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Original Content Who Is West Coast Hip-Hop Icon MC Eiht? From his numerous classic albums to a public beef with DJ Quik, we're reflecting on the iconic career of Compton's own, MC Eiht. By Caleb Hardy May 28, 2023
Relationships Cordae & Naomi Osaka: Their Love Story Dive into the love tale of Cordae & Naomi, their road to success, serendipitous encounter, and anticipation for parenthood. By HNHH Staff May 09, 2023
Original Content On The Come Up: Jitta On The Track For this week's On The Come Up, we catch up with Jitta On The Track, a talented rapper from Connecticut who's about to pop off in a major way. By hnhh September 24, 2014
Original Content The TDE Timeline: A Magnified Look At Top Dawg's Rise To The Top HotNewHipHop provides you with a magnified look at Top Dawg Entertainment's come-up. By Matt Aceto February 05, 2014
Pop Culture The Art of Creating Memorable Video Game Characters Learn more about the design behind video game characters, why it's important, and how you can make your characters better. By Gale Love April 13, 2023
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: July 6 An overview of hip-hop and r'n'b album sales and chart positions. By Chris Tart July 06, 2017
Original Content Rise & Grind: Pooh Shiesty On Relationship With Lil Durk & Gucci Mane's Genius 1017 signee & South Memphis native Pooh Shiesty joins us for this week's edition of "Rise & Grind" where he details Gucci Mane's guidance on "Shiesty Season," linking up with Lil Durk after growing up on drill culture, and capitalizing off of the "Big Blrrd’" ad-lib. By Aron A. March 01, 2021
Original Content ADHD: Joyner Lucas' Identity Crisis Or Art Imitating Life? As the release of "ADHD" looms ahead, are Joyner Lucas' attempts to diversify his sound working in his favor or is he straying too far from what makes him unique? By Robert Blair September 17, 2019
Original Content Waka Flocka's Hard In Da Paint: A Blunt Force Masterclass In Trap Fatalism Callous, puncturing, visceral, and goonish. Call it what you will, but "Flockaveli" and it’s centerpiece “Hard In da Paint” signify one of trap music’s most critical junctures. By Luke Hinz February 05, 2020
Original Content Everything You Need To Know About Nav Learn about Nav before the world beats you to it. By hnhh January 23, 2017
Original Content A Complete Timeline Of Drake & Joe Budden's Beef We breakdown the timeline of Drake and Joe Budden's ongoing beef. By Rose Lilah July 28, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: DJ Dahi With an intuitive musical approach that has won him collaborations with everyone from Travis Scott to Lupe Fiasco to Jazmine Sullivan, DJ Dahi may be the most versatile producer in hip hop. By Danny Schwartz March 30, 2016