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Reviews YG's "4Real 4Real" Review YG's fourth album is a concise effort that pays homage to a fallen friend-- but does it also position him along the West Coast elite? By Maxwell Cavaseno May 31, 2019
Original Content Q Da Fool Talks Introducing Rico Nasty To His Mom & Meeting Zaytoven In "On The Come Up" Q Da Fool reflects on his rise, his friendship with Rico Nasty, and more. By Mitch Findlay July 17, 2019
Original Content Are The 2018 Grammy Nominations Really A Step In The Right Direction? Can The Grammy Awards ever establish themselves as a credible critical source? By Mitch Findlay November 28, 2017
Original Content Forever Or...Never? Inside Future's 36th Birthday Future's Atlanta birthday bash was slated to divulge new music from an album titled "Forever or Never"-- as it turned out, it was the latter. By Taylor Rubright November 21, 2019
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (February 26) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah February 26, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: November 11-17 Staff picks for the week of November 11th to 17th. By Trevor Smith November 19, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (October 11) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs October 11, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Aug. 15) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs August 15, 2014
Original Content 20 Christmas References In Hip-Hop We provide you with 20 dope references to Christmas for the holiday. By Chris Richburg December 25, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 5- 11 <p>A day late, but here's three tracks from last week that were lacking in views but good ish nonetheless.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Trouble- Let Them Tell it</strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trouble-atl-let-them-tell-it-produced-by-fly-boy-embedsong.730738.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" width="442" height="52"></iframe></p> <p>I not only love this beat but the lyrics are on point. If you let them tell it...everybody's fake as fuck. True words from DTE's Trouble.</p> <p><strong>Johnny Polygon- My Shit ></strong></p> By Rose Lilah March 13, 2012
Profiles Behind The Beat: DJ Spinz DJ Spinz on working with Future, creating Ty Dolla $ign's "Blasé," and the collaborative approach of Atlanta producers. By Trevor Smith January 13, 2016
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (May 13) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden May 13, 2017