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Reviews Review: Tech N9ne's "Special Effects" Inside the robotic nightmare: "Special Effects." By Nicholas DG May 07, 2015
Sports Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, Kid Ink & More Make Super Bowl XLIX Predictions We spoke to some of your favorite r'n'b and rap artists to find out their Super Bowl XLIX predictions. Peep what they had to say. By Rose Lilah January 30, 2015
Original Content Hottest Albums Of 2014 HotNewHipHop counts down the Hottest Albums of 2014. By Trevor Smith December 30, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 29 (Lupe Fiasco Edition) This edition of Samples Of The Week breaks down the samples in Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo & Youth." By Patrick Lyons January 29, 2015
Reviews Review: Lil Wayne's "Sorry 4 The Wait 2" "S4TW2" is better than Weezy's recent output, but, what does that mean? By Alex Galbraith January 27, 2015
Original Content Hottest R&B Albums Of 2014 These were our favorite R&B projects of the year. By Mike Philson December 27, 2014
Original Content Most Disappointing Projects Of 2014 To continue our #HOTNEW14 series, we’re counting down the 10 most disappointing projects of the year. By Matt Aceto December 23, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (March 28 - April 3) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Patrick Lyons April 03, 2015
Original Content Drake & Cardi B's Las Vegas Residencies Are A Massive Win For Hip-Hop After decades of fighting for its due respect, Drake and Cardi B's Las Vegas residencies cement hip-hop's place at the forefront of modern culture. By Robert Blair February 01, 2019
Original Content #TBT: Deep Cuts From Kanye West's School Days Kanye West's first three albums are absolutely legendary. The "School Days" as we're referring to them here, featured numerous hits along with some deeper cuts that never saw radio or music video treatment. By Chris Tart October 23, 2014
Original Content 0 To 100 Moments In Hip-Hop As much as we've enjoyed the growth of hip hop music last year, we must also reflect on the sporadic moments that caught us by surprise. Peep HNHH's list of artists that flipped out, balled out, and owned the year of 2014 by going 0 to 100, real quick. By Asia Burris February 04, 2015
Original Content "PRhyme Time" Remix Contest For Royce Da 5'9" & DJ Premier's "Courtesy" HotNewHipHop x PRhyme team up for a remix contest centered around the duo's lead single, "Courtesy." By Rose Lilah November 18, 2014