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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 10 Independent Rap Labels On The Rise Independent labels are taking over the game, and we're here to highlight a selection of them. By Matt Aceto July 16, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 6 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons March 06, 2014
Original Content From Potheads To Oxymorons: 10 Of The Druggiest Rap Albums Find out how Schoolboy Q's "Oxymoron" stacks up against other druggy rap albums. By Patrick Lyons March 03, 2014
Original Content Crew Love: Pro Era Get familiar with Pro Era's many members in this week's "Crew Love," where we break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons February 17, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: January 25- January 31 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah February 01, 2014
Original Content 15 Inspirational Quotes From Martin Luther King As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, we've made a gallery of 15 of MLK's best quotes. By Rose Lilah January 20, 2014
Original Content Hottest Mixtapes Of 2013 HotNewHipHop counts down the 15 hottest mixtapes that dropped in 2013. By Rose Lilah December 30, 2013
Original Content Hottest Singles Of 2013 HotNewHipHop counts down the 50 Hottest Singles from the past year. By Matt Aceto December 27, 2013
Original Content 25 Random Photos Of Rappers With Other Celebrities A comprehensive list of 25 random moments between rappers and other celebrities. By Rose Lilah November 24, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: July 20 to August 01 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 MGK is a numb-nuts, T-Pain ponders a style change, and Slim Thug is NOT the father. By Rose Lilah August 02, 2012
Original Content Peewee Longway Is (Still) Atlanta's Best Kept Secret Despite never reaching the commercial heights of many of his collaborators, MPA's Peewee Longway has played an instrumental role in creating the Atlanta trap dynasty that we see today. By Robert Blair June 30, 2021