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Profiles Behind The Beat: Suicideyear HNHH's new series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Angus Walker November 27, 2014
Original Content Vinylz Talks About Creation Of J. Cole's "Tale Of 2 Citiez" & Big Sean's "Blessings" We hit the buzzing producer Vinylz to get the low-down on "Blessings" and what else he's cooked up lately. By Rose Lilah February 05, 2015
Original Content Chill Out: 10 Rappers With Laid-Back Flow Any rapper can be heard if they're yelling in your ear, but a skillful MC will play it chill. By Chris Tart January 13, 2015
Original Content Ranking Jay Z's 12 Albums From Worst To Best We order Jay Z's solo efforts from worst to best. By hnhh December 11, 2014
Original Content Remix Fix: MJ Cole Remixes "Illuminate" By Tourist London bloke MJ Cole made a version of fellow London bloke Tourist's jam, and it's bloody brilliant. By Kayla Lee December 09, 2014
Reviews Review: Fabolous' "The Young OG Project" Fabolous' new album promised '90s inspiration and style, but does it deliver? By Chris Tart January 06, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: April 21-27 A selection of the biggest tracks from April 21-27. By Trevor Smith April 30, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Wu-Tang Clan's "Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today, we take a look at Wu-Tang Clan's classic album, "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)", which dropped twenty-one years ago on November 9, 1993. By Chris Tart November 09, 2014
Reviews Review: Travi$ Scott's "Days Before Rodeo" While there are a few hiccups in track selection and lyrical consistency, "Days Before Rodeo" has Travi$ Scott taking a significant step forward. By Kahron Spearman August 25, 2014
Reviews Review: Ab-Soul's "These Days..." The Black Lip Pastor delivers another sermon of lyrical excellence. By Ben Shatzman June 27, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (April 11 - April 17) Tweets of the week keep rolling into the middle of April. By Patrick Lyons April 17, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Instagram Recap (Dec. 13) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan December 13, 2014