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Original Content "Life When You're The Movie": Inside The Mind Of Sean Leon We sat down with Sean and director Noel to talk about fostering creativity, prioritizing friends over funds, and defining success as an independent artist. By Anders Marshall February 04, 2017
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (Feb 4) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden February 04, 2017
Original Content SoundCloud Staff Picks Playlist (February 3) HNHH's weekly round-up of our favorite SoundCloud tracks of the week. By Angus Walker February 03, 2017
Original Content Top 5 Young Money Posse Cuts Counting down the five best posse cuts in Young Money history. By Danny Schwartz February 02, 2017
Reviews Kehlani's "SweetSexySavage" (Review) After a whirlwind of buzz and acclaim, and nearly as much personal chaos, Kehlani's debut album has finally arrived. By Maxwell Cavaseno February 02, 2017
Original Content #TBT: DMX DMX 1998-2003. By Danny Schwartz February 02, 2017
Original Content VOTE: What Is Your Favorite Big Sean Project? Cast your vote. By Danny Schwartz February 01, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 1 First week sales for Migos aren't in just yet. By Chris Tart February 01, 2017
Original Content Meet Gunna: Young Thug's Perpetually Drippin' YSL Signee INTERVIEW: Gunna explains how he went from a Young Thug fan to a Young Thug collaborator and reveals plans for a YSL group album. By Trevor Smith February 01, 2017
Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs (On Spotify) Of January 2017 Migos leads our list of the most fire songs to come out this month. By Danny Schwartz February 01, 2017
Original Content Everything You Need To Know About XXXTENTACION Here's what you need to know about Florida sensation XXXTENTACION. By Danny Schwartz January 31, 2017
Reviews Migos' "Culture" (Review) Migos are on top of the world right now, and "Culture" is a successful, if imperfect, attempt at harnessing that. By Patrick Lyons January 31, 2017