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Original Content HNHH's 2021 New Year's Eve Playlist Soak in the last few moments of 2021 with some of the biggest bangers of the year. By Aron A. December 31, 2021 2.8K Views
Original Content GRIP's World Is One Worth Visiting If Atlanta lyricist GRIP -- the newest member of Shady Records -- isn't already on your radar, you're doing something wrong. By Mitch Findlay December 30, 2021 3.5K Views
Original Content Boosie's Most Controversial Moments After what's been a particularly turbulent year for the Louisianian, we take a look back at Boosie's lengthy history of sparking outrage. By Robert Blair December 29, 2021 5.0K Views
Original Content Danny Brown Talks New Album "Quaranta," Praises Freddie Gibbs' Comedy & More Before hitting the stage with Rico Nasty at Red Bull's SoundClash in Chicago, Danny Brown shares his thoughts on the match-up, his efforts in comedy, and what to expect on his next album, "Quaranta." By Aron A. December 28, 2021 7.6K Views
Original Content What Happened To Dr. Dre & Ice Cube's "Helter Skelter" Album? Nearly three decades after its original announcement, we look at the fate of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre's long lost concept record, "Helter Skelter." By Robert Blair December 28, 2021 13.9K Views
Sports Skip Bayless' Worst Twitter Takes Skip Bayless' Twitter account has been a goldmine for horrible takes. By Alexander Cole December 27, 2021 6.4K Views
Original Content Rico Nasty On Pandemic Takeaways, New Music & Potential Flo Milli Collab Project Ahead of Red Bull's SoundClash with Rico Nasty and Danny Brown, we caught up with the "Nightmare Vacation" rapper to talk creative process, pandemic takeaways, and the awkwardness of virtual shows. By Aron A. December 25, 2021 2.6K Views
Original Content Bandplay Speaks On Young Dolph's Death, Creating "Major" & Gives Us A Key Glock Update On the final day of our "12 Days of Christmas" series, we speak with Paper Route Empire-signed producer, Bandplay. The Tennessee native details how he initially connected with Key Glock and Young Dolph, shares some of his fondest memories with Dolph, and gives us the story behind one of Dolph's biggest singles, "Major." By Rose Lilah December 24, 2021 65.0K Views
Reviews Roddy Ricch “Live Life Fast” Review There’s no “The Box” on Roddy Ricch’s sophomore effort “LIVE LIFE FAST,” and that’s okay. By Joshua Robinson December 23, 2021 10.9K Views
Original Content Joe Avianne Details Designing Chains For Bobby Shmurda, Lil Pump, Cam'ron & More In a brand new exclusive interview for HNHH's "12 Days of Christmas," we talk with Joe Avianne of Avianne & Co. about his come-up and success, some of his most iconic and memorable pieces, as well as Bobby Shmurda's post-prison-release chain, and more. By Angela Savage December 23, 2021 5.4K Views
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021 4.2K Views
Original Content Jim Jones Details The Dipset Influence, Talks Kanye's "Donda" & "Drink Champs," & More Jim Jones joins us for "12 Days Of Christmas" to discuss his second Gangsta Grillz project, evolving with the ever-changing music industry, and his reaction to Kanye West's "DONDA" album. By Aron A. December 21, 2021 10.6K Views