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Original Content Top Tracks: Lil Wayne "Like A Man" Debuts New Weezy tops the chart this week. By Patrick Lyons August 14, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: The Weeknd, Young Thug & A$AP Rocky Claim #1 Kodak Black lands three song on this week's Top Tracks list. By Patrick Lyons August 07, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: Lil Uzi Vert & Young Thug Leak Claim #1 Lil Uzi Vert and Young Thug's new collab got twice the views of any other new track this week. By Patrick Lyons July 31, 2017
Original Content R. Kelly: A History Of Charges, Lawsuits, & Scandals Check out this list of sexual accusations and scandals involving R. Kelly. By Oliver W. Colbert July 19, 2017
Original Content NPR Tiny Desk Concerts: 10 Incredible Rap and R&B Performances Experience the incredible charm of NPR's office-based concert series. By Benjamin Salkind July 22, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: June 26 - July 2 Drake leads the pack for a second consecutive week on Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons July 03, 2017
Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs Of May (On Spotify) May in hip hop and R&B: Bryson Tiller, Gucci Mane, Snoop Dogg, SZA, and much more. By Danny Schwartz June 02, 2017
Original Content Hit-Boy Reflects On Creating With Nas, Giving Polo G One Of His Biggest Songs, And The Griselda Connection In the twelfth and final installment of HNHH Presents: The 12 Days Of Christmas, Hit-Boy reflects on crafting "King's Disease" with Nas, why he's the most versatile producer in the game, and the rappers that lyrically inspire him. By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020
Original Content Smoove'L Praises Roddy Ricch's Sound & Album, Talks Mending Things With Pop Smoke For Day 11 of our 12 Days Of Christmas series, we caught up with Smoove’L to discuss his latest project "Ice Cups & Shootouts," reaching out to Pop Smoke on the night of his death, and meeting A$AP Rocky. By Aron A. December 23, 2020
Original Content HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: Lil Durk, BRS Kash, Brent Faiyaz, & More The latest update of our Staff Picks playlist features new music from Lil Durk, BRS Kash, Yella Beezy, Brent Faiyaz, Fredo, 2KBABY, and more. By Alex Zidel February 01, 2021
Reviews Conway The Machine "God Don't Make Mistakes" Review On his first and only project for Shady Records, Conway The Machine puts himself through the emotional wringer in order to deliver his definitive statement. By Robert Blair March 04, 2022
Original Content A Conversation With Rockie Fresh, MMG’s Humble Rising Star 24-year-old MMG rapper Rockie Fresh talks about his Chicago roots, the making of his new mixtape "The Night I Went To...," and his patient rise to stardom. By Danny Schwartz January 22, 2016