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Reviews Review: Chris Brown’s "X-Files" EP A fitting appetizer for Brown's upcoming "X" album. By William Cannon November 26, 2013
Reviews Review: Vado's "Sinatra EP" The proud Harlem-native puts on for his city with this classic New York hip-hop EP. By Ben Shatzman February 13, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Our new "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. To kick things off, we've taken a look at Dr. Dre's indisputable classic "The Chronic", which dropped 21 years ago today, on December 15th, 1992. By TWL December 15, 2013
Original Content Crew Love: A$AP Mob Get familiar with A$AP Mob's many members in this new feature, "Crew Love", where we will break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons February 03, 2014
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: August 9-15 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into 8-10 categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh August 16, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: June 21-27 HNHH breaks down the most noteworthy bars from June 21st-27th. By hnhh July 01, 2013
Original Content Origins: The Samples From The Weeknd's "Kiss Land" "Origins" offers a break down of the samples in each track featured on The Weeknd's "Kiss Land" By Mike De Leon September 19, 2013
Original Content Films That Have Influenced Hip-Hop A comprehensive list of 15 films that have had a profound impact on hip-hop music. By hnhh September 22, 2013
Reviews Review: Hustle Gang's "G.D.O.D." After more than a decade in the game, T.I. shares the spotlight with his handpicked crew, Hustle Gang, for their first compilation project, "G.D.O.D." By Iva Anthony May 14, 2013
Original Content French Montana On The Cover Of FADER FADER magazine put French Montana on the cover of their latest issue with a story depicting his return to Morocco. By Rose Lilah September 25, 2012
Original Content Exclusive: Tech N9ne Responds To Being On Billboard's Power 30 List, Talks "E.B.A.H." & More HNHH talked to Tech N9ne during his recent tour, and found out about the meaning behind "E.B.A.H," how it feels to be a part of Billboard's Power 30, and what he'll dress up as for Halloween. By Rose Lilah October 02, 2012
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (March 22) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan March 22, 2014