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Original Content Mood Music: Hip-Hop/R&B Songs For Every Mood In this list, we look at the best songs for every mood. By Layne Weiss September 19, 2014
Original Content SportsCenter Anchors Who Love Hip-Hop Urban entertainment at its finest. By Matt Aceto August 09, 2014
Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs Of March 2017 (On Spotify) Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Mike WiLL Made-It, J.I.D, and much more. By Danny Schwartz March 31, 2017
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 Summer Jam 2014 Recap HNHH was on the scene at Hot 97's annual Summer Jam yesterday to see performances by Iggy Azalea, Chinx, Childish Gambino, Jhene Aiko, Troy Ave, Action Bronson, Wiz Khalifa, The Roots, Trey Songz, Nas, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj and DJ Mustard, plus plenty of special guests. Now we've got photos and a recap of the event for you. By Patrick Lyons June 02, 2014
Original Content Weirdest Rapper Endorsement Deals Some of the strangest product endorsement deals brought to you by rappers By Michele Daniels May 22, 2014
Sports 5 Major Differences Between Olympic Basketball And The NBA A crash course on the rules of Olympic Basketball. By Kyle Rooney August 04, 2016
Original Content The Best Hip Hop Songs (On Spotify) Of July 2016 The most fire songs to come out this month. By Danny Schwartz July 28, 2016
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 29) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 29, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: January 4 - January 10 Here are the most viewed tracks in HNHH's Hot 100 for the week of January 4 - January 10. By Angus Walker January 11, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (January 8) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah January 08, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: January 6th The week in rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith January 06, 2016