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Original Content Heat In These Streets: Atlanta's New School Atlanta has long been home to some of the game's most talented acts. Nowadays, Rae Sremmurd, Migos, and Rich Gang's Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan are representing their city on a major scale as the leaders of ATL's new school. By Mike Philson November 17, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Hottest Young Producers In The Game Today's Top 10 is all about the young producers making a name for themselves with their beat-making skills. By hnhh September 22, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Aug. 8) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs August 08, 2014
Original Content Shooting The Shit With Jarren Benton We speak to Funk Volume's Jarren Benton about his grandma, drugs, the XXL Freshmen list and other randomness. By Rose Lilah May 26, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 27 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons March 27, 2014
Original Content Best Album Covers Of 2013 HNHH selects our ten favorite album/mixtape covers of the past year, ranked in order. By Dhruva Balram deleted December 23, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week - Feb. 09 A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Rose Lilah February 09, 2013
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (March 11) A playlist of HNHH's favorite songs from the past week. By Angus Walker March 11, 2016
Original Content Cardi B's "Up": Mir Fontane Details Plagiarism Accusations EXCLUSIVE: Mir Fontane & Mir Pesos detail the history behind their single "Stuck" after accusing Cardi B of biting the song's hook for "Up." By Aron A. February 06, 2021
Original Content Jay-Z's "The Black Album" Turns Fifteen: A Moment Of Clarity If you can't respect Jay-Z's "The Black Album," your whole perspective is wack. By Mitch Findlay November 14, 2018
Reviews Nas "King's Disease" Album Review Nas drops off his best album in almost two decades with "King's Disease," a masterpiece produced in its entirety by Hit-Boy. By Karlton Jahmal August 26, 2020
Original Content YFN Lucci Balances Beef, Fame & Family: "I Ain't No Bad Person Just 'Cause I Like To Have Fun" His young career has seen its share of controversies, but he's determined to become the next great hip hop mogul. By Erika Marie August 20, 2019