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Reviews Young Nudy "Dr. EV4L" Review Fueled by spooky production and gleeful depictions of violence, Young Nudy's delightfully sinister "Dr. Evil" cements him as hip-hop's deadliest slasher. By Mitch Findlay May 27, 2021
Original Content Childish Gambino's "Camp": Sometimes Cringeworthy But Always Important Childish Gambino's "Camp," ten years later. By Taylor McCloud November 15, 2021
Original Content Classic Rotation: N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. We now take a look back where it all started, N.W.A's unarguable classic, "Straight Outta Compton", which dropped 27 years ago to this day. By Eve Stern August 08, 2015
Pop Culture YFN Lucci's Murder Charges: Everything We Know So Far YFN Lucci surrendered to the police on murder and gang charges. By hnhh January 14, 2021
Original Content 21 Savage's R&B Love Affair Is A Reflection Of The Evolved "Gangster Rapper" 21 Savage's self-expression through singing denotes the duplicity of hip-hop and the evolution of the "gangster" rapper. By Michael Kawaida January 02, 2020
Original Content Mulatto Says It's "No Cap" On Gucci Mane Wanting To Sign Her But He Was Too Late From "The Rap Game" to becoming the first solo female rap act from Atlanta to go Gold, Big Latto is out here manifesting her childhood dreams. Up next, she has her sights set on a collaboration with Nicki Minaj. By Aron A. October 22, 2020
Reviews J. Cole "The Off-Season" Review With a self-imposed timeline looming overhead, J Cole kicks off what's billed as the final act of his career in style with "The Off Season." By Robert Blair May 21, 2021
Original Content Mallory Bros. Imagine A World Where Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Is Turned Into A Movie The Mallory Bros. podcast hosts, consisting of twins Terrance and Terrell, speak to HNHH for Black Future Month about their perspective on Black film and where they think it needs to go in the future. By Taiyo Coates February 24, 2022
Original Content Roddy Ricch Is Compton’s “War Baby” Compton, the city that bred Roddy Ricch, has everything and nothing to do with his success in the music industry. By Michael Kawaida March 05, 2020
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 What Is It About Playboi Carti? Examining what makes Playboi Carti's music and everything else he does, so appealing to the masses. By Samuel Allan May 29, 2019
Reviews What Does It Take To Sign To TDE? Revolt Summit Panel Highlights The Los Angeles label heads give advice on making it with TDE. By Erika Marie October 29, 2019