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Original Content Nipsey Hussle Explains How "Crenshaw" Came Together, Why He's Dropping It Before "Victory Lap" Nipsey Hussle talks to HotNewHipHop in an exclusive interview, explaining how the "Crenshaw" mixtape happened, and when we can expect the much-delayed "Victory Lap." By Rose Lilah October 08, 2013
Reviews Review: Machine Gun Kelly's "Black Flag" After much anticipation, MGK returns from the shadows with his new "Black Flag" mixtape. By Matt Aceto July 03, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: June 17-23 Staff picks for the week of June 17th-23rd. By Trevor Smith June 26, 2013
Original Content Pusha T Talks Lyrical Inspiration & The "Golden Era" HNHH caught up with Pusha T to talk about the inspiration behind his lyrics, as well as the pioneers of the rap game. By Trevor Smith July 15, 2013
Original Content Origins: The Samples From Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" "Origins" offers a break down of the samples in each track featured on Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail." By Mike De Leon July 15, 2013
Reviews Review: Tech N9ne's "Something Else" After more than 20 years in the rap game, Tech N9ne proves that there's no slowing him down with his thirteenth album "Something Else." By Iva Anthony August 05, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: July 26 - August 1 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh August 04, 2013
Reviews Kid Cudi "INSANO" Album Review While it's great to see Mr. Rager in a more energetic, carefree, and musically evolved place, the execution on his ninth studio LP leaves a lot to be desired. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2024
Original Content Top Tracks: October 3 - October 9 Kanye West, Tory Lanez, & Kid Cudi lead this week's batch of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons October 10, 2016
Original Content Shooting The Shit With Jarren Benton We speak to Funk Volume's Jarren Benton about his grandma, drugs, the XXL Freshmen list and other randomness. By Rose Lilah May 26, 2014
Original Content HNHH's Top 10 Beefs Of 2012 HNHH gives you the year's most sensational beefs in hip hop. By Nairi December 27, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: October 23- 29 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah October 30, 2012