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Original Content What Kanye West's 3 New Songs Tell Us About His Album We break down "Only One," "Wolves" and "All Day" and see what hints they hold about Kanye West's upcoming album. By Patrick Lyons February 26, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Talib Kweli Talib gets the TBT treatment this week. By Chris Tart February 19, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Danny Brown Mixtape Cuts Reviewing Danny Brown's older cuts for TBT. By Chris Tart May 07, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Mixtape Khalifa Khalifa-man's mixtapes, revisited for our #TBT series. By Chris Tart April 09, 2015
Reviews Review: Joey Bada$$' "B4.DA.$$" Joey Bada$$ has dropped two solid solo mixtapes, but does his debut album live up to expectations? By Bruce Smith January 23, 2015
Original Content 5 Reasons "Dark Sky Paradise" Will Be Big Sean's Best Album Yet Big Sean seems poised to break into the upper echelon of rap with "Dark Sky Paradise". By Patrick Lyons February 11, 2015
Original Content Top 10 Predictions For 2015 While we wait on 2015 to roll around, here a few predictions about what will happen in the New Year. By Mike De Leon December 12, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle" 20 Years Later HNHH re-visits and reminisces about classic albums upon the anniversary of their release with the new series "Classic Rotation." To kick things off, we take a look at Snoop Doggy Dogg's "Doggystyle" which dropped on this day in 1993. By TWL November 23, 2013
Society The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide For Hip Hop Heads No matter your budget, HotNewHipHop is here to make your holiday shopping (or your wish list) a little easier. By Kristen Bromiley December 12, 2017
Profiles Meet SaveMoney's Joey Purp: A Bracing New Presence In Chicago Rap Joey Purp talks Save Money, bridging divides in Chicago rap, and his long-awaited new project "iiiDrops." By Angus Walker June 14, 2016
Original Content Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Is Even More Lit Than Last Week All the new hip-hop and r'n'b music you need as you head into the weekend. By Rose Lilah February 23, 2018
Original Content HNHH's Top 8 Most Disappointing Projects of 2012 HNHH looks back at eight of 2012's most disappointing projects, be they mixtapes or albums. Take note that in some cases, projects were deemed disappointing not because of quality or commercial success, but based on their failure to follow through with expectations. By Perry Simpson December 19, 2012