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Pop Culture The Story Of OG Kush: How Wonderbrett's Grow Fueled Dr. Dre's "2001" Sessions & Beyond Brett Feldman and Cameron Damwijk, founders of cannabis legacy brand Wonderbrett, detail the origins of OG Kush and how it got them inside Dr. Dre's secretive "2001" recording sessions. By Aron A. April 20, 2021
Original Content What Happened To King Los? King Los was on the precipice of what seemed like a massive career, armed with both talent and a hip-hop mogul by his side, in the mid-2010s. We break down what's happened since then. By Robert Blair May 11, 2021
Reviews Yelawolf "Trial By Fire" Review Yelawolf returns from self-exile and drops a genre-bending LP. By Karlton Jahmal November 04, 2017
Original Content Meet J-Soul: A Cash Money Signee & Toronto Rags To Riches Story INTERVIEW: Toronto, Canada's J-Soul talks to HNHH about his new mixtape "L.I.S.A.," his hit single "Slow Wine," how being homeless changed him and much more. By Matt F December 05, 2017
Original Content Top 10 Greatest "Chappelle's Show" Sketches Long live "Chappelle's Show." By Danny Schwartz November 22, 2016
Original Content HotNewHipHop Has Officially Brought Back Song And Mixtape Ratings HotNewHipHop's rating system was popular with our readers, and today, we are officially bringing back the feature with some robust changes. By Alexander Cole July 10, 2025
Original Content 15 Soundcloud Producers Pushing Rap Boundaries 15 producers on Soundcloud that are effectively exploring new sounds. By Alphonse Pierre December 26, 2017
Original Content Vote: Drake's "Summer Sixteen" Vs. Meek Mill's "War Pain" Drake & Meek Mill took shots at each other on new songs that dropped over the weekend. Which track were you feeling more? By Danny Schwartz February 01, 2016
Original Content Every Drake Song To Chart On The Hot 100 Drake's run on the charts is just stupid at this point. By hnhh January 23, 2017
Reviews Review: Lil Wayne's "No Ceilings 2" "No Ceilings 2" has its fair share of fun moments, but they're too few and far between to save it from its many problems. By Patrick Lyons December 01, 2015
Original Content A Timeline Of The Throne: How Kanye West & Jay Z's Album Came To Be Watch The Throne is 5 years old, but the story of its two creators is much older. By Trevor Smith August 09, 2016
Original Content Ranking Lil Wayne's 13 Mixtapes From Worst To Best We take on the task of ranking Lil Wayne's thirteen official (and solo) mixtapes. By Chris Tart April 07, 2015