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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 7 A weekly look at the performance of hip-hop and r'n'b albums on the Billboard 200. By Chris Tart September 07, 2016
Original Content 18 Years Later: Rappers Reflect On Tupac's Impact 18 years on from his premature death, HNHH takes a look at how Tupac Shakur has made his mark on various hip-hop artists. By Nikita Rathod September 13, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. We now take a look back where it all started, N.W.A's unarguable classic, "Straight Outta Compton", which dropped 27 years ago to this day. By Eve Stern August 08, 2015
Reviews Review: DJ Khaled's "I Changed A Lot" Despite its title, "I Changed A Lot" is exactly the type of album we've come to expect from DJ Khaled. By Patrick Lyons October 27, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Cashmere Cat Productions The Scandanavian savant has produced for everyone from Kanye West to The Weeknd to Travis Scott. By Danny Schwartz December 25, 2016
Original Content Powerhouse NYC 2015 Recap Kendrick Lamar, Future, and a multitude of stars made Powerhouse 2015 a night to remember. By Danny Schwartz October 23, 2015
Reviews Ski Mask The Slump God "BEWARE THE BOOK OF ELI" Review After a series of unfortunate events, Ski Mask the Slump God’s sophomore mixtape - a concentrated offering of high-octane bangers - arrives to muted reception. By Narsimha Chintaluri May 17, 2018
Sports Dwight Howard & Carmelo Anthony: 2020's Comeback Kids Prior to this season, no one thought Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard would have been as good as they were. By Alexander Cole October 24, 2020
Original Content Migos New Album ("Culture 3"): Everything We Know With Migos still sitting on their upcoming album, previously known as "Culture 3," take a look at everything we know about the project. By Mitch Findlay November 25, 2020
Original Content Our Favorite Albums Of The Year (So Far) HNHH writers share their personal favorite albums in 2020, so far. By HNHH Staff June 18, 2020
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Pusha T's "Darkest Before Dawn" Five things that would ensure that Pusha T's "Darkest Before Dawn" is a worthy successor to "My Name Is My Name." By Patrick Lyons November 24, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks: Lil Wayne & Drake "Family Feud" #1, Unsurprisingly Lil Wayne and Drake's "Family Feud" freestyle unsurprisingly rockets to #1 to start the new year. By Patrick Lyons January 08, 2018