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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 9 An in-depth look at rap sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith May 09, 2015
Original Content Drill Alternatives: The Other Side Of Chicago Rap HNHH calls attention to 15 of the waviest non-drill rappers coming of of the Chi. By Perry Simpson October 24, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Hottest Young Producers In The Game Today's Top 10 is all about the young producers making a name for themselves with their beat-making skills. By hnhh September 22, 2014
Reviews Review: Miguel's "WILDHEART" Miguel strikes R&B gold once again with "WILDHEART", managing to try out new sounds while making them his own. By Matt Tompkins June 30, 2015
Original Content On The Come Up: GoldLink For this week's edition of OTCU we head to the DMV to peek inside the mind of the elusive GoldLink. By hnhh October 23, 2014
Original Content Running The Jewels & The Game: An Argument For Killer Mike As The Top MC Of The Past Three Years <p>Ask most Hip-Hop fans who’s been running the rap game the past three years, and the answers would mostly be the same; Kendrick Lamar…Drake…maybe some J. Cole. Even with somewhat of an agreement, there’s no science to this. There’s no exact formula of determining who is on top. Is it record sales? Some would say that, and that would justify the belief that Kendrick, Drake, or Cole are on top of the game. Using that logic however would leave justification of our culture up to whoever is buying music…whoever. By Bruce Smith January 15, 2015
Original Content Which Florida Rapper Are You? Which Florida rapper are you? By Mitch Findlay September 01, 2017
Original Content The Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2019 From well-loved franchises to enticing new arrivals, there's no shortage of TV shows that demand your attention in 2019. By Robert Blair January 23, 2019
Original Content Jacquees, NAV & Rich The Kid Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch March 23, 2019
Original Content This Happened: Memorable Moments From The 2013 MTV VMAs HNHH takes a look at some of the memorable moments from last night's MTV VMAs, weird and otherwise. By Rose Lilah August 26, 2013
Original Content What's The Best Day Of The Week To Drop New Music? Four years on from its inception, we take a look at whether Friday is truly the best day to drop music or if it's detrimental to everyone but a certain level of artist. By Robert Blair May 13, 2019
Original Content 5 Dope Tracks From Episode 2 Of OVO Sound Radio Episode 2 of OVO Sound Radio was rife with hidden gems. By Danny Schwartz July 27, 2015