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Sneakers Air Jordan 1: Michael Jordan, History, Designers And More Discover the legacy of the Air Jordan 1. Explore its history, design, ties to Michael Jordan, and its enduring impact on sneaker culture. By Jake Skudder May 17, 2023
Original Content Trayvon Martin: Hip Hop Responds The hip hop community continues to react as the Trayvon Martin case unfolds By Nora Poggi April 09, 2012
Original Content Meet Kent Jones: Jazz Wizard Turned Pop Sensation INTERVIEW: We the Best artist Kent Jones traces his musical journey from his roots as an industrious jazz nerd to his surprise chart-topping single "Don't Mind" and beyond. By Danny Schwartz April 04, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: July 17 An overview of r'n'b and hip-hop albums on the Billboard 200 this week. By Chris Tart July 19, 2017
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (March 18) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden March 18, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Dun Deal For the latest installment of Behind the Beat, we chatted with Dun Deal about his come-up with Young Thug and Migos, the effect of Gucci Mane's absence on the Atlanta music scene, and his young production group The Remedy. By Angus Walker February 17, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (December 11) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah December 11, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Instagram Recap (Dec. 6) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan December 06, 2014
Original Content What's New In Battle Rap (October 31) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden October 31, 2014
Original Content Best Friends 4 Life: Frequent Collaborators We take a look at some of the BFFs in the rap game. By hnhh September 05, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: July 13 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah July 13, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: February 22-February 28 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah March 01, 2014