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Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (August 28) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week.¯_(ツ)_/¯ By Rose Lilah August 28, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 30 A look at rap sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith May 30, 2015
Original Content The 5 Funniest Clips Of The #KanyeDance Check out the funniest remixed #KanyeDance clips. By Angus Walker March 09, 2015
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 Samples Of The Week: September 25 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons September 25, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 9 Jeezy scores his third #1 album with "Trap or Die 3." By Chris Tart November 09, 2016
Original Content Raven-Symoné Bares It All: Growing Up In The Industry & Sometimes Feeling Like Jigga EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Raven-Symoné didn't expect for her journey to self-discovery to lead her to creating a new album. Read through as she discusses opening up about her personal life for the first time, being in the industry for most of her life, and being influenced by icons like Queen Latifah, Kendrick Lamar & Jay-Z. By Erika Marie May 01, 2020
Original Content Why Did Bobby Shmurda Opt Out Of "First Day Out" Freestyle Tradition? Although he's got the whole world waiting on his next move after seven years away, there's a case to be made for Bobby Shmurda to delay his return to the rap game. By Robert Blair March 05, 2021
Profiles Meet Sap: One Man Hip Hop Powerhouse Meet the multitalented rapper and producer who's blazing his own trail in the hip hop industry. By hnhh July 05, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 8 A weekly breakdown of the top-performing hip-hop and r'n'b albums. By Chris Tart June 08, 2016
Streetwear Halloween 2022: Diddy, Quavo, & Tyga Take Home Award For Creepiest Costumes The stars have been stepping out in style all weekend long. Who had your favourite costume? By Hayley Hynes October 31, 2022
Profiles Meet THEY.: Mysterious R&B Duo INTERVIEW: Overnight R&B success THEY. discuss their debut EP "Nu Religion," life on tour with Bryson Tiller, and what they have in store next... By Danny Schwartz April 12, 2016