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Original Content Who Had The Best BET Cypher? Let us know who you think had the best BET cypher from last night's BET Hip-Hop Awards! By Rose Lilah October 16, 2013
Original Content 11 Rappers Who Squashed Their Beef We give you the run-down on rappers who were able to put their beef in the past. By Jake Rohn August 06, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Sophomore Albums Of The 2000s Continuing our Top 10 series, this week we look at artists that avoided sophomore slumps and gave us classics during the 2000s. By hnhh July 21, 2014
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (August 26) HNHH's weekly round-up of our favorite tracks of the week. By Angus Walker August 26, 2016
Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs (On Spotify) Of September 2016 The most fire songs to come out this month: Isaiah Rashad, Travis Scott, Mac Miller, Mick Jenkins, Danny Brown, & more. By Danny Schwartz October 03, 2016
Original Content Game Changers: RZA Edition <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><strong>Game Changers is an HNHH feature that profiles artists who've left a strong mark on hip hop. Whether it be through creativity, influence, exposure or simply good timing, they've brought something to rap music that the game just wouldn't be the same without. This week, we've chosen to profile an inarguable game changer: RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.</strong></span></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/resUyjKmOj0" width="620" height="337" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> By hnhh February 20, 2013
Original Content Let The Beat Drop: Hottest BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers With the BET Hip-Hop Awards airing tomorrow, we list the illest cyphers since the show's beginning. By Eboni M. October 13, 2014
Reviews Review: Lucki Eck$' "X" We review Lucki Eck$' latest mixtape "X." By Chris Tart June 06, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: October 21st A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith October 21, 2015
Original Content Every Rap Single To Go #1 On The Hot 100 Looking back at the rap singles that made it to the top of music's biggest chart. By Trevor Smith April 21, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 10 The week in rap and R&B sales, and a quick glance at chart placements on Billboard. By Chris Tart February 10, 2016
Original Content Hottest R&B Projects Of 2013 A breakdown of 10 of the finest R&B projects of 2013. By Nikita Rathod December 20, 2013