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Music Why Was Chief Keef Banned From The BET Awards? BET finally lifted their 10-year ban on Chief Keef and he'll be performing this weekend as part of the Hip-Hop 50 medley. By Aron A. June 23, 2023
Original Content Westside Gunn Songs: Rapper's Best Collabs We list and review some of the Buffalo rappers most iconic collaborative tracks in his discography. By Paul Barnes April 24, 2023
Original Content Deante' Hitchcock Reveals Four New Projects & Discusses Retirement Plans Deante' Hitchcock talks his debut album "BETTER," his penchant for freestyling, Dogecoin, and his bright future in the latest episode of HNHH's "On The Come Up." By Joshua Robinson December 08, 2021
Original Content Diamond Certified Hip-Hop Albums: A Complete Guide A comprehensive guide to hip-hop's diamond-certified canon, which includes albums from Eminem, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G, and Lauryn Hill. By Robert Blair August 01, 2021
Music Pooh Shiesty Says Final Goodbye To His Brother Pooh Shiesty lays his brother Tee Da P to rest in a private funeral service. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2021
Original Content Kanye West's "Yeezus": An Audacious Experiment 7 years later, Kanye West's "Yeezus" shines as a boundary pushing experiment. By Noah John June 18, 2020
Music Smiley Did What Needed To Be Done: The OVO Star On Sobriety Journey, Borrowing Drake's Maybach & Debut Album Plans Exclusive: Smiley shares a hilarious story about "Nicky Nicky Nine Doors," discusses his new project & explains why Drake is "such a genuine guy." By Aron A. July 27, 2023
Relationships Karlae Tweets She Misses Young Thug Amid Rumors He's Dating Mariah The Scientist Thug may be stuck in a love triangle. By Thomas Galindo January 16, 2022
Music Playboi Carti Confirms He's Single, Calls Iggy Azalea The "Best Mother" To Son Onyx He also talks about loving people for who they are. "I don't judge nobody. I have gay friends. I have trans friends, you know what I'm saying?" By Erika Marie April 12, 2022
Streetwear How The Lil Uzi Vert Fit Pic Changed The Instagram Game Analyzing the influence of Lil Uzi Vert's iconic Fit Pic, and deconstructing the essential components. By Azia Egbe September 18, 2019
Music XXXTentacion Addresses His Controversial IG Post XXXTentacion's IG post of him "hanging himself" was a preview of an upcoming video, not real. By Kevin Goddard August 24, 2017
Original Content EarthGang Live Through Music: Spillage Village, Jamming With Mac Miller, & J. Cole's Psychic Predictions INTERVIEW: From pioneering the Spillage Village movement, to GTA-fuelled sleepovers with Young Thug, to making music with Mac Miller, EarthGang have forged a marvelous path. By Mitch Findlay November 19, 2018