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Music Meek Mill Speaks Out On Issues With Atlantic Following Split From Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Meek Mill criticized Atlantic on Twitter following his split from Roc Nation Management. By Cole Blake July 12, 2022
Pop Culture Kandi Burruss's Cousin Shot In Her Restaurant During An Argument With Employee: Report Chef Melvin Jones reportedly sustained non-life-threatening injuries during an altercation at Blaze in Atlanta. By Erika Marie September 08, 2022
Music Lil Wayne Reveals His Favorite Canadian Artist That Isn't Drake Lil Wayne gives Kardinal Offishall the biggest shout-out. By Aron A. August 10, 2022
Original Content Top 10: Hottest Songs You May Have Missed This Summer In this week's Top 10, we countdown the hottest songs this summer that were just under the radar and might have slipped through the cracks of your playlist. By hnhh September 08, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Dual Threats We continue our Top 10 series by counting down the best beat-making rappers...or rapping beat makers. By hnhh July 14, 2014
Original Content The Tortoise & The Hare: First Week vs. Longterm Sales HotNewHipHop takes a look at first-week album sales and how the tortoise occasionally beats the hare. By hnhh June 26, 2014
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 3: The Evolution Of The MC Rap is filled with a lot of MCs. No question. But what separates one rapper from the next? An artist's hometown is about as blurred as his flow and look compared to other like-minded entertainers. With the Internet and blogging, it's even harder to find an MC that's truly a product of where he represents. While we're growing to accept that sound does not need to be regional anymore, how have MCs evolved with the influx of independent labels, the blogosphere, and other elements of the millennial generation? By Chris Richburg June 04, 2014
Original Content The Oscars 2014: Hip-Hop Reacts To Lupita's Win, Pharrell's Loss & More A quick recap of what hip-hop artists had to say about last night's Oscars. By Rose Lilah March 03, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: December 1 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah December 01, 2013
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 8 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah September 08, 2013
Original Content On The Come-Up: Roc Marciano 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 March 17, 2013
Industry Charts Don't Lie: March 3rd Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah March 03, 2013