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Music Lil Durk Juror Breaks Down What Led To The Acquittal A juror says some of the government’s evidence against Lil Durk carried little weight as the panel worked through the conspiracy case. By Erika Marie September 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Argues Lil Durk Won't Get Bond Ahead Of Racketeering Trial Lil Durk is facing a racketeering trial, and ahead of his bond hearing in November, DJ Akademiks has some thoughts. By Alexander Cole September 21, 2026
Music Is Jay-Z Losing His Grip On The NFL Halftime Show? On HNHH's latest livestream, Aron and I also discussed fresh Chris Brown debates, the Macklemore controversy, and our dream label duo tours. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
Music Young Thug Meets Fan Who Found Out How To Message Him In Jail Young Thug found himself without human contact in jail, but one fan was able to change that for him, and he never forgot about it. By Alexander Cole September 22, 2026
Music Cardi B Is Not "Playing Around," Reveals Her Third Album Is Dropping Next Year Cardi B fans hope she means it this time, as we all remember the wait between "Invasion Of Privacy" and "Am I The Drama?" By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2026
Music Rockstar Games Announces "GTA VI: The Album" Release Date: How To Pre-Order Rockstar Games is taking "GTA VI" to another level with a special album that is going to drop on the same day as the game. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Pop Culture Bradford Cohen Explains Why He’d Pass On D4vd’s Murder Case The allegations are serious, but attorney Bradford Cohen says he still would not judge d4vd’s case without seeing the actual evidence. By Erika Marie September 18, 2026
Music The Grammys Has A Hip-Hop Problem On the HNHH livestream, Aron and I also discussed horrorcore, the Soul Train Music Awards, Ice Cube's Dejon Paul beef, ComplexCon, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2026
TV Cam'ron Announces The Return Of "It Is What It Is" And Drops A Freestyle In The Process Cam'ron just came through with a new freestyle on the same day that "It Is What It Is" made its big return. By Alexander Cole September 14, 2026
Music Reason Speaks On Rumor That TDE Scrapped A Drake & Baby Keem Collaboration Reason was on "New Rory & Mal" where he spoke about TDE and the rumored Drake and Baby Keem collaboration. By Alexander Cole September 29, 2026
TV Ray J Delivers Frightening Health Update, Brandy Responds Ray J came through with a harrowing health update that had his sister Brandy showing support on social media. By Alexander Cole September 28, 2026
Music Lil Durk To Face Trial With Three Codefendants As Reporter Shuts Down Plea Deal Speculation Lil Durk, Asa Houston, David "Browneyez" Lindsey, and Deandre "OTF Dede" Wilson, will face the upcoming VICAR trial together. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026