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Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (July 15) HNHH staff shares their favorite Soundcloud releases of the past week. By Rose Lilah July 15, 2016
Original Content Back In The Day: Chingy Reflects On His Rise And Fall On the 14th Anniversary of "Jackpot," HNHH Catches up with Chingy. By Jake Lauer July 14, 2017
Original Content Summer Jam 2015 Recap Did you miss hip-hop's biggest concert? Not to worry. Here's an in-depth recap of the highs and lows of this year's Summer Jam. By Angus Walker June 08, 2015
Original Content 8 Rappers' Face Tattoo Evolution A quick evolution of face tattoos with some of your favourite artists. By Mike De Leon December 23, 2014
Original Content Ten Rappers Reimagined as Superheroes We imagine what superpowers Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, Master P, Jay Z and more rappers would have. By Jake Rohn September 23, 2014
TV 10 Recent HBO Comedy Specials You Should Watch Some great one-hour specials you won’t be finding on Netflix. By Michael Kaminsky February 08, 2020
Original Content Most Creative Busta Rhymes Music Videos A tribute to the creativity in Busta Rhymes' many music videos. By Mike De Leon November 14, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: June 28 - July 4 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into 8-10 categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh July 05, 2013
Original Content On The Come-Up: Action Bronson HNHH's On The Come-Up profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category. By hnhh March 03, 2013
Original Content #TBT: Wiz Khalifa Celebrate Wiz Khalifa's 29th birthday by reliving 10 of the best tracks from his younger days. By Danny Schwartz September 08, 2016
Original Content Albums From The Other Side: Top 5 Posthumous Rap Projects Which tale from the crypt is your favorite? By Nicholas DG October 27, 2015
Original Content Lil Uzi Vert Debuts New Hairstyle, Future Taps Travis Scott & Lil Baby Shuts It Down: Rolling Loud Miami Recap From XXXTENTACION's son coming out during Ski Mask The Slump God's set to Travis Scott's appearance with Future, Rolling Loud Miami 2022 didn't disappoint. By Aron A. July 26, 2022