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Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (January 8) Find out the HNHH staff's favorite songs from the past week. By Rose Lilah January 08, 2016
Original Content On The Come-Up: Jetpack Jones HNHH's On The Come-Up profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category. By hnhh May 05, 2013
Original Content RIP VINE: 30 Hip-Hop Moments To Remember It With Looking back at some classic Vine moments featuring Eminem, Drake, Kanye, Iggy Azalea, and more. By Trevor Smith January 17, 2017
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: September 2015 Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart October 01, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Items For Festival Season Ten things you need if you're gonna be hitting up any festivals this summer. By Alex Uplinger June 05, 2015
Reviews Review: Rockie Fresh's "The Night I Went To..." Rockie Fresh cements his status as MMG's secret weapon on the impressive, if a bit uneven "The Night I Went To..." By Patrick Lyons January 25, 2016
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: March 15th-21st HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh March 22, 2013
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 4 Beyoncé and Prince ruled the charts this week. By Chris Tart May 04, 2016
Original Content HNHH Recap: Hot 97 Summer Jam 2012 HotNewHipHop got to attend the always eventful Hot 97 Summer Jam, and here we provide you with a review of everything that went down on the main stage as well as the pre-show, for those of you that couldn't make it. Video footage & photos to come! By Rose Lilah June 05, 2012
Original Content Underrated Audio: May 21- May 27 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah May 28, 2012
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week - Feb. 09 A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Rose Lilah February 09, 2013
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: May 11 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah May 11, 2014