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Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Aug. 15) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs August 15, 2014
Original Content The Baddest B-Sides We run through some of our favorite B-sides, non-singles, mixtape cuts, and more. By hnhh August 15, 2014
Original Content Hip-Hop Vs. Everybody: 10 Rap/Non-Rap Feuds We take a look at 10 incidents when rappers beefed with those outside of the game. By Jake Rohn September 17, 2014
Original Content Track Breakdown: Talking To QuESt & 6ix On "Lost Niggas" Giving you the direct perspective from QuESt and his producer 6ix, "Track Breakdown" is an HNHH series that highlights a specific cut by speaking to both the artist and producer about the song's creation. By Rose Lilah August 13, 2014
Society Because The Internet: How The Consumption Of Hip-Hop Has Changed We use the internet all day every day, but how has our need for instant and constant media consumption affected the music industry, and hip hop in particular? By hnhh August 12, 2014
Original Content SportsCenter Anchors Who Love Hip-Hop Urban entertainment at its finest. By Matt Aceto August 09, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (Aug 9) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram By Glennisha Morgan August 09, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (July 18) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs July 18, 2014
Original Content Cities With Underrated Rap Scenes We know where Jay-Z is from. Same with Kanye and Snoop. But from Virginia to Texas, Maryland to Minnesota, cities around the country have been breeding hip-hop stars for years, but fail to get the recognition of the hip-hop meccas, leaving them in the category of underrated. By Ben Shatzman July 18, 2014
Original Content The 1017 Brick Squad Timeline A comprehensive infographic detailing the tumultuous, thrilling history of Gucci Mane's 1017 Brick Squad Records label. By Patrick Lyons July 03, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 1 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah June 01, 2014
Profiles Meet WELL$: Rising Rapper From North Carolina HotNewHipHop spoke to new face WELL$ about his official debut, "MTSYD: The Revenge of the African Booty Scratcher", North Carolina, taking his time to perfect his craft and much more. By Rose Lilah May 12, 2014