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Sports How UFC 245 Cemented The Year Of Kamaru Usman After emerging victorious in one of the defining fights of the year, we take a look at why 2019 has been the year that "The Nigerian Nightmare" became a star. By Robert Blair December 16, 2019
Original Content Kamaiyah's Got It Made: Breaking The Ice With Jay-Z & Remaining Genuine INTERVIEW: Kamaiyah opens up about her new album, run-in with Jay Z and how she's genuinely a dope person to be around. By Chantilly Post February 21, 2020
Original Content TM88 Brings Three Major Cities To Life With "Keys To The City" & Teases New Music With Lil Uzi Vert INTERVIEW: TM88 details his new collaborative project with 1800 Tequila "Keys To The City," dishes on his potential involvement in Lil Uzi Vert's "Eternal Atake," offers an update on "88 Effect" and much more in this exclusive interview. By Aida C. June 18, 2019
Sneakers Nike's Best Sneaker Collabs: From Virgil Abloh To The Wu-Tang Clan Nike's rich history is full of incredible collaborations. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2019
Original Content What Happened To Backpack Rap? We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap. By Robert Blair June 22, 2022
Original Content Jack Harlow: 10 Essential Songs From “What’s Poppin?” to “Like This," we're running through a list of the rapper’s most necessary listens. By Joe Abrams August 26, 2021
Sneakers The 10 Best Nike LeBron 9 Colorways Of All-Time The Nike LeBron 9 was one of LeBron James' most popular shoes from his Miami Heat era. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2022
Original Content Paul Wall & Termanology Talk Joint Album, Getting A 30-Year Old Pete Rock Beat & More Paul Wall and Termanology explain how fate led them to collaborate with Pete Rock, American-made cars vs. foreigns, and Statik Selektah's role in bringing them together. By Aron A. April 08, 2022
TV Kanye West's "Jeen-Yuhs" Act II: Everything We Learned Chronicling the successes and setbacks on the road to "The College Dropout," through to sessions for "Late Registration," we reflect on everything learned from the latest episode of "Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy." By Robert Blair February 24, 2022
Original Content Pouya Speaks On His Fitness Journey, Anxiety, Florida Rap, & Being A Rolling Loud Mainstay Pouya explains the difference between Rolling Loud in New York and Miami, speaks on his new album, his fitness journey, anxiety, and more during an exclusive interview. By Alex Zidel November 26, 2021
Original Content Who Is Muni Long? Everything You Need to Know Everything you need to know about the "Hrs and Hrs" artist. By Lawrencia Grose January 26, 2022
Original Content SoundCloud Staff Picks Playlist (March 31) HNHH's weekly round-up of our favorite SoundCloud tracks of the week. By Angus Walker March 31, 2017