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Discover exclusive hip-hop features on HotNewHipHop. Read interviews, album reviews, think pieces, and curated lists covering music, culture, and more. Original Content D.R.A.M.'s album debuts at #19 overall.
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Chris Tart November 02, 2016 Original Content Bryson Tiller, Desiigner, 2 Chainz, and Pusha T are the big winners in this week's Top Tracks.
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Patrick Lyons October 17, 2016 Profiles Meet DP Beats, the enigmatic producer whose oft-underrated work is inextricably linked to some of today's biggest rap stars.
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Narsimha Chintaluri March 30, 2017 Original Content Whether or not you agree with Diddy's argument that R&B is dead, there's no debating the music mogul's impact on the genre.
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Joshua Robinson August 25, 2022 Reviews Being the people’s champ is hard work, but on It’s Only Me, Lil Baby holds firm to that title with ease.
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Joshua Robinson October 21, 2022 Sneakers New Balance's rise as the "Dad shoe" king continues to be bolstered by some fantastic collaborations and co-signs.
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Alexander Cole October 20, 2022 Original Content We speak to Funk Volume's Jarren Benton about his grandma, drugs, the XXL Freshmen list and other randomness.
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Rose Lilah May 26, 2014 Original Content Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.
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Rose Lilah May 11, 2014 Original Content As the evolution of Hip-Hop continues to ascend into higher heights in the music industry, it seems that R&B is slowly but surely losing its soulful edge and assimilating more into the Hip-Hop genre. These days the rappers are "singing", and the singers are trying to rap. The question is, what happened along the way? We do some digging to answer that question.
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Audrey N. April 02, 2014 Original Content A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop.
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Trevor Smith March 28, 2014 Original Content From what was initially a neighbourhood-based cultural practice, Hip-Hop has permeated societal culture in an unprecedented way. Hip-Hop extended it's boundaries before breaking them down entirely to accept any and everyone; gender, economic class and race extinguished as the genre's influence washed over society and in a way, unified a diverse group of people.
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Dhruva Balram deleted March 22, 2014 Original Content HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week.
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Rose Lilah March 08, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 2 D.R.A.M.'s album debuts at #19 overall.
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Chris Tart 
Original Content Top Tracks: October 10 - October 16 Bryson Tiller, Desiigner, 2 Chainz, and Pusha T are the big winners in this week's Top Tracks.
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Patrick Lyons 
Profiles Behind The Beat: DP Beats Meet DP Beats, the enigmatic producer whose oft-underrated work is inextricably linked to some of today's biggest rap stars.
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Narsimha Chintaluri 
Original Content What Has Diddy Done For R&B? Whether or not you agree with Diddy's argument that R&B is dead, there's no debating the music mogul's impact on the genre.
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Joshua Robinson 
Reviews Lil Baby "It's Only Me" Album Review Being the people’s champ is hard work, but on It’s Only Me, Lil Baby holds firm to that title with ease.
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Joshua Robinson 
Sneakers The Rise of New Balance: From Dad Shoes to Incredible Collaborations New Balance's rise as the "Dad shoe" king continues to be bolstered by some fantastic collaborations and co-signs.
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Alexander Cole 
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.
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Rose Lilah 
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: May 11 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.
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Rose Lilah 
Original Content Blurred Lines: The Integration Of R&B In Hip-Hop As the evolution of Hip-Hop continues to ascend into higher heights in the music industry, it seems that R&B is slowly but surely losing its soulful edge and assimilating more into the Hip-Hop genre. These days the rappers are "singing", and the singers are trying to rap. The question is, what happened along the way? We do some digging to answer that question.
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Audrey N. 
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.
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Trevor Smith 
Original Content How Hip-Hop Has Permeated Pop Culture From what was initially a neighbourhood-based cultural practice, Hip-Hop has permeated societal culture in an unprecedented way. Hip-Hop extended it's boundaries before breaking them down entirely to accept any and everyone; gender, economic class and race extinguished as the genre's influence washed over society and in a way, unified a diverse group of people.
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Original Content Underrated Audio: March 1- March 7 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week.
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Rose Lilah 