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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 3) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 03, 2015
Original Content Remix Fix: Blonde's Remix Of Ne-Yo's "Coming With You" Ne-yo's "Coming With You" gets Euro-housed by UK duo Blonde. By Kayla Lee February 17, 2015
Original Content Hype Williams' 10 Dopest Old School Music Videos We take a look at 10, dope, old-school Hype Williams classics. By Chris Tart February 21, 2015
Original Content Photo Diary: A Day In New York With Curtis Williams Of Two-9 Photo Diary will take you on a day with some of our favorite rappers while they're out and about in NYC. By Rose Lilah December 16, 2014
Reviews Review: Shady Records "Shady XV" Strong performances from the rest of the Shady label aside, acceptance of "Shady XV" will purely depend on your acceptance of Eminem’s savant syndrome manifestation. By Kahron Spearman December 08, 2014
Original Content Heat In These Streets: Los Angeles Los Angeles is a big enough city to support a diverse and eclectic range of artists and styles. The past year has seen the rise of several up and coming superstars that are making their way into the national scene. By Mike Philson December 02, 2014
Original Content 10 Classic, One-Producer Albums Hip-hop albums are at their best when one mind produces the entire thing. Don't believe us? Check out this list of albums and let us know if you agree/disagree in the comments! By Chris Tart December 05, 2014
Original Content Heat In These Streets: Atlanta's New School Atlanta has long been home to some of the game's most talented acts. Nowadays, Rae Sremmurd, Migos, and Rich Gang's Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan are representing their city on a major scale as the leaders of ATL's new school. By Mike Philson November 17, 2014
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 Samples Of the Week: August 28 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons August 28, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: July 26- August 1 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah August 02, 2014
Original Content Debate: Was Total Slaughter Bad For Battle Rap? Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last. By Perry Simpson July 29, 2014