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Reviews Review: Dr. Dre's "Compton" Dr. Dre ensures that his new body of work, "Compton," was worth the wait. By Chris Tart August 11, 2015
Original Content Weezy Be Like: FWA's Sickest Similes Like it or not, FWA's got some fire bars. By Nicholas DG July 12, 2015
Original Content #TBT: The Weeknd's Mixtape Cuts Reminisce to The Weeknd's mixtape days. By Chris Tart June 11, 2015
Original Content Everything We Know About Travi$ Scott's "Rodeo" Everything we know about Travi$ Scott's upcoming debut album. By Angus Walker June 10, 2015
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (March 20) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs March 21, 2015
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: November 1-7 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 material that drops. By hnhh November 08, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: May 20-26 Staff picks for the week of May 20-26. By Trevor Smith May 27, 2013
Reviews Review: Wale's "The Gifted" With the release of his third album, MMG rapper Wale aims to prove he can be both a lyricist and a poet and still achieve commercial success. By Iva Anthony June 26, 2013
Reviews Review: J. Cole's "Born Sinner" J. Cole's second offering picks up where "Cole World" missed the mark and reintroduces Cole to the Hip Hop world. By Eliezer Santiago June 20, 2013
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (August 21) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden August 21, 2015
Original Content 5 Hip-Hop Tours That Are Worth The Ticket Price HotNewHipHop breaks down five tours that are absolutely worth the cost of the ticket. By Lloyd Jaffe March 11, 2014
Sports How The NBA Dropped The Ball On Their COVID-19 Protocols While the NBA bubble proved to be a huge success initially, it seems as though the NBA's proactive moves against COVID-19 have dwindled over time. By Alexander Cole March 13, 2021