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Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (August 1-7) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz August 08, 2015
Original Content "Control": Just What Hip Hop Needed? Weigh In On Kendrick Lamar's Verse With all the attention surrounding Kendrick Lamar's verse on "Control", the industry, fans and the internet have exploded with reactions. HNHH wants to know how you think this will really affect the rap game and if a few name callouts are exactly what Hip Hop has been needing. By hnhh August 14, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: September 25-31 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into 8-10 categories that will rotate according to the type of material that drops. By hnhh November 01, 2013
Reviews Review: Tyga's "Well Done 4" Mixtape Despite having recently dropped his third album, Tyga continues to put out new music with the release of "Well Done 4". By Iva Anthony December 16, 2013
Original Content Contest: Win Tickets For Joey Bada$$'s "B4DAMONEY" NYC Shows We're giving away one pair of tickets to Joey Bada$$'s upcoming show in his native New York. By Rose Lilah November 04, 2014
Original Content HeatSeekers Update: New Format To Submit Your Songs And Videos Want to get featured on our homepage? HNHH is making it even simpler for you to submit your songs and videos. New format and details for HeatSeekers and HeatSeekers Video Edition below. By hnhh April 29, 2014
Original Content Memorial Day Weekend Recap: Nicki Minaj, Game, Big Sean & More Hit Up Las Vegas We take a look at how rappers have been spending the long weekend and their Memorial Day plans. By Rose Lilah May 26, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: Amir Obe This week's On The Come Up focuses on Amir Obe, the rapper behind this summer's stellar Detrooklyn mixtape. By hnhh October 01, 2014
Original Content Top Five Reasons Common Should Be In Your Top Five We give you five reasons you should add Common to your top five. By Bruce Smith February 03, 2015
Original Content Pulling A "Beyonce": The Surprise Album Phenom Albums are being released with less notice, and in some cases, no notice at all. We dive in to the trend and dissect why this might be happening. By Chris Tart December 10, 2014
Original Content Bizzy Crook Talks His Musical Origins, Eminem's Influence And Overcoming Depression Bizzy Crook discusses his origins, depression, Eminem's influence and more with Damon Campbell. By hnhh May 12, 2014
Reviews Review: Curren$y's "The Drive In Theatre" Curren$y delivers a cool, refreshing mixtape with "The Drive In Theatre", which is yet another to add to his ever-expanding catalogue. By Matt Aceto February 17, 2014