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Reviews Benny The Butcher "Tana Talk 4" Review Ahead of his first project on Def Jam, Benny The Butcher takes a gritty and independent victory lap on "Tana Talk 4." By Robert Blair March 15, 2022
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
Original Content HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: J.I.D., Pooh Shiesty, Cardi B, & More Our brand new Staff Picks playlist features new music from J.I.D., Cardi B, Pooh Shiesty, Freddie Gibbs, Dusty Locane, Curren$y, and more. By Alex Zidel February 08, 2021
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Megan Thee Stallion Serving Body-ody-ody Megan Thee Stallion is always winning in the BODY category. By Deja Goode November 29, 2020
Original Content Rise & Grind: Lakeyah On Quality Control Labelmates, 42 Dugg Collab & Nicki Minaj As A GOAT Wisconsin’s slam poet-turned-rapper Lakeyah is still riding high off of the release of her Quality Control debut, “Time’s Up.” She joins us for this week’s edition of Rise & Grind where she details a night out with the City Girls, Pee’s guidance, and manifesting a collaboration with Nicki Minaj. By Aron A. February 22, 2021
Original Content Snoop Dogg On Mt. Westmore, Making Classics With Dr. Dre, & Hip-Hop's Best Business Minds Snoop Dogg opens up about reuniting with Dr. Dre, breaking new ground with Mt. Westmore, and his latest entrepreneurial endeavor with Martha Stewart. By Mitch Findlay May 12, 2021
Original Content DMX Went To Hell And Back On "Stop Being Greedy" With countless hits to his name, DMX delivered a career-defining record with the morally complex and haunting "Stop Being Greedy." By Mitch Findlay May 28, 2020
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Meek Mill & Run The Jewels Wake Us Up This week's TIDAL Wave playlist update includes new music from Run The Jewels, Meek Mill, Flatbush Zombies, Conway, Sleepy Hallow, Leon Bridges, and more. By Alex Zidel June 11, 2020
Original Content All The Smoke: Hip Hop’s Capital In The Multibillion Dollar Cannabis Industry Hip-Hop’s claimed its stake in cannabis culture but how has it infiltrated the legal weed economy? B-Real, Wiz Khalifa, Berner, and more detail their journey as cannabis entrepreneurs during the rise of Big Weed corporations. By Aron A. April 20, 2020
Original Content Does Lil Wayne's "Rebirth" Deserve A Second Chance? Lil Wayne's notorious rock album "Rebirth" continues to stand out as an aberration in his discography, but is the divisive album simply misunderstood? By Mitch Findlay April 22, 2020
Original Content Jay-Z Perfected The Art Of The Lead Single Given everything he's accomplished as hip-hop's first billionaire, it's almost hard to imagine Jay-Z as a free-spirited bachelor setting fire to the charts. By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2020
Original Content An Immortal Legacy: A Conversation With "L.A. Originals" Mister Cartoon & Estevan Oriol EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Following the release of Netflix's "L.A. Originals," Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol detail the making of the documentary, Chicano artwork, and what it meant to work with Nipsey Hussle and Kobe Bryant. By Aron A. May 17, 2020