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Music Lesley Nicole, Aaliyah's Former Backup Dancer, Remembers Final Moments With Singer Before Tragic Death Lesley Nicole dancer in Aaliyah's music video, "Rock The Boat," the last video the singer shot in the Bahamas. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 12, 2025
Music J Prince Speaks Out After Charleston White Posts Video Of Alleged Shooting Charleston White shared a video of him allegedly getting shot at in Houston this week, accusing J Prince and Mob Ties of pressing him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2026
Music Young Thug Calls Out Nine Vicious For Claiming He Never Denied YSL Deal Young Thug had claimed he resigned Nine Vicious to YSL, which Nine seemed to deny online. Now, fans don't know who is being truthful. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Music Is Drake Tarnishing His Legacy By Streaming On Kick? On the new HNHH livestream, we discussed Drake's Stake stream, Kanye West's concerts, Meg and YB's interviews, and hip-hop's 53rd birthday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music Young Thug Criticized After Giving The Youth Questionable Advice Young Thug recently spoke to the youth in Macon, Georgia, and some of his advice is beginning to go viral for the wrong reasons. By Alexander Cole August 18, 2026
Music 50 Cent Goes After Rick Ross For Allegedly Lying About His $100M House Rick Ross and 50 Cent are not leaving each other alone anytime soon, and they're still fighting over album sales and financial success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2026
Music J. Cole "The Fall-Off" Credits: Every Feature And Producer J. Cole has released his highly-anticipated album "The Fall-Off," and we now have all of the producers and features. By Alexander Cole February 06, 2026
Music Chief Keef Announces 19 Tour Dates For "Chief Keef Live 2026": How To Cop Tickets Chief Keef is going to be going on tour this Spring, and he will be performing all over the United States, from Chicago to Las Vegas. By Alexander Cole July 08, 2026
Music Akademiks Accuses Loren Larosa, Marc Lamont Hill & Rob Markman Of Roc Nation Bias Akademiks speaks out over a dismissed lawsuit against Drake, Stake and himself. By Aron A. August 17, 2026
Music Dave Blunts Says Writing Kanye West’s "HH" Made Him Feel Like "Oppenheimer" Kanye West recently changed the lyrics to perhaps his most controversial song of his career to be more tolerable for the masses. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Every Allegation Gracie Bon Has Made Against Drake Drake has already denied the allegations Gracie Bon recently made, labeling her shocking story "big cap." By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music Drake Co-Signs BigXThaPlug Ahead Of New Album, "I Hope You're Happy" Drake is working on an upcoming album of his own, having dropped two singles for "Iceman" in recent months. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025