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Music Lil Durk Offered Strict Security Plan To The Court Before His Judge Denied Bond Lil Durk's proposed bail release in his murder-for-hire case included 24/7 private security, $2 million, and direct reports to the court. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Streetwear Waka Flocka Flame Accidentally Starts Beef With DDG Over The Latter's Fashion Choices DDG sternly told Waka Flocka Flame to stop speaking on his name, and Waka Flocka Flame seemed to oblige... Or did he? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Ja Rule Goes Off On “Trash” 50 Cent After Getting Mocked For Irv Gotti Interview Comments 50 Cent recently taunted Ja Rule for admitting he was upset by his reaction to the death of his longtime friend, Irv Gotti. By Caroline Fisher April 13, 2025
Music Perez Hilton Claims Diddy Paid Hotel $50K To Withhold Assault Footage Perez Hilton has insider info on the incident. By Elias Andrews May 17, 2024
Music Does Drake Have A Daughter? Unpacking Kendrick Lamar's "Meet The Grahams" Allegation Fans are wondering if Drake has a hidden daughter following Kendrick Lamar's "Meet the Grahams" release. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 06, 2024
Music Travis Barker Covers Gunna's "fukumean" On The Drums With Finesse: Watch Rather than replicate the drum pattern of the song itself, the pop-punk icon chose to emulate Wunna's rap flow and add his own flair. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 03, 2023
Music Keri Hilson's 7 Best Songs: Solos & Features As we await her long-awaited return, let’s revisit some of Ms. Keri Baby’s classics. By Demi Phillips October 27, 2023
Original Content Rick Ross Explains What It Means To Sell Your Catalog Several veteran artists, from RZA to No I.D., have sold huge percentages of their musical catalogs in recent years, and in HNHH's cover story with Rick Ross, the Boss breaks down what that actually means. By Joshua Robinson May 24, 2022
Reviews Top 10 Performances From Rolling Loud NY Read our recap of Rolling Loud NYC 2021, including performances from J. Cole, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, 50 Cent, and more. By Alex Zidel November 01, 2021
Music The Weeknd's Tour Becomes The Highest-Grossing Tour Of The Decade The Canadian singer's tour is doing serious numbers. By Aron A. July 12, 2023
Original Content The A$AP Rocky Generation: How Flacko Influenced Modern Hip-Hop Far from just remolding The Dirty South's sound or serving as a fashion icon, A$AP Rocky's influence over current culture runs deep. By Robert Blair January 18, 2019
Original Content Latto Interviews Her Sister Brooklyn On "777 Radio": 5 Takeaways Latto and her sister Brooklyn Nikole cover family dynamics, cosmetic surgery, critics, supporting fellow femcees, and marriage goals. By Erika Marie April 27, 2023