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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (September 30) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden October 01, 2016
Original Content LyriQuiz: Diddy "Bad Boys For Life" Test of your memory of one of Diddy's biggest hits. By Mike De Leon November 05, 2015
Original Content 7 Florida Rappers To Watch Here are seven Florida rappers you should be keeping an eye on. By Danny Schwartz April 07, 2017
Original Content Quiz: The Year In Hip-Hop Take our quiz on the year in hip-hop. By Mike De Leon January 05, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Aug. 26-Sept. 1 Staff picks for the week of August 26th to September 1st. By Trevor Smith September 05, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (March 13) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs March 13, 2015
Original Content HNHH PSA: The Categories Have Been Revamped The dawn of a new era is upon us. By Mitch Findlay July 29, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: March 23-30 A selection of the biggest tracks from March 23rd to 30th. By Trevor Smith April 02, 2014
Original Content Exclusive: Kirko Bangz Talks About Rapping At 15 & Footage From BTS Of "Walk On Green" Featuring French Montana HotNewHipHop.Com was on set during the shooting for "Walk On Green," Kirko Bangz' next big single. The video shoot featured a lot of ladies and a dope-looking car, see the footage below. By Rose Lilah August 06, 2012
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (October 2) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden October 02, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks: February 22 - February 28 There was a lot of turnover in our top tracks this week. By Patrick Lyons February 29, 2016
Original Content WYA? 5 Albums That Need A Release Date Lil Uzi Vert, Nas, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and the most infamous, J. Cole/Kendrick Lamar, have all promised us albums. Where they at, though? By Jae Pascal August 02, 2017