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Music Cardi B Makes Hilarious Appearance On Jimmy Fallon To Promote "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B has been using this panhandling schtick all throughout the rollout for "AM I THE DRAMA?," doing anything she can to sell the album. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Latto & Ice Spice Bury The Hatchet On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to the beef-squashing single from Latto and Ice Spice, "Fire Emoji" also boasts new cuts from Don Toliver and Tierra Whack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2025
Music Young Thug Apologizes To GloRilla After Disrespectful Jail Call After GloRilla's response to Young Thug, we will see if he addresses the other alleged leaked jail calls that bash other artists. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Lil Baby's "My Turn" Tops Billboard's Polarizing Ranking Of The Top Rap Albums Of The 21st Century In addition to Lil Baby, other artists to land inside the top 10 included Drake, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, The Weeknd, and more. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music 9 Atlanta Rappers Gucci Mane Co-Signed Gucci has an ear for talent, especially within his city. By HNHH Staff February 14, 2017
Music Man Who Dropped Paternity Lawsuit Against Jay-Z Says He's Not Done Fighting Yet Rymir Satterthwaite has been trying to prove that Jay-Z is his father since 2010. After dropping this latest suit, he says he's not done yet. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music LL Cool J Reaffirms He Created The Hip-Hop Acronym “G.O.A.T” During Late-Night Conversation With Seth Meyers LL Cool J released his debut album, Radio, in 1985. It includes classic songs such as “I Can’t Live Without My Radio,” “Rock The Bells." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Affiliate R5 Homixide Dead At 22 Atlanta rapper R5 Homixide, born Rashad Dowdy, has reportedly died at 22 years old. By Joshua Robinson August 25, 2021
Music LeBron James Previews Nas’ Verse On New Clipse Album The eagerly antipated first Clipse album in 15 years, "Let God Sort Em Out," is currently slated for release on July 11. By Caroline Fisher June 24, 2025
Music J. Cole Surpasses 100 Career Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music T-Pain Reveals How Much Money He Made From His First Recording Contract T-Pain probably bought several dranks with his first advance. By Devin Morton August 12, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg's Team Reportedly Claims His Apology For LGBTQIA+ Criticism Is Fake This controversy stems from Snoop Dogg's comments on a lesbian couple featured in the 2022 Pixar film "Lightyear." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025