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Original Content The "Hot Nigga" Freestyles: Vote For Your Favorite Bobby Shmurda's breakout hit, "Hot Nigga," now has attracted freestyles from a number of high-profile artists, making it time to choose your favorite. By Patrick Lyons August 07, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: July 27 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah July 27, 2014
Original Content Cities With Underrated Rap Scenes We know where Jay-Z is from. Same with Kanye and Snoop. But from Virginia to Texas, Maryland to Minnesota, cities around the country have been breeding hip-hop stars for years, but fail to get the recognition of the hip-hop meccas, leaving them in the category of underrated. By Ben Shatzman July 18, 2014
Original Content Keepin’ It Real: Rhyming Straight To The Mic HotNewHipHop delves into a common hip-hop debate: writing down lyrics versus not writing them down before hitting the booth to record. Some of the greatest MCs of our time, including Jay Z, Kanye West and the late Notorious B.I.G are advocates of the latter. While other greats, like Tech N9ne and Eminem, champion the former method. By Vanessa Oswald July 08, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: June 15 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah June 15, 2014
Original Content Summer Jam 2014 Recap HNHH was on the scene at Hot 97's annual Summer Jam yesterday to see performances by Iggy Azalea, Chinx, Childish Gambino, Jhene Aiko, Troy Ave, Action Bronson, Wiz Khalifa, The Roots, Trey Songz, Nas, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj and DJ Mustard, plus plenty of special guests. Now we've got photos and a recap of the event for you. By Patrick Lyons June 02, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 1 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah June 01, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: May 25 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah May 25, 2014
Original Content Weirdest Rapper Endorsement Deals Some of the strangest product endorsement deals brought to you by rappers By Michele Daniels May 22, 2014
Original Content A Brief History Of 10 Jordan References In Hip-Hop HotNewHipHop gives you a brief history of Jordan references in songs by some of your favorite hip-hop artists. By Michele Daniels May 14, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: May 7 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons May 08, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (April 5) HNHH brings you the most dope, weird, interesting, shocking and funny photos posted by hip hop artists on Instagram. By Glennisha Morgan April 05, 2014