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Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (Sept. 20) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan September 20, 2014
Original Content High Off Hip-Hop: Rap's History Of Drug Use We take a look at how different drugs have had varying effects on hip-hop music throughout the years, whether on artists themselves or musical trends genre-wide. By hnhh September 15, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: September 4 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons September 04, 2014
Original Content Best Friends 4 Life: Frequent Collaborators We take a look at some of the BFFs in the rap game. By hnhh September 05, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: A$AP Ant In this week's edition of On The Come Up, we talk to one of the illest young rappers to come out of the DMV in a minute, A$AP Ant. By hnhh September 03, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: August 10 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah August 10, 2014
Original Content The Value Of Rap Music Rap music, specifically its lyrics, have been given numerous labels, but not necessarily the positive labels bestowed upon other forms of creative expression. No matter the divisiveness or repulsion, other forms and disciplines are usually accepted whole. Here, we explore some of the reasoning behind the subtle, and overt, rejections of rap lyrics as true art form. By Kahron Spearman August 05, 2014
Original Content Samples Of the Week: July 24 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons July 24, 2014
Original Content 11 Rappers Who Squashed Their Beef We give you the run-down on rappers who were able to put their beef in the past. By Jake Rohn August 06, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: June 14- June 20 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah June 21, 2014
Original Content The "Weirdo Rap" Divide A divide is growing in hip-hop between genre traditionalists and the artists many of them call "weirdo rappers." In this editorial, we examine the various differences between the two camps, and explain why they're both vital to the future of hip-hop. By Patrick Lyons June 12, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: June 5 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons June 05, 2014