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Original Content Happy Valentine's Day: 14 Low-Key R&B Tracks You Need Right Now The crate-digger's Valentine's Day essentials. By Milca P. February 14, 2018
Original Content Jadakiss Vs. Fabolous: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Two of New York's finest go head to head in this week's installment of "Who Had The Better Debut Album?" By Mitch Findlay December 07, 2017
Original Content Tech N9ne Says He Wants To Work With Eminem & Get Beats From Kanye West Tech N9ne talks to HotNewHipHop about wanting to work with Eminem & Kanye West. By Rose Lilah November 14, 2013
Original Content Lecrae Says He'd Love To See More Substance In Hip Hop And Responds To Critics Breaking new ground as a Hip Hop artist in the mainstream, HotNewHipHop chopped it up with Lecrae to find out just what makes him stand out in today's rap culture. In an era where records sales are hard to come by, Lecrae shares his thoughts on success, substance, his collaborations and his critics. By Jen DeLeon November 12, 2013
Original Content Catching Cases: Rappers Locked Up Too Early In Their Career When rap careers get derailed by jail time. By Alex Galbraith December 21, 2014
Original Content Vinylz Talks About Creation Of J. Cole's "Tale Of 2 Citiez" & Big Sean's "Blessings" We hit the buzzing producer Vinylz to get the low-down on "Blessings" and what else he's cooked up lately. By Rose Lilah February 05, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: January 5-13 A summary of the top tracks from January 5 to January 13. By Alex Galbraith January 13, 2015
Original Content 8 Female Artists Rappers Love We take a look at a few of the female artists outside of hip-hop that rappers love to sample, remix and generally work with. By Nick Sella October 06, 2014
Reviews Review: Ab-Soul's "These Days..." The Black Lip Pastor delivers another sermon of lyrical excellence. By Ben Shatzman June 27, 2014
Reviews Review: Mac Miller's "Watching Movies With The Sound Off" With the release of his sophomore album, Pittsburgh native Mac Miller goes up against some of hip-hop's heavyweights to shatter the public perception and prove that he is a talented lyricist. By Iva Anthony June 19, 2013
Original Content #TBT: Geto Boys Looking back at 10 of the Geto Boys' best songs from 1990 to 2005. By Danny Schwartz May 04, 2017
Original Content Ralo Explains Why He Signed To Gucci Mane's Label Ralo speaks on his special bond with Gucci Mane. By Danny Schwartz March 07, 2017