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Original Content Cinematic: 10 Rappers With Films About Their Lives 10 rappers who star in movies about their lives. By William Cannon March 08, 2014 88.4K Views
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 1- March 7 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah March 08, 2014 104 Views
Original Content New Orleans Hip-Hop: From Under Water To Underground New Orleans has always been a hub for music, first with Jazz and then more recently with hip hop. NOLA hip hop culture has been around since the '80s and the bounce movement, putting the city on the map for quality hip hop. But the damage of the storm proved to be much stronger than anyone expected. Artists and record companies like Cash Money and No Limit had no choice but to relocate to other states and lay low. Despite the permanent damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on so many lives, the underground hip hop scene has slowly returned to the city in an effort to rebuild the New Orleans spirit. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 07, 2014 280 Views
Original Content The Funniest Tweets About Lil Boosie's New-Found Freedom Lil Boosie is free, hip-hop is happy. By Rose Lilah March 06, 2014 47.2K Views
Original Content A Timeline Of Jay Z's Accumulated Wealth HNHH takes an in-depth look at Jay Z's business ventures over the last twenty years that have helped make him the million dollar entity he is today. By Nikita Rathod March 06, 2014 61.0K Views
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 6 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons March 06, 2014 100 Views
Original Content What's Beef: 10 Rappers Who Fired Shots At Their Record Label HNHH highlights 10 rappers who've had beef with record labels. By Glennisha Morgan March 05, 2014 150 Views
Reviews Review: Rick Ross' "Mastermind" Album After a few setbacks, Rick Ross finally delivers "Mastermind," his sixth solo album that truly shows he is a master at what he does. By Iva Anthony March 04, 2014 63.8K Views
Original Content Top Music Videos Of February A review of the top music videos of the month. By Matt Aceto March 04, 2014 6.9K Views
Original Content The Oscars 2014: Hip-Hop Reacts To Lupita's Win, Pharrell's Loss & More A quick recap of what hip-hop artists had to say about last night's Oscars. By Rose Lilah March 03, 2014 87 Views
Original Content From Potheads To Oxymorons: 10 Of The Druggiest Rap Albums Find out how Schoolboy Q's "Oxymoron" stacks up against other druggy rap albums. By Patrick Lyons March 03, 2014 553 Views
Reviews Review: Pharrell Williams's "G I R L" Pharrell's newest album "G I R L" is one more successful notch in the artist/producer's belt. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 03, 2014 17.0K Views