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Music Jay Z Commends New York Mayor For Vow To Close Rikers Island The rapper points to Kalief Browder as a catalyst for change: "His story will save lives." By Trevor Smith April 01, 2017
Music Lil Uzi Vert Blames An "Old Person" For The Delay Of "Luv Is Rage 2" That "old person" may or may not be DJ Drama. By Trevor Smith April 01, 2017
Music Mike WiLL Made-It Hints He Has "Two More" Tracks On Kendrick Lamar's Album It seems very likely that Mike will have some more beats on Kendrick's upcoming LP. By Trevor Smith April 01, 2017
Music Watch XXL Freshman Pitches From Ugly God, Madeintyo, Mozzy & More Which of these artists deserves to make the cut? By Trevor Smith April 01, 2017
Music What’s New In Battle Rap (April 1) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 01, 2017
Original Content SoundCloud Staff Picks Playlist (March 31) HNHH's weekly round-up of our favorite SoundCloud tracks of the week. By Angus Walker March 31, 2017
Music Twitter Reacts To Kendrick Lamar's "Stretch Marks" Line On "HUMBLE" Some think Kendrick Lamar's "HUMBLE." lyric about stretch marks is empowering to women, while others see it as veiled misogyny. By Angus Walker March 31, 2017
Music Jennifer Lopez Is Dating Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez just confirmed he's Jennifer Lopez's new beau. By hnhh March 31, 2017
Music T.I. Admits Tiny Deserves Alimony T.I. admitted on Instagram that his soon-to-be ex-wife Tiny deserves alimony. By hnhh March 31, 2017
Music Chance The Rapper Announces Chance Arts And Literature Fund Chance The Rapper the new Chance Arts And Literature Fund for Chicago public schools in need. By hnhh March 31, 2017
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's 5 Hardest Bangers Inspired by "HUMBLE.," we selected the 5 hardest tracks Kendrick Lamar has ever put out. By Angus Walker March 31, 2017
Sports Dr. Dre Wants L.A To Host 2024 Olympics Dr. Dre sets his eyes on the 2024 Olympic Games. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2017