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Original Content Chris Lighty, CEO Of Violator Records & Management, Passes Away The CEO of Violator Records & Management has passed away suddenly, although not many details are available on his death as of yet. By Rose Lilah August 30, 2012
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: June 28 - July 4 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 content that drops. By hnhh July 05, 2013
Original Content Why Do We Get Lit To Sad Bangers? Making sense of the music that would have us shed a tear and let loose all at once. By Luke Hinz August 22, 2019
Profiles Meet Lais: "Drake & Young Thug's Lovechild" Read our exclusive interview with Lais, the 22-year-old Toronto artist about to make it "Cocaine Rain." By Danny Schwartz February 02, 2016
Reviews Review: Rick Ross' "Hood Billionaire" Rick Ross' second release of 2014, "Hood Billionaire," recycles a Rozay album formula that could use an injection of personality. By hnhh November 25, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Outkast "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" 21 years since it's release, we revisit OutKast's "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" as part of our Classic Rotation series. By Chris Tart April 26, 2015
Profiles Asian Da Brat Reveals BFF Habits With Lil Uzi Vert & Talks On Name Change In "On The Come Up" 1017 Eskimo's resident princess Asian Da Brat reflects on being kicked out of school, Erykah Badu, and more in "On The Come Up." By Alex Zidel May 08, 2019
Original Content Rolling Loud California: Has Festival Culture Permanently Changed Following Astroworld? The latest edition of Rolling Loud went off without a hitch at the NOS Events Center in San Bernandino, but the Los Angeles show proves that festival culture may be permanently affected following the Astroworld tragedy. By Erika Marie December 15, 2021
Profiles Saweetie Breaks Down Why The 90s Are The Best Era & Respect For J. Cole In "On The Come Up" Saweetie reflects on the benefits of entrepreneurship, her formative influences, and more in "On The Come Up." By Mitch Findlay January 16, 2019
Original Content Happy Birthday, Future: 10 Essential Future Tracks Happy 33rd birthday, Future. By Danny Schwartz November 20, 2016
Reviews "Men In Black: International" Relies On Chemistry Over Quality Storytelling By reuniting Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, "Men In Black: International" lets the stars do most of the heavy lifting that the writers should've attended to... By Robert Blair June 14, 2019
Original Content "Bad Boys For Life" CRWN Interview: 10 Things We Learned TIDAL's CCO Elliott Wilson hosted a sit-down with Will Smith & Martin Lawrence for their first U.S. stop in promotion for "Bad Boys For Life." By Keenan Higgins January 10, 2020