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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 17) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 17, 2015
Original Content VERY HOTTTTT: Music Video Recap A look back at the hottest videos you may have missed in 2015. By Mike De Leon March 20, 2015
Original Content Jaden & Willow Smith's Top 10 "WTF" Moments Ten times Jaden and Willow Smith have made us question their sanity. By Patrick Lyons February 12, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (Feb. 7) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan February 07, 2015
Original Content What Is Bounce Hip-Hop? A new feature showcasing a distinct subgenre of hip-hop. This week: Bounce. By Alex Galbraith January 07, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Lucki Eck$ Tracks Lucki Eck$ is different. With a style completely his own, the young, Chicago-based MC has set himself up for a huge 2015. But first, let's look at his body of work thus far. By Chris Tart November 23, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: November 13 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons November 13, 2014
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: September Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart October 01, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: September 20 -September 26 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah September 27, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (September 26) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs September 29, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: Nikko Lafre Our latest edition of On The Come Up features Nikko Lafre, one of Minneapolis, Minnesota's most promising young voices. By hnhh September 10, 2014
Original Content Red Carpet Photos & Important GIFs From The MTV VMAs 2014 We give you the run-down on last night's MTV VMAs through photos and GIFs. By Rose Lilah August 25, 2014