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Original Content King Louie Elaborates On What "Drill" Music Is & Explains Its Origins King Louie sits down for an in-depth conversation with HNHH, detailing "Drilluminati," the origin of drill music and the biggest misconceptions about it, and why he loves Canada so much. By Aron A. October 01, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg Tells Nardwuar Martha Stewart Is "A Double G" Snoop Dogg met up with Nardwuar at SXSW in Austin and fun ensued. By hnhh March 23, 2017
Music Rod Wave Covers Drake's "Over My Dead Body" For NPR Tiny Desk Performance Rod Wave graces the NPR Tiny Desk (Home) concert series with a performance of "OMDB," "Rags2Riches," "Streetrunner," and "Don't Forget." By Joshua Robinson April 29, 2021
Music MoneyBagg Yo Flexes His Crazy New Chain MoneyBagg Yo shows off his custom green light chain. By Taya Coates June 16, 2021
Pop Culture Yung Miami Twerks On Quavo During Rolling Loud "Strub Tha Ground" Performance Yung Miami is moving on City Girl time this summer. By Hayley Hynes July 25, 2022
Pop Culture 2 Chainz & His Son Talk About Going To Space On Their Podcast 2 Chainz's son, Halo, schools him on the subject of astronomy. By Lawrencia Grose June 25, 2022
Music Lil Baby On Rumored 4PF RICO Charge: "Only God Can Judge Me" Earlier this month, Fulton County D.A. Fani T. Willis said two more high-profile RICO arrests will be made in the "next 60 days." By Aron A. July 22, 2022
Music Polo G's Best Friend B-Money Shot & Killed In Chicago: Report Polo G paid tribute to his close friend, who he has known since he was a child. By Alex Zidel August 16, 2021
Original Content Smokepurpp Is A Florida Jit: On New Album, Lil Pump Friendship & Quitting Lean EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Smokepurpp reveals the album release date for "Florida Jit," announces his new reality show, and speaks on his collaborations with Rick Ross, Lil Pump, and more. By Alex Zidel May 29, 2020
Relationships Jermaine Dupri Won't Work With Janet Jackson Again Because Of Fans' Criticism While they were dating, Jermaine Dupri helped produce Janet Jackson's ninth studio album—a record that not all critics were fond of. By Erika Marie July 27, 2020
Music Gladys Knight & Patti LaBelle's Verzuz Brought Us Down Memory Lane Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle faced off in a memorable Verzuz battle, which also included a performance by Dionne Warwick. By Alex Zidel September 14, 2020
Music Timbaland Reflects On Blowing Jay-Z's Mind With "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" Timbaland revisits one of his legendary moments in the studio, sharing footage of the time Jay-Z first heard "Dirt Off Your Shoulder." By Mitch Findlay August 25, 2020