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Original Content Classic Rotation: Gang Starr's "Daily Operation" Gang Starr's second album, turning 25 today, is a low-key classic. By Patrick Lyons May 05, 2017
Original Content Samples of The Week: October 9 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons October 09, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: QuESt In our 3rd installment of the recently resurrected On The Come Up series, we profile Visionary Music Group's own QuESt, straight out of Miami and about to drop the biggest project in his young career. By hnhh July 30, 2014
Original Content When Rappers Attack: 10 Rapper/Fan Altercations HotNewHipHop takes a look at 10 different altercations between rappers and their fans. By Jake Rohn July 15, 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 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 Samples Of The Week: May 22 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons May 22, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (March 15-21) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith March 21, 2014
Original Content Crew Love: TDE Get familiar with TDE's roster in this week's edition of Crew Love By Patrick Lyons March 17, 2014
Original Content Yes Yes: Slum Village Talks New Music, Doughnuts & J. Dilla T3 and Young RJ of Slum Village discuss their upcoming album, food, wrestling, J. Dilla, and more exclusively with HotNewHipHop. By Layne Weiss March 14, 2014
Original Content 10 Chicago Players From The Underground HotNewHipHop breaks down 10 different Chicago artists on the come-up that you should know about. By Rose Lilah February 27, 2014
Original Content Rappers React To The Seahawks Winning The Super Bowl Check out what various rappers had to say about the Broncos taking an L during last night's Super Bowl game against the Seahawks. By Rose Lilah February 03, 2014