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Original Content Rebirth Pt. 3: The Evolution Of The MC Rap is filled with a lot of MCs. No question. But what separates one rapper from the next? An artist's hometown is about as blurred as his flow and look compared to other like-minded entertainers. With the Internet and blogging, it's even harder to find an MC that's truly a product of where he represents. While we're growing to accept that sound does not need to be regional anymore, how have MCs evolved with the influx of independent labels, the blogosphere, and other elements of the millennial generation? By Chris Richburg June 04, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: June 22 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah June 22, 2014
Sports Top 5 Gruesome Sports Injuries From the NBA to the world of college sports, injuries can be devastating. By Kyle Battle October 29, 2017
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Ty Dolla $ign Takes Over The Week This week's TIDAL Wave playlist update includes new music from Ty Dolla $ign, Jack Harlow, Joyner Lucas, T.I., DeJ Loaf, Future, and more. By Alex Zidel October 28, 2020
Original Content Samples Of The Week: February 26 (Big Sean Edition) Breaking down and identifying the samples within Big Sean's "Dark Sky Paradise." By Patrick Lyons February 26, 2015
Pop Culture Transforming Thanksgiving Leftovers: 5 Ways To Remix Your Feast Revamp Thanksgiving leftovers with 5 innovative remixes —turkey ramen, stuffing waffles, pumpkin pie shakes, and more! By Axl Banks November 24, 2023
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear Our staff's top picks from this week's batch of user and staff-submitted music. By Rose Lilah August 03, 2018
Original Content Machine Gun Kelly's "Rap Devil" Lands Respect From All Corners Machine Gun Kelly's scathing response to Eminem has earned near-unanimous praise. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2018
Sneakers Quiz: How Well Do You Know Metro Boomin? How much do you know about hip-hop's super producer? By Mike De Leon September 29, 2015
Original Content Marty McFly Mode: 5 Ways "Back To The Future 2" Predicted Hip Hop Today Happy #BackToTheFutureDay y'all. By Danny Schwartz October 21, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks: Meek Mill & Miguel's "Stay Woke" Debuts At #1 Meek Mill's powerful, Miguel-assisted new single "Stay Woke" has a big first week. By Patrick Lyons July 03, 2018
Music A$AP Rocky, Pusha-T Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Cole Blake August 31, 2019