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Original Content Rick Ross Likens The Loss Of Nipsey Hussle & Young Dolph To Tupac & Biggie Rick Ross says that the impact of Young Dolph and Nipsey Hussle's death had a similar effect on this generation as Tupac and Biggie's deaths had on his generation. By Aron A. February 25, 2022
Original Content Hip-Hop’s Most Dominant Rapper Tastemakers From Cardi B to Young Thug, these 10 artists have played an enormous role in shaping the current Hip-Hop landscape. By Joshua Robinson February 28, 2022
Original Content Kanye West: 5 Deeper Cuts Worth Revisiting With his tenth studio album "Donda" on the horizon, take a moment to revisit a few Kanye West gems that you might not know. By Mitch Findlay August 25, 2021
Original Content Summer Walker's "Still Over It": Everything We Know Summer Walker’s highly-anticipated sophomore album is slated for release at the top of November. Here’s our round-up of everything we know about the project, so far. By Angela Savage October 19, 2021
Original Content The Astroworld Tragedy & An Examination Of Mosh Pit Culture In Hip-Hop In the wake of the heartbreaking events of last weekend, we look at the array of cultural factors that made an event such as Astroworld 2021 into a living nightmare for those in attendance. By Robert Blair November 12, 2021
Original Content Ladies First: Armani Caesar Dissects What It's Like Being The Only Woman In Male Crew Griselda's first lady Armani Caesar first had Rap dreams when she was a pre-teen, and now she's readying her forthcoming project, "The Liz 2." By Erika Marie March 21, 2022
Reviews Vince Staples "Ramona Park Broke My Heart" Review Vince Staples' new album "Ramona Park Broke My Heart" is rooted in Southern California’s past and present. By Ross Olson April 12, 2022
Tech The Biggest Rapper NFT Drops So Far We take a look at some of hip-hop's biggest NFT releases. By Robert Blair February 02, 2022
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 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