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Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: August 24 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah August 24, 2014
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 3: The Evolution Of The MC Rap is filled with a lot of MCs. No question. But what separates one rapper from the next? An artist's hometown is about as blurred as his flow and look compared to other like-minded entertainers. With the Internet and blogging, it's even harder to find an MC that's truly a product of where he represents. While we're growing to accept that sound does not need to be regional anymore, how have MCs evolved with the influx of independent labels, the blogosphere, and other elements of the millennial generation? By Chris Richburg June 04, 2014
Original Content Damn Son, Where'd You Find This: 10 Unexpected Samples In Hip-Hop Not all samples come from old funk and R&B records. Here are some peculiar sampling choices that have been made over the years. By Patrick Lyons March 26, 2014
Original Content Yes Yes: Slum Village Talks New Music, Doughnuts & J. Dilla T3 and Young RJ of Slum Village discuss their upcoming album, food, wrestling, J. Dilla, and more exclusively with HotNewHipHop. By Layne Weiss March 14, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 27 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah April 27, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Jan. 3-9) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith January 09, 2014
Original Content Disappointing Projects Of 2013 HotNewHipHop counts down some of the most disappointing projects from 2013. By Iva Anthony December 29, 2013
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: December 22 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah December 22, 2013
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 29 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah September 29, 2013
Original Content Freestyle Matchups: WILD 'N OUT Edition Cast your votes in the Freestyle Matchups: WILD 'N OUT Edition! By Trevor Smith July 08, 2013
Original Content HNHH's Most Anticipated Summer Albums The first quarter of the year passed with barely a recognizable album drop but with Kid Cudi and Ghostface Killah releasing albums on the same day, HNHH decided to look at the Most Anticipated Albums of the Summer. By Dhruva Balram deleted April 22, 2013
Original Content On The Come-Up: Roc Marciano HNHH's 'On The Come-Up' profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category. By hnhh March 17, 2013