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Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: July 11 To July 19 Welcome to this week’s ‘140 Bars Or Less’ post where we look at the “best-in tweet” in the world of Hip Hop. This week Kreayshawn has penis envy, Wiz Khalifa takes Amber Rose for granted, and MGK meets a “first come, first served” kind of girl. By Rose Lilah July 19, 2012
Original Content Kano's A Voice For The Common Struggle: From "Hoodies All Summer" To "Top Boy" INTERVIEW: Grime legend Kano gets in-depth with HNHH about the direction of "Hoodies All Summer," the success of "Top Boy," U.K.'s drill scene, and more. By Aron A. November 21, 2019
Original Content #TBT: Mixtape Khalifa Khalifa-man's mixtapes, revisited for our #TBT series. By Chris Tart April 09, 2015
Society Who Are Your Favorite Rappers Voting For? We tally up who's voting for who in hip hop. By Patrick Lyons October 19, 2016
Sports BTS Photos: Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg Face Off In Celebrity Beach Bowl Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg participated in the 7th annual Celebrity Beach Bowl in New Orleans, playing on opposing teams. By Trevor Smith February 02, 2013
Original Content The Tracklist: Black Hippy Edition "The Tracklist" highlights songs from a variety of different crews or rappers, that span all generations of hip-hop. By Dhruva Balram deleted November 10, 2012
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: July 22-28 Staff picks for the week of July 22th to 28th. By Trevor Smith July 30, 2013
Reviews Wiz Khalifa "Rolling Papers 2" Review Although there isn’t anything egregious about "Rolling Papers 2," it could have been improved with a more focused sense of direction. By Richard Bryan July 17, 2018
Reviews Carnage "Battered Bruised & Bloody" Review "Battered Bruised & Bloody" is a three-act display of Carnage's willingness and ability to work within multiple styles of hip hop and electronic music. By Patrick Lyons April 17, 2018
Original Content 10 Essential Lil Uzi Vert Tracks An introduction to Lil Uzi Vert. By Chris Tart November 15, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Outkast "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" 21 years since it's release, we revisit OutKast's "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" as part of our Classic Rotation series. By Chris Tart April 26, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Hodgy Tracks Looking back at Hodgy's career so far. By Danny Schwartz December 05, 2016