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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
Original Content Waka Flocka Reveals Rap EDM Album "Flockaveli Psychotics" To Drop Next Year Waka Flocka reveals the title for his upcoming rap hybrid album, and speaks briefly on "Flockaveli 2" in a HotNewHipHop exclusive interview. By Rose Lilah November 21, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "The College Dropout" 10 Years Later Our recently-launched "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release.Today we take a look at Kanye West's debut album, "College Dropout", which dropped ten years ago on February 10th, 2004. By TWL February 10, 2014
Original Content Origins: Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" A closer look into Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" By Trevor Smith October 01, 2013
Original Content BTS Photos: Video Shoot Of Rihanna's "Pour It Up" A visual for Rihanna's "Pour It Up" single is in the works. By hnhh September 29, 2013
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
Original Content #TBT: The Neptunes Celebrating The Neptunes, the greatest production duo in hip hop history. By Danny Schwartz April 20, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Ja Rule Revisiting Ja Rule 2000-2004. By Danny Schwartz January 26, 2017
Original Content On "HNDRXX," Future Finally Reveals His Wounds After Ciara Turmoil Future bares it all, revealing the love he still has for Ciara, as well as all the pain he's left with. By Carl Lamarre February 25, 2017
Reviews Kodak Black's "Project Baby 2" (Review) One of the most controversial and the most promising reemerges with the sequel of his debut. Has the fast life calmed him down, or is he still a force to be reckoned with? By Maxwell Cavaseno August 22, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Ol' Dirty Bastard Celebrating the genius of ODB. By Danny Schwartz March 23, 2017