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Original Content 10 Essential Chris Brown Tracks 10 essentials from one of the defining pop and R&B voices of this generation, Chris Brown. By Devon Jefferson July 16, 2017
Original Content Ladies First Spotify Playlist: Celebrating Generations Of Women In Hip-Hop & R&B HNHH launches a "Ladies First" Spotify playlist in celebration of Women's History Month. We take you through generations of hip-hop and r'n'b in one listen. By Erika Marie March 18, 2022
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Joe Budden's "Dumb Out" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Joe Budden channeled the spirit of hip-hop's greatest lyricists on the incendiary mixtape classic "Dumb Out." By Mitch Findlay February 17, 2021
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Doja Cat Is Cute AF Instagram Gallery: Highlighting just how cute Doja Cat is. By Rose Lilah April 18, 2020
Original Content 40 Oz Van's Playlist 40 Oz Van curated a Soundcloud playlist for us. By Rose Lilah July 21, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 13 A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith June 13, 2015
Original Content Interview: Vince Staples On "Summertime '06," Working With No I.D. & The Beauty Of Atlanta Rap Vince Staples talks to HNHH about his collaborators on "Summertime '06," the status of the Cutthroat Boyz, and Atlanta's flourishing music scene. By Trevor Smith June 15, 2015
Original Content Subliminal Warfare: A History Of The Hidden Diss With Drake throwing subliminal disses as much as other rappers take obvious shots, how far back do hidden disses go, and who joins Drizzy in the art of fighting without directly dropping any names? By Chris Richburg October 29, 2014
Original Content Legends & Youngins: 10 Collaborations We'd Love To Hear We hypothesize on collaborations between OGs and new cats, the result of which would be dope. By Eboni M. October 08, 2014
Original Content 15 Unexpected Yet Dope Collaborations HotNewHipHop takes a look at the hip-hop collaborations you never expected, but actually turned out to be pretty dope. By Layne Weiss October 03, 2014
Original Content Who's Bringing New York Back First? HotNewHipHop takes a look at talented rappers who are looking to bring back New York rap to its finest days. By Nikita Rathod August 21, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: May 11 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah May 11, 2014