Iggy Azalea says she’s still healing her back after getting what was supposed to be a “mundane” surgery, last year. In a post on Instagram in honor of her birthday, Azalea explained her recent absence from social media and thanked fans for their continued support.

“[white heart emoji] Sorry I’ve been gone longer than usual…. I’m still healing my back! I’m doing everything I can to be 100% better as fast as possible so I can get back to being creative!” she wrote in the post. “I miss it! Thanks for all the birthday wishes today.”

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Iggy Azalea On “Good Morning America”

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 10: Iggy Azalea performs on ABC’s “Good Morning America” at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on June 10, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/FilmMagic)

Many fans wished the Australian singer a happy birthday in the comments section of her post. One wrote: “I love you! I wish you a happy birthday my little Iggy, I admire you very much, thank you for being this hardworking human being and so amazing. Happy birthday my love.” Another commented: “I love you very much, I’ve been following you for 10 years and seeing how much you have matured and become a happy person even with so many things that have happened in your life [red heart emoji].”

Azalea is currently prepping for the release of her fourth studio album, Hotter Than Hell. She confirmed that she plans to drop the project this summer, earlier this year while launching an OnlyFans page. “I’ve been working on Hotter Than Hell for over six months already, and I’m full of excitement and nervous anticipation to begin revealing it to the world, layer by layer,” Azalea said in a statement at the time. “Admittedly, I never knew OnlyFans was a place where I could be creative, so I didn’t expect to be collaborating with them on my biggest project to date!” Check out Azalea’s latest post on Instagram here.

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Chris Paul has had a storied basketball career. After a standout career at Wake Forest, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in his freshman year, Paul was drafted fourth overall in 2005 by the New Orleans Hornets. Paul had a slow and steady start to this career. He won Rookie of the Year on a bad Hornets team. However, his rise and prime started in 2008. He earned his first of 12 All-Star appearances and a place on the All-NBA First Team. However, after the NBA nixed a trade that would have sent Paul to the Hornets in 2011, he was instead dealt to the Clippers. His time in LA was marked with six All-NBA Defensive First Team and three more All-NBA First Team awards.

Paul was traded to the Rockets in 2017, where he made his first-ever Conference Finals appearance. However, as the Rockets’ star faded, Paul was moved to Oklahoma City. After a strong season with the Thunder, he was dealt once again to the Suns. However, this proved to be a career resurgence for CP3, as he helped the Sun reach the Finals. However, despite the rising star of the Suns, Paul is yet to secure an NBA ring. What’s more, this is now apparently affecting his daughter.

Chris Paul Opens Up On The Pivot

Speaking on The Pivot, Paul talked about how his lack of an NBA ring is now affecting his family. “[My daughter] at the age now where at school kids talk crazy to her. She had a little boy at school that said some reckless stuff to her was like, ‘Your daddy ain’t never gon’ win no championship,” Paul said. For context, Paul’s daughter Camryn is 10 years old so that’s one hell of an emboldened classmate. However, it’s clear that Paul is deeply affected by his daughter becoming the target of his haters, just because he hasn’t won a ring.

This all comes at a time of uncertainty for Paul and the Suns. New franchise owner Mat Ishiba is firmly in a win-now mode, come hell or high water. It’s clear that 2023 was meant to be the championship year. The most notable evidence of this was swinging a massive trade for Kevin Durant. However, that championship did not materialize and now the Suns are in a tough position. At the time of writing, the most recent rumored, per ESPN‘s Tim McMahon, is that Paul will likely be staying on the Suns. This supersedes earlier rumors that Paul would likely be traded. However, while bullying is of course unacceptable, the best way for his daughter to get back at the shit-talking fifth-grader would be to flex a ring.

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2Pac’s father, Billy Garland, says he was “upset” about being labeled a “coward” on the late rapper’s song “Dear Mama,” when it released back in 1995. Garland discussed the Me Against the World single during a recent interview on The Art of Dialogue. In the song, 2Pac raps, “No love for my daddy ’cause the coward wasn’t there,” before remarking that his father is dead.

“At first, I was upset ’cause I’m trying to see you,” he said. “But then it hit me! One, I ain’t dead and so you really didn’t know ’cause if you would’ve known me then you would’ve known that I wasn’t dead. So I knew there that someone had lied to him from that point.”

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2Pac In Concert

CHICAGO – MARCH 1994: Rapper Tupac Shakur performs at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Garland continued: “And so later on when I found that out that someone did lie to him, that song made perfectly good sense. I understood it totally. When I hear it now, I laugh. I still love the fucking record. I love it, I do. I think it’s beautiful. I love all his music, though. I listen to his music daily — every freaking day, and I like it.”

He also reflected on his relationship with his son and how 2Pac’s fame prevented him from living a normal life. “I look in the videos and where he goes and I see him with the autographs, and I said, ‘That’s a different world,’” he said. “He could never be an individual that could relax in society, like he said he wanted to. He said, ‘Pops, I want to go home and watch TV but I know I can’t.’ He would tell me these things.”

2Pac’s Father On “Dear Mama”

Elsewhere in the interview, Garland criticized Hulu’s Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni & Tupac Shakur docuseries. He complained that Director Allen Hughes misled him during their interview. Garland also wasn’t happy with the implication that his son was bipolar, noting that it “broke my heart.”

Read More: Tupac’s “Dear Mama” Docuseries Gets Gripping Trailer

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Lil B is easily one of the most influential artists of the last 20 years. Although his style confused people at first, he ended up becoming a huge star. Sure, he doesn’t have mainstream appeal, but everyone has heard of the Based God. He has some truly hilarious songs, and overall, he inspired a generation of artists. Not to mention, he has some pretty great diss songs. One can just look at “T-Shirts and Buddens” to understand what we are talking about. At this stage, his career is legendary.

Throughout the last few years, he has been busy delivering a whole plethora of projects. Whenever Lil B drops something new, you can be sure that it is going to come with a lot of songs. Sometimes, his projects will have well over 50 tracks, which can be overwhelming. However, he is a prolific artist, and that is just how it is. Now, he is back with a new track that is named after popular streamer, IShowSpeed. As you will hear, the name of the track is very appropriate.

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Lil B Was Feeling Energetic

IShowSpeed is known for his off-the-wall energy that seemingly cannot be matched. On the track, Lil B does a fantastic job of matching that energy. Even his lyrics hint that he is trying to embody the streamer’s personality. Moreover, the production here is off the wall and works extremely well. If you’ve always been a fan of Lil B, then this song is most definitely going to play to your tastes. However, don’t expect anything as meta as “Ellen Degeneres” or “I Own Swag.” That era has long passed.

Moving forward, we cannot wait to see what else the Based God is going to do. At the end of the day, Lil B is a legend, and as long as he keeps dropping music, people will continue to pay attention. Let us know what you think of this song, in the comments section down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the music world.

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Sexyy Red took the world by storm with her viral performance of “Pound Town” with BoxedIn. The organic success of the clip earned co-signs across the board from City Girls, Cardi B, and plenty of others. However, it was Nicki Minaj who officially took the song to the Billboard Hot 100 after jumping on the remix. The momentum is high for Sexyy Red and it appears that she’s only getting started. With a massive co-sign from Nicki, it seems like there’s no better time than now to unveil a new project.

This week, Sexyy Red hit the ‘Gram where she formally announced her upcoming EP, Hood Hottest Princess. The St. Louis-bred artist’s forthcoming body of work will undoubtedly set the tone for what could be a fruitful year for her. Hood Hottest Princess will arrive in its entirety on Friday, June 9th. We could imagine that Sexyy Red’s latest project will have the summer on lock, especially since she’s bringing some heavy-hitting features along with her.

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Sexyy Red Hood Hottest Princess Drops Friday

Although the original version of “Pound Town” won’t appear on the tracklist, the Nicki Minaj and Tay Keith-assisted “Pound Town 2” will appear on the project – an impressive fear for anyone’s debut EP. Additionally, she’ll be bringing along Juicy J, who appears on “Strictly For The Strippers” and Sukihana, who featured on “Born By The River.” Hood Hottest Princess will also include “Female Gucci Mane,” which arrived back in April. The tracklist consists of 10 songs in total.

Following the debut of “Pound Town 2,” Nicki and Sexyy Red sat down for an Instagram Live where the Queen rapper provided some encouraging words. “This is only the f***ing beginning for her,” Nicki said. “This is what I told her: yo, people like you. People like what you have to say, they like your sound. So, make sure a whole bunch of people aren’t coming around trying to help you do this and help you do that. Because mothaf**kas really want to hear that raw sh*t, you know what I’m sayin’? And we missin’ it after a while in rap and we love discovering new people in rap and stuff like that.” Check out the cover art and tracklist for Sexyy Red’s Hood Hottest Princess above. 

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The Miami Heat tied up the NBA Finals on Sunday night with a 111-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo were both key contributors in the victory, both scoring 21 points. Their stat lines were mirror images, with Butler adding 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Meanwhile, Adebayo contributed 4 rebounds and 9 assists. Furthermore, Adebayo was the last scorer of the game, sinking two free throws to put the up five with 45 seconds to go.

The NBA Finals continue in Miami on June 7, with both sides looking to take that all-important lead. However, Miami’s clutch win isn’t the only thing people are talking about in regard to Game 2. Turns out there’s a little bit of behind-the-scenes footage from the post-game press conference that’s going viral. Furthermore, the video shows a fun side to Butler and Adebayo’s off-court friendship. The pair have been teammates since 2019 when Butler joined the Heat. Adebayo was drafted by Miami in 2017. Additionally, they have both won Olympic medals with Team USA, just not together. Butler won his in 2016 and Adebayo took home gold in 2020.

Butler Moons Adebayo

The video, which appears to come from Butler’s Instagram and has since been widely shared, shows Butler backstage at the Game 2 press conference. Bam Adebayo can be seen on stage, addressing the media. Butler turns around and drops his pants before beginning to try and attract Adebayo’s attention. Someone can be heard trying to call Butler off but the Miami star persists. Adebayo finally notices, presumably getting a full view of Butler’s ass before returning to the press conference and asking a reporter to repeat their question.

It’s a fun and wholesome moment. but not wholly unexpected. Butler is a well-known prankster. Last month, it was reported that Butler had developed a love of country music from one notable prank. Attempting to prank his college teammates with Tim McGraw’s “Don’t Take The Girl”, Butler ended up falling in love with the genre. Elsewhere, Butler’s infamous dreadlocks from preseason camp were also revealed to be a masterful troll from the NBA superstar. What do you think about Butler’s prank? Let us know in the comments. Follow all the latest sports news and viral videos here at HotNewHipHop.

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MANILA, Philippines—“Noy, sa’yo na ‘yan.”  (Noy, that’s yours now.) That was how coach Jack Santiago passed on the leadership role to University of the East’s Rey Remogat after the shocking departure of star guard Kyle Paranada. After the Red Warriors’ disheartening 73-56 loss to UAAP Season 85 champion Ateneo, Remogat revealed that Paranada’s departure from the […]

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Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Ice Cube and more have been announced to join Run-DMC on stage at the upcoming Hip Hop 50 Live concert in New York.

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In collaboration with Live Nation, the record label Mass Appeal – which is co-owned by New York rap legend Nas – have announced the full line-up for their upcoming one-off celebratory event, headlined by the trailblazing hip-hop group Run-DMC.

“On the day it began in the Bronx, where it all started,” reads a description of the concert, which will take place on August 11 at New York’s Yankee Stadium.

On Monday (June 5), Mass Appeal revealed the initial line-up for the special concert. Run-DMC spoke to Rolling Stone about their set and what concert-goers can expect.

“I am honoured to hit the stage in the Bronx, the birthplace of hip-hop and celebrate all of my heroes,” said Rev Run.

D.M.C continued: “August is hip-hop’s 50th birthday! So up in the Bronx where it all started we will be celebrating this historic moment in history. I am honoured to pay tribute to the culture that allowed this little shy kid from Queens to grow up and become The Mighty King of Rock. Thank you hip-hop!”

Simultaneously, it was announced that Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Ice Cube, and other surprise guests will join the group during their set. In addition, T.I, Common, Fat Joe, Slick Rick and more are also confirmed to perform. The line-up poster also promises more artists will be added to the bill at later dates.

There will be other speciality sets including one honouring the “Queens of Hip-Hop” featuring Lil Kim, Eve, Trina, and Remy Ma. Another set will pay homage to the “Pillars of Hip-Hop” where Kool Herc, Grandmaster Caz, Melle Mel, and Roxanne Shante are set to perform.

Tickets for Hip Hop 50 Live will be available for here – for pre-sale this Thursday (June 8) and go on general sale the following day (Friday, June 9).

Earlier this year, Run-DMC wEere a part of the Grammys’ acclaimed tribute to hip-hop, which was curated by Questlove and showcased Glorilla, Future and Missy Elliott.

In 2002, the third member of Run-DMC Jam Master Jay (real name Jason Mizell) was fatally shot inside his Jamaica, Queens recording studio, aged 37. Last week, on May 31, Jay Bryant was the third man charged with his murder. Two men, Karl Jordan Jr and Ronald Washington, were charged in August 2020. All men are awaiting trial.

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Hot off the heels of collaborations with Gallery Dept. and Mastermind Japan, Vans is now stepping away from the high street to pay a visit to their friends in a very different neighborhood: namely, Sesame Street.

Putting their heads together to craft a collection that is not only creative but also inclusive, Sesame Street and Vans are applying a host of new colors and prints to the footwear brand’s existing roster of icons. Classics the likes of the SK8-Hi and Authentic are introduced to the series’ lovable cast of characters — Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Ernie, the list goes on — all of whom are referenced in the pack’s several different designs.

Vans team rider Lizzie Armanto will also be joining in on the fun. Her signature silhouette, The Lizzie, has been customized with furry laces and tonal embroidery that depicts many of the show’s most biggest personalities.

What’s more, Vans Customs will be receiving an update in honor of the collaboration. Fans will soon be able to apply three new Sesame Street-inspired prints to their choice of shoe, whether that be the Slip-On or the much-beloved Old Skool.

The Sesame Street x Vans collection as well as the accompany Vans Customs program will be available globally on June 9th via Vans.com as well as select retail locations. As we wait for the release, enjoy a detailed look at the range ahead.

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