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Original Content Samples Of The Week: February 19 Sample flips from CyHi The Prynce, Action Bronson and Drake. By Patrick Lyons February 19, 2015
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 2: The Evolution Of A Rap Collaboration Looking back, collaborations seemed to be more authentic as rappers gathered in the studio to vibe and create a certified masterpiece. With the impact of the internet and social media, the thought of an actual collabo seems a distant memory as artists exchange verses via e-mail and never meet up until it's time to shoot the video or perform live. With this, has the vibe of a true collaboration fallen off? Are there any artists and beatmakers that actually show up and work face-to-face to craft a tune completely from scratch? By Chris Richburg May 29, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 15 A weekly breakdown of hip-hop and r'n'b album sales. By Chris Tart June 15, 2016
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: April Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart May 01, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: November 20 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons November 20, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: March 5- 11 <p>A day late, but here's three tracks from last week that were lacking in views but good ish nonetheless.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Trouble- Let Them Tell it</strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trouble-atl-let-them-tell-it-produced-by-fly-boy-embedsong.730738.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border-width:0;" width="442" height="52"></iframe></p> <p>I not only love this beat but the lyrics are on point. If you let them tell it...everybody's fake as fuck. True words from DTE's Trouble.</p> <p><strong>Johnny Polygon- My Shit ></strong></p> By Rose Lilah March 13, 2012
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: December 22 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah December 22, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks: May 29 - June 4 2 Chainz's latest offering from "Pretty Girls Like Trap Music" tops our list this week. By Patrick Lyons June 06, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: April 13 - April 19 HNHH's top 10 tracks, according to our Top 100 chart. By Alex Galbraith April 20, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 4 A look at hip-hop sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith April 04, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 22 Drake continues his dominance this week, refusing to buckle under the threat of Nick Jonas and Hamilton. By Chris Tart June 22, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: October 17 - October 24 Eminem leads a particularly big week of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons October 24, 2016