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Original Content 8 Hip Hop Short Movies You Need To Watch A look at some of the best short films that came out of rap over the last few years. By Chris Tart January 23, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22) Looking back at the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz January 23, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (January 22) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah January 22, 2016
Original Content A Conversation With Rockie Fresh, MMG’s Humble Rising Star 24-year-old MMG rapper Rockie Fresh talks about his Chicago roots, the making of his new mixtape "The Night I Went To...," and his patient rise to stardom. By Danny Schwartz January 22, 2016
Original Content 5 Craziest Flows On Migos' "YRN 2" Here are 5 special flows on Migos' new mixtape: "YRN 2." By Angus Walker January 21, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Mixtape J. Cole Throwback to J. Cole's come up, and the mixtapes that propelled him. By Chris Tart January 21, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Murda Beatz For the latest edition of Behind the Beat, we talk to the 21-year-old Canadian trap sensation known as Murda Beatz, who's managed to become a fixture in Atlanta trap. By Angus Walker January 20, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: January 20th The week in rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith January 20, 2016
Original Content Kanye West's 10 Most Soulful Tracks 10 songs from Kanye West's discography that carry on the tradition of soul music. By Patrick Lyons January 20, 2016
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "This Unruly Mess I've Made" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have some huge expectations for their sophomore album. Here's what we're hoping for. By Erich Donaldson January 19, 2016
Profiles Meet Anderson .Paak: The Most Exciting New Voice In R&B Interview: Anderson .Paak talks about growing up in Oxnard, CA, music school days, and working with Dr. Dre. By Danny Schwartz January 19, 2016
Reviews Yams Day 2016 Recap We went to the inaugural Yams Day tribute concert in NYC. Here's how it went down. By Danny Schwartz January 19, 2016