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Music Chester Bennington Had Booze, Ecstasy In His System When He Died: Report The Linkin Park frontman's autopsy report has been made public. By Matt F December 05, 2017
Music Hopsin Talks Eminem Influence, Joyner Lucas' "I'm Not Racist," & More Hopsin shares some life experience in the first part of our new interview. By Mitch Findlay December 06, 2017
Original Content Why Ice Cube Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time A case for Ice Cube as one of hip hop's GOATs. By Patrick Lyons October 14, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Missy Elliott Revisiting 10 classic Missy Elliott tracks from 1997 to 2005. By Danny Schwartz July 20, 2017
Music Rick Ross Says Hip-Hop Embraces LGBTQ+ Rappers Ross wants all gay rappers to follow their dreams. By Thomas Galindo March 13, 2022
Music RZA Weighs In On Drake’s “ICEMAN” Album, Says It’s A Win Either Way According to him, Drake can't lose. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026
TV Kanye West Unveils Super Bowl Commercial For Yeezy: Watch We're not betting on this actually airing during the Super Bowl, but it's still kind of neat to see that Ye is going hard for this rollout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 10, 2024
Music Mariah The Scientist's "From A Woman" Energizes Our "R&B Season" Playlist Update Chxrry22, Vory, Layton Greene, Sy Ari Da Kid, Bryson Tiller, Gallant, sneek, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, and Keyon Harrold also brought the soul this season. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 15, 2023
Music Styles P Recalls DMX Dissing Ja Rule On “We Don’t Give A F*ck” Styles P recently explained how DMX's “We Don’t Give A F*ck” was a diss aimed at Ja Rule. By Cole Blake December 06, 2023
Music Kenneth Petty Ups The Ante In Years-Long Battle With Attempted Rape Accuser Nicki Minaj's husband, Kenneth Petty, is currently being sued by the woman who accused him of attempted rape in 1994. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music Drake's Latest "Iceman" Milestone Doesn't Bode Well For The Album's Rollout Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his upcoming album, "Iceman," but he has hinted at it dropping at some point this year. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Original Content Nappy Roots Reflect On "Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz" 20-Year Anniversary Nappy Roots' major label debut, "Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz" turns 20 years old today, and in celebration of the album's anniversary, HNHH landed an exclusive interview with Nappy Roots members Skinny Deville and Fish Scales. By Joshua Robinson February 26, 2022