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Original Content When Beefs Go Too Far Did Troy Ave, Spaceghost Purrp, and Kanye cross the line in their recent beefs? By Patrick Lyons March 03, 2016
Original Content A Conversation With Rockie Fresh, MMG’s Humble Rising Star 24-year-old MMG rapper Rockie Fresh talks about his Chicago roots, the making of his new mixtape "The Night I Went To...," and his patient rise to stardom. By Danny Schwartz January 22, 2016
Original Content SoundCloud Staff Picks Playlist (December 2) HNHH's weekly round-up of our favorite tracks of the week. By Angus Walker December 02, 2016
Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs (On Spotify) Of October 2016 The most fire songs to come out this month: By Danny Schwartz November 03, 2016
Original Content Rise & Grind: 15 Songs To Start Your Day Get motivated to take on the day with these 15 songs. Happy Monday. By Chris Tart February 23, 2015
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 Classic Rotation: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the day of their release. Today we take a look at The Pharcyde's debut album, "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde," which dropped exactly 22 years ago today. By Layne Weiss November 24, 2014
Original Content Legends & Youngins: 10 Collaborations We'd Love To Hear We hypothesize on collaborations between OGs and new cats, the result of which would be dope. By Eboni M. October 08, 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 Hottest Albums Of 2013 HNHH counts down the hottest albums of 2013. By Trevor Smith December 31, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: November 2 - November 8 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah November 09, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio October 19- October 25 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah October 26, 2013