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Original Content 10 Essential Anderson .Paak Tracks An introduction to Anderson .Paak. By Chris Tart November 29, 2015 23.4K Views
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Nov 21-26) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz November 28, 2015 16.2K Views
Original Content A Conversation With Freddie Gibbs: Rap's "Silent Killer" On Embracing Melody & Honoring Gucci Mane Freddie Gibbs isn't even at his peak yet: "that's the scary part." By Trevor Smith November 27, 2015 176 Views
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (November 27) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah November 27, 2015 103 Views
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (November 27) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden November 27, 2015 91 Views
Reviews Review: Jadakiss' "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" Even if Jadakiss isn't in your top five, "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" proves that he's still doing exactly what he should be at 40 years old. By Patrick Lyons November 26, 2015 29.9K Views
Original Content #TBT: Chris Brown's Smash Singles Looking back at some of Chris Brown's biggest singles. By Chris Tart November 26, 2015 23.4K Views
Original Content A HotNewHipHop Thanksgiving: 10 Things We're Thankful For It's all gravy with these rap personalities this Thanksgiving. By Nicholas DG November 26, 2015 9.8K Views
Reviews Review: Freddie Gibbs' "Shadow Of A Doubt" Freddie Gibbs gets eclectic without sacrificing any of his gangster realness. By Patrick Lyons November 25, 2015 19.4K Views
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 25th A look at the week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith November 25, 2015 124 Views
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Pusha T's "Darkest Before Dawn" Five things that would ensure that Pusha T's "Darkest Before Dawn" is a worthy successor to "My Name Is My Name." By Patrick Lyons November 24, 2015 19.3K Views
Original Content Top Tracks: November 16 - November 22 Check out the Top 10 tracks on HNHH's Top 100 for the week of November 16 - 22. By Angus Walker November 23, 2015 145 Views