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Original Content On the Come Up: Jigz the Flyer We resurrect our On The Come Up series and continue the "Dual Threat" trend with one of hip hop's most talented up-and-coming rapper/producers, Jigz the Flyer. By hnhh July 16, 2014
Original Content When Rappers Attack: 10 Rapper/Fan Altercations HotNewHipHop takes a look at 10 different altercations between rappers and their fans. By Jake Rohn July 15, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Dual Threats We continue our Top 10 series by counting down the best beat-making rappers...or rapping beat makers. By hnhh July 14, 2014
Original Content The Tortoise & The Hare: First Week vs. Longterm Sales HotNewHipHop takes a look at first-week album sales and how the tortoise occasionally beats the hare. By hnhh June 26, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: June 22 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah June 22, 2014
Original Content Underrated Audio: May 31- June 6 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah June 07, 2014
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 2: The Evolution Of A Rap Collaboration Looking back, collaborations seemed to be more authentic as rappers gathered in the studio to vibe and create a certified masterpiece. With the impact of the internet and social media, the thought of an actual collabo seems a distant memory as artists exchange verses via e-mail and never meet up until it's time to shoot the video or perform live. With this, has the vibe of a true collaboration fallen off? Are there any artists and beatmakers that actually show up and work face-to-face to craft a tune completely from scratch? By Chris Richburg May 29, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: May 22 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons May 22, 2014
Original Content 10 Social Media Fails In Hip-Hop HNHH presents a recent history of social media fails in hip-hop. By Michele Daniels May 19, 2014
Original Content 25 Professional Wrestling References in Hip Hop HNHH gives you 25 mean professional wrestling references in hip hop! By Nikita Rathod March 30, 2014
Original Content Damn Son, Where'd You Find This: 10 Unexpected Samples In Hip-Hop Not all samples come from old funk and R&B records. Here are some peculiar sampling choices that have been made over the years. By Patrick Lyons March 26, 2014
Original Content Crew Love: TDE Get familiar with TDE's roster in this week's edition of Crew Love By Patrick Lyons March 17, 2014