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Original Content The TDE Timeline: A Magnified Look At Top Dawg's Rise To The Top HotNewHipHop provides you with a magnified look at Top Dawg Entertainment's come-up. By Matt Aceto February 05, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Nov. 14-20) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith November 21, 2013
Original Content Flashback Friday: Old School Hip Hop Fashion Check out a collection of photos of some of the classic fashion trends birthed out of Hip Hop. By Alex S July 26, 2013
Reviews Review: Jon Connor's "While You Were Sleeping" In his latest mixtape offering, Jon Connor displays the gritty wordplay he is renowned for. His ability to carry actual songs with features, and not just spit bars, is what is actually the showcase for the tape. By Rachaela VB August 02, 2012
Original Content Trayvon Martin: Hip Hop Responds The hip hop community continues to react as the Trayvon Martin case unfolds By Nora Poggi April 09, 2012
Original Content Roy Woods Praises Drake's Foray Into House Music, Reveals He's Executive Producing "Mixed Emotions" Roy Woods chops it up for a new interview with HNHH where he discusses enlisting Drake as the executive producer of his upcoming album "Mixed Emotions" and jetting off to the Bahamas with his OVO boss. By Shirley Ju June 28, 2022
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (June 10) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden June 10, 2016
Original Content Happy Cinco De Mayo: A Playlist 4 Sippin' It's Cinco de Mayo!! By Danny Schwartz May 05, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 6 A weekly summary of hip-hop and r'n'b album sales. By Chris Tart April 06, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 3 A look at how the week's top artists shook out on the Billboard charts. By hnhh February 03, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: June 5 - June 11 DJ Khaled and Drake leave their competition in the dust this week. By Patrick Lyons June 12, 2017
Original Content Who Run The World? 5 Exciting Female Rappers From Around The Globe It's International Women's Day. Celebrate by getting to know five female rappers generating international shockwaves. By Danny Schwartz March 08, 2017