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Original Content Every Rap Single To Go #1 On The Hot 100 Looking back at the rap singles that made it to the top of music's biggest chart. By Trevor Smith April 21, 2016
Original Content Hottest Instrumentals Of 2014 The time has come to honor producers that killed it this year, with the Hottest Instrumentals of 2014. There are those that simply make beats, and then there are the chosen few superproducers that craft masterpieces. HotNewHipHop honors the chosen superproducers and artists that have crafted the following tracks--only due to the uber-talented producers were we able to enjoy the following hit records. By Mike Philson December 16, 2014
Original Content Hip-Hop Halloween: The Best Artist Costumes 2015 See what your favorite artists dressed as this Halloween. By Trevor Smith November 01, 2015
Original Content Top 10 Sneakers Releasing In July 10 release dates to watch for in July. By Kyle Rooney June 28, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (April 23) YG, DJ Mustard, and Post Malone came through with some memorable 'Grams this week. By Mike De Leon April 23, 2016
Reviews Review: Shady Records "Shady XV" Strong performances from the rest of the Shady label aside, acceptance of "Shady XV" will purely depend on your acceptance of Eminem’s savant syndrome manifestation. By Kahron Spearman December 08, 2014
Original Content Worst Hip-Hop Tattoos Tattoos have become a pretty popular trend among adolescents and adults in today’s culture, especially within the rap and hip-hop community. However, not everyone is capable of picking an aesthetically pleasing tattoo. By Vanessa Oswald June 12, 2014
Profiles In Conversation With Gallant: A Powerful Voice Searches For Self-Improvement The Maryland songwriter explains the vulnerability of falsetto and why Prince is the indisputable GOAT. By Trevor Smith July 12, 2016
Original Content Photo Diary: SXSW We're documenting everything we see and do at SXSW 2016 with this nifty photo diary. By Rose Lilah March 21, 2016
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: July 13 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah July 13, 2014
Original Content Quiz: Which TDE Rapper Are You? Have you ever wondered which TDE rapper you'd be, if you were a TDE rapper? By Mike De Leon March 17, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: February 22 "I Decided." slides to #3; "Culture" slides to #4. By Chris Tart February 22, 2017