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Original Content Which Age Range Is The Creative Prime? What drives an artist to craft a classic record? By Mitch Findlay February 04, 2020
Original Content Analyzing The Tory Lanez Business Model The first in a new series, we evaluate the Tory Lanez business model to establish its pros, cons and what it means for another year that's bustling with new music from the Toronto MC. By Robert Blair May 31, 2019
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: January 27 A look at the week in rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith January 27, 2016
Original Content Rise & Grind: 15 Songs To Start Your Day Get motivated to take on the day with these 15 songs. Happy Monday. By Chris Tart February 23, 2015
Original Content The 10 Hottest Freestyles On Tim Westwood TV Rounding up the best freestyle sessions hosted by British radio legend Tim Westwood By Angus Walker October 12, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: September 11 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons September 11, 2014
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
Original Content Juice WRLD, DaBaby & Denzel Curry Bless This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch March 09, 2019
Original Content Chicago Hip-Hop's Unified Sound & Artists We take a look into the connections that surround the Chicago hip-hop scene and its most prominent artists. By Gus Fisher March 19, 2019
Original Content 10 Essential Books For Your Hip-Hop Reading List These titles by both rappers and hip-hop personalities should be at the top of your fall reading list. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery September 18, 2018
Original Content Danny Brown's Universe: How The Artist Broke Down Doors For Rappers INTERVIEW: Danny Brown chopped it up with HNHH about his new album, "Uknowhatimsayin¿", how he broke down the doors for future generations, and getting back to basics on his latest project. By Aron A. October 10, 2019
Reviews DaBaby "KIRK" Review You can't come for DaBaby. By Noah C October 02, 2019