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Original Content Top 15 Hottest Mixtapes Of Summer '14 It's been a great Summer for new music, and now that we've hit September it's time to look back and count down the best of the best. Today we run through the some of the hottest mixtapes that dropped this Summer. By hnhh September 02, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Dec 5-11) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week By Danny Schwartz December 12, 2015
Original Content DJ Akademiks Vs. The Culture: A Legacy Of L’s & Feuds Since he stepped on the scene, DJ Akademiks has been at the center of controversy. Here are some of his biggest beefs & loses in Hip Hop culture. By Erika Marie February 10, 2025
Original Content Afrika Bambaataa’s Complicated Legacy Forces Hard Questions Afrika Bambaataa helped build Hip Hop. The abuse allegations changed what that legacy means. By Erika Marie April 13, 2026
Original Content Rare Times Kanye West Said He Was Sorry Ye has offended everyone from peers to presidents, but in a handful of moments, Kanye West has offered something rarer: an apology. By Erika Marie November 12, 2025
Sports Exclusive: Slaughterhouse Discusses Joe Budden's Jail Time Slaughterhouse kicked it with HNHH after their show at Brooklyn's The Well. The hip-hop super group talks on their debut album, tattoos, and the whereabouts of Joe Budden. By Rose Lilah September 11, 2012
Relationships Rich The Kid & Tori Brixx's On-Again-Off-Again Relationship Timeline Their love life hasn’t been quiet, but Rich the Kid and Tori Brixx are still standing in a relationship plagued with infidelity and viral drama. By Erika Marie November 25, 2025
Original Content 5 Things We Want From YG's "Still Krazy" A few things we'd like to see happen on YG's sophomore album "Still Krazy." By Danny Schwartz May 20, 2016
Original Content 7 Loose Gems From Chance The Rapper's SoundCloud Refresh yourself with Chance's strange and eclectic SoundCloud releases. By Trevor Smith May 06, 2016
Politics The Message: Exploring The Importance Of A Mature Rapper Artists like Jay-Z, Nipsey Hussle, and Royce Da 5'9" have ushered hip-hop into an age of enlightenment. By Noelle Perkins April 04, 2018
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear Three new artists for you to listen to this week. By Rose Lilah October 27, 2017
Original Content Instagram Gallery: A$AP Rocky's Most Pretty Flacko Moments This one is for all the pretty, jiggy mothafuckas out there. By Devon Jefferson December 02, 2017