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Profiles Behind The Beat: Maaly Raw We go Behind the Beat with Maaly Raw, the young Philly producer behind a handful of Lil Uzi Vert's biggest hits. By Angus Walker June 30, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Early Gucci Mane 10 of the best from Guwop. By Danny Schwartz June 30, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 29 A weekly look at the performance of hip-hop and r'n'b albums. By Chris Tart June 29, 2016
Original Content Future & Young Thug: A Brief History Tracing Future and Young Thug's relationship as far back as 2011. By Danny Schwartz June 29, 2016
Sports 5 NBA Players Who Should Be Wearing Adidas Yeezy Sneakers On The Court Which NBA players will be the first to wear Yeezy basketball sneakers? By Kyle Rooney June 29, 2016
Original Content Top 10 Sneakers Releasing In July 10 release dates to watch for in July. By Kyle Rooney June 28, 2016
Profiles Meet Reese LaFlare: Atlanta's Most Important Skatin'-Ass Rapper INTERVIEW: Reese LaFlare on life in ATL, the similarities between rapping and skating, and his fire Lil Uzi Vert diss track. By Danny Schwartz June 28, 2016
Original Content We Never Gonna Die: Kanye West & The Celebrities Of The "Famous" Video How did Kanye West pick the celebrities included in his controversial "Famous" video? By Danny Schwartz June 27, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: June 20 - June 26 Some powerful collabs break into our Top Tracks list this week. By Patrick Lyons June 27, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Vic Mensa Tracks 10 excellent songs from Vic Mensa. By Danny Schwartz June 26, 2016
Original Content Classic Rotation: Jay Z's "Reasonable Doubt" "Reasonable Doubt" gave us an uncompromising portrait of Jay Z the hustler before the superstardom and entrepreneurial exploits. By Patrick Lyons June 25, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (June 24) HNHH's weekly round-up of our favorite tracks of the week. By Angus Walker June 24, 2016