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Original Content 10 Rappers Who Shouted Out Scarface Scarface is a reoccuring theme within the rap game, so we're highlighting ten of his many shout outs. By Jake Rohn July 29, 2014 23.5K Views
Original Content Debate: Was Total Slaughter Bad For Battle Rap? Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last. By Perry Simpson July 29, 2014 319 Views
Original Content 60 Nicki Minaj "Anaconda" Memes & Art You Must See Nicki Minaj brought out the creativity of the internet when she dropped the artwork for "Anaconda." By Mike De Leon July 28, 2014 106.4K Views
Original Content Top 10: Rap Interludes Continuing our Top 10 series, we countdown the best interludes... By hnhh July 28, 2014 58.5K Views
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: July 27 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah July 27, 2014 122 Views
Original Content Kid Vishis Talks New Album, Royce Da 5'9'', Writing Process EXCLUSIVE: Kid Vishis talks to HNHH about his new album "Timing Is Everything." By Lloyd Jaffe July 26, 2014 375 Views
Original Content Underrated Audio: July 19- July 25 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah July 26, 2014 103 Views
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (July 25) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs July 25, 2014 89 Views
Reviews Review: Common "Nobody's Smiling" Common's latest project "Nobody's Smiling" is his most personal, while he brings out the best in the guest rappers. By Brian Josephs July 25, 2014 15.9K Views
Original Content 10 References To "The Wire" In Hip-Hop HNHH breaks down 10 of the best references to "The Wire" in hip-hop - not the "Top 10," necessarily - simply 10 of the best. By hnhh July 25, 2014 1.7K Views
Original Content The G-Unit Freestyles: Vote For Your Favorite Of the 8 G-Unit freestyles released thus far, which is the strongest? Vote. By Patrick Lyons July 24, 2014 137 Views
Original Content Samples Of the Week: July 24 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons July 24, 2014 84 Views