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Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: May 10-16 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh May 17, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (April 27-May 3) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith May 05, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Special Edition Game v. 40 Glocc Welcome to this week’s Special Edition of 140 Bars Or Less: Game v. 40 Glocc. The goal for this column is to bring the best tweets of the week in the world of hip hop, and this week Game and 40 Glocc were embroiled in real-life beef which transcended throwing jabs on twitter, verbal barbs on a diss track, or even throwing bottles. By Rose Lilah July 11, 2012
Original Content Conway The Machine Rejects Retirement: "I'm Just Getting Started" Conway The Machine opens up about his retirement plans, building his DrumWork label, creative chemistry with J.I.D, and whether he's ever used autotune in the booth. By Mitch Findlay May 26, 2021
Original Content Sean Kingston Talks Plotting His Comeback, New Album "Deliverance" & Jay-Z's Advice It's been 8 years since Sean Kingston released his last album, and as he readies his new record "Deliverance," the singer speaks with us exclusively about his start on MySpace, his maturity as an artist, and explains how Jay-Z inspired him to build his brand. By Erika Marie May 21, 2021
Streetwear Greatest Adidas Sneaker Collaborations From collaborating with Pharrell Williams to iconic brands such as Prada, we're looking at Adidas's greatest sneaker collaborations to date. By Caleb Hardy April 17, 2023
Pop Culture "Barbie": What We Know About Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling's New Movie The latest Barbie trailer recently dropped and it's given yet another insight into what the movie's going to be about. By Zachary Roberts April 12, 2023
Pop Culture Comic Book Characters That Deserve Their Own Movies Comic book movies aren't going anywhere, so who should star in them? By Zachary Roberts April 13, 2023
Reviews Benny The Butcher "Tana Talk 4" Review Ahead of his first project on Def Jam, Benny The Butcher takes a gritty and independent victory lap on "Tana Talk 4." By Robert Blair March 15, 2022
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021
Original Content The Album Rollout Is Shrinking Album rollouts are getting smaller and smaller. By Cole Blake June 18, 2019
Original Content Tyler, The Creator, Megan Thee Stallion & Denzel Curry Conquer The "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch May 18, 2019