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Discover exclusive hip-hop features on HotNewHipHop. Read interviews, album reviews, think pieces, and curated lists covering music, culture, and more. Original Content View the official release of Jarren Benton's music video for "Life In The Jungle" along with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot.
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hnhh July 23, 2013 Original Content A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop.
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Trevor Smith July 05, 2013 Original Content A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop.
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Trevor Smith June 20, 2013 Original Content 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.
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hnhh May 26, 2013 Original Content HNHH's On The Come-Up profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category.
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hnhh May 05, 2013 Original Content 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.
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hnhh March 22, 2013 Original Content <p>A recent trend that has surfaced in hip-hop is to do collaborative projects with another artist. I'm not saying that artists haven't done this before, I'm saying that it's become a trend. Arguably two of the greatest, Kanye West & Jay-Z, may have gotten this trend going when they dropped <strong>Watch The Throne</strong>. That was definitely a successful collab that everyone was (and still is, it seems) pumped about. And now there have been rumours of a lot of other joint efforts coming up (and some have already dropped).
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Rose Lilah February 23, 2012 Original Content Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week.
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Rose Lilah September 25, 2015 Original Content We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap.
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Dallas Darden August 07, 2015 Original Content We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap.
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Dallas Darden May 29, 2015 Original Content We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap.
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Dallas Darden May 15, 2015 Original Content Hip-hop reacts on social media to the death of Freddie Gray and the ensuing protests in Baltimore.
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Angus Walker April 28, 2015
Original Content Jarren Benton's "Life In The Jungle" Official Music Video Launch and Behind-The-Scenes Footage View the official release of Jarren Benton's music video for "Life In The Jungle" along with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot.
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hnhh 
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (June 27-July 3rd) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop.
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Trevor Smith 
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (June 14-20) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop.
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Trevor Smith 
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: May 17-23 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.
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hnhh 
Original Content On The Come-Up: Jetpack Jones HNHH's On The Come-Up profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category.
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hnhh 
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: March 15th-21st 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.
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hnhh 
Original Content Word Up: Joint Projects In Hip-Hop Becoming A Trend <p>A recent trend that has surfaced in hip-hop is to do collaborative projects with another artist. I'm not saying that artists haven't done this before, I'm saying that it's become a trend. Arguably two of the greatest, Kanye West & Jay-Z, may have gotten this trend going when they dropped <strong>Watch The Throne</strong>. That was definitely a successful collab that everyone was (and still is, it seems) pumped about. And now there have been rumours of a lot of other joint efforts coming up (and some have already dropped).
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Rose Lilah 
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (August 7) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap.
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Dallas Darden 
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (May 29) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap.
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Dallas Darden 
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (May 15) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap.
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Dallas Darden 
Original Content Hip-Hop Reacts To The Death Of Freddie Gray & Baltimore Riots Hip-hop reacts on social media to the death of Freddie Gray and the ensuing protests in Baltimore.
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Angus Walker