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Original Content The Five Percent Nation: A Brief History Lesson The Five Percent Nation medallion worn by hip hop moguls such as Jay Z and Jay Electronica tends to raise a bit of controversy. We unravel the history behind this piece and what it exactly means to be a part of this Five Percent Nation. By Shirley Ju July 21, 2014
Original Content 10 Independent Rap Labels On The Rise Independent labels are taking over the game, and we're here to highlight a selection of them. By Matt Aceto July 16, 2014
Original Content Blurred Lines: The Integration Of R&B In Hip-Hop As the evolution of Hip-Hop continues to ascend into higher heights in the music industry, it seems that R&B is slowly but surely losing its soulful edge and assimilating more into the Hip-Hop genre. These days the rappers are "singing", and the singers are trying to rap. The question is, what happened along the way? We do some digging to answer that question. By Audrey N. April 02, 2014
Original Content Crew Love: Pro Era Get familiar with Pro Era's many members in this week's "Crew Love," where we break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons February 17, 2014
Original Content 25 Random Photos Of Rappers With Other Celebrities A comprehensive list of 25 random moments between rappers and other celebrities. By Rose Lilah November 24, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio October 19- October 25 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah October 26, 2013
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 1 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah September 01, 2013
Original Content Word Up: If I Made A Freshman List... What my Freshman would look like in a hypothetical world. By Rose Lilah March 02, 2012
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 What Happened To Backpack Rap? We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap. By Robert Blair June 22, 2022
Sneakers The Rise of New Balance: From Dad Shoes to Incredible Collaborations New Balance's rise as the "Dad shoe" king continues to be bolstered by some fantastic collaborations and co-signs. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2022
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