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Original Content Our "Fire Emoji" Hip-Hop & R&B Playlist For This Weekend Is Extra Lit FIRE EMOJI playlist is extra fire-y today, with new music from A$AP Rocky, 21 Savage, YG, Young Dolph, and many more. By Rose Lilah February 16, 2018
Sports Carmelo Anthony Retires: A Look Back At His 19-Year Career Looking back at Carmelo Anthony’s enormous feats as an NBA All-Star player. By Demi Phillips May 23, 2023
Original Content Yelawolf Speaks On The Making Of "Love Story" Yelawolf walks us through the making of his new album, "Love Story," during a recent sit-down. By Rose Lilah April 21, 2015
Reviews Review: Brother Ali's "Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color" Minneapolis MC's latest album showcases his seasoned talent and renewed political fervor to striking effect. By Rachaela VB September 22, 2012
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: Jay Z Still #1 A weekly rundown of what's popping on the Billboard charts. By Chris Tart July 27, 2017
Sneakers Coronavirus Hit Nike And Now It's Shaking Up The Sneaker World The Coronavirus has started to affect the sneaker world as much as it has the sports sphere. By Alexander Cole March 14, 2020
Original Content Our Favorite Albums Of The Year (So Far) HNHH writers share their personal favorite albums in 2020, so far. By HNHH Staff June 18, 2020
Original Content Classic Rotation: N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. We now take a look back where it all started, N.W.A's unarguable classic, "Straight Outta Compton", which dropped 27 years ago to this day. By Eve Stern August 08, 2015
Reviews A$AP Ferg, Denzel Curry & IDK Bring "Mad Man" Energy To LA A$AP Ferg and co. brought the fury with the "Mad Man" tour stop in Los Angeles. By Karlton Jahmal March 17, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: January 23 - January 29 Once again, a Drake-related song sits at #1 on our Top Tracks list. By Patrick Lyons January 30, 2017
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop New Year's Eve Playlist A curated playlist of hip-hop and r'n'b songs from 2018 to help ring in the New Year!! By Rose Lilah December 31, 2018
Original Content Detroit's Contested Top 5: Looking Beyond Eminem Picking favorites is a subjective experience in the city of Detroit. By Devin Ch April 17, 2019