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Original Content Jarren Benton's "Life In The Jungle" Official Music Video Launch and Behind-The-Scenes Footage View the official release of Jarren Benton's music video for "Life In The Jungle" along with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot. By hnhh July 23, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: June 7-13 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 June 17, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: July 30- August 6 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah August 08, 2012
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: May 30 to June 5 Welcome to this week’s ‘140 Bars Or Less’ post where we look at the “best-in tweet” in the world of Hip Hop. This week Common gets his ‘hair did’, Slim Thug hooks up with ‘ratchets’, and Mac Miller puts the ‘ass’ in ‘first class’. By Rose Lilah June 09, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: May 28-June 3 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah June 05, 2012
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (August 22) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs August 22, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: August 3 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah August 03, 2014
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 3: The Evolution Of The MC Rap is filled with a lot of MCs. No question. But what separates one rapper from the next? An artist's hometown is about as blurred as his flow and look compared to other like-minded entertainers. With the Internet and blogging, it's even harder to find an MC that's truly a product of where he represents. While we're growing to accept that sound does not need to be regional anymore, how have MCs evolved with the influx of independent labels, the blogosphere, and other elements of the millennial generation? By Chris Richburg June 04, 2014
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 2: The Evolution Of A Rap Collaboration Looking back, collaborations seemed to be more authentic as rappers gathered in the studio to vibe and create a certified masterpiece. With the impact of the internet and social media, the thought of an actual collabo seems a distant memory as artists exchange verses via e-mail and never meet up until it's time to shoot the video or perform live. With this, has the vibe of a true collaboration fallen off? Are there any artists and beatmakers that actually show up and work face-to-face to craft a tune completely from scratch? By Chris Richburg May 29, 2014
Original Content 10 Chicago Players From The Underground HotNewHipHop breaks down 10 different Chicago artists on the come-up that you should know about. By Rose Lilah February 27, 2014
Original Content Mick Jenkins Is Top Five With The Pen A conversation with Mick Jenkins. By Mitch Findlay February 04, 2020
Original Content It's Rihanna's Time To Become A Mogul Rihanna needs to build that empire. By Talia Smith July 23, 2019