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Original Content #TBT: Bad Boy Records' Early Hits Bad Boy Records has had an insane run of success over the past 21 years. Nowadays they put out releases from the likes of French Montana and Janelle Monáe, but before that they put out some of the most influential hip-hop records ever made. By Chris Tart October 16, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: April 10 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons April 10, 2014
Original Content 30 Things We Learned From Jay-Z Twitter Q&A A carefully compiled list of 30 tweets from Jay Z's Q&A session on Twitter- #factsonly. Also give us your vote on who had the better album; was it Hova or Yeezy? By Alex S July 09, 2013
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (July 25-31) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz August 01, 2015
Original Content #TBT: 10 Killer Death Row Records Cuts We're throwin' it back this Thursday to look at Death Row Records. Let's check out some classic West Coast cuts, along with some tracks that may have been overlooked. By Chris Tart October 02, 2014
Original Content Stalking SXSW: Instagram Photo Recap (Part 1) A look at SXSW through the eyes of Instagram. By Mike De Leon March 12, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: January 18- January 24 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah January 25, 2014
Original Content Hottest Of 2013: What To Expect From HNHH's Year-End Lists Take a look at when and what to expect in the forthcoming month from HotNewHipHop as we round up the Hottest Of 2013. By Rose Lilah December 04, 2013
Original Content Episode 5 of Our Exclusive "Under The Influence" BTS With Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky, Berner & More (Finale) Taking you on the road, HNHH and Taylor Gang deliver an exclusive look at life on the road during the "Under The Influence Of Music" Tour. The series includes on and off-stage appearances from Berner, Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky, Trinidad James, Joey Bada$$, Ty Dolla $ign, Chevy Woods more. By hnhh August 29, 2013
Original Content This Happened: Memorable Moments From The 2013 MTV VMAs HNHH takes a look at some of the memorable moments from last night's MTV VMAs, weird and otherwise. By Rose Lilah August 26, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: June 4-10 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah June 11, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (May 11-17) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith May 18, 2013