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Original Content Jackboy Reveals How XXXTentacion Helped Him, Details Moving From Sniper Gang To 1804 Records & More A new season of HNHH's "On the Come Up" is here! Jackboy helps us kick it off, with an exclusive interview where he speaks on moving from Kodak Black's Sniper Gang to start his own imprint, 1804 Records, the Florida rap scene, building generational wealth for his family, and much more. By Joshua Robinson October 13, 2021
Original Content #TBT: Mac Dre Take a trip down memory lane with the patron saint of the hyphy movement: Mac Dre. By Danny Schwartz February 23, 2017
Original Content Kanye West's Most Explicit Lyrics: A Brief History Kanye West has been known to drop a sexually-explicit bar or two over the years. By Nicole Fee September 07, 2018
Original Content Metro Boomin's Top 10 Spookiest Beats Metro Boomin has mastered the art of the dark banger. By Mitch Findlay October 29, 2019
Original Content Examining B.O.B's Career: Billboard, Blackballed, And Bouncing Back Did B.O.B truly "fall off" or was it all a plot of his own devising? By Robert Blair January 22, 2019
Original Content The A$AP Rocky Generation: How Flacko Influenced Modern Hip-Hop Far from just remolding The Dirty South's sound or serving as a fashion icon, A$AP Rocky's influence over current culture runs deep. By Robert Blair January 18, 2019
Original Content Eminem And Cancel Culture: An Incomplete History In the wake of TikTok's attempts to banish Slim Shady once and for all, we take a look at how Eminem has not only thrived when surrounded by controversy, but continuously escaped "cancelling." By Robert Blair March 11, 2021
Original Content "Power" Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Ghost & Angela Finally Reunite Things become more complicated for everyone. By Karlton Jahmal July 23, 2018
Reviews The Smokers Club Fest Timeline: Young Thug, Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi & More Exclusive coverage of the hottest sets at The Smokers Club festival in Long Beach this past weekend. By Devon Jefferson April 30, 2018
Original Content Best Netflix Comedy Specials By Black Comedians Black comedic excellence. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery October 20, 2018
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
Sneakers The 10 Most Iconic Air Jordan 1 Moments In Hip Hop History From LL Cool J's 1985 album cover to Travis Scott's "Mocha," these are the moments that cemented the Air Jordan 1's place in hip hop history. By Ben Atkinson April 30, 2026