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Music Young Thug Thinks "Drake Level" Artists Can't Continue To Survive In Only Hip Hop The YSL mogul determined that an artist of that caliber can only elevate if they turn to "pop or something else." By Erika Marie December 29, 2020
Pop Culture Petition Pushes To Name New York Street After MF DOOM A petition has been launched to name a New York street after the iconic artist. By Madusa S. February 23, 2021
Music Pyrex Whippa Diagnosed With Dissociative Amnesia, Doesn't Remember Who He Is Rapper/producer Pyrex Whippa says he can barely remember who he is after being diagnosed with dissociative amnesia. By Alex Zidel December 29, 2020
Pop Culture Drake & Live Nation To Open New Toronto Concert Venue History The venue has been in development for over three years now, with construction anticipated to finish this summer. By Madusa S. June 08, 2021
Music HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Lloyd Banks, & More Our brand new Staff Picks playlist update features new music from Lil Baby & Lil Durk, Lloyd Banks, Roddy Ricch, Peter Rosenberg, Meek Mill, BROCKHAMPTON, Foushée, & more. By Alex Zidel June 07, 2021
Music Trippie Redd Says “Trip At Knight” Album Dropping Before His Upcoming Tour Trippie’s new album, “Trip At Knight,” will be dropping by the end of next month. By Kevin Goddard July 03, 2021
Music Pop Smoke's Mother Sympathizes With Families Of Her Son's Murderers Pop Smoke's mother Audrey Jackson hit the Breakfast Club today to discuss her son's legacy and her new anti-gun violence initiative. By Joshua Robinson February 19, 2021
Music DaBaby Plans His Retirement From Rap DaBaby says he'll be retiring from rap in the next five years. By Aron A. December 21, 2020
Music Tory Lanez Stunned After Meeting DMX In Miami You never know who you might meet while out and about in Miami. By Alexander Cole February 14, 2021
Music Kodak Black & Pooh Shiesty Pull Up On Each Other To Squash Beef Kodak Black and Pooh Shiesty set their differences aside and meet up in Miami. By Alex Zidel May 07, 2021
Music Former R. Kelly Employee Claims He Made Girlfriends "Who Twerked For Cake" Fight Ex-employee Suzette Mayweather testifies that R. Kelly once forced his girlfriends to fight each other after "twerking for cake" at his birthday party in 2016. By Joshua Robinson September 01, 2021
Music Swizz Beatz Reveals What Drove Dr. Dre Away From Verzuz Swizz Beatz reveals that Dr. Dre was about to appear on Verzuz, only to change his mind after hearing the audio quality. By Mitch Findlay March 24, 2021