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Original Content Word Up: If I Made A Freshman List... What my Freshman would look like in a hypothetical world. By Rose Lilah March 02, 2012
Original Content GloRilla Details Chief Keef Influence, Dream Collab & "F.N.F" Success In "On The Come Up" GloRilla joins HotNewHipHop for the season premiere of “On The Come Up,” where she discusses her Grammy-nominated single, “F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” dream collaborations & more By Lawrencia Grose November 18, 2022
Original Content 10 Classic Mixtapes That Still Haven't Hit Streaming Platforms Some of the best Hip-Hop and R&B projects of the late 2000s and early 2010s were free mixtapes, but many of those classics are still not available to stream on DSPs to this day. By Joshua Robinson September 28, 2022
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 10 Our weekly recap of r'n'b and hip-hop albums' performance on the charts. By Chris Tart August 10, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: July 18 - July 24 NY takes the top two spots in a leak-heavy edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons July 25, 2016
Profiles In Conversation With Gallant: A Powerful Voice Searches For Self-Improvement The Maryland songwriter explains the vulnerability of falsetto and why Prince is the indisputable GOAT. By Trevor Smith July 12, 2016
Profiles Meet Sap: One Man Hip Hop Powerhouse Meet the multitalented rapper and producer who's blazing his own trail in the hip hop industry. By hnhh July 05, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 29 A weekly look at the performance of hip-hop and r'n'b albums. By Chris Tart June 29, 2016
Original Content Top 10 Sneakers Releasing In July 10 release dates to watch for in July. By Kyle Rooney June 28, 2016
Original Content Hey Mama: Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa & Others Reveal Their First Big Purchase For Their Mom Here's how 13 rappers showed their mom love after they found success. Happy Mother's Day y'all. By Danny Schwartz May 08, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 27 Prince dominated the album charts this week, while Rihanna's "Work" was dethroned by the first rap #1 on the Hot 100 in some time. By Chris Tart April 27, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (March 26) Young Thug and Elton John shut Instagram down this week. By Mike De Leon March 26, 2016