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Sneakers Quiz: How Well Do You Know Metro Boomin? How much do you know about hip-hop's super producer? By Mike De Leon September 29, 2015
Original Content In Tune We Trust: Lil Wayne's 4 New Songs, Ranked Mixtape Weezy is still the best Weezy. By Trevor Smith July 06, 2017
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Zoe Kravitz's Most Stunning Photos Lenny Kravitz & Lisa Bonet birthed a beauty. By E Gadsby January 05, 2019
Original Content 5 Beats Lil Wayne Needs On "No Ceilings 2" Weezy needs to freestyle over these 5 beats on "No Ceilings 2." By Angus Walker November 02, 2015
Original Content Jay 305 Speaks On "Taking All Bets," Unreleased Collaboration With Future Jay 305, the latest subject of our On The Come Up video series, speaks on unreleased work with Future and a would-be appearance on Kendrick Lamar's album. By Rose Lilah April 15, 2015
Original Content All Summer Sixteen: 5 More Albums To Look Forward To Travis Scott, Rae Sremmurd, and Mac Miller still have full length projects on the way. By Trevor Smith August 01, 2016
Original Content Hump Day Playlist Get your hump day on with our playlist. By Rose Lilah May 06, 2015
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: February Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart March 02, 2015
Original Content 5 Times The Grammys Got 'Best Rap Album' Right As we gear up for the Grammys, let's take a look at 5 times they got 'Best Rap Album' right. By Chris Tart February 06, 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
Original Content Underrated Audio: April 26- May 2 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah May 03, 2014
Original Content Rappers React To The Seahawks Winning The Super Bowl Check out what various rappers had to say about the Broncos taking an L during last night's Super Bowl game against the Seahawks. By Rose Lilah February 03, 2014