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Original Content Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.
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News Although rumors have been circulating, which speculate that Chris Brown's new tattoo depicted a battered woman and/or Rihanna, Chris Brown's publicist denies this.
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News Legends" is an editorial initiative that will feature trailblazers and icons in hip hop culture. Our goal is to not only pay homage to artists who have impacted rap and rap culture, but to reconnect them to the HNHH community. In this edition, MC Lyte spoke to HNHH about how she got her first start, the challenges she faced while on the come up and fills viewers in on what she's got coming up. This is our first instalment, but keep checking out HNHH for more to come.
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Original Content HNHH caught up with Mindless Behavior and Jacob Latimore during MB's #1 Girl tour. Mindless Behavior has been working tirelessly, having toured with Justin Bieber and Janet Jackson, they now headline their own tour. Jacob Latimore, at a very young age, already has acting credits in addition to his music career with Tyler Perry's "House of Payne", "One Tree Hill" and BET's "Reed Between the Lines".
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News <p>Rap producer Shawty Redd can now put his legal troubles behind him. MTV News learned exclusively from Redd's attorney Ashutosh Joshi on Thursday (November 3) that the Atlanta hitmaker has been found not guilty of murder, as well as lesser charges he was hit with after the fatal 2010 New Year's Day shooting of Damon Martin.<br />
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The bench trial, which began Monday, was decided by a judge without a jury and concluded Wednesday. On Thursday, Judge Wade Crumbly cleared the "Who Dat" producer (real name: Demetrius Lee Stewart) on all charges relating to Martin's death.
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News <p>The release of Tha Carter IV has been delayed by Lil Wayne’s jail sentence, but one producer assures it will be worth the wait when it does come. “Carter IV gonna change your life,” Dow Jones, one-half of hitmaking duo Tha Bizness, tells <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rap-up.com/2010/07/19/lil-waynes-tha-carter-iv-is-gonna-change-your-life-says-producer/">Rap-Up TV</a>. “It’s something that you ain’t never seen before. We thought Carter III was incredible and he took it a couple steps up.”<br />
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News <p>Rumors that longtime New York DJ Mister Cee, real name Calvin Lebrun, was busted for public indecency last week have been largely unfounded until today (April 5). While his fellow Hot 97-associate Funkmaster Flex has been aggressive and staunch in Cee's defense, official police documents confirm that he was indeed exposed in a homosexual act when arrested.<br />
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News <p>Recently revealed witness testimony may finally prove the long-rumored link between the Los Angeles Police Department and the shooting death of revered rapper Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace.<br />
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News Canibus explains why he pulled out a notepad at a recent live rap battle at the KOTD Vendetta event.
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Industry <p>Last week there wasn't an overwhelming amount of dope music released, but it was 4/20 so we got a lot of new music to smoke to. With that being said, here's a few gems.</p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/vincestaples/profile/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vince
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News G. Dep shares his thoughts on his recent murder conviction.
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Industry HNHH looks at today's female rap scene. Names like Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks and Kreayshawn are on the rise. Do any of these femcees have what it takes to dethrone Queen Nicki?
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