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Music Drake Finally Announces "NOKIA" Music Video Coming Out This Week Drake is looking to capitalize on the continued commercial success of the PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Mariah Carey Pays Respects To Muni Long & Tori Kelly Amid Viral iHeartRadio Tribute Backlash Mariah Carey's iHeartRadio attendance has sparked rumors about her possible romance with recording artist Anderson. Paak. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music Biggie Smalls Estate Officially Finalizes Catalog Sale With His Mom Voletta Wallace's Blessing Before she passed, Voletta Wallace approved of the Biggie Smalls estate selling various rights to the late rapper's catalog to Primary Wave. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Says He's "Not Done" As Historic Rap Streaming Week Sets Up No. 1 "MUSIC" Debut Playboi Carti's 30-track behemoth is still causing debate among satisfied fans struggling to pick a favorite off of the new album "MUSIC." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music G$ Lil Ronnie & His Daughter Laid To Rest At Funeral Service Shamon Jones, the mother of the late G$ Lil Ronnie's deceased daughter, gave a tearful eulogy at the funeral service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Rips Into "Dummy" Meek Mill Over Snitching Allegations DJ Akademiks was actually minding his own business this time, but Meek Mill wanted to throw a few subtweets his way. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Music 50 Cent Jokes That He Can’t Compete With Kanye West After He Goes After Jay-Z & Beyonce Even 50 Cent says he's blown away by Kanye West's latest antics on social media, which have included feuding with a number of celebrities. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025
Music Wack 100 Eviscerates Big U For Claiming Wack Is Responsible For His RICO Arrest Big U turned himself in after Bricc Baby, Luce Cannon, and various other individuals were arrested on RICO charges in Los Angeles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2025
Original Content HNHH's Women's History Month Playlist: Hip Hop And R&B Queens All hail the queens! We're celebrating Women's History Month by paying respect to the ladies who keep our playlists lit. By Erika Marie March 19, 2025
Music Rihanna's Suspected Shooter Risks Losing Custody Of Her Child Rihanna's shooting suspect Ivanna Ortiz allegedly sent a message about RiRi to her estranged husband weeks before the attack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music Papoose & Claressa Shields Go Ballistic Over 50 Cent's Cheating Allegations 50 Cent accused Papoose's girlfriend Claressa Shields of cheating on him with Maserati Bud, and all three targets responded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Politics The White House Uses Lil Wayne's Music To Promote U.S. Strikes On Iran Given Lil Wayne's previous support of United States President Donald Trump, this White House TikTok garnered some controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026