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Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs Of May (On Spotify) May in hip hop and R&B: Bryson Tiller, Gucci Mane, Snoop Dogg, SZA, and much more. By Danny Schwartz June 02, 2017
Original Content Classic Rotation: Gang Starr's "Daily Operation" Gang Starr's second album, turning 25 today, is a low-key classic. By Patrick Lyons May 05, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: May 10 - May 17 A rundown of the week's top tracks. By Alex Galbraith May 18, 2015
Original Content Summer Jam 2014 Recap HNHH was on the scene at Hot 97's annual Summer Jam yesterday to see performances by Iggy Azalea, Chinx, Childish Gambino, Jhene Aiko, Troy Ave, Action Bronson, Wiz Khalifa, The Roots, Trey Songz, Nas, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj and DJ Mustard, plus plenty of special guests. Now we've got photos and a recap of the event for you. By Patrick Lyons June 02, 2014
Original Content 10 Best Rappers Who Act HNHH finds the ten best rappers-turned-actors. By Jon Godfrey September 28, 2012
Original Content Top Tracks: December 5 - December 11 YG and Lil Wayne's surprise collab rockets up our Top Tracks list this week. By Patrick Lyons December 12, 2016
Original Content Ladies Night: Female Solidarity In Hip-Hop Off the heels of an "I Wanna Be Down" reunion performance at the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards, could there be another girls anthem in the making? By Eboni M. October 15, 2014
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 3: The Evolution Of The MC Rap is filled with a lot of MCs. No question. But what separates one rapper from the next? An artist's hometown is about as blurred as his flow and look compared to other like-minded entertainers. With the Internet and blogging, it's even harder to find an MC that's truly a product of where he represents. While we're growing to accept that sound does not need to be regional anymore, how have MCs evolved with the influx of independent labels, the blogosphere, and other elements of the millennial generation? By Chris Richburg June 04, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 23 A Tribe Called Quest conquers the Billboard charts for the first time in 20 years. By Chris Tart November 23, 2016
Original Content Rappers & Their Children On Father's Day A quick look at rappers and their kids celebrating Father's Day yesterday. By Rose Lilah June 16, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 16 Our weekly breakdown of hip-hop and r'n'b album sales and chart performance. By Chris Tart November 16, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 23 A look at this week's rap sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith May 23, 2015