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Original Content 10 Essential Dreamville Records Tracks An introduction to J. Cole's imprint. By Chris Tart January 31, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Statik Selektah Statik Selektah discusses DJing, vinyl, and his place in hip hop in an HNHH interview. By Danny Schwartz April 13, 2016
Original Content 7 Loose Gems From Chance The Rapper's SoundCloud Refresh yourself with Chance's strange and eclectic SoundCloud releases. By Trevor Smith May 06, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Birdman's Early Singles Birdman the Eagle has been a part of some undeniable music. By Chris Tart December 31, 2015
Original Content Where Is Childish Gambino? Tracking His Movements Since "STN MTN/Kauai" Tracing Donald Glover's steps since he released "STN MTN/Kauai" in 2014. By Danny Schwartz April 08, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: March 10-16 A selection of the biggest tracks from March 10th to 16th. By Trevor Smith March 19, 2014
Original Content Crew Love: Wu-Tang Clan HNHH gives you the lowdown on one of the biggest groups in hip hop history, Wu-Tang Clan, for this week's edition of Crew Love. By Nikita Rathod June 09, 2014
Reviews Review: Pro Era's "The Secc$ Tap.e 2" Last Friday, the Pro Era crew finished off ProEra Week on a major high giving us a banging mixtape, "Secc$ Tap.e 2". By Nikita Rathod February 19, 2014
Original Content Top 10 Nicki Minaj Guest Verses A look back at some of Nicki Minaj's best features. By Trevor Smith June 02, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Nov. 18-24 Staff picks for the week of November 18th to 24th. By Trevor Smith November 26, 2013
Original Content Waka Flocka Reveals Rap EDM Album "Flockaveli Psychotics" To Drop Next Year Waka Flocka reveals the title for his upcoming rap hybrid album, and speaks briefly on "Flockaveli 2" in a HotNewHipHop exclusive interview. By Rose Lilah November 21, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "The College Dropout" 10 Years Later Our recently-launched "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release.Today we take a look at Kanye West's debut album, "College Dropout", which dropped ten years ago on February 10th, 2004. By TWL February 10, 2014