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Original Content Hottest Albums Of 2014 HotNewHipHop counts down the Hottest Albums of 2014. By Trevor Smith December 30, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 29 (Lupe Fiasco Edition) This edition of Samples Of The Week breaks down the samples in Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo & Youth." By Patrick Lyons January 29, 2015
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (March 28 - April 3) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Patrick Lyons April 03, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Shlohmo Tracks LA's Shlohmo makes some of the sexiest music around. Having collaborated with the likes of Jeremih and Banks, let's dive in to his essential tracks! By Chris Tart November 30, 2014
Original Content #TBT: Deep Cuts From Kanye West's School Days Kanye West's first three albums are absolutely legendary. The "School Days" as we're referring to them here, featured numerous hits along with some deeper cuts that never saw radio or music video treatment. By Chris Tart October 23, 2014
Original Content 10 Artists We'd Like Kanye West To Executive Produce Albums For Aside from executive producing Theophilus London's "Vibes" album, Kanye West is reportedly executive producing for albums for Tyga and French Montana. This made us wonder what other rappers Yeezy should executive produce an album for. By hnhh November 18, 2014
Original Content TYBG: A Breakdown Of Lil B's Fans & Critics A breakdown of the fans and haters of the Based God By Alex Galbraith February 02, 2015
Original Content Trunk Bangers We bringing you 13 essential trunk banging records. By Newton Stern August 27, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Meanest Funk Flex Freestyles In this week's Top 10, we countdown the best Funk Flex freestyle sessions ever, because our list game is kinda serious outchea. Who you mad at? Us or yourself? By hnhh August 25, 2014
Original Content DeJ Loaf Lists Her 10 Favorite Songs From Detroit We get DeJ Load to count down her top 10 records to come from her hometown of Detroit. By Lloyd Jaffe November 04, 2014
Original Content Whose Side Are You On? "Drake Vs. Lil Wayne" Concert Recap The ultimate showdown. By Matt Aceto August 15, 2014
Original Content Kid Ink Talks Christmas, Best & Worst Gifts He's Received Kid Ink talks to HotNewHipHop about everyone's favorite time of year. By Rose Lilah December 24, 2013