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Music Jay-Z Raises Eyebrows After Name Change On Streaming Services Jay-Z used to go by JAŸ-Z in the earlier stages of his career, most notably at the beginning when he dropped "Reasonable Doubt" in 1996. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Original Content Breakout Artists Of 2018 HNHH Presents the Breakout Artists List of 2018. By Aron A. December 07, 2018
Music Travis Scott Feeds Into Album Hype With Another Massive Update Travis Scott, fresh off of some recent linkups with Kanye West, seems pretty close to releasing his next solo work. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Scholars Push Back On Drake's Appeal For "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG UMG recently filed a brief calling Drake a hypocrite for trying to appeal the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit over "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Fumes After ChatGPT Details 360 Deal With J. Prince Jr. When the finesser gets finessed. By Aron A. May 04, 2026
Music Gunna Fan Account Suspended On Twitter After Young Thug & Lil Baby Fans' Attacks This Gunna fan account supposedly shared many of Young Thug's leaked jail calls, and also clashed with Lil Baby fans over their feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music Drake Teases Extended Snippet Of "Iceman" Song "National Treasure" This track was leaked by crypto streamers in September and as a result, there was doubt that Drake was going to do anything with it. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025
Music How Many Kids Does Playboi Carti Have? Playboi Carti recently revealed that he has a daughter on his new single. By Axl Banks December 21, 2023
Music Daylyt Addresses Rumor He Helped Drake Write “Back To Back” According to Daylyt, he could have made a significant contribution to the track. By Caroline Fisher September 27, 2024
Music Cardi B Yells At Arena Staff In Atlanta While Live On Instagram Cardi B nearly canceled the final stop of her "Little Miss Drama" tour in Atlanta over venue staff's alleged disrespect to her team. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music Drake Haters React After He Allegedly Flew The Game Out To Toronto The Game could've just been in Toronto on his own, but Drake fans and haters debated his recent visit due to the Kendrick Lamar beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Pop Culture Drake And Sophie Brussaux Throw Western-Themed Bash For Adonis' 8th Birthday Drake and Sophie Brussaux keep their relationship private, but it seems their co-parenting journey is going well. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025