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Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: May 4 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah May 04, 2014
Original Content 15 Of Big L's Best Lines Here is a list of some of Big L's best lines, in honor of the 15th anniversary of his death. By Rula Al-Nasrawi February 20, 2014
Original Content Best Rapper Ad-Libs Currently In The Game Who's got the best ad-lib in the game? HotNewHipHop takes a look. By Matt Aceto February 04, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Nov. 28- Dec. 4) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith December 05, 2013
Songs Talking To Phil Ade & Teddy Roxpin On "Disappointed" Giving you the direct perspective from Phil Ade and his producer Teddy Roxpin, "Track Breakdown" is an HNHH series that highlights a specific cut by speaking to both the artist and producer about the song's creation. By Rose Lilah August 29, 2013
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: July 28 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah July 28, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: May 3-9 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh May 12, 2013
Original Content Top 10 Major Label Solo Debuts HNHH examines 10 of the best major label, solo debuts in rap following the acclaimed release of Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid m.A.A.d. city”. By Perry Simpson November 08, 2012
Original Content Top Tracks: May 8 - May 14 It's a toss-up between Bryson Tiller and Young Thug for the MVP of this week's edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons May 15, 2017
Original Content 21 Savage & Metro Boomin's "Savage Mode" Revels In Its Sin Four Years Later 21 Savage and Metro Boomin's "Savage Mode" dropped on this day, in 2016. We look back on its initial impact. By Rose Lilah July 15, 2020
Society Kanye West: The Beautiful Dark Twisted Philosopher Kanye West started with what appeared to be good-intentioned, self-improvement musings in his return to Twitter, before veering into narcissistic and political territory. What's the impact of this on the people that he wants to break out of the "simulation"? By Vince Rick April 25, 2018
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Karrueche's Cutest Food-Centric Posts Karrueche has never been shy about her true love, food. By E Gadsby June 23, 2018