Features

Discover exclusive hip-hop features on HotNewHipHop. Read interviews, album reviews, think pieces, and curated lists covering music, culture, and more.

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

Original Content Classic Rotation: Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" Gets the 'Classic Rotation' Treatment By Chris Tart March 28, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 13 A weekly look at how many units hip-hop and r'n'b albums are selling, as well as their chart position. By Chris Tart April 13, 2016
Original Content 5 Things We Want From The Weeknd's "My Dear Melancholy" Here are five things we wish to see on The Weeknd's "My Dear Melancholy." By Aron A. March 29, 2018
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: December 28 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah December 28, 2014
Original Content Warhol.SS Quarantine Essentials: McDonald's Apple Pie & "Patrennessy" Warhol.SS can't get enough of his snack foods during the coronavirus-induced quarantine. By Alex Zidel April 29, 2020
Original Content Don Q Stays On His "Real Fat Boy Shit" With His Quarantine Essentials Don Q keeps his pantry stocked with some of the dopest snacks to keep himself entertained during the quarantine. By Alex Zidel May 15, 2020
Original Content Top Tracks of The Week: February 10- February 17 A weekly rundown of our top tracks By Alex Galbraith February 17, 2015
Original Content The Inescapable Rap Collab Album The collaborative album is currently running rampant in hip-hop, but the impact itself is fleeting. By Luke Hinz May 10, 2018
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Future, Ed Sheeran & Lil West Earn Spots Another good week for our staff-curated playlist. By Alex Zidel July 17, 2019
Music Drake, Freddie Gibbs & Jay Critch Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch August 10, 2019
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 Charts Don't Lie: January 25 The Weeknd remains atop the Billboard 200 while Migos reclaim the #1 spot on the Hot 100. By Chris Tart January 25, 2017