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Music Bricc Baby & Others Reportedly Arrested In Gang Takedown As Authorities Search For Big U According to U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally, Bricc Baby and others were arrested in an attempt “to make our communities safer." By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Unveils KKK-Inspired Cover For Upcoming Album “WW3” Kanye West's new album cover arrives after he wore a KKK-inspired outfit during an interview with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher April 03, 2025
Music SZA Admits She Was "Relieved" Her Super Bowl Halftime Show Performance Was Shortened SZA and Kendrick Lamar will be reuniting again for the highly anticipated "Grand National Tour," later this month. By Cole Blake April 13, 2025
Music YSL Woody Promises To Go After Young Thug If His Daughter's Surgery Doesn't Go Well Young Thug has been coming under fire on social media after several of his phone calls from jail surfaced online. By Cole Blake September 10, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Drops The Cover Artwork For Long Awaited "Tha Carter VI" Lil Wayne is giving fans what they have been waiting on for years as the rollout is officially underway for the sixth "Carter" album. By Zachary Horvath April 22, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Updates Cover Art For "AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP" Ahead Of 10th Anniversary Merch Drop A$AP Rocky changed the cover art for his second album to coincide with a 10th anniversary merch drop, but fans think more is on the way. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Reveals Title And Release Date For Upcoming Film Kendrick Lamar will seemingly continue his reign of pop culture dominance by producing an original film with Dave Free. By Elias Andrews March 05, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off On Cassie Following Shocking Diddy Trial Revelation Prosecutors and the defense went to battle yesterday over Diddy and Cassie's relationship, leading Boosie Badazz to believe in the former. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
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
Music Diddy's 2012 Overdose Photos Resurface After Trial Begins Diddy was arrested in September 2024 in Manhattan on Sex Trafficking charges. He has been detained in Brooklyn Metropolitian DC. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 18, 2025
Music DJ Mustard Announces He's Joining Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Grand National Tour" As The Opening Act There was some hope that Doechii was going to be the opener for Kendrick Lamar and SZA, but its DJ Mustard who fills in instead. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Jay-Z Dissed After Nas’ $5 Billion Casino Project Gets Approved Earlier this month, Jay-Z's bid to build a casino in Times Square was shot down by a community advisory committee. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025