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Music Diddy Settles Lawsuit With Photographer Who Accused Him Of Beatdown Diddy gets a deal done. By Matt F August 17, 2017
Music Young Thug Responds To Allegations Of Him Cheating On Fiancee Jerrika Karlae "Y cheat when u can creep" Thugger says of him cheating on his fiancee. By Kevin Goddard October 04, 2017
Music DJ Akademiks Goes On Bizarre And Borderline Hateful Rant About Kendrick Lamar's "Auntie Diaries" Lamar revealed some pretty personal accounts on this "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" track and fans are understandably clapping back at Akademiks. By Zachary Horvath December 02, 2024
Music Diddy’s Team Could Benefit From Lack Of Celebrity Sex Tapes & Minors Involved In Trafficking Case Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial is just around the corner, and if convicted, he could face a hefty sentence. By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Allegedly Cost Compton Businesses Thousands Of Dollars With His Viral "Not Like Us" Video Local businesses are allegedly upset with Kendrick Lamar. By Cole Blake September 14, 2024
Music Kanye West's "Come To Life" Featured A 6th-Grader On Piano Kanye West enlisted a sixth-grader named Zen Micheline Hung to play piano on the emotional "DONDA" standout "Come To Life." By Mitch Findlay September 14, 2021
Music JAY-Z Admits He Refused To Lend Cousin $4,800, Fans React JAY-Z refused to lend his cousin $4,800 and is facing backlash for it on social media. By Cole Blake October 03, 2023
Music Metro Boomin Exposed For Allegedly Cheating And Getting Side Chick Pregnant Metro Boomin was hit with some pretty big accusations. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2024
Music LeBron James Shows Love To Key Glock As Rapper Mourns Young Dolph Bron encouraged Glock to take his time during this grieving process. By Erika Marie April 06, 2022
Music Death Row Records Is Now Owned By Toy Company Hasbro Hasbro acquired Entertainment One for $4.1B and now has the entire Death Row catalog in their possession. By Aron A. August 23, 2019
Original Content Top 25 Best Hip-Hop Debut Albums Of The 21st Century (So Far) HNHH ranks the top 25 best hip-hop debut albums of the 21st century. By HNHH Staff March 18, 2020
Original Content Quiz: Which J. Cole Album Are You? J. Cole has an album for every occasion, but which one represents you? By Mitch Findlay July 03, 2019