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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 We re-visit Jay Z's classic album, The Blueprint, on the day it was released 14 years ago.
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Chris Tart September 11, 2015 Original Content The drill life is dangerous.
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Danny Schwartz July 13, 2015 Original Content Tracing the roots of the high-pitched, sped-up sample.
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Sanibel Chai November 26, 2018 Original Content A long history of Slim Shady's celebrity disses.
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Newton Stern August 21, 2014 Original Content Tupac left behind a treasure trove of interviews. We count down the six best.
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Alex Salzano June 24, 2017 Original Content Revisiting notable incidents from the Effen-Ciroc rivalry.
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Danny Schwartz August 24, 2015 Original Content The Migos ad-libs have become some of the most iconic, and possibly even best, in hip-hop history.
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Michael Kawaida February 12, 2020 Sneakers From the iconic AJ1 to modern releases, here are the best North Carolina sneakers celebrating Jordan's UNC legacy.
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Ben Atkinson February 12, 2026 Original Content Back in 2016, "Lemonade" felt like everything at once with it's striking visuals, and ten years later, people are still unpacking it—especially "Becky with the good hair."
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Erika Marie April 23, 2026 Original Content Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Lloyd Banks' "Victory" has easily withstood the test of time as one of the greatest freestyles in hip-hop history.
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Mitch Findlay February 04, 2021 Original Content We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap.
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Robert Blair June 22, 2022 Original Content HNHH takes a look at 20 tracks that talk about that shiny, obscenely expensive piece of jewelry often spotted on a rapper’s neck.
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Nikita Rathod November 30, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: Jay Z's "The Blueprint" We re-visit Jay Z's classic album, The Blueprint, on the day it was released 14 years ago.
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Chris Tart 
Original Content RIP: Drill Rappers Who Died Too Young The drill life is dangerous.
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Danny Schwartz 
Original Content A Brief History Of The Chipmunk Vocal Sample Tracing the roots of the high-pitched, sped-up sample.
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Sanibel Chai 
Original Content Eminem's Celebrity Disses: A Chronology A long history of Slim Shady's celebrity disses.
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Newton Stern 
Original Content The 6 Most Woke Tupac Interviews Tupac left behind a treasure trove of interviews. We count down the six best.
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Alex Salzano 
Original Content 50 Cent's Effen Vs. Diddy's Ciroc: History Of An Instagram Vodka War Revisiting notable incidents from the Effen-Ciroc rivalry.
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Danny Schwartz 
Original Content Migos Ad-Libs Are An Eccentric Work Of Art The Migos ad-libs have become some of the most iconic, and possibly even best, in hip-hop history.
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Michael Kawaida 
Sneakers Ranking The Top 10 North Carolina Air Jordan Releases Of All Time From the iconic AJ1 to modern releases, here are the best North Carolina sneakers celebrating Jordan's UNC legacy.
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Ben Atkinson 
Original Content Beyoncé’s "Lemonade" Is 10 Years Old & Still Feels Like A Cultural Reset Back in 2016, "Lemonade" felt like everything at once with it's striking visuals, and ten years later, people are still unpacking it—especially "Becky with the good hair."
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Erika Marie 
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Lloyd Banks' "Victory Freestyle" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Lloyd Banks' "Victory" has easily withstood the test of time as one of the greatest freestyles in hip-hop history.
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Mitch Findlay 
Original Content What Happened To Backpack Rap? We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap.
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Robert Blair 
Original Content Straight Stuntin': 20 Hip-Hop Tracks About Chains HNHH takes a look at 20 tracks that talk about that shiny, obscenely expensive piece of jewelry often spotted on a rapper’s neck.
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Nikita Rathod