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Music Kendrick Lamar's Albums, Ranked We're ranking Kendrick Lamar's 8 albums from worst to best. By Caleb Hardy March 11, 2023
Sneakers LeBron James Shoes: The History And Evolution Exploring the Legacy of LeBron James’ Basketball Shoe Line By Ilias Mounzih March 08, 2023
Original Content XXXTentacion Thoughts: Hip-Hop Artists Reflect On The Late Rapper's Legacy A compendium of thoughts and reflections on XXXTentacion's legacy, as shared by rappers speaking on his life, his music, and his death. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Original Content How Does 2Pac And Eminem's "Loyal To The Game" Hold Up? Charged with the daunting task of producing a posthumous 2Pac Album, how did Eminem ultimately fare on "Loyal To The Game?" By Mitch Findlay April 07, 2021
Original Content ScHoolboy Q's "Habits & Contradictions" Led The Gangsta Rap Revival We reflect on ScHoolboy Q's most compelling project to date, "Habits & Contradictions," ten years later. By Aron A. January 14, 2022
Original Content What Happened To Dr. Dre & Ice Cube's "Helter Skelter" Album? Nearly three decades after its original announcement, we look at the fate of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre's long lost concept record, "Helter Skelter." By Robert Blair December 28, 2021
Original Content 10 References To "The Wire" In Hip-Hop HNHH breaks down 10 of the best references to "The Wire" in hip-hop - not the "Top 10," necessarily - simply 10 of the best. By hnhh July 25, 2014
Original Content Best Netflix Comedy Specials By Black Comedians Black comedic excellence. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery October 20, 2018
Original Content Takeover Vs. Ether: Revisiting The Jay-Z & Nas Beef Revisiting the most thrilling rap battle of all time. By Luke Hinz June 22, 2018
Sports Kawhi Leonard's Raptors Championship Proves He's A Dynasty Killer Kawhi has now stopped two three-peats from happening. By Alexander Cole June 14, 2019
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop Mashups From The Millennium We run through some of the best mash-ups from the mid-aughts. By Taylor Rubright May 19, 2019
Profiles Behind The Beat: Focus... Meet Focus..., in-house producer at Aftermath and integral member of the team that made Dr. Dre's "Compton." By Danny Schwartz October 14, 2015