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Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Says Producing For Eminem Was "Stressful" Royce Da 5'9" opens up about bringing a new element to the Bad Meets Evil dynamic, sending Eminem beats, and producing "Darkness." By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Original Content HNHH & TuneCore Present "Heat Seekers" Artist Spotlight: Snoop Our latest HNHH x TuneCore "Heat Seekers" contest winner is New York artist, Snoop. By HNHH Staff November 19, 2020
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Black Hippy (Group Edition) Vote for the man who has the best verse in each of the Black Hippy posse cuts. By Carl Lamarre May 18, 2015
Original Content Hottest Songs Of 2014 HNHH selects our Hottest 50 songs of 2014. By Angus Walker December 22, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: November 2 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah November 02, 2014
Original Content Keepin’ It Real: Rhyming Straight To The Mic HotNewHipHop delves into a common hip-hop debate: writing down lyrics versus not writing them down before hitting the booth to record. Some of the greatest MCs of our time, including Jay Z, Kanye West and the late Notorious B.I.G are advocates of the latter. While other greats, like Tech N9ne and Eminem, champion the former method. By Vanessa Oswald July 08, 2014
Original Content Quiz: Which Cash Money Member Are You? Take our quiz and find out which Cash Money member you identify most closely with. By Mike De Leon February 25, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Mr. 2-17 Bankroll Fresh and 2 Chainz producer Mr. 2-17 is creating Atlanta's future by pulling from its past. By Trevor Smith January 27, 2016
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (January 8) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden January 08, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (June 10) Friday means new Staff Picks playlist. By Rose Lilah June 10, 2016
Original Content Kanye Birthday Mix: 39 Tracks For Ye's 39th Celebrate the birth of Yeezus with 3 hours of great music. By Trevor Smith June 08, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: January 25 The Weeknd remains atop the Billboard 200 while Migos reclaim the #1 spot on the Hot 100. By Chris Tart January 25, 2017