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Original Content Cities With Underrated Rap Scenes We know where Jay-Z is from. Same with Kanye and Snoop. But from Virginia to Texas, Maryland to Minnesota, cities around the country have been breeding hip-hop stars for years, but fail to get the recognition of the hip-hop meccas, leaving them in the category of underrated. By Ben Shatzman July 18, 2014
Original Content 30 Rapper Mugshots We collect thirty memorable mugshots from rappers. By Rose Lilah April 04, 2014
Original Content 2Pac & Notorious B.I.G. Made Classics With Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's unparalleled chemistry with both 2Pac and Biggie resulted in two of the greatest tracks of all time. By Mitch Findlay February 18, 2020
TV "Power" Finale Recap: Ghost Makes Moves Beyond The Grave In Unsatisfying Ending The "Power" season finale gives us a Shakespearian ending. By Karlton Jahmal February 10, 2020
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Kalan.FrFr Talks Signing With Jay-Z's Roc Nation & Marveling At His Height Kalan.FrFr details his love for Kanye West, signing to Jay-Z, and the state of Los Angeles' hip-hop scene on Rise & Grind. By Aron A. October 25, 2021
Original Content Top 40 Hip-Hop Albums of 2022 HotNewHipHop's annual rankings are here, beginning with the top 40 albums of 2022. By HNHH Staff December 15, 2022
Original Content Top 25 Hottest Hip-Hop Albums Of 2020 We count down our top 25 hottest hip-hop albums of the strange and wild ride that was 2020. By HNHH Staff December 15, 2020
Original Content Method Man & Redman's "Da Rockwilder" Is One Of Hip-Hop's Best Duets Twenty-one years removed from its initial release, Redman and Method Man's classic "Da Rockwilder" remains one of hip-hop's best duets of all time. By Mitch Findlay July 14, 2020
Original Content Is Eminem's "Bad Guy" One Of Hip-Hop's Best Sequels? By willingly continuing the story of "Stan," Eminem attempted to do the impossible with his ambitious and underrated "Bad Guy." By Mitch Findlay July 06, 2020
Original Content Polo G: 10 Essential Songs We run through the most essential Polo G songs, ahead of his new album "The GOAT." By Rose Lilah May 12, 2020
Sneakers Top 10 Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Colorways At this point, Kanye West's Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 is a modern-day classic. By Alexander Cole December 01, 2019