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Original Content Top 10: A$AP Rocky Tracks With the bittersweet news yesterday that the A$AP Mob album would be scrapped and replaced with a new Rocky album, we decided to count down his Top 10 best tracks ever. By hnhh September 29, 2014
Original Content 5 Things You Need To Know About Skepta Everything you need to know about the U.K. grime legend, who's quickly making his presence felt in the USA. By Angus Walker March 02, 2015
Original Content How Hip Hop Has Reacted To The Bill Cosby Scandal Examining the myriad ways in which hip hop figures have weighed in on the Bill Cosby saga. By Danny Schwartz July 20, 2015
Original Content Future's "Dirty Sprite 2": The Drug Count We tally up the drug-referencing lyrics on Future's new album. By Chris Tart July 22, 2015
Reviews Review: Joell Ortiz's House Slippers The latest Joell Ortiz album doesn't disappoint. He still presents us with the lyricism and transparency we've come to expect from him. By Dallas Darden September 21, 2014
Original Content Why Is T-Pain Overlooked? We examine why the "Rappa Ternt Sanga" T-Pain is still yet to get his fair share of the credit in hip-hop and R&B. By Robert Blair December 29, 2019
Original Content Why Does Rap Idolize Pablo Escobar? The deceased Colombian drug kingpin continues to have a commanding presence in hip hop. By Luke Hinz October 29, 2018
Original Content Will Swae Lee's Solo Career Be Bigger Than Rae Sremmurd? The Rae Sremmurd artist is increasingly branching out into solo territory, proving to be a versatile and valuable player. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery November 20, 2018
Sneakers Are Kanye West's Yeezys Still Relevant? The Yeezy brand has been put into question as of late. By Alexander Cole April 18, 2019
Original Content What Happened To Azealia Banks? Tracing the dissolution of Azealia Banks to figure out where it all went wrong. By HNHH Staff October 20, 2019
Original Content IDK Is Kanye West's Latest Pupil: Analyzing The Influence On "Is He Real?" IDK's "Is He Real?" is the latest project from a long line of self-described Kanye West disciples. Whether or not it lives up to the billing is up for debate. By Luke Hinz September 16, 2019
Reviews Migos' "Culture" (Review) Migos are on top of the world right now, and "Culture" is a successful, if imperfect, attempt at harnessing that. By Patrick Lyons January 31, 2017