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Original Content Is DJ Khaled's Character-Breaking Rant A Good Thing? It's never too late for a character-building L. By Mitch Findlay June 07, 2019
Original Content Classic Rotation: Jay Z's "Reasonable Doubt" "Reasonable Doubt" gave us an uncompromising portrait of Jay Z the hustler before the superstardom and entrepreneurial exploits. By Patrick Lyons June 25, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Cousin Stizz Tracks An introduction to Cousin Stizz. By Danny Schwartz August 21, 2016
Original Content Notorious B.I.G.'s Five Most Underrated Tracks Five great Notorious B.I.G. tracks that aren't on "Ready To Die" or "Life After Death." By Patrick Lyons March 09, 2017
Original Content How Rick Rubin Redefined Rap Music (#TBT) Revisiting 10 of Rubin's most significant productions of the '80s. By Danny Schwartz August 31, 2017
Original Content Hottest Album Covers Of 2016 HNHH's editors pick the 15 best album and mixtape covers of 2016. By Patrick Lyons December 13, 2016
Original Content 5 First Impressions From Kendrick Lamar's "untitled unmastered." We gather five initial impressions after listening to Kendrick Lamar's "untitled unmastered." By Chris Tart March 04, 2016
Original Content Hottest Beats Of 2015 The hottest 15 beats of 2015. By Danny Schwartz December 16, 2015
Original Content Biggest Beefs Of 2015 Looking back at the most prominent rap beefs of 2015. By Chris Tart December 30, 2015
Original Content Kid Cudi Track Bracket: Vote For Your Favorite Song What's your favorite Kid Cudi song of all time? By Alex Zidel October 07, 2019
Original Content Tyler, The Creator's Musical Evolution In 4 Stages Defining the 4 musical stages of Tyler the Creator, Rap's Renaissance Man. By Michael Kawaida January 28, 2020
Original Content Sheff G Quietly Ushered In Brooklyn's Drill Movement & Now He's Ready For His Time INTERVIEW: Sheff G's been an underground hit since "No Suburban" but the release of "The Unluccy Luccy Kid" marks a new era for Brooklyn hip-hop. By Aron A. October 09, 2019