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Original Content Rise & Grind: Mereba Talks "AZEB," Spillage Village, & Which New Rapper Has GOAT Potential Mereba reflects on the creation of "AZEB," connecting with J.I.D and EarthGang, producing for other artists, and her top five rappers of all time. By Mitch Findlay July 19, 2021
Original Content DJ Kool Herc Reflects On Hip-Hop's 48th Birthday On hip-hop's 48th birthday, we connected with the culture's founding father DJ Kool Herc, who made history at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Sports Five Fighters Jake Paul Could Box Next Jake Paul has pissed off a lot of fighters, giving him the opportunity to battle a wide range of people. By Alexander Cole May 01, 2021
Reviews Top 10 Performances From Rolling Loud NY Read our recap of Rolling Loud NYC 2021, including performances from J. Cole, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, 50 Cent, and more. By Alex Zidel November 01, 2021
Sports The Curious Case Of Ben Simmons Ben Simmons' offensive woes have kept the 76ers from achieving their full potential. By Alexander Cole June 19, 2021
Original Content From Opener To Headliner: Rap Stars With Humble Beginnings Before they became headliners, some of hip-hop's biggest names were holding it down as opening acts. By Mitch Findlay September 10, 2021
Original Content Money Man: 12 Essential Songs We highlight twelve must-listen songs from the prolific rapper, Money Man. By Rose Lilah August 15, 2021
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (August 12) HNHH's weekly round-up of our favorite tracks of the week. By Angus Walker August 12, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: July 4 - July 10 Chris Brown, Gucci Mane, Joe Budden, Jazz Cartier, Tory, Jay Z, and ScHoolboy Q crash into our Top Tracks this week. By Patrick Lyons July 11, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: May 30 - June 5 A huge week for new tracks from Drake, Gucci Mane, Kanye West, Pusha T, Travi$ Scott, and more. By Patrick Lyons June 06, 2016
Original Content Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Diss Tracks? Can you name the rappers behind these iconic diss tracks based on a few bars? By Mike De Leon May 12, 2016
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Reclaims #1 (Charts Don't Lie) A weekly snapshot of what's happening on the Billboard 200 chart. By Chris Tart August 16, 2017