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Original Content On The Come-Up: Deniro Farrar 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 April 01, 2013
Original Content Talking To August Alsina, Kidd Kidd & His Producers On "Downtown" Giving you the direct perspective from August Alsina and his producers Knucklehead and Carlos Cahee, "Track Breakdown" is an HNHH series that highlights a specific cut by speaking to both the artist and producer about the song's creation. By Rose Lilah May 22, 2013
Reviews Review: Lil Wayne's "I Am Not A Human Being II" With his tenth solo album "I Am Not A Human Being 2", Lil' Wayne proves once again that he's not quite of this earth. By Iva Anthony March 28, 2013
Original Content Ten Essential Ratking Tracks An introduction to New York trio Ratking. By Chris Tart December 13, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Nov 14-20) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz November 21, 2015
Reviews Review: Big K.R.I.T.'s "It's Better This Way" Krizzle keeps dropping music, but is less more? By Nicholas DG October 19, 2015
Original Content The Year Of Drake Although he didn't even release "Views From The 6," Drake had the game in a chokehold this year. By Patrick Lyons December 09, 2015
Original Content 15 Classic Hip-Hop Debuts HotNewHipHop takes a look at 15 classic debut albums in the rap game. By Nikita Rathod July 07, 2014
Reviews Review: Childish Gambino's "Because The Internet" As a standalone concept album, Because The Internet is exceptional, but the accompanying script and visuals elevate it to an artistic level far beyond the music. By Dhruva Balram deleted December 10, 2013
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Protest Anthems From Lil Baby, DaBaby, & More This week's TIDAL Wave playlist update includes new music from Lil Baby, J. Cole, DaBaby, RMR, Tyla Yaweh, iann dior, Pop Smoke, and more. By Alex Zidel June 17, 2020
Original Content Hottest Mixtapes Of 2013 HotNewHipHop counts down the 15 hottest mixtapes that dropped in 2013. By Rose Lilah December 30, 2013
Original Content Meet K$ace: Model, Budding Rapper, & The Face Of YouTube Music INTERVIEW: K$ace explains how his face became plastered on YouTube billboards across the country. By Danny Schwartz February 21, 2017