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Original Content Classic Rotation: Gang Starr's "Daily Operation" Gang Starr's second album, turning 25 today, is a low-key classic. By Patrick Lyons May 05, 2017
Original Content Hip-Hop Reacts To The Death Of Freddie Gray & Baltimore Riots Hip-hop reacts on social media to the death of Freddie Gray and the ensuing protests in Baltimore. By Angus Walker April 28, 2015
Original Content #WCW Playlist Today's playlist is all about the ladies. By Rose Lilah April 22, 2015
Original Content 18 Years Later: Rappers Reflect On Tupac's Impact 18 years on from his premature death, HNHH takes a look at how Tupac Shakur has made his mark on various hip-hop artists. By Nikita Rathod September 13, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Dual Threats We continue our Top 10 series by counting down the best beat-making rappers...or rapping beat makers. By hnhh July 14, 2014
Original Content Crew Love: TDE Get familiar with TDE's roster in this week's edition of Crew Love By Patrick Lyons March 17, 2014
Original Content Chiraq: The Female Perspective In The Drill Movement Katie Got Bandz and Sasha Go Hard's careers flourish amongst the Chicago drill scene and women rappers. By Glennisha Morgan February 24, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 8 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah September 08, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: May 21- May 27 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah May 28, 2012
Original Content New Music Friday: Kanye West, Kodak Black, & EARTHGANG Highlight This Week's Releases This week's new music releases include Kanye West, Kodak Black, EARTHGANG, Tyga & Doja Cat, Conway The Machine, Ace Hood, Denzel Curry, and much more. By Alex Zidel February 25, 2022
Reviews Danny Brown "Uknowhatimsayin¿" Review With Q-Tip driving the boat, Danny Brown finds himself returning to his original form with wisdom, humor, and comfort on "Uknowhatimsayin¿" By Aron A. October 11, 2019
Original Content Is Megan Thee Stallion Right About Hip-Hop's Gender Bias? Amid Megan Thee Stallion's claims of gender inequality, we look at the changing perceptions of women in hip-hop and how to right historical wrongs once and for all. By Robert Blair May 27, 2019