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Original Content Underrated Audio: April 5 - April 11 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah April 12, 2014 125 Views
Original Content Review: SZA's "Z" Album TDE's newly signed singer, SZA releases her debut album, "Z", which is another notch in the belt for the West coast label. By Glennisha Morgan April 11, 2014 23.3K Views
Original Content 50 Cent's Top 20 Vixens 20 of the hottest vixens from 50 Cent's many music videos. By Mike De Leon April 11, 2014 54.4K Views
Original Content Samples Of The Week: April 10 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons April 10, 2014 73 Views
Original Content 25 Best Hip-Hop Commercials Of All Time It took a while for things to come together, but a strong friendship between rap and advertising has definitely been formed. We decide to take a look at some of the most memorable rap-centric commercials from over the years. By Layne Weiss April 09, 2014 471 Views
Original Content Kanye West Vs. The Press: 10 Run-Ins With The Media We take a look back at some of the moments that have defined Kanye West's often tumultuous relationship with the media. By Nikita Rathod April 08, 2014 13.1K Views
Original Content 20 Most Fashionable Rappers Through The Decades Fashion is one of the most important elements of hip-hop culture, because in addition to the music, it is another form of self-expression. We count down 20 fashionable MCs by decade. By Layne Weiss April 07, 2014 327 Views
Original Content Lil Bibby Discusses Upcoming EP "The Book", Buying A House In Chicago & More Lil Bibby talks to HotNewHipHop about his forthcoming EP "The Book", whether or not he'll move out of Chicago, if he'll ever drop the 'Lil' from his name and plenty more. By Rose Lilah April 07, 2014 26.0K Views
Original Content This Is Hot 97: Interview With The Morning Show Hosts HNHH chats with the cast of VH1's new reality series "This Is Hot97". By Mike De Leon April 07, 2014 212 Views
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: April 6 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah April 06, 2014 175 Views
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 29- April 4 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah April 05, 2014 82 Views
Original Content Top 5 Country/Rap Collaborations From The Past Decade The country and rap worlds have been colliding over the past decades with artists from both genres interested in collaboration. Just like any experimentation, it can result in a mess or may produce a desirable outcome. The question is, have these collaborations produced any worthy tracks or have they all been failed attempts? By Vanessa Oswald April 05, 2014 422 Views