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Original Content Kanye West's Album Rollout Has Become An Experience We revisit some of Kanye's more convoluted album rollouts in anticipation of "DONDA." By EJ Panaligan July 22, 2021
Original Content Spotem Gottem's "BeatBox" Freestyle Challenge: Who Did It Best? Spotem Gottem's "BeatBox" has inspired a wave of freestyles. By Deja Goode April 11, 2021
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: King Von Dominates This Week's Playlist Our latest TIDAL Wave playlist update features some new tracks from the likes of King Von, NAV, Busta Rhymes, 2 Chainz, and others. By Alexander Cole November 14, 2020
Original Content Are These 5 Beloved Rap Albums Classics? With the term classic holding such weight within the rap game, it feels appropriate to examine five albums that may very well be deserving of the status. By Mitch Findlay September 23, 2020
Original Content Scott Storch Is One Of The Greatest Producers Of All Time Following an impressive battle against Mannie Fresh, there's no better time to start considering Scott Storch as one of the greatest producers of all time. By Mitch Findlay April 02, 2020
Original Content Nelly's "Country Grammar" Turns 19: A Timeless Classic From The Lou Nelly's "Country Grammar" remains an essential album in the hip-hop canon. By Mitch Findlay June 27, 2019
Reviews Lil Nas X "7" Review Rather than fall into the dreaded one-hit-wonder territory, Lil Nas X takes a scattergun approach to genre on "7." By Robert Blair June 27, 2019
Original Content Lil Keed Delivers High Praise For Young Thug & Talks Mysterious Drake Collab Lil Keed reveals Drake sent him a beat, speaks on Young Thug and Peewee Longway's influence, and more for our new episode of "On The Come Up." By Alex Zidel October 29, 2020
Original Content Future's "I Never Liked You": Top 5 Beats We broke down five of the best beats on Future's latest project, "I NEVER LIKED YOU." By Aron A. April 29, 2022
Original Content 15 Of Big L's Best Lines Here is a list of some of Big L's best lines, in honor of the 15th anniversary of his death. By Rula Al-Nasrawi February 20, 2014
Original Content Exclusive Interview: Grand Hustle Production Duo Nard and B Hard at W-e-r-k, Grand Hustle's multi-platinum producers Nard and B speak to HotNewHipHop for an exclusive interview. By Ahshanti Shine May 16, 2012
Sports Ciara And Russell Wilson: Relationship Timeline A Beautiful testament of true love. By Muhammad Farhan March 12, 2023