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Music 50 Cent Explains Why He Won't Do A G-Unit Reunion Project The Rap mogul suggested that he's tired of carrying their weight. "My back hurt," he joked. By Erika Marie August 12, 2022
Music Lupe Fiasco Reveals The Surprising Meaning Of "Drill Music In Zion" The title of Lupe Fiasco's newest album has unusual origins. By Rex Provost July 10, 2022
Pop Culture Queen Naija Speaks On Negativity: "I'm The Joke Of Twitter" The singer addressed the "Blame Queen Naija" trend and says she's now able to laugh at jokes that used to set her off. By Erika Marie April 12, 2022
Music Summer Walker Brings Out SZA During Atlanta Concert The duo performed their collaborative track "No Love." By Thomas Galindo February 20, 2022
Music Kid Cudi Reveals The Origin Of His Stage Name During Interview With Jimmy Fallon Kid Cudi was originally rapping under the moniker of Lil Scott. By Joshua Robinson December 16, 2021
Original Content JoJo Opens Up About Dealing With Anxiety, The R&B Renaissance & Her Fave Music Of The Year For our "12 Days of Christmas" interviews, we speak with JoJo to discuss just how far she's come since her initial rise to fame in the early 2000s. By Hayley Hynes December 15, 2021
Music Maxo Kream Explains The "Real Story" Of How He Met Playboi Carti Maxo Kream unpacks his connection with Playboi Carti and reveals how they first met in an exclusive new interview. By Alex Zidel December 14, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs's Does Hilarious Michael Jackson Impression During "SSS" Sessions Freddie Gibbs is gunning for the King of R&B title. By Aron A. February 24, 2022
Original Content How Benny The Butcher Is Building The BSF Legacy From The Ground Up INTERVIEW: Ahead of the release of Black Soprano Family's "Da Respected Sopranos," Benny The Butcher chopped it up with HNHH about introducing BSF, maintaining authenticity, and how he shaped his hustle. By Aron A. August 03, 2020
Music Sticky Fingaz Finally Speaks On Kodak Black Incident After Adam 22 inquires about the Kodak Black beef, Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Starr offer up another piece of the puzzle. By Mitch Findlay March 24, 2020
Original Content 21 Savage's "A Lot" With J. Cole Proved Naysayers Wrong 21 Savage and J. Cole's "A Lot" introduced a compelling creative partnership that thrived in spite of vast stylistic differences. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2020
Original Content What Happened To Rakim's Aftermath Album With Dr. Dre? In one of hip-hop's greatest cases of "what could've been," we revisit Rakim's brief spell on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and why the "Oh My God" album never surfaced. By Robert Blair March 24, 2020