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Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (July 21-28) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith July 29, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: July 13-19 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah July 20, 2013
Original Content Hip Hop Father Figures Happy Father's Day from HNHH! By hnhh June 16, 2013
Original Content Talking To Jarren Benton & Kato On "Razor Blades & Steak Knives" Giving you the direct perspective from Jarren Benton and his producer Kato, "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 May 08, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: February 19-26 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah February 26, 2013
Original Content Game Changers: RZA Edition <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><strong>Game Changers is an HNHH feature that profiles artists who've left a strong mark on hip hop. Whether it be through creativity, influence, exposure or simply good timing, they've brought something to rap music that the game just wouldn't be the same without. This week, we've chosen to profile an inarguable game changer: RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.</strong></span></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/resUyjKmOj0" width="620" height="337" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> By hnhh February 20, 2013
Original Content 17 Photos Of Rappers Wearing Halloween Costumes Check out 17 photos of rappers dressed up and celebrating Halloween. By Rose Lilah October 31, 2012
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 30th Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Jon Godfrey September 30, 2012
Original Content Youth Wave: HNHH Talks To Mindless Behavior And Jacob Latimore HNHH caught up with Mindless Behavior and Jacob Latimore during MB's #1 Girl tour. Mindless Behavior has been working tirelessly, having toured with Justin Bieber and Janet Jackson, they now headline their own tour. Jacob Latimore, at a very young age, already has acting credits in addition to his music career with Tyler Perry's "House of Payne", "One Tree Hill" and BET's "Reed Between the Lines". By hnhh August 06, 2012
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less Features: A look at some of the most entertaining Tweets of the past week from the Hip Hop Twittersphere. Gems from this week include: relationship advice from Slim Thug, Ice T imparts knowledge for tax season, and Tyler, The Creator fights for hip hop’s life. By Rose Lilah May 02, 2012
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (October 7) Our weekly favorites compiled into a playlist. By Rose Lilah October 07, 2016
Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs (On Spotify) Of September 2016 The most fire songs to come out this month: Isaiah Rashad, Travis Scott, Mac Miller, Mick Jenkins, Danny Brown, & more. By Danny Schwartz October 03, 2016