Original Content

Discover exclusive hip-hop features on HotNewHipHop. Read interviews, album reviews, think pieces, and curated lists covering music, culture, and more.

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

Original Content A Track-By-Track Analysis Of Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." We breakdown each one of "DAMN"'s fourteen tracks. By Patrick Lyons April 18, 2017
Original Content Why Griselda Is One Of Hip Hop's Hardest-Working Collectives Griselda is strong as a group and as a label, signing established artists and putting on new talent. By Wyatt Westlake May 15, 2023
Original Content The 10 Greatest Pen & Pixel Album Covers The greatest (most ridiculous) album covers created by Houston design house Pen & Pixel. By Angus Walker March 13, 2015
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Lloyd Banks' "Victory Freestyle" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Lloyd Banks' "Victory" has easily withstood the test of time as one of the greatest freestyles in hip-hop history. By Mitch Findlay February 04, 2021
Original Content Drake Vs. His Rivals—And The Women Who Get Caught In The Middle When Drake beefs with a foe, uninvolved women often find their names being mentioned by the 6 God. Is it a tired tactic? By Erika Marie February 19, 2025
Politics Is Pharrell Apolitical, Tone-Deaf Or Spineless? Pharrell's recent comments on politics and DEI paint him as selectively political, and those choices reveal contradictions shaped by financial privilege, corporate entanglements, and blind spots around structural inequity. By Aron A. November 27, 2025
Sneakers Top 7 Air Jordans That Deserve A Retro From forgotten OGs to slept-on fan-favorite exclusives, here’s our list of the 7 most overdue Jordan retros. By Ben Atkinson October 26, 2025
Original Content Best 11 Hip Hop Podcasts Many rappers and musicians have recently made the transition into the broadcasting space. Here is a list of the best hip hop podcasts. By Wyatt Westlake May 05, 2023
Original Content What Happened To Kevin Rudolf? Kevin Rudolf played a major role in the fusion of Hip-Hop, pop, and rock at the turn of the 2010s. So why aren't people talking about him anymore? By Joshua Robinson September 16, 2022
Original Content From D’Angelo To Erykah Badu: The Pioneers Who Made Neo-Soul Timeless Neo-Soul has given us timeless classics, and we celebrate just a few of the artists who help put the soulful genre on the mainstream map. By Erika Marie March 20, 2025
Original Content How Kanye West Helped "Chipmunk Soul" Define An Era Of Hip-Hop "Chipmunk Soul" ushered in a new era of hip-hop, with albums such as "The College Dropout" using the sound to focus on emotional vulnerability. By Caleb Hardy May 22, 2023
Original Content The 10 Craziest Tour Riders In Hip-Hop 10 artists who demand the most from the venues they perform at. By Patrick Lyons June 30, 2015