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Drake just broke another record on the Billboard Hot 100 this week following the release of his new collaboration with Lil Baby for DJ Khaled’s upcoming album, GOD DID. “Staying Alive” soared to the top 5 on the Hot 100 this week, which is no surprise for two powerhouse artists. However, “Staying Alive” also marks Drake’s 30th top 5 entry on the chart. 

 
Toronto rapper Drake and his son Adonis cheers cups during the NBA game between the Toronto Raptors and the Chicago Bulls – Cole Burston/Getty Images

The Billboard placement is a significant milestone for Drake. The rapper surpassed the Beatles for the most top 5 entries on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a new all-time best. The two were nearly tied for 29 each but evidently, “Staying Alive,” which samples the Bee Gees, allowed Drake to break yet another record on the charts.

This is far from the first time that Drake beat out The Beatles on the Billboard Hot 100. The rapper previously broke another record by the legendary British band in 2018 after he occupied all five positions of the Hot 100’s top 5 following the release of Scorpion.

Drake might have broken many records on the charts and received many accolades but he admitted during a recent conversation with Nicki Minaj that he isn’t ready for retirement. During his appearance on Queen Radio, Drake explained why he was gratified by the release of Honestly, Nevermind.

“I’m not at that point where I even consider that [to be] an option,” said Drake. “One of the best feelings I have in my life is completing a song or project. And by the way, those things are painful as well. A lot of nerves, a lot of confidence wavering, but I feel like I’m reaching a new level of fun. I’ve reached a new level of comfortability where I want to try things. Like, this last album, I put out something I wanted to do to challenge myself.” 

For over a decade now, Skip Bayless has been an elite hater on sports talk television. His biggest target over the years has been none other than LeBron James. Skip will give LeBron some credit from time to time, however, he mostly just spews hate for no reason. This has given Bayless more relevancy than he ever could have imagined, although sometimes it comes at the detriment of sports discourse.

Yesterday, Bayless found a new target in LeBron’s oldest son Bronny. The hatred came after Bronny scored a beautiful poster dunk with his right hand. Bayless clearly was not impressed as he wrote “Hey, Bronny … impressive. But your dad would’ve dunked it left-handed. You sure got away with it, though.”

Skip’s Bronny hate was immediately met with proverbial boos from the rest of NBA Twitter. In all of the tweets down below, Skip was scolded for hating on a teenager. After all, Bronny is still a kid, and taking shots at him like this is a bit much, even for a generational hater like Skip Bayless.

At this point, the rise of Bronny is going to give Skip an extra 30 years on the air. That will take Bayless to the age of 100, and by then, he will still be eager to get up every day just to hate on someone with the last name James.

Let us know what you think of Skip’s antics, in the comments below.

Offset says that he’s releasing a new single produced by Baby Keem that’s titled “54321.” The Migos rapper broke the news on Twitter, Monday, while also announcing that the song is scheduled to drop on Friday, August 19.

“@babykeem produced 54321,” he tweeted.

Offset also shared a snippet of the song, in which he raps, “Louis V coat pocket filled with blue’s,” followed by the song’s title, “54321.”

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The single, which doesn’t feature either of Offset’s other two Migos collaborators, comes as rumors have been circulating of the group’s breakup. In recent months, Quavo and Takeoff have been releasing music on their own as Unc & Phew.

While the exact status of the iconic Atlanta trio is unclear, Quavo and Takeoff recently sat down for an interview together with Elliott Wilson and Brian “B. Dot” Miller for an episode of the Rap Radar Podcast that is scheduled to release in full on August 18. In a teaser for the interview shared on Monday, Quavo and Takeoff can be heard discussing what it’s like working as just the two of them.

“The chemistry is the same, and the recording is the same,” Quavo said. “We always normally record by ourselves because we’re so crazy on just dropping new s**t on each other.”

“The chemistry has been there since day one,” Takeoff added. “We easily bounce off.”

Be on the lookout for Offset’s “54321” on Friday and check out the rapper’s latest tweets below.

Kevin Durant has been a huge part of the NBA rumor mill this offseason and he mostly has himself to blame for that. Of course, Durant decided to request a trade from the Brooklyn Nets which has led to all sorts of reports about his relationship with the team and who he might play for next. At this point, no one truly knows the answers to these questions, but that hasn’t stopped people from speculating.

Recently, a report from Marc Stein offered the surprising revelation that Durant would rather retire than play for the Nets next season. It is a pretty shocking statement and it’s a report that has had fans scared of the potential of Durant walking away from the game.

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Durant saw this report and clearly wasn’t a fan. In the tweet down below, Durant made reassured fans that he is not going anywhere and that they shouldn’t be believing source-less reports about himself.

“I know most people will believe unnamed sources over me but if it’s anyone out there that’ll listen, I don’t plan on retiring anytime soon. Shit is comical at this point,” Durant said.

With the NBA season about two months away, the KD rumors are only going to get more interesting. With that being said, stay tuned to HNHH for more NBA updates.

Antonio Brown’s pivot towards becoming a hip-hop star and sports brand mogul has been fun to watch. As it stands, Brown is currently the President of Kanye West’s Donda Sports, and he is also making a name for himself in music. Just last month, Brown went viral thanks to his epic performance at Rolling Loud. He created his own dance out of that moment, and it is very likely that the dance will be used as touchdown celebrations throughout the upcoming NFL season.

While Brown might not get to play any NFL football this season, there is no doubt that he will be able to keep himself buys. After all, being the President of Donda Sports is a full-time job, and it seems like Brown is taking it all very seriously.

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In fact, Brown took to Twitter recently where he revealed that he recently met with Kanye West. As you can see in the image below, Kanye and Brown are both wearing some interesting outfits, all while appearing inside of a minimalist room. They both seem intent on their conversation, and it even inspired some bars from AB.

“I done link with Ye they done fucked up Rose Gold AP Bussed Up,” Brown wrote.

It remains to be seen what the two were talking about, but it’s clear their working relationship is still going strong.

Stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the sports world.