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Original Content King Louie Elaborates On What "Drill" Music Is & Explains Its Origins King Louie sits down for an in-depth conversation with HNHH, detailing "Drilluminati," the origin of drill music and the biggest misconceptions about it, and why he loves Canada so much. By Aron A. October 01, 2021
Original Content Kanye West's Album Rollout Has Become An Experience We revisit some of Kanye's more convoluted album rollouts in anticipation of "DONDA." By EJ Panaligan July 22, 2021
Sports Where Does Conor McGregor Go From Here? After the trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier ended with "The Notorious" snapping his tibia, we break down how Conor McGregor went from a combat sports demi-god to a mortal man. By Robert Blair July 13, 2021
Reviews "Space Jam 2": Lebron James Lacks Michael Jordan's Cool-As-A-Cucumber Demeanor Is the "Space Jam" sequel worth the 25-year wait? We dig into the hotly-anticipated new film ahead of its theatrical release. By Keenan Higgins July 15, 2021
Original Content Are These 5 Beloved Rap Albums Classics? With the term classic holding such weight within the rap game, it feels appropriate to examine five albums that may very well be deserving of the status. By Mitch Findlay September 23, 2020
Original Content Kanye West Tweets: A Timeline Of September Twitter Antics 14 years of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" drama has got nothing on Kanye’s September Twitter escapades. By Noor Lobad September 22, 2020
Original Content The Dawn Is Coming: The Weeknd's Evolution On the eve of his hotly anticipated new release, we reflect on the artistic and aesthetical progression of Abel Tesfaye, otherwise known as The Weeknd. By Robert Blair January 06, 2022
Relationships Who Is Julia Fox? Everything you need to know about Kanye West’s new love interest. By Lawrencia Grose January 05, 2022
Original Content Top Tracks: November 28 - December 4 A pair of big collabs top our charts this week. By Patrick Lyons December 05, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 16 Our weekly breakdown of hip-hop and r'n'b album sales and chart performance. By Chris Tart November 16, 2016
Original Content The Best Joe Biden & Barack Obama Memes Twitter Came Up With Vice President Joe Biden has become a vessel for Americans to briefly escape their fears of a Trump presidency. By Trevor Smith November 15, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (October 21) HNHH's weekly round-up of our favorite tracks of the week. By Angus Walker October 21, 2016