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Original Content 5 Things You Need To Know About Drake Collaborator Quentin Miller Everything you need to know about Drake's writing partner Quentin Miller. By Patrick Lyons July 22, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Young Thug Vs. Rich Homie Quan This week for Who Had The Better Verse, we pit former(?) best friends and collaborators Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan one-on-one. By Carl Lamarre June 29, 2015
Profiles Meet Jon Bellion, The Co-Writer Of Eminem's "The Monster" HotNewHipHop talks with singer/songwriter Jon Bellion about getting writing credits on Eminem's single with Rihanna "The Monster," as well as the plans he has for his own music. By Rose Lilah November 04, 2013
Original Content #TBT: Fabolous' 2001-2005 Era Loso's old school cuts for #TBT. By Chris Tart July 30, 2015
Reviews Review: Kevin Gates' "By Any Means" Gates follows up two banger-filled projects with another strong release. By Ben Shatzman March 21, 2014
Reviews Review: Isaiah Rashad's "Cilvia Demo" TDE’s new blood delivers nothing but heat rocks on his debut EP. By Perry Simpson January 30, 2014
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
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: July 1-7 Staff picks for the week of July 1st to 7th. By Trevor Smith July 09, 2013
Original Content HNHH's Top R&B Albums Of 2012 With 2012 drawing to a close, HNHH decided to look back on the best R&B albums of the past year. By Dhruva Balram deleted December 13, 2012
Songs It's Yo Birthday: Big Boi's Top Solo Tracks Big Boi, one half of the legendary Outkast duo, turns 38 today, and HNHH takes a look at his best solo work. By Dhruva Balram deleted February 01, 2013
Politics The Politics Of 50 Cent & Ja Rule's Beef: How Hip-Hop Mobilized Zohran Mamdani’s Victorious Mayoral Campaign Some might say he vibes more with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ "Empire State of Mind" than Billy Joel’s "New York State of Mind," but if his victory proves anything, like Jadakiss, Zohran Mamdani is truly outside with the streets that built New York. By Aron A. November 12, 2025
Sports Suns Vs. Bucks Is Proof That Small Market Success Is Good For The NBA After years of big market dominance, the NBA is now seeing a small market resurgence. By Alexander Cole July 10, 2021