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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (October 16) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden October 16, 2015
Original Content Kanye West & Drake's Beef: True Bad Blood Or Summer Games? With "Certified Lover Boy" and "Donda" locked in release date limbo, this recent beef between Drake and Kanye West has developed an interesting context. By Mitch Findlay August 24, 2021
Original Content Top Tracks: Lil Wayne "Like A Man" Debuts New Weezy tops the chart this week. By Patrick Lyons August 14, 2017
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Nicki Minaj's Comeback The Queen of Rap is back on the Gram. By Taya Coates May 29, 2021
Original Content Debate: Was Total Slaughter Bad For Battle Rap? Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last. By Perry Simpson July 29, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 23 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 23, 2014
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 1: The Evolution Of A Rap Group Many rappers came to prominence first as part of a group ( i.e. EPMD, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Wu-Tang Clan, and the list goes on). As time progressed, the concept (or rather unity) of the group would take a backseat to the individual. Whether it be the fans picking out whichever member they prefer, or whether there is that one particular member standing out amongst the rest (i.e. Andre 3000), the seeds were planted for one individual to embark on their own into the hip-hop wilderness. In light of this, has the nail been placed in the coffin, or is there still a bit of life left in the group concept? By Chris Richburg May 20, 2014
Original Content HotNewHipHop's Top Trolls Of 2013 HotNewHipHop takes a look at who has been trolling the site the best in 2013. By Rose Lilah January 01, 2014
Original Content Hottest Singles Of 2013 HotNewHipHop counts down the 50 Hottest Singles from the past year. By Matt Aceto December 27, 2013
Original Content Hottest Music Videos Of 2013 HNHH counts down the top 25 videos of 2013 By Dhruva Balram deleted December 14, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week For Oct. 26 To Nov. 01 Dissecting the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in rap who are on Twitter. Twitter is intriguing to fans because it offers an un-buffered forum into the minds of some of your favorite artists. The material is often raw and unfiltered, and lucky for us, most of these guys have no filter. By Rose Lilah November 02, 2012
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