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Original Content Kanye West's "TLOP": The Best Possible Acronyms What could "T.L.O.P." possibly stand for?? The HNHH staff, and the internet, have some ideas... By Danny Schwartz February 09, 2016
Original Content Happy Birthday, Jay-Z: A Quick Look At His Rise To Near-Billionaire Status From Roc-a-Fella to TIDAL and beyond. Happy 48th birthday to Jay-Z. By Danny Schwartz December 04, 2017
Original Content 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers Ranked From 6lack and Cozz, to Rapsody and Eminem, this is our ranking of the 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards cyphers. By Karlton Jahmal October 11, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: Ducko Mcfli HNHH's series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Angus Walker April 28, 2015
Sports Athletes That Have Gone Into Hollywood Which athlete's acting career has surprised you? By Zachary Roberts March 14, 2023
Original Content Hit-Boy Reflects On Creating With Nas, Giving Polo G One Of His Biggest Songs, And The Griselda Connection In the twelfth and final installment of HNHH Presents: The 12 Days Of Christmas, Hit-Boy reflects on crafting "King's Disease" with Nas, why he's the most versatile producer in the game, and the rappers that lyrically inspire him. By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020
Original Content Top 10 Hottest Joint Albums Of 2018 During a time of oversaturation, these ten collaborative efforts were able to make a distinctive mark. By Narsimha Chintaluri December 03, 2018
Sports Pro Wrestling's 10 Biggest Behind-The-Scenes Scandals Revisit ten of the backstage moments that rocked WWE and pro wrestling to the core. By Robert Blair February 20, 2019
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear Today we're highlighting these three faces: RealLife, Lava La Rue and JPEG*. By Rose Lilah December 07, 2018
Music Offset Talks "Set It Off" With Zane Lowe: 7 Takeaways With his sophomore album on the horizon, Offset gives insight into "Set It Off" and why he's approaching this era like a new artist. By Erika Marie October 12, 2023
Original Content The Joe Budden Business Model: Destroy & Rebuild In the wake of Rory and Mal's controversial exit, we take a look at how Joe Budden has made a career out of tearing down his business ventures, and then building them back up. By Robert Blair May 18, 2021
Sneakers Kobe Bryant's Passing And The Ethics Of Reselling Sneakers Some resellers were quick to profit off of Kobe's death. By Alexander Cole February 08, 2020