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Pop Culture Cardi B & Akbar V's Explosive Feud: Everything You Need To Know After Bardi shared a clip from Akbar's previously leaked sex tape, Offset was somehow dragged into all the drama. By Hayley Hynes September 27, 2022
Sports The Top 10 Plays Of The 2017 NBA Finals The best plays of the NBA Finals: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, J. McGee, and more. By Danny Schwartz June 13, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: September 26 - October 2 The Weeknd wins big on this week's edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons October 03, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Cookin Soul INTERVIEW: Spanish production duo Cookin Soul discusses their working relationships with American artists and the evolution of Spain's hip hop scene. By Danny Schwartz July 07, 2016
Original Content The Evolution Of Trap Wiz We examine how strains of trap music began trickling into Wiz Khalifa's chill stoner tracks. By Patrick Lyons November 09, 2015
Original Content The Progression Of Fantastic Flows Hip Hop, more than any other genre in history, has very distinct regional styles and today we'll look at how rappers are, or are not, using those influences in their music, and where they do get inspiration if not from a zip code. By hnhh June 17, 2014
Original Content 10 Detroit Players From The Underground HotNewHipHop breaks down 10 different Detroit artists on the come-up that you should know. By Rose Lilah December 11, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: November 30- December 6 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah December 07, 2013
Sports Should The Lakers Be Concerned About Their Chemistry? The Lakers are off to a rough start and the overreactions have already begun. By Alexander Cole October 30, 2021
Reviews King Von "What It Means To Be King" Review "What It Means To Be King," the first posthumous release from King Von, expands the vision he laid down on his debut album while hinting at what could have been his artistic evolution. By Aron A. March 09, 2022
Original Content Joe Avianne Details Designing Chains For Bobby Shmurda, Lil Pump, Cam'ron & More In a brand new exclusive interview for HNHH's "12 Days of Christmas," we talk with Joe Avianne of Avianne & Co. about his come-up and success, some of his most iconic and memorable pieces, as well as Bobby Shmurda's post-prison-release chain, and more. By Angela Savage December 23, 2021
Original Content 20 Hip-Hop Producers Forging The Sound Of Tomorrow As part of Black Future Month, we take a look at the producers who are shaping hip-hop sound and culture as we know it. By Robert Blair February 18, 2022