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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (August 19) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden August 19, 2017
Original Content 11 Rappers Who Squashed Their Beef We give you the run-down on rappers who were able to put their beef in the past. By Jake Rohn August 06, 2014
Original Content Track Breakdown: Talking To QuESt & 6ix On "Lost Niggas" Giving you the direct perspective from QuESt and his producer 6ix, "Track Breakdown" is an HNHH series that highlights a specific cut by speaking to both the artist and producer about the song's creation. By Rose Lilah August 13, 2014
Streetwear 15 Of The Best Rapper Capsule Collections HotNewHipHop gives you a history of the dopest rapper x fashion brand collaborations of the past two years. By Michele Daniels April 28, 2014
Original Content Why Rap Songs Are Going #1 Again Rae Sremmurd and Migos got back-to-back #1s without making any pop concessions. Here's how they did it. By Patrick Lyons February 07, 2017
Original Content 40 Oz Van's Playlist 40 Oz Van curated a Soundcloud playlist for us. By Rose Lilah July 21, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 9 An in-depth look at rap sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith May 09, 2015
Sports The Carolina Panthers' Hip-Hop Connection Why the 2015 Carolina Panthers are the NFL team with the strongest-ever ties to hip hop. By Patrick Lyons January 26, 2016
Original Content Top 10: Sophomore Albums Of The 2000s Continuing our Top 10 series, this week we look at artists that avoided sophomore slumps and gave us classics during the 2000s. By hnhh July 21, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 15 Big Sean dethrones Migos as the chart king. By Chris Tart February 15, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: February 29 - March 6 A leap year edition of top tracks. By Patrick Lyons March 07, 2016
Original Content Valee Names The Dopest Thing About Being Signed To G.O.O.D. Music Valee speaks on playing his music for Kanye West and how Chicago has influenced him. By Alex Zidel August 07, 2019