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Original Content Secret Santa For Your Favorite Rappers What would you get your favorite rappers for Christmas? By Alex Galbraith December 25, 2014
Original Content Hottest Mixtapes Of 2014 HotNewHipHop counts down the hottest 20 mixtapes of 2014. By Rose Lilah December 29, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential Mr. Carmack Tracks Listen to enigmatic producer Mr. Carmack's 10 essential tracks By Chris Tart December 28, 2014
Original Content Shots Fired: All The Disses Aimed At Birdman & Cash Money On Lil Wayne's "Sorry 4 The Wait 2" Take a look at every time Lil Wayne came at his former Cash Money brethren on "Sorry 4 The Wait 2." By Rose Lilah January 26, 2015
Profiles Meet Roy Wood$: Young Singer/Rapper From Toronto Who is Roy Wood$? We're formally introducing you to the new rapper making waves in the burgeoning Toronto hip-hop scene. By Rose Lilah October 28, 2014
Original Content Tory Lanez Lists His Top 10 Most Influential Songs Tory Lanez cites the top 10 songs that have influenced him the most for HotNewHipHop. By Rose Lilah October 27, 2014
Reviews Review: Logic's "Under Pressure" The Maryland native makes good on the hype, turning in an impressive major label debut. Logic's "Under Pressure" waxes nostalgia throughout the album, while giving a contemporary tale from multiple perspectives. By Kahron Spearman October 27, 2014
Original Content #TBT: RUN-DMC's Hottest Tracks RUN-DMC have created some of the most classic hip-hop cuts ever written, and today we celebrate their existence. Let's throw it back to RUN-DMC's hottest tracks. By Chris Tart November 27, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential Vic Mensa Tracks Chicago's Vic Mensa is coming up quick. These are his essential tracks. By Chris Tart October 26, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks of the Week: February 24 - March 3 A weekly rundown of what's new and notable at the top of our charts By Alex Galbraith March 03, 2015
Original Content What We Learned From A$AP Rocky's Tumblr Q&A Everything you need to know from A$AP Rocky's "Dashboard Confessions." By Angus Walker February 11, 2015
Original Content AARP: Best Rappers Over 40 Looking at the best 'old ass rappers' in the game. By Chris Tart March 21, 2015