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Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (June 3) The HNHH staff picks their favorite songs from the past week. By Danny Schwartz June 03, 2016
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (January 16) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs January 16, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 6 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons March 06, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Aug. 1-7) <p>Dissecting the foibles of the hip hop community as expressed in under 140 characters on Twitter. Not just used as a device to flood people's timelines with your new track, album, video, or clothing line, sometimes rappers truly channel the unfiltered interaction with fans. This week features Mac Miller, Chief Keef, 2 Chainz and more!</p> By Trevor Smith August 08, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: July 6-12 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah July 13, 2013
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (Nov. 1) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan November 01, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (Oct.11) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan October 11, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: May 22 to May 29 Welcome to this week’s ‘140 Bars Or Less’ post where we look at the “best-in tweet” in the world of Hip Hop. This week Amber Rose is a ‘Menace II Society’, Rick Ross talks female fragrance, and Talib Kweli pontificates the devaluing state of ‘rap beef’. By Rose Lilah June 01, 2012
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Sept. 16-22 Staff picks for the week of September 16th to 26th. By Trevor Smith September 24, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: April 25 - May 1 HNHH's Underrated Audio recaps the under-the-radar tracks you might have missed last week (April 25 - May 1). By Angus Walker May 03, 2015
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (June 21-27) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith June 28, 2013
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (August 8) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah August 14, 2015