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Your Source for Hip Hop and Underground Entertainment

Fresh news, videos, music, mixtapes, and events from across the hip hop scene — posted and shared by the community.

Tha Hop gathers uncensored underground news, video drops, and mixtape releases in one place. Members can create free accounts, import videos from networks like YouTube and Vimeo, and share what's moving in hip hop culture. Want to test your moves? Check out The Essential Guide to Hip Hop Dance Battles in Your City, then hit the nearest event to prove yourself. The Essential Guide to Hip Hop Dance Battles in Your City

Beyond media, the site supports the community side of the scene: posting and discussing events, browsing a store, following blogs, and keeping up through RSS feeds and maps for finding venues.

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Post Videos

Share your videos on Tha Hop. Import content already posted to other networks such as YouTube and Vimeo in a few clicks.

Uncensored News

Get all the latest underground hip hop news as it unfolds — uncensored news videos and photos, no holding back.

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Post Events

Organize events for online and offline activities. Pick a time and place, then discuss the details in the activity feed.

How the Community Works

Register

Create a free account to start posting and interacting with other members.

Post Media

Add videos, music, and mixtapes, or import existing content from other networks.

Share News

Contribute uncensored underground news, photos, and updates to the wall.

List Events

Post concerts, club nights, and gatherings, with details discussed by members.

Find Venues

Use maps to locate event venues and plan a night out.

Stay Connected

Follow RSS feeds and social channels for ongoing updates.

From the Community Wall

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A recent wall post noted ASAP Mob's "Runner x Telephone Calls," shared October 27, 2016, ahead of the "Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends" release around Halloween.

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Two Goals, One Community

Tha Hop aims to give members a direct, uncensored way to follow hip hop news, videos, and mixtapes without filters, while also giving them tools to post their own content and be part of the conversation. Check out our latest guide on social media promotion for underground hip hop events Social Media Promotion for Underground Hip Hop Events to help you boost your next show.

On the events side, the goal is practical: help people organize and discover concerts and gatherings, from major tour stops to local club nights, and connect through maps and activity discussion threads. Detroit's raw boom-bap meets worldwide flow in this week's mixtape spotlight. Mixtape Of The Week: Detroit Sound, Global Hip Hop Energy

Tour History on the Wall

Members have posted about a range of past tours, including The Game's "The Documentary 2" (opening in Los Angeles, CA on Jan 08 at Club Nokia), Future's "The Future HNDRXX" World Tour (opening in Milwaukee, WI in July), Lupe Fiasco's "Tour for the Fans," Bryson Tiller's "Trapsoul," Pusha T's "Darkest Before Dawn," the Ruff Ryders 20th Anniversary shows, The Weeknd's "Legend Of The Fall," and 2 Chainz's "Pretty Girls Like Trap Music."

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Beyond the Music

The site also carries a store for merchandise, community blogs with member commentary and artist profiles, RSS feeds for staying current, and maps for locating event venues. Together these pieces give the hip hop and underground entertainment audience a single place to follow news, share media, and plan where to go next.