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Original Content New Orleans Hip-Hop: From Under Water To Underground New Orleans has always been a hub for music, first with Jazz and then more recently with hip hop. NOLA hip hop culture has been around since the '80s and the bounce movement, putting the city on the map for quality hip hop. But the damage of the storm proved to be much stronger than anyone expected. Artists and record companies like Cash Money and No Limit had no choice but to relocate to other states and lay low. Despite the permanent damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on so many lives, the underground hip hop scene has slowly returned to the city in an effort to rebuild the New Orleans spirit. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 07, 2014
Original Content 10 Funny #SadKanye Memes The image of Kanye West looking salty while Kim Kardashian poses with a fan has now turned into a meme. It was only a matter of time. By Rose Lilah May 05, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: January 11- January 17 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah January 18, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: January 12 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah January 12, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: July 6 Our weekly look at hip-hop and r'n'b album sales and chart performance. By Chris Tart July 06, 2016
Profiles Meet Jace, The "Missing Link" Between Atlanta & New York Rap Get to know the versatile rapper Mike WiLL's so excited about. By Trevor Smith March 02, 2016
Original Content Saucy Santana Discusses Linking Up With Nicki Minaj & Rumors That "Walk" Is A Diss Saucy Santana joins us for HNHH's "12 Days of Christmas" kick-off! We discuss his rapid ascension since "Walk Em Like A Dog" in 2019, the rumors surrounding "Walk," his relationship with Nicki Minaj, the importance of TikTok and much more. By Joshua Robinson December 13, 2021
Reviews Nas "King's Disease II" Review Nas and Hit-Boy's "King's Disease II" is a nostalgic and masterfully painted portrait of rap royalty. By Mitch Findlay August 12, 2021
Reviews Top 5 Biggest Surprises From Rolling Loud NY Rolling Loud NYC was a movie, and it didn't come without a bunch of surprises. By Alex Zidel November 01, 2021
Original Content 5 New Artists You Should Hear HNHH highlights a few new faces in a round-up that includes both staff submissions as well as user submissions. By Rose Lilah September 25, 2021
Reviews Chief Keef's "Two Zero One Seven" (Review) On "Two Zero One Seven," Chief Keef continues to upend his career in increasingly thrilling ways. By Patrick Lyons January 07, 2017
Reviews A Tribe Called Quest's "We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service" (Review) A Tribe Called Quest returns for a curtain call that's as vital to 2016 as any other hip hop album. By Patrick Lyons November 17, 2016