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News Frank Oceans Reveals Lost Nas Collaboration In an article for the New York Times, Frank Ocean reveals he had a song with Nas which has since been lost. By Rose Lilah July 05, 2012
News Chris Brown Selling American Pit Bulls Chris Brown has eight adorable puppies for sale. By Rose Lilah April 25, 2012
Original Content Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics Acquires MOG Music Stream Service Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics continues to grow and expand with it's latest acquisition being the music streaming service, MOG. By Rose Lilah July 03, 2012
News Kendrick Lamar Explains First Linking Up With Dr. Dre Kendrick Lamar talks on first connecting with Dr. Dre, working on a video for "The Recipe," he talks about the Nicki Minaj debacle at Summer Jam and more in a recent interview. By Rose Lilah June 06, 2012
Original Content Exclusive Interview: Yelawolf Talks On International Recognition, Joint Project With Big K.R.I.T. & More Yelawolf took a few minutes to talk to HNHH before his show and tells us about his EP with Travis Barker, what's going on with the joint project with Big K.R.I.T. and more. By Daniel Koren June 03, 2012
News Lil Kim's Beef With Azealia Banks Reportedly Fabricated A rep for Lil Kim says the 'beef' between her and young female rapper Azealia Banks was for publicity. By Rose Lilah May 06, 2012
News AraabMUZIK Speaks On Collaborative Project With A$AP Rocky Producer araabMUZIK teams up with A$AP Rocky for a new project. By Rose Lilah April 13, 2012
News Birdman Gives Updates On Upcoming YMCMB Projects <p>Birdman gave <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/birdman-updates-us-on-upcoming-albums-from-him-lil-wayne-nicki-minaj" target="_blank">Complex </a>an update on some YMCMB projects. Check out what he said below.</p> <p>On Lil Wayne's  "I Am Not A Human Being 2"</p> By Rose Lilah January 26, 2012
News Noah "40" Shebib Talks About Working With Drake & His Sound <p>Noah "40" Shebib, the man behind Drake's sound, also sat down with <em>GQ</em> for a Q&A on how he developped his unique sound and working with Drake.</p> <p>On How He Connected With Drake:</p> By Rose Lilah November 11, 2011
News 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mac Miller Cover The Source <p>For <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.thesource.com/articles/200634/2-Chainz%2C-Tyga-And-Mac-Miller-Cover-The-Source!?thesource-prod=emt8bunjq3gv82dq5t6kp3vpi1" target="_blank">The Source's</a> February/March 2012 issue they probably have at least one of your favourite rappers featured: 2 Chainz, Mac Miller, Tyga grace the cover, and although Kendrick Lamar isn't on the cover he is featured on the inside photo and is part of the cover story. Peep the photos below, and here's what The Source has to say on it:</p> By Rose Lilah February 14, 2012
News MEGAUPLOAD Shut Down By Feds <p class="ap-story-p">One of the world's largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws, federal prosecutors said.</p> <p class="ap-story-p">An indictment accuses Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. The indictment was unsealed one day after websites including Wikipedia and Craigslist shut down in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart online piracy.</p> By Rose Lilah January 19, 2012
News BREAKING NEWS: Heavy D Dead at 44 <p> <p class="MsoNormal">We just received news of the tragic death of Heavy D. Details surrounding the Jamaican-born legendary rapper’s death remain sketchy at this time, but the news spread quickly after a tweet from Grandmaster Flash.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A 911 call was placed from Heavy D’s Beverly Hills home around 11:25 AM to report an unconscious male on the walkway. When help arrived, he was conscious and speaking and was transported to a nearby LA hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1 pm. He was 44-years-old.</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011