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Music Nas' "Illmatic" Turns 27 Today Twenty-seven years ago, Nas delivered "Illmatic," an album still widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021
Music Bizarre Of D12 Back In The Studio After Hospital Scare Following his hospitalization from a Transient ischemic attack, Detroit's own Bizarre has bounced back and returned to the studio. By Mitch Findlay January 25, 2021
Music Pop Smoke Set To Appear On UK Rapper Fredo's Upcoming Album Fredo unveils the tracklist for "Money Can't Buy Happiness" ft. Pop Smoke, Summer Walker & more. By Aron A. January 25, 2021
Music Eminem Fan, Tom MacDonald, Drops $100,000 On "Stan's Revenge" NFT Tom MacDonald dropped $100,000 on one of Eminem's NFTs. By Cole Blake May 15, 2021
Music CyHi The Prynce Reveals "Free CyHi" Release Date CyHi The Prynce continues his unconventional "Free CyHi" album rollout with some new music and a November release date. By Mitch Findlay October 22, 2020
Music ILoveMakonnen Says People "Discredit" His "Talents" Since Coming Out As Gay He questioned how Hip Hop can have an issue with gay artists while rapping about brands from gay designers. By Erika Marie April 06, 2021
Original Content HNHH & TuneCore Present "Heat Seekers" Artist Spotlight: BTG Ent Our final HNHH x TuneCore "Heat Seekers" contest winner is Long Island artist group, BTG Ent. By HNHH Staff December 16, 2020
Pop Culture Grammy Chief Addresses The Weeknd’s Boycott Following Ban On Secret Committees The head of the Recording Academy addressed The Weeknd's boycott and the role it played in eliminating secret committees. By Madusa S. May 01, 2021
Sports Jack Harlow Announces New Single "Tyler Herro" Jack Harlow's new song is called "Tyler Herro" and it drops tomorrow. By Alex Zidel October 21, 2020
Original Content Kendrick Lamar Vs. Lupe Fiasco: Who Is The Better Lyricist? Lupe Fiasco's recent suggestion that Kendrick Lamar isn't in his league as a lyricist has opened the floor for an interesting conversation. By Mitch Findlay September 28, 2020
Music Billie Eilish Called "William Eyelash" By Dionne Warwick & Twitter Can't Handle It The legendary singer thought that was Eilish's name after watching "SNL." By Erika Marie December 15, 2020
Music Boosie Badazz Can't Give NBA YoungBoy Advice Because They're Both Bosses Boosie also talked about how "bad karma" caused his previous downfall. By Erika Marie December 14, 2020