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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (July 9) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden July 09, 2016
Original Content Samples Of the Week: February 11 CyHi The Prynce, Joell Ortiz and Your Old Droog gave us sample-heavy records this week. By Patrick Lyons February 12, 2015
Original Content On The Come Up: A$ton Matthews For this week's edition of On The Come Up, we chop it up with California rapper A$ton Matthews. By hnhh November 12, 2014
Original Content 8 Battlers Who Should Be On "Road To Total Slaughter" Season 2 Here's our list of battle rappers that should be on Road To Total Slaughter next season. By Dallas Darden August 22, 2014
Original Content You Eatin'? 25 Photos Of Rappers Eatin' In celebration of all the good food we are going to enjoy on Thanksgiving, scroll through 25 comic photos of rappers eating. By Rose Lilah November 22, 2012
Original Content The Most Lit Crowds Of 2017 So Far These crowds were lit: Giggs, Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, and beyond. By Danny Schwartz April 24, 2017
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear Three new artists for you to discover. By Rose Lilah July 11, 2017
Original Content Jay-Z Pulls A "Kanye" At BET Awards Jay-Z pulled a "Kanye" during the BET awards when he jokingly interrupted his acceptance speech for the duo's Best Video award. By Rose Lilah July 03, 2012
Original Content HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: Eminem, Conway The Machine, & More The latest update of our Staff Picks playlist features new music from Eminem, Conway The Machine, EARTHGANG, Rico Nasty, Sheff G, and many more, including some holiday favorites. By Alex Zidel December 21, 2020
Original Content 10 Artists Who Might Have Influenced "Surf" Here are 10 possible influences on Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment's "SURF." By Chris Tart June 05, 2015
Original Content Remix Fix: Esta's Remix Of "Know What I Want" By Kali Uchis Old school drums make Esta's new remix of "Know What I Want," by Kali Uchis '90s cool. By Kayla Lee January 13, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: September 4 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons September 04, 2014