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Profiles Meet Jahkoy: The Toronto Singer Who Found "Heaven" In California Toronto Def Jam signee Jahkoy talks to HNHH about transitioning from rapping to singing, getting his big break in LA, "California Heaven," and his new project, "Foreign Water." By Angus Walker October 25, 2016
Original Content Everything You Need To Know About 21 Savage Get to know ascendant Decatur, GA rapper 21 Savage. By Danny Schwartz July 14, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Murda Beatz For the latest edition of Behind the Beat, we talk to the 21-year-old Canadian trap sensation known as Murda Beatz, who's managed to become a fixture in Atlanta trap. By Angus Walker January 20, 2016
Original Content Metro Boomin's 20 Best Beats A chronological list of the hottest tracks Metro Boomin's ever laid down. By Patrick Lyons November 11, 2015
Reviews Review: Young Thug's "Barter 6" Will Thugger's new mixtape-album tip the scales in his favor, finally? Probably not. By Nicholas DG April 22, 2015
Original Content 10 California Locations Mentioned On Vince Staples' "Summertime '06" We provide insight on the Cali spots referenced through out Vince Staples' album "Summertime '06." By Chris Tart July 07, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Bishop Nehru Tracks Bishop Nehru is a young MC with a lot of promise. Let's look in to his essential tracks, featuring collabs with MF Doom, Madlib, Disclosure and Flight Facilities, amongst others. By Chris Tart January 02, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Diplo Productions Diplo's fattest productions. By Chris Tart March 07, 2015
Reviews Review: Bobby Shmurda's "Shmurda She Wrote" EP Bobby Shmurda has undeniable star power and a strong ear for production, but "Shmurda She Wrote" leaves more technical (and sociological) questions than definitive answers. By Kahron Spearman November 14, 2014
Original Content Top 10 Funniest Rappers In honor of rap's less serious side, we mention 10 rappers who can crack us up in a mere couple lines. By hnhh February 24, 2014
Reviews Review: Ace Hood's "Starvation 3" While "Starvation 3" does little to change Ace Hood's proven formula, it is the strongest entry in the "Starvation" trilogy. By hnhh January 24, 2014
Original Content It's Yo Birthday: Lil Wayne's 25 Top Album Tracks Today Lil Wayne is celebrating his 31st birthday, and in honor of it we've picked 25 of Weezy’s top album tracks from a spanning discography. By Nikita Rathod September 27, 2013