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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: October 14 This week in rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith October 14, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: March 1 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah March 01, 2015
Original Content Analyzing The Hidden Influences On Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" Looking at the less obvious influences on Kendrick Lamar's new album. By Nicholas DG March 19, 2015
Original Content Shooting The Shit With JMSN We spoke to JMSN about his past in the industry, collaborating with other artists and more. By Rose Lilah March 11, 2015
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (September 19) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs September 20, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: February 27 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons February 27, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week For Oct. 26 To Nov. 01 Dissecting the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in rap who are on Twitter. Twitter is intriguing to fans because it offers an un-buffered forum into the minds of some of your favorite artists. The material is often raw and unfiltered, and lucky for us, most of these guys have no filter. By Rose Lilah November 02, 2012
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (March 26) Young Thug and Elton John shut Instagram down this week. By Mike De Leon March 26, 2016
Original Content On The Come Up: Lucki Eck$ On The Come Up gives you a look at a rising rapper in the game, this week we peep Chicago's own Lucki Eck$. By hnhh August 13, 2014
Original Content HotNewHipHop Presents Summer Jam's Festival Village: Meet The Artists, Win Tickets Marking our first venture into event sponsorship, HNHH and Hot 97 link up this year for Summer Jam's 20th Anniversary. Meet Action Bronson, A$AP Ferg and Kid Ink - hang out with some Hotties and win tickets to the main event. By hnhh April 30, 2013
Pop Culture Can Billy McFarland Really Pull Off Fyre Festival 2? Billy McFarland, the mastermind behind the failed Fyre Festival, has announced on Twitter that he is working on a second iteration of the event, despite facing multiple lawsuits and a prison sentence, prompting criticism and skepticism from the public. By Jessica Lyons May 01, 2023
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: May Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart June 01, 2015