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Original Content Boldy James Talks Signing With Nas, Authenticity, & Detroit HNHH chats with Mass Appeal's new artist, Boldy James. By Glennisha Morgan July 23, 2014 5.5K Views
Original Content On The Come Up: G4SHI We recently resurrected our On The Come Up series and keep the momentum going this week with Brooklyn's own G4SHI, who's making music that is hard to classify, but easy to love. By hnhh July 23, 2014 5.9K Views
Original Content Ridiculous Rapper Baby Names We take a look at 15 of the strangest names that rappers have given their offspring. By Nikita Rathod July 23, 2014 566 Views
Original Content 14 Heroic Acts By Rappers HotNewHipHop gives you 14 instances where rappers have done a heroic deed. By Nikita Rathod July 22, 2014 33.4K Views
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 3.1K Views
Original Content Top 10: Sophomore Albums Of The 2000s Continuing our Top 10 series, this week we look at artists that avoided sophomore slumps and gave us classics during the 2000s. By hnhh July 21, 2014 207 Views
Original Content 13 Rappers Featured On Reality TV Reality television has become wildly popular in the last decade. It almost seems like the majority of programming on television nowadays. Here's a list of some of the rappers who have been featured on reality shows and the drama in their lives they've let audiences in on. By Vanessa Oswald July 20, 2014 38.3K Views
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: July 20 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah July 20, 2014 160 Views
Original Content Underrated Audio: July 12- July 18 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah July 19, 2014 128 Views
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (July 18) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs July 18, 2014 87 Views
Reviews Review: The-Dream's "Royalty: The Prequel" EP The-Dream's free EP "Royalty: The Prequel" is a raw and lavish affair. By Glennisha Morgan July 18, 2014 6.0K Views
Original Content Cities With Underrated Rap Scenes We know where Jay-Z is from. Same with Kanye and Snoop. But from Virginia to Texas, Maryland to Minnesota, cities around the country have been breeding hip-hop stars for years, but fail to get the recognition of the hip-hop meccas, leaving them in the category of underrated. By Ben Shatzman July 18, 2014 214 Views