Features

Discover exclusive hip-hop features on HotNewHipHop. Read interviews, album reviews, think pieces, and curated lists covering music, culture, and more.

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

Original Content Photos: Fool's Gold Day Off + Word On The Street Take a look at photos of Action Bronson, 40 Oz Vans, Cam'ron, Smoke DZA and more from the Fool's Gold Day Off, and watch our new Word On The Street segment. By Rose Lilah September 05, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: January 11 - January 17 Here are the most viewed tracks in HNHH's Hot 100 for the week of January 11 - January 17. By Angus Walker January 18, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 28 Mac Miller makes an impressive debut, but can't knock Drake from the top spot. By Chris Tart September 28, 2016
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 15 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 15, 2015
Sports Dissecting Donald Sterling's Racist Tendencies While we waited yesterday for the NBA conference, specifically, Adam Silver, to announce what would be Donald Sterling's punishment for his reprehensible racist remarks, we decided to examine just how deep-rooted his hatred is. This may not come as a surprise. By hnhh April 30, 2014
Original Content Knockout: Hip Hop's Love of Boxing Whether referencing boxing in their lyrics, or literally contemplating stepping into the ring (50 Cent, Cassidy, Drake vs Chris Brown?), lyrical ferocity and physical ferocity seem to be highly compatible. Here's a look at over a dozen rap songs, highlighting Hip Hop's love of boxing. By Nairi November 15, 2012
Original Content Top Tracks: October 13 - October 18 The top 10 tracks on HNHH this past week. By Angus Walker October 19, 2015
Original Content Tracking Jay Z's Movements Since "Magna Carta, Holy Grail" It's been nearly four years since Jay Z's last album. Here's what he's been up to. By Danny Schwartz May 03, 2017
Original Content Let The Beat Drop: Hottest BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers With the BET Hip-Hop Awards airing tomorrow, we list the illest cyphers since the show's beginning. By Eboni M. October 13, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 12 Drake's "More Life" goes number one for the third straight week. By Chris Tart April 12, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 24 The weekly run-down of r'n'b and hip-hop album sales and chart performance. By Chris Tart February 24, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: May 17- May 24 HNHH's top 10 tracks, according to our Top 100 chart. By Alex Galbraith May 25, 2015