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Original Content 10 Rap Battles We Would Love To See We're running through 10 dream match ups in the world of battling. By Dallas Darden August 13, 2014
Original Content A History Of Top Rap/Rock Collaborations The history of rap/hip-hop and rock collaborations goes way back to Run DMC's "Walk This Way" featuring Aerosmith released in 1986. Artists from these two music genres have come together over the years to create some pretty killer tracks. However, while some of these team efforts seemed like a good idea, not all of them produced stellar results. By Vanessa Oswald May 30, 2014
Original Content Worst Hip-Hop Tattoos Tattoos have become a pretty popular trend among adolescents and adults in today’s culture, especially within the rap and hip-hop community. However, not everyone is capable of picking an aesthetically pleasing tattoo. By Vanessa Oswald June 12, 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 What's Beef: 10 Rappers Who Fired Shots At Their Record Label HNHH highlights 10 rappers who've had beef with record labels. By Glennisha Morgan March 05, 2014
Original Content 10 Most Infamous Catfights In Hip-Hop HotNewHipHop takes a look at the other side of music industry "beef" with 10 of the top catfights in hip-hop history. By Michele Daniels April 25, 2014
Original Content A Hip-Hop Head Holiday Gift Guide HotNewHipHop makes your Christmas shopping a little easier, with a list of suggestions. By Rose Lilah December 09, 2013
Original Content 8 Iconic Hip-Hop Tours Take a look at some of the most unforgettable hip hop tours of all time. By Matt Aceto October 18, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: September 20-26 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into 8-10 categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh September 29, 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 Underrated Audio: April 2-8 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah April 09, 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