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Original Content Kanye West's 20 Best "College Dropout" Era Beats Long before Calabasas, the man in the pink polo was putting in work. By Jibril Yassin February 18, 2019
Original Content Top 10 Big Sean Features Big Sean has increased his rapping credibility with the help of these fire features. By Laroche Cineus January 26, 2018
Original Content Five Tay-K Songs That Aren't "The Race" Check out some of Tay-K's lesser known tracks. By Mitch Findlay August 31, 2017
Profiles Reason Reveals Lessons Learned From Kendrick Lamar In "On The Come Up" Reason talks signing to TDE, working on the "Black Panther" soundtrack & more in the latest "On The Come Up" episode. By Aron A. December 05, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: May 26-June 1 A selection of the biggest tracks from May 26th to June 1st By Trevor Smith June 04, 2014
Original Content We Want The Funk: From P-Funk To G-Funk & Beyond, A Brief History With the recent release of YouTube’s documentary "G Funk," it’s as good of a time as ever to trace the history of the West Coast sound that ruled the world throughout the 90s and set the stage for hip hop as we know it today. By Gus Fisher July 25, 2018
Original Content 140 Bars: Tweets Of The Week (June 20 - 26) A batch of the finest tweets from rappers this week. By Patrick Lyons June 26, 2015
Original Content How Doja Cat's "Mooo!" Set The Tone For Her Career Transitioning from novelty to artist on the rise, we look at the ways in which Doja Cat's first viral smash has informed her career from here on out. By Robert Blair February 26, 2020
Original Content Donald Glover: Black Excellence Donald Glover is a modern day revolutionary artist in Black culture. In his ascension to superstardom, Donald has become a trailblazer that has furthered Black culture, and given it a new voice in the media. By Karlton Jahmal September 18, 2017
Original Content HOT97 Summer Jam XX Recap: Festival Village With Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, A$AP Ferg & More! HNHH sponsored this year's Festival Village stage at Hot 97's Summer Jam, which included performances from Troy Ave, Kid Ink, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, A$AP Ferg And more! Plus a couple of the artists stopped by our tent for an interview and autograph signing! By Trevor Smith June 05, 2013
Profiles Behind The Beat: Jahlil Beats Jahlil Beats talks influences, ambitions, Meek Mill's "Wanna Know", upcoming projects with Beanie Sigel and Skrillex, and more. By Danny Schwartz March 23, 2016
Sneakers From Jumpman To Adidas: Ten Sneakers That Defined The Decade These ten sneakers changed the culture forever. By Alexander Cole December 29, 2019