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Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (October 16) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah October 16, 2015
Original Content Cities With Underrated Rap Scenes We know where Jay-Z is from. Same with Kanye and Snoop. But from Virginia to Texas, Maryland to Minnesota, cities around the country have been breeding hip-hop stars for years, but fail to get the recognition of the hip-hop meccas, leaving them in the category of underrated. By Ben Shatzman July 18, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (June 14) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan June 14, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (May 3) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan May 03, 2014
Original Content 20 Vintage Photos Of Rap Legends Together Part 2 Check out 20 dope photos of some OGs in the rap game, posing together. By Rose Lilah February 19, 2014
Original Content In The A: The Changing Faces Of Atlanta Hip-Hop We take a brief look at Atlanta's affinity with hip-hop, and how the music has evolved over the years. By Matt Aceto October 21, 2013
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 2 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah June 02, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week From Nov. 09 To Nov. 15 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 16, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 12- 18 <p> Songs I like, you mighta missed cuz they're not-so-mainstream, you know the deal.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Tayyib Ali- Dear Lord [Prod. Jahlil Beats]</strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tayyib-ali-dear-lord-prod-jahlil-beats-embedsong.738256.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" width="442" height="52"></iframe></p> By Rose Lilah March 19, 2012
Original Content Top Tracks: July 10 - July 16 Ty Dolla Sign's star-studded "Beach House 3" cut tops the chart this week. By Patrick Lyons July 17, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 22 "I Decided." slides to #3; "Culture" slides to #4. By Chris Tart February 22, 2017
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