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Reviews Review: Tinashe's "Aquarius" "Aquarius" is the soft and sexy album debut from 21-year-old Tinashe. After parting with the girl pop group The Stunners, this young star proves a lot with a solid full-length effort. By Chris Tart October 06, 2014
Reviews Review: RiFF RAFF's "NEON iCON" RiFF RAFF bucks conventions, gets weird on "NEON iCON." By Patrick Lyons June 24, 2014
Original Content Bizzy Crook Speaks On Hitting Studio With Mannie Fresh & Lloyd, "No Hard Feelings" Mixtape Bizzy Crook speaks to HotNewHipHop about being on Kid Ink's "My Own Lane" tour, his upcoming mixtape, studio sessions with Mannie Fresh and Lloyd, and much more. By Rose Lilah April 23, 2014
Original Content Let's Make A Movie: 10 Urban Films That Were Books First These 10 urban films were adapted from books by black authors. By Brownie Marie October 22, 2014
Reviews Review: The-Dream's "Royalty: The Prequel" EP The-Dream's free EP "Royalty: The Prequel" is a raw and lavish affair. By Glennisha Morgan July 18, 2014
Reviews Review: CyHi The Prynce's "Black Hystori Project" CyHi the Prynce takes us all to school by giving us a lesson in Black history and his life with his brand new "Black History Project" mixtape. By Iva Anthony February 28, 2014
Reviews Review: ScHoolboy Q's "Oxymoron" "Oxymoron", the third studio album by ScHoolboy Q, makes you want to blast it, driving around in your whip with the windows down, blunt in hand, chilling with the boys. It's the kind of album that you rarely get; the no-holds-barred rap where ScHoolboy goes wild on rhymes that come straight, unfiltered from his mind into the mic. By Dhruva Balram deleted February 26, 2014
Original Content Biggie Tracks To Commemorate His 43rd Birthday If Biggie was still alive today it would be his 43rd birthday. We've put together a list of some of his best songs to commemorate the birth of one of the greatest rappers that ever lived. So enjoy these tracks and jam out in celebration to the original King of New York. By Vanessa Oswald May 21, 2015
Original Content 15 Musical Hits From The Bong A selection of music to prepare you for the impending celebrations of 4/20. By Lloyd Jaffe April 19, 2014
Original Content Top 10 Funniest Rappers In honor of rap's less serious side, we mention 10 rappers who can crack us up in a mere couple lines. By hnhh February 24, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: Bukkweat Bill On The Come Up is back serving you that new heat every Wednesday, and today's no different. We introduce you to... Bukkweat Bill. By hnhh August 06, 2014
Original Content Best Hip-Hop Break Up Tracks HNHH takes a moment to reflect on hip-hop's greatest break up singles. By Lloyd Jaffe July 08, 2014