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Original Content How Can Rolling Loud Compete With Festivals Like Coachella & Lollapalooza? What does the future have in store for the hip-hop festival? By Noelle Perkins April 17, 2018
Original Content Royce Da 5'9's "Book Of Ryan" Is His Most Important Album Yet Royce Da 5'9" is on the verge of delivering his magnum opus, "Book Of Ryan." By Mitch Findlay April 13, 2018
Original Content Is Nicki Minaj Really The "Bad Guy"? Dissecting Her Two New Songs Nicki Minaj and Cardi B continue to remain uniquely linked, but are fans seeing smoke where there's no fire? By Mitch Findlay April 12, 2018
TV BET Hip Hop Awards Is Gone: The Cyphers, Chaos, & Culture A generation of Hip Hop fans grew up on moments the BET Hip Hop Awards made possible, & its absence leaves a gap the culture can’t easily fill. By Erika Marie August 08, 2025
Original Content 10 Essential Jay Rock Tracks We pick our 10 essential tracks from Jay Rock, the Black Hippy / Top Dawg Entertainment MC. By Chris Tart December 08, 2014
Original Content Curren$y's Realest "Pilot Talk III" Lines As the Jet Life captain, Curren$y tends to keep it real at all time. By Chris Tart April 09, 2015
Original Content RIP Nate Dogg: A Look Into The Work Of The Hook King RIP Nate Dogg: 8.19.1969 - 3.15.2011 By Chris Tart March 15, 2015
Original Content Spotify, Apple Music Or Tidal? What To Know About Each Platform Some facts to know before subscribing to one of the top three streaming platforms. By Devon Jefferson January 24, 2018
Reviews Review: 50 Cent's "The Lost Tape" Awaiting the drop of his 5th studio album, Fif's latest release, "The Lost Tape", is good news for fans and evidence that Fifty's potential comeback is underway. By Anya Leibovitch May 24, 2012
Profiles Meet Wara From the NBHD: Not Your Average ATLien Wara From The NBHD is a rapper/producer from Atlanta who's doing big things on his new "Kidnapped" project. HNHH recently got the chance to catch up with him. By Patrick Lyons August 08, 2014
Music Is Keefe D An Informant? Here’s What We Know About Diddy’s Alleged Implication In Tupac’s Murder By Axl Banks July 24, 2024
Politics Thomas Matthew Crooks: Everything You Need To Know About The Trump Rally Shooter Learn all about "loner" Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Pennsylvania man who fired shots at a Trump rally, injuring 3—including the former President—and killing one. By Erika Marie July 16, 2024