Features

Discover exclusive hip-hop features on HotNewHipHop. Read interviews, album reviews, think pieces, and curated lists covering music, culture, and more.

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

Original Content New Orleans Hip-Hop: From Under Water To Underground New Orleans has always been a hub for music, first with Jazz and then more recently with hip hop. NOLA hip hop culture has been around since the '80s and the bounce movement, putting the city on the map for quality hip hop. But the damage of the storm proved to be much stronger than anyone expected. Artists and record companies like Cash Money and No Limit had no choice but to relocate to other states and lay low. Despite the permanent damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on so many lives, the underground hip hop scene has slowly returned to the city in an effort to rebuild the New Orleans spirit. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 07, 2014
Original Content Chaining Day: Roc-A-Fella A look back at the Roc-A-Fella Chain By Mike De Leon January 29, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: September 18 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons September 18, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (Aug 9) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram By Glennisha Morgan August 09, 2014
Original Content Joe Budden's Dismissal Of CyHi The Prynce: Ego, Or Fear? Is there more to the possible Joe Budden and CyHi The Prynce lyrical warfare than meets the eye? By Robert Blair January 30, 2019
Reviews Future "Save Me" Review Moral ambiguity for dummies. By Mitch Findlay June 12, 2019
Original Content HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: J.I.D., Pooh Shiesty, Cardi B, & More Our brand new Staff Picks playlist features new music from J.I.D., Cardi B, Pooh Shiesty, Freddie Gibbs, Dusty Locane, Curren$y, and more. By Alex Zidel February 08, 2021
Original Content DJ Kool Herc Celebrated On Hip-Hop's 47th Birthday Happy birthday, hip-hop! Never forget that none of this would be possible without the revolutionary work of DJ Kool Herc. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2020
Original Content Instagram Gallery: The Cutest Pics Of The Kardashian Kids "Keeping Up With The Kousins" is bound to be in the works. By E Gadsby March 31, 2019
Pop Culture Marvel Comic Book Arcs We Need To See In The MCU Now that Marvel's next phases are taking shape, we examined the comic book plotlines adaptations that we'd love to see. By Robert Blair August 17, 2019
Original Content Offset's "Father Of 4" Lyrics Are Honest Reflections Of Self "Father Of 4" finds Offset harnassing his "dad-strength" in the booth. By Mitch Findlay February 22, 2019
Music DaBaby, Kevin Gates & More Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Cole Blake September 28, 2019