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Original Content 5 New Artists You Should Hear We highlight five relatively new artists following a new round of music submissions. Get familiar with Mike Shabb, Shanuka, Bairi, Eldric Laron and Tyler Loyal. Paraíso By Rose Lilah February 27, 2022
Original Content Rise & Grind: Young Rog Breaks Down Why He Signed With Shelley FKA DRAM & LVRN Young Rog talks about his unqiue label situation with Shelley FKA DRAM's Waver and LVRN, his new project "Boy Next Door," and more in this new edition of "Rise & Grind." By Rose Lilah June 28, 2021
Reviews Lil Nas X "MONTERO" Review Lil Nas X's "MONTERO" was his baby, and he birthed a gem. By Alex Zidel September 24, 2021
Sports Top 10 Biggest Sports Stories Of 2021 With the year coming to an end, we take a look back on some of the biggest sports headlines from 2021. By Alexander Cole December 14, 2021
Original Content Saucy Santana Discusses Linking Up With Nicki Minaj & Rumors That "Walk" Is A Diss Saucy Santana joins us for HNHH's "12 Days of Christmas" kick-off! We discuss his rapid ascension since "Walk Em Like A Dog" in 2019, the rumors surrounding "Walk," his relationship with Nicki Minaj, the importance of TikTok and much more. By Joshua Robinson December 13, 2021
Original Content Samples Of The Week: September 18 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons September 18, 2014
Original Content Track Breakdown: Talking To QuESt & 6ix On "Lost Niggas" Giving you the direct perspective from QuESt and his producer 6ix, "Track Breakdown" is an HNHH series that highlights a specific cut by speaking to both the artist and producer about the song's creation. By Rose Lilah August 13, 2014
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
Original Content The 1017 Brick Squad Timeline A comprehensive infographic detailing the tumultuous, thrilling history of Gucci Mane's 1017 Brick Squad Records label. By Patrick Lyons July 03, 2014
Original Content Ladies Night: Dopest Videos By Female Rappers HNHH pays homage the women of hip hop for Women's History Month. By Glennisha Morgan March 31, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (March 29) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan March 29, 2014
Original Content 10 Albums That Should've Happened HotNewHipHop follows up "Albums That Need To Happen" by breaking down 10 albums that should have happened but, for whatever reason, did not. From Lil Kim and Foxy Brown's "Thelma & Louise," to Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana's "I Can't Feel My Face," and more. By Chris Richburg November 12, 2013