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Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: April 19-25 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh April 26, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Sept 2-10 Staff picks for the week of Spetember 2nd to 8th. By Trevor Smith September 10, 2013
Reviews Review: Meek Mill's "Dreamchasers 3" Continuing on his quest to prove he's more than just a "club song" rapper, MMG's Meek Mill drops the third installment from his popular "Dreamchasers" mixtape series. By Iva Anthony October 03, 2013
Reviews Review: Chris Brown’s "X-Files" EP A fitting appetizer for Brown's upcoming "X" album. By William Cannon November 26, 2013
Original Content Wiz Khalifa Defines "Blacc Hollywood" Wiz Khalifa defines "Blacc Hollywood," which is the title of his forthcoming album, for HotNewHipHop. By Rose Lilah November 25, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Feb. 3-9 A selection of the biggest tracks from February 3rd to 9th. By Trevor Smith February 11, 2014
Reviews Review: DJ Khaled's "Suffering From Success" DJ Khaled’s latest project suffers from a lot more than success. By Perry Simpson October 28, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Our new "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. To kick things off, we've taken a look at Dr. Dre's indisputable classic "The Chronic", which dropped 21 years ago today, on December 15th, 1992. By TWL December 15, 2013
Original Content Ab-Soul Talks On Upcoming Project & Confusion Surrounding Title, Isaiah Rashad & "Unit 6" We chopped it up with Ab-Soul for an exclusive interview while the Carson, California native was on the Smokers Club Tour 2013. By Rose Lilah October 22, 2013
Original Content Crew Love: Odd Future Get familiar with Odd Future's many members in this week's "Crew Love," where we break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons March 03, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: December 11 (J. Cole Edition) A special, J. Cole-centric edition of "Samples Of The Week." By Patrick Lyons December 11, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential JMSN Tracks R&B crooner JMSN has a unique swagger and collaborations with Ab-Soul. Let's look at his essential tracks. By Chris Tart January 11, 2015