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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
Original Content BIA's 5 Biggest Hit Songs & Collabs Can you name five BIA songs? We can. She’s been cosigned by Nicki, rapped with Cole, and charted on her own. By Erika Marie October 14, 2025
Original Content Westside Gunn Songs: Rapper's Best Collabs We list and review some of the Buffalo rappers most iconic collaborative tracks in his discography. By Paul Barnes April 24, 2023
Streetwear Best Nike Lebron 19 Colorways, From "King's Crown" To "Bred" From the holiday spirit of the "Christmas" to the "Tune Squad" inspired kicks, here are the 11 best colorways of the Nike Lebron 19! By Chris Mobley April 27, 2023
Original Content Men's Mental Health Awareness Month: Rappers Who Spoke On Struggles & Recovery For Men’s Mental Health Month, we revisit powerful moments when rappers like Ab-Soul, Logic, & Kid Cudi openly sought help through dark times. By Erika Marie June 20, 2025
Original Content Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2023 Recap: The Five Best Sets Of The Weekend L.A.'s Dodger Stadium became a music nerd's dream over the weekend; check out what all the hype was about! By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2023
Original Content Nelly Albums: Ranking His Top 5 Nelly is one of the most celebrated rappers with a catalog stacked with one hit after another. Here's some of his best. By Gale Love April 20, 2023
Original Content Quick Or Classic: What's Best For An Album? Does hastened album creation result in classics? By Robert Blair June 19, 2019
Sneakers 10 Most Iconic Air Jordan Moments From Michael Jordan’s Career Learn the most iconic Air Jordan moments from Michael Jordan’s career and the sneakers that made history with him. By Ben Atkinson July 03, 2025
Original Content XXXTentacion's "?" Turns 5: Revisiting The Late Rapper's Album We're looking back on the generational influence of XXXTentacion's final album release before his death, "?" By Caleb Hardy May 17, 2023
Original Content Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Was Doomed From The Start In our first HotNewHipHop Video Essay, we look at Drake's lawsuit against UMG, and why it was always doomed to fail. By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Original Content The Discovery Channel Playlist Ep. 2 & Our New Year's Resolution We're bringing back The Discovery Channel playlist as we approach the New Year. By Rose Lilah December 24, 2018