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Original Content Legends & Youngins: 10 Collaborations We'd Love To Hear We hypothesize on collaborations between OGs and new cats, the result of which would be dope. By Eboni M. October 08, 2014
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (September 18) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah September 18, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: September 14 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah September 14, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: May 2 - May 8 A bunch of new entries flood our Top Tracks list this week. By Patrick Lyons May 09, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: January 4 - January 10 Here are the most viewed tracks in HNHH's Hot 100 for the week of January 4 - January 10. By Angus Walker January 11, 2016
Original Content On The Come-Up: Jetpack Jones HNHH's On The Come-Up profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category. By hnhh May 05, 2013
Original Content The G-Unit Freestyles: Vote For Your Favorite Of the 8 G-Unit freestyles released thus far, which is the strongest? Vote. By Patrick Lyons July 24, 2014
Original Content SXSW 2015 Photo Diary A quick photo diary from the HNHH SXSW travels in Austin, Texas. By Rose Lilah March 24, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks: July 18 - July 24 NY takes the top two spots in a leak-heavy edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons July 25, 2016
Original Content The Beat Konducta: Madlib's Best Collaborations With Freddie Gibbs' Piñata dropping today, Madlib has added to his roster of collaborative albums with MCs. Here are six previous ones, ranked from worst to best. By Patrick Lyons March 18, 2014
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: June 2015 Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip hop industry. By Chris Tart July 01, 2015
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: November 8-14 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into 8-10 categories that will rotate according to the type of material that drops. By hnhh November 15, 2013