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Music Meek Mill Talks Pushing For Criminal Justice Reform On "Ellen" Meek Mill goes on Ellen and enlightens the audience on the need for prison reform. By Aron A. November 28, 2018
Sports Rihanna "Can't Wait To Kill It" At Super Bowl Halftime Show What songs are you hoping Rihanna performs during halftime? By Erika Marie February 01, 2023
Music Mother Of Lil Poppa’s Child Shares Emotional Message About His Death Last month, Jacksonville rapper Lil Poppa passed away at the age of 25, leaving his fans and loved ones devastated. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Politics Rihanna's "Lewd" Super Bowl Performance Slammed By Louisiana Republicans Worried About Kendrick Lamar's Set Louisiana Republicans want the event to remain "family friendly." By Cole Blake January 29, 2025
Music Drake Celebrates Bun B's Birthday With Touching Instagram Tribute To A "True Mentor" Drake and Bun B go way back, as the Houston legend was one of the first hip-hop icons to embrace the Toronto superstar's rise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2025
Music NBA Youngboy Doesn't Care About Being Influential: "I Just Wanna Be Paid" "I just wanna be paid and stay out the way," NBA Youngboy said on the latest episode of "Rap Radar." By Aron A. February 16, 2023
Music Hunxho Addresses Viral Video Of His Father Working As An Uber Driver Social media users are split when it comes to Hunxho's dad. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2025
Music Kai Cenat Is Upset That Drake Keeps Saying His Name Wrong Cenat wants to make sure people get it right going forward. By Lavender Alexandria May 27, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Incredible Rise: Houston Hottie To Global Superstar Megan Thee Stallion's career up to this point is shared in this comprehensive bio of her life as a woman in the rap game. By Paul Barnes June 01, 2023
Music Michael Jackson Biopic Reportedly Pushed Back Due To Scheduling Issues Jafaar Jackson will portray his uncle in the upcoming biopic "Michael," brought to life by producer Graham King and director Antoine Fuqua. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Kanye West & Playboi Carti's Beef May Be Ending Soon Overall, this has been a one-sided beef, with Kanye West mostly being the one initiating a lot of the tension. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025
Music HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: DMX, Polo G, Brockhampton & More Our weekly staff picks include music from DMX, Lil Tjay, Polo G, Belly, BROCKHAMPTON, Griselda, CJ, and more. By Aron A. April 12, 2021