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Original Content Hip-Hop Reacts To The Death Of Freddie Gray & Baltimore Riots Hip-hop reacts on social media to the death of Freddie Gray and the ensuing protests in Baltimore. By Angus Walker April 28, 2015 180 Views
Profiles Behind The Beat: Ducko Mcfli HNHH's series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Angus Walker April 28, 2015 5.6K Views
Original Content Top Tracks: April 20- April 26 HNHH's top 10 tracks, according to our Top 100 chart. By Alex Galbraith April 27, 2015 12.5K Views
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Jay Z Vs. Kanye West Jay Z and Kanye West are revolutionary artists who are and will always be transcendent in the world of music. Individually, they are untouchable. When they merge together, they're otherworldly. With numerous classic collaborations under their belt, we explore each one and decide who had the better verse. By Carl Lamarre April 27, 2015 39.7K Views
Original Content Underrated Audio: April 19 - April 25 HNHH's Underrated Audio recaps the under-the-radar tracks you might have missed last week (April 19 - April 25). By Angus Walker April 26, 2015 113 Views
Original Content Classic Rotation: Outkast "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" 21 years since it's release, we revisit OutKast's "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" as part of our Classic Rotation series. By Chris Tart April 26, 2015 6.7K Views
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 25 A look at hip-hop sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith April 25, 2015 13.5K Views
Original Content 10 Essential Yung Lean Tracks 10 essential cuts from the Swedish Sad Boy By Chris Tart April 25, 2015 21.1K Views
Original Content Classic Rotation: Mobb Deep's "The Infamous" We revisit Mobb Deep's classic as it turns 20. By Chris Tart April 25, 2015 166 Views
Original Content Undercover Folk Songs From Yelawolf's "Love Story" Yelawolf finds his folky side. By Nicholas DG April 24, 2015 9.2K Views
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (April 24) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah April 24, 2015 116 Views
Original Content Ranking Fabolous' Friday Freestyles From Worst To Best Every Friday now belongs to Fabolous. Fabolous is returning to his roots and is dropping freestyle after freestyle every week. Which one outshines the rest? We ranked his Friday Freestyles from worst to best. By Carl Lamarre April 24, 2015 20.0K Views