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Original Content Vote On The Song Of The Summer Vote on what you think will be the song of the summer! By Angus Walker May 13, 2015
Original Content Underrated Audio August 16- August 22 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah August 23, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: May 22 to May 29 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 Amber Rose is a ‘Menace II Society’, Rick Ross talks female fragrance, and Talib Kweli pontificates the devaluing state of ‘rap beef’. By Rose Lilah June 01, 2012
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (October 30) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden October 30, 2015
Original Content #TBT Mos Def's Early Classics Yasiin Bey established himself long before he took on that moniker. Let's look in to Mos Def's early classics. By Chris Tart January 01, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: July 3rd A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons July 03, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 15 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons January 15, 2015
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
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 30 In this new feature, we break down some of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons January 30, 2014
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (February 5) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah February 05, 2016
Original Content Exclusive: Dwyane Wade Interview HNHH recently caught up with two time NBA Champion, All-Team NBA, music lover, and author, Dwyane Wade for an exclusive sit down at his charity event "Wade's World Weekend". The explosive two-guard talked about his passions outside basketball, his musical ability, and his recent book. By Rose Lilah September 19, 2012
Original Content Quiz: Can You Guess Who This Jewelry Belongs To? How well do you recognize hip-hop's jewelry game? By Mike De Leon October 13, 2015