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Original Content HNHH's Women's History Month Playlist: Hip Hop And R&B Queens All hail the queens! We're celebrating Women's History Month by paying respect to the ladies who keep our playlists lit. By Erika Marie March 19, 2025
Music The Ying Yang Twins Explain Origins Of "Haaan" Ad-Lib, Refute French Montana As Inventor The Ying Yang Twins say the "Haaan" ad-lib came from their father, and speak on French Montana's history with the ad-lib. By Rose Lilah January 13, 2022
Music Spider Loc, Former G-Unit Star, Has A New Day Job Spider Loc is embracing his honest job. By Alex Zidel October 15, 2019
Music Snoop Dogg Celebrates Eminem, 2Pac, Ice Cube, & More Snoop Dogg took a moment to honor some of hip-hop's legendary figures, including Dr. Dre, Eminem, 2Pac, and Ice Cube. By Mitch Findlay August 17, 2020
Hip-Hop History B-Real Recounts Being Ice Cube's "Armed Security" & Running Into Eazy-E B-Real recalls linking up with Ice Cube and acting as his armed security whenever they hung out. By Aron A. August 02, 2020
Original Content Eminem Vs. Machine Gun Kelly: A Complete History The Devil and God are raging across the Midwest. By Mitch Findlay September 03, 2018
Music JAY-Z Gifts Memphis Bleek An Iced-Out Roc-A-Fella Chain Memphis Bleek receives an iced-out Roc-A-Fella chain from his longtime mentor JAY-Z, sparking nostalgia for their "Coming Of Age" chemistry. By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2021
Original Content Mike Dean, In Conversation: The Origin Of "Hold My Liquor" & Scarface Jam Sessions Mike Dean reflects on jam sessions with Scarface, becoming a Twitch streamer, and the moment Kanye West's "Hold My Liquor" was born. By Mitch Findlay June 25, 2021
Music J. Cole Reflects On Fighting Diddy On "Let Go My Hand" On "Let Go My Hand," J. Cole opens up about his infamous fight with Diddy, which took place at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. By Mitch Findlay May 14, 2021
Original Content How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks Nearly 30 years on since its release, we take a look at why Ice Cube's retort to his former NWA collaborators is still heralded as the greatest diss track of all time. By Robert Blair October 29, 2019
Original Content Nas & Damian Marley's "Distant Relatives" Turns 13 A collaboration between legends in their respectives genres, Nas and Damian Marley's "Distant Relatives" hits another anniversary. By Wyatt Westlake May 21, 2023
Pop Culture Benzino & Eminem's Beef Held Slim Shady Back From Scoring 5-Mic Review From "The Source" "I was the top of a damn near $75 million company when ni**as wasn’t getting money like that," Benzino reflected of his time at the publication. By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2023