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Numbers DMX's "Ruff Ryders Anthem" Becomes His Highest-Charting Song After DMX's music saw a 928% boost in streaming numbers, "Ruff Ryders Anthem" surpassed "Money, Power, & Respect" as the rapper's highest-charting single. By Mitch Findlay April 20, 2021
Music SAINt JHN, Kanye West, & Buju Banton May Drop A Collab Album SAINt JHN reveals that Kanye West wants to work on a new collaborative album, bringing Buju Banton into the fold to round it out. By Mitch Findlay November 30, 2020
Music Mario Judah Explains Being "One Of Those" Playboi Carti Fans Mario Judah says he was "that" Playboi Carti fan who would constantly tell the rapper to drop "Whole Lotta Red" in his comments. By Cole Blake December 29, 2020
Music Yung Bleu Reveals Why Chloe Bailey & Wale Collab Won't Be On New Album Yung Bleu dropped the "Moon Boy" tracklist and fans were disappointed that his collaboration with Chloe Bailey and Wale won't appear on the album. By Aron A. July 14, 2021
Music Webbie Arrested For Allegedly Choking & Holding Girlfriend Hostage In Baton Rouge Webbie was reportedly arrested for allegedly choking & holding his girlfriend hostage down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. By Kevin Goddard July 05, 2017
Music Check Out This Kanye West Interview From Before "College Dropout" Do you miss the old Kanye? By Mitch Findlay June 08, 2017
Music Karrueche Tran To Testify Against Chris Brown: Report Brown was recently served with a restraining order from Tran. By Trevor Smith May 07, 2017
Pop Culture Druski Invites Meek Mill To Coulda Been Records In Response To Label Complaints Druski trolls Meek Mill after the "Expensive Pain" rapper exposed his label for shady business practices. By Joshua Robinson October 27, 2021
Music Lloyd Banks Reveals "Lazy Lloyd" Nickname Was Inspired By Layzie Bone The New York emcee was a huge fan like the rest of us and says he's never told anyone where his nickname came from. By Erika Marie September 07, 2022
Original Content Top 30 Hottest Hip-Hop Albums Of 2021 We count down the hottest hip-hop albums that dropped in 2021. By HNHH Staff December 07, 2021
Music 21 Savage Secures A Batch Of Gold & Platinum Plaques 21 Savage can officially line his walls with eight new platinum and gold certifications, stemming from four of his albums. By Mitch Findlay April 01, 2021
Music Kevin Gates Defends Sexually Explicit Lyrics About Beyoncé On "Super General" Kevin Gates is standing behind his "Super General" freestyle, in which he raps about sexual fantasies with Beyoncé. By Cole Blake August 03, 2022