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Music Kanye West Claims He Hates Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" In Vicious Rant Kanye West did not want the attention to stray from him for too long, and decided to target both Playboi Carti and K. Dot's biggest single. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025 10.6K Views
Original Content HNHH's Women's History Month Playlist: Hip Hop And R&B Queens All hail the queens! We're celebrating Women's History Month by paying respect to the ladies who keep our playlists lit. By Erika Marie March 19, 2025 1054 Views
Music Kanye West Denies Roasting Playboi Carti's Rolling Loud Set Over Text Kanye West seems to love Playboi Carti, which is why users were so confused by his alleged texts dissing the rapper. By Elias Andrews March 17, 2025 2.3K Views
Music Jay Rock Detained By LAPD After Trying To Flee During Traffic Stop Jay Rock has a long and complicated history with the LAPD, and he got into a complicated situation with them Thursday night. By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025 4.9K Views
Music Lil Wayne & Hot Boys Hilariously Abandon Birdman On Stage In The Middle Of His Speech Lil Wayne, Birdman, and the rest of the Hot Boys have been performing a number of concerts together in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025 3.5K Views
Music DDG Considers Leaving America Amidst Custody Drama With Halle Bailey DDG has captured the attention of the internet with his recent claims about his son, but now the rapper wants to start anew. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025 3.2K Views
Music T-Pain Introduced Auto-Tune To The 2000s But Credits Snoop Dogg For Making It Acceptable To Use In Hip-Hop After T-Pain reached the top of the charts with "I'm Sprung" in 2005, Snoop Dogg joined the trend with "Sexual Eruption" in 2007. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025 1364 Views
Music Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” Still Projected To Outsell Drake’s “$$$4U” On Next Billboard Chart Kendrick Lamar also announced non-musical moves as of late, such as his "Whitney Springs" film with "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025 3.3K Views
Music Grammys Deletes Clip Of Crowd Singing Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Amid Drake Lawsuit Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss track "Not Like Us" won five Grammys in 2025, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025 2.5K Views
Music Lil Xan Enters Not Guilty Plea Over Allegedly Assaulting A Fan At His Concert Lil Xan reportedly kicked a concertgoer in the face and threw his microphone at him for allegedly trying to grab his crotch. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025 402 Views
Music Police Identify Both Suspects In Killing Of G$ Lil Ronnie & His 5-Year-Old Daughter The suspects in the murder of G$ Lil Ronnie are considered armed and dangerous, according to Police Chief David Hernandez. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025 4.2K Views
Music Vybz Kartel Set For Epic U.S. Comeback With First American Show in 20 Years After getting his visa reinstated, Vybz Kartel announces his upcoming concert in Brooklyn. By Aron A. March 04, 2025 1.7K Views