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Original Content Top 10 Tupac Songs Lyrically Relevant Today The top 10 Tupac songs that are still lyrically relevant, and more importantly, pertinent, in 2017, on the anniversary of his death. By Kyle Battle September 13, 2017
Original Content #TBT: '00s Jay-Z Revisiting 10 of Jay Z's most memorable songs from 2000 to 2009. By Danny Schwartz June 29, 2017
Original Content Rick Ross Shares Features On "Rather You Than Me" Album Rozay with another star-studded featured list. By Kevin Goddard March 09, 2017
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Nov 7-13) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz November 14, 2015
Original Content BTS Photos: At The 2012 MTV VMAs Check out some flicks from the MTV VMAs which went down last night. By Rose Lilah September 07, 2012
Reviews Review: Beyonce's "Beyonce" Beyonce dropped an earthquake of an album last week. By Nikita Rathod December 20, 2013
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 29 A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith August 30, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Outkast's "ATLiens" We take a look back at OutKast's "ATLiens" on the day of its release, 19 years ago. By Chris Tart August 27, 2015
Original Content Game Changers: Kanye West Edition Game Changers is a new HNHH feature that highlights artists that have left a strong mark on hip hop. Whether it be through creativity, influence, exposure, or just plain good timing, a game changer is someone who has brought something to rap where the game just wouldn't be the same without them. By Trevor Smith February 06, 2013
Original Content 5 Christian Hip-Hop Artists Infiltrating The Mainstream You’ve seen Christian rapper headlines in increasing numbers over the past five years, and much more so in the past 12 months. Turns out Christian Hip-Hop has a large enough fan base to land rappers on the Billboard charts next to Rick Ross, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. By Chad Horton June 04, 2014
Original Content It's Yo Birthday: Common's Top 21 Tracks We celebrate Common's birthday by giving you 21 dope tracks from his discography. By Nikita Rathod March 13, 2014
Society Internet Rap Sensations Is going viral always great? By Matt Aceto August 28, 2014