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Original Content The Best GIFs From The 2013 BET Awards Check out our list of the BEST GIFs from this year's BET Awards! By Alex S July 03, 2013
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (July 25-31) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz August 01, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: March 2 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah March 02, 2014
Original Content Hottest Instrumentals Of 2014 The time has come to honor producers that killed it this year, with the Hottest Instrumentals of 2014. There are those that simply make beats, and then there are the chosen few superproducers that craft masterpieces. HotNewHipHop honors the chosen superproducers and artists that have crafted the following tracks--only due to the uber-talented producers were we able to enjoy the following hit records. By Mike Philson December 16, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 12- 18 <p> Songs I like, you mighta missed cuz they're not-so-mainstream, you know the deal.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Tayyib Ali- Dear Lord [Prod. Jahlil Beats]</strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tayyib-ali-dear-lord-prod-jahlil-beats-embedsong.738256.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" width="442" height="52"></iframe></p> By Rose Lilah March 19, 2012
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (May 13) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden May 13, 2017
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (August 22-28) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz August 29, 2015
Original Content Mastermind Vs. Hood Billionaire Breaking down the pros and cons of Rick Ross' two releases in 2014. By Matt Aceto December 03, 2014
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop Songs Of July (On Spotify) July highlights: Meek Mill, 21 Savage, French Montana and more! By Matt F August 01, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: May 20-26 Staff picks for the week of May 20-26. By Trevor Smith May 27, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Dec 23-29 A selection of the biggest tracks from December 23rd to 29th. By Trevor Smith December 31, 2013
Original Content The Best Joe Biden & Barack Obama Memes Twitter Came Up With Vice President Joe Biden has become a vessel for Americans to briefly escape their fears of a Trump presidency. By Trevor Smith November 15, 2016