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Original Content Rappers To Watch In 2015 Meet the rappers who will do big things in 2015. By Angus Walker February 17, 2015
Reviews Review: Kid Ink's "Full Speed" With sizable list of all-star collaborators, Kid Ink's third studio album showcases his ability to make crossover hits for mass appeal. By Eric Diep February 08, 2015
Original Content 20 Dope Hip-Hop Songs Made For Film We look at 20 dope hip-hop tracks made specifically for movies on the big screen. By Lloyd Jaffe April 21, 2014
Original Content Raekwon Discusses How The Internet Changed Hip-Hop While filming the video for "Violation," Raekwon discusses how the internet affected hip-hop. By hnhh January 23, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Dec 23-29 A selection of the biggest tracks from December 23rd to 29th. By Trevor Smith December 31, 2013
Original Content Waka Flocka Reveals Rap EDM Album "Flockaveli Psychotics" To Drop Next Year Waka Flocka reveals the title for his upcoming rap hybrid album, and speaks briefly on "Flockaveli 2" in a HotNewHipHop exclusive interview. By Rose Lilah November 21, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "The College Dropout" 10 Years Later Our recently-launched "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release.Today we take a look at Kanye West's debut album, "College Dropout", which dropped ten years ago on February 10th, 2004. By TWL February 10, 2014
Original Content Origins: Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" A closer look into Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" By Trevor Smith October 01, 2013
Reviews Review: Jhene Aiko's "Sail Out" Jhene Aiko continues to amaze. By Matt Aceto November 17, 2013
Original Content Hip-Hopera HotNewHipHop presents 13 hip-hop songs with operatic backing vocals. By Patrick Lyons February 07, 2014
Original Content 13 Rappers Featured On Reality TV Reality television has become wildly popular in the last decade. It almost seems like the majority of programming on television nowadays. Here's a list of some of the rappers who have been featured on reality shows and the drama in their lives they've let audiences in on. By Vanessa Oswald July 20, 2014
Reviews Review: Jhene Aiko's "Souled Out" "Souled Out" features songstress Jhene Aiko bravely stretching out on her own, for which she should be commended. However, the album's lack of diversity and dynamism, in overall production, nullifies Aiko's magnetism to a considerable extent. By Kahron Spearman September 10, 2014