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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (March 18) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden March 18, 2016
Original Content Here Are The Funniest #MeekBeLike Tweets #MeekBeLike has turned into a trending topic after Meek was like, Drake doesn't even write his own lyrics. Here's the funniest ones we found on the twittersphere. By Rose Lilah July 23, 2015
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (June 12) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah June 12, 2015
Original Content The 10 Best Drake Covers On YouTube From Erykah Badu to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, here are 10 of our favorite Drake covers on the web. By Angus Walker March 28, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: May 29 - June 4 2 Chainz's latest offering from "Pretty Girls Like Trap Music" tops our list this week. By Patrick Lyons June 06, 2017
Sports Zion Williamson's Weight & Conditioning Is A Problem Zion Williamson's weight and conditioning issues have dominated the narratives surrounding him thus far. By Alexander Cole November 17, 2021
Original Content TheHxliday Is Switching Up His Sound & His Look TheHxliday recently debuted a new look, new sound, and new attitude as he continues to rise as an artist. Check out our exclusive interview with him from Rolling Loud New York. By Alex Zidel November 21, 2021
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" Is Low-Key One Of His Best Albums 10 years ago today, Lil Wayne released "Tha Carter IV." By Rose Lilah August 29, 2021
Reviews Ye "Donda 2" Stem Player Review It’s impossible to imagine what Ye’s "Donda 2" will sound like when it is complete but the living legend artist is creating a one-of-a-kind fan experience by intimately letting his supporters into his creative process, and presenting the album as it evolves in real-time, exclusively on his Stem Player. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2022
Original Content Bobby Shmurda Explains Why He's Always Dancing Despite Criticism Bobby Shmurda pushes back against criticism surrounding his dance moves. By Aron A. July 12, 2022
Original Content Nick Cannon Talks YSL Indictment, Fatherhood & Return To Music Nick Cannon talks about balancing his many different careers and his children in our exclusive interview, revealing he averages about two to four hours of sleep each night. By Shirley Ju May 20, 2022
Original Content Latto’s Best Glammed-Up TikToks Latto knows how to deliver a full look. By Jordan Schenkman April 30, 2022