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Reviews Review: Pro Era's "The Secc$ Tap.e 2" Last Friday, the Pro Era crew finished off ProEra Week on a major high giving us a banging mixtape, "Secc$ Tap.e 2". By Nikita Rathod February 19, 2014
Original Content 20 Dope Hip-Hop Songs Made For Film We look at 20 dope hip-hop tracks made specifically for movies on the big screen. By Lloyd Jaffe April 21, 2014
Original Content Raekwon Discusses How The Internet Changed Hip-Hop While filming the video for "Violation," Raekwon discusses how the internet affected hip-hop. By hnhh January 23, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Dec 23-29 A selection of the biggest tracks from December 23rd to 29th. By Trevor Smith December 31, 2013
Original Content Top 10 Nicki Minaj Guest Verses A look back at some of Nicki Minaj's best features. By Trevor Smith June 02, 2014
Original Content 15 Rappers Who Did Jail Time HotNewHipHop lists 15 rappers who did a bid, from Lil Kim to Gucci Mane. By Audrey N. March 10, 2014
Original Content Waka Flocka Reveals Rap EDM Album "Flockaveli Psychotics" To Drop Next Year Waka Flocka reveals the title for his upcoming rap hybrid album, and speaks briefly on "Flockaveli 2" in a HotNewHipHop exclusive interview. By Rose Lilah November 21, 2013
Songs Beyonce & Jay Z Share Photos From New Year's Eve & Blue Ivy's 2nd Birthday Beyonce shares some personal photos from her New Year's Eve with Jay Z and Blue Ivy, as well as Blue Ivy's 2nd birthday. By Rose Lilah January 16, 2014
Reviews Review: Smoke DZA's "Dream.ZONE.Achieve" Finally dropping the long-awaited "Dream.ZONE.Achieve", Smoke DZA proves that he can do anything he sets his mind to. By Iva Anthony April 04, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "The College Dropout" 10 Years Later Our recently-launched "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release.Today we take a look at Kanye West's debut album, "College Dropout", which dropped ten years ago on February 10th, 2004. By TWL February 10, 2014
Original Content A Timeline Of Jay Z's Accumulated Wealth HNHH takes an in-depth look at Jay Z's business ventures over the last twenty years that have helped make him the million dollar entity he is today. By Nikita Rathod March 06, 2014
Original Content Origins: Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" A closer look into Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" By Trevor Smith October 01, 2013