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Original Content 30 Photos Of Rappers Hanging With Animals 30 random photos of rappers chilling with animals-- dogs, dolphins, tigers, penguins, you name it. By Rose Lilah December 07, 2013
Original Content Word Up: If I Made A Freshman List... What my Freshman would look like in a hypothetical world. By Rose Lilah March 02, 2012
Original Content Crew Love: Pro Era Get familiar with Pro Era's many members in this week's "Crew Love," where we break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons February 17, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Hottest Young Producers In The Game Today's Top 10 is all about the young producers making a name for themselves with their beat-making skills. By hnhh September 22, 2014
Original Content A Tale Of Two Kendricks: "i" Vs. "The Blacker The Berry" We compare and contrast the two singles from Kendrick Lamar's next album. By Patrick Lyons February 10, 2015
Original Content 7 Florida Rappers To Watch Here are seven Florida rappers you should be keeping an eye on. By Danny Schwartz April 07, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 21 "VIEWS" is the top-selling rap album this week. By Chris Tart September 21, 2016
Original Content Best Rapper Ad-Libs Currently In The Game Who's got the best ad-lib in the game? HotNewHipHop takes a look. By Matt Aceto February 04, 2014
Original Content Remembering Lee "Q" O'Denat: With 10 Classic WorldStar Videos WorldStar founder Lee "Q" O'Denat passed away Tuesday at age 43. By Danny Schwartz January 24, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: December 21 Cole is king. By Chris Tart December 21, 2016
Original Content Classic Rotation: Beastie Boys' "Licensed to Ill" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at the Beastie Boys’ classic album, "Licensed to Ill", which dropped twenty-eight years ago on November 15, 1986. By Kahron Spearman November 15, 2014
Original Content Keepin’ It Real: Rhyming Straight To The Mic HotNewHipHop delves into a common hip-hop debate: writing down lyrics versus not writing them down before hitting the booth to record. Some of the greatest MCs of our time, including Jay Z, Kanye West and the late Notorious B.I.G are advocates of the latter. While other greats, like Tech N9ne and Eminem, champion the former method. By Vanessa Oswald July 08, 2014