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Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Only One Atlanta Rapper Can Beat New York In A "Verzuz" DJ Akademiks used the 50 Cent and T.I. beef to make a larger point about Atlanta hip-hop versus New York rap. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
TV "SNL" Addresses Reports Of Cardi B's Alleged Rehearsal Tantrum Cardi B allegedly wasn't too happy with a joke regarding Nicki Minaj being made during the "Weekend Update" segment. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Kanye West's Lawyers Argue Nazi Remarks Were Merely "Art" Kanye West recently issued a lengthy apology to the Jewish community for his antisemitic antics in recent years. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Blasts PlaqueBoyMax For Not Liking New Song, Max Responds Although PlaqueBoyMax is an NBA YoungBoy fan, YB did not take kindly to Max's thoughts on the "Slime Cry" cut "Headtap." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music J. Cole Invites Fans Into His Car To Listen To “The Fall-Off” J. Cole is currently on his "Trunk Sale" tour, driving around the U.S. selling CDs out of his Honda Civic. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Summer Walker Was Downright Giddy At Usher's Las Vegas Show Summer and Usher had a great time singing together. By Lavender Alexandria October 19, 2023
Music Latto References Ice Spice's "Munch" On Offset's New Album, Fans Speculate Beef While this is a completely harmless lyrical mention on "Fine As Can Be," there's a lot of context that has fans raising their eyebrows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2023
Music Offset Reveals Why Playboi Carti's Not On "Set It Off" Offset recently teased a collab with Playboi Carti, but it's no longer on his new album. By Caroline Fisher October 11, 2023
Music JT Says She Has A Solo Project On The Way After New City Girls Album JT has an exciting prospect for fans of her music. By Lavender Alexandria October 10, 2023
Music Boosie Badazz Explains Why He Passed On $250k Payday To Perform At LGBTQ Event Boosie confirmed the rumor and clarified the motivation for his actions. By Lavender Alexandria November 22, 2023
Pop Culture DDG Asks Fans To Bash Nail Salon That "Kicked Out" Halle Bailey, Accuses Them Of Racism DDG and Halle might be exaggerating a bit. By Zachary Horvath November 22, 2023
Music Tory Lanez, Ari Lennox, & More Headline Latest Update To “R&B Season” Playlist Check out the latest tracks in R&B with HNHH's weekly playlist. By Cole Blake November 19, 2023