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Music Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's "CARNIVAL" Slides Into The No. 1 Slot On Billboard Hot 100 The "VULTURES 1" cut will take over Beyonce's "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" when the list updates tomorrow. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2024
Music Steve Stoute Reveals Jay-Z Is Actually His Cousin, Speaks On Their Bond The music executive revealed this during his recent appearance on Shannon Sharpe's popular "Club Shay Shay" show. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2024
Music Cole Bennett Immortalizes Juice WRLD With Memorial Tattoo Cole Bennett shared a picture of his new ink, which pays homage to the late Juice WRLD. By Joshua Robinson March 04, 2021
Music Steve Lacy Lists His Influences Including Paramore, Faye Webster, Prince, & More Steve Lacy has shared his biggest influences for "Gemini Rights." By Cole Blake December 26, 2022
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Shakes Her Booty To "Bussin": Watch The mother of one had her cheeks clapping to her latest Lil Baby collab track. By Hayley Hynes February 18, 2022
Original Content Mario Judah On His "Whole Lotta Red" Beef, Details Exactly How He Went Viral For Day 7 Of HNHH's "12 Days Of Christmas" interview series, Mario Judah speaks to us about parodying Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red," his meteoric rise to fame thanks to "Die Very Rough," and how he started merging rock and metal with hip-hop. By Alexander Cole December 19, 2020
Original Content Maxo Kream Reflects On "Weight Of The World," Being The Only Hypebeast Crip & Getting Co-Signed By A$AP Yams On the second day of HNHH's "12 Days of Christmas," Maxo Kream breaks down "Weight Of The World," working with Tyler, the Creator, meeting Virgil Abloh, his prowess on the basketball court & much more. By Taylor McCloud December 14, 2021
Music Aaliyah's Uncle Suggests He Wanted To Go After R. Kelly But "Wasn't A Hardcore Criminal" Barry Hankerson introduced his young niece to Kelly and considered his actions before turning to Minister Farrakhan for prayer. By Erika Marie August 27, 2021
Music Wack 100 Calls Future's Music "Dreary," "One-Dimensional": "Maybe You Gotta Be High" He added that when Drake and Future toured together, "they didn't let Future do a full set... I started nodding out!" By Erika Marie June 06, 2022
Streetwear Playboi Carti Releases "Narcissist" Clothing Line The new designs incorporate mugshots, heavy crops, and metal-style text. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 23, 2022
Original Content Nia Long Has An Undeniable Imprint In Hip Hop Thanks To These Songs Much has been said about Nia Long in recent days as the scandal involving her longtime partner, Celtics coach Ime Udoka, unravels in real-time. As he's called out for fumbling the bag, we revisit times when rappers loved on—or lusted over—the actress in their rhymes. By Erika Marie September 23, 2022
Music Kanye West's "Donda Chant" May Be Deeper Than Listeners Originally Thought "Donda Chant" may not be as surface-level as fans originally thought. By Joshua Robinson September 01, 2021