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Reviews SAINt JHN Explains Difference Between Working With Kanye West On "DONDA" Versus His Own Album SAINt JHN speaks about his "In Case We Both Die Young" world tour and the unique concert experience he's creating through it. By Alex Zidel November 09, 2021
Original Content What Happened To King Los? King Los was on the precipice of what seemed like a massive career, armed with both talent and a hip-hop mogul by his side, in the mid-2010s. We break down what's happened since then. By Robert Blair May 11, 2021
Original Content Spotem Gottem's "BeatBox" Freestyle Challenge: Who Did It Best? Spotem Gottem's "BeatBox" has inspired a wave of freestyles. By Deja Goode April 11, 2021
Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Reflects On Grammy Nom, Lil Wayne's Legacy, & If The Current Era Creates "Timeless" Music On Day 9 of HNHH Presents: 12 Days Of Christmas, Royce Da 5'9" reflects on his discography, learning production from Denaun & DJ Premier, his first Grammy nomination, the love-hate relationship between artist and media, and much more. By Mitch Findlay December 21, 2020
Original Content Rappers' Wives That Have Been Arrested 12 rapper's wives who have had some trouble with the law. By William Cannon January 18, 2014
Original Content Hip Hop's Newest Wave: Tracing The Influences Of Polo G, Lil Tjay, Calboy A generation removed from Chief Keef, the stunning transformation of street rap has revealed something much more than just the next iteration of Chicago drill. By Luke Hinz September 10, 2019
Original Content How The Roots' "Things Fall Apart" Changed Rap Twenty years later, the landmark album by the Philly rap band is one that perfectly straddles popular appeal and critical reverence. By Jibril Yassin February 23, 2019
Original Content Ice T Is The Original Gangsta: Reflecting On "Cop Killer," Avoiding The Dry Snitch & More The OG Archetype. By Mitch Findlay September 19, 2019
Original Content Big Sean's Best Punchlines Big Sean has a caption ready for you. By Sanibel Chai January 23, 2020
Original Content 6ix9ine's "GUMMO" Two Years Later: The Beginning Of The End As Daniel Hernandez's world continues to unravel before our eyes, we revisit the track that started it all. By Robert Blair September 23, 2019
Original Content Ranking Nas' 12 Albums From Worst To Best Following the anniversary of Nas' seminal "Illmatic", we decide to take a look at how all his other albums stack up against it. You can probably guess what makes No. 1, but where do some of his other efforts place? By Brian Josephs April 22, 2014
Original Content 10 Surprising Rap Writing Credits Take a look at our list of 10 surprising contributors to popular rap songs. By Trevor Smith April 15, 2014