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It feels like it’s been years since Kodak Black has been back with us after his federal prison sentence was expedited by former POTUS Donald Trump, allowing the Pompano Beach native to come back home. He’s maintained a pretty healthy presence on social media since being released, constantly interacting with fans via his Instagram live streams even in so far as joking with them about the clone conspiracy surrounding him. Aside from a few loosies, including a collab with YNW Melly, the rapper has yet to get the ball rolling on his next musical era. It might be arriving soon, however, as the rapper just shared a snippet of a brand new track.

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Titled “Drive the Boat,” the rapper shared a preview of the gritty new track via Instagram. He spits on the track:

Roll out the Benz like a bodybuilder/ I shoot a n*gga in the head I face time a n*gga/ I told her man don’t call my phone when I be vibin with her/Drop her a bracelet off the drone cus I’m a fly lil n*gga/Everything I say turn into a quote boy go ask Meg thee Stallion/I ask her let me drive the boat they thought I was Lil Yachty. 

While the rapper initially came for Megan thee Stallion for allegedly taking his phrase “drive the boat” without showing him any love, he quickly sidetracked from his initial statements about her. 

“Make a whole career off of taking one Lil piece of my sh*t & I B Coming For My Money,” he wrote in a since-deleted tweet about Megan allegedly stealing his “drive the boat” phrase. “Baby ain’t have to go out her way to give my credit but the opportunity came to her.”

He then took a step back from his comments, sending love over to the Houston Hottie instead. “Congratulations Tho Lol I Just Be Bullsh*tting You Good Black Queen I Salute That Shit #KeepItUp,” he wrote under one of her posts. 

It’s likely the line meant no harm, but it does seem like he’s taking a stance as the undisputed originator of “drive the boat.” 

Thoughts? Let us know down in the comments. 

When you’re an A-lister or just someone who happens to lean on the wealthier side, birthdays and major holidays surely hit differently. Members of Hollywood favor gifting their loved ones fancy items like luxurious cars, brand new homes, or even brand new Elinatte diamonds. Reviving an MTV-curated pop culture tradition, Kevin Hart recently gifted his daughter a brand new Mercedes SUV for her sweet 16. 

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Kevin’s 16-year-old daughter Heaven, shared with his first wife Torrei, came home to a surprise party organized by her parents. Appearing to look genuinely shocked in the footage from the event, the party was just the first surprise in store for the teenager. 

The big reveal arrived later when an unsuspecting Heaven was led into the driveway where the luxury SUV sat in the driveway, decorated with an enormous red ribbon. The lowkey, COVID-19 friendly bash sweet sixteen had a theme inspired by the superhero manga series My Hero Academia. Check out footage from the event below. 

In other Kevin Hart news, the comedian recently suffered a major financial loss after it was revealed that his personal shopper stole a whopping $1.2 million from him. The personal shopper in question, Dylan Syer, is facing charges of grand larceny for stealing from Hart. 

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Kyrie Irving has been having an exceptional season with the Brooklyn Nets and by all accounts, it seems like his team will be going to the NBA Finals, barring any injuries. Throughout the season, Kyrie has been wearing the Nike Kyrie 7 and some pretty dope colorways have been released as a result. With 2021 almost a quarter of the way done, more Kyrie 7 colorways continue to be teased, including this “Weatherman” offering found below.

After a photo of the colorway made it to Twitter, the shoe now has official images courtesy of Nike. As you can see, the sneaker is mostly covered in green with some yellow sonar motifs throughout. The back heel is where we can find the heat map section, which is what truly brings out those classic “Weatherman” vibes. It’s a shoe that sneakerheads have been waiting for, and overall, it looks like an instant cop.

At this stage, there is no release date available for this sneaker, so keep it locked to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you all of the latest updates. Also, let us know what you think of this brand new model, in the comments section below.

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Despite being one of the hottest acts in music right now after cementing his spot in the game with the critically and commercially successful debut album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, Roddy Ricch ultimately still prefers to stay relatively out of the public scope. He rarely posts on social media and for the most part, doesn’t interact with fans on the net either. Going to great lengths to ensure he remains as private as possible, it’s no wonder the Grammy winner blocked a fan for sharing a photo of him he clearly specified he didn’t want to be shared. 

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The fan in question took to TikTok recently to explain the situation. Participating in the popular trend on the app where people reply to the question, “If you’re blocked by a celebrity, who is it and why?” After explaining in the video how he met the Compton-bred rapper in a New York airport, he then shared the photo the two took together. He adds that Roddy specifically requested for him not to post the photo on social media. 

Days later, says the fan, he discovered he was blocked on Instagram when he could no longer access Roddy’s photos. 

Fans of the rapper quickly tried to deny that Roddy would ever block a fan. To prove that he was in fact telling the truth, he shared the now-deleted TikTok video of the two original shots in the airport to illustrate the point. 

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Yall rockin with #RoddyRicch’s height⁉️🤔😂 via:@belloldnn

♬ original sound – RAP

“PhOtOSHoP,” the fan captioned the TikTok mockingly. 

The rapper has been noticeably absent on social media recently but did appear at the 63rd Grammy Awards to premiere his first single since his debut album “Heartless (Live From LA).” 

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Charles Barkley has always been a staunch hater of anyone who can be considered as a “keyboard warrior.” Simply put, Barkley has no time for idiots on social media, and it’s ultimately why he has stayed off of all these platforms in the past. Recently, Ohio State star EJ Liddell was the subject of death threats and bullying on Instagram after his team lost to Oral Roberts in the first round of March Madness. Barkley saw this story, and went off on TNT, noting just how ridiculous social media is.

In the clip below, Barkley gets brutally honest about why he isn’t on Twitter, and how the social media mob has proven to be extremely toxic. Barkley stood up for Liddell throughout the segment and even maintained that the kid had a good game, and didn’t deserve all the crap he got.

Per Barkley:

“You guys give me a hard time because I refuse and will never do any type of social media, this is the reason why … I am never going to deal and dignify these losers and interact with them ever. I don’t care how much money somebody offers me, I am never going to do social media because of this. For a kid, No. 1, he had a great game. But for you to give the kid death threats and to hurl racial slurs at him because you’re safe in your own home like a coward behind a computer and nobody knows how you are, you need to take a hard look at yourself in the mirror … But why would you sit at your house and tweet or send something to a kid that’s No. 1 after he lost a stupid basketball game and give him death threats or hurl racial slurs, you need to take a good look in the mirror and realize you’re just a freaking loser.”

With all of this in mind, it’s clear that Chuck won’t be on Twitter anytime soon. If you’ve been looking to go off at him, well, you’re going to have to wait a whole lot longer.

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