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Rose Lilah August 02, 2014 Original Content Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last.
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Perry Simpson July 29, 2014 Original Content Over Memorial Day weekend Chance The Rapper started the #SaveChicago campaign to curb violence in the "Windy City." With more meaningful new artists coming from that region than ever before, can there be a unified movement for peace in the streets of "Chiraq?"
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Jake Rohn July 16, 2014 Original Content Independent labels are taking over the game, and we're here to highlight a selection of them.
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Matt Aceto July 16, 2014 Original Content We take a look at 15 of the strangest names that rappers have given their offspring.
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Nikita Rathod July 23, 2014 Original Content HotNewHipHop breaks down 5 different North Carolina artists on the come-up that you should know about.
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Rose Lilah June 23, 2014 Original Content We speak to Funk Volume's Jarren Benton about his grandma, drugs, the XXL Freshmen list and other randomness.
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Rose Lilah May 26, 2014 Original Content As the evolution of Hip-Hop continues to ascend into higher heights in the music industry, it seems that R&B is slowly but surely losing its soulful edge and assimilating more into the Hip-Hop genre. These days the rappers are "singing", and the singers are trying to rap. The question is, what happened along the way? We do some digging to answer that question.
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Audrey N. April 02, 2014 Original Content A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop.
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Trevor Smith March 28, 2014 Original Content From what was initially a neighbourhood-based cultural practice, Hip-Hop has permeated societal culture in an unprecedented way. Hip-Hop extended it's boundaries before breaking them down entirely to accept any and everyone; gender, economic class and race extinguished as the genre's influence washed over society and in a way, unified a diverse group of people.
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Dhruva Balram deleted March 22, 2014 Original Content A look at SXSW through the eyes of Instagram.
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Mike De Leon March 14, 2014 Original Content HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week.
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Original Content Underrated Audio: July 26- August 1 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week.
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Original Content Debate: Was Total Slaughter Bad For Battle Rap? Many fans seem to think so, but this isn’t the first time the mainstream and underground mixed, and it won’t be the last.
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Perry Simpson 
Original Content Can Hip-Hop Stop The Violence In Chicago? Over Memorial Day weekend Chance The Rapper started the #SaveChicago campaign to curb violence in the "Windy City." With more meaningful new artists coming from that region than ever before, can there be a unified movement for peace in the streets of "Chiraq?"
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Jake Rohn 
Original Content 10 Independent Rap Labels On The Rise Independent labels are taking over the game, and we're here to highlight a selection of them.
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Matt Aceto 
Original Content Ridiculous Rapper Baby Names We take a look at 15 of the strangest names that rappers have given their offspring.
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Nikita Rathod 
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.
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Original Content Shooting The Shit With Jarren Benton We speak to Funk Volume's Jarren Benton about his grandma, drugs, the XXL Freshmen list and other randomness.
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Original Content Blurred Lines: The Integration Of R&B In Hip-Hop As the evolution of Hip-Hop continues to ascend into higher heights in the music industry, it seems that R&B is slowly but surely losing its soulful edge and assimilating more into the Hip-Hop genre. These days the rappers are "singing", and the singers are trying to rap. The question is, what happened along the way? We do some digging to answer that question.
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Audrey N. 
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (March 22-28) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop.
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Trevor Smith 
Original Content How Hip-Hop Has Permeated Pop Culture From what was initially a neighbourhood-based cultural practice, Hip-Hop has permeated societal culture in an unprecedented way. Hip-Hop extended it's boundaries before breaking them down entirely to accept any and everyone; gender, economic class and race extinguished as the genre's influence washed over society and in a way, unified a diverse group of people.
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Original Content Stalking SXSW: Instagram Photo Recap (Part 3) A look at SXSW through the eyes of Instagram.
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Original Content Underrated Audio: March 1- March 7 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week.
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