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Original Content Jacquees, NAV & Rich The Kid Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch March 23, 2019
Reviews Lil Pump's "Harverd Dropout" Review Does Lil Pump suffer the sophomore slump? Or is the 18-year old rapper only starting to hit his stride? By Maxwell Cavaseno February 28, 2019
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: The Weeknd Dominates For Second Straight Week This week's TIDAL Wave playlist includes picks from The Weeknd, 42 Dugg, Joyner Lucas, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Conway, and more. By Alex Zidel April 02, 2020
Original Content Analyzing The Megan Thee Stallion Business Model As one of 2019's breakout stars, we examine how Megan Thee Stallion put a "Hot Girl Summer" high on the industry's agenda. By Robert Blair July 24, 2019
Original Content When Hip-Hop's Protege-Mentor Relationships Turn Sour Why do so many relationships between advisors and students in hip-hop eventually implode? By Robert Blair October 20, 2019
Original Content The Best Young Thug & Chris Brown Lyrics On "Slime & B" On their collaborative album "Slime & B," Young Thug and Chris Brown have attempted to redefine twenty-first-century love as we know it. By Mitch Findlay May 05, 2020
Reviews Jorja Smith "Lost & Found" Review Smith eschews hits for wandering romance on her impressively uncompromising debut. By Trevor Smith June 17, 2018
Original Content L$D: Psych-Rap Tunes To Trip To Stay trippy. By Chris Tart April 16, 2016
Original Content The 10 Best "Black Panther: The Album" Features We run down the best contributions to the "Black Panther" movie soundtrack. By hnhh February 12, 2018
Original Content 2 Chainz Best Quotables From "They Don't Care Who Makes It" EP Tity Boi is always going stupid with the punchlines. By Devon Jefferson February 13, 2018
Sports Athletes & Protests: A Short History Of When Sports Meet Politics Athletes in America have been using their prestige to influence political and social changes for decades. At the time of their protests, they are viewed as controversial figures. As time passes though, we acknowledge these men as heroes. By Karlton Jahmal September 28, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 22 A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith August 22, 2015