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Music Lil Wayne Causes A Stir After Flexing His Abs On Stage Lil Wayne had a make-up show in Bangor, Maine on Tuesday, and some of the videos from the show are making the rounds online. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Music 50 Cent Laughs Off Young Buck's Warning About Trolling Big Meech 50 Cent clapped right back at Young Buck. By Cole Blake February 10, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Leaves Drake Off His Top Five Rappers List DJ Khaled and Drake haven't been on the best of terms as of late, and it seems as though the former is letting it be known. By Alexander Cole September 21, 2026
Original Content Why Migos Rap The Way They Do A brief history lesson on how and why Migos' signature flow came to be. By Gus Fisher May 15, 2018
Original Content A Short History Of Hip-Hop "Star Wars" References A brief history of the best "Star Wars" hip-hop references of all-time. By Karlton Jahmal December 18, 2017
Music Kanye West Wants To Work With Mike Dean Again After Rumors Of A Rift There has been a lot of speculation about beef between Kanye West and Mike Dean over the past few years, which both have denied. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2026
Politics Coi Leray Says Nicki Minaj’s MAGA Ties Don’t Erase Her Legacy Nicki Minaj’s MAGA criticism frustrates Coi Leray, who says even Barack Obama didn’t receive this much political attention. By Erika Marie September 17, 2026
Music Slipknot Singer Corey Taylor Shows Love To Kendrick Lamar With Brief Acoustic Cover Of "TV Off" Kendrick Lamar's single, "TV Off," has remained one of the most popular songs off of his latest album, "GNX." By Cole Blake April 24, 2025
Original Content What Happened To King Los? King Los was on the precipice of what seemed like a massive career, armed with both talent and a hip-hop mogul by his side, in the mid-2010s. We break down what's happened since then. By Robert Blair May 11, 2021
Original Content Mario Judah On His "Whole Lotta Red" Beef, Details Exactly How He Went Viral For Day 7 Of HNHH's "12 Days Of Christmas" interview series, Mario Judah speaks to us about parodying Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red," his meteoric rise to fame thanks to "Die Very Rough," and how he started merging rock and metal with hip-hop. By Alexander Cole December 19, 2020
Pop Culture Kanye West Explains "White Lives Matter," Anti-BLM Stance After stirring up controversy this week, Ye sits down for a 20-min video interview & details is ideaologies. By Erika Marie October 06, 2022
Music Tan DaGod Bragged About Killing Alleged Abusive Ex Before Death There is not yet an apparent motive for Tan DaGod's killing. By Devin Morton July 16, 2024