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Original Content What's New In Battle Rap (October 31) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden October 31, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (October 24) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs October 24, 2014
Original Content Remix Fix: Tristin Perry's Old-School Flavored "Gas Pedal" Hats off to this so far unknown producer, Tristin Perry, who funkafied Sage the Gemini's hit, "Gas Pedal" By Kayla Lee October 21, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: October 11- October 17 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah October 18, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: Vinny Cha$e For this week's On The Come Up, we head to Harlem to learn about Vinny Cha$e, the former cameraman who climbed his way to a multimillion dollar rap deal. By hnhh October 15, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: Jitta On The Track For this week's On The Come Up, we catch up with Jitta On The Track, a talented rapper from Connecticut who's about to pop off in a major way. By hnhh September 24, 2014
Original Content Samples Of the Week: July 24 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons July 24, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (July 12) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan July 12, 2014
Original Content Miss Info & Laura Stylez Talk On Hot 97's Summer Jam 2014 & More HotNewHipHop sits down with two ladies of the Hot 97 team, Miss Info and Laura Stylez, to discuss the upcoming Summer Jam, "This Is Hot 97" and more. By Rose Lilah May 28, 2014
Original Content Crew Love: Dungeon Family Get familiar with the entire roster of the Dungeon Family. By Dharmic X May 12, 2014
Original Content Most Influential NYC Female Rappers By Borough While the men of hip-hop may be more widely recognized, what about their female counterparts that grew up alongside these men on the same turfs? Today we're taking a look at some of the most influential female rappers divided by their New York boroughs. By Vanessa Oswald April 23, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: February 22-February 28 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah March 01, 2014