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Music Questlove Explains Why Black Thought Was "Blackballed" By Fellow Emcees During an appearance on Talib Kweli's "The People's Party," Questlove reveals the harsh truth that Jay-Z once told him about Black Thought. By Mitch Findlay March 22, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar Addresses R. Kelly's Demise On "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" Kendrick Lamar discusses R. Kelly's abuse and fall on his new album. By Rex Provost May 13, 2022
Music Wack 100 Checked By Pooh Shiesty's Lawyer After He Claims The Rapper Snitched Bradford Cohen calls Wack's allegations "a straight up mistruth" while detailing Shiesty's guilty plea. By Erika Marie February 25, 2022
Original Content Roy Woods Praises Drake's Foray Into House Music, Reveals He's Executive Producing "Mixed Emotions" Roy Woods chops it up for a new interview with HNHH where he discusses enlisting Drake as the executive producer of his upcoming album "Mixed Emotions" and jetting off to the Bahamas with his OVO boss. By Shirley Ju June 28, 2022
Sports DJ Khaled Celebrates Miami Heat Win Over Boston Celtics: "God Is Great" DJ Khaled was very pleased with his team's performance last night. By Rex Provost May 28, 2022
Music Diddy & Jermaine Dupri Agree To "Hit For Hit" Battle In Atlanta J.D. has been asking for a "Verzuz" against Diddy, but while the platform is at the center of a legal battle, Diddy makes a counter offer. By Erika Marie August 18, 2022
Numbers NBA YoungBoy Passes 10 Billion YouTube Video Views, Has Been Platform's Top-Ranked Artist All Year YoungBoy Never Broke Again has officially passed 10 billion views on YouTube, where he has been the platform's #1-ranked artist every single week in 2022. By Alex Zidel March 22, 2022
Music Virgil Abloh Explains Controversial Pop Smoke Album Cover Virgil Abloh explained the intent behind his Pop Smoke album cover for "Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon." By Alex Zidel June 30, 2020
Original Content Conway The Machine's "From King To A God": The Best Bars Conway The Machine's "From King To A God" features no shortage of incredible bars -- here are some of the album's best lyrics. By Mitch Findlay September 14, 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
Original Content The Best 2000s Era Hip-Hop/R&B Samples From The Last Five Years As Hip-Hop and R&B continue to progress, the genres' samples have too. By Joshua Robinson June 07, 2022
Music Lil Durk Pays Tribute To King Von With "V.Roy" Jacket Durk has just debuted a new jacket dedicated to his late friend. By Madusa S. January 05, 2021