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Original Content Iman Shumpert Talks King Von & LeBron James On Episode 1 Of "BagFuel" Iman Shumpert joined ES$O and Hynaken on the first episode of "BagFuel." By Alexander Cole January 04, 2021 2.0K Views
Original Content Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" Is The Culmination of Hip-Hop's Punk & Metal Obsession Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" is filled to the brim with punk and metal aesthetics that make this album a unique experience. By Alexander Cole January 01, 2021 11.3K Views
Original Content Who Is Popp Hunna? Everything To Know About The "Adderall (Corvette, Corvette)" Rapper We're breaking down Popp Hunna's career and success thus far. By Deja Goode December 30, 2020 18.6K Views
Original Content Mulatto Praises Lil Baby, Says He's The "Frontrunner" Of Atlanta Hip Hop The rapper is praising Lil Baby for his longevity in the game. By Madusa S. December 29, 2020 2.9K Views
Original Content 2020 Was A Triumphant Year For Lyricists Rather than assembling a list of the year's best rappers, it feels appropriate to highlight the emcees who elevated twenty-twenty on a purely lyrical level. By Mitch Findlay December 27, 2020 8.1K Views
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 6.2K Views
Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Explains Why 50 Cent's "GRODT" Was One Of A Kind Royce Da 5'9" explains why even the "biggest" artists of today will never be able to capture what 50 Cent brought to the game with "Get Rich Or Die Tryin." By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020 25.1K Views
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 3.4K Views
Original Content Rico Nasty Reacts To Cardi B's $88K Purse, Teyana Taylor's Retirement & Reveals New Album Direction On the tenth day of HNHH's "12 Days of Christmas", Rico Nasty tells us about her love-hate relationship with Amazon, how women dominated rap in 2020, how her life changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Teyana Taylor's retirement, and more. By Alex Zidel December 22, 2020 3.5K Views
Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Says Producing For Eminem Was "Stressful" Royce Da 5'9" opens up about bringing a new element to the Bad Meets Evil dynamic, sending Eminem beats, and producing "Darkness." By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020 19.2K Views
Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Reflects On Grammy Nom, Lil Wayne's Legacy, & If The Current Era Creates "Timeless" Music On Day 9 of HNHH Presents: 12 Days Of Christmas, Royce Da 5'9" reflects on his discography, learning production from Denaun & DJ Premier, his first Grammy nomination, the love-hate relationship between artist and media, and much more. By Mitch Findlay December 21, 2020 9.0K Views
Original Content HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: Eminem, Conway The Machine, & More The latest update of our Staff Picks playlist features new music from Eminem, Conway The Machine, EARTHGANG, Rico Nasty, Sheff G, and many more, including some holiday favorites. By Alex Zidel December 21, 2020 1.6K Views