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Original Content Rebirth Pt. 1: The Evolution Of A Rap Group Many rappers came to prominence first as part of a group ( i.e. EPMD, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Wu-Tang Clan, and the list goes on). As time progressed, the concept (or rather unity) of the group would take a backseat to the individual. Whether it be the fans picking out whichever member they prefer, or whether there is that one particular member standing out amongst the rest (i.e. Andre 3000), the seeds were planted for one individual to embark on their own into the hip-hop wilderness. In light of this, has the nail been placed in the coffin, or is there still a bit of life left in the group concept? By Chris Richburg May 20, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: December 28- January 3 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah January 04, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: October 26- November 1 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah November 02, 2013
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 1 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah September 01, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Aug. 1-7) <p>Dissecting the foibles of the hip hop community as expressed in under 140 characters on Twitter. Not just used as a device to flood people's timelines with your new track, album, video, or clothing line, sometimes rappers truly channel the unfiltered interaction with fans. This week features Mac Miller, Chief Keef, 2 Chainz and more!</p> By Trevor Smith August 08, 2013
Original Content 10 Hottest Upcoming Fall Albums HNHH takes a look at ten of the hottest albums dropping this fall. By Rose Lilah September 14, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 19- 25 <p>Whatup, two upcoming emcees and two dope producers featured this week.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Logic- Numbers</strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/logic-md-numbers-embedsong.744047.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" width="442" height="52"></iframe></p> By Rose Lilah March 26, 2012
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Julia Fox’s Best Looks Check out some of Julia Fox's best looks from her IG. By Jordan Schenkman February 19, 2022
Original Content Dr. Dre & Kanye West's "Jesus Is King II": What Can We Expect? A match made in heaven? By Mitch Findlay November 19, 2019
Original Content HNHH PSA: The Categories Have Been Revamped The dawn of a new era is upon us. By Mitch Findlay July 29, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Chris Brown's "Had To Do It... Sorry DJ Khaled" Is Our New #1 Chris Brown's Michael Jackson-sampling new track, perhaps a leaked version of a future DJ Khaled song, debuts at #1. By Patrick Lyons August 06, 2018
Original Content Andre 3000's Bittersweet Return What's next for 3 Stacks following his musical left turn on Mother's Day? By Luke Hinz May 16, 2018