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Original Content Rap Industry Recap: September 2015 Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart October 01, 2015
Original Content What's New In Battle Rap (November 14) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden November 14, 2014
Original Content WYA? 5 Albums That Need A Release Date Lil Uzi Vert, Nas, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and the most infamous, J. Cole/Kendrick Lamar, have all promised us albums. Where they at, though? By Jae Pascal August 02, 2017
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (November 13) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah November 13, 2015
Reviews Royce Da 5'9" "The Allegory" Album Review Royce Da 5'9's self-produced "The Allegory" finds the Detroit rapper waxing philosophical, his confidence at an all-time high. By Mitch Findlay February 28, 2020
Original Content Is Wiz Khalifa Going Back To His Roots? We take a look at whether Wiz Khalifa could be attempting to tap into the headspace that initially made him an underground sensation. By Robert Blair October 11, 2019
Original Content Vote: Who Had The Best Project Of August 2016? Cast your vote. By Danny Schwartz September 01, 2016
Sports Dissecting Donald Sterling's Racist Tendencies While we waited yesterday for the NBA conference, specifically, Adam Silver, to announce what would be Donald Sterling's punishment for his reprehensible racist remarks, we decided to examine just how deep-rooted his hatred is. This may not come as a surprise. By hnhh April 30, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: April 10 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons April 10, 2014
Original Content Rappers With Crazy Ass Chains Take a peak at some of the most ridiculous, expensive chains out there! By Alex S July 18, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (May 11-17) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith May 18, 2013
Original Content Hip-Hop Valentine's Day Cards To Give Your Bae A selection of hip-hop/rap-themed Valentine's Day cards perfect for your main & side chick. By Rose Lilah February 11, 2015