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Original Content Shooting The Shit With Jarren Benton We speak to Funk Volume's Jarren Benton about his grandma, drugs, the XXL Freshmen list and other randomness. By Rose Lilah May 26, 2014 260 Views
Reviews Review: Slaughterhouse's "House Rules" Slaughterhouse returns to the basics on "House Rules" mixtape. By Lloyd Jaffe May 25, 2014 18.1K Views
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: May 25 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah May 25, 2014 126 Views
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (May 24) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan May 24, 2014 101 Views
Original Content Underrated Audio: May 17- May 23 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah May 24, 2014 93 Views
Original Content Ranking Eminem's 8 Albums From Worst To Best On the anniversary of Eminem's record-breaking "Marshall Mathers LP," we take a look back on Eminem's entire solo major label discography, and rank each album from worst to best. By Brian Josephs May 23, 2014 304.5K Views
Original Content Weirdest Rapper Endorsement Deals Some of the strangest product endorsement deals brought to you by rappers By Michele Daniels May 22, 2014 430 Views
Original Content Samples Of The Week: May 22 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons May 22, 2014 119 Views
Original Content A Look At The Life Of Notorious B.I.G. Today we take a look back on the life of Christopher George Latore Wallace aka Biggie Smalls, on what would have been his 42nd birthday. By Nikita Rathod May 21, 2014 36.5K Views
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 1: The Evolution Of A Rap Group Many rappers came to prominence first as part of a group ( i.e. EPMD, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Wu-Tang Clan, and the list goes on). As time progressed, the concept (or rather unity) of the group would take a backseat to the individual. Whether it be the fans picking out whichever member they prefer, or whether there is that one particular member standing out amongst the rest (i.e. Andre 3000), the seeds were planted for one individual to embark on their own into the hip-hop wilderness. In light of this, has the nail been placed in the coffin, or is there still a bit of life left in the group concept? By Chris Richburg May 20, 2014 275 Views
Original Content 10 Social Media Fails In Hip-Hop HNHH presents a recent history of social media fails in hip-hop. By Michele Daniels May 19, 2014 87 Views
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: May 18 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah May 19, 2014 126 Views