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Future decided to unveil his official album artwork for his oft-delayed album Honest in a very unique way. The rapper took to his Instagram account, and posted various pieces of his artwork puzzle in separate posts, before joining them all together to create the actual cover art. The artwork is quite simple, with black background and Future's eyes (which you don't often see!) are peaking...

As reported by the Chicago Tribune, 17-year-old emcee RondoNumbaNine, whose real name is Clint Massey, has been arrested on murder charges stemming from the fatal February shooting of dispatch driver Javan Boyd. An unnamed co-defendant has also been arrested, and they're currently being held on $2 million bail.  The incident allegedly took place near Chicago's Wentworth...

 The New Classic has been troubled by production delays, but the young female Australian rapper and model has persevered and her new album marches forth. And now, we have the tracklisting for the album. While the back cover art has not yet been revealed, the tracklisting will be as follows: 1. Walk The Line2. Don’t Need Y’all3. 100 f. Watch The Duck4. Change Your...

Now that Rick Ross' Mastermind is out of the way it's time for some of the others on the Maybach Music Group roster to get their fair share of the Spotlight. Torch hit up All Hip-Hop to talk a little about his upcoming EP, Remember When. Torch elaborated on the title choice, saying: "Its like when you first set out to be in the game, you just want to keep it real. The...

There are only two new entries within the top 10 of the Billboard 200 this week, and they belong to two rappers: ScHoolboy Q and Kid Cudi. As we said last week, Q was projected to move 150-160k, but fell slightly under that by moving 138,950 copies opening week. This was nevertheless an extremely strong showing from the TDE rapper, which gave him his first #1 debut as well as that of the label's....

If a rapper’s collab. roster is any indication of his talent as an artist, The Notorious B.I.G. reached an astounding level of respect from his peers in his career. Though his 1997 death left behind only two studio albums, colleagues and friends went on to put out three more posthumous albums and extend his legacy well into the present landscape of hip hop. Biggie’s raps have appeared...

Chipotle may fill our stomachs, but they're looking to burn a hole right through Frank Ocean's pocket. To be fair, he was payed by the Mexican Grill super chain around $212,500 to donate some vocals to their new marketing campaign, called "The Scarecrow." The Fiona Apple cover of the "Pure Imagination" song from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory" done for Chipotle; that was supposed Frank...

Have you ever scrolled through Instagram and instantly bursted into uncontrollable laughter? Raised your eyebrow? Scratched your head? Instantly smiled? Thought, "Damn. That's dope."?  Stared at your phone? Did an instant repost? HNHH is sure you've answered yes to at least one of those questions. Hence our new feature.  Because so many people are out in the streets flexin' and doing...

When Macklemore is recognized in any hip hop category, the reaction is usually nothing short of an uproar. So was the case with his Best Rap Album Grammy win over Kendrick Lamar, yet Mack continues to come out on top. In honor of the 25th anniversary of Billboard's Hot Rap Chart, the publication decided to calculate the most successful songs in the chart's history. The list was quite varied, but...

Over the years many rappers have ventured into acting and usually watching them act on the big screen is excruciating or downright funny. But sometimes there are rare gems where that rapper surprises you and goes beyond expectations to show off a stellar performance. Through the years plenty of rappers have taken to the screen in an effort to chronicle their lives, a big noteworthy tour, a moment...

Courtney Noelle is a recent addition to Taylor Gang's lineup, providing a gentler R&B edge to the collective. Her upcoming project, Love On The Run will be released as a free album exclusively with HotNewHipHop on Tuesday March 11th, and will feature plenty of notable features and production work. The TGOD alumni will be in attendance, with guest appearances coming from Wiz Khalifa,...

Underrated Audio aims to provide you with some dope looks from the last seven days, that flew under most peoples' radars. While they may have received front-page placement on HNHH, they didn't get as many views as they deserve, so we shine a little more light on them right here. If you check the site every day, you know there was a bit of drought when it comes to VERY HOTTTTT records, but all...

Meek Mill just made the announcement on Instagram to Revolt, revealing that his upcoming album will be called Dreams Worth More Than Money. The title ties in nicely with his first album which was entitled, Dreams And Nightmares.  But it seems that Meek Mill is focusing more on just dreams this time around. As he told Rap-Up, “You can expect just quality music. You...

There have been many rumors as to where Young Thug is going to sign, some instigated by the rapper himself. However, apparently Young Thug has no one to sign to, as of yet, as he's still reportedly signed to Atlantic and 1017 Brick Squad.  This revelation comes as pretty baffling, especially given the claims that Young Thug made. He claimed to have signed to Cash Money before Birdman...