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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (December 12) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden December 12, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (November 7) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs November 07, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (September 26) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs September 29, 2014
Original Content Perfect Posse Cuts Posse cut: a popular form of song in hip-hop music that involves successive verses by four or more rappers. By Lloyd Jaffe September 26, 2014
Original Content Worst Hip-Hop Tattoos Tattoos have become a pretty popular trend among adolescents and adults in today’s culture, especially within the rap and hip-hop community. However, not everyone is capable of picking an aesthetically pleasing tattoo. By Vanessa Oswald June 12, 2014
Original Content 10 Most Infamous Catfights In Hip-Hop HotNewHipHop takes a look at the other side of music industry "beef" with 10 of the top catfights in hip-hop history. By Michele Daniels April 25, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: April 24 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons April 24, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: January 19 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah January 19, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 11th Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah November 11, 2012
Original Content Politickin': Hip-Hop Tweets On The Election Rappers get to politickin' when it's election time. Check out what they have to say about the election, and go vote today! By Rose Lilah November 06, 2012
Original Content Is R&B Music Having A Major Moment Right Now? Why is an r'n'b such an exciting genre right now? By Rose Lilah November 27, 2019
Profiles D Savage Reflects On Tyler, The Creator's Tutelage, Ty Dolla $ign Collab & More In "On The Come Up" D Savage reflects on "SoundCloud Rap" label, Tyler The Creator's musical prowess, and more in "On The Come Up." By Mitch Findlay January 30, 2019