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Original Content 10 Essential 9th Wonder Productions 9th Wonder has created a bunch of incredible beats over the past 12 years. Let's look at 10 essential cuts. By Chris Tart February 08, 2015
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 A Conversation With Rockie Fresh, MMG’s Humble Rising Star 24-year-old MMG rapper Rockie Fresh talks about his Chicago roots, the making of his new mixtape "The Night I Went To...," and his patient rise to stardom. By Danny Schwartz January 22, 2016
Profiles Meet WELL$: Rising Rapper From North Carolina HotNewHipHop spoke to new face WELL$ about his official debut, "MTSYD: The Revenge of the African Booty Scratcher", North Carolina, taking his time to perfect his craft and much more. By Rose Lilah May 12, 2014
Original Content 20 Most Fashionable Rappers Through The Decades Fashion is one of the most important elements of hip-hop culture, because in addition to the music, it is another form of self-expression. We count down 20 fashionable MCs by decade. By Layne Weiss April 07, 2014
Original Content 4 New Artists You Should Hear This week we showcase four different artists you should hear. By Rose Lilah August 10, 2017
Original Content The 5 Greatest "Star Wars" Games (Not From Respawn Entertainment) Five of the greatest video games in the "Star Wars" franchise that are not Jedi: Fallen Order or Jedi: Survivor. By Mike Fugere May 05, 2023
Original Content 8 Iconic Hip-Hop Tours Take a look at some of the most unforgettable hip hop tours of all time. By Matt Aceto October 18, 2013
Original Content HNHH Awards: Trinidad James, Jeremih, Yo Gotti, Problem & More Choose "Rapper Most Likely to Be..." Just for fun, HNHH asked hip-hop artists in attendance at the 2013 BET Awards they're pick for "Most likely to be..." By Rose Lilah July 04, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Bow Wow's Twitter Held Hostage Welcome to this weeks’Special edition of “140 Bars Or Less: Bow Wow’s Twitter Held Hostage”. The goal of this column is to bring you the most entertaining and outrageous tweets of the week from the world of hip hop, and this week nothing was more outrageous than when a 19 year old aspiring “rapper” hacked Bow Wow’s Twitter. By Rose Lilah August 23, 2012
Original Content HNHH's Top Collaborative Projects Of 2012 With 2012 drawing to a close, HNHH decided to look back on the best collaborative albums or mixtapes of the past year. By Dhruva Balram deleted December 12, 2012
Original Content Top 5 Frank Ocean "Channel Orange" Tracks Frank Ocean's acclaimed debut turns five today. By Mitch Findlay July 10, 2017