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Original Content Rise & Grind Playlist The remedy to your Monday morning blues; a rise & grind playlist. By Rose Lilah May 04, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 4 Kid Cudi, Action Bronson and Kanye West all drop tracks containing dope samples. By Patrick Lyons March 05, 2015
Original Content Ice Cream Freestyles: Vote For Your Favorite A recap of some of the best Ice Cream freestyles to date. By Mike De Leon January 16, 2015
Original Content Hottest Instrumentals Of 2014 The time has come to honor producers that killed it this year, with the Hottest Instrumentals of 2014. There are those that simply make beats, and then there are the chosen few superproducers that craft masterpieces. HotNewHipHop honors the chosen superproducers and artists that have crafted the following tracks--only due to the uber-talented producers were we able to enjoy the following hit records. By Mike Philson December 16, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: October 19 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah October 19, 2014
Original Content Summer Jam 2014 Recap HNHH was on the scene at Hot 97's annual Summer Jam yesterday to see performances by Iggy Azalea, Chinx, Childish Gambino, Jhene Aiko, Troy Ave, Action Bronson, Wiz Khalifa, The Roots, Trey Songz, Nas, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj and DJ Mustard, plus plenty of special guests. Now we've got photos and a recap of the event for you. By Patrick Lyons June 02, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: December 16th A look at the week in rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith December 16, 2015
Original Content VOTE: Which Music Streaming Platform Do You Use? Spotify, Apple Music... or something else? By Danny Schwartz March 08, 2017
TV 10 Recent HBO Comedy Specials You Should Watch Some great one-hour specials you won’t be finding on Netflix. By Michael Kaminsky February 08, 2020
Reviews Review: DJ Mustard "10 Summers" On "10 Summers", DJ Mustard finds himself going down the same road, with very few detours. At least those short detours are interesting. By Kahron Spearman August 14, 2014
Original Content Exposé: Halle Berry - Tribute Gallery <p><strong>In our new series "Exposé", HNHH pays tribute some of the hottest actresses, singers and models in the game. In this edition, we feature a star who's somewhat of a vet in the industry, Halle Berry - deserving of all the accolades.</strong></p> By HNHH Staff January 22, 2013
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Kanye West Vs. Big Sean We pit mentor and protege in Kanye West and Big Sean for the return of "Who Had The Better Verse." By Carl Lamarre February 23, 2016