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Original Content On The Come-Up: Jetpack Jones 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 May 05, 2013
Original Content RIP VINE: 30 Hip-Hop Moments To Remember It With Looking back at some classic Vine moments featuring Eminem, Drake, Kanye, Iggy Azalea, and more. By Trevor Smith January 17, 2017
Original Content On The Come Up: Vinny Cha$e For this week's On The Come Up, we head to Harlem to learn about Vinny Cha$e, the former cameraman who climbed his way to a multimillion dollar rap deal. By hnhh October 15, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: October 13 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah October 13, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: Gang Starr's "Hard To Earn" Taking a look at Gang Starr's classic 1994 album, released 21 years ago today. By Chris Tart March 08, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks: May 16 - May 22 Another free-for-all week in our Top Tracks list, featuring Chance The Rapper, Tyga, T.I., and more. By Patrick Lyons May 23, 2016
Original Content 11 Recent Rap Fails HotNewHipHop gives you a collection of some of the recent fails in hip-hop memory. By Nikita Rathod January 21, 2014
Reviews Review: Rockie Fresh's "The Night I Went To..." Rockie Fresh cements his status as MMG's secret weapon on the impressive, if a bit uneven "The Night I Went To..." By Patrick Lyons January 25, 2016
Original Content Crew Love: TDE Get familiar with TDE's roster in this week's edition of Crew Love By Patrick Lyons March 17, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week - Feb. 09 A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Rose Lilah February 09, 2013
Original Content WYA? 5 Albums That Need A Release Date Lil Uzi Vert, Nas, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and the most infamous, J. Cole/Kendrick Lamar, have all promised us albums. Where they at, though? By Jae Pascal August 02, 2017
Original Content NBA's 10 Best Rappers A look at 10 NBA players who have shown talent off the court and on the mic. By Rose Lilah November 13, 2012