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Original Content Top Tracks: January 25 - January 31 Here are the most viewed tracks on HNHH's Hot 100 for the week of January 25 - 31. By Angus Walker February 01, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: April 3 - April 9 It's a big week for Desiigner as he tops the list and appears two more times. By Patrick Lyons April 10, 2017
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Kanye West's "Jesus Is King," Future, Kodak Black & More Guapdad 4000 and Smino also make appearances this week. By Alex Zidel October 30, 2019
Original Content SXSW Polaroids: PartyNextDoor, Metro Boomin, Flatbush Zombies, Denzel Curry & More SXSW, in Polaroid form. By Rose Lilah March 24, 2016
Original Content SXSW Photo Diary Day 3: Mike WiLL Made It, 2 Chainz, 21 Savage & More A rundown of HNHH's final day and night at SXSW in Austin, TX. By Angus Walker March 20, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: Tory Lanez and Future Collide For A #1 Single Tory Lanez has two songs on this week's chart, one of which makes a #1 debut. By Patrick Lyons October 09, 2017
Original Content TIDAL Wave Playlist: Staff Rides For 21 Savage, Gunna, EarthGang & More The HNHH curated TIDAL WAVE playlist has returned with a new batch of bangers. By Mitch Findlay February 06, 2019
Original Content 10 Essential Jazz Cartier Tracks An introduction to Toronto rapper Jazz Cartier. By Chris Tart January 24, 2016
Original Content HNHH & TuneCore Present "Heat Seekers" Artist Spotlight: 3Kxng For the fifth installment of HNHH's "Heat Seekers" contest with TuneCore, we are taking a look at Philly artist 3Kxng. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2020
Original Content 10 Joint Projects That May Or May Not Come Out Here are 10 of the most potent unreleased collaborative mixtapes, projects, and albums in hip hop. By Danny Schwartz May 16, 2016
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 3: The Evolution Of The MC Rap is filled with a lot of MCs. No question. But what separates one rapper from the next? An artist's hometown is about as blurred as his flow and look compared to other like-minded entertainers. With the Internet and blogging, it's even harder to find an MC that's truly a product of where he represents. While we're growing to accept that sound does not need to be regional anymore, how have MCs evolved with the influx of independent labels, the blogosphere, and other elements of the millennial generation? By Chris Richburg June 04, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: May 17- May 24 HNHH's top 10 tracks, according to our Top 100 chart. By Alex Galbraith May 25, 2015