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Original Content Can Hip-Hop Stop The Violence In Chicago? Over Memorial Day weekend Chance The Rapper started the #SaveChicago campaign to curb violence in the "Windy City." With more meaningful new artists coming from that region than ever before, can there be a unified movement for peace in the streets of "Chiraq?" By Jake Rohn July 16, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 9 Jeezy scores his third #1 album with "Trap or Die 3." By Chris Tart November 09, 2016
Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs (On Spotify) Of October 2016 The most fire songs to come out this month: By Danny Schwartz November 03, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 2 D.R.A.M.'s album debuts at #19 overall. By Chris Tart November 02, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: October 26 The Game's "1992" debuts as the third highest-charting hip hop album. By Chris Tart October 26, 2016
Original Content The Top 6 Basketball Sneaker Releases Remaining In August 6 sneaker release dates you need to know about. By Kyle Rooney August 23, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: July 18 - July 24 NY takes the top two spots in a leak-heavy edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons July 25, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 29 A weekly look at the performance of hip-hop and r'n'b albums. By Chris Tart June 29, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (June 3) The HNHH staff picks their favorite songs from the past week. By Danny Schwartz June 03, 2016
Original Content A Conversation With Rockie Fresh, MMG’s Humble Rising Star 24-year-old MMG rapper Rockie Fresh talks about his Chicago roots, the making of his new mixtape "The Night I Went To...," and his patient rise to stardom. By Danny Schwartz January 22, 2016
Original Content A Conversation With Freddie Gibbs: Rap's "Silent Killer" On Embracing Melody & Honoring Gucci Mane Freddie Gibbs isn't even at his peak yet: "that's the scary part." By Trevor Smith November 27, 2015
Original Content Stalking SXSW: Instagram Photo Recap (Part 3) A look at SXSW through the eyes of Instagram. By Mike De Leon March 14, 2014