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Original Content 10 Essential YFN Lucci Tracks A run down some of YFN Lucci's most essential deep cuts, for new fans and old. By Maxwell Cavaseno March 20, 2018
Original Content Blurred Lines: The Integration Of R&B In Hip-Hop As the evolution of Hip-Hop continues to ascend into higher heights in the music industry, it seems that R&B is slowly but surely losing its soulful edge and assimilating more into the Hip-Hop genre. These days the rappers are "singing", and the singers are trying to rap. The question is, what happened along the way? We do some digging to answer that question. By Audrey N. April 02, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "Late Registration" Looking back at Kanye West's sophomore LP 10 years later. By Chris Tart August 30, 2015
Pop Culture Who Is Alex Fine? Cassie Ventura's Supportive Husband While Cassie takes the stand in Diddy’s trial, Alex Fine stays quietly by her side. Here’s how the couple met, and who he was before the spotlight. By Rain Adams May 17, 2025
Original Content HNHH's Women's History Month Playlist: Hip Hop And R&B Queens All hail the queens! We're celebrating Women's History Month by paying respect to the ladies who keep our playlists lit. By Erika Marie March 19, 2025
Original Content 42 Dugg Teases Lil Baby Collab Project, Talks Rapping In Prison & The Infamous Whistle 42 Dugg divulges on the wisdom he's picked up from Yo Gotti and Lil Baby, the reason why he whistles in all his songs, and more for "On The Come Up." By Alex Zidel November 12, 2020
Original Content The Legacy Of Future's "Codeine Crazy" "Codeine Crazy" is one of trap music's lasting contributions. By Luke Hinz May 21, 2018
Original Content From King Von's "Exposin Me" To CJ's "Whoopty": A Hindi Love Song Turned Drill Beat We look at how a Hindi vocal sample ended up burrowing its way into Brooklyn drill, and beyond. By Aron A. January 22, 2021
Original Content #TBT: Early Gucci Mane 10 of the best from Guwop. By Danny Schwartz June 30, 2016
Original Content Ranking The 2016 XXL Freshman Freestyles We list this year's XXL Freshman freestyles from worst to best. By Patrick Lyons July 05, 2016
Original Content Why Ice Cube Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time A case for Ice Cube as one of hip hop's GOATs. By Patrick Lyons October 14, 2017
Reviews D.R.A.M.'s "Big Baby D.R.A.M." (Review) The Virginia-based rapper/singer works hard to prove he's more than just a singles act on his debut album. By Maxwell Cavaseno October 27, 2016