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Original Content The 7 Most Ridiculous Claims Troy Ave Made During His Breakfast Club Interview Breaking down Troy Ave's wildest statements in his lengthy Breakfast Club interview. By Patrick Lyons June 17, 2015
Original Content 5 Beats Lil Wayne Needs On "No Ceilings 2" Weezy needs to freestyle over these 5 beats on "No Ceilings 2." By Angus Walker November 02, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks: July 6 - July 12 HNHH's top 10 tracks, according to our Top 100 chart. By Alex Galbraith July 14, 2015
Original Content Weezy Be Like: FWA's Sickest Similes Like it or not, FWA's got some fire bars. By Nicholas DG July 12, 2015
Profiles Behind The Beat: Salva HNHH's series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Patrick Lyons April 02, 2015
Original Content Action Bronson Is Mr. Wonderful Queens' wildest MC finally makes a project that matches his larger-than-life personality. Ignoring conventions and common decency, Bronsolino walks us through the making of his major label debut. By Patrick Lyons March 25, 2015
Original Content SOB X RBE's Yhung T.O. Is Here For The Bag, "Fuck Rap Beef" INTERVIEW: Yhung T.O. is part of a nexus of young rappers teaching themselves the tricks of the trade. By Devin Ch August 16, 2018
TV "Atlanta" Season 2 Episode 4: Van Gets Her Way Though the episode has a layer of racial anxiety and tension to it, it's Van's journey from start to finish that has us hooked. She finally gets the episode she deserves. By Dhruva Balram March 23, 2018
Reviews Review: Logic's "Under Pressure" The Maryland native makes good on the hype, turning in an impressive major label debut. Logic's "Under Pressure" waxes nostalgia throughout the album, while giving a contemporary tale from multiple perspectives. By Kahron Spearman October 27, 2014
Original Content Rappers To Watch In 2015 Meet the rappers who will do big things in 2015. By Angus Walker February 17, 2015
Original Content Hands Up: Street Anthems 4 Justice In the wake of the Mike Brown tragedy and so many other instances of police brutality, the hip-hop community has been rallying together to make uplifting street anthems and movements. By Mike Philson October 01, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "2001" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at Dr. Dre's classic album, "2001", which dropped fifteen years ago on November 16, 1999. By Chris Tart November 16, 2014