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Original Content 6ix9ine, From Profit To Pariah: Has Cancel Culture Finally Come For Him? As "cancel culture" becomes entrenched into our social media-fuelled world, we take a look at how it interacts with hip-hop, and specifically, 6ix9ine. By Robert Blair April 30, 2021
Original Content JAY-Z & Kanye West’s “Murder To Excellence” Is Painfully Wise, A Decade Later Reflecting on the relevancy of the lyrical themes in “Murder To Excellence,” ten years later. By EJ Panaligan August 19, 2021
Reviews Future & Young Thug's "Super Slimey" (Review) A Future & Young Thug joint release is seemingly perfect on paper, but "Super Slimey" is not. By Alphonse Pierre October 26, 2017
Original Content It's Yo Birthday: Lil Jon's Top Ten Tracks Jonathan Smith aka Lil Jon turns 42 today. In honour of the King of Crunks birthday, we've put together a list of his biggest hits. By Dhruva Balram deleted January 27, 2013
Original Content 13 Essential Jay Electronica Tracks Jay Electronica has some strangely unique essentials. By Chris Tart March 01, 2015
Original Content Putting On For His City: Kanye West's Chicago Co-Signs A breakdown of Kanye's collabs with Chicago up-and-comers. By Patrick Lyons April 07, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Devin The Dude Let's throw it back with some classic cuts by Devin The Dude. By Chris Tart February 05, 2015
Original Content Omerettà The Great Details Desire To Dominate In Fashion & Music In "On The Come Up" The "Sorry Not sorry" hitmaker talks her viral beginnings, plans to take on fashion, and names which legendary rapper is her GOAT. By Erika Marie December 16, 2022
Original Content Classic Rotation: N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. We now take a look back where it all started, N.W.A's unarguable classic, "Straight Outta Compton", which dropped 27 years ago to this day. By Eve Stern August 08, 2015
Music Nipsey Hussle's Death: Timeline Of Events We breakdown the events that happened after Nipsey Hussle's untimely death. By Paul Barnes March 01, 2023
Original Content Sleepy Hallow Details Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Appreciation, Sheff G Relationship & More Sleepy Hallow talks Kendrick Lamar's "The Art Of Peer Pressure," coming up with Sheff G, and "Still Sleep?" deluxe edition on the latest episode of "On The Come Up." By Aron A. December 01, 2021
Original Content It's Yo Birthday: Rick Ross Edition William Leonard Roberts II turns 37 today, and HNHH is honoring The Bawse by listing his 25 best tracks. By Dhruva Balram deleted January 28, 2013