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Original Content 8 Iconic Hip-Hop Tours Take a look at some of the most unforgettable hip hop tours of all time. By Matt Aceto October 18, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: September 20-26 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 September 29, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (June 27-July 3rd) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith July 05, 2013
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 19 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah May 19, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: March 22nd-28th HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh March 29, 2013
Original Content HNHH Exclusive: Hot 97 Christmas Extravaganza at Webster Hall with Nicki Minaj Last night, Nicki Minaj graced all of her adoring fans at Webster Hall for her Christmas Extravaganza. The event was hosted by the New York Hip-Hop and R & B station Hot 97. It was packed out as fans from all over the five boroughs headed downtown in Manhattan to get their glimpse of the Young Money Princess in all her glory. Although previously at odds over the Summer Jam fiasco, it was a nice reunion for the two parties. By Jason Pollak December 27, 2012
Original Content Knockout: Hip Hop's Love of Boxing Whether referencing boxing in their lyrics, or literally contemplating stepping into the ring (50 Cent, Cassidy, Drake vs Chris Brown?), lyrical ferocity and physical ferocity seem to be highly compatible. Here's a look at over a dozen rap songs, highlighting Hip Hop's love of boxing. By Nairi November 15, 2012
Original Content Politickin': Hip-Hop Tweets On The Election Rappers get to politickin' when it's election time. Check out what they have to say about the election, and go vote today! By Rose Lilah November 06, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: September 18-24 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah September 25, 2012
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: May 30 to June 5 Welcome to this week’s ‘140 Bars Or Less’ post where we look at the “best-in tweet” in the world of Hip Hop. This week Common gets his ‘hair did’, Slim Thug hooks up with ‘ratchets’, and Mac Miller puts the ‘ass’ in ‘first class’. By Rose Lilah June 09, 2012
Original Content Word Up: Hip-Hop Through The Wire Listen to some hip-hop music that references "The Wire." By Rose Lilah April 03, 2012
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (August 7) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden August 07, 2015