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Music Songs Of the Summer: Black Music Month Road Trip Edition Black Music Month meets the perfect road trip vibe—iconic classics and fresh bangers collide to fuel every mile with unstoppable energy. By HNHH Staff June 01, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Shares Petition Calling For His Release From Prison After Stabbing Incident Tory Lanez is currently serving a 10-year sentence behind bars for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music T.I.'s Defamation Case Officially Set To Go To Trial In June 2026 T.I. and Sabrina Peterson are officially heading to court after an LA judge solidified a trial date for the defamation case T.I. filed. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Lawyers Warn Prosecutors That They're Still Nowhere Close To A Conviction In Diddy's Trial Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in the ongoing criminal trial, which will continue on Tuesday. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Bradford Cohen Doesn't Think Lil Durk's VICAR Case Will Make It To Trial Bradford Cohen has a lot of legal experience pertaining to hip-hop cases, and Lil Durk is facing a massive one right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Nas & Mayor Mamdani Want New York Back At The Center Of Hip Hop Keeping Hip Hop rooted in New York means more than celebrating its past, according to Mayor Mamdani and Nas. By Erika Marie September 30, 2026
Music Drake Trolls Adin Ross After Top5 Allegedly Scammed & Ghosted Him Adin Ross was supposed to have Top5 on the ticket for the next Brand Risk event but apparently, the rapper ran off with his money. By Aron A. September 29, 2026
Music Jay-Z Praises Kanye West While Reflecting On "Jail's" Trump Reference While it's highly unlikely we will ever see Jay-Z and Ye reconcile, remarks like these show they still have some love for one another. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
Music Keke Wyatt Denies Child Cruelty Charge After Georgia Arrest Reports about Keke Wyatt’s Georgia arrest are being challenged by her team, which says the court record tells a different story. By Erika Marie September 25, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, September 25, 2026 Tonight is going to be light on hip-hop albums as it appears as though most artists are focusing on singles. By Alexander Cole September 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Meek Mill Finally Blocked Him On Instagram DJ Akademiks and Meek Mill remain embroiled in a heated beef, but as it turns out, Meek has opted to protect his peace. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2026
Relationships Kimora Lee Says Tyra Banks Tried To Protect Her From Russell Simmons Russell Simmons disputes Kimora Lee’s age when they met after she says Tyra Banks tried to keep her away from him. By Erika Marie September 22, 2026