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Discover exclusive hip-hop features on HotNewHipHop. Read interviews, album reviews, think pieces, and curated lists covering music, culture, and more. Original Content We're listing 10 collaboration albums on our hip hop wishlist.
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Dallas Darden August 19, 2014 Original Content Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.
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Rose Lilah August 17, 2014 Original Content On The Come Up gives you a look at a rising rapper in the game, this week we peep Chicago's own Lucki Eck$.
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hnhh August 13, 2014 Original Content This week, we run through the 10 most anticipated albums the rest of the year, not including "Detox". We'll save that for the 2025 version of this list.
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hnhh August 11, 2014 Original Content A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop.
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Brian Josephs August 08, 2014 Original Content Take a look at 10 of Weird Al's most memorable hip-hop parodies.
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Jake Rohn August 14, 2014 Original Content Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last.
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Perry Simpson July 29, 2014 Original Content A lot of rappers went "0 To 100" this year, but whose bars are really on that real shit?
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Patrick Lyons July 10, 2014 Original Content HotNewHipHop breaks down 5 different North Carolina artists on the come-up that you should know about.
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Rose Lilah June 23, 2014 Original Content A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples.
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Patrick Lyons May 29, 2014 Original Content We speak to Funk Volume's Jarren Benton about his grandma, drugs, the XXL Freshmen list and other randomness.
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Rose Lilah May 26, 2014 Original Content As the evolution of Hip-Hop continues to ascend into higher heights in the music industry, it seems that R&B is slowly but surely losing its soulful edge and assimilating more into the Hip-Hop genre. These days the rappers are "singing", and the singers are trying to rap. The question is, what happened along the way? We do some digging to answer that question.
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Audrey N. April 02, 2014
Original Content 10 Collaboration Albums We Need We're listing 10 collaboration albums on our hip hop wishlist.
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Dallas Darden 
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 17 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.
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Rose Lilah 
Original Content On The Come Up: Lucki Eck$ On The Come Up gives you a look at a rising rapper in the game, this week we peep Chicago's own Lucki Eck$.
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hnhh 
Original Content Top 10: Albums We Can't Wait To Hear This week, we run through the 10 most anticipated albums the rest of the year, not including "Detox". We'll save that for the 2025 version of this list.
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hnhh 
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Aug. 8) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop.
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Brian Josephs 
Original Content 10 Hip-Hop Songs Parodied By Weird Al Take a look at 10 of Weird Al's most memorable hip-hop parodies.
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Jake Rohn 
Original Content Debate: Was Total Slaughter Bad For Battle Rap? Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last.
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Perry Simpson 
Original Content "0 To 100" Freestyles: Vote For Your Favorite A lot of rappers went "0 To 100" this year, but whose bars are really on that real shit?
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Patrick Lyons 
Original Content 5 North Carolina Players From The Underground HotNewHipHop breaks down 5 different North Carolina artists on the come-up that you should know about.
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Rose Lilah 
Original Content Samples Of The Week: May 29 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples.
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Patrick Lyons 
Original Content Shooting The Shit With Jarren Benton We speak to Funk Volume's Jarren Benton about his grandma, drugs, the XXL Freshmen list and other randomness.
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Rose Lilah 
Original Content Blurred Lines: The Integration Of R&B In Hip-Hop As the evolution of Hip-Hop continues to ascend into higher heights in the music industry, it seems that R&B is slowly but surely losing its soulful edge and assimilating more into the Hip-Hop genre. These days the rappers are "singing", and the singers are trying to rap. The question is, what happened along the way? We do some digging to answer that question.
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Audrey N.