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Original Content Why Busta Rhymes Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time Busta Rhymes is one of the most criminally slept on rappers in the game. By Mitch Findlay February 28, 2018
Reviews Does Netflix and Mass Appeal's "Rapture" Live Up To The Hype? Mass Appeal and Netflix give hip-hop fans an in-depth documentary for the culture. By Karlton Jahmal March 30, 2018
Reviews "Atlanta" Season Finale: Earn's Redemption Arc In the season finale of "Atlanta," the storylines wrap up neatly, leaving us rooting for each of the characters. By Dhruva Balram May 11, 2018
Original Content A List Of Everyone Who Has Beef With Tekashi 6ix9ine And Why An overview of everyone who is currently beefing with the polarizing rapper Tekashi69. And why. By E Gadsby March 20, 2018
Original Content 10 Producers Who Deserve More Love Blessed are the beatmakers. By Mitch Findlay June 24, 2021
Reviews EarthGang "Mirrorland" Review Magical realism and Atlanta soul. By Mitch Findlay September 12, 2019
Original Content Parental Advisory: A History Of Sexually Explicit Hip-Hop Once the subject of widespread controversy but now a staple on the Billboard charts, we look at the history of sexually explicit bars and imagery throughout hip-hop. By Robert Blair December 26, 2019
Original Content Jackboy Reveals How XXXTentacion Helped Him, Details Moving From Sniper Gang To 1804 Records & More A new season of HNHH's "On the Come Up" is here! Jackboy helps us kick it off, with an exclusive interview where he speaks on moving from Kodak Black's Sniper Gang to start his own imprint, 1804 Records, the Florida rap scene, building generational wealth for his family, and much more. By Joshua Robinson October 13, 2021
Original Content Funk Flex Gives His Take On The New Generation Of Rappers & Hip-Hop's Melodic Evolution INTERVIEW: Funk Flex reveals which rappers today he would want to appear on "Ride With Funkmaster Flex," details working with King Von, and talks new music releases on the InFlexWeTrust imprint. By Aron A. April 27, 2021
Original Content How Does 2Pac And Eminem's "Loyal To The Game" Hold Up? Charged with the daunting task of producing a posthumous 2Pac Album, how did Eminem ultimately fare on "Loyal To The Game?" By Mitch Findlay April 07, 2021
Sneakers 5 Reasons Why Copping Sneakers Has Become A Nightmare What used to be a fun hobby has become an unfortunate chore. By Alexander Cole March 11, 2019
Original Content Auto-Tune In Hip-Hop: A Brief History From T-Pain To Future Since its first iteration in the late ‘90s, Auto-Tune has, for better or for worse, turned into something of a Pandora’s Box. Today, we’re diving into the history of the controversial, ever-evolving pitch-correcting software. By Noor Lobad December 08, 2020