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Original Content Summer Jam Recap: Performances From Chris Brown, A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar & More HNHH brings you coverage from the 20th anniversary Summer Jam concert, which saw the likes of Joe Budden, Miguel, Wale, Chris Brown, Fabolous, Wu-Tang Clan, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, and French Montana-- and that's without naming the surprise guests. It was an eventful night, but if you weren't there, we're here to give you the recap of what went down! By Rose Lilah June 05, 2013
Original Content Vote: Which Joint Project From Drake Would You Rather Hear? Two joint efforts with the 6 God have been teased in the past few months. Which one would you rather hear? By Rose Lilah November 22, 2016
Original Content Samples Of The Week: February 20 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons February 20, 2014
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (September 16) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden September 16, 2016
Original Content 13 Tracks To Keep The Bad Vibes Away (Friday The 13th Playlist) Happy Friday the 13th! By Danny Schwartz January 13, 2017
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (May 29) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah May 29, 2015
Original Content Underrated Audio: June 14- June 20 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah June 21, 2014
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: February 15-22 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 content that drops. By hnhh February 22, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: May 8 to May 15 Welcome to this week’s ‘140 Bars Or Less’ post where we look at the “best-in tweet” in the world of Hip Hop. The hottest tweets this week offer advice to men on how to get respect, discuss the best smelling man alive, and man-scaping. By Rose Lilah May 17, 2012
Original Content Remix Fix: Esta's Remix Of "Know What I Want" By Kali Uchis Old school drums make Esta's new remix of "Know What I Want," by Kali Uchis '90s cool. By Kayla Lee January 13, 2015
Original Content Jay-Z Pulls A "Kanye" At BET Awards Jay-Z pulled a "Kanye" during the BET awards when he jokingly interrupted his acceptance speech for the duo's Best Video award. By Rose Lilah July 03, 2012
Original Content 15 Mixtapes That Deserve Grammys Proof the Grammys really need to start considering free projects. By Trevor Smith May 09, 2016