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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (December 26) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden December 26, 2014
Original Content Hip-Hop & Social Media: Snoop Vs. Iggy Edition This recurring editorial series will focus on where hip-hop and social media connect, with thoughts on social media's role in the interactions between rappers and other members of the hip-hop community. By Amanda Mester October 21, 2014
Original Content Photos: Fool's Gold Day Off + Word On The Street Take a look at photos of Action Bronson, 40 Oz Vans, Cam'ron, Smoke DZA and more from the Fool's Gold Day Off, and watch our new Word On The Street segment. By Rose Lilah September 05, 2014
Original Content The Baddest B-Sides We run through some of our favorite B-sides, non-singles, mixtape cuts, and more. By hnhh August 15, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (Aug 9) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram By Glennisha Morgan August 09, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: May 7 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons May 08, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (April 5) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan April 05, 2014
Original Content New Orleans Hip-Hop: From Under Water To Underground New Orleans has always been a hub for music, first with Jazz and then more recently with hip hop. NOLA hip hop culture has been around since the '80s and the bounce movement, putting the city on the map for quality hip hop. But the damage of the storm proved to be much stronger than anyone expected. Artists and record companies like Cash Money and No Limit had no choice but to relocate to other states and lay low. Despite the permanent damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on so many lives, the underground hip hop scene has slowly returned to the city in an effort to rebuild the New Orleans spirit. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 07, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: November 16- November 22 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah November 23, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: July 29-Aug. 4 Staff picks for the week of July 29th to August 4th. By Trevor Smith August 06, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: May 10-16 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh May 17, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Special Edition Game v. 40 Glocc Welcome to this week’s Special Edition of 140 Bars Or Less: Game v. 40 Glocc. The goal for this column is to bring the best tweets of the week in the world of hip hop, and this week Game and 40 Glocc were embroiled in real-life beef which transcended throwing jabs on twitter, verbal barbs on a diss track, or even throwing bottles. By Rose Lilah July 11, 2012