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Original Content Digital Cover Story: Kevin Gates We're excited to debut our brand new digital cover story with Kevin Gates. By Rose Lilah November 08, 2019
Original Content Track Breakdown: Talking To Skeme & Boi-1da On "Bullets" Giving you the direct perspective from Skeme and his producer Boi-1da, "Track Breakdown" is an HNHH series that highlights a specific cut by speaking to both the artist and producer about the song's creation. By Rose Lilah December 26, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "The College Dropout" 10 Years Later Our recently-launched "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release.Today we take a look at Kanye West's debut album, "College Dropout", which dropped ten years ago on February 10th, 2004. By TWL February 10, 2014
Reviews Review: Chief Keef's "Almighty So" Basically another Bang Pt. 2 ... By Matt Aceto October 20, 2013
Reviews Review: MMG's "Self Made Vol. 3" There are no surprises on MMG's "Self Made 3" album, just the music you would expect. By Matt Aceto September 23, 2013
Original Content 5 Mob Films Essential To Hip-Hop A comprehensive list of 5 mob films that have become essential to the hip-hop culture. By hnhh December 17, 2013
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 Gunplay Discusses Features On "Medellin" & Upcoming Verse For Lil Wayne's LP Rapper Gunplay keeps his verses coming even amidst legal problems, and discusses who he's tapped for his upcoming album. By Rose Lilah February 01, 2013
Original Content Win Free Tickets to HOT 97's Summer Jam XX HNHH is giving away 5 pairs of tickets to HOT 97's Summer Jam XX. Make sure to enter the contest for your chance to attend this year's biggest Hip Hop event! By hnhh May 13, 2013
Original Content Summer Jam Recap: Performances From Chris Brown, A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar & More HNHH brings you coverage from the 20th anniversary Summer Jam concert, which saw the likes of Joe Budden, Miguel, Wale, Chris Brown, Fabolous, Wu-Tang Clan, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, and French Montana-- and that's without naming the surprise guests. It was an eventful night, but if you weren't there, we're here to give you the recap of what went down! By Rose Lilah June 05, 2013
Original Content Nelly Confirms T.I., Trey Songz And Wiz Khalifa Features For New Album Nelly announces some of the features for his upcoming album "M.O.", including T.I., Trey Songz, Wiz Khalifa and Nelly Furtado. By Trevor Smith February 12, 2013
Reviews Review: Ab-Soul's "Control System" Ab-Soul's new project, "Control System," shows his strength as a wordsmith and his passion for the game, all the while keeping the listener's attention. By Rose Lilah May 18, 2012