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Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs Of April (On Spotify) April highlights: Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Wale, Playboi Carti, and more. By Danny Schwartz May 01, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Dipset Relive the glory days of Cam'ron and The Diplomats. By Danny Schwartz July 21, 2016
TV VOTE: What Was Your Favorite '00s MTV Show? Cast your vote... for greatness. By Danny Schwartz January 12, 2017
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 2: The Evolution Of A Rap Collaboration Looking back, collaborations seemed to be more authentic as rappers gathered in the studio to vibe and create a certified masterpiece. With the impact of the internet and social media, the thought of an actual collabo seems a distant memory as artists exchange verses via e-mail and never meet up until it's time to shoot the video or perform live. With this, has the vibe of a true collaboration fallen off? Are there any artists and beatmakers that actually show up and work face-to-face to craft a tune completely from scratch? By Chris Richburg May 29, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 30 In this new feature, we break down some of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons January 30, 2014
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: June 7-13 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh June 17, 2013
Original Content 25 Hottest Singles Of The Summer HNHH features 25 of the hottest singles from this past summer, on its official last day. By Rose Lilah September 21, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: July 12- July 18 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah July 19, 2015
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (May 29) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden May 29, 2015
Original Content VERY HOTTTTT: Music Video Recap A look back at the hottest videos you may have missed in 2015. By Mike De Leon March 20, 2015
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (January 23) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden January 23, 2015
Sports Giannis Antetokounmpo & The Bucks Are In For A Free Agency Debacle Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have some big free agency decisions to make in the summer of 2021. By Alexander Cole February 29, 2020