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Original Content Fight Night: 10 Songs To Make You Rowdy "This kind of music, use it, and you get amped to do shit." -Eminem By Shirley Ju December 05, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Meanest Funk Flex Freestyles In this week's Top 10, we countdown the best Funk Flex freestyle sessions ever, because our list game is kinda serious outchea. Who you mad at? Us or yourself? By hnhh August 25, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: G4SHI We recently resurrected our On The Come Up series and keep the momentum going this week with Brooklyn's own G4SHI, who's making music that is hard to classify, but easy to love. By hnhh July 23, 2014
Original Content RnBaes: Female Singers On The Rise We highlight a slew of female r'n'b singers on their way up, from Tink to Kelela. By hnhh September 16, 2014
Reviews Review: Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM's "NehruvianDOOM" Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM craft the fall's first great hip-hop album. By Lloyd Jaffe October 07, 2014
Reviews Review: Asher Roth's "RetroHash" Everyone can learn something from Asher Roth. "RetroHash" shows just how far he has come. By Ben Shatzman April 26, 2014
Reviews Review: Tinashe's "Aquarius" "Aquarius" is the soft and sexy album debut from 21-year-old Tinashe. After parting with the girl pop group The Stunners, this young star proves a lot with a solid full-length effort. By Chris Tart October 06, 2014
Reviews Review: RiFF RAFF's "NEON iCON" RiFF RAFF bucks conventions, gets weird on "NEON iCON." By Patrick Lyons June 24, 2014
Original Content Bizzy Crook Speaks On Hitting Studio With Mannie Fresh & Lloyd, "No Hard Feelings" Mixtape Bizzy Crook speaks to HotNewHipHop about being on Kid Ink's "My Own Lane" tour, his upcoming mixtape, studio sessions with Mannie Fresh and Lloyd, and much more. By Rose Lilah April 23, 2014
Original Content Let's Make A Movie: 10 Urban Films That Were Books First These 10 urban films were adapted from books by black authors. By Brownie Marie October 22, 2014
Reviews Review: The-Dream's "Royalty: The Prequel" EP The-Dream's free EP "Royalty: The Prequel" is a raw and lavish affair. By Glennisha Morgan July 18, 2014
Reviews Review: CyHi The Prynce's "Black Hystori Project" CyHi the Prynce takes us all to school by giving us a lesson in Black history and his life with his brand new "Black History Project" mixtape. By Iva Anthony February 28, 2014