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Original Content The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2025 Today, we are taking a look at the 40 best rap albums of 2025, from underground darlings, to rap's biggest superstars. By HNHH Staff December 09, 2025
Sports Jay-Z Sends A Message To Hip-Hop With His Super Bowl Outfit Jay-Z and Roc Nation have been partnering with the NFL to help handle the Super Bowl Halftime Show since 2019. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Kanye West Reveals His Surprising Hip-Hop Mount Rushmore Kanye West's unexpected picks for his hip-hop Mount Rushmore come from a recently leaked extension of his 2025 interview with Justin Laboy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Original Version Of Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents” Finally Hits Streaming Services New vinyl, cassette, and CD editions of Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents" are now available to mark its 30th anniversary. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Music Big U Demands Names Of Cooperating Witnesses In Federal RICO Case If convicted, Big U could spend decades behind bars. By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music When Is J. Cole Dropping "The Fall-Off"? J. Cole has been teasing "The Fall-Off" for years, but it appears that fans will finally get the hear the project this week. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Viral New Lil Nas X Footage Shows Him Completely Nude Prior To Hospitalization & Arrest Lil Nas X was hospitalized and then promptly arrested early Thursday morning (Aug. 21) after taking a nearly nude stroll through Los Angeles. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Lil Pump Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Explore rapper Lil Pump's net worth of $12 million, tracing his career journey and financial standing in 2024. By Axl Banks January 29, 2024
Music Lil Wayne Opens Up About His Relationships With Drake & Kendrick Lamar In his new "Rolling Stone" cover Story Lil Wayne admits that he refused to watch Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Explains Why He Doesn't Drop New Music Anymore Many 50 Cent fans wish he would put his beefs into new tracks rather than continuously troll his opponents online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026
Music Spotify Cracks Down On Botted Streams But Won't Reveal Which Artists They Punished The main narrative hip-hop fans associate with Spotify botting these days is the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef and its discourse offshoots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025