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Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: June 6 to June 12 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 Rihanna talks ‘shit’, Freddie Gibbs puts out a hit, and Ice-T tells folks to put some damn pants on. By Rose Lilah June 17, 2012
Original Content Exclusive Interview: Grand Hustle Production Duo Nard and B Hard at W-e-r-k, Grand Hustle's multi-platinum producers Nard and B speak to HotNewHipHop for an exclusive interview. By Ahshanti Shine May 16, 2012
Original Content Trayvon Martin: Hip Hop Responds The hip hop community continues to react as the Trayvon Martin case unfolds By Nora Poggi April 09, 2012
Original Content Money Man: 12 Essential Songs We highlight twelve must-listen songs from the prolific rapper, Money Man. By Rose Lilah August 15, 2021
Original Content Smokepurpp Is A Florida Jit: On New Album, Lil Pump Friendship & Quitting Lean EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Smokepurpp reveals the album release date for "Florida Jit," announces his new reality show, and speaks on his collaborations with Rick Ross, Lil Pump, and more. By Alex Zidel May 29, 2020
Sports Five Teams Who Should Sign Antonio Brown Antonio Brown might be a risk, but he's well worth it. By Alexander Cole August 23, 2020
Original Content Skinny Suge: The Vulnerability Of Freddie Gibbs From "Freddie Gordy" to "Skinny Suge," Freddie Gibbs' most compelling work is rooted in emotional vulnerability. By Aron A. July 16, 2020
Original Content Wiz Khalifa’s Mixtapes, Ranked We rank all 18 of Wiz Khalifa's mixtapes from worst to best. By Madusa S. August 31, 2020
TV "Power" Recap: Rashad Tate Receives An Immense "Reversal Of Fortune" One step closer to the answer. By Karlton Jahmal January 27, 2020
Original Content Are These 5 Beloved Rap Albums Classics? With the term classic holding such weight within the rap game, it feels appropriate to examine five albums that may very well be deserving of the status. By Mitch Findlay September 23, 2020
Original Content Kanye West Tweets: A Timeline Of September Twitter Antics 14 years of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" drama has got nothing on Kanye’s September Twitter escapades. By Noor Lobad September 22, 2020
Original Content The Gym Playlist: NBA Youngboy's Music Is Pure Adrenaline Our Spotify gym playlist has been updated this week for an entirely new batch of songs for you to sweat it all out to. By Royal O February 25, 2020