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Original Content HNHH's Most Anticipated Summer Albums The first quarter of the year passed with barely a recognizable album drop but with Kid Cudi and Ghostface Killah releasing albums on the same day, HNHH decided to look at the Most Anticipated Albums of the Summer. By Dhruva Balram deleted April 22, 2013
Original Content Top 10: Dual Threats We continue our Top 10 series by counting down the best beat-making rappers...or rapping beat makers. By hnhh July 14, 2014
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear Three new artists for you to listen to this week. By Rose Lilah October 27, 2017
Original Content Quiz: Who Tweeted This 2.0 Test your social media knowledge with our latest quiz. By Alex Zidel July 28, 2019
Original Content LyriQuiz - Snoop Dogg "Gin & Juice" See how well y'all know the lines to the Long Beach classic. By Mike De Leon October 29, 2015
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (May 1) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden May 01, 2015
Original Content When Rappers Attack: 10 Rapper/Fan Altercations HotNewHipHop takes a look at 10 different altercations between rappers and their fans. By Jake Rohn July 15, 2014
Original Content On The Come-Up: Jetpack Jones HNHH's On The Come-Up profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category. By hnhh May 05, 2013
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 Top Tracks: July 27 - August 2 HNHH's top 10 tracks, according to our Top 100 chart. By Alex Galbraith August 03, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Dec 12-18) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz December 19, 2015
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (May 29) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah May 29, 2015