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Music Lil Reese Opens Up About Bullets Grazing His Eye, Head & Mouth In May Shooting He shared new details surrounding the scary ordeal. By Madusa S. June 20, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Seemingly Shades BET Hip Hop Awards For "Seeing Green" Exclusion Mrs. Petty is nominated alongside BIA for their "Whole Lotta Money (Remix)," but the Drake and Lil Wayne-assisted "Seeing Green" didn't make the cut. By Erika Marie September 09, 2021
Music Hit-Boy Delves Into The "Death Row East" Bassline Hit-Boy shares a clip of "Death Row East's" creation, showcasing his ability to create a slick bassline on his keyboard. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Original Content DJ Kool Herc Reflects On Hip-Hop's 48th Birthday On hip-hop's 48th birthday, we connected with the culture's founding father DJ Kool Herc, who made history at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Music Jorja Smith’s 2018 Cover Of “No Scrubs” Has The Internet Debating Her Singing Abilities Some have joked that the 24-year-old sounds like she’s singing in italics. By Hayley Hynes October 11, 2021
Music Cordae Deletes All His IG Posts, Ahead Of Upcoming Album Release Cordae deleted all of his Instagram posts, possibly foreshadowing the release of his upcoming album. By Cole Blake August 15, 2021
Music Paul McCartney Reveals That John Lennon "Instigated" The Breakup Of The Beatles Paul McCartney says it was John Lennon who instigated the breakup of The Beatles. By Cole Blake October 11, 2021
Music BFB Da Packman Announces Debut Album Ft. Benny The Butcher, Sada Baby & More BFB Da Packman announces the stacked tracklist to his upcoming debut album "Fat N***as Need Love Too." By Mitch Findlay June 22, 2021
Music Wale Announces "Folarin 2" Album & Says He's "One Of The Greatest Of All Time" Wale is releasing his new album "Folarin 2" this summer. By Alex Zidel June 22, 2021
Music Kanye West's "Donda" Album Cover May Have Been Leaked The rumored cover artwork for Kanye West's tenth studio album has arrived. By Alex Zidel July 19, 2021
Music Big Boi & Outkast Were Ready For Whatever At 1995 Source Awards: "We Got Hands" The Rap icon recalled getting booed by the crowd amid East vs. West beef and said Outkast "had people up there that took care of us." By Erika Marie November 03, 2021
Original Content Jackboy Reveals How XXXTentacion Helped Him, Details Moving From Sniper Gang To 1804 Records & More A new season of HNHH's "On the Come Up" is here! Jackboy helps us kick it off, with an exclusive interview where he speaks on moving from Kodak Black's Sniper Gang to start his own imprint, 1804 Records, the Florida rap scene, building generational wealth for his family, and much more. By Joshua Robinson October 13, 2021