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Music Kanye West Wants To Focus All His Energy On Supporting Drake's UMG Lawsuit During a recent rant on Sneako's livestream, Kanye West praised Drake's "red pill" move and used it as fuel for his legal pursuit of his kids. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Rihanna Gives GloRilla A Surprise FaceTime Call During Glo's Fenty Shoot Rihanna and GloRilla are massive fans of one another, and we expect a Fenty collab to bring them together very soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2025
Music Drake Honors Ozzy Osbourne At Black Sabbath Bridge Following His Passing Ozzy Osbourne's passing has touched a lot of people, including hip-hop titan Drake, who took a break from his busy schedule to honor him. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Add Two New Bombshell Sex Trafficking Charges In Federal Indictment Diddy recently sought to block a forensic clinical psychologist from testifying in his trial, which will reportedly begin a month from now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Lila Mae Star, Kim Porter’s Grandmother & Beloved Restaurant Owner, Dead At 93 Quincy is the oldest of Kim Porter’s four children. His birth father is 90s singer Al B. Sure, but was acknowledged as a child of Diddy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 03, 2025
Music FreakNik: Memphis Runs Into Issues With Police & City Officials FreakNik was a must-attend event that began in Atlanta in the 90s. The event has saw several revivals in the 2000s. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Lizzo Joins Hollywood Via Her First Lead Role In Sister Rosetta Tharpe Biopic Lizzo will release her new album "Love In Real Life" at some point this year, if new singles are anything to go off of. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Pop Culture Joe Budden Criticizes Co-Hosts For Defending Andrew Schulz Over Kendrick Lamar Controversy Joe Budden disagreed with his podcast co-hosts when it came to dismissing certain comments as just "jokes." By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music TDE Punch Reacts To Kanye West Slamming Kendrick Lamar Features On Playboi Carti Album Kanye West recently took to X to say that he's not a fan of Kendrick Lamar's music, and didn't want to hear him on Playboi Carti's new album. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Judge Warns Diddy To Stop Nodding At Jurors During Federal Trial Today, Judge Arun Subramanian told Diddy's team that if he doesn't stop gesturing at the jury, he could be kicked out of the courtroom. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music Hottest Rap Albums & Songs Of May 2025 With numerous stars dropping music in May, we are taking a look at the hottest rap albums & songs of the last month. By HNHH Staff June 05, 2025
Music Russell Simmons Hits HBO With $20 Million Lawsuit Over “On The Record” Documentary Russell Simmons accuses the filmmakers behind "On The Record" of ignoring evidence that could potentially dispute the allegations he's facing. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025