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Original Content It's Yo Birthday: 15 Best Alicia Keys Tracks Alicia Augello Cook, known professionally as Alicia Keys, is a pioneer of R&B revival. As she turns 32 today, HNHH decided to break down 15 of her best tracks in honor of the singer's success. By Dhruva Balram deleted January 25, 2013
Original Content The Joe Budden Business Model: Destroy & Rebuild In the wake of Rory and Mal's controversial exit, we take a look at how Joe Budden has made a career out of tearing down his business ventures, and then building them back up. By Robert Blair May 18, 2021
Original Content DUBB Speaks On His New "Perfect Timing" Mixtape & His Relationship With The Game DUBB discusses his new "Perfect Timing" mixtape, his relationships with The Game and DJ Skee, the status of his AV8ERS Entertainment brand, his approach to music and more. By hnhh April 21, 2015
Original Content Top 15 Albums of 2017 (So Far) HotNewHipHop selects our top 15 albums for the first half of 2017. By Narsimha Chintaluri May 31, 2017
Reviews Review: Young Money's "Young Money: Rise Of An Empire" Young Money's latest collaboration album, "Rise Of An Empire", features labelmates who've skirted success over the years. Unfortunately, the new album doesn't hint they will ever achieve it. By Brian Josephs March 13, 2014
Original Content Top 25 Kendrick Lamar Songs of All Time The essential songs from the best album artist of our time. By Patrick Lyons August 08, 2017
Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Our new "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. To kick things off, we've taken a look at Dr. Dre's indisputable classic "The Chronic", which dropped 21 years ago today, on December 15th, 1992. By TWL December 15, 2013
Reviews Tinashe's "Nightride" (Review) "Nightride" is the latest mixtape by R&B songstress Tinashe, in anticipation of her eventual sophomore album. It sounds like she's saved the hits for "Joyride," though "Nightride," free of constraints, is a showcase of her far-reaching skillset. By Maxwell Cavaseno November 12, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Underachievers Tracks An introduction to the The Underachievers. By Chris Tart September 27, 2015
Original Content 10 Crazy Rapper Cribs We take a look at different mansions belonging to some of the biggest rappers in the game. By Rose Lilah October 05, 2013
Sneakers Top 10 Sneakers Releasing In February Preview 10 of the best kicks dropping in February. By Kyle Rooney February 03, 2020
Original Content Real Crowd Pleasers: Tracking Rae Sremmurd's Hits Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles" is their first #1, but it's far from their first hit. By Trevor Smith November 14, 2016