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Music J. Cole Falls Short Of A$AP Rocky With First Day Streaming Numbers Although J. Cole was not close enough to beating A$AP Rocky in this Spotify metric for "The Fall-Off," he still found much success elsewhere. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Sports DJ Akademiks Thirsts Over Photos Of The Chef Stefon Diggs Allegedly Assaulted New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs is facing several charges of the alleged incident involving his former chef. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Original Content The Top 50 Best Drake Songs Of All-Time Drake is one of the biggest and best artists in the history of hip-hop, and with "ICEMAN" on the way, we are ranking his best songs. By HNHH Staff April 22, 2026
Music Cardi B Receives Strong Final Sales Figures For "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B, despite some middling reviews, has done well with "AM I THE DRAMA?" and its being rewarded with an impressive opening week. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Geechi Gotti Arrested On Drug Charges In Ohio Earlier this month, Geechi Gotti and three other men were taken into custody during a traffic stop in Butler County. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Drake Is Officially One Step Closer To Dropping "ICEMAN" Drake has been teasing "ICEMAN" for about a year, and it appears as though the album is closer than ever to being released. By Alexander Cole December 30, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, August 14, 2026 Tonight is going to be a big one for hip-hop albums as we have new projects from Nipsey Hussle, Internet Money, and Trippie Redd. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Music Young Thug Calls GloRilla Ugly And Undesirable During Mean-Spirited Leaked Jail Call Young Thug has been facing tons of backlash on social media due to various leaked audio clips over the last week. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Warns That A RICO "Worse Than Diddy" Is Allegedly Coming For The Kardashians Ray J also recently took aim at Kim Kardashian for not donating to Kai Cenat's livestream after making an appearance. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music YG Blows Out The Game In Verzuz YG took the cake. By Tallie Spencer July 24, 2026
Music Lil Baby Roasted By Fans For Not Dropping New Album "The Leak$" There are many theories as to why Lil Baby didn't drop "The Leak$" as announced, none of which have been confirmed. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Record Label Clarifies He’s Not In Jail Following Reports Of His Arrest Pooh Shiesty just finished spending three years behind bars for a firearm charge back in October. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026