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Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Has Some Things Up His Sleeve” For 2026 During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music Drake Was Never Asked To Headline The Super Bowl, Source Claims “It’s a blatant lie,” the source says of the rumors. By Caroline Fisher September 13, 2024
Music Matt Ox Breaks Silence After Arrest For Drug Charges Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music What Is Drake's "PROJECT BOT"? A massive controlled explosion in Toronto caused a commotion over Drake's supposed "PROJECT BOT" shoot in the city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Future Provides Enticing Update On Next Album Amid Leak Rumors Future also seems ready to drop a fire album in 2026 especially with rap having a strong start to the year. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Music Drake's "Not Like Us" Allegations: Key Piece Of Evidence Already Debunked Drake is accusing UMG and Spotify of artificially boosting the successful of Kendrick Lamar's hit diss track, By Cole Blake November 26, 2024
Music Driven By The Beat: 10 Hip-Hop Songs That Were Made To Be Played Loud On The Road In honor of Black Music Month, here are 10 songs that deserve to be on our hip hop road trip playlist this summer from Migos to Kendrick Lamar. By HNHH Staff June 09, 2025
Relationships Lil Durk & India Royale: Relatonship Timeline India Royale and Lil Durk captured everyone's heart, especially on social media. It seemed like it was all good, until it just wasn't. By Brandon Simmons March 14, 2023
Music Chris Rivers Opens Up About Big Pun's Domestic Abuse In Powerful Cipher Chris Rivers reflects on the darker aspects of his childhood. By Mitch Findlay December 19, 2018
Music Drake, Adin Ross & DJ Akademiks Hit With Gambling Suit For "Inflicting Harm" This New Jersey lawsuit makes similar claims against Drake, Stake, and Adin Ross as previous lawsuits, with this one roping DJ Akademiks in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Relationships Gio Threatens To Expose "Lanky B*tch" Playboi Carti Giovanna Ramos asked fans which of Playboi Carti's unreleased songs they want her to share on social media. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Called Out For Response To Sexyy Red's Story Fans are upset with Lil Yachty's response to Sexyy Red opening up on his podcast. By Cole Blake August 16, 2023