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Original Content How Jay-Z Traveling To London Saved His Career We're taking a look at how traveling to London in 1989 saved the storied career of Jay-Z from coming to a premature end. By Caleb Hardy May 04, 2023
Original Content Who Is Khalid? Get To Know The Award-Winning Singer He's a Grammy-nominated, award-winning, chart-topping sensation. If you haven't already, get to know more about the singer, Khalid. By HNHH Staff May 02, 2023
Original Content Rise & Grind: Smiley Explains "Buy Or Bye" Concept, Talks Drake Co-Sign, CLB, & More For this week's Rise & Grind, we caught up with Drake's favorite rapper, Smiley, to discuss "Buy Or Bye 2," performing at OVO Fest for his second-ever live show, and his recent health journey. By Aron A. November 16, 2021
Original Content Ladies First: Tinashe On Major Label Limitations, Not Being Respected Creatively As A Woman & More We're launching our "Ladies First" series with a compelling interview with Tinashe. The alternative multi-genre singer opens up about the obstacles she's faced, the importance of keeping women on her team, advice she received from Madonna, and why artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Normani, and Chlöe x Halle deserve praise. By Erika Marie March 07, 2022
Original Content Why Nicki Minaj Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time From making a name for herself as the heiress of Young Money to dominating the music industry as the latest Queen of Rap, Nicki Minaj has changed Hip-Hop forever. By Joshua Robinson March 22, 2022
Original Content Rise & Grind: Kenny Mason Details Making "Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut" & His Alt-Music Inspiration Kenny Mason is the star of this week's edition of "Rise & Grind," and the Atlanta artist discusses his new project "Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut" as well as his burning desire to keep growing and moving forward. By Joshua Robinson May 17, 2021
Original Content Xzibit Talks Serial Killers, Dr. Dre's Studio Habits, & Whether We'll Ever See "Bitch Please 3" Xzibit reflects on reuniting with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, crafting the new Serial Killers album "Summer Of Sam," and the unique difficulties that emerge in the midst of a global pandemic. By Mitch Findlay November 28, 2020
Original Content Eminem's "FACK" Has Somehow Become A Cult Classic It's about that time to revisit one of the oddest, zaniest, and most depraved chapters of Eminem's career: "FACK." By Mitch Findlay November 09, 2020
Sneakers Russell Westbrook's Top 10 Jordan Why Not Zer0.2 PEs A look back at Westbrook's best Jordan Why Not Zer0.2 PEs of the season. By Kyle Rooney April 17, 2019
Original Content Eminem & Gucci Mane's Animosity: What Might Have Been In light of Gucci Mane's desire to "handle" Eminem back in 2009, one has to wonder what a beef might have looked like. By Mitch Findlay January 04, 2019
Original Content The Sustained Cultural Significance Of "The Boondocks" “Excuse me, everyone. I have a brief announcement to make: Jesus was Black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9/11. Thank you for your time. And goodnight.” By Luke Hinz May 09, 2019
Original Content The 10 Craziest Tour Riders In Hip-Hop 10 artists who demand the most from the venues they perform at. By Patrick Lyons June 30, 2015