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Original Content The People Behind The Madness We take a look at the people who helped shape The Weeknd's new album, "Beauty Behind The Madness" By Chris Tart August 28, 2015
Profiles Pardison Fontaine Explains How Cardi B "Deebo'ed" Him & Kanye West's Process In "On The Come Up" Pardison Fontaine talks dynamic with Kanye West, his friendship with Cardi B, and more in "On The Come Up." By Mitch Findlay January 09, 2019
Original Content Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Diss Tracks? Can you name the rappers behind these iconic diss tracks based on a few bars? By Mike De Leon May 12, 2016
Original Content This Happened: Memorable Moments From The 2013 MTV VMAs HNHH takes a look at some of the memorable moments from last night's MTV VMAs, weird and otherwise. By Rose Lilah August 26, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: April 8-14 Staff picks for the week of April 8th to 14th. By Trevor Smith April 16, 2013
Original Content 10 Frequently Sampled Records In Hip-Hop A break down of records that have been sampled quite often through out hip-hop. By Shirley Ju November 25, 2014
Reviews Review: Chief Keef's "Bang 3" Rap's chaotic glory boy continues to rampage and bewilder on "Bang 3." By Maxwell Cavaseno August 06, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: October 5 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah October 05, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: Lil Uzi Vert & Young Thug Leak Claim #1 Lil Uzi Vert and Young Thug's new collab got twice the views of any other new track this week. By Patrick Lyons July 31, 2017
Society The Best Mannequin Challenge Videos The #MannequinChallenge is the newest viral sensation to sweep the internet. By Danny Schwartz November 07, 2016
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 16 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 16, 2014
Original Content The "Weirdo Rap" Divide A divide is growing in hip-hop between genre traditionalists and the artists many of them call "weirdo rappers." In this editorial, we examine the various differences between the two camps, and explain why they're both vital to the future of hip-hop. By Patrick Lyons June 12, 2014