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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
Original Content HNHH Exclusive: Freeway Speaks On Upcoming Projects & More HNHH talks to Philly's Freeway about his upcoming projects and more. By Rose Lilah March 09, 2012
News K'naan Considering Suing Romney's Campaign For Using "Waving Flag" <p>K'naan, a Somalian-born rapper, is considering suing presdential candidate Mitt Romney, who decided to use K'naan's song "Waving Flag," as his victory anthem.</p> By Rose Lilah February 02, 2012
News Amber Rose Addresses Funkmaster Flex Criticism, Offers Interview <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">While taking exception to comments Funkmaster Flex made about her earlier, Amber Rose calls Flex an asshole, and is willing to reconcile on his show.</p> By Rose Lilah September 29, 2011
News Mary J. Blige Talks Recording For Rick Ross’ ‘God Forgives, I Don’t’ <p style="text-align: justify;">Mary J. Blige recently shared some details with <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/09/mary-j-blige-reveals-details-on-her-rick-ross-duet/">XXL</a> about recording with Rick Ross for his upcoming <em>God Forgives, I Don’t</em> album which is expected to be released in December. The song was done in Marvin Gaye’s studio in LA.</p> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify;">“I did a crazy, crazy record with Rick. Rick is fly. He picks the best beats man. That guy is amazing with that.</p> By Rose Lilah September 28, 2011
News Rapper Skillz Goes In on BET Cypher Participants & Tyler The Creator <p><span style="font-size: larger;"><em>In his new interview with AllHipHop, Virgina based Rapper Skillz speaks candidly on how he felt about the 2011 BET Cypher participants as well as Rap upcomer Tyler the Creator. Below are some excerpts and the full 2 page interview.</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>“I lost so much respect for so many rappers today…” -Skillz</strong></span></p> By Rose Lilah October 07, 2011
News Gucci Mane Recording a Track With Britney Spears? <p>Sometimes a rumor is so crazy, bizarre and puzzling that we have to engage with it. The most current one goes a little something like this: Britney Spears is recording a track with Atlanta trap rapper and purveyor of crazy facial tattoos Gucci Mane. This has to be a pipe dream, right? There's no way this could be real.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 21, 2011
News The Game Advices Slim Jesus To Be Careful; Says "He's Gonna Get His Ass Smoked” The Game opens up about the internet's Slim Jesus, says "he's gonna get his ass smoked." By Kevin Goddard September 23, 2015
News Sales Projections For Jeezy, Logic & Justin Bieber It's a very competitive sales week. By Trevor Smith November 15, 2015
Sneakers This Adidas Ultra Boost Has Just The Right Amount Of Color Adidas finally adds some color to its most popular silhouette. By hnhh February 26, 2016
Sports Jadeveon Clowney Wears Inmate Costume To Texans' Halloween Party Clowney taking shots at Bob McNair? By Kyle Rooney October 31, 2017
Music This Classical, Piano-Rendition Of Lil Uzi Vert’s “XO Tour Llif3” Is Awesome Check out this beautiful, piano-rendition of Lil Uzi Vert's "XO Tour Llif3." By Kevin Goddard May 30, 2017