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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 2nd A look at hip-hop sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith May 02, 2015
Original Content Transformation Tuesday Playlist Today we're providing you with some motivational music to get you through the week. By Rose Lilah April 28, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 11 A look at hip-hop sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith April 11, 2015
Original Content The Funniest #TweetLikeDameDash Tweets Read the most hilarious tweets from the trending hashtag #TweetLikeDameDash. By Rose Lilah March 25, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Gang Starr's 'Hard To Earn' We revisit Guru and DJ Premier’s 1994 classic "Hard To Earn," released 22 years ago today. By Chris Tart March 08, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Instagram Hip-Hop Recap (Feb. 14) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan February 14, 2015
Original Content A Tale Of Two Kendricks: "i" Vs. "The Blacker The Berry" We compare and contrast the two singles from Kendrick Lamar's next album. By Patrick Lyons February 10, 2015
Reviews Review: G.O.O.D. Music "Cruel Summer" Laced with built in quality features, "Cruel Summer" serves as a launching pad for upcoming solo efforts from the talented roster. Come for the previously released bangers you have heard Kanye let loose on, but stay for the unheard tracks that add depth to this compilation album. By Jason Pollak September 21, 2012
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Special Edition Game v. 40 Glocc Welcome to this week’s Special Edition of 140 Bars Or Less: Game v. 40 Glocc. The goal for this column is to bring the best tweets of the week in the world of hip hop, and this week Game and 40 Glocc were embroiled in real-life beef which transcended throwing jabs on twitter, verbal barbs on a diss track, or even throwing bottles. By Rose Lilah July 11, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 5- 11 <p>A day late, but here's three tracks from last week that were lacking in views but good ish nonetheless.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Trouble- Let Them Tell it</strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trouble-atl-let-them-tell-it-produced-by-fly-boy-embedsong.730738.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" width="442" height="52"></iframe></p> <p>I not only love this beat but the lyrics are on point. If you let them tell it...everybody's fake as fuck. True words from DTE's Trouble.</p> <p><strong>Johnny Polygon- My Shit ></strong></p> By Rose Lilah March 13, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: Feb. 20- 26 <p>Peep a selection of music you may have slept-on, hopefully not on purpose.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>GLC- Angry Birds</strong></p> <p><iframe width="442" height="52" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/glc-angry-birds-prod-by-dj-ayres-embedsong.711794.html"></iframe></p> <p>This is off GLC's latest effort, “Fellowship & Congregate,” and if this is indicative of what that EP will sound like, it sounds good to me.</p> <p><strong>Fas Action- This Is Me Feat. SchoolBoy Q</strong></p> By Rose Lilah February 27, 2012
Original Content Kanye Birthday Mix: 39 Tracks For Ye's 39th Celebrate the birth of Yeezus with 3 hours of great music. By Trevor Smith June 08, 2016