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Original Content 19 Rappers Rapping Before The Fame Watch unearthed footage of artists like Kanye West, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, & Chance the Rapper rapping before they blew up. By Danny Schwartz October 07, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Pouya Tracks Get to know young Miami rapper Pouya. By Danny Schwartz November 13, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Hodgy Tracks Looking back at Hodgy's career so far. By Danny Schwartz December 05, 2016
Original Content Morray Explains Why J. Cole Is "Big Bro," Talks Mo3 Posthumous Collab & More On the latest episode of "On The Come Up," we speak to Morray about his rise to fame, being co-signed by J. Cole, and dropping his first project, all within the span of a year. By Alexander Cole October 27, 2021
Original Content How Compton's Most Wanted Influenced West Coast Hip Hop While N.W.A. was the most commercially successful rap group out of Compton, Compton's Most Wanted also greatly influenced West Coast hip-hop. By Caleb Hardy May 25, 2023
Original Content Who Is Amara La Negra? From starring on "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" to boasting a stellar musical catalogue, we're looking into Amara La Negra's career. By Caleb Hardy May 29, 2023
Original Content Top 20 R&B Albums Of 2022 We bring you the HNHH staff's Top 20 R&B Albums of the Year (in no particular order). Did your favs make the cut? By Erika Marie December 21, 2022
Reviews NBA YoungBoy "The Last Slimeto" Album Review Rageful poetry guides YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s unapologetically long-winded fourth studio album. By Joshua Robinson August 12, 2022
Sports Michael Jordan & Isiah Thomas Beef: A Breakdown Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas are two of the greatest basketball players to ever play the game. But, why do they still have beef over 30 years later? By Brandon Simmons May 03, 2023
Original Content Ant Clemons Details How His Relationship With Kanye West Evolved & His Approach To Music Ant Clemons goes into detail about his extensive work with Kanye West, his songwriting process, his first Grammy award, upcoming new music, and more. By Alex Zidel November 22, 2021
Original Content When The Gun Talks, What Does It Say? While the gun has become a staple image in hip-hop music, Nas, Pharoahe Monch, and Styles P proved that it can also be a compelling character in its own right. By Mitch Findlay June 25, 2020
Original Content Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "E. 1999 Eternal" Turns 24: A Dark & Melodic Masterpiece Bone Thugs perfected the art of gritty, gothic, gangsta rap. By Mitch Findlay July 25, 2019