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Reviews Review: Jadakiss' "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" Even if Jadakiss isn't in your top five, "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" proves that he's still doing exactly what he should be at 40 years old. By Patrick Lyons November 26, 2015
Original Content #TBT: The Game's Deep Cuts TBT dedicated to The Game. By Chris Tart October 15, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Vince Staples Tracks Vince Staples' necessary cuts. By Chris Tart May 17, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: February 26 (Big Sean Edition) Breaking down and identifying the samples within Big Sean's "Dark Sky Paradise." By Patrick Lyons February 26, 2015
Reviews Review: Dom Kennedy "By Dom Kennedy" Dom Kennedy delivers a solid project. By Chris Tart June 05, 2015
Original Content #TBT: E-40 Looking back at E-40's many classic for Throwback Thursday. By Chris Tart March 19, 2015
Original Content Hands Up: Street Anthems 4 Justice In the wake of the Mike Brown tragedy and so many other instances of police brutality, the hip-hop community has been rallying together to make uplifting street anthems and movements. By Mike Philson October 01, 2014
Original Content BTS Photos: Video Shoot Of Rihanna's "Pour It Up" A visual for Rihanna's "Pour It Up" single is in the works. By hnhh September 29, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: June 14-20 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 June 23, 2013
Original Content Tracklist & Features Revealed For CyHi The Prynce's "Ivy League: Kick Back" Mixtape CyHi The Prynce took the creative route when he revealed the tracklist and features of his "Ivy League: Kick Back" mixtape. By Rose Lilah January 28, 2013
Original Content Dreamville, GoldLink & Lil Keed Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch June 15, 2019
Original Content The "Weirdo Rap" Divide A divide is growing in hip-hop between genre traditionalists and the artists many of them call "weirdo rappers." In this editorial, we examine the various differences between the two camps, and explain why they're both vital to the future of hip-hop. By Patrick Lyons June 12, 2014