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Original Content What's New In Battle Rap (October 28) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden October 29, 2016
Original Content 4th Of July Playlist We put together some recent summer jams to get your Independence Day party started. By Trevor Smith July 04, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 8 A weekly breakdown of the top-performing hip-hop and r'n'b albums. By Chris Tart June 08, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (May 13) HNHH's weekly Staff Picks playlist. By Rose Lilah May 13, 2016
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (February 5) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden February 05, 2016
Original Content Vince Staples Reflects On Learning From Mac Miller & ScHoolboy Q's Feedback In an excerpt from our upcoming digital cover story with Vince Staples, the Long Beach, CA native reflects on his friendship with Mac Miller and ScHoolboy Q’s feedback ahead of each album. By Aron A. April 13, 2022
Original Content Travis Scott's Charlamagne Tha God Interview: Major Takeaways After Travis returned to the public eye for an in-depth interview with Charlamagne Tha God, we break down all the major revelations from his first post-Astroworld Festival appearance. By Robert Blair December 10, 2021
Sneakers The 10 Best Nike LeBron 9 Colorways Of All-Time The Nike LeBron 9 was one of LeBron James' most popular shoes from his Miami Heat era. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2022
Original Content 42 Dugg Says He's Running Detroit: Meet Lil Baby & Yo Gotti's Signee EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 42 Dugg teases collaborations with Big Sean and Lil Baby, speaks on his most surprising co-sign, and claims to be the hottest rapper out of Detroit in an exclusive new interview. By Alex Zidel April 29, 2020
Original Content Say Her Name: Remembering Black Women Who Died At The Hands Of Police Celebrities have been stepping forward, calling for justice for Breonna Taylor. Here is a list of a few other women who lost their lives at the hands of those who claimed their job was to protect and serve. By Erika Marie June 15, 2020
Original Content Wu-Tang Clan's "The W" Is A Dark, Gritty & Raw Shaolin Classic Nineteen years ago, the Wu-Tang Clan came through with another classic. By Mitch Findlay November 21, 2019
Original Content YFN Lucci Balances Beef, Fame & Family: "I Ain't No Bad Person Just 'Cause I Like To Have Fun" His young career has seen its share of controversies, but he's determined to become the next great hip hop mogul. By Erika Marie August 20, 2019