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Music Top 5 Hip-Hop Sets Of Osheaga 2025 Montreal has been the home of Osheaga for years now, and over the weekend, the festival hosted numerous hip-hop artists. By HNHH Staff August 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Highlight Yet Another Successful TDE Holiday Concert & Toy Drive Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Doechii, and many more headlined a sensational event for a great cause. By Tallie Spencer December 13, 2024
Reviews Mach-Hommy "#RICHAXXHAITIAN" Album Review Mach-Hommy did not dilute his wit, depth of reference, or skill one bit here, yet still crafted what might be the most engagingly accessible masterpiece in his body of work. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2024
Original Content Metro Boomin's Top 10 Spookiest Beats Metro Boomin has mastered the art of the dark banger. By Mitch Findlay October 29, 2019
Music Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday 2”: Best & Worst Samples Nicki Minaj is no stranger to sampling, so her frequent incorporation of preexisting tracks comes as no surprise. By Wyatt Westlake December 21, 2023
Original Content #TBT: '90s Jay Z Looking back at the music of young Jay Z. By Danny Schwartz January 19, 2017
Original Content Must-Hear Instrumental Hip Hop Albums We take a look at some instrumental hip-hop albums you should add to your collection. By Chris Tart May 23, 2015
Music Nardwuar's Wildest Hip Hop Interviews No matter who Nardwuar interviews, he always manages to entertain and educate both the interviewee and the viewer. By Wyatt Westlake June 29, 2023
Original Content How TDE's Artists Became Leaders in Hip-Hop From Compton to the top of hip-hop, Top Dawg Entertainment had a multi-decade long rise to stardom. By Caleb Hardy May 19, 2023
Original Content Lil Wayne & Jay Z: A Brief History Tracing the ever-changing dynamic between Lil Wayne and Jay Z. By Trevor Smith November 14, 2016
Music Freddie Gibbs Needs Kanye West As Much As Kanye West Needs Freddie Gibbs Freddie Gibbs appeared alongside Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign at the Vultures rave and delivered what could be the best verse on the album. By Aron A. December 14, 2023
Original Content 5 Times Kanye West Amazed In The Studio Kanye West has made a habit of blowing people away in the studio. By hnhh February 10, 2016