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Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Oct 10-16) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz October 17, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: November 2 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah November 02, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: September 14 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah September 14, 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 6 Things We Learned From Kendrick Lamar's Interview With Flying Lotus FlyLo talks with Kendrick Lamar, giving us insight on his album, among other things. By Chris Tart April 10, 2015
Original Content A HotNewHipHop Thanksgiving: 10 Things We're Thankful For It's all gravy with these rap personalities this Thanksgiving. By Nicholas DG November 26, 2015
Reviews Young Dolph's "N****s Get Shot Everyday" Review Dolph's new EP is the words "I don't give a fuck" manifested as music. By Patrick Lyons February 20, 2018
Reviews Review: 2 Chainz' "B.O.A.T.S II: #METime" 2 Chainz second studio album "B.O.A.T.S II: #METime," is a heavier dose of Tity Boi's extravagant style that sold so well on "Based On A T.R.U. Story," but will it sell well again? By Nikita Rathod September 12, 2013
Original Content HNHH's Top 8 Most Disappointing Projects of 2012 HNHH looks back at eight of 2012's most disappointing projects, be they mixtapes or albums. Take note that in some cases, projects were deemed disappointing not because of quality or commercial success, but based on their failure to follow through with expectations. By Perry Simpson December 19, 2012
TV 5 Shows We're Excited To Return In Summer 2024 Discover Summer 2024's returning TV shows: "Criminal Minds"' serial killer case, "The Boys"' superhero satire, and "The Bear"'s culinary drama. By Ashley Turner May 29, 2024
Original Content Why Rap Songs Are Going #1 Again Rae Sremmurd and Migos got back-to-back #1s without making any pop concessions. Here's how they did it. By Patrick Lyons February 07, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: September 12 - September 18 The Game, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Future come up big in this week's edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons September 19, 2016