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Music Jay-Z's "The Blueprint 3" Turns 14 On ”The Blueprint 3,” Jay-Z delivered on a grand scale, packing a number of collaborative hit singles, and maintaining his legacy. By Demi Phillips September 14, 2023
Music 7 No. 1 Rap Songs From 2014 Iggy Azalea’s domination of the Billboard Rap Charts broadened the scope of women in rap in 2014. By Demi Phillips September 12, 2023
Original Content Top 10 Gangsta Grillz Mixtapes DJ Drama's Gangsta Grillz mixtapes have spawned some incredible music over the last decade. We're looking at ten of the best projects. By Shirley Ju January 25, 2015
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: November Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart December 01, 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 Classic Rotation: MF Doom & Madlib's "Madvillainy" 10 Years Later Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at MF Doom & Madlib's classic album, "Madvillainy", which dropped ten years ago, on March 23rd 2004. By TWL March 23, 2014
Original Content Most Influential NYC Female Rappers By Borough While the men of hip-hop may be more widely recognized, what about their female counterparts that grew up alongside these men on the same turfs? Today we're taking a look at some of the most influential female rappers divided by their New York boroughs. By Vanessa Oswald April 23, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 2 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 02, 2014
Original Content 15 Superhero References In Hip-Hop HNHH breaks down 15 of the best superhero references in hip-hop - not the "Top 15", simply 15 of the best. By hnhh January 09, 2014
Original Content Most Searched Artists On HNHH Of 2013 HNHH offers you a look at the Most Searched Artists Of 2013 on the site. By Rose Lilah December 03, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: A Tribe Called Quest's "The Low End Theory" A Tribe Called Quest's "The Low End Theory," which turns 25 today, brought jazz and hip hop closer than they'd ever been. By Patrick Lyons September 24, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: June 20 - June 26 Some powerful collabs break into our Top Tracks list this week. By Patrick Lyons June 27, 2016