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Music Lil Wayne's Latest Career Achievement Draws Reactions From Nicki Minaj & DaBaby Nicki Minaj and DaBaby celebrated Lil Wayne's greatness after he achieved over one billion streams on Spotify for "Tha Carter III." By Alex Zidel June 29, 2021
Music Aaliyah & James Blake Hold Down This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist Plus, new music from Abra and Tiwa Savage. By Aron A. August 22, 2021
Music Boosie's Banishment Explained By Head Of Instagram Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri opens up about the recurring bans of Boosie Badazz. By Mitch Findlay July 27, 2021
Music Tyler, The Creator Is A Rapper First: "Don't Let The Wig Get It Twisted" The "Call Me If You Get Lost" rapper spoke to cameras at the 2021 BET Awards red carpet and made it clear that rap is his first love. By Madusa S. June 28, 2021
Sneakers Drake Says He & Lil Wayne Did "Verzuz" Before "Verzuz" Was A Thing Drake and Lil Wayne went head-to-head during their 2014 tour. By Alex Zidel July 16, 2021
Original Content DJ Kool Herc Reflects On Hip-Hop's 48th Birthday On hip-hop's 48th birthday, we connected with the culture's founding father DJ Kool Herc, who made history at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Music Royce Da 5'9" Reflects On 20 Years Of Bad Meets Evil Royce Da 5'9" reflects on the twenty-year anniversary of "Scary Movies," a Bad Meets Evil classic. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2021
Music Kids Aged 14 & 16 Were Among Those Killed At Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival: Report Children of the ages 14 and 16 were among those killed at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival. By Cole Blake November 06, 2021
Music HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: SZA, Polo G, Nardo Wick, & More Our brand new Staff Picks playlist update features new music from SZA, Gunna, Brent Faiyaz, Polo G, Nardo Wick, EST Gee, Lucki, and more. By Alex Zidel December 06, 2021
Music Ryan Trey Reflects On LeBron James Co-Sign, St. Louis Music Scene, & More Learn more about rising St. Louis artist, Ryan Trey, following his performance for Sprite's "Live From The Label" with Jack Harlow. By Alex Zidel August 20, 2021
Music Joyner Lucas Blasts Karen Civil For Allegedly Stealing $60K Joyner Lucas made similar claims in 2016, and now, he is looking for answers. By Alexander Cole September 18, 2021
Pop Culture Lil Nas X Reponds To "Worst Generation Of Music Ever" Critic Following Spotify Report A social media user did not like the news that Doja Cat and Lil Nas X surpassed Drake as having the most monthly listeners on Spotify. By Erika Marie October 15, 2021