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Original Content Pouya Speaks On His Fitness Journey, Anxiety, Florida Rap, & Being A Rolling Loud Mainstay Pouya explains the difference between Rolling Loud in New York and Miami, speaks on his new album, his fitness journey, anxiety, and more during an exclusive interview. By Alex Zidel November 26, 2021
Original Content Top 10 Hottest R&B Albums Of 2021 We count down the top 10 hottest R&B albums of 2021. By Rose Lilah December 08, 2021
Original Content What Has Diddy Done For R&B? Whether or not you agree with Diddy's argument that R&B is dead, there's no debating the music mogul's impact on the genre. By Joshua Robinson August 25, 2022
Original Content Who Is Muni Long? Everything You Need to Know Everything you need to know about the "Hrs and Hrs" artist. By Lawrencia Grose January 26, 2022
Original Content Ladies First Spotify Playlist: Celebrating Generations Of Women In Hip-Hop & R&B HNHH launches a "Ladies First" Spotify playlist in celebration of Women's History Month. We take you through generations of hip-hop and r'n'b in one listen. By Erika Marie March 18, 2022
Original Content Melii On Her Return To Music, Michael Rainey Jr. Collab, Receiving Support From Rihanna & Beyonce Melii opens up in an exclusive interview, from working with Michael Rainey Jr. for the "Hey Stranger" music video, a Tory Lanez joint project, to the most surreal moments of her career, and how she handles the pressures of the fame. By Hayley Hynes March 16, 2022
Original Content Mount Rushmore: The Women Of Rap For Women's History Month, we take a look at the women who have had the biggest impact and influence in Hip Hop. By Erika Marie March 28, 2022
Original Content 6 New Artists You Should Hear We're back with another round of new music discovery. Check out these six artists. By Rose Lilah October 30, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Ray Vaughn Calls TDE His "Dream Label" & Talks Lyrics Ray Vaughn talks signing with TDE, his upcoming music, the art of freestyling, bodying the L.A Leakers booth and much more on "Rise & Grind." By Mitch Findlay October 04, 2021
Original Content 10 Classic Mixtapes That Still Haven't Hit Streaming Platforms Some of the best Hip-Hop and R&B projects of the late 2000s and early 2010s were free mixtapes, but many of those classics are still not available to stream on DSPs to this day. By Joshua Robinson September 28, 2022
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" Series Is A Reminder Of His God-Tier MC Status While we anticipate "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers," we take a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" series. By Aron A. May 11, 2022
Original Content Vince Staples Reflects On Learning From Mac Miller & ScHoolboy Q's Feedback In an excerpt from our upcoming digital cover story with Vince Staples, the Long Beach, CA native reflects on his friendship with Mac Miller and ScHoolboy Q’s feedback ahead of each album. By Aron A. April 13, 2022