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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (October 16) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden October 16, 2015
Original Content Vine Killed The Radio Star: Examining The Platform's Creation Of Rap Phenoms Vine stars are slowly become superstars too. By Nicholas DG May 25, 2015
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 3) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 03, 2015
Original Content Underrated Audio: November 8 – November 14 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah November 15, 2014
Original Content 15 Unexpected Yet Dope Collaborations HotNewHipHop takes a look at the hip-hop collaborations you never expected, but actually turned out to be pretty dope. By Layne Weiss October 03, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: Lucki Eck$ On The Come Up gives you a look at a rising rapper in the game, this week we peep Chicago's own Lucki Eck$. By hnhh August 13, 2014
Original Content Debate: Was Total Slaughter Bad For Battle Rap? Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last. By Perry Simpson July 29, 2014
Original Content "0 To 100" Freestyles: Vote For Your Favorite A lot of rappers went "0 To 100" this year, but whose bars are really on that real shit? By Patrick Lyons July 10, 2014
Original Content 5 North Carolina Players From The Underground HotNewHipHop breaks down 5 different North Carolina artists on the come-up that you should know about. By Rose Lilah June 23, 2014
Original Content Summer Jam 2014 Photo Gallery: Festival & Main Stage We're presenting you with a photo recap from last night's Summer Jam event. By Rose Lilah June 02, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: May 29 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons May 29, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 6 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons March 06, 2014