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Original Content HNHH Presents Seagram Gin's 2015 Calendar Model Search Allow us to present the Seagram's Gin 2015 Calendar Model Search. View the gallery of last year's calendar models above. By hnhh April 21, 2014
Original Content Hip-Hop Reacts To The Death Of Freddie Gray & Baltimore Riots Hip-hop reacts on social media to the death of Freddie Gray and the ensuing protests in Baltimore. By Angus Walker April 28, 2015
Original Content Hip-Hop Reacts To The 88th Academy Awards Those who watched the Oscars last night had many a laugh, despite a few uncomfortable moments. By Angus Walker February 29, 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 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 Charts Don’t Lie: October 27 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah October 27, 2013
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 Top 5 Most Expensive Videos Of The 90s Who were the real big ballers of the 90s. By Jonathan Carey May 10, 2017
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 Analyzing "To Pimp A Butterfly" Against "At.Long.Last.A$AP" Is there more in common with the two top releases of 2015 thus far than meets the eye? We dig deeper to see. By Nicholas DG June 02, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 11 A look at hip-hop sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith April 11, 2015
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