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Original Content Happy Birthday, Nicki Minaj: 10 Crucial Mixtape Cuts A look at 2007's "Playtime is Over," 2008's "Sucka Free," and 2009's "Beam Me Up Scotty" in celebration of Nicki Minaj's birthday today. By Danny Schwartz December 08, 2017
Original Content Take A Stand On Nicki Minaj: Does She Make Your Top 50? Nicki Minaj has proven to be a uniquely divisive voice. By Mitch Findlay October 08, 2019
Original Content Vote: Hip-Hop's Best Basketball Player Who is hip-hop's most valuable baller? By Mitch Findlay February 17, 2018
Original Content Spotify, Apple Music Or Tidal? What To Know About Each Platform Some facts to know before subscribing to one of the top three streaming platforms. By Devon Jefferson January 24, 2018
Original Content Donald Glover: Black Excellence Donald Glover is a modern day revolutionary artist in Black culture. In his ascension to superstardom, Donald has become a trailblazer that has furthered Black culture, and given it a new voice in the media. By Karlton Jahmal September 18, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential DJ Khaled Tracks Peep these 10 essential tracks from Snapchat Icon DJ Khaled. By Devon Jefferson May 21, 2017
Music Jimmy Iovine Sued For Sexual Assault: What We Know Jimmy Iovine joins the list of notable names to be sued for sexual assault in November 2023. By Demi Phillips November 27, 2023
Reviews Review: Ab-Soul's "Control System" Ab-Soul's new project, "Control System," shows his strength as a wordsmith and his passion for the game, all the while keeping the listener's attention. By Rose Lilah May 18, 2012
Original Content In Tune We Trust: Lil Wayne's 4 New Songs, Ranked Mixtape Weezy is still the best Weezy. By Trevor Smith July 06, 2017
Original Content Talking To Logic & C-Sick On "Two Kings" Giving you the direct perspective from Logic and his producer C-Sick, "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 October 08, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: August 30 - September 5 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into 8-10 categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh September 06, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Bow Wow's Twitter Held Hostage Welcome to this weeks’Special edition of “140 Bars Or Less: Bow Wow’s Twitter Held Hostage”. The goal of this column is to bring you the most entertaining and outrageous tweets of the week from the world of hip hop, and this week nothing was more outrageous than when a 19 year old aspiring “rapper” hacked Bow Wow’s Twitter. By Rose Lilah August 23, 2012