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Original Content Rick Ross Explains What It Means To Sell Your Catalog Several veteran artists, from RZA to No I.D., have sold huge percentages of their musical catalogs in recent years, and in HNHH's cover story with Rick Ross, the Boss breaks down what that actually means. By Joshua Robinson May 24, 2022
Reviews Pop Smoke "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" Review "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" is a bittersweet celebration of Pop Smoke's life; an album that should have claimed the summer of 2020 as his own, and mark the formal welcoming of New York’s brightest new star. By Aron A. July 08, 2020
Original Content Are These 5 Beloved Rap Albums Classics? With the term classic holding such weight within the rap game, it feels appropriate to examine five albums that may very well be deserving of the status. By Mitch Findlay September 23, 2020
Sports Top 10 Best NBA Finals Series Of All Time The 75-year history of the NBA has leant itself well to some amazing Finals series. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images By Alexander Cole June 05, 2022
Relationships Kanye West's Interview With Jason Lee: Everything We Learned We're breaking down all the major revelations from Ye's 44-minute interview with Hollywood Unlocked's Jason Lee. By Robert Blair January 25, 2022
Profiles Cuban Doll Explains Her Major Label Beef In "On The Come Up" Cuban Doll opens up about the benefits of independence, inspiring the youth, and more. By Mitch Findlay June 19, 2019
Original Content High Off Hip-Hop: Rap's History Of Drug Use We take a look at how different drugs have had varying effects on hip-hop music throughout the years, whether on artists themselves or musical trends genre-wide. By hnhh September 15, 2014
Original Content The "Weirdo Rap" Divide A divide is growing in hip-hop between genre traditionalists and the artists many of them call "weirdo rappers." In this editorial, we examine the various differences between the two camps, and explain why they're both vital to the future of hip-hop. By Patrick Lyons June 12, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 11 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah August 11, 2013
Reviews Young Thug Is Refreshingly Weird: A “HiTunes” Tour Review We went there: Young Thug and Lil Yachty’s show at New York City’s Playstation Theater. By Danny Schwartz May 03, 2016
Original Content Kanye West's Album Rollout Has Become An Experience We revisit some of Kanye's more convoluted album rollouts in anticipation of "DONDA." By EJ Panaligan July 22, 2021
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Ari Fletcher For Beginners Ari Fletcher has been steadily capturing attention for a minute now, so why not familiarize yourself with the popular (and notorious) social media personality? By E Gadsby March 07, 2020