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Original Content Dom Kennedy And Skeme Discuss Their Roots On The Damon Campbell Show In HNHH's new segment, Damon Campbell talks to Skeme and Dom Kennedy about their origins, background, and ongoing work in an in-depth interview. By hnhh February 07, 2014
Original Content Chevy Woods Talks On Cardo Leaving Taylor Gang & Shares His Thoughts On The BET Cyphers Chevy Woods talks to HotNewHipHop about Cardo leaving Taylor Gang, which producer he'd really like to work with and the BET cyphers. By Rose Lilah October 24, 2013
Original Content Lecrae Says He'd Love To See More Substance In Hip Hop And Responds To Critics Breaking new ground as a Hip Hop artist in the mainstream, HotNewHipHop chopped it up with Lecrae to find out just what makes him stand out in today's rap culture. In an era where records sales are hard to come by, Lecrae shares his thoughts on success, substance, his collaborations and his critics. By Jen DeLeon November 12, 2013
Profiles Behind The Beat: DJ Dahi With an intuitive musical approach that has won him collaborations with everyone from Travis Scott to Lupe Fiasco to Jazmine Sullivan, DJ Dahi may be the most versatile producer in hip hop. By Danny Schwartz March 30, 2016
Original Content A Timeline Of The Throne: How Kanye West & Jay Z's Album Came To Be Watch The Throne is 5 years old, but the story of its two creators is much older. By Trevor Smith August 09, 2016
Original Content 5 Albums Inspired By Mixtapes Sometimes the mixtape is better than the album, other times the mixtape IS the album. By Trevor Smith August 09, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: DJ Swish For the latest edition of Behind The Beat, 23-year-old producer DJ Swish tells us how he ended up playing a vital role in the making of YG's "Still Brazy." By Angus Walker August 12, 2016
Original Content HNHH's Top R&B Albums Of 2012 With 2012 drawing to a close, HNHH decided to look back on the best R&B albums of the past year. By Dhruva Balram deleted December 13, 2012
Original Content G.O.O.D. Music Covers Complex The G.O.O.D. Music fam grace the August/September issue of Complex Magazine, discussing working with Kanye, what G.O.O.D. means to them and more. By Rose Lilah July 23, 2012
Original Content Jay-Z Pulls A "Kanye" At BET Awards Jay-Z pulled a "Kanye" during the BET awards when he jokingly interrupted his acceptance speech for the duo's Best Video award. By Rose Lilah July 03, 2012
Reviews Review: A$AP Ferg's "Trap Lord" Ready for his turn in the limelight, A$AP Ferg drops his debut album "Trap Lord" and proves he is different from the rest of the mob. By Iva Anthony August 22, 2013
Reviews Review: Pusha T's "My Name Is My Name" After a series of delays and push backs, Pusha T finally releases his long-awaited album "My Name Is My Name" to mark the start of his reign as a solo kingpin rapper. By Iva Anthony October 08, 2013