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Music YBN Nahmir Talks Group Disbanding & "Old People" Pitting Them Against One Another He spoke candidly about Cordae and YBN Almighty Jay, adding that they're all brothers no matter what. By Erika Marie February 17, 2021
Original Content HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: Nas, Lil Tjay, Erica Banks, & More Our brand new Staff Picks playlist features new music from Nas, Cardi B, Erica Banks, Freddie Gibbs, Young Thug, Lil Tjay, Babyface Ray, Lucky Daye, and more. By Alex Zidel February 16, 2021
Music Ja Rule Discusses Failed Supergroup With Jay-Z & DMX Helmed By Irv Gotti Ja, Jay, and X were almost formed their own Hip Hop collective, but the three artists ran into some roadblocks. By Erika Marie December 23, 2020
Music Swizz Beatz Explains Why He Called Out Justin Timberlake At "Verzuz" Swizz Beatz says he has "no problem with JT" after calling out Justin Timberlake on Verzuz over the weekend. By Aron A. June 01, 2021
Music Benny The Butcher Reacts To 6ix9ine & Meek Mill Drama Suffice it to say, Benny The Butcher was not impressed with Tekashi 6ix9ine's recent antics, nor with those praising the notorious rapper. By Mitch Findlay February 15, 2021
Music Nas' "Illmatic" Inducted Into Library Of Congress Recording Registry Nas' 1994 debut and Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation 1814" have been inducted the National Recording Registry. By Aron A. March 24, 2021
Music Cardi B Calls Out "Blue Check Republicans" Who Are Silent About Police Brutality As information about Lieutenant Caron Nazario and Daunte Wright's incidents with police goes viral, the rapper wants to know where the Republicans are. By Erika Marie April 15, 2021
Music Khleo Thomas Compares His 2010 Song "In My Soul" To Nicki Minaj's "Seeing Green" Khleo Thomas points out the similarities between his 2010 track "In My Soul" and Nicki Minaj's "Seeing Green." By Joshua Robinson May 17, 2021
Music A$AP Rocky Enters The NFT Game With his new album in the works, A$AP Rocky announces that he'll be officially entering the NFT game with a collection of "select works." By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021
Music Wale Has Major Praise For Westside Boogie's "Everything For Sale" Wale reveals that Boogie's "Everything's For Sale" album is one of his favorite projects of all time. By Mitch Findlay January 25, 2021
Music 42 Dugg Updates His Condition After Shooting Scare 42 Dugg confirms he's alright following reports that shots were fired at a music video shoot with Roddy Ricch. By Alex Zidel February 22, 2021
Music Swizz Beatz Says Lil Durk & Lil Baby Delayed Release Of Joint Album For DMX's "Exodus" Lil Baby recently shared a release date for "Voice of the Heroes" but quickly deleted the social media post. By Erika Marie May 14, 2021