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TV Ice-T's Greatest Acting Roles He can rock the mic as a Rap legend, but Ice-T's on-screen roles have also been applauded by fans. By Gale Love April 07, 2023
Original Content Top 5 Sensitive 21 Savage Tracks 21 Savage has layers. By Mitch Findlay July 12, 2017
Original Content A Conversation With Nate Fox, The Producer "In The Trenches" Of Chance The Rapper's "Coloring Book" Nate Fox doesn't want to make you a beat, he wants to help you make "the best fucking song." By Trevor Smith October 27, 2016
Original Content Chief Keef's Musical Evolution In 10 Songs A retrospective analysis of the storied history and ever-changing music of the irreplaceable Chief Keef. By Maxwell Cavaseno July 24, 2018
Original Content Top 10 Wheezy Beats Of 2018 We ranked Wheezy's ten best beats from the past year. By Narsimha Chintaluri December 17, 2018
Original Content Who Is Baby Tate? The Multihyphenate Artist Up Next Get to know Baby Tate: her musical beginnings, influences, and journey as a singer and performer. By HNHH Staff May 12, 2023
Original Content Does Polo G's "RAPSTAR" Video Mark A Paradigm Shift In Hip-Hop Culture? Polo G's music video for "RAPSTAR" featured several references to popular videos from Kendrick Lamar, DaBaby, and everyone in between. Is the chart-topping rapper simply paying homage to some of his favorite artists, or is the "RAPSTAR" video a sign of the times? By Joshua Robinson April 26, 2021
Original Content G.O.O.D. Music's 2018 Albums, Ranked How do all five new G.O.O.D. Music albums stack up against each other? By Patrick Lyons June 28, 2018
Original Content On The Come-Up: RiFF RAFF HNHH's On The Come-Up profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category. By hnhh April 15, 2013
Original Content #TBT: '90s Jay Z Looking back at the music of young Jay Z. By Danny Schwartz January 19, 2017
Original Content 5 Rappers Who Have Spoken Out Against Lean & Xanax Five rappers speak out about the dangers of hip-hop's most "trendy" drugs. By Mitch Findlay September 12, 2017
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Ghostface Killah's "Shakey Dog" Kicking off our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," revisit one of rap's most explosive and detailed crime sagas, Ghostface Killah's masterful "Shakey Dog." By Mitch Findlay January 19, 2021