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Original Content Top Tracks: January 30 - February 5 Big Sean and Eminem take the top spot, a powerhouse DJ Khaled track is finally knocked off on this week's Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons February 06, 2017
Original Content 5 Producers Defining Hip-Hop Right Now Did your favorite producer make the cut? By Matt F October 25, 2017
Original Content Shit Rappers Say (Part 2) Rappers never stop talking shit, and so we bring you our second edition of Shit Rappers Say! By Nikita Rathod July 09, 2014
Original Content Wiz Khalifa Defines "Blacc Hollywood" Wiz Khalifa defines "Blacc Hollywood," which is the title of his forthcoming album, for HotNewHipHop. By Rose Lilah November 25, 2013
Original Content Underrated Audio: May 24- May 30 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah May 31, 2014
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop & R'n'B Playlist For The Weekend Our FIRE EMOJI playlist is updated and ready to jumpstart your TGIF activities. By Rose Lilah February 09, 2018
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 8 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 08, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: January 18 The Weeknd is stil on top. By Chris Tart January 18, 2017
Original Content 6ix9ine's "DUMMY BOY" Rollout Was A Bittersweet End To His Run The situation surrounding 6ix9ine's new album is incredibly unique. By Alex Zidel November 27, 2018
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Lil Wayne's "Free Weezy Album" Here's our wish list for Lil Wayne's next album. By Patrick Lyons June 18, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (July 18-24) Some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz July 25, 2015
Original Content Cities With Underrated Rap Scenes We know where Jay-Z is from. Same with Kanye and Snoop. But from Virginia to Texas, Maryland to Minnesota, cities around the country have been breeding hip-hop stars for years, but fail to get the recognition of the hip-hop meccas, leaving them in the category of underrated. By Ben Shatzman July 18, 2014