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Music Akademiks Claps Back At Allegations He Accepts Payments To Push Artists Trap Dickey’s recent interview on The Breakfast Club sparks a conversation on paid posts on Akademiks’ Instagram page. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Machine Gun Kelly Says He "Absolutely" Smashed Halsey MGK confirms that he's gotten intimate with Halsey. By Alex Zidel September 20, 2018
Music Lil Tecca Explains His Extremely Awkward Performance Of "Ransom" Lil Tecca is getting clowned for his low-energy performance of "Ransom." By Alex Zidel August 12, 2019
Music Drake Surpasses Kendrick Lamar In Monthly Spotify Listeners After Beef The 6 God is back on top. By Elias Andrews August 10, 2024
Original Content Yella Beezy Details Life In Oak Cliff, Being A Rapper Dad, New Music With Mulatto, Gunna & More Yella Beezy breaks down his Texas origins, his family life, new music with Gunna, Mulatto, and more, for our new episode of "On the Come Up." By Aron A. November 05, 2020
Politics Chuck D Criticized By Fans Over U.S. State Department Partnership Not really fighting the power. By Elias Andrews June 27, 2024
Reviews ScHoolboy Q "Blue Lips" Review With a bit more clarity and ambition, "Blue Lips" is a gratifying listen that encompasses a level of depth that we haven’t heard from ScHoolboy Q before. By Aron A. March 09, 2024
Original Content Top 25 Best Hip-Hop Debut Albums Of The 21st Century (So Far) HNHH ranks the top 25 best hip-hop debut albums of the 21st century. By HNHH Staff March 18, 2020
Politics The White House Turns Drake's "ICEMAN" Cover Into A MAGA Ad Some Drake critics called his "ICEMAN" album title tone-deaf given ICE in the United States, and the White House is fueling that presumption. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Diddy’s Freak-Off Mansion Gets Sold For $55M Diddy unloads the infamous Star Island property. By Aron A. July 15, 2026
Music Drake Almost Says "F*** Kendrick Lamar" While Reading A Fan Letter During Adin Ross' Stream As you can imagine, people were ready with jokes. By Zachary Horvath December 27, 2024
Politics Candace Owens Questions Beyonce's Authenticity In Scathing Takedown The commentator went off. By Elias Andrews November 18, 2024