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Original Content Instagram Gallery: Tinashe's Most Flexible Looks An Instagram Gallery dedicated to Tinashe's most flexible poses. By HNHH Staff May 10, 2020
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: August 30 - September 5 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into 8-10 categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh September 06, 2013
Original Content Samples Of The Week: February 26 (Big Sean Edition) Breaking down and identifying the samples within Big Sean's "Dark Sky Paradise." By Patrick Lyons February 26, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 25th A look at the week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith November 25, 2015
Original Content Rap's Conor McGregor: Why 50 Cent & "The Notorious" Are Kindred Spirits With his hip-hop influences worn on his sleeve, Conor McGregor's closest counterpart in hip-hop comes in the shape of a long-term adversary. By Robert Blair March 20, 2019
Reviews Lil Wayne’s “Funeral” Is A Reminder He Deserves To Smell His Flowers While He’s Here: Review ALBUM REVIEW: Lil Wayne's alien exterior cracks under human emotions. By Aron A. February 06, 2020
Original Content On The Come Up: Jacquees We're kicking off a new season of On The Come Up with Jacquees. By Rose Lilah February 15, 2017
Original Content Marty McFly Mode: 5 Ways "Back To The Future 2" Predicted Hip Hop Today Happy #BackToTheFutureDay y'all. By Danny Schwartz October 21, 2015
Original Content 10 Most Infamous Catfights In Hip-Hop HotNewHipHop takes a look at the other side of music industry "beef" with 10 of the top catfights in hip-hop history. By Michele Daniels April 25, 2014
Original Content HNHH Exclusive: Hot 97 Christmas Extravaganza at Webster Hall with Nicki Minaj Last night, Nicki Minaj graced all of her adoring fans at Webster Hall for her Christmas Extravaganza. The event was hosted by the New York Hip-Hop and R & B station Hot 97. It was packed out as fans from all over the five boroughs headed downtown in Manhattan to get their glimpse of the Young Money Princess in all her glory. Although previously at odds over the Summer Jam fiasco, it was a nice reunion for the two parties. By Jason Pollak December 27, 2012
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Aug 29-Sep 4) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz September 05, 2015
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (September 3) Our weekly Staff Picks playlist. By Rose Lilah September 03, 2016