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

Reviews Review: Tyga's "The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty" Surprising calm in a career maelstrom. By Maxwell Cavaseno July 01, 2015
Original Content Dom Kennedy's Most In-The-Pocket Flows On the day of the release of "By Dom Kennedy," we round-up Dom's smoothest flows. By Angus Walker June 02, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 19 (Kendrick Lamar Edition) Breaking down the samples of "To Pimp A Butterfly." By Patrick Lyons March 19, 2015
Original Content A History Of Drake Showing Love On Tour Drake's attempts to put on for each and every city he visits. By Angus Walker June 01, 2015
Original Content A Track-By-Track Guide To Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" We give you a rundown of each track on "To Pimp a Butterfly". By Angus Walker March 16, 2015
Original Content All The Quotables From Kanye West's Breakfast Club Interview The best quotables from Kanye West's interview on The Breakfast Club this morning. By Angus Walker February 20, 2015
Original Content Ranking Wale's 4 Albums From Worst To Best After releasing his fourth album, "The Album About Nothing," Wale has been on the tongue of every fan rap for his great effort. We decided to break down each of his albums and rank them from worst to best. By Carl Lamarre April 15, 2015
Original Content Drake's Sneakiest Sneak Disses The ten best subliminal shots of Drake's career. By Patrick Lyons February 18, 2015
Original Content 5 Reasons Why Ty Dolla $ign Is The Future of R&B R&B is changing, and Ty Dolla $ign is at the forefront of the movement. By Patrick Lyons March 11, 2015
Original Content Juicy J's 5 Most Ratchet Mixtapes See where "Blue Dream & Lean 2" ranks among Juicy's most ratchet mixtapes. By Patrick Lyons February 17, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Freddie Gibbs Tracks We take a look at a few essential cuts from the Baby Face Killa. By Chris Tart February 16, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: J. Cole Vs. Wale J. Cole and Wale have collaborated on numerous occasions. With both rappers packing punchy lyrics, we examine their past collaborative records and explore who outdid the other. By Carl Lamarre April 06, 2015