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Reviews Review: SBTRKT "Wonder Where We Land" The highly anticipated second full-length SBTRKT album offers a plethora of special features and futuristic beats. It lacks the danceability of the first record, but really solidifies the producer's niche in the burgeoning alternative/electronic genre. By Chris Tart October 03, 2014
Reviews Review: YG's "My Krazy Life" After a series of setbacks and title changes, YG finally releases his anticipated debut album "My Krazy Life." By Iva Anthony March 18, 2014
Original Content Lil Bibby Discusses Upcoming EP "The Book", Buying A House In Chicago & More Lil Bibby talks to HotNewHipHop about his forthcoming EP "The Book", whether or not he'll move out of Chicago, if he'll ever drop the 'Lil' from his name and plenty more. By Rose Lilah April 07, 2014
Original Content Radio Killa: The-Dream's R&B Diva Writing Credits The-Dream, a multi-talented, songwriter, producer, and artist in his own right, has written an unbelievable amount of hits for R&B divas. By Mike De Leon February 10, 2014
Reviews Review: R. Kelly's "Black Panties" With a reputation for creating some of the hottest baby-making music of all time, R. Kelly sets out to reclaim the r'n'b throne with "Black Panties." By Nikita Rathod December 17, 2013
Reviews Review: Earl Sweatshirt's "Doris" OFWGKTA’s macabre maestro delivers a project that’s as solid and compelling as it is conflicted. By Perry Simpson August 23, 2013
Original Content A$AP Rocky Covers Complex, Says He Has Influenced Kanye West A$AP Rocky is featured on the cover of Complex's upcoming issue. By Rose Lilah November 12, 2012
Original Content OVERDUE: Top 7 Artists Who Need to Drop A Project Certain artists like to take their time in between projects to make sure it comes out as the best possible product, but here are a list of artists that seem to be taking a little bit longer than expected. By Maurice Richardson December 20, 2012
Original Content Remix Fix: Gryffin's Version Of "Daydreamer" By Bipolar Sunshine Bipolar Sunshine's "Daydreamer" gets a fresh spin in this Gryffin remix. By Kayla Lee December 16, 2014
Original Content TV Shows You Should Watch If You're A Hip-Hop Fan HotNewHipHop looks at TV shows you must watch if you call yourself a hip-hop fan. By Layne Weiss September 16, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Sept 2-10 Staff picks for the week of Spetember 2nd to 8th. By Trevor Smith September 10, 2013
Original Content Exclusive: Rockie Fresh Discusses Lessons Learned From Rick Ross In an exclusive interview with HNHH, Rockie Fresh discusses how he has maintained a level head after signing with MMG, and it's due to valuable lessons learned from Rick Ross. The Chicago rapper discusses his hometown, and hobbies with us as well. By Rose Lilah October 04, 2012