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Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (January 22) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah January 22, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: January 12- Jan. 20 A selection of tracks from the top of our charts. By Alex Galbraith January 20, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: January 18 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah January 18, 2015
Original Content #TBT: 10 Killer Death Row Records Cuts We're throwin' it back this Thursday to look at Death Row Records. Let's check out some classic West Coast cuts, along with some tracks that may have been overlooked. By Chris Tart October 02, 2014
Original Content Stalking SXSW: Instagram Photo Recap (Part 1) A look at SXSW through the eyes of Instagram. By Mike De Leon March 12, 2014
Original Content 9 Vintage Hip-Hop Inspired Ads A gallery of hip hop songs re-envisioned as vintage 1950s ads. By Mike De Leon April 13, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: December 21- December 27 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah December 28, 2013
Original Content Fantasy Street Fights: 20 Rapper Match-Ups [Update: Winners Announced] HNHH pits rapper against rapper for fantasy street fights-- tell us who would kick ass. By Rose Lilah December 09, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: June 15-21 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah June 22, 2013
Original Content Game Changers: RZA Edition <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><strong>Game Changers is an HNHH feature that profiles artists who've left a strong mark on hip hop. Whether it be through creativity, influence, exposure or simply good timing, they've brought something to rap music that the game just wouldn't be the same without. This week, we've chosen to profile an inarguable game changer: RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.</strong></span></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/resUyjKmOj0" width="620" height="337" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> By hnhh February 20, 2013
Original Content Who Was The Hardest Working Rapper Of 2016? See how many shows your favorite emcee played this year. By Danny Schwartz December 20, 2016
Original Content VOTE: What's The Best Album That Dropped Today? Today has been by far 2017's best day of releases. By Danny Schwartz February 24, 2017