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Music Beyoncé Shares Birthday Post For Breonna Taylor, Demands Justice Breonna Taylor was shot by police eight times after they executed a no-knock warrant on the wrong house. The suspect had already been apprehended before the police raided her home. By Aron A. June 06, 2020
Politics Chance The Rapper Calls Larry Hoover A "Political Prisoner" While Addressing Commutation Chance The Rapper and Larry Hoover both rep the city of Chicago, and the former took to social media to address the latter's commutation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Young Dolph Murder Suspect Secures A Legal Victory Amid Another Unrelated Arrest Hernandez Govan was arrested for stalking and driving with a suspended license, but this didn't impact the Young Dolph situation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2024
Original Content HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: Juice WRLD, DaBaby, Playboi Carti, Flo Milli, & More The latest update of our Staff Picks playlist features new music from Juice WRLD & Young Thug, DaBaby, Playboi Carti, Flo Milli, Saweetie, Fredo Bang, and many more. By Alex Zidel January 18, 2021
Music Lil Pump Denies Stealing Teejayx6's Flow Lil Pump aggressively defends himself against Teejayx6's recent accusations. By Noah C March 02, 2020
Relationships Usher Reflects On Fan Backlash to Tameka Foster Relationship Usher implied that Foster being dark-skinned may have contributed to the hate against her. By Ben Mock February 17, 2024
Music Saweetie & Jazmine Sullivan Headline This Week's "R&B Season" Update The latest edition of the "R&B Season" playlist also includes an effort from Ivy Sole. By Alexander Cole February 13, 2022
Music Snoop Dogg’s Security Accused Of Confronting Dutch Athlete At The Winter Olympics Marianne Timmer alleges that one of Snoop Dogg's security guards pushed her against a wall backstage at Milano Speed Skating Stadium. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Ja Rule Makes Emotional Confession About Irv Gotti’s Death According to Ja Rule, he finds comfort in the fact that the late Irv Gotti lived his life on his own terms. By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Music Big Boi Reveals He Has A Solo Album On The Way With Some Help From Killer Mike It will be Big Boi's first LP in about four years, but it's been even longer when it comes to his solo catalog. By Zachary Horvath March 31, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Denies Asking Drake To Squash Nicki Minaj Beef After Yachty's Support Of Cardi B Yachty regrets showing loyalty to Cardi. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2025
Music Drake On Pace For Biggest Streaming Year In Hip-Hop History Drake continues to rack up streams on Spotify as fans continue to anticipate his ninth studio album, "ICEMAN." By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026