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Original Content 10 Grime Artists You Need To Know Get to know 10 artists who are taking grime music to the next level. By Chris Tart August 19, 2015
Original Content Promise That You Will Sing About Me: How Tupac Has Influenced Kendrick Lamar Examining the ways in which Kendrick Lamar draws inspiration from Tupac Shakur. By Danny Schwartz September 14, 2015
Reviews A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie "Hoodie SZN" Review On his sophomore effort, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie attests to all that makes him out as a unique force in hip-hop with the ambitious "Hoodie SZN." By Robert Blair December 28, 2018
Reviews Tyler, The Creator "IGOR" Review Tyler leans even further into psychedelic R&B and delivers an album whose execution can't match its ambition. By Patrick Lyons May 23, 2019
Original Content Happy Birthday, Future: 10 Essential Future Tracks Happy 33rd birthday, Future. By Danny Schwartz November 20, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: October 19 - October 25 Running down HNHH's top 10 tracks for the week of October 19 - 25. By Angus Walker October 26, 2015
Original Content 5 Confrontations Involving Wale A brief survey of Wale's run-ins with fans, trolls, and ne'er-do-wells. By Danny Schwartz October 06, 2016
Reviews Review: Snoop Lion's "Reincarnated" Snoop Lion is a new man, has a new sound and is on a mission to prove his rebirth on his 12th album, "Reincarnated." By Iva Anthony May 02, 2013
Original Content 10 Essential Clams Casino Tracks 10 of the best tracks from gifted New Jersey producer Clams Casino. By Danny Schwartz May 22, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 8th A look at rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith August 09, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Thundercat Tracks An introduction to exceptional bassist and songwriter, Thundercat. By Chris Tart July 11, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "The College Dropout" 10 Years Later Our recently-launched "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release.Today we take a look at Kanye West's debut album, "College Dropout", which dropped ten years ago on February 10th, 2004. By TWL February 10, 2014