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Original Content On The Come Up: Amir Obe This week's On The Come Up focuses on Amir Obe, the rapper behind this summer's stellar Detrooklyn mixtape. By hnhh October 01, 2014
Reviews Review: Fetty Wap's "Fetty Wap" 2015's breakout star has been proven to be a hit-maker with ease. But will his album keep him at the top? By Maxwell Cavaseno September 28, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Chris Brown's Smash Singles Looking back at some of Chris Brown's biggest singles. By Chris Tart November 26, 2015
Original Content King Los "Zero Gravity II" Ticket Giveaway [Update: Winners Announced] Win one of 2 pairs of tickets to see King Los at HOB's in LA on April 4th. Make sure to download "Zero Gravity II" right here on HotNewHipHop. By hnhh April 02, 2014
Reviews Review: August Alsina's "Testimony" "Testimony" is a riveting, authentic debut from the Def Jam signee August Alsina. By Matt Aceto April 17, 2014
Original Content Rick Ross' 15 Most Outrageous Boasts On "Mastermind" How factual are some of Rozay's claims? We take a look at some of his most outrageous boasts featured on the new album "Mastermind." By Brian Josephs March 27, 2014
Original Content Tech N9ne Says He Wants To Work With Eminem & Get Beats From Kanye West Tech N9ne talks to HotNewHipHop about wanting to work with Eminem & Kanye West. By Rose Lilah November 14, 2013
Original Content Rappers React To Kendrick Lamar's Verse On "Control (HOF)" We round up what rappers in the Twittersphere had to say about Kendrick Lamar's monstrous verse on Big Sean's "Control (HOF)." By Rose Lilah August 13, 2013
Original Content 10 Essential Flume Tracks One of the most exciting and unlikely successes of the recent dance music boom is Flume, a 23 year old Australian producer. With an arsenal of boom-bap beats and mindful remixes, he is poised to take over in 2015. By Chris Tart November 21, 2014
Original Content Remix Fix: MJ Cole Remixes "Illuminate" By Tourist London bloke MJ Cole made a version of fellow London bloke Tourist's jam, and it's bloody brilliant. By Kayla Lee December 09, 2014
Reviews Review: G-Unit's "The Beauty of Independence" Out of nowhere, G-Unit feeds the streets with "The Beauty of Independence" EP to hold the fans over until the main course. By Iva Anthony August 29, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: April 21-27 A selection of the biggest tracks from April 21-27. By Trevor Smith April 30, 2014