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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
Reviews Review: Dom Kennedy's "Get Home Safely" Where does Dom Kennedy’s latest album rank among the recent slew of West Coast releases? Very high actually. By Perry Simpson October 23, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: August 23-29 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 content that drops. By hnhh August 29, 2013
Original Content What The Kendrick/Macklemore Debate Means For Hip-Hop There has been a lot of discourse about the Grammy upset, where Macklemore swept up in the Rap categories in favor of Kendrick Lamar's heralded album. But what does this mean in the larger picture? Does it even matter or does it matter all too much? By hnhh February 04, 2014
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 Charts Don't Lie: August 8th A look at rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith August 09, 2015
Original Content 5 Things We Want From The Weeknd's "Beauty Behind The Madness" What we're looking for from The Weeknd's upcoming studio album, "Beauty Behind The Madness". By Trevor Smith July 10, 2015
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
Sneakers Ranking The Top 8 Nike Air Yeezy Samples A complete ranking of the 8 most legendary Nike Air Yeezy samples, from the Tinker Hatfield to the Grammy prototype. By Ben Atkinson March 29, 2026
Relationships Mariah The Scientist, Young Thug, & The 'Ride Or Die' Myth That Eclipses Her Music Leaked jail calls reignite debates on loyalty in Hip Hop, pulling Mariah the Scientist & Young Thug into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. By Erika Marie September 09, 2025
Sneakers Ranking The 12 Most Influential Air Jordans Of All Time From “Bred” to “Concord,” these 12 Air Jordans defined eras on the court and in culture. Here’s the most influential colorways of all time. By Ben Atkinson September 07, 2025
Reviews Earl Sweatshirt "Live Laugh Love" Review Earl Sweatshirt's personal growth over the past few years may have just made "Live Laugh Love" his most definitive album experience. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 25, 2025