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Original Content Hip-Hop Family Tree Part 4: The New School The final piece of our Hip-Hop Family Tree segment. By Karlton Jahmal January 30, 2018
Original Content The Day Kanye West, J. Cole, & Mac Miller Took Over A three-way showdown between Kanye West's "Yeezus," J. Cole's "Born Sinner," and Mac Miller's "Watching Movies With The Sound Off" has cemented June 18, 2013 in hip-hop history. By Joshua Robinson June 18, 2021
Pop Culture Cardi B & Akbar V's Explosive Feud: Everything You Need To Know After Bardi shared a clip from Akbar's previously leaked sex tape, Offset was somehow dragged into all the drama. By Hayley Hynes September 27, 2022
Original Content The Rise of Women's Empowerment In Hip-Hop From the bold days of Salt-n-Pepa and Queen Latifah to the modern landscape of woman in hip-hop, the past 50 years have a constant battle to disrupt persisting stereotypes. By Caleb Hardy May 20, 2023
Original Content What's The Best Kanye West Era? Determining Kanye's best era of work. By Samuel Allan May 22, 2019
TV Ryan Henry Talks Maturing, Mental Wellness, Moments With DMX, & "Black Ink Crew Chicago" Season 8 Exclusive: As the leader of 9Mag, Ryan Henry has spent the last eight years putting his life and career on display via "Black Ink Crew Chicago." He's faced waves of criticism over his decisions, but he sat down with us to discuss the new 8th season, his journey of personal growth and accountability for past mistakes, inspiring Chicago, and why a visit from DMX made for one of the most memorable moments for the 9Mag team. By Erika Marie August 09, 2022
Original Content Kendrick Lamar’s “We Cry Together” Feels Familiar Kendrick Lamar's "We Cry Together" is a love song gone awry, not so unlike Eminem's "Kim" or Atmosphere's "Fuck You Lucy." By Rose Lilah May 13, 2022
Original Content Origins: The Samples From Logic's Debut Album, "Under Pressure" Origins’ examines samples in Logic’s debut album, “Under Pressure” including N.E.R.D., Eazy-E, Bill Withers, and more. By Netzayet Itzea November 07, 2014
Original Content ASAP Rocky Songs: Best 8 Of All Time Before the anticipated rollout of A$AP Rocky's next project, we're analyzing some of his essential tracks. By Caleb Hardy April 19, 2023
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
Sports What Happened To Antonio Brown? How One Hit Changed Everything It appears as though there is a serious underlying issue as it pertains to AB. By Alexander Cole November 17, 2019
Original Content Why DMX Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time DMX is one the best rappers to ever touch a mic. Here's the evidence. By Karlton Jahmal November 18, 2017