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Reviews Vic Mensa's "The Autobiography" (Review) Vic's proper debut is full of potential, but refuses to settle on a cohesive musical direction. By Richard Bryan August 06, 2017
Profiles Meet Wara From the NBHD: Not Your Average ATLien Wara From The NBHD is a rapper/producer from Atlanta who's doing big things on his new "Kidnapped" project. HNHH recently got the chance to catch up with him. By Patrick Lyons August 08, 2014
Original Content Lupe Fiasco Reveals 12 Records On "Tetsuo & Youth," Shares Other Album Details On Twitter Lupe Fiasco interacts with fans on Twitter about his upcoming album "Tetsuo & Youth." By Rose Lilah June 10, 2014
Original Content Track Breakdown: Talking To Skeme & Boi-1da On "Bullets" Giving you the direct perspective from Skeme and his producer Boi-1da, "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 December 26, 2013
Original Content Waka Flocka Reveals Rap EDM Album "Flockaveli Psychotics" To Drop Next Year Waka Flocka reveals the title for his upcoming rap hybrid album, and speaks briefly on "Flockaveli 2" in a HotNewHipHop exclusive interview. By Rose Lilah November 21, 2013
Songs Beyonce & Jay Z Share Photos From New Year's Eve & Blue Ivy's 2nd Birthday Beyonce shares some personal photos from her New Year's Eve with Jay Z and Blue Ivy, as well as Blue Ivy's 2nd birthday. By Rose Lilah January 16, 2014
Profiles Meet Reese LaFlare: Atlanta's Most Important Skatin'-Ass Rapper INTERVIEW: Reese LaFlare on life in ATL, the similarities between rapping and skating, and his fire Lil Uzi Vert diss track. By Danny Schwartz June 28, 2016
Original Content HNHH Staff Picks Playlist (April 17) We're kicking off our Staff Picks playlist series. By Rose Lilah April 17, 2015
Original Content Vine Rewind: December HNHH brings you a collection of the most popular, funniest, weirdest Vines that have consumed our phones this month. By Nikita Rathod December 31, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: December 7 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah December 07, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 16 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 16, 2014
Original Content Jarren Benton's "Life In The Jungle" Official Music Video Launch and Behind-The-Scenes Footage View the official release of Jarren Benton's music video for "Life In The Jungle" along with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot. By hnhh July 23, 2013