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Original Content 8 Hilariously Awful Rap Battles For every "8 Mile" moment, there's about 239 God-awful YouTube battle rap videos that we love to crack up while watching. By Chris Tart October 17, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: January 18 - January 24 Here are the most viewed tracks in HNHH's Hot 100 for the week of January 18 - January 24. By Angus Walker January 25, 2016
Original Content Rappers & Their Children On Father's Day A quick look at rappers and their kids celebrating Father's Day yesterday. By Rose Lilah June 16, 2014
Original Content Track Breakdown: Talking To QuESt & 6ix On "Lost Niggas" Giving you the direct perspective from QuESt and his producer 6ix, "Track Breakdown" is an HNHH series that highlights a specific cut by speaking to both the artist and producer about the song's creation. By Rose Lilah August 13, 2014
Original Content Ladies Night: Female Solidarity In Hip-Hop Off the heels of an "I Wanna Be Down" reunion performance at the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards, could there be another girls anthem in the making? By Eboni M. October 15, 2014
Original Content "What's Beef" In 2014? Is beef corny now? A look at 2014's big disputes. By Dharmic X May 07, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: December 7 - December 13 Here are the Top 10 tracks in HNHH's Top 100 for the week of December 7 - December 13. By Angus Walker December 14, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 15 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 15, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: December 28 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah December 28, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential FKi Tracks An introduction to the Atlanta production duo. By Chris Tart February 28, 2016
Reviews Drake Talks Sh*t, Kills With Softness At Madison Square Garden (Review) Drake used his pop stardom to declare ownership of (the new) New York at night 1 of the "Summer Sixteen" tour at Madison Square Garden. By Angus Walker August 05, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 24 The weekly run-down of r'n'b and hip-hop album sales and chart performance. By Chris Tart February 24, 2016