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Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Big Pun's "Twinz" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Big Pun's opening verse on "Twinz" proved that one deftly delivered bar can be immortalized in rap history. By Mitch Findlay January 27, 2021
Original Content Top 25 Best Big Sean Songs of All Time Big Sean isn't taking any Ls with this top 25. By Devon Jefferson September 20, 2017
Original Content Films That Have Influenced Hip-Hop A comprehensive list of 15 films that have had a profound impact on hip-hop music. By hnhh September 22, 2013
Original Content Pusha T On A Joint LP With The-Dream, His Favorite Future Release & Beanie Sigel Pusha T chops it up with HNHH for an exclusive interview about "Darkest Before Dawn" and more. By Rose Lilah December 22, 2015
TV Diddy Documentaries To Revisit After Watching "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" These recent documentaries on Sean "Diddy" Combs" show how the music industry protected one of its biggest stars. By Erika Marie December 02, 2025
Original Content How Mathew Knowles Shaped Destiny's Child Into Superstars Explore how Mathew Knowles' vision and management shaped Destiny's Child into global superstars, their legacy, disbanding, and reunion rumors. By HNHH Staff May 10, 2023
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "Untitled Unmastered" Quietly Grounded "To Pimp A Butterfly's" Genius "untitled unmastered." shows off the cloudy under-and-overtones of the "TPAB" era in a way that sets it apart, but also makes its connection to its origins unmistakable. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 04, 2026
Original Content TikTok's Rising R&B Artists You Need To Listen To Immediately TikTok is helping a new generation of artists become stars in their own rights, and the R&B scene is heating up. From Neo-Soul to Funk, affirmations to breakup anthems, TikTok is helping these artist shine as they find their viral moments and you need to tune in: Alex Vaughn, Ballad, Dachelle, Mayyadda, Felix Ames, Ïnnü, Dreamer Isioma, T H R O N E, and Kabwasa. By Erika Marie April 11, 2022
Original Content RIP King Von: O-Block's Trusted Narrator “Crazy Story” created the buzz, but it was King Von's subsequent efforts that cemented him as a trusted storyteller in a new generation of drill music. By Aron A. November 11, 2020
Original Content 15 Deaths That Shook Up The Rap Game We've lost many important figure to the rap game over the years, and here we take a look at 15 losses that were felt throughout the hip-hop community. By Chris Tart June 09, 2015
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
Streetwear Ja Morant Sneakers: Best Nike Ja 1 Colorways From the vibrant "Day One" to the sleek "Midnight", here are the best colorways of the Ja 1! By Chris Mobley April 18, 2023