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Music The Game Announces "Gangsta Grillz" Mixtape Recorded In Just Two Days This will be The Game's first entry in DJ Drama's legendary "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape series, which he cut down from 60 tracks to the best 19. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Lil Durk Affiliate THF Bayzoo Reportedly Murdered As Gruesome Footage Surfaces Online The shooting of THF Bayzoo occured as Lil Durk continues to remain in jail while awaiting trial in his murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Drake Fans' OVO Takeover At Kendrick Lamar's Toronto Concert Canceled By Police Drake's OVO fanbase include the rap star's most devoted fans. OVO stands for October's Very Own. OVO's mascot is an owl. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Original Content The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2025 Today, we are taking a look at the 40 best rap albums of 2025, from underground darlings, to rap's biggest superstars. By HNHH Staff December 09, 2025
Music Anthony Fantano Apologizes For Past Use Of Slurs After Alarming Clips Resurface Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop posted a video apologizing for old clips that paint the YouTuber in a dubious light. By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Is Kendrick Lamar Dropping? Mysterious "Who Is The Giant" Poster Leads To Speculation A "Who Is The Giant" poster has appeared in Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta, and it has led to questions about Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Music Judge Rules On R. Kelly’s Home Detention Request One of R Kelly's alleged victims does not believe the singer's claims that Bureau of Prisons officers are trying to kill him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz's Son Tootie Raww Was Arrested, But Not Because Of Charleston White Charleston White previously and gleefully claimed that he was the one who got Tootie Raww arrested amid his beef with Boosie Badazz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Skepta Kicks Off "Round 2" Against Joyner Lucas With A Scathing Response To "Nobody Cares" Skepta fired the first shot in the UK vs. USA rap battle against first responder Joyner Lucas with "Friendly Fire." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 17, 2025
Music Diddy Could Get Out Of Prison This Week If Donald Trump Gets His Way Diddy is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence, although a new report suggests Donald Trump is trying to change that. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2025
Music Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Under Fire For AI-Generated Cover Art Erykah Badu and The Alchemist's newly-released song is expected to appear on their upcoming album, "Abi & Alan." By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music An Entire Kanye West Album Just Leaked Kanye West has released unfinished album since 2016's Life of Pablo. Donda 2 was released on a custom made streaming player. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 18, 2025