to @zsneakerheadz on Instagram, this new shoe has been called “Royalty” and it can be found below thanks to a photoshop rendering. This image depicts the shoe with a white leather upper, all while black suede is placed on the mudguard and the midsole. From there, gold highlights are present all the way throughout, which helps give it that signature “Royalty” look.

The release date for these is set to be October 9th although this date is subject to change as Jordan Brand has yet to confirm anything. With this in mind, be sure to keep it locked to HNHH as we will bring you all of the latest updates.

Last night, the 78th Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, aired after a nearly two-month delay due to coronavirus. Poehler and Fey hosted the ceremony bicoastally, with Fey in New York City and Poehler in California, where the show is traditionally held. Nominees joined from their computers this year, which gave the show a more intimate and unique feel from previous years. 

Standout winners from the ceremony include Chadwick Boseman, who posthumously received an award for best actor in a drama in his final role, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Chloé Zhao became the second woman ever to receive the best director award for Nomadland, and Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm won best comedy film. 

For a comprehensive list of all the nominees and winners, keep reading below. 

Best Television Series – Drama 

The Crown – Winner

Lovecraft Country

The Mandalorian

Ozark

Ratched

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Schitt’s Creek – Winner

Emily in Paris

The Flight Attendant

The Great

Ted Lasso

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

The Queen’s Gambit – Winner

Normal People

Small Axe

The Undoing

Unorthodox

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Emma Corrin, The Crown – Winner

Olivia Coleman, The Crown 

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve

Laura Linney, Ozark

Sarah Paulson, Ratched 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Josh O’Connor, The Crown – Winner

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Al Pacino, Hunters

Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy

Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek – Winner

Lily Collins, Emily in Paris

Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant

Elle Fanning, The Great

Jane Levy, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy

Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso – Winner

Don Cheadle, Black Monday

Nicholas Hoult, The Great

Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek

Ramy Youssef, Ramy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role

Gillian Anderson, The Crown – Winner

Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown

Julia Garner, Ozark

Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek

Cynthia Nixon, Ratched

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Supporting Role

John Boyega, Small Axe – Winner

Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule

Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek

Jim Parsons, Hollywood

Donald Sutherland, The Undoing

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit – Winner

Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People

Shira Haas, Unorthodox

Nicole Kidman, The Undoing

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much is True – Winner

Bryan Cranston, Your Honor

Jeff Daniels, The Comey Rule

Hugh Grant, The Undoing

Ethan Hawke, The Good Lord Bird

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Nomadland – Winner

The Father

Mank

Promising Young Woman

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Winner

Hamilton

Music

Palm Springs

The Prom

Best Director – Motion Picture

Chloé Zhao, Nomadland – Winner

Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

David Fincher, Mank

Regina King, One Night in Miami…

Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Andra Day, The United States Vs. Billie Holiday – Winner

Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman

Frances McDormand, Nomadland

Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Winner

Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

Anthony Hopkins, The Father

Gary Oldman, Mank

Tahar Rahim, The Mauritanian

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Rosamund Pike, I Care a Lot – Winner

Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Kate Hudson, Music

Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit

Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Winner

James Corden, The Prom

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield

Andy Samberg, Palm Springs

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian – Winner

Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy

Olivia Coleman, The Father

Amanda Seyfried, Mank

Helena Zengel, News of the World

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah – Winner

Jared Leto, The Little Things

Bill Murray, On the Rocks

Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night in Miami…

Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Soul – Winner

The Croods: A New Age

Onward

Over the Moon

Wolfwalkers

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

Minari – Winner

La Llorna

Another Round

The Life Ahead

Two of Us

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Winner

Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Jack Fincher, Mank

Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, The Father

Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Io Sì (Seen),” Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi – The Life Ahead – Winner 

“Fight for You,” H.E.R., Dernst Emile II, Tiara Thomas – Judas and the Black Messiah

“Hear My Voice,” Daniel Pemberton, Celeste Waite – The Trial of the Chicago 7

“Speak Now,” Leslie Odom, Jr., Sam Ashworth – One Night in Miami…

“Tigress & Tweed,” Raphael Saadiq, Andra Day – The United States Vs. Billie Holiday

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, Soul – Winner

Alexander Desplat, The Midnight Sky

Ludwig Göransson, Tenet

James Newton Howard, News of the World

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Mank

Kodak Black is tired of being called a clone following his prison release. Much like the conspiracy theories surrounding Gucci Mane after he was released from prison a few years back, Kodak is fighting back the narrative that he was cloned by the government, tackling Gucci himself after running into the rapper recently.

After the Broward County native admitted that the clone speculation was beginning to anger him, Gucci Mane trolled the rapper after running into him, continually insisting that he was duplicated while in prison. “Is this the clone or the real one? @kodakblack,” asked Guwop on Instagram, posting his conversation with Kodak on his Stories. While Yak seemed amused by the encounter, he jokingly called out Gucci directly afterward, hopping into his own car and throwing some funny insults.

“Ay you, ay you n***a, Gucci Mane, Radric Davis, Wizzop, Guwop, all that. I’m glad my comeback game wasn’t too much on point tonight, n***a,” said Kodak. “When you said, ‘oh, is you a clone?’, you know what I should have hit you with? ‘B*tch, I might be!’ That’s what I should have told your little ugly ass. You got that smooth ass haircut but no waves on that motherf*cker. All that motherf*cking pomagrenade [sic], all that grease on that motherf*cker and you got no waves on there. Ayo, Keyshia! You need to make some product, wave product, for that n***a. Smooth ass haircut, not a damn ruffle up there.”

It’s clear that Kodak’s roast of Gucci Mane was all in good fun. In the video of the two together, they seemed to really vibe with each other. After all, they’ve collaborated on numerous occasions, including on “Wake Up In The Sky” with Bruno Mars.

Every single year, Jordan Brand blesses sneakerheads with a ton of new shoes during the Holiday season. November and December are festive times and during these moments, it is important to go out and get some dope sneakers that will have your family members impressed at any outings. The Jordan 11 gets particular attention during this time as every single December features one or two new Air Jordan 11 releases. Later this year, we are expected to get the “Cool Grey” retro but now, an “Animal” model is also expected to drop.

In the image below, courtesy of KicksOnFire, you can see that the “Animal” model will contain a black upper, while the strip that goes around the silhouette will feature various animal patterns. From tiger to cheetah to leopard to zebra, there are plenty of different animals to behold here. Overall, it makes for a dope new offering, that is set to be a women’s exclusive.

An exact release date has not been announced for these although you can expect them to drop sometime closer to Christmas as this is a Holiday release. In the meantime, stay tuned for any updates as we will be sure to bring those to you. Also, let us know what you think, in the comments below.

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Rise & Grind is a new editorial series, meant to introduce and dissect new, buzzing, or underground artists.

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Pooh Shiesty is the success story Gucci Mane’s been seeking these past few years of reconstructing the 1017 empire. The Memphis-born rapper’s skyrocketed to fame over the past few months after securing a significant buzz across the South. He’s the latest artist that Gucci can be credited for introducing to the masses, joining the likes of Young Thug, PeeWee Longway, and plenty more.

“Back In Blood” has been an inescapable banger that’s been climbing up the Billboard 200, earning Shiesty his first top 40 hits. Meanwhile, his first project, Shiesty Season debuted at the top of Billboard’s Top Rap albums chart and in the top 5 on the Billboard 200. Along with his recent contribution to the soundtrack for Judas & The Black Messiah, Shiesty’s a natural-born hitmaker that has a promising trajectory ahead. 

Fresh off of the release of Shiesty Season, Pooh Shiesty hopped on a quick Zoom call with HNHH for the latest edition of Rise & Grind where he answers 10 basic questions before diving into a quick Q&A, below.

Stay tuned for a new installment of Rise & Grind every Monday.

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Stomping Grounds: 

Memphis, Tennessee. South Memphis. Cane Creek apartments. 

You know, it was rough, you know? It’s like any other neighborhood. I’m from DHG part of South Memphis, though. Like, it’s split in sections, and train tracks. We from Cane Creek.

Zodiac Sign: 

I’m a Scorpio.

I don’t know. I think I represent Scorpios. I’m what a Scorpio looks like. Moves like. Acts like.

Top 5 DOA: 

Dead or alive? I’m gon’ put me on there, BIG30, Gucci Mane, Kodak Black, and Chief Keef. I dont even care about nobody else. Them five right there.

Biggest Accomplishment:

Shit, going number one. [I] never went number one before. We number one all the platforms and shit.

Studio Habits & Essentials: 

I don’t know what my crazy studio habit is yet. I probably got a habit that I don’t know about yet. I don’t know about my habit but I know I need weed in there, for sure. I don’t need it to be crowded, and I need me something to drink, you get me? Some water, for real.

Shiesty Season:

Man, [Gucci Mane] put everything together, you know? He planned everything, knew the dates. When everything was going to drop, how I was going to shoot this video. He’s behind it all. That’s why I gave him the big ups. He’s the genius. Everything went as planned.

He let me know what’s the right move and what’s not. He might let me know his opinion and how he feels. He probably thinks this should go this way, and I probably don’t think — you know what I’m sayin’? It’s like, with everything. He’s just an honest dude. Real n***a all the way around the board.

First Bars: 

I remember the first bars I put out, yeah. I remember the first rap I made and the first one I dropped. “Choppa Talk,” with me and Big 30, was my first rap. The first rap I put out was “Weak A** B**** Remix,” by Three 6 Mafia. I remixed that song. 

First Show:

I was doing shows in Memphis. They already was booking me when my first song came out. I remember my first show, it was a Memphis show. 

It was lit. A feeling like no other. They really wanted to see me. And actually, I paid to perform. I ain’t know nothing about the business at first. I was like, 18,19.

Clocking Out:

Family, for real. You gotta be there for family. Probably go to them when I leave the studio. They’re gonna keep me going, for sure.

A couple of TV shows. I love Power, though. I know everything about Power. Seen every episode.

[Ed. note: Pooh Shiesty wants a role in an upcoming Power spin-off. 50, you know what to do.]

Up Next:

I ain’t going to stop.  You know, you can expect a video to every last one of my singles. Every last one of my songs, for real, that’s on the mixtape. You can expect a video from that. S***, more music. You know, I ain’t never stop dropping. I ain’t gonna never let up.

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Your dad is a rapper himself, and also the CEO of Memphis label Mob Ties. You’ve mentioned that he provided you some game when you were coming up. At this point, who’s the better rapper between the two of you?

C’mon, man. What this shit look like? What it look like? He is, though. He got it. He taught me.

What’s the most important lesson he’s taught you as a rapper? 

Keep going. He know how hard it get, how many times a n**** want to quit, and how many times that you stop, you pull back, whatever. Anything can happen. A n**** could go to jail tomorrow, he’d just tell me, “Keep going. Don’t ever stop.” 

What was your reaction when you initially heard Lil Durk rap, “Pooh Shiesty, that’s my dawg but Pooh, you know I’m really Shiesty”?

Shit, I’m Big Shiesty. I’m Big Shiesty. 

I mean, it’s interesting that you’re working with Durk after watching the rise of drill music growing up. Since Chief Keef is in your top 5, I’m sure the drill movement meant a lot to you growing up. 

Yeah, I watched it all. It was crazy that he tapped in as soon as my chance came around. But you know, that’s what real n***as supposed to do. So, everything was real shit. We locked in. He means his words. He stood on his word. He said we’re gonna do this the way, we did it. He stood on that. He a real n****.

Can you breakdown the “Big Blrrd” ab-lib? 

It’s the sound that Blrrd’s make. It’s the sound that drums make. Where we get ‘em from. 

No inspiration taken from Birdman? 

Nah, we get that from guns. No man influenced it. We fascinated with guns, bro. That come from a gun. I don’t know where they come from. They probably just be hollering, though. 

Would you release that as a ringtone?

Yup. Hell yeah. This month. 

There are some who actually declared Migos to be down for the count following the 2018 release of Culture 2 and the subsequent spree of solo albums from each member. Plagued by accusations of oversaturation and a played-out sound, the Atlanta trio opted to take an extended hiatus and regroup in the studio.

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For a while now, the Migos have been steadily teasing the release of Culture 3, the apparent conclusion to the saga that originally started in 2017. And with the project set to be released within the next month or so, Quavo has upped the ante with yet another promising snippet. Once again taking to Instagram Live to do so, Quavo queued up an up-tempo single with much of the focus landing on Takeoff’s opening bars. “Record deposit can’t fit in my wallet,” raps the often-praised and notably reserved lyricist. “Hop in the coupe and it’s feeling robotic / If we talking money then money the topic.”

 Though there admittedly isn’t much to unpack, given that the snippet is brief and Quavo’s commentary is rather overwhelming, it’s still enough to spark some further hype for Culture 3. On that note, keep an eye out for the upcoming project to land shortly, as Quavo previously teased that it would be coming by April. Will you be tuning in?