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Original Content Yes Yes: Slum Village Talks New Music, Doughnuts & J. Dilla T3 and Young RJ of Slum Village discuss their upcoming album, food, wrestling, J. Dilla, and more exclusively with HotNewHipHop. By Layne Weiss March 14, 2014
Reviews JID "DiCaprio 2" Review JID's "DiCaprio 2" reveals the scope of his potential. By Mitch Findlay November 28, 2018
TV Screen King Immortal: 10 Times 50 Cent Was Name-Dropped In Film & TV The "Empire" season 2 premiere isn't the only time 50 Cent's been name-dropped on TV. By Patrick Lyons September 25, 2015
Reviews Review: Jadakiss' "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" Even if Jadakiss isn't in your top five, "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" proves that he's still doing exactly what he should be at 40 years old. By Patrick Lyons November 26, 2015
Original Content Regional Rankings 2018: Best Cities In Hip Hop This Year Which regions had the hottest music scenes this year? By Patrick Lyons December 28, 2018
Original Content 50 Cent's Targets Of The Week: "Fofty" Baits A Sleazer Into Submission 50 Cent becomes fixated on his "weekly targets" until they lie helpless like a wingless bird twitching on the ground. By Devin Ch May 05, 2019
Crime Tavion Koonce-Williams, 15, Shot By Akron Police Over Fake Gun: What We Know A decade after the horrible case of Tamir Rice, Ohio police make headlines again once for harming Black boys. By Demi Phillips April 18, 2024
Original Content HNHH & TuneCore Present "Heat Seekers" Artist Spotlight: Vince Sinnott Our latest HNHH x TuneCore "Heat Seekers" contest winner is Queens, New York artist, Vince Sinnott. By HNHH Staff September 16, 2020
Music The Pharcyde's "Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde" Turns 31 Explore the enduring legacy of The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride II, a seminal album in alternative hip hop history. By Rain Adams November 28, 2023
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's Music Videos Are Extraordinary, And They're Only Getting Better A survey of Kendrick Lamar's increasingly kick-ass music videos. By Danny Schwartz April 12, 2017
Sports Damar Hamlin: His Recovery Timeline How is the athlete doing today? By Zachary Roberts March 01, 2023
Reviews "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" Movie Review: Marvel's Still Got It Guardians of the Galaxy 3 hit theaters last weekend. How did James Gunn and company fare this time around with their final outing? By Zachary Roberts May 09, 2023