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Original Content Aaliyah, Timbaland & Missy Elliott's Inimitable Chemistry Impacted A Generation On what would be Aaliyah's 41st birthday, we look at how she impacted R&B through the 1990s and beyond. By Michael Kawaida January 16, 2020
Music Keefe D Says He Thinks DJ Quik Set Up Biggie's Murder The uncle of 2Pac's alleged killer believes DJ Quik set The Notorious B.I.G. up. By Taylor McCloud November 02, 2021
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021
Music Tyrese's Mother Succumbs To COVID-19 And Pneumonia After being hospitalized for COVID-19 and pneumonia earlier this month, Tyrese announced the passing of his mother. By Brianna Lawson February 15, 2022
Music Diddy Reveals His New Legal Name Diddy has legally changed his name to Sean Love Combs. By Alex Zidel May 03, 2021
Original Content Pressa Meets World: The Syrupy-Voiced Rapper Who Opened For Drake INTERVIEW: Toronto's rising star Pressa talks to HNHH about working with Murda Beatz and Tory Lanez, performing for the first time as Drake's opener on the "Boy Meets World Tour" and prospering while the odds are against him. By Aron A. April 10, 2018
Music 21 Savage Says "Issa" Is The Most Used Word Of 2017 And He Created It 21 Savage took to Twitter to claim the "word" issa, saying he created it and it's the most used in 2017. By hnhh January 31, 2017
Music Eric B & Rakim's Epic Twitter Rant Critical Of Today's Hip Hop Eric B. & Rakim's rant on the "Devolution of Rap" garners over a million views and sparks discussion. By Devin Ch February 14, 2018
Music Lawyer Fights Back Against Diddy's $100M Defamation Lawsuit Diddy accused Ariel Mitchell, attorney Courtney Burgess, and NewsNation's parent company Nexstar Media Group of spreading false info. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Attorney Slams Lawsuit Over Microphone Throwing Incident In 2023, an overzealous fan splashed Cardi B with a drink while she was performing, prompting her to hurl her microphone into the crowd. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music Travis Scott Debuts Straight Hair For Rolling Stone Cover The hairstyle has fans a little perplexed. By Alex Zidel December 20, 2018
Music Wack 100 Suggests That He's Been The One Leaking Young Thug's Jail Calls The internet has been wondering who's been leaking these Young Thug jail calls and it seems like Wack 100 may have just blown his cover. By Zachary Horvath September 05, 2025