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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 10 The week in rap and R&B sales, and a quick glance at chart placements on Billboard. By Chris Tart February 10, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 18 A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith November 18, 2015
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (September 25) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah September 25, 2015
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Eminem, Mac Miller, Future & 070 Shake Prevail Dreamville, Moneybagg Yo, Meek Mill, Pop Smoke, and others all appear on this week's playlist. By Alex Zidel January 22, 2020
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: RIP Pop Smoke This week's edition of the staff-curated TIDAL Wave playlist is dedicated to Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, who was tragically killed today. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020
Original Content StaySolidRocky Is Pandemic-Proof: "Party Girl" Rapper Talks Going Beyond TikTok EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: StaySolidRocky speaks about going platinum with "Party Girl," working with XXXTentacion's manager, and how he linked up with Lil Uzi Vert. By Alex Zidel August 06, 2020
Original Content Is R&B Music Having A Major Moment Right Now? Why is an r'n'b such an exciting genre right now? By Rose Lilah November 27, 2019
Original Content HNHH & TuneCore Present "Heat Seekers" Artist Spotlight: 3Kxng For the fifth installment of HNHH's "Heat Seekers" contest with TuneCore, we are taking a look at Philly artist 3Kxng. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2020
Original Content Our Favorite Albums Of The Year (So Far) HNHH writers share their personal favorite albums in 2020, so far. By HNHH Staff June 18, 2020
Original Content 21 Savage's R&B Love Affair Is A Reflection Of The Evolved "Gangster Rapper" 21 Savage's self-expression through singing denotes the duplicity of hip-hop and the evolution of the "gangster" rapper. By Michael Kawaida January 02, 2020
Original Content Eminem's "Deja Vu" Is The Realest Song He Ever Wrote Widely regarded as one of hip-hop's best writers of all time, "Deja Vu" stands out as the most devastating song of Eminem's career. By Mitch Findlay April 06, 2020
Original Content Will Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" Deliver On Bars? With mere days before Drake drops "Certified Lover Boy," excitement for a "straight rap album" from The Boy continues to grow. By Mitch Findlay September 01, 2021