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Music Diddy Allegedly Made An Escort Pee In Cassie's Mouth During A Freak-Off Diddy's trial finally began opening statements in the courtroom in New York City on Monday after a week of jury selection. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Eminem Officially Gets His 11th No. 1 Album With "The Death Of Slim Shady" Eminem's new album broke Taylor Swift's staggering streak on the Billboard 200 albums chart through 281K in first-week sales. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 21, 2024
Music 2021 XXL Freshman Class Revealed: Coi Leray, Pooh Shiesty, Rubi Rose, & More The 2021 XXL Freshman cover is finally here, and this year's class features breakout stars such as Coi Leray, Pooh Shiesty, Morray, Iann Dior, Layekah, DDG, 42 Dugg, Rubi Rose, Blxst, Toosii, and Flo Milli. By Joshua Robinson June 16, 2021
Original Content Gloss Up Details The Female Rap Scene In Memphis & “Don’t Play With Me” For “On The Come Up” Quality Control artist Gloss Up introduces herself for HotNewHipHop's "On The Come Up." By Joshua Robinson January 04, 2023
Music The Alchemist Reveals Backstory Behind His Kendrick Lamar "Meet The Grahams" Beat We've all been waiting for this one... By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2024
Original Content Aaliyah's Debut "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" Turns 29 Commemorating 29 years since Aaliyah's debut album "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number," we reflect on her impact, legacy, and enduring influence. By HNHH Staff May 12, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges That Clipse Purposely Let Kendrick Lamar's Verse Surface A lot has been said about how Clipse (more so Pusha T) have handled rolling out "Let God Sort Em Out," and DJ Akademiks is calling them out. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Numbers 50 Cent's "Get Rich Or Die Tryin" Nears Diamond Status 50 Cent's classic debut album "Get Rich Or Die Tryin" continues to approach diamond status as it officially goes 9x platinum. By Mitch Findlay February 26, 2020
Music Andrew Schulz Continues To Defend Kendrick Lamar Sexual Assault Joke Despite Outrage After firing back at Kendrick Lamar on his podcast, Andrew Schulz got called out by O’Shea Jackson Jr., Tony Yayo, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 09, 2025
Society Sabrina Claudio Issues Second Apology For Racist Tweets Sabrina Claudio issues a more detailed apology for her past tweets. By Milca P. April 14, 2018
Music Who Is Lil Mabu? The Controversial Drill Rapper Who Is Allegedly Dating Chrisean Rock The up and coming drill rapper, who apparently struck up a romance with Chrisean Rock, has caught flack for “borrowing” inspiration from low-income Black communities. By Demi Phillips October 23, 2023
Music Lil Wayne Unveils Jelly Roll, Bono, Mannie Fresh & More On "The Carter 6" Tracklist Ahead Of Release Lil Wayne's The Carter 6 was originally announced in late 2024. He made the reveal after Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl announcement. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 05, 2025