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Original Content 10 Essential Freddie Gibbs Tracks We take a look at a few essential cuts from the Baby Face Killa. By Chris Tart February 16, 2015
Original Content On The Come-Up: RiFF RAFF HNHH's On The Come-Up profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category. By hnhh April 15, 2013
Original Content Origins: The Samples From Big Sean's "Hall Of Fame" "Origins" offers a break down of the samples in each track featured on Big Sean's "Hall Of Fame" By Mike De Leon September 04, 2013
Original Content Best Album Covers Of 2014 As we near the end of the year, #HOTNEW14 continues with a roundup of the best album artwork of 2014. By Angus Walker December 26, 2014
Original Content Stream Trolling: The Problem With Excessively Long Tracklists Lengthy tracklists are more than just a way to offer fans a lot of music by an artist they love; they're a tool to help achieve success as regulated by the RIAA. By Luke Hinz March 12, 2018
Original Content J.I.D Talks Meeting J. Cole & Signing With Dreamville "It was really like 'I fuck with your art'-type shit." By Trevor Smith March 08, 2017
Original Content Top 25 Hottest Hip-Hop Albums Of 2020 We count down our top 25 hottest hip-hop albums of the strange and wild ride that was 2020. By HNHH Staff December 15, 2020
Reviews Lil Peep "Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2" Review Lil Peep's first posthumous album is beautiful and hard to endure at times given the tragic conclusion. By Luke Hinz November 17, 2018
Reviews Metro Boomin "Not All Heroes Wear Capes" Review Metro Boomin's solo debut is a high school reunion where all the invited guests are devilishly inebriated. By Devin Ch November 08, 2018
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 17 Recap: Karlie Redd's Lie Detector Test Results Are In In this week's "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" episode, Young Joc fights for Kendra, Karlie reveals the results of the lie-detector test, Rasheeda launches her mother-daughter event and more... By Aida C. July 09, 2019
Sports 5 NFL Teams That Should Consider Signing Colin Kaepernick NFL free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned although many teams can use his help. By Kyle Battle September 21, 2017
Original Content Summer Jam 2018: The Best Performances From Meek Mill to Kendrick Lamar, here are the best performances from Summer Jam 2018. By Alphonse Pierre June 11, 2018