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Discover exclusive hip-hop features on HotNewHipHop. Read interviews, album reviews, think pieces, and curated lists covering music, culture, and more. 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 The Five Percent Nation medallion worn by hip hop moguls such as Jay Z and Jay Electronica tends to raise a bit of controversy. We unravel the history behind this piece and what it exactly means to be a part of this Five Percent Nation.
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Shirley Ju July 21, 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 A lot of rappers went "0 To 100" this year, but whose bars are really on that real shit?
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Patrick Lyons July 10, 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're presenting you with a photo recap from last night's Summer Jam event.
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Rose Lilah June 02, 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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Rose Lilah May 24, 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 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 The Five Percent Nation: A Brief History Lesson The Five Percent Nation medallion worn by hip hop moguls such as Jay Z and Jay Electronica tends to raise a bit of controversy. We unravel the history behind this piece and what it exactly means to be a part of this Five Percent Nation.
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Shirley Ju 
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 "0 To 100" Freestyles: Vote For Your Favorite A lot of rappers went "0 To 100" this year, but whose bars are really on that real shit?
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Patrick Lyons 
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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Rose Lilah 
Original Content Summer Jam 2014 Photo Gallery: Festival & Main Stage We're presenting you with a photo recap from last night's Summer Jam event.
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Rose Lilah 
Original Content Underrated Audio: May 17- May 23 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week.
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Rose Lilah 
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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Rose Lilah 
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