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Original Content Vinylz Talks About Creation Of J. Cole's "Tale Of 2 Citiez" & Big Sean's "Blessings" We hit the buzzing producer Vinylz to get the low-down on "Blessings" and what else he's cooked up lately. By Rose Lilah February 05, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Flume Tracks One of the most exciting and unlikely successes of the recent dance music boom is Flume, a 23 year old Australian producer. With an arsenal of boom-bap beats and mindful remixes, he is poised to take over in 2015. By Chris Tart November 21, 2014
Original Content Remix Fix: MJ Cole Remixes "Illuminate" By Tourist London bloke MJ Cole made a version of fellow London bloke Tourist's jam, and it's bloody brilliant. By Kayla Lee December 09, 2014
Reviews Review: G-Unit's "The Beauty of Independence" Out of nowhere, G-Unit feeds the streets with "The Beauty of Independence" EP to hold the fans over until the main course. By Iva Anthony August 29, 2014
Reviews Review: Tech N9ne's "Strangeulation" Tech N9ne and the Strange Music roster prove their talents on collaboration album. By Lloyd Jaffe May 07, 2014
Original Content What The Kendrick/Macklemore Debate Means For Hip-Hop There has been a lot of discourse about the Grammy upset, where Macklemore swept up in the Rap categories in favor of Kendrick Lamar's heralded album. But what does this mean in the larger picture? Does it even matter or does it matter all too much? By hnhh February 04, 2014
Reviews Review: Gucci Mane's "Diary of a Trap God" All controversy aside, Gucci Mane delivers a banging mixtape. By Matt Aceto September 18, 2013
Reviews Review: A$AP Ferg's "Trap Lord" Ready for his turn in the limelight, A$AP Ferg drops his debut album "Trap Lord" and proves he is different from the rest of the mob. By Iva Anthony August 22, 2013
Original Content It's Yo Birthday: 25 Best Mac Miller Tracks In honor of his 21st birthday, HNHH decided to break down Mac Miller's 25 best tracks. By Dhruva Balram deleted January 19, 2013
Original Content Jay Rock's "Redemption": The Hardest, Most Introspective Bars Lyrically, Jay Rock is in fine form on "Redemption." By Mitch Findlay June 15, 2018
Original Content HNHH & TuneCore Present "Heat Seekers" Artist Spotlight: Marlo Smith Marlo Smith is the second artist to be featured as part of HNHH's "Heat Seekers" contest with TuneCore. By Alexander Cole April 15, 2020
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Curren$y's Funniest Stoner Posts Stoner is as Curren$y does. By Devon Jefferson December 23, 2017