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Original Content #TBT: 10 Killer Death Row Records Cuts We're throwin' it back this Thursday to look at Death Row Records. Let's check out some classic West Coast cuts, along with some tracks that may have been overlooked. By Chris Tart October 02, 2014
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Black Hippy (Group Edition) Vote for the man who has the best verse in each of the Black Hippy posse cuts. By Carl Lamarre May 18, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: Jay Z Still #1 A weekly rundown of what's popping on the Billboard charts. By Chris Tart July 27, 2017
Original Content Happy 4/20: Hip-Hop's Weed Connection For years, we've heard some of our favorite hip-hop artists rap about weed; from Snoop Dogg and Devin The Dude to Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa. By Layne Weiss April 20, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 22 "I Decided." slides to #3; "Culture" slides to #4. By Chris Tart February 22, 2017
Sports Rohan Bopanna Net Worth 2024: What Is The Tennis Champion Worth? Rohan Bopanna's net worth shines on his distinguished tennis career, marked by Grand Slam success, and philanthropic efforts. By Rain Adams February 06, 2024
Original Content Cities With Underrated Rap Scenes We know where Jay-Z is from. Same with Kanye and Snoop. But from Virginia to Texas, Maryland to Minnesota, cities around the country have been breeding hip-hop stars for years, but fail to get the recognition of the hip-hop meccas, leaving them in the category of underrated. By Ben Shatzman July 18, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 7 A weekly look at the performance of hip-hop and r'n'b albums on the Billboard 200. By Chris Tart September 07, 2016
Original Content Game Changers: RZA Edition <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><strong>Game Changers is an HNHH feature that profiles artists who've left a strong mark on hip hop. Whether it be through creativity, influence, exposure or simply good timing, they've brought something to rap music that the game just wouldn't be the same without. This week, we've chosen to profile an inarguable game changer: RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.</strong></span></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/resUyjKmOj0" width="620" height="337" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> By hnhh February 20, 2013
Original Content Vine Killed The Radio Star: Examining The Platform's Creation Of Rap Phenoms Vine stars are slowly become superstars too. By Nicholas DG May 25, 2015
Sports Top 10 NFL Players To Follow On Instagram Current NFL stars who are doing the most on IG. By Kyle Rooney September 08, 2016
Original Content Every Rap Single To Go #1 On The Hot 100 Looking back at the rap singles that made it to the top of music's biggest chart. By Trevor Smith April 21, 2016