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Original Content What The Kendrick/Macklemore Debate Means For Hip-Hop There has been a lot of discourse about the Grammy upset, where Macklemore swept up in the Rap categories in favor of Kendrick Lamar's heralded album. But what does this mean in the larger picture? Does it even matter or does it matter all too much? By hnhh February 04, 2014
Original Content Lecrae Says He'd Love To See More Substance In Hip Hop And Responds To Critics Breaking new ground as a Hip Hop artist in the mainstream, HotNewHipHop chopped it up with Lecrae to find out just what makes him stand out in today's rap culture. In an era where records sales are hard to come by, Lecrae shares his thoughts on success, substance, his collaborations and his critics. By Jen DeLeon November 12, 2013
Original Content Talking To Ty Dolla $ign & Buddah Shampoo On "Ratchet In My Benz" Giving you the direct perspective from Ty Dolla $ign and his producer Buddah Shampoo, "Track Breakdown" is an HNHH series that highlights a specific cut by speaking to both the artist and producer about the song's creation. By Rose Lilah July 11, 2013
Original Content Lyrics Of The Week: July 26 - August 1 HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the type of content that drops. By hnhh August 04, 2013
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: July 1-7 Staff picks for the week of July 1st to 7th. By Trevor Smith July 09, 2013
Original Content On The Come-Up: RiFF RAFF HNHH's On The Come-Up profiles rising rappers and producers that show strong promise but haven't necessarily seen much shine on the site. This could range from those deep underground to artists on the cusp of the mainstream that we've overlooked. You'll find their defining characteristics broken down by category. By hnhh April 15, 2013
Reviews Review: Ty Dolla $ign's "Beach House 2" The newest member of Taylor Gang releases a mixtape stuffed with features, 808s and Dolla $igns. By Matt Aceto July 07, 2013
Original Content Summer Jam XX Festival Village Meet & Greets w/ Kid Ink, Action Bronson & A$AP Ferg Peep footage of Kid Ink, Action Bronson & A$AP Ferg interacting with fans at our Summer Jam XX tent. By hnhh June 09, 2013
Original Content HNHH Awards: Trinidad James, Jeremih, Yo Gotti, Problem & More Choose "Rapper Most Likely to Be..." Just for fun, HNHH asked hip-hop artists in attendance at the 2013 BET Awards they're pick for "Most likely to be..." By Rose Lilah July 04, 2013
Original Content Tahiry Explains Her Part In Joe Budden & Consequence Fight [Update: Consequence Speaks On Fight, Tahiry's Punch] Tahiry details what went down at the "Love & Hip-Hop" reunion show with Joe Budden and Consequence. By Rose Lilah March 14, 2013
Original Content HNHH Exclusive: T.I. & Joe Budden Perform At Best Buy Theatre In New York T.I. and Joe Budden got together to put on a show at NYC’s Best Buy Theatre in Times Square. It was part of the MetroPCS 5 Boro Tour, which already featured Kendrick Lamar and will continue into April. By Jason Pollak March 12, 2013
Original Content HNHH 100K YouTube Giveaway: Win $10,000 & Artist Promotion Win $25,000 worth of prizes and promotion, including $10,000 cash! Get your songs, mixtapes and music videos featured on our homepage. All you need to do to enter is subscribe to HNHH's YouTube Channel and comment! By hnhh March 11, 2013