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Sports 5 Lovable Benchwarmers 5 of the NBA's most lovable benchwarmers. By Kyle Rooney September 14, 2016
Reviews Review: Beyoncé's "Lemonade" "Lemonade" is Beyoncé's most adventurous and personal album yet. By Patrick Lyons April 30, 2016
Reviews Review: D'Angelo's "Black Messiah" Albums this anticipated aren’t supposed to be this good. By Alex Galbraith December 20, 2014
Original Content Vinylz Talks About Creation Of J. Cole's "Tale Of 2 Citiez" & Big Sean's "Blessings" We hit the buzzing producer Vinylz to get the low-down on "Blessings" and what else he's cooked up lately. By Rose Lilah February 05, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Flying Lotus Hip-Hop Tracks Flying Lotus is a beat-making genius. While most of his tunes remain instrumental, we occasionally get a dope hip-hop track produced by the creative musician. Here's 10 dope rap cuts, as produced by FlyLo. By Chris Tart October 21, 2014
Original Content Chill Out: 10 Rappers With Laid-Back Flow Any rapper can be heard if they're yelling in your ear, but a skillful MC will play it chill. By Chris Tart January 13, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: January 5-13 A summary of the top tracks from January 5 to January 13. By Alex Galbraith January 13, 2015
Original Content 8 Female Artists Rappers Love We take a look at a few of the female artists outside of hip-hop that rappers love to sample, remix and generally work with. By Nick Sella October 06, 2014
Original Content Top Five Reasons Common Should Be In Your Top Five We give you five reasons you should add Common to your top five. By Bruce Smith February 03, 2015
Original Content Pulling A "Beyonce": The Surprise Album Phenom Albums are being released with less notice, and in some cases, no notice at all. We dive in to the trend and dissect why this might be happening. By Chris Tart December 10, 2014
Original Content Cam'ron Ticket Giveaway: See Killa Cam Live In Brooklyn, NY [Update: Winners Announced] HotNewHipHop is giving away two pairs of tickets to see Cam'ron live in Brooklyn next week. By Rose Lilah May 05, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: April 21-27 A selection of the biggest tracks from April 21-27. By Trevor Smith April 30, 2014