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Reviews Review: Kevin Gates' "Murder For Hire 2" Kevin Gates delivers his most stylistically consistent tape yet, though "Murder For Hire 2" does lack a bit of excitement. By Patrick Lyons June 04, 2016
Sneakers 8 Of The Best USA Themed Nike Sneakers Releasing In July Tis the season for patriotic kicks. By Kyle Rooney July 04, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: April 25 - May 1 Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and more chart new tracks in our Top Ten. By Patrick Lyons May 02, 2016
Reviews Review: Future's "EVOL" Future finally begins to move on and enjoy himself on "EVOL." Is it his strongest work since "DS2"? By Patrick Lyons February 10, 2016
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 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Dec 12-18) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz December 19, 2015
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 Samples Of The Week: March 26 (Action Bronson Edition) Getting to the bottom of "Mr. Wonderful"'s samples. By Patrick Lyons March 26, 2015
Original Content Offset's "The Set Gala": Saving The Best For Last? The Atlanta rapper is preparing to unleash a solo album that will hopefully peel back the layers of an untold story. By Luke Hinz December 14, 2018
Reviews 21 Savage "I Am > I Was" Review 21 Savage rewrites the broken character summary on his sophomore project "I Am > I Was." By Devin Ch December 27, 2018
Original Content Meek Mill Is The People's Champ Meek Mill embraces his position as a rap elder on "CHAMPIONSHIPS." By Aron A. November 30, 2018
Original Content The Beast Coast Formation: Will They Finally Get Their Due Credit? As their debut album approaches, we examine why even Beast Coast's biggest entities are still burdened with the title of "slept on" in the industry. By Robert Blair April 11, 2019