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Original Content 10 Classic, One-Producer Albums Hip-hop albums are at their best when one mind produces the entire thing. Don't believe us? Check out this list of albums and let us know if you agree/disagree in the comments! By Chris Tart December 05, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Nov. 17-23 A selection of the biggest tracks from November 17th to 23rd. By Alex Galbraith November 25, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: November 23 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah November 23, 2014
Original Content Heat In These Streets: Atlanta's New School Atlanta has long been home to some of the game's most talented acts. Nowadays, Rae Sremmurd, Migos, and Rich Gang's Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan are representing their city on a major scale as the leaders of ATL's new school. By Mike Philson November 17, 2014
Original Content Subliminal Warfare: A History Of The Hidden Diss With Drake throwing subliminal disses as much as other rappers take obvious shots, how far back do hidden disses go, and who joins Drizzy in the art of fighting without directly dropping any names? By Chris Richburg October 29, 2014
Original Content Drill Alternatives: The Other Side Of Chicago Rap HNHH calls attention to 15 of the waviest non-drill rappers coming of of the Chi. By Perry Simpson October 24, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Hottest Young Producers In The Game Today's Top 10 is all about the young producers making a name for themselves with their beat-making skills. By hnhh September 22, 2014
Original Content Samples Of the Week: August 28 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons August 28, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: Lucki Eck$ On The Come Up gives you a look at a rising rapper in the game, this week we peep Chicago's own Lucki Eck$. By hnhh August 13, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Aug. 8) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs August 08, 2014
Original Content 10 Hip-Hop Songs Parodied By Weird Al Take a look at 10 of Weird Al's most memorable hip-hop parodies. By Jake Rohn August 14, 2014
Original Content Debate: Was Total Slaughter Bad For Battle Rap? Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last. By Perry Simpson July 29, 2014