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Music Eminem, Young Thug & Jackboy Highlight Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Plus, new heat from Smoove'L and PeeWee Longway. By Aron A. December 19, 2020
Music Cardi B Gives Album Update: "Just Gotta Focus On A Couple Of More Songs" In an interview with Jimmy Fallon, Cardi B reveals that she's wrapping up the last round of songs and music videos for her long-awaited sophomore album. By Joshua Robinson February 12, 2021
Music Travis Scott Sets New All-Time Record On Fortnite Travis Scott's virtual "Astronomical" performance broke Fortnite's all-time record for most live viewers at a time, raking in 12.3 million. By Lynn S. April 24, 2020
Music SZA Cried After Earl Sweatshirt Rejected Her First Feature Request: "We Frens Now" SZA recalled the first feature she ever requested was from Earl Sweatshirt and he quickly said no. By Erika Marie July 16, 2020
Numbers Lil Baby "My Turn" Moves Over 100K Units In Second Week Although he slides down three spots on the BIllboard 200, Lil Baby's sophomore album, "My Turn" is still scorching hot on streaming services. By Aron A. March 17, 2020
Music FBG Duck's Mom Begs For No Retaliation Shootings After Son's Death FBG Duck's mother slams Mayor Lori Lightfoot for saying her son "fancies himself as a rapper, but is a member of a gang." By Aron A. August 08, 2020
Music Lil Wayne Begins Album Rollout With "Funeral" Teaser Clip A new album from Lil Wayne is imminent. By Alex Zidel January 23, 2020
Music 2 Chainz Announces New Album, Swoops Up Kanye West's Old Title 2 Chainz announces his new album "So Help Me God," which was originally Kanye West's title for "The Life Of Pablo." By Alex Zidel August 07, 2020
Original Content Top 15 Most Popular Artists On HNHH In 2019: 50 Cent, 6ix9ine, R. Kelly, & More From Nipsey Hussle to Kodak Black, here were the most popular artists on HNHH in 2019. By Alex Zidel January 01, 2020
Music Ludacris Faces Backlash For R. Kelly & Bill Cosby Lyrics In Previewed Lil Wayne Song Ludacris is under fire for including some controversial lyrics about abusers R. Kelly and Bill Cosby in an unreleased song he previewed during his battle with Nelly. By Lynn S. May 17, 2020
Numbers Swizz Beatz Flexes Gargantuan Nelly Vs Ludacris Numbers Following Nelly and Ludacris' Verzuz battle, Swizz Beatz took to Instagram to flex some of the numbers. By Mitch Findlay May 21, 2020
Music Beenie Man Slams "Billboard" For Excluding Him & Bounty Killer From "Verzuz" Cover Art The dancehall artists brought an entertaining "Verzuz" but weren't added to the list of artists featured on the artwork for Billboard's cover story. By Erika Marie August 10, 2020