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Reviews Review: G.O.O.D. Music "Cruel Summer" Laced with built in quality features, "Cruel Summer" serves as a launching pad for upcoming solo efforts from the talented roster. Come for the previously released bangers you have heard Kanye let loose on, but stay for the unheard tracks that add depth to this compilation album. By Jason Pollak September 21, 2012
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (April 23) YG, DJ Mustard, and Post Malone came through with some memorable 'Grams this week. By Mike De Leon April 23, 2016
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: July 13 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah July 13, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 8 Migos reigns supreme. By Chris Tart February 08, 2017
Original Content Photo Diary: SXSW We're documenting everything we see and do at SXSW 2016 with this nifty photo diary. By Rose Lilah March 21, 2016
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Black Hippy (Group Edition) Vote for the man who has the best verse in each of the Black Hippy posse cuts. By Carl Lamarre May 18, 2015
Original Content Cities With Underrated Rap Scenes We know where Jay-Z is from. Same with Kanye and Snoop. But from Virginia to Texas, Maryland to Minnesota, cities around the country have been breeding hip-hop stars for years, but fail to get the recognition of the hip-hop meccas, leaving them in the category of underrated. By Ben Shatzman July 18, 2014
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 Hip-Hop Halloween: The Best Artist Costumes 2015 See what your favorite artists dressed as this Halloween. By Trevor Smith November 01, 2015
Reviews Classic Rotation: The Roots' "Do You Want More?!!!??!" Looking back at The Roots' sophomore album 21 years later. By Chris Tart January 17, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 22 "I Decided." slides to #3; "Culture" slides to #4. By Chris Tart February 22, 2017