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Original Content Hip Hop Snubs Have Always Been Grammy Culture With the Grammys coming up, we’re looking back at the Hip Hop snubs that still raise questions about who gets recognized & who gets left out. By Erika Marie January 20, 2026
Original Content Classic Rotation: MF DOOM's "Mm..Food" On this day in 2004, MF Doom released his album "Mm..Food." We reflect on the album for Classic Rotation. By Chris Tart November 16, 2015
Original Content 9 Empowering Lyrics That Celebrate Black History Celebrate Black History Month with Kendrick Lamar, Nas, J. Cole, & more. By Carl Lamarre February 19, 2017
Original Content Trippie Redd Details Meeting His Girl Coi Leray & Teases Lil Wayne Collab EXCLUSIVE: Trippie Redd may have just dropped his new album but he's already working on the next. By Alex Zidel August 30, 2019
Original Content The Art Of "Illmatic": Exploring Nas' Duelling Realities A thematic exploration of one of hip-hop's most enduring images, the cover of Nas' debut album "Illmatic." By Sanibel Chai February 12, 2020
Profiles Uno The Activist Says Migos Don't Get Enough Credit In "On The Come Up" Uno The Activist talks his unique style, his origins, recording process and more in "On The Come Up." By Aron A. December 12, 2018
Original Content Most Disturbing Hip-Hop Songs Part II: Depravity Edition Stare into the depths of depravity. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2019
Original Content Bandplay Speaks On Young Dolph's Death, Creating "Major" & Gives Us A Key Glock Update On the final day of our "12 Days of Christmas" series, we speak with Paper Route Empire-signed producer, Bandplay. The Tennessee native details how he initially connected with Key Glock and Young Dolph, shares some of his fondest memories with Dolph, and gives us the story behind one of Dolph's biggest singles, "Major." By Rose Lilah December 24, 2021
Original Content A Brief History Of Ye & DJ Khaled's Collaborations DJ Khaled and Kanye West have only released a handful of official tracks together, but it’s evident that they have undeniable collaborative chemistry. By Joshua Robinson January 21, 2022
Original Content 8 Hilariously Awful Rap Battles For every "8 Mile" moment, there's about 239 God-awful YouTube battle rap videos that we love to crack up while watching. By Chris Tart October 17, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (March 22) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan March 22, 2014
Original Content 20 Most Fashionable Rappers Through The Decades Fashion is one of the most important elements of hip-hop culture, because in addition to the music, it is another form of self-expression. We count down 20 fashionable MCs by decade. By Layne Weiss April 07, 2014