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Original Content Classic Rotation: Beastie Boys' "Licensed to Ill" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at the Beastie Boys’ classic album, "Licensed to Ill", which dropped twenty-eight years ago on November 15, 1986. By Kahron Spearman November 15, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Fall Mixtapes We count down the best mixtapes of the Fall so far for today's Top 10. By hnhh November 03, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the day of their release. Today we take a look at The Pharcyde's debut album, "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde," which dropped exactly 22 years ago today. By Layne Weiss November 24, 2014
Original Content Subliminal Warfare: A History Of The Hidden Diss With Drake throwing subliminal disses as much as other rappers take obvious shots, how far back do hidden disses go, and who joins Drizzy in the art of fighting without directly dropping any names? By Chris Richburg October 29, 2014
Original Content Legends & Youngins: 10 Collaborations We'd Love To Hear We hypothesize on collaborations between OGs and new cats, the result of which would be dope. By Eboni M. October 08, 2014
Original Content Drill Alternatives: The Other Side Of Chicago Rap HNHH calls attention to 15 of the waviest non-drill rappers coming of of the Chi. By Perry Simpson October 24, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: October 5 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah October 05, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: September 25 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons September 25, 2014
Original Content Samples Of the Week: August 28 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons August 28, 2014
Original Content Who's Bringing New York Back First? HotNewHipHop takes a look at talented rappers who are looking to bring back New York rap to its finest days. By Nikita Rathod August 21, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: Lucki Eck$ On The Come Up gives you a look at a rising rapper in the game, this week we peep Chicago's own Lucki Eck$. By hnhh August 13, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (Aug. 8) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs August 08, 2014