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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 10 The week in rap and R&B sales, and a quick glance at chart placements on Billboard. By Chris Tart February 10, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (November 27) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah November 27, 2015
Original Content The Weeknd's "House Of Balloons" Changed RnB & Pop Culture The Weeknd's "House of Balloons" turns 10, proving even cool things get old. By Rose Lilah March 21, 2021
Original Content Mario Judah Shows Off His Rockstar Face Tattoos On "In My Bag" Mario Judah lives a rockstar lifestyle and shows off his essentials on the latest episode of "In My Bag". By Alex Zidel February 17, 2021
Original Content Nicki Minaj's Albums, Ranked We're ranking Nicki Minaj's four studio albums from worst to best. By Noor Lobad October 20, 2020
Original Content Vine Rewind: December HNHH brings you a collection of the most popular, funniest, weirdest Vines that have consumed our phones this month. By Nikita Rathod December 31, 2014
Original Content Samples of The Week: October 9 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons October 09, 2014
Original Content The Story Of Nate Dogg, King Of Hooks Still uncontested as the reigning King Of Hooks, Nate Dogg has earned his place as one of the most iconic names in hip-hop history. By Mitch Findlay April 07, 2020
Original Content The Oscars 2014: Hip-Hop Reacts To Lupita's Win, Pharrell's Loss & More A quick recap of what hip-hop artists had to say about last night's Oscars. By Rose Lilah March 03, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: September 21- September 27 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah September 28, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: May 30 to June 5 Welcome to this week’s ‘140 Bars Or Less’ post where we look at the “best-in tweet” in the world of Hip Hop. This week Common gets his ‘hair did’, Slim Thug hooks up with ‘ratchets’, and Mac Miller puts the ‘ass’ in ‘first class’. By Rose Lilah June 09, 2012
Original Content Word Up: Hip-Hop Through The Wire Listen to some hip-hop music that references "The Wire." By Rose Lilah April 03, 2012