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Original Content Rick Ross Reflects On Avoiding Flashy Features On "Richer Than I Ever Been" "Richer Than I Ever Been" did not include collabs with Drake or Lil Baby like many anticipated but Rick Ross explains why he didn't need to rely on A-List features on his eleventh studio album. By Aron A. February 25, 2022
Original Content New Music Friday: Kanye West, Kodak Black, & EARTHGANG Highlight This Week's Releases This week's new music releases include Kanye West, Kodak Black, EARTHGANG, Tyga & Doja Cat, Conway The Machine, Ace Hood, Denzel Curry, and much more. By Alex Zidel February 25, 2022
Original Content Rick Ross Finally Has The Luxury Of Time Rick Ross sit downs with HNHH for an exclusive interview, where he talks about taking his time with the release "Richer Than I Ever Been," his sprawling Georgia estate, his role as an elder statesman in hip-hop and much more. By Aron A. February 25, 2022
TV Kanye West's "Jeen-Yuhs" Act II: Everything We Learned Chronicling the successes and setbacks on the road to "The College Dropout," through to sessions for "Late Registration," we reflect on everything learned from the latest episode of "Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy." By Robert Blair February 24, 2022
Original Content Mallory Bros. Imagine A World Where Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Is Turned Into A Movie The Mallory Bros. podcast hosts, consisting of twins Terrance and Terrell, speak to HNHH for Black Future Month about their perspective on Black film and where they think it needs to go in the future. By Taiyo Coates February 24, 2022
Original Content 20 Rappers That Could Be The Future Of Hip-Hop These 20 artists are shaping up to be Hip-Hop’s future vanguards. By Joshua Robinson February 22, 2022
Sports Tacko Fall Talks Celtics Fans, His Friendship With Jayson Tatum & Wanting To Be An All-Star Tacko Fall was in Cleveland this past weekend as part of MTN Dew's "The Block" activation at the NBA All-Star Game. By Alexander Cole February 21, 2022
Original Content Cam Kirk Reflects On Chi Modu’s Classic Hip-Hop Photography & Timeless Influence Cam Kirk, one of Hip-Hop’s current leading photographers, remembers legendary Black Hip-Hop photographer and cultural documentarian Chi Modu. By Joshua Robinson February 21, 2022
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Julia Fox’s Best Looks Check out some of Julia Fox's best looks from her IG. By Jordan Schenkman February 19, 2022
Original Content 20 Hip-Hop Producers Forging The Sound Of Tomorrow As part of Black Future Month, we take a look at the producers who are shaping hip-hop sound and culture as we know it. By Robert Blair February 18, 2022
Original Content The Best of Hype Williams by Sean Brown Toronto-based designer Sean Brown details his favorite Hype Williams' music videos as we champion Black Future Month. By Alexander Cole February 16, 2022
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's Censorship Of "Po-Po" Line At Super Bowl Is A Painful Reminder During the star-studded Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, Kendrick Lamar didn’t rap the infamous “Alright” line, “we hate po-po,” and the brief silence from that moment was deafening. By Joshua Robinson February 15, 2022