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Music G Herbo Thinks DJ Akademiks & DJ Vlad Should Donate Money To Chicago Due To Their Coverage G Herbo shared his sympathetic but urgent thoughts on media figures like DJ Akademiks and DJ Vlad on "The Adam Friedland Show." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Shoots To Top Of US Apple Music Chart Drake's rollout for "ICEMAN" continues to be a hit with fans, with the second YouTube stream bringing thousands of eager viewers. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music Drake Shares Central Cee Collab Snippet And Trolls Alex Warren On Alleged Finsta Drake is still not a fan of missing out on the top spot on the Hot 100, so he trolled Alex Warren a bit on Instagram. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Are Apparently Dropping "Alfredo 2" Later This Month This would cap off one heck of a month for hip-hop if Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist actually follow through on this. By Zachary Horvath July 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Exposes SZA For Blocking Him As Nicki Minaj Beef Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj posted several fiery messages aimed at one another on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Clipse Is Sharing Revenue With Reactors & Content Creators Covering Their Album It's unclear whether or not this Clipse strategy is applying across the board to many creators or only to a select few. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Drake Addresses UK Rappers Vs US Rappers, Claims Best Lyricists In The World Are From London Drake's history with UK hip hop includes signing Skepta to BBK, collaborating with Central Cee and Jorja Smith, and producing Top Boy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music Raekwon Drops Stacked Tracklist For New Album "The Emperor's New Clothes" Raekwon's new album "The Emperor's New Clothes" is part of a treasure trove of classic MCs dropping new projects via Mass Appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Don Toliver Avoids Astroworld-Level Disaster At Calgary Stampede The Calgay Stampede reportedly faced a stabbing, various exit blocks, and dehydration during Don Toliver's set. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Drake Is Lapping The Field In Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 Hits Drake has had over 80 of his most popular songs land inside the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart over the years. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Best Rap Albums And Songs Of June 2025 When you think of the best rap albums of the entire year, June 2025 will certainly be an important piece of the puzzle. By HNHH Staff July 07, 2025
Music Drake Arrives In London Ahead Of Triple Headlining Appearance At Wireless Festival Drake arrived in London for his triple headlining weekend at Wireless Festival, which also kicks off the "$$$4U" European tour. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025