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Original Content 20 Dope Hip-Hop Songs Made For Film We look at 20 dope hip-hop tracks made specifically for movies on the big screen. By Lloyd Jaffe April 21, 2014
Original Content Raekwon Discusses How The Internet Changed Hip-Hop While filming the video for "Violation," Raekwon discusses how the internet affected hip-hop. By hnhh January 23, 2014
Original Content 15 Rappers Who Did Jail Time HotNewHipHop lists 15 rappers who did a bid, from Lil Kim to Gucci Mane. By Audrey N. March 10, 2014
Original Content Track Breakdown: Talking To Skeme & Boi-1da On "Bullets" Giving you the direct perspective from Skeme and his producer Boi-1da, "Track Breakdown" is an HNHH series that highlights a specific cut by speaking to both the artist and producer about the song's creation. By Rose Lilah December 26, 2013
Songs Beyonce & Jay Z Share Photos From New Year's Eve & Blue Ivy's 2nd Birthday Beyonce shares some personal photos from her New Year's Eve with Jay Z and Blue Ivy, as well as Blue Ivy's 2nd birthday. By Rose Lilah January 16, 2014
Reviews Review: Smoke DZA's "Dream.ZONE.Achieve" Finally dropping the long-awaited "Dream.ZONE.Achieve", Smoke DZA proves that he can do anything he sets his mind to. By Iva Anthony April 04, 2014
Reviews Review: Jhene Aiko's "Sail Out" Jhene Aiko continues to amaze. By Matt Aceto November 17, 2013
Original Content Hip-Hopera HotNewHipHop presents 13 hip-hop songs with operatic backing vocals. By Patrick Lyons February 07, 2014
Original Content Trophies: Counting Down Drake's Number One Hits Drake has the most number one songs on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and we've decided to count them all done, starting from the classic "Best I Ever Had." By Mike De Leon February 04, 2014
Reviews Review: Chief Keef's "Almighty So" Basically another Bang Pt. 2 ... By Matt Aceto October 20, 2013
Reviews Review: Game's "OKE: Operation Kill Everything" Game’s first project post-Interscope is an easy contender for mixtape of the year. By Perry Simpson October 16, 2013
Reviews Review: Eminem's "Marshall Mathers LP 2" The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is the sober Eminem’s strongest project to date, and though it’ll inevitably be compared to his previous works, it’s a radically different direction for the Detroit emcee. Eminem has definitely aged and matured, but the question remains: has his maturity caused him succumb to the mainstream instead of shaping it to suit his needs? By Dhruva Balram deleted November 11, 2013