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Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (June 5) HNHH's staff shares our picks for the best songs of the week. By Patrick Lyons June 05, 2015
Original Content Analyzing "To Pimp A Butterfly" Against "At.Long.Last.A$AP" Is there more in common with the two top releases of 2015 thus far than meets the eye? We dig deeper to see. By Nicholas DG June 02, 2015
Original Content Dear Graduates: Life Lessons From Kanye West's "College Dropout" With graduation season in effect, we take a look at some life lessons brought to us by Kanye West's classic "College Dropout." By Eve Stern May 27, 2015
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (May 22) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah May 22, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Black Hippy (Group Edition) Vote for the man who has the best verse in each of the Black Hippy posse cuts. By Carl Lamarre May 18, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 16 A look at rap sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith May 16, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 2nd A look at hip-hop sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith May 02, 2015
Original Content Transformation Tuesday Playlist Today we're providing you with some motivational music to get you through the week. By Rose Lilah April 28, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 11 A look at hip-hop sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith April 11, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 4 Kid Cudi, Action Bronson and Kanye West all drop tracks containing dope samples. By Patrick Lyons March 05, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Instagram Hip-Hop Recap (Feb. 14) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan February 14, 2015
Original Content A Tale Of Two Kendricks: "i" Vs. "The Blacker The Berry" We compare and contrast the two singles from Kendrick Lamar's next album. By Patrick Lyons February 10, 2015