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Original Content It's Yo Birthday: Lil Jon's Top Ten Tracks Jonathan Smith aka Lil Jon turns 42 today. In honour of the King of Crunks birthday, we've put together a list of his biggest hits. By Dhruva Balram deleted January 27, 2013
Music Kendrick Lamar Is Hip-Hop's MVP For 2024 Who else but King Kendrick? By Alexander Cole December 23, 2024
Music RIP Quincy Jones: Celebrating His Hip-Hop Bond Through Iconic Samples Quincy Jones loved hip-hop, and the culture will repay that passion for all time. Here are six amazing tracks sampling Quincy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 04, 2024
Original Content Young Thug Goes To The Zoo Pt. 2: The Best Animal References On "Slime Season" We tally up some more animal-related lyrics, this time off "Slime Season." By Chris Tart September 18, 2015
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 5- 11 <p>A day late, but here's three tracks from last week that were lacking in views but good ish nonetheless.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Trouble- Let Them Tell it</strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trouble-atl-let-them-tell-it-produced-by-fly-boy-embedsong.730738.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" width="442" height="52"></iframe></p> <p>I not only love this beat but the lyrics are on point. If you let them tell it...everybody's fake as fuck. True words from DTE's Trouble.</p> <p><strong>Johnny Polygon- My Shit ></strong></p> By Rose Lilah March 13, 2012
Original Content Digital Cover Story: iLoveMakonnen (March/April) HNHH's digital cover star is iLoveMakonnen. By Rose Lilah April 01, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: March 18-24 Staff picks for the week of March 18th-24th By Trevor Smith March 25, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks: May 9 - May 15 Chance The Rapper's "Coloring Book" makes a big splash in this week's top tracks list. By Patrick Lyons May 16, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: April 3 - April 9 It's a big week for Desiigner as he tops the list and appears two more times. By Patrick Lyons April 10, 2017
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 4 Kid Cudi, Action Bronson and Kanye West all drop tracks containing dope samples. By Patrick Lyons March 05, 2015
Original Content Remix Fix: Chi Duly's Remix Of "Grand Piano" By Nicki Minaj From ballad to workout jam, Chi Duly's remix of "Grand Piano" by Nicki Minaj is nothing short of fire. By Kayla Lee December 30, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: September 18 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons September 18, 2014