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Music NBA YoungBoy's Neighbor Says She's Baking Him Cookies To Celebrate His Return To Utah NBA YoungBoy had been serving time in prison after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge, last December. By Cole Blake April 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns Joe Budden About Suing 50 Cent After Drake Criticisms The podcaster is considering legal action. By Elias Andrews February 24, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Lawyer Joe Tacopina Just Beat the Case—Here Are The Hip-Hop Stars He Has Represented From Foxy Brown to YG, Joe Tacopina has been a go-to attorney for hip-hop's brightest stars. By Aron A. February 22, 2025
Music Fake Drake Coffin Arrives On DJ Khaled’s Doorstep After Eerie 6ix9ine Incident Recently, a fake coffin with "RIP Drake" written on it was dropped off at DJ Khaled's house after something similar happened to 6ix9ine. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Music Jay-Z Confirms He Didn't Pay Assault Accuser To Drop Her Lawsuit Jay-Z didn't pay out a dime. By Cole Blake February 16, 2025
Music Drake's "Brian Steel" Song Earns Major Compliment From Young Thug's Attorney Brian Steel labeled Drake a "great model for our community." By Cole Blake February 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Could Top The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Again Following Super Bowl Show Performing your biggest record on the biggest stage is always going to be a big boost. By Zachary Horvath February 11, 2025
Music Hottest Rap Albums And Songs Of January 2025 January was a great first month of the year for hip-hop. By HNHH Staff February 06, 2025
Music Mia X Pulls Out Of Master P's Final Show Over Alleged Mismanagement Mia X was one of various guest performers slated for Master P's last performance at the Essence Festival on July 6. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Claims Hip-Hop Hasn't Had A Hit Song Since Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Many folks clapped back with counters to Elliott Wilson's claim, including recent successes from Kendrick Lamar's rival Drake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Protester From Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Arrested The man who displayed a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance was arrested for his actions that night. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Adin Ross Threatens To Fire Staff Member For Playing Kendrick Lamar At His Boxing Event Adin Ross is so incredibly loyal to Drake that he can't even stand the sound of Kendrick Lamar's voice, even a song as beloved as "Alright." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025