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Original Content Samples Of The Week: August 7 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons August 07, 2014 124 Views
Original Content Underrated Audio: July 26- August 1 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah August 02, 2014 102 Views
Original Content Debate: Was Total Slaughter Bad For Battle Rap? Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last. By Perry Simpson July 29, 2014 321 Views
Original Content The Five Percent Nation: A Brief History Lesson The Five Percent Nation medallion worn by hip hop moguls such as Jay Z and Jay Electronica tends to raise a bit of controversy. We unravel the history behind this piece and what it exactly means to be a part of this Five Percent Nation. By Shirley Ju July 21, 2014 3.1K Views
Original Content Can Hip-Hop Stop The Violence In Chicago? Over Memorial Day weekend Chance The Rapper started the #SaveChicago campaign to curb violence in the "Windy City." With more meaningful new artists coming from that region than ever before, can there be a unified movement for peace in the streets of "Chiraq?" By Jake Rohn July 16, 2014 181 Views
Original Content Ridiculous Rapper Baby Names We take a look at 15 of the strangest names that rappers have given their offspring. By Nikita Rathod July 23, 2014 571 Views
Original Content 5 North Carolina Players From The Underground HotNewHipHop breaks down 5 different North Carolina artists on the come-up that you should know about. By Rose Lilah June 23, 2014 333 Views
Original Content Summer Jam 2014 Photo Gallery: Festival & Main Stage We're presenting you with a photo recap from last night's Summer Jam event. By Rose Lilah June 02, 2014 129 Views
Original Content Shooting The Shit With Jarren Benton We speak to Funk Volume's Jarren Benton about his grandma, drugs, the XXL Freshmen list and other randomness. By Rose Lilah May 26, 2014 264 Views
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: May 11 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah May 11, 2014 134 Views
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (March 22-28) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith March 28, 2014 73 Views
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 27 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons March 27, 2014 104 Views