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Original Content Best Freestyles Of 2015 (So Far) We look back at the illest improvised verses of the year so far. By Nicholas DG July 16, 2015 43.3K Views
Original Content #TBT: OutKast's Early Deep Cuts We look at OutKast's early, deep cuts for this week's TBT selection. By Chris Tart July 16, 2015 5.7K Views
Original Content 5 Things We Want From YG's "Still Krazy" 5 things that would ensure "Still Krazy" is a worthy successor to "My Krazy Life." By Patrick Lyons July 16, 2015 29.0K Views
Original Content Tweet Beef: 5 Chris Brown Social Media Feuds Chris Brown is known to go off on social media. Here's a brief history of a few recent instances. By Nicholas DG July 15, 2015 16.6K Views
Original Content 10 Celebrities Who Have Responded To Rappers' Shout-Outs 10 celebrities (and athletes) who've heard rappers shout them out and responded in one way or another. By Patrick Lyons July 15, 2015 27.1K Views
Profiles Meet Donmonique: Brooklyn's Resident Thirst Trapper Donmonique talks her upcoming tape "Thirst Trap" and breaks down collaborations with Danny Brown, Stelios Phili and Chuck Inglish. By Patrick Lyons July 15, 2015 5.8K Views
Original Content 5 Beats 1 Radio Shows For Hip-Hop Fans Did the big names make the cut, or did some unexpected names conquer hip-hop in the first few weeks of Beats 1? By Nicholas DG July 14, 2015 13.9K Views
Original Content 6 Ls Birdman Took In 2015 2015 has not been good to Birdman. By Danny Schwartz July 14, 2015 43.9K Views
Original Content Top Tracks: July 6 - July 12 HNHH's top 10 tracks, according to our Top 100 chart. By Alex Galbraith July 14, 2015 17.4K Views
Original Content RIP: Drill Rappers Who Died Too Young The drill life is dangerous. By Danny Schwartz July 13, 2015 148.0K Views
Reviews Review: Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge's "12 Reasons To Die II" Ghost did it again. By Chris Tart July 13, 2015 5.6K Views
Original Content Dead Broke: A Brief History Of Bankruptcy In Hip-Hop 50 Cent isn't the first rapper to file for bankruptcy. By Danny Schwartz July 13, 2015 20.7K Views