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Original Content Kanye West's "TLOP": The Best Possible Acronyms What could "T.L.O.P." possibly stand for?? The HNHH staff, and the internet, have some ideas... By Danny Schwartz February 09, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Slug Verses Looking back at Slug's very best 16s. By Chris Tart January 16, 2016
Original Content Top 5 Verses On 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne's "ColleGrove" 5 bursts of lyrical brilliance exhibited on "ColleGrove," the new joint album from 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. By Angus Walker March 04, 2016
Original Content Hip-Hop's 10 Best Surprise Projects Which surprises were most pleasant? By Nicholas DG September 17, 2015
Original Content Most Uplifting Tracks On Young Thug's "I'm Up" Five especially uplifting tracks on Young Thug's new mixtape, "I'm Up." By Angus Walker February 05, 2016
Original Content 7 Hip-Hop Biopics We Want to See Straight Outta Adaptations. By Nicholas DG September 02, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Oct 17-23) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz October 24, 2015
Reviews Review: The Weeknd's "Beauty Behind The Madness" The Weeknd balances his two selves, one aiming for pop stardom and one who is content in the shadows, on "Beauty Behind the Madness." By Scott Glaysher August 31, 2015
Original Content LyriQuiz: Meek Mill - "Ima Boss" How much do you remember from Meek Mill's throwback "Ima Boss"? By Mike De Leon September 24, 2015
Original Content The Best Super Bowl Commercials Starring Rappers When rappers appear in Super Bowl ads... By Patrick Lyons February 06, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Young Dolph Tracks An introduction to the self-described "King of Memphis". By Chris Tart March 07, 2016
Original Content How To Make A Double Disc Rap Album That Doesn't Suck We look at the formulas behind the best hip hop double albums of all time. By Patrick Lyons September 23, 2015