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Pop Culture Inside Luna Luna: The Amusement Park That Drake Revived With A Massive Investment Luna Luna transports visitors back to the iconic era of 1987. By Tallie Spencer March 21, 2024
Music James Blake Launches Vault Amid Streaming Payout Debate: Everything To Know About The Direct-To-Artist Platform James Blake's viral tweets have now culminated in the announcement of Vault, a brand new direct-to-consumer platform specializing in unreleased music. By Wyatt Westlake March 21, 2024
Crime 50 Cent's Sire Spirit Sues Beam Suntory For Embezzlement: Breaking Down The Allegations 50 Cent's Sire Spirits is currently embroiled in a major conspiracy case, with the rapper taking to Instagram to air out his grievances. By TeeJay Small March 19, 2024
Sneakers The Rise of New Balance: From Dad Shoes to Incredible Collaborations New Balance's rise as the "Dad shoe" king continues to be bolstered by some fantastic collaborations and co-signs. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2022
Original Content 10 Classic Mixtapes That Still Haven't Hit Streaming Platforms Some of the best Hip-Hop and R&B projects of the late 2000s and early 2010s were free mixtapes, but many of those classics are still not available to stream on DSPs to this day. By Joshua Robinson September 28, 2022
Original Content Hey Mama: Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa & Others Reveal Their First Big Purchase For Their Mom Here's how 13 rappers showed their mom love after they found success. Happy Mother's Day y'all. By Danny Schwartz May 08, 2016
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 15) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 15, 2016
Original Content A Conversation With Rockie Fresh, MMG’s Humble Rising Star 24-year-old MMG rapper Rockie Fresh talks about his Chicago roots, the making of his new mixtape "The Night I Went To...," and his patient rise to stardom. By Danny Schwartz January 22, 2016
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (November 27) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden November 27, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 30 A look at the week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith September 30, 2015
Original Content Interview: Vince Staples On "Summertime '06," Working With No I.D. & The Beauty Of Atlanta Rap Vince Staples talks to HNHH about his collaborators on "Summertime '06," the status of the Cutthroat Boyz, and Atlanta's flourishing music scene. By Trevor Smith June 15, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: 2Pac's "Me Against The World" Tupac's album "Me Against The World" turns 20 today By Chris Tart March 14, 2015