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Music Chris Brown's Performance Takes A Freaky Turn In Toronto It's been an eventful run for Chris Brown and Usher. By Aron A. August 13, 2026
Music Tsu Surf’s Prison Release Date Finally Revealed In 2023, Tsu Surf pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Diddy Wasn't The One To Pay For Cassie Settlement, Legal Expert Theorizes Since the former Bad Boy artist also sued Sean Combs' corporations, attorney Symone Redwine thinks they took over paying this dough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 01, 2023
Music SZA Reveals That Rihanna's "Consideration" Was Originally Hers The song became a staple song for Rihanna! By Tallie Spencer November 30, 2023
Relationships Young Thug Continues To Receive Disapproval From Mariah The Scientist Fans Following Innocent Vacation Post Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist have faced a lot of skepticism from fans about their relationship and that continues with this post. By Zachary Horvath July 19, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Performs Unreleased Track From New Album, "Lonely At The Top" Joey Bada$$ is in the midst of a huge year after already welcoming his first child with Serayah, last month. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Kanye West Called A Disgrace By Israel's Embassy In Portugal Kanye West is hosting a concert in Portugal tonight, which Israeli ambassador Oren Rozenblat said the country should be ashamed of. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums Dropping In August Of 2026 August of 2026 is going to be a good month for hip-hop albums, and we have a calendar of releases for you to feast upon. By Alexander Cole August 03, 2026
Music ilykimchi Responds After Alleged Explicit Photos Leak Of Her Cheating On Oogie Mane With Tezzus Underground artists ilykimchi and Tezzus are currently going viral on X right now thanks to an alleged cheating scandal involving Oogie Mane. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
Music Is Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat” Bad For Hip-Hop? On HNHH's newest livestream, Aron A. and I discussed "The Real Me," the "Spend Dat" debate, our best LPs of the year so far, and Hov's shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Wants A$AP Rocky To Fight Back Against Drake Although DJ Akademiks is a big Drake fan, his connection to A$AP Rocky and back-handed praise of him means he's interested in more responses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music Judge In Lil Durk's Trial Rules On Key Severance Motion From Codefendants Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial was recently delayed from April to August, and now we have more details about what's next. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026