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Original Content Rich Homie Quan Never Stopped Going In Rich Homie Quan talks "Back to the Basics," Young Thug, and his new Motown deal in an HNHH interview. By Patrick Lyons April 28, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Frank Ocean Tracks Frank Ocean is without a doubt RnB's favorite enigmatic and often reclusive wunderkind and here are 10 of his most exquisite and essential tracks. By Devon Jefferson May 28, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 26 King Kendrick scores the highest first-week sales total of 2017. By Chris Tart April 26, 2017
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop Songs Of September (On Spotify) September has come and gone, which means it's time to reminisce using our Fire Emoji playlist. By Matt F October 02, 2017
Reviews Review: French Montana's "New York on Top: Year of the Underdog" French Montana collabs with the Coke Boys quartet in his latest "New York on Top: Year of the Underdog". By Rose Lilah April 02, 2012
Reviews Review: Gucci Mane's "Diary of a Trap God" All controversy aside, Gucci Mane delivers a banging mixtape. By Matt Aceto September 18, 2013
Original Content Rappers React To Kendrick Lamar's Verse On "Control (HOF)" We round up what rappers in the Twittersphere had to say about Kendrick Lamar's monstrous verse on Big Sean's "Control (HOF)." By Rose Lilah August 13, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: April 12-18 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh April 19, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: September 25-31 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into 8-10 categories that will rotate according to the type of material that drops. By hnhh November 01, 2013
Original Content Episode 2 Of Our Exclusive "4Eva N A Tour" BTS With Big K.R.I.T. Watch this cinematic take on Big K.R.I.T.'s behind-the-scenes experience as he crosses the country on tour with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Coined as HNHH's exclusive "4Eva N A Tour" series, watch Episode 2. By hnhh November 20, 2013
Reviews Review: Kid Ink's "My Own Lane" With his major label debut album, Kid Ink sets out to prove that he truly rides alone with "My Own Lane." By Iva Anthony January 13, 2014
Original Content What The Kendrick/Macklemore Debate Means For Hip-Hop There has been a lot of discourse about the Grammy upset, where Macklemore swept up in the Rap categories in favor of Kendrick Lamar's heralded album. But what does this mean in the larger picture? Does it even matter or does it matter all too much? By hnhh February 04, 2014