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Music Kodak Black Credited By Fans For Starting "WAP" Kodak Black's fans are going to bat for him, claiming that he popularized the term "WAP," pointing to his song "Already" as the proof. By Alex Zidel August 19, 2020
Music Hopsin Reveals His Top 5 Dead Or Alive Hopsin reveals his top five favorite rappers dead or alive, celebrating a few artists who don't always get the recognition they deserve. By Mitch Findlay March 29, 2021
Music Young Thug Explains Paying Lil Baby To Start Rap Career: "I Was Scared For Him" Thugger and Baby grew up together and after seeing him go off to prison, Young Thug paid his friend to stay out of the streets and in the studio. By Erika Marie October 20, 2021
Music Kevin Gates Sports Outlandish Footwear In Photo With Fan A photo taken of Kevin Gates and one of his fans at Saks Fifth Avenue has fans scracthing their head to the rapper's peculiar choice of footwear. By Joshua Robinson March 10, 2021
Music JAY-Z Goes Viral With Regretful "Big Pimpin" Comments From 2010 JAY-Z's comments about regretting "Big Pimpin'" in 2010 have gone viral. By Alex Zidel May 04, 2021
Music Mac Bre-Z Recalls 2005 Moment When She Was Punched By Gucci Mane Gucci's former collaborator detailed what led up to the viral incident. By Erika Marie December 17, 2020
Original Content Zaytoven Details Why Gucci Mane Agreed To Jeezy Verzuz & Dives Into "So Icy" History For day 5 of HNHH's "12 Days Of Christmas" interview series, the Godfather of Trap Zaytoven details working with Kanye West, unreleased collabs with King Von and Juice WRLD, and dives into the history of Gucci Mane and Jeezy's beef. By Aron A. December 17, 2020
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Big Pun's "Twinz" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Big Pun's opening verse on "Twinz" proved that one deftly delivered bar can be immortalized in rap history. By Mitch Findlay January 27, 2021
Music Little Ms Golden, Lil Baby's Baby Mama, Is Back In The Booth Little Ms Golden, the mother of Lil Baby's first son, is working on the follow-up to her Tory Lanez-assisted single "Leaving You." By Joshua Robinson February 08, 2021
Music Kevin Gates Cries From Laughter During "Sundae Conversation" Interview Kevin Gates wasn't able to stop laughing while appearing on Barstool's "Sundae Conversation." By Cole Blake October 31, 2022
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Shows Off Her Flexibility In Philly Nicki lay on her back while stretching her legs out as far as they could go. By Lawrencia Grose October 29, 2022
Music Ne-Yo Airs Out Lucky Daye For Sleeping With A Woman In His Bed In a recent appearance on the FAQ Podcast, Ne-Yo revealed why he didn't sign Lucky Daye in the late 2000s. By Joshua Robinson July 12, 2022